Three Efficacious Petitions to the Blessed Virgin

When St. Gertrude recited these three petitions, which she had learned of the Blessed Virgin, it seemed to her as though she were so clothed and adorned with her surpassing merits, that the Lord of Majesty took ineffable delight in her.

O most Blessed Virgin Mary, I beseech thee by the most spotless purity wherewith thou didst prepare in thy womb a still and glad abode for the Son of God, that by thy intercessions I may be cleansed from every stain.

O most Blessed Virgin Mary, I beseech thee by that thy most gentle, deep humility whereby thou didst merit to be raised high above all angels and saints, that by thy intercessions all my negligences may be forgiven and satisfied for.

O most Blessed Virgin Mary, I implore thee by that unutterable love which united thee inseparably to God, that by thy intercessions I may receive an abundance of all merit. Amen.

~ Preces Gertrudianae (1861)

Novena for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 6th - 14th

Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Thou hast destroyed the power of death and given the hope of eternal life for body and soul. Thou hast granted Thy Mother a special place in Thy glory, and didst not allow decay to touch her body. As we rejoice in the Assumption of Mary, grant us renewed confidence in the victory of life over death. Amen.

DAY 7 - August 12th
Mary, Queen of every heart, accept all that we are and bind us to Jesus with the bonds of love so that we may be yours forever and may be able to say in all truth: "I belong to Jesus through Mary". Our Mother, Assumed into Heaven and Queen of the Universe, ever-Virgin Mother of God, obtain for us what we ask, if it be for the glory of God and the good of our souls. (Here mention your request). Our Mother, assumed into Heaven, we love you. Give us a greater love for Jesus and for you.

O Queen, assumed into heaven, pray for us. Amen.

Monthly Renewal of Consecration to Mary
To be said on the 13th of every month
in honor of Our Lady of Fatima

I, (say your name), a faithless sinner,
renew and ratify today in thy hands,
O Immaculate Mother, the vows of my baptism;
I renounce Satan, his pomps and works;
and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ,
the Incarnate Wisdom,
to carry my cross after Him all the days of my life,
and to be more faithful to Him
than I have ever been before.
In the presence of all the Heavenly court
I choose thee this day for my Mother and Mistress.
I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy slave,
my body and soul, my goods,
both interior and exterior,
and even the value of all my good actions,
past, present and future;
leaving to thee the entire and
full right of disposing of me,
and all that belongs to me, without exception,
according to thy good pleasure,
for the greater glory of God,
in time and in eternity.

Amen.

Novena for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Thou hast destroyed the power of death and given the hope of eternal life for body and soul. Thou hast granted Thy Mother a special place in Thy glory, and didst not allow decay to touch her body. As we rejoice in the Assumption of Mary, grant us renewed confidence in the victory of life over death. Amen.

DAY 8 - August 13th
Mary, Queen Assumed into Heaven, we rejoice that you are the Queen of Heaven and Earth. You gave your holy fiat to God and became the Mother of our Savior. Obtain peace and salvation for us through your prayers, for you have given birth to Christ our Lord, the Savior of all mankind. Intercede for us and bring our petitions before the Throne of God. (Here mention your request). Through your prayers, may our souls be filled with an intense desire to be like you, a humble vessel of the Holy Spirit and a servant of the Almighty God.

Pray for us, O Queen assumed into heaven, pray for us. Amen.

Christian remember that thou hast today virtues to ask for.

Sacrifice
Do you extend your MORNING OFFERING throughout the day?

Indulgences FOR DAILY WORK
A partial indulgence is granted to 1) That individual among the faithful who, in carrying out his duties and bearing with the trials of life, raises his mind in humble trust to God, adding — even mentally —some pious invocation; 2) That individual among the faithful who, led by a spirit of faith, mercifully expends himself or his goods in the service of needy brethren; 3) That individual among the faithful who, in a spirit of penance, freely abstains from something licit and pleasing to himself.

Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, 1968

As found in the pamphlet Fatima and the “Way of Divine Love”

Three Offerings

MOST Holy Virgin, I venerate thee with my whole heart above all angels and saints in Paradise, as the Daughter of the Eternal Father, and I consecrate to thee my soul with all its powers. Ave Maria.

MOST Holy Virgin, I venerate thee with my whole heart above all angels and saints in Paradise, as the Mother of the Only-begotten Son, and I consecrate to thee my body with all its senses. Ave Maria.

