Liturgical Calender
Novena in Honor of the Immaculate Conception
To honor Our Lady and prepare to receive the graces available on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we will be praying a novena for those affected by man-made and natural disasters and those that serve the victims. Please join us.
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Novena in Honor of the Immaculate Conception
Starting November 30 and ending December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception-Our Lady of Lourdes
First, recite the Prayer to the Immaculate Conception.
PRAYER TO THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son,
we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son,
You did preserve Her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through Her intercession, to come unto You. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.
Second, recite the appropriate prayer of each of the 9 days…
DAY ONE – O most Holy Virgin, who was pleasing to the Lord and became His mother,
immaculate in body and spirit, in faith and in love,
look kindly on me as I implore your powerful intercession. O most Holy Mother,
who by your blessed Immaculate Conception, from the first moment of your conception
did crush the head of the enemy, receive our prayers as we implore you
to present at the throne of God the favor we now request. (State your intention here)
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ,
you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY TWO – O Mary, ever blessed Virgin, Mother of God, Queen of angels and of saints,
we salute you with the most profound veneration and filial devotion as we contemplate your holy Immaculate Conception. We thank you for your maternal protection and for the many blessings that we have received through your wondrous mercy and most powerful intercession. In all our necessities we have recourse to you with unbounded confidence.
O Mother of Mercy, we beseech you now to hear our prayer and to obtain for us of your Divine Son the favor that we so earnestly request in this novena… (State your intention)
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven.
Pray for us and obtain from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY THREE – O Blessed Virgin Mary, glory of the Christian people, joy of the universal Church
and Mother of Our Lord, speak for us to the Heart of Jesus, who is your Son and our brother.
O Mary, who by your holy Immaculate Conception did enter the world free from stain,
in your mercy obtain for us from Jesus the special favor which we now so earnestly seek… (State intention)
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY FOUR – O Mary, Mother of God, endowed in your glorious Immaculate Conception with the fullness of grace; unique among women in that you are both mother and virgin;
Mother of Christ and Virgin of Christ, we ask you to look down with a tender heart from your throne and listen to our prayers as we earnestly ask that you obtain for us the favor for which we now plead(State intention)
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY FIVE – O Lord, who, by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, did prepare a fitting dwelling for your Son, we beseech you that as by the foreseen death of your Son, you did preserve her from all stain of sin, grant that through her intercession, we may be favored with the granting of the grace that we seek for at this time. (State intention)
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY SIX – Glorious and immortal Queen of Heaven, we profess our firm belief in your Immaculate Conception preordained for you in the merits of your Divine Son. We rejoice with you in your Immaculate Conception. To the one ever-reigning God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three in one Person,
one in nature, we offer thanks for your blessed Immaculate Conception. O Mother of the Word made Flesh, listen to our petition as we ask this special grace during this novena. (State intention).
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY SEVEN – O Immaculate Virgin, Mother of God, and my mother, from the sublime heights of your dignity turn your merciful eyes upon me while I, full of confidence in your bounty and keeping in mind your Immaculate conception and fully conscious of your power, beg of you to come to our aid
and ask your Divine Son to grant the favour we earnestly seek in this novena, if it be beneficial for our immortal souls and the souls for whom we pray. Amen. (State intention here)
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him
the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will.
DAY EIGHT – O Most gracious Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, our Redeemer, intercede with him for us that we be granted the favor which we petition for so earnestly in this novena..(State intention here)
O Mother of the Word Incarnate, we feel animated with confidence that your prayers in our behalf
will be graciously heard before the throne of God. O Glorious Mother of God, in memory of your joyous Immaculate Conception, hear our prayers and obtain for us our petitions.
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him
the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY NINE – O Mother of the King of the Universe, most perfect member of the human race,
“our tainted nature’s solitary boast,” we turn to you as mother, advocate, and mediatrix. O Holy Mary,
assist us in our present necessity. By your Immaculate Conception, O Mary conceived without sin,
we humbly beseech you from the bottom of our heart to intercede for us with your Divine Son
and ask that we be granted the favor for which we now plead… (State intention here…)
O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him
the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
On the last day of this Novena, recite the Litany of the Blessed Virgin.
Lord, have mercy on us, Christ, have mercy on us
Lord, have mercy on us, Christ, hear us
Christ, graciously hear us
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us
God the Son, Redeemer, have mercy on us
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us
Holy Mary, pray for us
Holy Mother of God, pray for us
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us…
Mother of Christ, pray for us
Mother of Divine Grace, pray for us.
Mother most pure, pray for us
Mother most chaste, pray for us
Mother inviolate, pray for us
Mother undefiled, pray for us
Mother most amiable, pray for us
Mother most admirable, pray for us
Mother of good counsel, pray for us
Mother of our Creator, pray for us
Mother of our Saviour, pray for us…
Virgin most prudent, pray for us
Virgin most venerable, pray for us
Virgin most renowned, pray for us
Virgin most powerful, pray for us.
