| Novena Starts: | May 15 |
| Feastday: | May 24 |
| Birth: | 1 |
| Death: | 50 |
Patron saint of battling against sin and evil
Mary, Help of Christians Novena
Mary, Help of Christians is one of the most ancient titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Pray this novena for Our Lady’s help in battling against sin and evil.
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Day 1
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
St. John Bosco’s Prayers to Mary, Help of Christians
Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, how sweet it is to come to thy feet imploring thy perpetual help.
If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children, how can thou, the most loving of all mothers forget me?
Grant then to me, I implore thee, thy perpetual help in all my necessities, in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations.
I ask for thy unceasing help for all who are now suffering.
Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.
Grant through thy intercessions many vocations to the religious life.
Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians, that having invoked thee on earth we may love and eternally thank thee in heaven.
O Mary, most powerful Virgin, great and illustrious defender of the Church, wonderful Help of Christians, formidable as an army in battle array, you who have overcome every heresy in the world, in our anguish, in our combats, in our difficulties, defend us from the Enemy, and at the hour of our death receive our souls into Paradise. Amen.
(mention request here…)
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Mary, Help of Christians, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Thank you for being there for us and showing us how much you love us by answering our prayers of need. Amen!🙏🏼”
Day 2
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
St. John Bosco’s Prayers to Mary, Help of Christians
Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, how sweet it is to come to thy feet imploring thy perpetual help.
If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children, how can thou, the most loving of all mothers forget me?
Grant then to me, I implore thee, thy perpetual help in all my necessities, in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations.
I ask for thy unceasing help for all who are now suffering.
Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.
Grant through thy intercessions many vocations to the religious life.
Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians, that having invoked thee on earth we may love and eternally thank thee in heaven.
O Mary, most powerful Virgin, great and illustrious defender of the Church, wonderful Help of Christians, formidable as an army in battle array, you who have overcome every heresy in the world, in our anguish, in our combats, in our difficulties, defend us from the Enemy, and at the hour of our death receive our souls into Paradise. Amen.
(mention request here…)
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Mary, Help of Christians, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“JEHOVAH ALMIGHTY GOD vindicated my husband from a court case of driving carelessly he got a fine of €350.00 but he was not ban and penalty points was not remove from his driving licence . Thank you my Mother Virgin Mary for interceding for me and my husband to our Lord Jesus Christ and Our Heavenly Father.”
Day 3
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
St. John Bosco’s Prayers to Mary, Help of Christians
Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, how sweet it is to come to thy feet imploring thy perpetual help.
If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children, how can thou, the most loving of all mothers forget me?
Grant then to me, I implore thee, thy perpetual help in all my necessities, in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations.
I ask for thy unceasing help for all who are now suffering.
Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.
Grant through thy intercessions many vocations to the religious life.
Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians, that having invoked thee on earth we may love and eternally thank thee in heaven.
O Mary, most powerful Virgin, great and illustrious defender of the Church, wonderful Help of Christians, formidable as an army in battle array, you who have overcome every heresy in the world, in our anguish, in our combats, in our difficulties, defend us from the Enemy, and at the hour of our death receive our souls into Paradise. Amen.
(mention request here…)
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Mary, Help of Christians, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Forgiveness and Reconciliation”
Day 4
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
St. John Bosco’s Prayers to Mary, Help of Christians
Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, how sweet it is to come to thy feet imploring thy perpetual help.
If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children, how can thou, the most loving of all mothers forget me?
Grant then to me, I implore thee, thy perpetual help in all my necessities, in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations.
I ask for thy unceasing help for all who are now suffering.
Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.
Grant through thy intercessions many vocations to the religious life.
Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians, that having invoked thee on earth we may love and eternally thank thee in heaven.
O Mary, most powerful Virgin, great and illustrious defender of the Church, wonderful Help of Christians, formidable as an army in battle array, you who have overcome every heresy in the world, in our anguish, in our combats, in our difficulties, defend us from the Enemy, and at the hour of our death receive our souls into Paradise. Amen.
(mention request here…)
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Mary, Help of Christians, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary is helping me to recognize when I gossip and helping me tame my tongue!”
Day 5
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
St. John Bosco’s Prayers to Mary, Help of Christians
Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, how sweet it is to come to thy feet imploring thy perpetual help.
If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children, how can thou, the most loving of all mothers forget me?
Grant then to me, I implore thee, thy perpetual help in all my necessities, in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations.
I ask for thy unceasing help for all who are now suffering.
Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.
Grant through thy intercessions many vocations to the religious life.
Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians, that having invoked thee on earth we may love and eternally thank thee in heaven.
O Mary, most powerful Virgin, great and illustrious defender of the Church, wonderful Help of Christians, formidable as an army in battle array, you who have overcome every heresy in the world, in our anguish, in our combats, in our difficulties, defend us from the Enemy, and at the hour of our death receive our souls into Paradise. Amen.
(mention request here…)
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Mary, Help of Christians, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“My sister in law Flor had a successful surgery for Stage 1 breast cancer. Seeing Fiona back in church, handling her children well. Successful First Holy Communion in the parish.”
Day 6
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
St. John Bosco’s Prayers to Mary, Help of Christians
Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, how sweet it is to come to thy feet imploring thy perpetual help.
If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children, how can thou, the most loving of all mothers forget me?
Grant then to me, I implore thee, thy perpetual help in all my necessities, in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations.
I ask for thy unceasing help for all who are now suffering.
Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.
Grant through thy intercessions many vocations to the religious life.
Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians, that having invoked thee on earth we may love and eternally thank thee in heaven.
