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O QUEEN OF HEAVEN
AND EARTH,
Most Holy
Virgin, we venerate thee. Thou
art the beloved Daughter of
the Most High God, the chosen
Mother of the Incarnate Word,
the Immaculate Spouse of the
Holy Spirit, the Sacred Vessel
of the Most Holy Trinity.
O Mother of the Divine
Redeemer, who under the title
of Our Lady of Good Remedy
comes to the aid of all who
call upon thee, extend thy
maternal protection to us. We
depend on thee, Dear Mother,
as helpless and needy children
depend on a tender and caring
mother.
Hail, Mary....
OUR LADY OF GOOD REMEDY,
source of unfailing help,
grant that we may draw from
thy treasury of graces in our
time of need.
Touch the hearts of sinners,
that they may seek
reconciliation and
forgiveness. Bring comfort to
the afflicted and the lonely;
help the poor and the
hopeless; aid the sick and the
suffering. May they be healed
in body and strengthened in
spirit to endure their
sufferings with patient
resignation and Christian
fortitude.
Hail, Mary....
DEAR LADY OF GOOD REMEDY
,
source of unfailing help, thy
compassionate heart knows a
remedy for every affliction
and misery we encounter in
life. Help me with thy prayers
and intercession to find a
remedy for my problems and
needs, especially for... (Indicate
your special intentions here).
On my part, O loving Mother, I
pledge myself to a more
intensely Christian lifestyle,
to a more careful observance
of the laws of God, to be more
conscientious in fulfilling
the obligations of my state in
life, and to strive to be a
source of healing in this
broken world of ours.
Dear Lady of Good Remedy, be
ever present to me, and
through thy intercession, may
I enjoy health of body and
peace of mind, and grow
stronger in the faith and in
the love of thy Son, Jesus.
Hail, Mary.....
V.
Pray for
us, O Holy Mother of Good
Remedy,
R. That we
may deepen our dedication to
thy Son, and make the world
alive with His Spirit.
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800 years ago Christians
were being captured and sold
into slavery by the thousands,
and nobody knew what to do
about it. Then, in the year
1198, a man had an idea. St.
John of Matha founded the
Trinitarians to go to the
slave markets, buy the
Christian slaves and set them
free. To carry out this plan,
the Trinitarians needed large
amounts of money. So, they
placed their fund-raising
efforts under the patronage of
Mary. They were so successful
at that, over the centuries,
the Trinitarians were able to
free thousands and thousands
of people and to return them
safely home. In gratitude for
her miraculous assistance, St.
John of Matha honored Mary
with the title of "Our Lady of
Good Remedy." Devotion to Mary
under this ancient title is
widely known in Europe and
Latin America, and the Church
celebrates her feast day on
October 8. Our Lady of Good
Remedy is often depicted as
the Virgin Mary handing a bag
of money to St. John of Matha.
When in need - for whatever
reason, but especially where
you have had difficulty
obtaining help - invoke the
aid of Our Lady of Good
Remedy, and you will surely
experience the power of her
intercession.
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