Virgin most merciful, pray for us…
Virgin most faithful, pray for us
Mirror of justice, pray for us…
Seat of wisdom, pray for us…
Cause of our joy, pray for us…
Spiritual vessel, pray for us…
Vessel of honour, pray for us…
Singular vessel of devotion, pray for us…
Mystical rose, pray for us…
Tower of David, pray for us…
Tower of ivory, pray for us…
House of gold, pray for us
Ark of the covenant, pray for us…
Gate of heaven, pray for us…
Morning star, pray for us…
Health of the sick, pray for us…
Refuge of sinners, pray for us…
Comforter of the afflicted, pray for us…
Help of Christians, pray for us…
Queen of Angels, pray for us…
Queen of Patriarchs, pray for us…
Queen of Prophets, pray for us
Queen of Apostles, pray for us…
Queen of Martyrs, pray for us…
Queen of Confessors, pray for us…
Queen of Virgins, pray for us…
Queen of all Saints, pray for us…
Queen conceived without original sin, pray for us
Queen assumed into heaven, pray for us…
Queen of the most holy Rosary, pray for us…
Queen of Peace, pray for us…
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Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Grant we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we, Thy servants, may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body: and, by the glorious intercession of the blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy eternal gladness. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Third, end each of the nine days of the novena with the sign of the cross.
Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12) Patron Saint of the Americas and the Unborn
A Look back and a Look Forward
Fr. Scott
Throughout the world today, December 12, we are celebrating the Third Sunday of Advent – known as “Gaudete Sunday”. Gaudete is Latin for Rejoice! Rejoice, the Lord is nigh. Yes, we are preparing for His arrival this Christmas and beyond. Maranatha!
Normally on December 12 in the US and elsewhere we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. She is the Patroness of the Americas and the Protectress of the Unborn. What a glorious day! This year we will celebrate it on December 13.
America – North, Central and South – is home to many man-made and natural disasters including fires, tornados, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, abortion and others. America is in need of protection especially its most vulnerable – the unborn.
Here is a post I wrote in 2009.
Members of SOS DRS have for some time cultivated a devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe. We have a beautiful image of her in the Divine Mercy chapel at the HQ that we obtained from the Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. We went there at the end of our 2008 Mission Cooperation Plan fundraising experience while on our way back from California. This last summer [2008] I was in Arizona for fundraising purposes, and I had the opportunity to attend the 1st International Marian Congress on Our Lady of Guadalupe that was sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. I have been a proud member of the Knights for some 25 years. The present Grand Knight, Carl Anderson, wrote an excellent book – Our Lady of Guadalupe – Mother of A Civilization of Love. I recommend it.
I pray the world mission rosary daily in which we often have recourse to the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Here is an intention from a recent WMR (October 26-November 8, 2009)
America (Red Beads) 
Intention – That the Lord Jesus through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patron Saint of Mexico, where the swine flu started, may come to the aid of those affected in the US and elsewhere by this illness. May the Lord help all those affected by man-made and natural disasters in America.
Disaster (Swine Flu – Ongoing) Map of Mexico Extract from Swine Flu – Number of Cases in World WASHINGTON (Reuters) – World health officials have given up trying to count how many people have the H1N1 swine flu virus, saying the best they can do is estimate the spread of the “unstoppable” virus. In June Dr. Anne Schuchat of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declined even to hazard a guess, saying it was “more than a million.” Why not? “Most people who have respiratory illnesses don’t find out exactly what caused it. Even most people with influenza don’t know exactly which type of influenza caused their illness.” In fact, swine flu is often suspected when a patient’s instant in-office flu test comes up unreadable. On Saturday October 24, Barack Obama declared the swine flu a national emergency in the US
Saint (Our Lady of Guadalupe) (Patron Saint of Mexico) Extract from Our Lady of Guadalupe (Feast Date: Dec. 12) Profile Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) is a celebrated 16th-century icon of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. The image, also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe represents a famous Marian apparition. According to the traditional account, the image appeared miraculously on the front of a simple peasant’s cloak. The image still exists; it is on display in the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City. See picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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Per the instructions of the WMR, we end it every day with the following prayer to our Lady of Guadalupe. Please join us as we pray:
For Our Nation and World
O Virgin of Guadalupe, Your appearance in Mexico changed the course of human history. Human sacrifice ceased and millions were converted to Jesus Christ.
Pray for our world and nation now. Guide our elections through your gracious intercession. Change hearts and minds to uphold the dignity of all human life. Stem the tide of moral degeneration and defend the sanctity of marriage.
Protect our world and nation from terrorism, war and natural disaster. May goodness triumph over evil. May candidates committed to God’s truth be elected and re-elected.
And may our world and nation prosper, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Fr. Scott
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Coordinator’s Corner – The Immaculate Conception
Table of Contents – Summer-Fall 2009 – CTF-SOS DRS Newsletter
Fr Scott and Putri in Nias, Indonesia before her heart surgery (April 2004)
I published this piece on December 8, 2008 at the time of our first e-newsletter. Its theme was the Immaculate Conception and my personal history, that of the Camillians and CTF SOS DRS with regard to the devotion. I thought this piece was worth republishing now that we have begun a novena to the Immaculate Conception. Enjoy.