MOST Holy Virgin, I venerate thee with my whole heart above all angels and saints in Paradise, as the Spouse of the Holy Ghost, and I consecrate to thee my heart and all its affections, praying thee to obtain for me from the ever-blessed Trinity all that is necessary for my salvation. Ave Maria.

I. 300 Days,
ii. Plenary, once a month, under the usual conditions

Leo XII, Pr. Ma. October 21, 1823. Pius IX, June 18, 1876.

(The Raccolta, 1910)

Novena for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Thou hast destroyed the power of death and given the hope of eternal life for body and soul. Thou hast granted Thy Mother a special place in Thy glory, and didst not allow decay to touch her body. As we rejoice in the Assumption of Mary, grant us renewed confidence in the victory of life over death. Amen.

DAY 9 - August 14th
O Blessed Mother Assumed into Heaven, after years of heroic martyrdom on earth, we rejoice that you have at last been taken to the throne prepared for you in Heaven by the Holy Trinity. Lift our hearts with you in the glory of your Assumption above the dreadful touch of sin and impurity. Teach us how small earth becomes when viewed from heaven. Make us realize that death is the triumphant gate through which we shall pass to your Son and that someday our bodies shall rejoin our souls in the unending bliss of heaven. From this earth, which we tread as pilgrims, we look to you for help. In honor of your Assumption into Heaven, we ask for this favor (Here mention your request). At the hour of our death, lead us safely to the presence of Jesus to enjoy the vision of God for all eternity together with you.

Pray for us, O Queen assumed into heaven. Pray for us, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.

August 15th ~ The Feast of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Almighty, everlasting God, Who hath taken up the Immaculate Virgin Mary, the Mother of Thy Son, with body and soul into heavenly glory: grant, we beseech Thee, that we may always, intent on higher things, deserve to be partakers of her glory. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Collect, August 15, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

~ The New Roman Missal, 1937

Prayer to Our Lady, Help of Christians

O Mary, powerful Virgin, thou art the mighty and glorious protector of the Church; thou art the marvelous help of Christians; thou art terrible as an army in battle array; thou alone hast destroyed every heresy in the whole world. In the midst of our anguish, our struggles, and our distress, defend us from the power of the enemy and at the hour of our death, receive our souls in paradise. (St. John Bosco)

Amen

An indulgence of 3 years.
A plenary indulgence under the usual conditions, when this prayer has been devoutly recited every day for a month (S.P. Ap., Feb. 20, 1923 and July 29, 1933).

(The Raccolta, 1943)

August 16th ~ ST. JOACHIM, Confessor ~
Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Traditional Feast Day

Prayer to St. Joachim

O great patriarch, Saint Joachim, deserving by thy singular virtue to be chosen of old by divine Providence to give to the world that Immaculate Queen, in whom all nations were to be blessed, and who, in her virginal bosom, was to bear the Saviour of the human race: we who are thy devout clients rejoice with thee in this thy great privilege, and implore thee to extend thy special protection to ourselves and our families. Do not, dear Saint, suffer the devil and sin to find a place in our hearts, nor the false maxims of the world to lead us astray; permit us not to live unmindful of eternity, for which we have been created. Obtain for us from God a firm and unshaken faith in opposition to the impieties and errors which are ever being spread abroad by the sects hostile to holy Church and the Apostolic See; a sincere and constant devotion to the Vicar of Jesus Christ, the Roman Pontiff; and an unfailing courage in refuting calumnies against those things which are most sacred and venerable in our holy religion.

Do thou, who art powerful by reason of that love which thy holy daughter Mary bears toward thee, assist the cause of the Church, gain for her the victory for which she sighs, scatter the powers of darkness, destroy their pride and grant that the light of the true faith may shine resplendent in all minds. Grant us, above all, a tender and filial devotion to thy beloved daughter and our Mother, Mary most holy, so that we, honoring her daily with our devout homage, may be made worthy to be numbered by her amongst her children; and after the miseries of this exile may be brought to praise and bless the mercy of God forever in heaven. Amen.

Our Father, Haily Mary, Glory be three times.

An indulgence of 300 days, once a day.
A plenary indulgence, once a month, on the usual conditions for the daily recitation of this prayer with piety. (Leo XIII, Motu propr., Aug. 16, 1890; S.P. Ap., July 8, 1936).

