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Novena to the Immaculate Conception

Also known as Immaculate Conception novena, O Immaculate Virgin, Mary conceived without sin

A novena prayer to Mary under the title of her Immaculate Conception, asking for purity of heart and the favors requested in the novena. It is traditionally made from November 29 to December 7, ending on the eve of the solemnity on December 8.

Traditional English

Pray this each day for nine days, traditionally November 29 to December 7.

O Immaculate Virgin! Mary, conceived without sin!
Remember, thou wert miraculously preserved from even the shadow of sin, because thou wert destined to become not only the Mother of God, but also the mother, the refuge, and the advocate of man;
penetrated therefore, with the most lively confidence in thy never-failing intercession, we most humbly implore thee to look with favor upon the intentions of this novena, and to obtain for us the graces and the favors we request.
Thou knowest, O Mary, how often our hearts are the sanctuaries of God, Who abhors iniquity.
Obtain for us, then, that angelic purity which was thy favorite virtue, that purity of heart which will attach us to God alone, and that purity of intention which will consecrate every thought, word, and action to His greater glory.
Obtain also for us a constant spirit of prayer and self-denial, that we may recover by penance that innocence which we have lost by sin, and at length attain safely to that blessed abode of the saints, where nothing defiled can enter.

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Then say the Litany of the Blessed Virgin (the Litany of Loreto), or the hymn Tota pulchra es, Maria ("Thou art all fair, O Mary").

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