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Presidential Novena to Our Lady of America (Prayer Thread)

Posted on 09/27/2008 12:37:52 PM PDT by Siobhan7

I ask my fellow catholics to start this novena for the intercession of Our Lady, the mother of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the patroness of the USA


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Please pray this novena on any nine consecutive days or continuously to Election Day, November 4, 2008 but most importantly during the nine consecutive days before Election Day beginning Oct. 26.

After praying the petition below for each day, week or month, pray the following:

O Immaculate Mother, Queen of our Country, open our hearts, our homes, and our Land to the coming of Jesus, your Divine Son. With Him, reign over us, O heavenly Lady, so pure and so bright with the radiance of God's light shining in and about you. Be our Leader against the powers of evil set upon wresting the world of souls, redeemed at such a great cost by the sufferings of your Son and of yourself, in union with Him, from that same Savior, Who loves us with infinite charity. We gather about you, O chaste and holy Mother, Virgin Immaculate, Patroness of our beloved Land, determined to fight under your banner of holy purity against the wickedness that would make all the world an abyss of evil, without God and without your loving maternal care. We consecrate our hearts, our homes, our Land to your Most Pure Heart, O great Queen, that the kingdom of your Son, our Redeemer and our God, may be firmly established in us. We ask no special sign of you, sweet Mother, for we believe in your great love for us, and we place in you our entire confidence. We promise to honor you by faith, love, and the purity of our lives according to your desire. Reign over us, then, O Virgin Immaculate, with your Son Jesus Christ. May His Divine Heart and your most chaste Heart be ever enthroned and glorified among us. Use us, your children of America, as your instruments in bringing peace among men and nations. Work your miracles of grace in us, so that we may be a glory to the Blessed Trinity, Who created, redeemed, and sanctifies us. May your valiant Spouse, St. Joseph, with the holy Angels and Saints, assist you and us in “renewing the face of the earth.” Then when our work is over, come, Holy Immaculate Mother, and as our Victorious Queen, lead us to the eternal kingdom, where your Son reigns forever as King. Amen. Our Father..., Hail Mary..., Glory Be... By thy holy and Immaculate Conception, O Mary, deliver us from evil!

One. Our Lady of America, you asked that the United States of America “be the country dedicated to my purity” and that your children in America “be the children of my Pure Heart.”

Please intercede for us that we may be granted this grace and a morally good president who will act according to the revealed will of God and the foundational principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America.

Two. Our Lady of America, you said, “I desire, through my children of America, to further the cause of faith and purity among peoples and nations. Let them come to me with confidence and simplicity, and I, their Mother, will teach them to become pure like to my Heart that their own hearts may be more pleasing to the Heart of my Son.”

Please intercede for us that we may be granted this grace and a morally good president who will act according to the revealed will of God and the foundational principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America.

Three. Our Lady of America, you said, “What I ask, have asked, and will continue to ask is reformation of life. There must be sanctification from within. I will work my miracles of grace only in those who ask for them and empty their souls of the love and attachment to sin and all that is displeasing to my Son.”

Please intercede for us that we may be granted this grace and a morally good president who will act according to the revealed will of God and the foundational principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America.

Four. Our Lady of America, you said, “My dear children, either you will do as I desire and reform your lives, or God Himself will need to cleanse you in the fires of untold punishment. You must be prepared to receive His great gift of peace.”

Please intercede for us that we may be granted this grace and a morally good president who will act according to the revealed will of God and the foundational principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America.

Five. Our Lady of America, you said, “It is the wish of my Son that fathers and mothers strive to imitate me and my chaste spouse in our holy life at Nazareth. We practiced the simple virtues of family life, Jesus our Son being the center of all our love and activity. The Holy Trinity dwelt with us in a manner far surpassing anything that can ever be imagined. For ours was the earthly paradise where once again God walked among men.”. . .

“The Divine Trinity will dwell in your midst only if you are faithful in practicing the virtues of our life at Nazareth. Then, you also, my children, you also will become another paradise. God will then walk among you and you will have peace. “

Please intercede for us that we may be granted this grace and a morally good president who will act according to the revealed will of God

Six. Our Lady of America, you asked your beloved sons, the priests, “to practice self-denial and penance in a special manner, because it is you who must lead my children in the way of peace. . . . Thus, by sanctification from within you, you will become a bright and burning light to the faithful, who look to you for help and guidance.”

Please intercede for us that we may be granted this grace and a morally good president who will act according to the revealed will of God and the foundational principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America.

Seven. Our Lady of America, you asked that the youth of our nation be the leaders of a movement of renewal on the face of the earth. You asked that they be prepared by instilling into them, not only the knowledge of the Divine Indwelling, but a serious study of it, living it in such a way that the Divine Presence becomes, as it were an intimate and necessary part of their life and daily living. From this will flow a great love, a conflagration that will envelop the world in the flames of Divine Charity.”

Please intercede for us that we may be granted this grace and a morally good president who will act according to the revealed will of God and the foundational principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America.

