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54-Day Rosary Novena: Sorrowful Mysteries in Petition
Following the 54-Day Rosary Novena? As you pray through the first 27 days of petition, the 54-Day Rosary Novena prayer tracker can help you find your place and continue your journey, one day at a time.
The Sorrowful Mysteries in Petition
During the first 27 days of the 54-Day Rosary Novena, you pray the five Sorrowful Mysteries — uniting your petition with the Passion of Jesus Christ. This guided prayer walks you through each mystery daily to complete the petition phase of the devotion.
How to Pray: offer your heart through the five Sorrowful Mysteries daily for these 27 days to complete the petition phase of your 54 Day Novena.
Offering the Crown of Blood-Red Roses
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, each recalling to thee a holy mystery, each ten 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 your personal request.
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The Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Introductory Prayers
The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
Our Father
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Closing Sorrowful Prayers
Hail Holy Queen
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.
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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.
Novena 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). 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. Amen.
Staying the Course: Tips for Your Novena
- Find Your "Anchor" Time: try to pray at the same time each day, whether 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 a checklist.
- Journal Your Intentions: keep a small notebook nearby and write down how your heart shifts from petition toward thanksgiving as the days pass.
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You're Only Halfway Home
Twenty-seven days of asking is real prayer, offered in full — but the Novena isn't finished yet. Twenty-seven more days wait for you, this time in thanksgiving, whether or not you've seen your answer come. Don't set the blood-red roses down here. Return to your tracker, and carry them the rest of the way.
Wondering why this pattern of prayer matters, even when you can't see the results? The story of Lepanto is waiting for you, whenever you're ready for it.