(The Raccolta, 1943)

Prayer, O Excellentissima

O MOST excellent, glorious, most holy and ever inviolate blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, Queen of the world, and Mistress of all creatures! Thou who forsakest no one, despisest no one, who leavest in sadness none who seek help at thy hands with pure and lowly hearts; do not despise me because of the number and hatefulness of my sins, do not abandon me on account of my grievous iniquities nor on account of the hardness and uncleanness of my heart. Do not refuse me, thy servant, a share in thy favour and thy love. Hear me, a wretched sinner, who trusts in thy mercy and pity. (Continued below.)

Prayer, O Excellentissima (continued)

Help me, O most loving Virgin Mary, in all my perils and needs, and obtain for me from thy beloved Son, Almighty God and our Lord Jesus Christ, the forgiveness of all my sins, the grace of the fear and love of thee, health and chastity of body, and deliverance from all the dangers which beset both soul and body. In the last moments of my life be thou my kind helper, and save from eternal darkness, and from evil of every kind, my poor soul, and the souls of my parents, brothers, sisters, friends, relatives, and benefactors, together with the souls of all the faithful, both living and dead; through the grace of Him whom for nine months thou didst bear in thy most holy womb, and whom thou didst place with thy holy hands in the manger, Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom be all honour given for endless ages. Amen.

i. 100 Days, once a day.
ii. Plenary, once a month.

Leo XII, January 30, 1828

(The Raccolta, 1910)

Act of Consecration
to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, and tender Mother of men, in accordance with thine ardent wish made known at Fatima, I consecrate to thine Immaculate Heart myself, my brethren, my country and the whole human race.

Reign over us, Most Holy Mother of God, and teach us how to make the Heart of Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, reign and triumph in us even as It has reigned and triumphed in thee.

Reign over us, dearest Mother, that we may be thine in prosperity and in adversity, in joy and in sorrow, in health and in sickness, in life and in death.

O most compassionate Heart of Mary, Queen of Virgins, watch over our minds and hearts and preserve them from the deluge of impurity which Thou didst lament so sorrowfully at Fatima. We want to be pure like thee.  We want to atone for the many crimes committed against Jesus and thee.  We want to call down upon our country and the whole human race the peace of God in justice and charity.

Therefore, I now promise to imitate thy virtues by the practice of a Christian life without regard to human respect. I resolve to receive Holy Communion on the First Saturday of every month, and to offer to Thee five decades of the Rosary each day, together with my sacrifices, in the spirit of reparation and penance.

Amen.

August 18th ~ The Feast of St. Helena, Empress, Widow
(c. 248 - c. 328)
Patron saint of new discoveries. Finder of the True Cross as well as the nails of the Crucifixion.

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who unto blessed Helena didst reveal the place where Thy Cross lay hid: thus choosing her as the means to enrich Thy Church with that precious treasure: do Thou at her intercession, grant that by the price of the Tree of Life, we may attain the rewards of everlasting life. Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

Collect, August 18, St. Helena, Empress, Widow

~ The New Roman Missal, 1937

We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee, because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

St. Helena, pray for us.

A Salutation To Mary

Hail Mary, Daughter of God the Father;
Hail Mary, Mother of God the Son;
Hail Mary, Spouse of the Holy Ghost;
Hail Mary, Temple of the Most Holy Trinity.
Hail Mary, white Lilly of the resplendent and ever unchanging Trinity.
Hail Mary, red Rose of Paradise.
Hail Mary, Virgin full of sweetness and humility, from whom the King of Heaven willed to be born and to suckle at the breast.
Hail Mary, Virgin of virgins.
Hail Mary, Queen of martyrs, who spent Thy life for Heaven while on this earth.
Hail Mary, Queen of my heart, my sweetness, my life and my entire hope.
Hail Mary, Mother most amiable.
Hail Mary, Mother most admirable.
Hail Mary, Mother of fair love.
Hail Mary, Mother of mercy.
Hail Mary, conceived without sin.

Thou art full of grace,
the Lord is with Thee;
blessed art Thou among all women,
and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus.

Blessed be Thy spouse, Saint Joseph.
Blessed be Thy father, Saint Joachim.
Blessed be Thy mother, Saint Anne.
Blessed be Thy adopted son, Saint John.
Blessed be Thy angel, Saint Gabriel.
Blessed be the Eternal Father Who elected Thee.
Blessed be Thy Son, Who has loved Thee.
Blessed be the Holy Ghost, Who has espoused Thee.
And blessed forever be those who love Thee and bless Thee.
O Blessed Virgin, bless us all, in the Name of Thy dear Son.

Amen.

~ St. John Eudes