The “Prayer to Our Lady, Help of Christians” is a Catholic Marian prayer composed by St. John Bosco invoking the intercession and aid of the Virgin Mary under her title “Help of Christians.” The prayer seeks Mary’s protection and assistance for the Church and all Christians in times of difficulty, persecution or need. It calls upon her powerful intercession as a caring mother to help, console and guide believers, and to safeguard the faith and well-being of the Christian community.
Prayer to Our Lady, Help of Christians
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Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christians,
how sweet it is to come to your feet
imploring your perpetual help.
If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children,
how can you, the most loving of all mothers, forget me?
Grant then to me, I implore you,
your perpetual help in all my necessities,
in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations.
I ask for your unceasing help for all who are now suffering.
Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.
Grant through your intercession many vocations to the religious life.
Obtain for me, O Mary, Help of Christians,
that having invoked you here on earth, I may love and eternally thank you in Heaven. Amen.