Health and peace to you.
I pray that you are having a blessed Advent, and I hope that your wait for the Lord’s coming at Christmas is Spirit-filled. It was for Mary, Our Mother, as she waited to hold her little babe, Jesus, in her arms.
December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, is a day of great significance in the Church and for the Camillian Task Force – SOS DRS. In the Church we celebrate the salvific event that took place in St. Anne’s womb according to the Father’s will. Mary was conceived without sin in anticipation of her own birth and that of Jesus, her Divine Son. Likewise, in the CTF-SOS DRS we celebrate Mary’s protection of our organization – under the title of the Immaculate Conception. Thus we have chosen to publish the first CTF-SOS DRS e-mail newsletter today, December 8. We plan to publish others on dates that are significant for both CTF-SOS DRS and the Ministers of the Infirm: April 19 (Divine Mercy Sunday, the Second Sunday of Easter); July 14 (the feast of Saint Camillus); October 1 (the feast of Saint Therese of the Infant Jesus). We hope that you enjoy our newsletters and that they encourage you to become more involved in our disaster relief ministry.
In this issue…
The present issue builds on the CTF-SOS DRS devotion to Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception. This devotion was inherited from the tradition of the Ministers of the Infirm and my own. In the newsletter we look at current, past and planned disaster responses and introduce you to people who have played an important role in the organization – St. Therese of Lisieux and St. Camillus de Lellis – our patron saints. We offer a profile of Theresia Sinaga, our CTF-SOS DRS Indonesian country coordinator. There is a 2008 activities update; news from the CTF Secretariat in Rome; photos and information from the SOS DRS headquarters in Milwaukee; a look back at the disaster relief history of the Camillians (Ministers of the Infirm); and link to our World Mission Rosary intentions. Enjoy!
Why December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception? In summary, Our Lady’s role in the development of the Ministers of the Infirm, the CTF-SOS DRS and my own faith journey has been very significant – providential I believe.
On Easter Day of 2004 in Lourdes, France I consecrated the CTF to Mary under the titles of the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Lourdes – Health of the Sick. I consecrated the CTF to Mary on that day in that location under those titles for many reasons. Praise Our Risen Lord that I was able to do so!
It was in Lourdes, France in 1858 that Our Lady said to Bernadette, “I am the Immaculate Conception”. And the Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes on February 11, which is also the World Day of the Sick. Finally, serving the poor and the sick is the charism of the Ministers of the Infirm (the Camillians), who venerate Mary under the title of Our Lady Health of the Sick. This devotion to Mary started with St. Camillus de Lellis himself, the Founder of the group that was finally recognized by the Church as a religious order in 1591.
There is more though. Mary has interceded for the sick on many occasions in Lourdes and elsewhere. She has also undoubtedly helped the Camillians in their mission and the CTF-SOS DRS in its own: witnessing the merciful love of Christ for the poor and the sick in word, deed and sacrament by serving the medical, humanitarian and pastoral needs of people affected by man-made and natural disasters.
Devotion to Mary Immaculate has been a significant part of the Order since its inception. December 8, 1591 – the Feast of the Immaculate Conception – was a very important day in the history of the Order. It was on that day that St. Camillus and his first confreres made their solemn religious profession as members of the new Order.
Saint Camillus – his first biographer Cicatelli tells us – set his sights on December 8 because “the Most holy Queen of Heaven – through whose intercession Camillus … was converted to God … was already thinking of forming a Society … and had taken steps to do this … she also wished him… to make arrangements for it [professions] only on the day of the Immaculate Conception. This was extremely comforting to all his companions because of their fervent desire to always remain under the perpetual tutelage and most faithful patronage of the ever-Immaculate Virgin.” (Mario Vanti, St. Camillus de Lellis and his Ministers of the Sick, pg. 129).
Members of the Order – of which I am one – renew their solemn vows each year on December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. As a Camillian it was wonderful to become a part of this tradition started by St. Camillus, particularly because it resonated very well with my own.
I first consecrated myself to Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 1994. And days after my ordination to the priesthood at our family parish, St. Mary’s on the Hill in Augusta, Georgia on November 29, 2003 – I headed north to the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC to consecrate my priesthood to her there. I did so on December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. For that opportunity I remain thankful.
Yes, there are many reasons why I consecrated the CTF to Mary on Easter Day of 2004 in Lourdes, France under the titles of the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Lourdes – Health of the Sick. Praise be to Our Risen Lord!
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception – December 8 – is upon us. Today, we bring the CTF-SOS DRS novena in the honor of the Immaculate Conception to an end. Many of you joined us in prayer during these 9 days. I pray that Mary intercedes before her Son to grant your request – if it be the Divine Will. Today, we also publish our first CTF-SOS DRS e-mail newsletter – in Mary’s honor. May She who is the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Lourdes, Health of the Sick – intercede for all us before her Risen Lord and Son.
Fr. Scott Binet MD, MI
International Coordinator – CTF
Table of Contents – Summer-Fall 2009 – CTF-SOS DRS Newsletter
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