Marian
Prayer to Our Lady of Fatima
This traditional prayer arose from Catholic devotion to the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima in Portugal in 1917. The three little shepherds were Lucia dos Santos and Saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto. Its words reflect Our Lady’s call to pray the Rosary, seek the conversion of sinners, and make reparation for sin. Catholics commonly use it in a novena before the feast of Our Lady of Fatima on May 13, or whenever asking her intercession for a particular need. The prayer joins a personal petition to concern for the Church, the world, and the salvation of souls.
Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, in order that, by meditating on the mysteries of our redemption which are recalled in it, we may gather the fruits and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, and this favor that I so earnestly seek, which I ask of thee in this novena, for the greater glory of God, for thine own honor, and for the good of all people. Amen.
Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima, pray for us.
When to pray it: Pray this prayer during a novena to Our Lady of Fatima or when seeking her intercession for conversion, peace, and a special favor.
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