Lady of Champion

Prayer To Our Lady of Champion

O Dear Lady of Champion, you revealed yourself as the Queen of Heaven to your servant Adele.
You gave her a mission to pray for the conversion of sinners, to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to others and to prepare the children for the reception of the sacraments.

I trust that as you called Adele to holiness, you are calling me, in my station in life, to live a holy life, devoted to Jesus Christ with the help of your maternal love.

I bring before you now my worries and anxieties. I abandon my attachments to them and place them at your feet. I ask you to hear the deepest longings of my heart as I pray most earnestly for: [your intention].

Dear Lady, you told Adele and you say to all of us “Go and fear nothing; I will help you.” Help me now as I place this intention with complete confidence and trust.

Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be

Our Lady of Champion, pray for us.

Source The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion

Novena Prayer

Day One

Queen of Heaven

Today we ask the intercession of Mary under the title Queen of Heaven. When Adele asked her heavenly visitor who she was, the woman answered:

“I am the Queen of Heaven who prays for the conversion of sinners.”

Queen of Heaven, we thank your son, the King, for sending you to us and blessing us with your presence and message. Today, we join you in praying for the conversion of sinners. Show us your good help and obtain from your son the conversion of our family members, friends, and the entire world. May your prayers, on our behalf, help all believers to

follow the commands of the Lord and walk in His paths.

Amen.

Our Lady of Champion

O Dear Lady of Champion, you revealed yourself as the Queen of Heaven to your servant Adele. You gave her a mission to pray for the conversion of sinners, to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to others and to prepare the children for the reception of the sacraments.

I trust that as you called Adele to holiness, you are calling me, in my station in life, to live a holy life, devoted to Jesus Christ with the help of your maternal love.

I bring before you now my worries and anxieties. I abandon my attachments to them and place them at your feet. I ask you to hear the deepest longings of my heart as I pray most earnestly for: [your intention].

Dear Lady, you told Adele and you say to all of us “Go and fear nothing; I will help you.” Help me now as I place this intention with complete confidence and trust.

Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be

Our Lady of Champion, pray for us.

Amen.

Day Two

Mother of Mercy

Today we ask the intercession of Mary under the title Mother of Mercy. Mary commended Adele for her reception of the Eucharist and encouraged her to make a general confession. Today many pilgrims to The Shrine seek God’s mercy through the sacrament of Reconciliation.

Mother of Mercy, we thank your son Jesus for shedding His blood on the cross and redeeming us from our sins. Today, we implore your intercession for those who have sought conversion in their life. They are the answer to your prayers and ours. To your motherly intercession, we entrust pilgrims’ past, present, and future. As they experience God’s mercy, at The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion and in their local community, may the grace of the sacrament of Reconciliation strengthen them in turning away from sin and remaining faithful to God. Show your good help to those who seek your son’s mercy and forgiveness and obtain for them a firm purpose of amendment.

Amen.

Our Lady of Champion

O Dear Lady of Champion, you revealed yourself as the Queen of Heaven to your servant Adele. You gave her a mission to pray for the conversion of sinners, to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to others and to prepare the children for the reception of the sacraments.

I trust that as you called Adele to holiness, you are calling me, in my station in life, to live a holy life, devoted to Jesus Christ with the help of your maternal love.

I bring before you now my worries and anxieties. I abandon my attachments to them and place them at your feet. I ask you to hear the deepest longings of my heart as I pray most earnestly for: [your intention].

Dear Lady, you told Adele and you say to all of us “Go and fear nothing; I will help you.” Help me now as I place this intention with complete confidence and trust.

Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be

Our Lady of Champion, pray for us.

Amen.

Day Three

Health of the Sick

Today we ask the intercession of Mary under the title Health of the Sick. At the end of Adele’slife, she told her friend Josie, “Be kind to the sick and the old, and continue to instruct the children in their religion.” On account of Adele’s passion for the sick, The Shrine today has become a place of prayer for healing for many pilgrims.

Mary, Health of the Sick, we thank your Son Jesus for the healing graces pilgrims have received at The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion. To your motherly intercession, we entrust pilgrims’ past, present, and future as they seek healing in mind, body, and spirit. Show your good help to those who are sick and obtain for them healing, comfort, and consolation from your Son, Jesus.

Amen.

Our Lady of Champion

O Dear Lady of Champion, you revealed yourself as the Queen of Heaven to your servant Adele. You gave her a mission to pray for the conversion of sinners, to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to others and to prepare the children for the reception of the sacraments.

I trust that as you called Adele to holiness, you are calling me, in my station in life, to live a holy life, devoted to Jesus Christ with the help of your maternal love.

