Prayers

1. Hymn to Our Lady

Hail, Queen of Heaven, the Ocean Star,
Guide of the wanderer here below,
Thrown on life’s surge, we claim thy care,
Save us from peril and from woe.
Mother of Christ, Star of the sea
Pray for the wanderer, pray for me.

2. Prayer of Petition

3. Prayer of Consecration to Our Lady of Good Health

O Compassionate Mother, consoler and healer of the afflicted, we have gathered here in your abode in faith and full of confidence in you, our intercessor. We fly to your patronage and implore your protection O Mother, against all snares and temptations of the devil. Help us above all things, to love and live for Jesus. O most powerful Mother of our Lord Jesus, we beseech your love and protection for the poor, the downtrodden and orphans. O most gracious Mother, who grants all that we ask for, without fail, wipe away our tears and sufferings. Keep us safe from all dreaded diseases that torment us. Help us in our poverty and hunger. Give us everlasting peace and joy. Lead and guide us to a happy contented life. Protect us from all dangers and grant us good health in body and mind. Help us all, in our spiritual and temporal needs. Despise not our petition, but in your mercy hear and answer our prayers through your Son Jesus Christ Our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

4. Prayer of Protection

• Priest : Let us now honour our Mother and commit ourselves to Her motherly protection.
• All : Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.Turn then, most gracious Advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus,     O merciful, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Amen.
• Priest : Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
• All : That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
• Priest : Let us pray.
  O Lord Jesus Christ who gave us your Mother Mary, as a Mother ready at every moment to help us; grant, that we who call on her help may always enjoy the fruit of your redemption. This we ask through You who live and reign for ever and ever.

• All : Amen

5. Final Blessing

• Priest : The Lord Jesus Christ be with you that, He may defend you, within you that He may
• sustain you, before you that He may lead you, behind you that He may protect you,
• above you that He may bless you. In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
• All :  Amen.