Novena to the Queen of Peace (Medjugorje)

This novena is traditionally prayed in preparation for the anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady, Queen of Peace, at Medjugorje. Each day includes the same prayers, followed by a specific daily intention.

Daily Order of Prayer (Days 1–9)

1. Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

2. Prayer to the Queen of Peace

Mary, Mother of God and our Mother, Queen of Peace!

You came to us to lead us to God.

Obtain for us the grace not only to say:
"Be it done unto me according to Your will,"

but to live it as you did.

Into your hands we place our hands,
that you may lead us to Him
amidst all our trials and difficulties.

Help us to overcome every evil
with good and not with evil.

Help us to accept everyone,
especially those who do not accept us.

Pray for us and help us
to forgive from the heart
all those who have offended us.

Lead us to Jesus.

Help us to surrender ourselves
to Him without fear.

May Jesus be our peace,
our joy and our life.

Amen.

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3. Invocation to the Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of Your love.

Send forth Your Spirit
and they shall be created.

And You shall renew
the face of the earth.

Let us pray:

O God,
who instructed the hearts of the faithful
by the light of the Holy Spirit,
grant that by the same Spirit
we may be truly wise
and ever rejoice in His consolation.

Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

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4. Pray the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary

1. The Resurrection
2. The Ascension
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
4. The Assumption of Mary
5. The Coronation of Mary

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5. Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto Litany)

(Pray the Litany of Loreto.)

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Daily Intentions and Concluding Prayers

Day 1 – For the Visionaries

Intention: Pray for all the visionaries of Medjugorje and for every grace given through this place.

Concluding Prayer

We thank You, O Father, for having given us Your Son and His Mother, so that none who believe in them may be lost.

We pray today for all that Our Lady has prayed for here in Medjugorje, and for every grace that has been poured out into the world.

May it bring forth the fruits of holiness and serve Your plan of salvation.

Amen.

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Day 2 – For All Priests

Concluding Prayer

Lord Jesus,
protect and strengthen all priests.
Fill them with holiness,
courage and fidelity.
May they be faithful shepherds
according to Your Heart.

Amen.

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Day 3 – For All Parishioners of Medjugorje

Concluding Prayer

Lord,
bless all those who live and serve in Medjugorje.
May they be living witnesses
of Your love and peace.

Amen.

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Day 4 – For Leaders of the Church

Concluding Prayer

Heavenly Father,
guide the Holy Father,
bishops, and all Church leaders.
Grant them wisdom,
humility and courage
to lead Your people in truth.

Amen.

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Day 5 – For All Pilgrims

Concluding Prayer

Lord Jesus,
bless all pilgrims
who come seeking You through Mary.
May their hearts be renewed,
converted and filled with peace.

Amen.

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Day 6 – For Prayer Groups and Centers

Concluding Prayer

Lord,
bless all prayer groups,
communities and apostolates.
May they spread Your Gospel
with faithfulness and joy.

Amen.

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Day 7 – For All Who Have Accepted the Messages

Concluding Prayer

Lord Jesus,
help all who have responded
to Our Lady's call
to persevere in prayer,
conversion, fasting and peace.

Amen.

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Day 8 – For All Humanity

Concluding Prayer

Merciful Father,
look upon all peoples and nations.
Bring reconciliation where there is division,
faith where there is doubt,
and peace where there is conflict.

Amen.

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Day 9 – For the Intentions of the Queen of Peace

Concluding Prayer

We thank You, O Father,
for the gift of prayer
through which we may touch Your Heart.

We pray today for all the intentions
of the Queen of Peace
and for all that is necessary
so that the whole world,
through Mary,
may enter into Your glory,
the glory of the Most Holy Trinity.

Amen.

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Final Prayer Each Day

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.

Amen.

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For a parish booklet or home prayer group, many people also add:

• Daily Mass (if possible)
• Eucharistic Adoration
• Fasting on bread and water on Wednesday and Friday
• Reading a Medjugorje message each day
• Personal intentions for peace in families and the world.

Pray the Litany of the Precious Blood

 Pray the Litany of the Precious Blood

Lord, have mercy. 
Christ, have mercy. 
Lord, have mercy. 

Christ, hear us. 
Christ, graciously hear us.

God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. 
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. 
God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. 
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.

