Sunday, October 3, 2010

NOVENA TO LA DIVINA PASTORA


Several person have asked me to post this novena. My prayer is that your needs will be met in Jesus Almighty name. Amen.

OPENING PRAYER FOR EVERYDAY:
1. Sign of the Cross
2. Say the Rosary - five decades
3. Make a good Act of Contrition
O my God I  am very sorry for all my sins because they offend Thee who art so good and so deserving of all my love. And I firmly resolve by the help of Thy grace never more to offend Thee but to amend my life. Amen,


CONCLUDING PRAYER FOR EVERY DAY:
Blessed be the Eternal Father for ever and for ever because he hath raised up Mary to be His Daughter and hath given her such great power. Hail Mary
Blessed be the Eternal Son for he hath created Mary to be his mother and hath given her such great wisdom. Hail Mary.
Blessed be the Eternal and most Holy Spirit because he hath created Mary to be His Spouse and hath  given her such great love. Hail Mary.
Blessed be the most Holy Trinity for ever and for ever. Glory be to the Father, and to  the Son and to the Holy Spirit, for having bestowed upon her all graces and blessings for the love of us. May all creatures ever magnify the Lord. May they all rejoice in God our  Saviour for the great things that He who is mighty hath done to her. May all generations ever call her blessed.
La Divina Pastora pray for us. Lead all souls to the one Fold of Thy Son. 
(200 days Indulgence).

FIRST DAY

1. Opening prayers for every day.
2. Meditation:

Consider Mary Queen of heaven and earth, mother of God and the Son made Man. he it is to whom St. John the Baptist pointed saying : Behold the Lamb of God. Behold Him who taketh away the sins of the world, "and whom the prophet Isaiah foretold to be "A lamb to be sacrificed for men." Our Blessed lady nursed Him, showing herself mother of the spotless Lamb, Jesus Christ. Admire her raised to a state of such glory and dignity. Honour her with humility and reverence, recognizing that the Lord whom the Angels serve in heaven and men adore upon earth and before whom the rebellious spirits of hell bow down, was nursed by Mary, His loving and tender mother. A thousand times blessed be Mary the Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ.
3. Prayer for the first day:
Hail Mary, full of grace, mother of God the Son made man, who didst nurse Jesus Christ, Son of the Eternal Father, Hail Mary! Because the Lord of all creation became Flesh in thy most pure womb!
Hail Mary! because thou didst bring Him forth and didst still remain a Virgin Pure and Immaculate.
O most gracious Queen of Heaven and earth I beseech thee by thy power to help me at the hour of my death. Obtain for me now relief in my distress from thy Son Jesus, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth One God world without end. Amen.
La Divina Pastora, pray for us.
4. Concluding prayers for every day.


SECOND  DAY



1. Opening prayers for every day.
2. Meditation:
Consider Mary, the Heavenly Queen of Angels. These can be compared to the ninety-nine sheep left behind by the Divine Shepherd when He came down into the world seeking the lost sheep, man. Just as young lambs gather round their shepherd, even so the Angels gather round Mary, whom they approach joyfully to venerate and obey. A thousand times blessed by this heavenly Queen of Angels.
3. Prayer for the second day:
Hail Mary most exalted of all creatures, Queen of Angels, whom thou dost delight with thy virtues and beseech thee to turn towards then that they may feed upon thy great beauty. Hail Mary! because thou fillest them all with joy.
O Sovereign Queen of the heavenly Court, I beseech thee by the love which thou bearest to all creatures in heaven and on earth, help me at the hour of my death and obtain for me help in my present need, through Christ thy Son, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth  One God world without end Amen.
La Divina Pastora pray for us that we may be made worthy to obtain what we ask.
4. Concluding prayers for every day.

