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54 Day Novena Sorrowful first
The 54 Day Novena Sorrowful First is prayed during the initial 27 days of petition to unite your intentions with the Passion of Jesus Christ. Meditate on the Sorrowful Mysteries daily using this guided prayer to complete the first phase of this powerful Catholic devotion.
How to Pray: Offer your specific petition through the five Sorrowful Mysteries daily for the first 27 days of your 54 Day Novena to complete the petition phase.
54 Day Novena Sorrowful First
In Petition
(First Twenty Seven Days)
Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail!
At thy feet I humbly kneel to offer thee a Crown of Roses, blood red roses to remind thee of the passion of thy divine Son, with Whom thou didst so fully partake of its bitterness, each rose recalling to thee a holy mystery, each 10 bound together with my petition for a particular grace.
O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces, and Mother of all who invoke thee, thou canst not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding.
As thou receivest my gift, so wilt thou receive my petition; from thy bounty thou wilt give me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly seek. I despair of nothing that I ask of thee. Show thyself my Mother!
Offer this Novena Rosary for personal request.
The Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Introductory Prayers
The Agony in the Garden
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of resignation to the will of God and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
1 Our Father • 10 Hail Marys • 1 Glory Be
The Scourging at the Pillar
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of mortification and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
1 Our Father • 10 Hail Marys • 1 Glory Be
The Crowning of Thorns
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of humility and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
1 Our Father • 10 Hail Marys • 1 Glory Be
The Carrying of the Cross
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of patience in adversity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
1 Our Father • 10 Hail Marys • 1 Glory Be
The Crucifixion
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of love of our enemies and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
1 Our Father • 10 Hail Marys • 1 Glory Be
Closing Sorrowful Prayers
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, really present in the holy Sacrament of the Altar, since I cannot now receive Thee under the sacramental veil. I beseech Thee, with a heart full of love and longing, to come spiritually into my soul through the immaculate Heart of Thy most holy Mother and abide with me forever; Thou in me and I in Thee, in time and in eternity, in Mary.
Novenas in Petition
Sweet Mother Mary, I offer thee this spiritual communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon thy brow. O my Mother! Look with favor upon my gift, and in thy love obtain for me (specify request). R. Amen.
Closing Prayer
O God, Whose only-begotten Son, by His Life, Death, and Resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life: grant, we beseech You, that, meditating upon these Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen.
A 54 day Novena Sorrowful first 27 days commitment is a "marathon" of prayer.
Staying the Course: Tips for Your Novena
- Find Your "Anchor" Time: Try to pray at the same time each day—whether it’s with your morning coffee or right before bed—to build a lasting habit.
- Don’t Aim for Perfection: If your mind wanders or you miss a day, don't give up. Simply pick up where you left off. God looks at the intention of the heart, not just the checklist.
- Journal Your Intentions: Keep a small notebook nearby. Write down how your heart shifts from the "Petition" phase (these first 27 days) to the "Thanksgiving" phase later on.
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