Eight. Our Lady of America, you said that those who wear your medal “with great faith and fervent devotion to you will receive the grace of intense purity of heart and the particular love of the Holy Virgin and her Divine Son.” You also said, “Sinners will receive the grace of repentance and the spiritual strength to live as true children of Mary. As in life, so in death, this blessed medal will be as a shield to protect them against the evil spirits, and St. Michael himself will be at their side to allay their fears at the final hour.”

Please intercede for us that we may be granted this grace and a morally good president who will act according to the revealed will of God and the foundational principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America.

Nine. Our Lady of America, you asked that a statue be made in your image and placed, after being solemnly carried in procession, in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. You said that you wished to be honored there in a special way as Our Lady of America, the Immaculate Virgin. You promised that the placement of your statue in the Shrine would be a special safeguard for our country.

Please intercede for us that we may be granted this grace and a morally good president who will act according to the revealed will of God and the foundational principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America.

1 posted on 09/27/2008 12:37:53 PM PDT by Siobhan7
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To: Siobhan7

Thanks...will start tonight.


2 posted on 09/27/2008 12:49:43 PM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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To: Siobhan7

Have you seen this video? Pleas pass it to all of your friends and associates.
http://www.catholicvote.com/Default.aspx


3 posted on 09/27/2008 12:49:46 PM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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im a daily rosary guy and think i have done one novena in my life, but i should join this too...thanx.


4 posted on 09/27/2008 1:02:50 PM PDT by raygunfan
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To: Siobhan7

Prayer ping.


5 posted on 09/27/2008 1:16:32 PM PDT by Heartland Mom (I'm a Republican because EVERYONE can't be on welfare.)
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To: Siobhan7

If you want more information about Our Lady of America, go to www.ourladyofamerica.org


6 posted on 09/27/2008 1:18:31 PM PDT by Siobhan7
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(Catholic Caucus) 54-day rosary novena for the election
8 posted on 09/27/2008 1:38:58 PM PDT by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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Also Bishops Ask Catholics To Pray Election Novena

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August 19, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bishops Ask Catholics To Pray Election Novena

WASHINGTON—The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) invites U.S. Catholics to pray before the November election a novena for life, justice, and peace called Novena for Faithful Citizenship. It is a podcast and available for download.

Joan Rosenhauer, Associate Director for the USCCB’s Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development, said that the special novena is part of “the bishops’ campaign to help Catholics develop well-formed consciences for addressing political and social questions.” The bishops issued their statement on forming consciences for faithful citizenship in November 2007.

Helen Osman, USCCB Secretary of Communications, expressed hope that the novena could help “Catholics enter into prayerful reflection as they prepare to vote.” Seventy-one percent of all visitors to the USCCB’s web site download the free podcasts of the daily NAB readings. These same visitors are encouraged to use the novena podcast for prayer. Osman said that the USCCB wants to support Catholics as they weigh pre-election issues and that “providing a prayer resource on the Web can help us focus on our common values and identity as Catholics.” The novena emphasizes the dignity of life, justice, and peace.

The Novena for Faithful Citizenship runs for nine days and can be used consecutively, one day each week, for nine days prior to the election, or “in any way that works best for a community or individual,” said Rosenhauer.

The novena will be available for download until the election and it can be downloaded online at http://www.faithfulcitizenship.org/resources/podcasts.

For other Faithful Citizenship resources and materials visit www.faithfulcitizenship.org.


 

9 posted on 09/27/2008 1:39:39 PM PDT by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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To: itsPatAmerican

You are probably still a Catholic unless you had a hearing in front of a panel and filled out lots of paperwork.

We welcome you back at any time. Sit down and talk with a priest and get your nagging questions answered.


10 posted on 09/27/2008 1:41:07 PM PDT by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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From your profile page:

you’re right to believe what you want, right up to the point that it restricts my freedom.

I think you need to apologize to the initial poster for your outburst.

11 posted on 09/27/2008 1:42:24 PM PDT by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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To: itsPatAmerican

itsPatAmerican,

Then please pray in your own. We Christians must come together for the sake of our country.


12 posted on 09/27/2008 1:43:21 PM PDT by Siobhan7
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To: Siobhan7
Although I am not Catholic, there is a group of us fasting and praying every Tuesday between now and the election that God will open the eyes of those who claim to be followers of Christ, that they will not be lulled into deception.

Thanks for praying.

13 posted on 09/27/2008 1:44:28 PM PDT by bella1 (Typical White Woman)
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To: itsPatAmerican

You were saying that her/his belief in a Nine Day Novena was magic, correct?

That’s Catholic bashing in my book and it does interfere with some people’s convictions. I still think you need to apologize. There is nothing “Magic” about prayer. There are too many miracles to prove it.


16 posted on 09/27/2008 1:47:54 PM PDT by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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18 posted on 09/27/2008 1:54:09 PM PDT by Desdemona (Lipstick only until the election. The gloss has been sacrificed for the greater good.)
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To: Siobhan7

Huh? Patroness of the U.S.A.? I never heard of this, did someone just make it up?


19 posted on 09/27/2008 2:36:14 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (Never Forget, 9-11-01)
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To: Siobhan7

I’m with you.


20 posted on 09/27/2008 2:36:50 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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