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Marian Prayers

The Church has always turned to the Mother of God. These are her prayers: the Hail Mary, the Hail Holy Queen, the Memorare, and the prayers of the Rosary and the Marian novenas.

The Great Marian Prayers

The Hail Mary

The angel's greeting and Elizabeth's blessing, with the Church's petition.

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.

Traditional English text · Compare: Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church · Appendix A, Common Prayers ↗

The Hail Holy Queen

The Salve Regina, sung at the close of the day and said at the end of the Rosary.

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.

Traditional English text · Compare: Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church · Appendix A, Common Prayers ↗

The Memorare

A prayer of confident trust in Our Lady's intercession.

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you I come; before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

Traditional English text · Compare: Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church · Appendix A, Common Prayers ↗

From the Rosary

The Fatima Prayer

Said after the Glory Be at the end of each decade.

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Traditional English text · From the 1917 apparitions at Fatima, as recorded by Sr. Lúcia

From the Novenas

Prayer to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

The daily prayer of her novena.

O Mother of Perpetual Help, grant that I may ever invoke your most powerful name, the protection of the living and the salvation of the dying. Purest Mary, let your name henceforth be ever on my lips. Delay not, O Blessed Lady, to help me whenever I call on you, for in all my needs and temptations I shall never cease to call on you, ever repeating your sacred name, Mary, Mary. Amen.

From St. Alphonsus Liguori, in the Raccolta (1910); the wording here differs.

Prayer to the Immaculate Conception

The daily prayer of the novena to the Immaculate Conception.

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. O Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our Mother, look with mercy upon us as we honor your Immaculate Conception. Obtain for us purity of heart, perseverance in grace, and the grace we ask of you in this novena (mention it), if it be the will of God. Amen.

Traditional devotional text. We have not identified an original published source.