Our Lady of Fatima Novena
This novena honors Our Lady of Fatima, who appeared to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal in 1917 with messages of prayer, penance, and conversion.
Our Lady of Fatima Novena - Day 4
Our Lady of Fatima Novena - Day 4
Opening Prayer
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
O Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of the Rosary and Mother of Fatima, you came from heaven to reveal God's plan for peace. We place ourselves under your mantle and beg your intercession for the world and for our own needs.
Prayer and Penance
"Sacrifice yourselves for sinners, and say many times, especially when you make some sacrifice: O Jesus, it is for love of You, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary." — Our Lady of Fatima
The heart of Fatima's message is a call to prayer and penance. Our Lady asked the children to pray the Rosary every day for peace in the world. She asked them to offer sacrifices for the conversion of sinners. Little Francisco and Jacinta embraced this call with heroic generosity, giving up their food and water, bearing illness without complaint, all for the love of God and the salvation of souls.
Penance is not merely self-denial; it is love in action. When we sacrifice something for the sake of another's soul, we participate in the redemptive work of Christ. The children of Fatima understood this with a clarity that puts many adults to shame.
Prayer
O Mary, Mother of Sacrifice, inspire in us the generous spirit of Francisco and Jacinta. Help us to offer our daily trials and sufferings for the conversion of sinners. Teach us to pray the Rosary not out of obligation but out of love. Grant us the grace we seek (mention your intention), and give us the courage to embrace penance as a path to holiness and peace.
The Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
Closing Prayer
O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I adore You profoundly. I offer You the most precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifference by which He is offended. Through the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor sinners. Amen.
Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us.