Prayer to Our Lady of Perpetual
Help:
Hail Mary:
O Mother of Perpetual Help, at thy feet a
wretched sinner, who has recourse to thee and trusts in thee. O Mother of mercy,
have pity on me; I hear all men call thee the refuge and hope of sinners: be
therefore my refuge and my hope. Help me for the love of Jesus Christ: hold out
thy hand to a fallen wretch, who commends himself to thee and dedicates himself
to be thy servant forever. I praise and thank God, who of His great mercy hath
given me this confidence in thee, a sure pledge of my eternal salvation. Alas,
it is only too true that in the past I have fallen miserably, because I did not
come to thee. I know that with thy help I shall conquer; I know that thou wilt
help me, if I commend myself to thee; but I am fearful lest in the occasions of
sin I shall forget to call upon thee and so I shall be lost. This grace, then,
do I ask of thee; for this I implore thee, as much as I can and know how to do;
namely, that in the assaults of hell I may ever run to thy protection and may
say to thee: Mary, help me; Mother of Perpetual Help, permit me not to lose my
God.
Hail Mary:
O Mother of
Perpetual Help, grant me ever to be able to call upon thy powerful name, since
thy name is the help of the living and the salvation of the dying. Ah, Mary most
pure, Mary most sweet, grant that thy name from this day forth may be to me the
very breath of life. Dear Lady, delay not to come to my assistance whenever I
call upon thee; for in all the temptations that assail me, in all the
necessities that befall me, I will never leave off calling upon thee, ever
repeating: Mary, Mary. What comfort, what sweetness, what confidence, what
tenderness fills my soul at the sound of thy name, at the very thought of thee!
I give thanks to our Lord, who for my sake hath given thee a name so sweet, so
lovable, so mighty. But I am not content merely to speak thy name; I would utter
it for very love of thee; it is my desire that love should ever remind me to
name thee, Mother of Perpetual Help. Hail Mary O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou
art the dispenser of every grace that God grants us in our misery; it is for
this cause that He hath made thee so powerful, so rich, so kind, that thou
mightest assist us in our miseries. Thou art the advocate of the most wretched
and abandoned sinners, if they but come unto thee; come once more to my
assistance, for I commend myself to thee. In thy hands I place my eternal
salvation; to thee I entrust my soul. Enroll me among thy most faithful
servants; take me under thy protection and it is enough for me: yes, for if thou
protect me, I shall fear nothing; not my sins, for thou wilt obtain for me their
pardon and remission; not the evil spirits, for thou art mightier than all the
powers of hell; not even Jesus, my Judge, for He is appeased by a single prayer
from thee. I fear only that through my own negligence I may forget to recommend
myself to thee and so I shall be lost. My dear Lady, obtain for me the
forgiveness of my sins, love for Jesus, final perseverance and the grace to have
recourse to thee at all times, O Mother of Perpetual Help.
Hail Mary: