54 DAY ROSARY NOVENA

For our Bishops, Priests, and Seminarians and an Increase in Holy Vocations in our Archdiocese

The 54-Day Rosary Novena is comprised of six novenas prayed in a row for the same prayer intentions. The first half of the novena focuses on three novenas in petition to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The second half of the novena is an offering of three novenas in thanksgiving for God hearing our prayers. The novena follows a set schedule of praying the Joyful Mysteries, Sorrowful Mysteries, and Glorious Mysteries. The Luminous Mysteries are not prayed during a 54-Day Rosary Novena, and so the Novena does not follow the traditional daily schedule.

Look upon each Hail Mary as a rare and beautiful rose which you lay at Mary’s feet. Each set of ten spiritual roses are bound in a wreath with Spiritual Communions, a gift most pleasing and acceptable to Our Mother and will bring down special graces.

 

27 Days of Petition: June 12 – July 9

Opening Prayer for Joyful Mysteries:

Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At your feet I humbly kneel to offer you a Crown of Roses, snow white buds to remind you of your joys, each bud recalling to you a holy mystery, each ten bound together with my petition for a particular grace. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces and mother of all who invoke your holy name. Do not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As you graciously receive my gift, I humbly implore you to receive my petition; from your bounty I rest assured that you will grant me the favor I so trustingly seek.

Opening Prayer for Sorrowful Mysteries:

Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At your feet I humbly pray and offer you a crown of blood-red roses, in remembrance of the passion of your divine Son. Each ten bound together, recalling to you a sorrowful mystery, with my petition for a particular grace. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces and mother of all who invoke your holy name. Do not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As you graciously receive my gift, I humbly implore you to receive my petition; from your bounty I rest assured that you will grant me the favor I so trustingly seek.

Opening Prayer for Glorious Mysteries:

Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At your feet I humbly pray and offer you a crown of royal-purple roses, to remind you of your glories. Each ten bound together, recalling to you a glorious mystery, with my petition for a particular grace. Each ten bound together, recalling to you a sorrowful mystery, with my petition for a particular grace. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces and mother of all who invoke your holy name. Do not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As you graciously receive my gift, I humbly implore you to receive my petition; from your bounty I rest assured that you will grant me the favor I so trustingly seek.

27 Days of Thanksgiving: July 10 – August 4

Opening Prayer for Joyful Mysteries:

Hail! Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At your feet I humbly pray and offer you a crown of snow-white roses, to remind you of your joys. Each ten bound together, recalling to you a joyful mystery, with my petition for a particular grace. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces and mother of all who invoke your holy name. Do not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As you graciously receive my gift, I kindly implore you to receive my thanksgiving; from your bounty you have granted me the favor I so trustingly sought.

Opening Prayer for Sorrowful Mysteries:

Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At your feet I humbly pray and offer you a crown of blood-red roses, in remembrance of the passion of your divine Son. Each ten bound together, recalling to you a sorrowful mystery, with my petition for a particular grace. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces and mother of all who invoke your holy name. Do not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As you graciously receive my gift, I kindly implore you to receive my thanksgiving; from your bounty you have granted me the favor I so trustingly sought.

Opening Prayer for Glorious Mysteries:

Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At your feet I humbly pray and offer you a crown of royal-purple roses, to remind you of your glories. Each ten bound together, recalling to you a glorious mystery, with my petition for a particular grace. Each ten bound together, recalling to you a sorrowful mystery, with my petition for a particular grace. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces and mother of all who invoke your holy name. Do not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As you graciously receive my gift, I kindly implore you to receive my thanksgiving; from your bounty you have granted me the favor I so trustingly sought.

 

The Opening Prayer is followed by the regular prayers of the rosary.

 

Spiritual Communion: to be said at the completion of the rosary each day

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You in my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Amen.

For 27 Days of Petition: June 12 – July 9

Sweet Mother Mary, I offer you this Spiritual Communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon your brow. O my Mother! Look with favor upon my gift, and in your love obtain for me bishops, priests, and seminarians and an increase in holy vocations in our Archdiocese. 

For 27 Days of Thanksgiving: July 10 – August 4

Sweet Mother Mary, I offer you this Spiritual Communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon your brow in thanksgiving for bishops, priests, and seminarians and an increase in holy vocations in our Archdiocese.

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Artwork by Fr. Anthony Ferguson, St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Roanoke, VA: The four crosses in each corner are a reference to the altar where Our Lord is offered by the priest in His Eucharistic Sacrifice. The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is pierced for love of us, pouring out His blood for our salvation into the chalice of the New Covenant. The fire of His love burns and illuminates the entire image and inflames the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Pure Heart of St. Joseph. The Immaculate Heart of Mary points to Her as the Mother and Queen of priests who is pierced in union with Her Son and for her priest-sons. St. Joseph’s Chaste Heart in this Year of St. Joseph represents his spiritual fatherhood in the life of the priest and the priest’s call to defend Holy Mother Church. The Latin on the chalice is taken from Revelation 21:5 “Behold, I make all things new.” The Latin on the bottom is from Psalm 110:4, which is used at ordination Masses: “You are a priest forever.” The sword piercing Our Lady and St. Joseph’s lily are pointing in the same direction as Our Lord’s Most Precious Blood flowing into the chalice. Our salvation is through Him alone.