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| 1 Mother dearest, Mother fairest, Help of all, who call on thee. Virgin purest, brightest, rarest, Help us, help, we cry to thee. |
Chorus Mary, help us, help we pray Mary, help us, help we pray Help us in all care and sorrow Mary, help us, help we pray |
| 2 Lady, help in pain and sorrow, Soothe those rack’d on beds of pain, May the golden light of morrow, Bring them health and joy again. Chorus |
3 Help our priests, our virgins holy, Help our Pope, long may he reign, Pray that we who sing thy praises May in heav’n all meet again. Chorus |
| 4 Lady, help the wounded soldier, Set the pining captive free, Help the sailor in mid-ocean, Help those in their agony. Chorus |
5 Lady, help the absent loved ones. How we miss their presence here. May the hand of Thy protection Guide and guard them far and near. Chorus. Amen. |
O MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP, with the greatest confidence, we come before thy sacred Picture, in order to invoke thine aid. Thou hast seen the wounds which Jesus has been pleased to receive for our sake; thou hast seen the Blood of Thy Son flowing for our salvation; thou knowest how thy Son desires to apply to us the fruits of His Redemption. Behold, we cast ourselves at thy feet, and pray thee to obtain for our souls the graces of which we stand so much in need. O Mary, most loving of all mothers, obtain for us from the heart of Jesus, the source of every good, these graces: [make intention]. O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou desirest our salvation far more than we ourselves: thy Son has given thee to us for our Mother; thou hast thyself chosen to be called Mother of Perpetual Help. We trust not in our merits, but in thy powerful intercession; we trust in thy goodness; we trust in thy motherly love. Mother of Perpetual Help, for the love thou bearest to Jesus, thy Son and our Redeemer, for the love of thy great servant Alphonsus, for the love of our souls, obtain for us the graces we ask from thee. R. Amen.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and
Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us Sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and
Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us Sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and
Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us Sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
O MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP, numerous clients continually surround thy holy Picture, all imploring thy mercy. All bless thee as the assured help of the miserable; all feel the benefit of thy motherly protection. With confidence, then, do we present ourselves before thee in our misery. See, dear Mother, the many evils to which we are exposed; see how numerous are our wants. Trials and sorrows often depress us; reverses of fortune and privations, often grievous, bring misery into our lives; everywhere we meet the cross. Have pity, compassionate Mother, on us and on our dear ones, especially in this our necessity: [make intention]. Help us, dear Mother, in our distress; deliver us from all our ills; or, if it be the will of God that we should suffer still longer, grant that we may endure all with love and patience. These graces we expect of thee with confidence, because thou art our perpetual help. R. Amen.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and
Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us Sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and
Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us Sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and
Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us Sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
O MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP, thou art the dispenser of all the goods which God grants to us miserable sinners, and for this reason, He has made thee so powerful, so rich, and so bountiful, that thou mayest help us in our misery. Thou art the advocate of the most wretched and abandoned sinners, who have recourse to thee; come, then, to my help, dearest Mother, for I recommend myself to thee. In thy hands, I place my eternal salvation and to thee do I entrust my soul. Count me among thy most devoted servants; take me under thy protection, and it is enough for me; for, if thou protect me, dear Mother, I fear nothing; not from my sins, because thou wilt obtain for me the pardon of them; nor from the devils, because thou art more powerful than all hell together; nor even from Jesus, my judge Himself, because, by one prayer from thee, He will be appeased. But one thing I fear; that, in the hour of temptation, I may neglect to call on thee, and thus perish miserably. Obtain for me, then, the pardon of my sins, love for Jesus, final perseverance, and the grace always to have recourse to thee, O Mother of Perpetual Help. R. Amen.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and
Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us Sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and
Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us Sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and
Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us Sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
V. Thou hast been made for us, O Lady, a refuge.
R. A helper in need and tribulation.
O LORD JESUS CHRIST, Who hast given us Thine own Mother Mary, whose glorious image we venerate, to be a Mother ever ready to help us; grant, we beseech Thee, that we, who constantly implore her help, may merit always to experience the fruits of Thy Redemption, Thou Who livest and reignest world without end. R. Amen.
MOST HOLY, Immaculate Virgin and my Mother Mary! To thee who art the Mother of my Lord, the Queen of the world, the Advocate, the Hope, and the Refuge of sinners, I have recourse today, I who am the most miserable of all. I render thee my most humble homage, O great Queen, and I thank thee for all the graces thou hast conferred on me until now, especially for having delivered me from Hell, which I have so often deserved. I love thee, O most amiable Lady; and for the love which I bear thee, I promise to serve thee always and to do all in my power to make others love thee also. I place in thee all my hopes; I confide my salvation to thy care. Accept me for thy servant and receive me under thy mantle, O Mother of Mercy. And since thou art so powerful with God, deliver me from all temptations; or rather, obtain for me the strength to triumph over them until death. Of thee I ask a perfect love for Jesus Christ. Through thee I hope to die a good death. O my Mother, by the love which thou bearest to God, I beseech thee to help me at all times, but especially at the last moment of my life. Leave me not, I beseech thee, until thou seest me safe in Heaven, blessing thee and singing thy mercies for all eternity. Amen, so I hope; so may it be.
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1. Mother dear, O pray for me, Whilst far from heaven and thee.
I wander in a fragile bark, O’er life’s tempestuous sea.
O Virgin Mother from thy throne So bright in bliss above,
Protect thy child and cheer my path With thy sweet smile of love.
Mother dear remember me, And never cease thy care,
Till in heaven eternally, Thy love and bliss I share.
2. Mother dear, O pray for me, Should pleasure’s siren lay
E’en tempt thy child to wander far From virtue’s path away
When thorns beset life’s devious way, And darkling waters flow
Then, Mary did thy weeping child Thyself a mother show
Mother dear remember me, And never cease thy care,
Till in heaven eternally, Thy love and bliss I share.
3. Mother dear, O Pray for me! When all looks bright and fair,
That I may all my dangers see, For surely them ’tis near.
A Mother’s prayer how much we need If prosperous be the ray
That paints with gold the flowery mead, Which blossoms in our way.
Mother dear remember me, And never cease thy care,
Till in heaven eternally, Thy love and bliss I share.