St Bernadette’s Relic visits Muckno Parish

Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes
Go to Mass and Holy Communion at least once during the 9-day novena. It is also
recommended that you receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation during the novena.
Mary,
Our Lady of Lourdes,
You appeared in the hollow of the rock of Massabielle
To Bernadette, a small and simple shepherdess.
You brought her the radiant light of your smile,
The gentle, resplendent brightness of your
presence. Day by day,
you built a relationship with her
Where you looked at her like one person talking to
another.
We, too, come here before you in our poverty, and we
humbly pray to you.
May those who doubt discover the joy of trust,
May those who despair sense your discreet presence.
Mary,
Our Lady of Lourdes,
You revealed your name to Bernadette
By simply saying “I am the Immaculate Conception”.
May we discover the joy of a forgiveness that never falters,
Instil in us the desire for a rediscovered innocence and a joyful holiness.
Help the blinded sinner.
You who gave birth to the Saviour of the world,
Look tenderly on our beautiful but tragic world.
Open in us the path of hope,
Guide us to the One who is the Living Source,
Jesus, your Son, who teaches us to say Our Father. AMEN
(Pray a decade of the rosary)
Invocations:
“Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us!”
“Saint Bernadette, pray for us!”
“O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!

Novena to Saint Bernadette Soubirous.

Dear Saint Bernadette,
Chosen by Almighty God as a channel of His
Graces and Blessings, and through your humble
obedience to the requests of Our Blessed
Mother, Mary, you gained for us the Miraculous
waters of Spiritual and physical healing.
We implore you to listen to our pleading prayers
that we may be healed of our Spiritual and
physical imperfections.
Place our petitions in the Hands of our Holy
Mother, Mary, so that She may place them at the
feet of Her beloved Son, Our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ, that He may look on us with mercy
and compassion:
(Make Petition)
Help us, O Dear Saint Bernadette to follow your example, so that irrespective of
our own pain and suffering we may always be mindful of the needs of others,
especially those whose sufferings are greater than ours.
As we await the Mercy of God, remind us to offer up our pain and suffering for the
conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins and blasphemies of
mankind.
Pray for us, that like you, we may always be obedient to the will of Our Heavenly
Father, and that through our prayers and humility we may bring consolation to
the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary that have been
so grievously wounded by our sins.
Holy Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, Pray for us. AMEN
One Decade of the Rosary
“O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee”.
(Say 3 times)