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54 Day Novena Sorrowful last
54 Day Novena Sorrowful Last
54 Day Novena Sorrowful Last is prayed during the final 27 days of thanksgiving, uniting your intentions with the Passion of Jesus Christ. Meditate on the Sorrowful Mysteries daily using this guided prayer to complete this phase of the devotion.
How to Pray: offer your heart through the five Sorrowful Mysteries daily for these 27 days to complete the thanksgiving phase of your 54 Day Novena.
54 Day Novena Sorrowful Last
In Thanksgiving (Last 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 thanksgiving 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 thanksgiving; from thy bounty thou hast given me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly sought. I despaired not of what I asked of thee, and thou hast truly shown thyself my Mother.
Offer this Novena Rosary in gratitude for the grace received.
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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 Thanksgiving
Sweet Mother Mary, I offer thee this Spiritual Communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon thy brow in thanksgiving for (specify request) which thou in thy love hast obtained for me. 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.
Completing Your Novena: Tips for the Final Stretch
- The Final Stretch: you've completed the first 27 days. Keep your "anchor time" steady to carry this marathon of prayer through to the last day.
- Don't Aim for Perfection: if your mind wanders, refocus gently — God sees the devotion in your heart regardless of distractions.
- Reflect on the Shift: look back at your first 27 days. Use a journal to note how your heart has moved from asking toward peaceful gratitude.
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Your Fifty-Four Days Are Part of Something Larger
Whether your blood-red roses were answered or not, they were never bound alone. Every October 7th, the whole Church remembers a day when prayer like yours — the same beads, the same trust — became something the world could see. Discover how that feast came to be, and how it connects back to the days you just prayed.
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