NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF THE CHAIN

O Blessed Lady of the Chain,

sweet hope, eternal comfort

of those who with confidence call upon you;

prostrate at your feet,

I profess my misery and nothingness.

You who are the Queen of Heaven and earth;

the Mother of Our Divine Saviour;

O you who are so powerful before the throne of God,

please, obtain for me this favour which I need so much.

May the many favours and graces

which you obtain daily from Jesus

for those who invoke you

under the title of Mother of the Chain,

encourage me to have recourse to you

and present to your maternal heart all my afflictions.

O powerful Virgin,

break the chains of sin which hold me fast.

Destroy the snares of my spiritual and temporal enemies,

chain me close to you

and to Jesus with a lively faith,

a firm hope,

and a burning charity.

Encircle me with your chains and thus,

unite me to your heart.

United in such a way to you and to Jesus,

I will fear nothing.

There will be no doubt of my eternal salvation,

no fear of not being granted

all the temporal and spiritual blessings

I need to lead a devout life.

Since I am in need of help in this present affliction,

O loving Mother,

I have recourse to you with childlike faith;

and thus, I hope

to obtain the favor I am now asking.

[State your intentions here.]

I am sure that you will grant me my request

with that same love with which you did

grant the request of the three prisoners.

I am confident you will grant this favour

through your merits

and the merits of your Divine Son

and allow me to return soon

to render to you the homage of my praises

and grateful thanksgivings.

Amen

(Published by St. Jude Shrine, Paca & Saratoga Streets, Baltimore, MD 21201.)