THIRD   DAY

1. Opening prayers for every day.
2. Meditation:
Consider Mary, the Heavenly Queen of the Universe, appointed mother of the Blessed in Heaven. These are he obedient sheep of the flock of Jesus Christ, led by Him into the fertile pastures of Glory. Mary is the gate of Heaven and through her the elect enter into their glory, and she, their mother delights them with the tenderness of her love and mercy. At the sight of her heavenly countenance they are filled with great interior joy.
3. Prayer for the third day:
Hail blessed and glorious Mary, mother of all blessed who are happy because of thine intercession. In thee the Eternal Word became flesh to redeem them from the slavery of sin. Hail Mary who dost gladden with the brightness of thy light the whole Heavenly Court! Hail Mary, who like a loving and tender mother dost delight the blessed with thy beauty; I beseech  thee through thy great charity with which thou dost love the blessed, as lambs of thy Son, to help me at the hour of my death and to grant me relief in my present need, in the name of Him who liveth and reigneth with the Father and the Holy Spirit One God world without end. Amen
La Divina Pastora pray for us that we may be made worthy to obtain what we ask.
4. Concluding prayers for every day.

FOURTH  DAY


1. Opening prayers for every day.
2. Meditation:
Consider Mary, the Heavenly Queen of Heaven  and earth,appointed mother of the Just on earth. The members of the True Church are the mystical flock of the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ, who commanded St Peter to feed His lambs and His Sheep. The flock of Jesus, the Good Shepherd is also the flock of Mary the heavenly Shepherdess. This flock is composed of sheep and lambs; and she will take care of them. There is no Mother so loving a Mary towards the souls of the Just. What incomparable blessing belongs to the soul in the state of Grace with God!
3. Prayer for the fourth day:
Hail Mary! Most loving tender mother of the just dwelling on earth! Hail Mary, who art the pattern and example of all perfection. Hail Mary! because in all temptations and trials thou givest thy assistance as a tender mother. Hail Mary! because thou guardest the just constantly to save them from hell.
O powerful mother, I beseech thee to protect me so that I may be numbered amongst the just, and to help me especially at the hour of my death. Obtain for me now, help in my distress from thy Divine Son, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth One God, world without end. Amen
La Divina Pastora pray for us that we may be made worthy to obtain what we ask.
4. Concluding prayers for every day.

FIFTH   DAY

1. Opening prayers for every day.
2. Meditation:
Consider Mary,  Queen of the Heavenly Court, mother of Sinners. These are the sheep who have gone astray from the flock and whom Mary loves in a special manner. She desires that they repent of their sins and return to the fold of Her Divine Son. What sinner is not moved by recalling Mary's great love and mercy? What sinner does not detest sin and seek to abandon the state of sin on thinking of her untiring care and love?
3. Prayer for the fifth day:
Hail Mary, ever watchful mother of sinners, for whose conversion thou dost intercede constantly with our loving Saviour. Hair Mary, whose ardent love puts the devil to flight. Hail Mary! Who art willing to give thy life a thousand times to save sinners who have strayed from the fold. Hail Mary!  Who hast such great love for sinners because they are souls redeemed by the infinite price of thy Son's most precious Blood.
I beseech thee, O loving mother by the fervent love, to protect me at the hour of my death and to  obtain for me relief in my present need from thy Divine Son, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth One God world without end Amen.
La Divina Pastora pray for us that we may be made worthy to obtain what we ask.
4. Concluding prayers for every day.




SIXTH DAY

1. Opening prayers for every day.
2. Meditation:
Consider Mary, Queen of Heaven  appointed mother of Souls at the hour of death. When she beholds a soul afflicted and troubled by the temptations of the devil in the pain of sickness and the agony of dying, she shows herself a mother full of pity and mercy and seeks to console, help and defend her sheep. She pleads with her Divine Son that this soul may receive the Sacraments worthily. She accompanies this soul when it is separated from the body until she has conducted it safely to Eternity.
3. Prayer for the sixth day:
Hail Mary most  powerful advocate of souls at the hour of death. Hail Mary most precious consoler of the afflicted. Hail Mary, who by  they powerful intercession obtain help for those souls to enable them to triumph and gain victory; Hail Mary, who leads souls from this life to Heaven!
O most powerful Queen I beseech thee by the power and love shown to afflicted souls to help me at the hour of death. I pray thee obtain for me the graces I need for my salvation from thy Divine Son, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth One God world without end Amen.
La Divina Pastora pray for us and grant that all may come to know, love and serve thy Divine Son and so be happy with Him forever in Heaven.
4. Concluding prayers for every day.




