The image of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is most notable with the Archangels, holding the instruments of Our Lord's future Passion. Seeing these instruments, Our Savior flees to the loving Protection of Our Lady. In His haste, notice that one of His sandals has become loose. Just as the Child Jesus runs to the Protective Arms of Our Lady, we Christians can run to Her Protective Arms.
The Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help is said for nine consecutive days as follows:
See at Your feet, O Mother of Perpetual Help, a poor sinner who has recourse to You and confides in You.
O Mother of Mercy, have pity on me! I hear You called the refuge and the hope of sinners; be my refuge and my hope.
Help me, for the love of Jesus Christ; stretch forth Your hand to a poor fallen creature who recommends himself (herself) to You, and who devotes himself (herself) to Your service forever.
I bless and thank Almighty God, who in His mercy had given me this confidence in You, which I hold to be a pledge of my eternal salvation.
Mary, tender Mother, help me. Mother of Perpetual Help, never allow me to lose my God.
Amen.
Conclude by reciting the following prayers three times each:
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be
