Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe

(Feast day: December 12)

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen.

(Prayer to be said each day of the novena)

Dear Mother, we love you.
We thank you for your promise to help us in our needs. We trust in your love, which dries our tears and comforts us.
Teach us to find our peace in your Son Jesus,
and bless us every day of our lives.
Help us to build a shrine for you in our hearts.
Make it as beautiful as the shrine built for you on the hill of Tepeyac,
a shrine full of trust, hope and love for Jesus,
growing stronger every day.

O Mary,
you chose to remain with us by giving us your holy and most beautiful image on the cloak of Juan Diego. Help us to feel your loving presence whenever we look upon your face.
Like Juan Diego, give us the courage to bring your message of hope to everyone. You are our Mother and our inspiration.
Hear our prayers and answer us.
Amen.

(Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be, three times)

Virgin Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.
(three times)