SEVENTH  DAY
1. Opening prayers for every day.
2. Meditation:
Consider Mary, Queen of the Universe appointed mother of the souls in purgatory. The most Holy Virgin, like the watchful shepherd of the afflicted sheep, has a motherly concern for the Souls in Purgatory. She is ever pleading for them and consoling them so that many are freed from their pain through her. oh how like a mother she consoles and protects those souls who in the days of their life on earth were devoted to her. It is certain that the more devoted we are to our lady in this life the greater will be  he protection we shall receive from her mercy in the next life.
3. Prayer for the seventh day:
Hail Mary, ever solicitous for the souls in purgatory and particularly for those who were devoted to thee on earth! Hail Mary! Who taking pity on their sufferings, dost plead with thy Divine Son and dost send the angels to succour and relieve them and secure  their relief as soon as possible; I beseech thee, loving mother of my soul in purgatory to help me at the hour of my death and afterwards to lead me to Heaven. Obtain for me the relief I seek in my present distress from thy Son, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth One God world without end Amen.
La Divina Pastora pray for us and grant that all may come to know, love and serve thy Divine Son and so be happy with Him forever in Heaven.
4. Concluding prayers for every day.

EIGHT DAY
1. Opening prayers for every day.
2. Meditation:
Consider Mary,Queen of Heaven and earth appointed mother of all outside the one true Church. As children of the one true God they also belong to her. For this reason Our Lord Jesus Christ said that He had other sheep. Although they are not of His flock, He invites them to be so. Mary yearns after these souls seeking to attract them to the fold of the true Church so that they may receive the blessings and graces of her Divine Son. She pleas constantly with Our Lord for their conversion and never rests until she has made them lambs of her flock.
3. Prayer for the eight day:
Hail Mary  watchful mother of all outside the Church, whom thou hast sought to lead to the fold of thy Divine Son, longing for the salvation of their souls, desiring to bring them to the one true faith by baptism and sparing no pains to search after those who are away from the one fold. I beseech thee by thy love to obtain for me the graces necessary for my salvation and to help me at the hour of my death. Implore this of thy Divine Son, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth One God world without end. Amen.



La Divina Pastora pray for us and grant that all may come to know, love and serve thy Divine Son and so be happy with Him forever in Heaven.
4. Concluding prayers for every day.

NINTH DAY

1. Opening prayers for every day.
2. Meditation:
Consider Mary, the mother of God, crowned Queen of the Universe which is ruled and governed by God through His Divine Providence. If all created things are objects of God's care, so also are they of Mary's care, for the Lord has graciously granted His Mother power to rule over the firmament and the earth and all that is contained in them. She is Sovereign Queen of all created things.
3. Prayer for the ninth day:
Hail Mary most powerful and zealous mother of the entire universe, over which thou dost reign as Queen. Hail Mary, who as gracious Queen dost defend it from all enemies seeking its destruction and dost look upon all creation as destined by God to proclaim His Glory, and dost watch over it  that He may receive the praise due to Him; O most Holy Queen I beseech Thee y that great love with which thou watchest over us to help and protect me especially at the hour of my death. Obtain for me the grace that I ask for in this novena, that I may praise Him, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth  One God world without end Amen.
La Divina Pastors pray for us that we may be worthy to obtain what we ask.
4. Concluding prayers for every day.

Hymn  To La Divina Pastora

La Divina Pastora we call upon Thee
From the lands of the earth and the isles of the sea
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria
The saint and the sinner, the sick and the strong
La Divina Pastora to hail Thee we throng
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria
We come to bow down to thy Eucharist child
We come to salute Thee, the Lord's undefiled.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria
We plead for relief, from our burdens of pain
None kneels, to Thee, La Divina in vain
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria














(c) Fr John Thomas Harricharan

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