O Mother of Mercy,
present this prayer of mine
to thy divine Son;
I make it in all humility.
My afflictions sorely press upon me.
I cast myself at thy feet
before this thy picture,
which reminds me that thou
hast carried the divine Infant
in thy virginal arms.
AMEN.
Mother of Perpetual Help,
with the greatest confidence we kneel before you.
We implore your help in the problems of our daily lives. Trials and sorrows often depress us;
misfortunes and privations bring misery into our lives;
everywhere we meet the cross.
Comforter of the Afflicted, beg your Son Jesus
to strengthen us as we bear our burdens
and to free us from our sufferings.
Or if it be the will of God
that we should suffer still longer,
help us endure all with love and patience.
May we follow the example of your Son,
and through him, with him, and in him
commend ourselves to the care of our heavenly Father. AMEN.
Mother of Perpetual Help,
if thou but intercede for me,
your Son will not refuse
to hear my prayer
and grant my petition,
according to the multitude
of His tender mercies.
Recommend me especially
to thy divine Son,
that I may have the grace
to live with piety and recollection,
to thine and to thy Son�s
greater honor and glory,
and to my own
spiritual benefit and consolation.
AMEN.
