O Immaculate Virgin, Mother of God and our Mother, with the utmost confidence in your powerful intercession, shown many times through your Medal, we humbly ask you to obtain for us, the graces which we ask of you through this novena. And, after having raised your imploring hands to God, bring them down on us and wrap us up in the rays of your graces, light up our spirits and purify our hearts, so that, guided by you, we will one day reach blissful eternity.
Blessed are you among women! You are intimately associated with the work of our Redemption, associated with the Cross of our Saviour, your heart has been pierced, next to his heart.
And now, in the glory of your Son, you never cease to intercede for us, poor sinners. You watch over the Church, for you are its Mother. You watch over each of your children. From God, you obtain for us all graces that are symbolized by the rays of light which radiate from your open hands, and the only condition that you demand of us is that we approach with the confidence, the hardiness, and the simplicity of a child.
And it is thus that you bring us before your Divine Son. O Mary conceived without sin, Mother of God and Mother of all people, disciple of Jesus Christ, blessed are you among women, and all generations call you blessed.
Standing by the foot of the Cross, your Immaculate Heart was pierced with sorrow as if by a sword, and your heart is united to the Heart of your Son. Since grace flows from the Sacred Heart of Jesus onto all of us, passing through your hands, accept my entire being, make use of me, body and soul, to follow Christ and receive the light and strength of the Holy Spirit.
