Novena to our Lady of Epiphany ( December 28, 2015 to January 5, 2016 )

O Lady of the Epiphany
through thy power,
glory and love
show us thy salvation:
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
As the shepherds of Bethlehem
came to thee so long ago,
we come before thee at this moment.
To Jesus Christ reigning in thy arms,
we also bow in awe.
O Queen and Holy Mother of God,
remember our poverty.
We beg thee ,
O tender Mother to hold our hands
and listen closely to the desires
and needs of our hearts.
O Holy Mary, remember..
(here our prayer petition/intention)

We promise to amend our lives.
Through thy powerful intercession
obtain for us the beautiful manifestation
of thy divine Son
in the lives of those we pray for so much.
Mystical, glorious and Holy Mary crowned with stars,
obtain the miracles and heavenly signs
our dear ones need
to find and embrace Jesus Christ,
the King of Kings.
We implore thee to reveal the treasures
of thy Immaculate Heart to us,
thy poor children, at this urgent hour. Amen.

Today is the Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Second Sunday in October. The object of this feast is to commemorate the dignity of the Mary as Mother of God. Mary is truly the Mother of Christ, who in one person unites the human and divine nature. This title was solemnly ratified by the Council of Ephesus, 22 June, 431. The hymns used in the office of the feast also allude to Mary's dignity as the spiritual mother of men. The love of Mary for all mankind was that of a mother, for she shared all the feelings of her son whose love for men led Him to die for our redemption.
In the Roman Breviary the feast of the Maternity is commemorated on the second, and the feast of the Purity on the third, Sunday in October.
This glorious feast was established as a commemoration of the Third Ecumenical Council of the Church at Ephesus, in 431. It was set up for our own time in 1931 by Pope Pius XI, fifteen hundred years after the Council of Ephesus. The Catholic Church infallibly declares and defines the Divine Maternity of Our Lady. The Catholic Church tells us that in order to be saved we must believe with our full hearts that the same Person Who is the Son of God the Eternal Father in His Divine nature is also the Child of Mary the Virgin in His human nature. Anyone who refuses or hesitates to call Mary the Mother of God will never be saved.

Today is the Feast of our Lady of the Holy Rosary

Our Lady of Holy Rosary and of the Victory ( of Lepanto) , we have unshaken confidence in thy influence with thy Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ. Humbly we ask thy intercession for all of us associated under thy title, Our Lady of Victory.
We beg your powerful assistance also for our own personal needs.
(here our prayer petition)
In thy maternal kindness please ask thy beloved Divine Son our Lord Jesus to forgive all our sins and failings, and to secure His blessings for us and for all the works of charity dedicated to thy name.
We implore thee to obtain for us the grace of sharing Christ’s victory and thine forever in the life that knows no ending.
May we join thee then to praise forever the Father, His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghosy, one God, for all the ages to come. Amen.