O Saint Catherine of Siena, my
Protectress and Teacher, who from heaven assist your devotees as they recite
Mary’s Rosary, come to my aid in this moment and deign to recite along with me
the Novena to the Queen of the Rosary who has established the throne of her
graces in the Valley of Pompeii, that through your intercession I may obtain
the grace I desire. Amen.
V. O God, come to my aid.
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
I. O Immaculate Virgin and Queen of the Holy Rosary, in these times of dead
faith and triumphant impiety you have desired to establish your throne of Queen
and Mother in the ancient land of Pompeii, the resting place of deceased
pagans. From this place in which idols and demons were worshipped, you today,
as the Mother of divine grace, shower the treasures of heavenly mercy far and
wide. O Mary, from this throne upon which you graciously reign, turn upon me as
well your benign eyes, and have mercy on me who am so greatly in need of your
help. Show yourself to me, just as you have shown yourself to so many others,
as the true Mother of mercy: while I with all my heart greet you, and invoke
you as my Sovereign and Queen of the Holy Rosary.
Hail, Holy Queen
II. Prostrate before your throne, O great and glorious Lady, my soul venerates
you amidst the groans and sighs which afflict it beyond measure. In this state
of anguish and affliction in which I find myself, I confidently lift up my eyes
to you, who have deigned to choose the land of poor and abandoned peasants as your
dwelling-place. And there, before the city and amphitheatre where there reign
silence and ruin, you, the Queen of Victories, have raised your powerful voice
to call from every part of Italy and the Catholic world your devoted sons and
daughters, to build a Temple to you. May you now be moved to pity for this soul
of mine that lies here humiliated in the mud. Have mercy on me, O my Lady, have
mercy on me who am overwhelmingly covered in misery and humiliation. You, who
are the extermination of demons, defend me from these enemies besieging me.
You, who are the Help of Christians, deliver me from these tribulations which
wretchedly oppress me. You, who are our Life, triumph over death which
threatens my soul in these dangers to which it is exposed; grant to me peace,
serenity, love and health. Amen.
Hail, Holy Queen
III. The knowledge that so many have been helped by you, solely because they
turned to you with faith, gives me new strength and courage to call upon you in
my needs. You once promised St. Dominic that those wishing graces shall receive
them through your Rosary. Now I, your Rosary in my hands, dare to remind you, O
Mother, of your holy promises. Indeed, you yourself work endless miracles in
our times in order to call your children to honour you in the Temple of
Pompeii. You therefore long to wipe away our tears, you yearn to relieve our
pain! Then I, with my heart bared and with burning faith, call upon you and
invoke you: My Mother!… Dear Mother!… Beautiful Mother!… Most Sweet Mother,
come to my aid!
Mother and Queen of the Holy Rosary of Pompeii, delay no longer in stretching
your powerful hand out to me, to save me: for you see, delay would be my ruin.
Hail, Holy Queen
IV. And to whom else might I go, if not to you who are the Solace of the wretched,
the Comforter of the forsaken, the Consolation of the afflicted? I confess to
you, my soul is miserable: weighed down by enormous faults, it deserves to burn
in hell, unworthy of receiving graces! But are you not the Hope of those who
despair, the Mother of Jesus the only mediator between God and humanity, our
powerful Advocate by the throne of the Almighty, the Refuge of sinners? Then,
only say a word on my behalf to your Son, and He shall hear you. Ask of him, O
Mother, this grace which I am so greatly in need of. (Here express the grace
you desire.) You alone can obtain it for me: you who are my only hope, my
consolation, my sweetness, my whole life. So I hope. Amen.
Hail, Holy Queen
V. O Virgin and Queen of the Holy Rosary, you who are the Daughter of our
Heavenly Father, the Mother of the divine Son, the Bride of the Holy Spirit;
you who can obtain everything from the Blessed Trinity: I beseech you, seek
this grace so necessary for me, provided that it be not an obstacle to my
eternal salvation. (Here repeat the grace you desire.) I ask this of you
through your Immaculate Conception, your divine Maternity, your joys, your
sorrows, your triumphs. I ask it of you through the Heart of your loving Jesus,
through those nine months you bore him in your womb, through the hardships of
his life, his bitter passion, his death on the cross, his most holy Name and
his most precious Blood. Finally, I ask it of you through your sweetest Heart:
in your glorious Name, O Mary, who are the Star of the sea, Our Powerful Lady,
the Sea of sorrow, the Gate of Heaven and the Mother of every grace. In you I
place my trust and my every hope; save me, I pray. Amen.
Hail, Holy Queen
V. Queen of the Holy Rosary, pray for us
R. That we may become worthy of Christ’s promises.
Prayer - O God, by his life, death and resurrection your Only Begotten Son
obtained for us the fruits of eternal salvation: grant, we beseech you, that by
venerating these mysteries of Virgin Mary’s Holy Rosary, we imitate what they
contain and obtain what they promise. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
PRAYERS TO ST. DOMINIC AND TO ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA TO OBTAIN GRACES FROM THE
BLESSED VIRGIN OF POMPEII
O holy priest of God and glorious Patriarch, Saint Dominic, who were the
friend, the beloved son and the confidant of our heavenly Queen, and who worked
many miracles through the power of the Holy Rosary; and you, Saint Catherine of
Siena, the leading daughter of this Order of the Rosary and a powerful mediator
by the throne of Mary and the Heart of Jesus, with whom you exchanged hearts: O
my dear holy Saints, consider my needs and pity the state I find myself in. On
earth you possessed a heart open to all the miseries of others, and a hand
powerful enough to take care of them. And now, in Heaven, neither your charity
nor you power has been lessened.
On my behalf then, pray to our Mother of the Rosary and to her Divine Son, for
I have great faith that through you I shall obtain the grace I ardently desire.
Amen.
Three Glory be to the Father.
The
Novena consists of 15 decades of the Rosary each day for twenty-seven days in
petition; then immediately 15 decades each day for twenty-seven days in
thanksgiving, whether or not the request has been granted. This is a 54 days
novena.
