​Prayer to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
O Blessed Virgin Mary, who, in order to inspire us with unbounded confidence,
wished to take the sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I beg you to help me
at all times and in all places: in my temptations, after my falls, in my difficulties,
in all the miseries of life and especially at the moment of my death.
Give me, O charitable Mother, the thought and the habit of always turning to you;
for I am sure that, if I invoke you faithfully, you will be faithful to help me.
So obtain for me this grace of graces, the grace to pray to you unceasingly
and with the confidence of a child, so that, by the virtue of this faithful prayer,
I may obtain your Perpetual Help and final perseverance.
Bless me, O tender and helping mother, and pray for me,
now and at the hour of my death. Amen.
Mother of Perpetual Help, woman of eternal hope,
your wordless gaze tells me so much about you.
Your knowing eyes look upon me with tender love.
While your left hand supports the Child Jesus, your right hand is ready to receive me.
Just as Jesus feels the beating of your heart, so you encourage me to draw close
to you and to lead a life of hope and holiness.
Just as His sandal will fall on the ground, through your intercession
may God help me as I stumble and fall.
Never let me be parted from you and your Son, Jesus.
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Lady of Love, you invite me to place my hand
where Jesus' fingers touch yours - near a heart of endless hope -
so that I may be united with you in prayer here on earth
and joined forever with you in heaven. Amen.