O Mary, most powerful Virgin, great and illustrious defender of the Church, wonderful Help of Christians, formidable as an army in battle array, you who have overcome every heresy in the world, in our anguish, in our combats, in our difficulties, defend us from the Enemy, and at the hour of our death receive our souls into Paradise. Amen.
(mention request here…)
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Mary, Help of Christians, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Thankyou Blessed Mother! Our business has greatly improved and we trust in your prayers going forward Amen”
Day 7
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
St. John Bosco’s Prayers to Mary, Help of Christians
Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, how sweet it is to come to thy feet imploring thy perpetual help.
If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children, how can thou, the most loving of all mothers forget me?
Grant then to me, I implore thee, thy perpetual help in all my necessities, in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations.
I ask for thy unceasing help for all who are now suffering.
Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.
Grant through thy intercessions many vocations to the religious life.
Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians, that having invoked thee on earth we may love and eternally thank thee in heaven.
O Mary, most powerful Virgin, great and illustrious defender of the Church, wonderful Help of Christians, formidable as an army in battle array, you who have overcome every heresy in the world, in our anguish, in our combats, in our difficulties, defend us from the Enemy, and at the hour of our death receive our souls into Paradise. Amen.
(mention request here…)
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Mary, Help of Christians, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Prayer intentions for Mary, Queen of Peace Novena: (I prayed it from 5/15 to 5/23) For conversion and Peace. For an end to wars, especially between the United States and Iran. May they come to peace very soon. Within a few weeks the US and Iran agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding. As I am typing this I hope the US Senate has cooperated with President Trump and votes to make it binding. Also in Medjugorje a novena to our Blessed Mother, Queen of Peace, as called by our Catholic Church, is currently on its 8 day. (Typing this at 10:30pm Denver, CO Mountain Time on June 23rd.,”
Day 8
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
St. John Bosco’s Prayers to Mary, Help of Christians
Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, how sweet it is to come to thy feet imploring thy perpetual help.
If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children, how can thou, the most loving of all mothers forget me?
Grant then to me, I implore thee, thy perpetual help in all my necessities, in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations.
I ask for thy unceasing help for all who are now suffering.
Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.
Grant through thy intercessions many vocations to the religious life.
Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians, that having invoked thee on earth we may love and eternally thank thee in heaven.
O Mary, most powerful Virgin, great and illustrious defender of the Church, wonderful Help of Christians, formidable as an army in battle array, you who have overcome every heresy in the world, in our anguish, in our combats, in our difficulties, defend us from the Enemy, and at the hour of our death receive our souls into Paradise. Amen.
(mention request here…)
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Mary, Help of Christians, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Part resolution of PFA issues without any action or stress on.my part Thank you God”
Day 9
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
St. John Bosco’s Prayers to Mary, Help of Christians
Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, how sweet it is to come to thy feet imploring thy perpetual help.
If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children, how can thou, the most loving of all mothers forget me?
Grant then to me, I implore thee, thy perpetual help in all my necessities, in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations.
I ask for thy unceasing help for all who are now suffering.
Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.
Grant through thy intercessions many vocations to the religious life.
Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians, that having invoked thee on earth we may love and eternally thank thee in heaven.
O Mary, most powerful Virgin, great and illustrious defender of the Church, wonderful Help of Christians, formidable as an army in battle array, you who have overcome every heresy in the world, in our anguish, in our combats, in our difficulties, defend us from the Enemy, and at the hour of our death receive our souls into Paradise. Amen.
(mention request here…)
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Mary, Help of Christians, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Praying for abortion/transgender clinic not to be built. Or if built to be used for good and not evil. Answered prayer: Many contractors have broken their contacts and stopped their part in building the facility when they realized what it was they were building. Their contract was vague in there description. An employee of one of the contractors quit his job when he saw a pro-life couple with an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on their car.”
Answered Prayers From This Novena
I said the Novena leading up to the score release of the final section of the CPA exam, and I passed! Thanks be to God!
from R.F.
Answered Prayers from the Community
Shared by people who prayed with the Intercede app and saw their prayers answered.
“Thank you for being there for us and showing us how much you love us by answering our prayers of need. Amen!🙏🏼”
“JEHOVAH ALMIGHTY GOD vindicated my husband from a court case of driving carelessly he got a fine of €350.00 but he was not ban and penalty points was not remove from his driving licence . Thank you my Mother Virgin Mary for interceding for me and my husband to our Lord Jesus Christ and Our Heavenly Father.”
“Forgiveness and Reconciliation”
“Mary is helping me to recognize when I gossip and helping me tame my tongue!”
“My sister in law Flor had a successful surgery for Stage 1 breast cancer. Seeing Fiona back in church, handling her children well. Successful First Holy Communion in the parish.”
“Thankyou Blessed Mother! Our business has greatly improved and we trust in your prayers going forward Amen”
“Prayer intentions for Mary, Queen of Peace Novena: (I prayed it from 5/15 to 5/23) For conversion and Peace. For an end to wars, especially between the United States and Iran. May they come to peace very soon. Within a few weeks the US and Iran agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding. As I am typing this I hope the US Senate has cooperated with President Trump and votes to make it binding. Also in Medjugorje a novena to our Blessed Mother, Queen of Peace, as called by our Catholic Church, is currently on its 8 day. (Typing this at 10:30pm Denver, CO Mountain Time on June 23rd.,”
“Part resolution of PFA issues without any action or stress on.my part Thank you God”
“Praying for abortion/transgender clinic not to be built. Or if built to be used for good and not evil. Answered prayer: Many contractors have broken their contacts and stopped their part in building the facility when they realized what it was they were building. Their contract was vague in there description. An employee of one of the contractors quit his job when he saw a pro-life couple with an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on their car.”
“Prayed for the courage to fight against sin and evil! I feel like a changed person.”
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