NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF GOOD REMEDY‬‏

When in need - for whatever reason, but especially when you have had difficulty obtaining financial help - invoke the aid of Our Lady of Good Remedy, and you will surely experience the wonderful power of her intercession.

Novena Prayer to Our Lady of Good Remedy

O Queen of heaven and earth, Most Holy Virgin, we venerate you.

You are the beloved Daughter of the Most High God, the chosen Mother of the Incarnate Word, the Immaculate Spouse of the Holy Spirit, the sacred vessel of the Most Holy Trinity.

Mother of the Divine Redeemer, who, under the title of Our Lady of Good Remedy, comes to the aid of all who call upon you, extend your maternal protection to us.

We depend on you, dear Mother, as helpless and needy children depend on a tender and caring Mother.

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 death.
Amen.

Lady of Good Remedy, source of unfailing help, grant that we may draw from your treasury of graces in our time of need.

Touch the hearts of sinners, that they may seek reconciliation and forgiveness. Bring comfort to the afflicted and the lonely; help the poor and the hopeless; aid the sick and the suffering.

May they be healed in body and strengthened in spirit to endure their sufferings with patient resignation and Christian fortitude.

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 death.
Amen.

Dear Lady of Good Remedy, source of unfailing help, your compassionate heart knows a remedy for every affliction and misery we encounter in life.

Help me, with your prayers and intercession, to find a remedy for my problems and needs, especially for...

(indicate your special intentions)

On my part, loving Mother, I pledge myself to a more intensely Christian lifestyle, to a more careful observance of the laws of God, to be more conscientious in fulfilling the obligations of my state in life, and to strive to be a source of healing in this broken world of ours.

Dear Lady of Good Remedy, be ever present to me and, through your intercession, may I enjoy health of body and peace of mind, and grow stronger in the faith, and in the love of your Son, Jesus.

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 death.
Amen.

Pray for us, Holy Mother of Good Remedy that we may deepen our dedication to your Son, and make the world alive with His Spirit.

Amen

The origin of this novena:

About eight-hundred years ago, Catholics were being captured and sold into slavery by the thousands. No one knew how to stop it.

But in the year 1198, Saint John of Matha founded the Trinitarians for the purpose of stopping the trade. The Trinitarians enlisted in the slave market so they could buy the Catholic slaves and set them free.

To carry out this plan, the Trinitarians required cash.

To assure their success, they placed their fund-raising work in the hands of the Blessed Mother. It worked. The Trinitarians freed thousands of Catholic slaves and returned them to their homes.

In gratitude for her intercession, Saint John of Matha honored Mary with the title "Our Lady of Good Remedy."

Devotion to Mary under this honored title is celebrated on October 8. Our Lady of Good Remedy is sometimes depicted as the Blessed Virgin Mary bestowing a gift of money to Saint John of Matha.