I bring before you now my worries and anxieties. I abandon my attachments to them and place them at your feet. I ask you to hear the deepest longings of my heart as I pray most earnestly for: [your intention].

Dear Lady, you told Adele and you say to all of us “Go and fear nothing; I will help you.” Help me now as I place this intention with complete confidence and trust.

Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be

Our Lady of Champion, pray for us.

Amen.

Day Four

Queen of Families

Today we ask the intercession of Mary under the title Queen of Families. Adele shared the news of the apparition with her family. Her father helped to construct the first chapel commemorating the apparition. Adele faithfully carried out her apostolate in those initial years following the apparition and entered the homes of many families to teach their children.

Queen of Families, we thank your Son Jesus for the family of Sister Adele and for all families who have visited The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion. To your motherly intercession, we entrust all the families of the world: faithful families, faithless families, and broken families. Gather all families under your mantle of love and protection. Show to them your good help, and obtain for them from your son an increase of faith, hope, and love, and the graces of unity, healing, perseverance, and whatever else they may need.

Amen.

Our Lady of Champion

O Dear Lady of Champion, you revealed yourself as the Queen of Heaven to your servant Adele. You gave her a mission to pray for the conversion of sinners, to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to others and to prepare the children for the reception of the sacraments.

I trust that as you called Adele to holiness, you are calling me, in my station in life, to live a holy life, devoted to Jesus Christ with the help of your maternal love.

I bring before you now my worries and anxieties. I abandon my attachments to them and place them at your feet. I ask you to hear the deepest longings of my heart as I pray most earnestly for: [your intention].

Dear Lady, you told Adele and you say to all of us “Go and fear nothing; I will help you.” Help me now as I place this intention with complete confidence and trust.

Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be

Our Lady of Champion, pray for us.

Amen.

Day Five

Mother of Disciples

Today we ask the intercession of Mary under the title Mother of Disciples. The Queen of Heaven exhorted Adele to gather the children and teach them their catechism. Let us pray in a special way for catechists, that as they live their life of discipleship, they may lead others to become disciples.

Mother of Disciples, we thank your Son Jesus for inviting us to become His disciples, and to your motherly intercession we entrust all catechists charged with the responsibility of forming disciples. Through the message you spoke to Adele, you invited her to a life of discipleship with your Son, and as we carry on her mission, the same is true for us. Through your motherly assistance, help all Christians become faith-filled disciples and followers of Jesus. Show us your good help and obtain for us the grace to always sit at the feet of your Son, and learn from Him.

Amen.

Our Lady of Champion

O Dear Lady of Champion, you revealed yourself as the Queen of Heaven to your servant Adele. You gave her a mission to pray for the conversion of sinners, to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to others and to prepare the children for the reception of the sacraments.

I trust that as you called Adele to holiness, you are calling me, in my station in life, to live a holy life, devoted to Jesus Christ with the help of your maternal love.

I bring before you now my worries and anxieties. I abandon my attachments to them and place them at your feet. I ask you to hear the deepest longings of my heart as I pray most earnestly for: [your intention].

Dear Lady, you told Adele and you say to all of us “Go and fear nothing; I will help you.” Help me now as I place this intention with complete confidence and trust.

Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be

Our Lady of Champion, pray for us.

Amen.

Day Six

Our Lady of Vocations

Today we ask the intercession of Mary under the title Our Lady of Vocations. Adele discerned the events of her life with various priests and she was obedient to the bishop’s request. Several years after the apparition, Adele founded a tertiary group of Franciscan sisters.

Our Lady of Vocations, we thank your son Jesus for calling all people to follow you in their vocational path, and for the many priests you placed in the life of Sister Adele, helping her to respond to your will for her life. We give thanks also for the gift of consecrated religious who serve the Lord, and for the prompting and guidance of Adele to found a third-order of Franciscan sisters to fulfill Our Lady’s mission for her. Please ask your Son to send more laborers into the vineyard, and intercede for your priests and consecrated religious, that they may remain faithful to their calling. Show your good help to the Church’s priests and consecrated religious and obtain for them the graces they need to live their vocations faithfully and with great joy and love.

Amen.

Our Lady of Champion

O Dear Lady of Champion, you revealed yourself as the Queen of Heaven to your servant Adele. You gave her a mission to pray for the conversion of sinners, to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to others and to prepare the children for the reception of the sacraments.

I trust that as you called Adele to holiness, you are calling me, in my station in life, to live a holy life, devoted to Jesus Christ with the help of your maternal love.

I bring before you now my worries and anxieties. I abandon my attachments to them and place them at your feet. I ask you to hear the deepest longings of my heart as I pray most earnestly for: [your intention].

