Prayers to Our Lady of Guadalupe # 1

O our Lady of Guadalupe,

mystical rose,

make intercession for Holy Church,

protect the Sovereign Pontiff,

help all those who invoke thee in their necessities,

and since thou art the ever Virgin Mary

and Mother of the true God,

obtain for us from thy most holy Son

the grace of keeping our faith,

sweet hope in the midst of the bitterness of life,

burning charity and the precious gift of final perseverance.

(500 days indulgence.)

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Dearest Lady,

fruitful Mother of Holiness,

teach me Your ways of gentleness and strength.

Hear my prayer,

offered with deep felt confidence to beg this favor...

(State your prayer request here.)

O Mary,

conceived without sin,

I come to your throne of grace

to share the fervent devotion

of your faithful Mexican children

who call to Thee under the glorious title "Guadalupe" -

the Virgin who crushed the serpent.

Queen of Martyrs,

whose Immaculate Heart was pierced

by seven swords of grief,

help me to walk valiantly

amid the sharp thorns strewn across my path.

Invoke the Holy Spirit of Wisdom

to fortify my will to frequent the Sacraments so that,

thus enlightened and strengthened,

I may prefer God to all creatures

and shun every occasion of sin.

Help me,

as a living branch of the Vine

that is Jesus Christ,

to exemplify His divine charity

always seeking the good of others.

Queen of Apostles,

aid me to win souls

for the Sacred Heart of my Savior.

Keep my apostolate fearless,

dynamic, and articulate,

to proclaim the loving solitude of Our Father in Heaven

so that the wayward may heed His pleading

and obtain pardon,

through the merits of Your Merciful Son,

Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Amen.