NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION

Daily Theme: Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help

Focus Sector: OFW/ Workers / Labourers
Mary’s Virtue: Hope

Introduction
The purpose of this prayer is to come closer to god and silently communicate to
god by word and by mind, we all flock in here to pray and honor our thy god.
Novena becomes the tradition of every catholic people, in this juncture we uses
mouth to utter the specific prayer to this specific event,aside from that it also
includes our intentions, petitions and certain request to god and by grabbing this
oppurtunity to acknowledge him for everything we have right now and will have
in the next future. Novena is not about controlling outcomes yet indeed opening
widely our heart and soul to god and making our connection and relationship to
god adhere. In this prayer we are obliged to left out all the burdens that makes us
more dim and obstructed by what is in the world of reality. In this time we must
set our mind focus on what really matter on this life.

Opening Song
(Stella Maris )
Kung itong aming paglalayag
Inabot ng pagkabagabag
Nawa'y mabanaagan ka
Hinirang na tala ng umaga

Kahit alon man ng pangamba

Di alintana sapagkat naro'n ka
Ni unos ng pighati
At kadiliman ng gabi

chorus:
Maria sa puso ninuman
Ika'y tala ng kalangitan
Ningning mo ay walang pagmamaliw
Inang sinta, Inang ginigiliw

Tanglawan kami aming ina

Sa kalangitan naming pita
Nawa'y maging hantungang
Pinakamimithing kaharian (chorus)

Opening Prayer

Most Gracious and Loving Heavenly Father, we worship and glorify your holy
name. We seek for your blessing to bless our brothers and sisters who travelled
to foreign country to work hard and earn money to send to their family. Guide
them Oh Lord to the right path so that they won't be lost even if they are
overboard. Grant them safety as they take their journey from their beloved
home. As they reach their destination Oh God, may they find peace with their
new environment. May they find friends so that they will feel they are not alone.
May they find caring and good employers. Lord, I've humbly ask for your
guidance to watch over them so that they will be okay. Whatever they are
doing,keep them from any harm and danger while working or staying. Protect
them from any illnesses and diseases so that they will be fruitful. Heavenly
Father, watch over also the people they left behind. Let their love to each other
remains fruitful. Let their husbands or wife away from temptation that will lead
to family conflict. Strengthen their hearts and mind to bear each other's longing
from one another. Tightens their family bonds so that they won't be broken. Let
their children free from danger but rather be secured and responsible. And most
of all,do not let them depart from you. This we ask through Christ your Son and
our Lord. Amen.

Bible Reading
Colossians 3:22-25; 4:1
Petition / Intercession

( Lord, graciously hear us.)

-We pray that all the owners and managers recognize the dignity of workers and
uphold the standards of our faith traditions by providing living wages, affordable
benefits and the freedom of association.
-For the unemployed, that they might not lose hope, and may find a positive role in
life.
- May they find happiness even without the sight of their loved ones
- May they find their sacrifices as a good opportunity to answer their personal
needs.
-May the people working abroad have strength to conquer the challenges in life
even if they are far away from their family.
To all the workers, ofw and labourers, may the Lord guide you always in your
journey to success.

Lord’s Prayer

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 you.
Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

Closing Prayer

Closing Song
(Our Lady of The Assumption)

O fairest of al visions, with meekly folded hands. Adoring eyes uplifted, before
our God you stand.

(Refrain)

Mother pure, Virgin fair, spotless dove, peerless maid; crowned Queen of God’s
creation, Our Lady of the Assumption

Behold your loving children, gathered ‘round your shrine; to claim from you a
mother’s care of grace and love divine (Ref)

Oh teach us love of Jesus; Oh teach us love of you. Obedient, patient, pure and
mild, Oh let us be like you. (Ref)

And when this life is ended, may you be at our side. As now we fondly trust in
you, in you we’ll then confined. (Ref)