Blood of Christ, only-begotten Son of the Eternal Father, save us. 
Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word of God, save us. 
Blood of Christ, of the New and Eternal Testament, save us. 
Blood of Christ, falling upon the earth in the Agony, save us. 
Blood of Christ, shed profusely in the Scourging, save us. 
Blood of Christ, flowing forth in the Crowning with Thorns, save us. 
Blood of Christ, poured out on the Cross, save us. 
Blood of Christ, price of our salvation, save us. 
Blood of Christ, Without Which there is no forgiveness, save us. 
Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls, save us. 
Blood of Christ, stream of mercy, save us. 
Blood of Christ, victor over demons, save us. 
Blood of Christ, courage of Martyrs, save us. 
Blood of Christ, strength of Confessors, save us. 
Blood of Christ, bringing forth Virgins, save us. 
Blood of Christ, help of those in peril, save us. 
Blood of Christ, relief of the burdened, save us. 
Blood of Christ, solace in sorrow, save us. 
Blood of Christ, hope of the penitent, save us. 
Blood of Christ, consolation of the dying, save us. 
Blood of Christ, peace and tenderness of hearts, save us. 
Blood of Christ, pledge of eternal life, save us.
Blood of Christ, freeing souls from purgatory, save us. 
Blood of Christ, most worthy of all glory and honor, save us.

Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord!

V. Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in Thy Blood. 
R. And made us, for our God, a Kingdom.

Let us pray.

Almighty and eternal God, Thou hast appointed Thine only-begotten Son the Redeemer of the world, and willed to be appeased by His Blood. Grant we beg of Thee, that we may worthily adore this price of our salvation, and through its power be safeguarded from the evils of the present life, so that we may rejoice in its fruits forever in Heaven. 

Through the same Christ our Lord. 

R. Amen.

Prayer of Protection by the Precious Blood (Short Form)

Prayer of Protection by the Precious Blood

Lord Jesus Christ, 

in your powerful name and by the power of your Precious Blood, 

I seal and cover myself, my family, my home, and all our possessions against all evil forces, sickness, and accidents. 

Let your Precious Blood be a fortress of protection around us this day. Amen.

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Breastplate of St. Patrick

I bind N. today to a strong virtue, an invocation of the Trinity. I believe in a Threeness,

with confession of a Oneness in the Creator of the Universe.

I bind N. today to the virtue of Christ's birth with His baptism, 

To the virtue of His crucifixion with His burial, 

To the virtue of His resurrection with His ascension, 

To the virtue of His coming to the Judgment of Doom.

I bind N. today to the virtue of ranks of Cherubim, 

In obedience of Angels, 

In service of Archangels, 

In hope of resurrection for reward, 

In prayers of Patriarchs, 

In preaching of Apostles, 

In faiths of Confessors, 

In innocence of Holy Virgins, 

In deeds of righteous men.

I bind N. today to the virtue of Heaven, 

In light of Sun, 

In brightness of Snow, 

In splendor of Fire, 

In speed of Lightning, 

In swiftness of Wind, 

In depth of Sea, 

In stability of Earth, 

In compactness of Rock.

I bind N. today to God’s Virtue to pilot him/her, 

God’s might to uphold him/her, 

God’s wisdom to guide him/her, 

God’s eye to look before him/her, 

God’s ear to hear him/her, 

God’s Word to speak to him/her, 

God’s hand to guard him/her, 

God’s way to lie [clearly] before him/her, 

God’s shield to protect him/her, 

God’s host to secure him/her, 

Against snares of demons, 

Against seductions of vices, 

Against lusts of nature, 

Against everyone who wishes ill to him/her, 

Afar and anear, 

Alone and in a multitude.

So have I invoked all these virtues between N.

Against every cruel and merciless power which may come,

Against his/her body and his/her soul,

Against incantations of false prophets,

Against black laws of heathenry,

Against false laws of heretics,

Against craft of idolatry,

Against spells of witches and smiths and druids, 

Against every knowledge that defiles men's souls.

Christ to protect N. today,

Against poison, 

Against burning,

Against drowning,

Against wounding,

Until a multitude of rewards come to N.!

Christ with him/her,

Christ before him/her,

Christ behind him/her,

Christ in him/her,

Christ below him/her,

Christ above him/her!

Christ at his/her right,

Christ at his/her left!

Christ in breadth,

Christ in length,

Christ in height!

Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of him/her,

Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks to him/her,

Christ in every eye that sees him/her,

Christ in every ear that hears him/her!

I bind N. today to a strong virtue, to an invocation of the Trinity. 

I believe in a Threeness with confession of a Oneness, in the Creator of the universe. 

Salvation is the Lord's; salvation is yours, O Lord; salvation is Christ's. May Thy salvation, O Lord, be always with us.

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