# Day five: Novena to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Pompeii
*2015-05-05*

> Bill Young leads the final day of the novena to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Pompeii, seeking the intercession of the Queen of the Rosary.

## Opening Prayers

Good afternoon. This is Bill Young, and welcome to the Prayer N Lunch podcast. Today we continue with the novena to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Pompeii; this is the final day of the novena. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Before beginning this novena, let us pray to St. Catherine of Siena that she may recite it together with us: O St. Catherine of Siena, my protector and teacher, assist me. Unite yourself with me in this novena to the Queen of the Rosary, who placed the throne of her graces in the valley of Pompeii. Through your intercession, grant that I may obtain the grace I desire. Amen.

## The Apostles' Creed

O God, come to my aid. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, the only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell, and on the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

## The Fifth Day Prayer

Virgin and Queen of the Holy Rosary, Daughter of the Heavenly Father, Mother of the divine Son, Spouse of the Holy Spirit: you, who can obtain all things from the Holy Trinity, implore this grace which I need, but only if it is not an obstacle to my eternal salvation. I ask it for the sake of your Immaculate Conception, your divine maternity, your joys, your sorrows, and your triumphs.

I ask it through the heart of your Son, Jesus, for the sake of those nine months that you carried him in your womb, through his death on the cross, through his most holy name, and through his most precious blood. I ask this of you through your sweet and glorious name. O Mary, Star of the Sea, powerful lady, Mother of Sorrows, Gate of Heaven, Mother of every grace: I trust in you, I put all my hope in you, and you must save me. Amen.

## Hail Holy Queen

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary, pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.

*Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Pompeii and St. Catherine of Siena, we place our hope and our requests for grace in the hands of the Queen of the Rosary.*