Dear Lady, you told Adele and you say to all of us “Go and fear nothing; I will help you.” Help me now as I place this intention with complete confidence and trust.

Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be

Our Lady of Champion, pray for us.

Amen.

Day Seven

Queen of Peace

Today we ask the intercession of Mary under the title Queen of Peace. Mary appeared in 1859 to Adele, a few years before the Civil War in the United States. In her apparition, Mary told Adele she prayed for the conversion of sinners and wanted her to do the same. Peace can only happen when hearts begin to change.

Queen of Peace, we thank your son Jesus for the gift of peace which He has left us. We entrust to your motherly intercession our world, and its desperate need for peace. Change the hearts of those who seek to foster violence and division. Wrap your mantle of protection around those who serve in the military and armed forces. Bring them safely home and offer the gift of comfort to their families. Show us your good help, and obtain for us from your Son an end to terrorism, war, and violence.

Amen.

Our Lady of Champion

O Dear Lady of Champion, you revealed yourself as the Queen of Heaven to your servant Adele. You gave her a mission to pray for the conversion of sinners, to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to others and to prepare the children for the reception of the sacraments.

I trust that as you called Adele to holiness, you are calling me, in my station in life, to live a holy life, devoted to Jesus Christ with the help of your maternal love.

I bring before you now my worries and anxieties. I abandon my attachments to them and place them at your feet. I ask you to hear the deepest longings of my heart as I pray most earnestly for: [your intention].

Dear Lady, you told Adele and you say to all of us “Go and fear nothing; I will help you.” Help me now as I place this intention with complete confidence and trust.

Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be

Our Lady of Champion, pray for us.

Amen.

Day Eight

Star of the New Evangelization

Today we ask the intercession of Mary under the title Star of the New Evangelization. Recent Popes hailed Mary under this title as the Church undertakes the task of evangelizing a new generation of Catholics. The 2010 approval of the Wisconsin apparition places Mary’s 1859 message at the heart of the new evangelization.

Mary, Star of the New Evangelization, we thank your Son Jesus, for allowing us to live in this age of the Church and for the task He has entrusted to us. The mission you gave to Adele is a star which guides us to the sacraments and catechesis. Our time is just like Adele’s, which was marked by a lax practice of faith. She needed your message then and we need your message now. Show to us, your devoted servants, your good help and obtain for the Church a renewal in belief and practice of the faith.

Amen.

Our Lady of Champion

O Dear Lady of Champion, you revealed yourself as the Queen of Heaven to your servant Adele. You gave her a mission to pray for the conversion of sinners, to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to others and to prepare the children for the reception of the sacraments.

I trust that as you called Adele to holiness, you are calling me, in my station in life, to live a holy life, devoted to Jesus Christ with the help of your maternal love.

I bring before you now my worries and anxieties. I abandon my attachments to them and place them at your feet. I ask you to hear the deepest longings of my heart as I pray most earnestly for: [your intention].

Dear Lady, you told Adele and you say to all of us “Go and fear nothing; I will help you.” Help me now as I place this intention with complete confidence and trust.

Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be

Our Lady of Champion, pray for us.

Amen.

Day Nine

Our Lady of Champion

Today we ask the intercession of Mary under the title Our Lady of Champion. Adele Brice insisted on dedicating the chapels commemorating the apparition under this title. The devotion to Notre Dame de Bon Secours, which is centuries old, can be traced to France, Belgium, and Canada. In the province of Belgium where Adele grew up, the devotion was widespread.

Our Lady of Champion, we thank your Son Jesus for the ways He has allowed you to serve as our advocate and intercessor, and for the graces you have obtained for us through this novena. As a mother, you wish to help all your children in their need as they cry out to you. Help those who are sick, homeless, and poor. Help the immigrants and refugees. Help families, priests, consecrated religious, and those who live in the single state. Help the Church in her work of catechesis and evangelization. O Queen of Heaven, do not despise the petitions we have offered, but show us your good help and obtain from your Son, what is in accord with His holy and wonderful providence.

Amen.

Our Lady of Champion

O Dear Lady of Champion, you revealed yourself as the Queen of Heaven to your servant Adele. You gave her a mission to pray for the conversion of sinners, to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to others and to prepare the children for the reception of the sacraments.

I trust that as you called Adele to holiness, you are calling me, in my station in life, to live a holy life, devoted to Jesus Christ with the help of your maternal love.

I bring before you now my worries and anxieties. I abandon my attachments to them and place them at your feet. I ask you to hear the deepest longings of my heart as I pray most earnestly for: [your intention].

Dear Lady, you told Adele and you say to all of us “Go and fear nothing; I will help you.” Help me now as I place this intention with complete confidence and trust.

Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be

Our Lady of Champion, pray for us.

Amen.

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