This beautiful devotion to the Holy Mother of God was born in the hearts of the Brazilian people, so loved and cared for by Our Lady. Devotion to the Virgin Mary is an intrinsic part of the Catholic faith, and the “Maria Passa na Frente” Novena is a reflection of the deep love and respect that the faithful have for her. Over the years, this novena has become a powerful tool of prayer and devotion, invoking Mary’s motherly help in times of anguish, uncertainty and need.
In this period of prayer, we will explore more deeply the meaning of this novena, as well as ask that Mary, the Mother of Jesus, come to the forefront of our lives, illuminating our path with her divine grace and protection.
First day
MARY PASSES AHEAD of my life!
“God gathered all the waters together and called them ‘sea.’ He gathered together all the graces and called them ‘Mary’!” (Saint Luiz Maria Grignon de Montfort)
1. Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit! Come, through the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Your beloved Spouse and our Mother. Amen!
2. Word of God (Lc1, 26-38)
26 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin married to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 Entering, the angel said to him: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you. 29 She was disturbed by these words and began to think about what such a greeting would mean. 30 The angel said to her: Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you will call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David; and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, 33 and his kingdom will have no end. 34 Mary asked the angel: How will this be done, since I know no man? 35 The angel answered him, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy being born from you will be called the Son of God. 36 Also Elizabeth, your relative, even she conceived a son in her old age; and she who is considered barren is now in her sixth month, 37 because nothing is impossible with God. 38 Then Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.
3. Litany “Mary passes ahead of my life!”
In my life, Maria takes the lead…
Of my desires and fears, Maria takes the lead…
Maria takes precedence over my intentions and needs…
Of my desires and my feelings, Maria takes precedence…
Of my thoughts and my desires, Maria takes the lead…
From my memories and from my memory, Maria moves ahead…
From my freedom and my postures, Maria moves ahead…
In my attitudes and my words, Maria takes the lead…
Of my nights and my days, Maria passes ahead…
Of everything that is important to me, Maria comes first…
From what I feel, how I am and what I need, Maria takes the lead…
Of what I have left and what I lack, Maria takes the lead…
Of everything I’ve ever done, Maria is ahead…
Of everything I still have left to do and be, Maria takes the lead…
In my struggle against sin, Mary takes the lead…
From my vocation to holiness, Mary takes the lead…
From my past, present and future, Maria passes ahead…
Prayer “Mary goes ahead!”
Maria passes ahead and opens roads and paths.
Opening doors and gates.
Opening homes and hearts.
The Mother goes ahead and the protected children follow in her footsteps.
Maria, go ahead and resolve everything that we are incapable of resolving.
Mom, take care of everything that is not within our power.
You have the power to do that!
Mother, calm, calm and reassure hearts.
It ends with hatred, grudges, sorrows and curses.
Take your children out of perdition!
Mary, you are Mother and also the gatekeeper.
It opens people’s hearts and doors along the way.
Maria, I ask you: GO AHEAD!
Keep leading, helping and healing the children who need you.
No one was disappointed by you after they invoked you and asked for your protection.
Only you, with the power of your Son, can resolve difficult and impossible things.
Amen.
Second day
MARY GOES AHEAD of my health!
“St. Bernard says that he converted more souls through the Hail Mary than through all his sermons” (St. John Vianney).
1. Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit! Come, through the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Your most beloved Spouse and our Mother.
Amen!
2. Word of God (Lc1, 39-56)
39 In those days, Mary got up and hurriedly went to the mountains, to a city in Judah. 40 She entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. 41 Now only Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child trembled in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 And she cried with a loud voice: Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. 43 Where does this honor come to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? 44 For as soon as the voice of your greeting reached my ears, the child trembled with joy in my bosom. 45 Blessed are you who believed, for the things that were spoken to you from the Lord will come to pass! 46 And Mary said: My soul glorifies the Lord, 47 my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 because he looked upon his poor servant. Therefore, from now on, all generations will proclaim me blessed, 49 because He who is mighty and whose name is Holy has performed wonders in me. 50 His mercy extends from generation to generation to those who fear him. 51 She manifested the power of her arm: she disconcerted the hearts of the proud. 52 She brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted the humble. 53 She filled the needy with goods and sent the rich away empty-handed. 54 She welcomed Israel, her servant, remembering her mercy, 55 as she promised our fathers, in favor of Abraham and his posterity, forever. 56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months. Then she returned home.
3. Litany “Mary goes ahead of my health!”
Regarding my health, Maria takes the lead…
From every cell of this body that is the temple of the Holy Spirit, Mary passes ahead…
With every drop of blood that circulates in my veins, Maria passes ahead…
With every beat of my heart, Maria passes ahead…
For the proper functioning of my metabolism, Maria takes the lead…
So that my bones and my muscles can gain the breath of life, Maria passes ahead…
So that not a single hair falls from my head, without God’s will, Maria passes ahead…
So that nothing and no one pierces me, hurts me, breaks me, hurts me, Maria passes ahead…
So that she can be freed from all evil, danger and evil, Maria passes ahead…
When afflictions knock on my door, Maria passes ahead…
When anguish invades my soul, Maria takes the lead…
When temptations want to bring me down, Maria takes the lead…
When despair wants to overtake me, Maria takes the lead…
When, despite my efforts, I return to my old life, Maria takes the lead…
When the inner dryness seems to extinguish all fervent desire in me, Maria passes ahead…
When a thousand annoying thoughts distract me from prayer, Mary takes the lead…
When they humiliate me and make me sad, Maria will go ahead…
When my friends abandon me, Maria will take over…
When I am the victim of some injustice, Maria will step forward…
When they return to me with evil the good I did, Maria will take the lead…
Prayer “Mary goes ahead!”
Maria passes ahead and opens roads and paths.
Opening doors and gates.
Opening homes and hearts.
The Mother goes ahead and the protected children follow in her footsteps.
Maria, go ahead and resolve everything that we are incapable of resolving.
Mom, take care of everything that is not within our power.
You have the power to do that!
Mother, calm, calm and reassure hearts.
It ends with hatred, grudges, sorrows and curses.
Take your children out of perdition!
Mary, you are Mother and also the gatekeeper.
It opens people’s hearts and doors along the way.
Maria, I ask you: GO AHEAD!
Keep leading, helping and healing the children who need you.
No one was disappointed by you after they invoked you and asked for your protection.
Only you, with the power of your Son, can resolve difficult and impossible things.
Amen.
Third day
MARIA GOES AHEAD of my work!
“Let us thank Our Lady, for it was she who brought us Jesus” (Saint Pio of Pietrelcina)
1. Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit! Come, through the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Your most beloved Spouse and our Mother.
Amen!
2. Word of God (Lk 2, 1-14)
1 In those times a decree appeared from Caesar Augustus, ordering the census of the whole land. 2 This census was carried out before the government of Quirinius, in Syria. 3 Everyone was going to enlist, each in his own city. 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the City of David, called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, 5 to enlist with his wife Mary, who was pregnant. 6 As they stood there, her days were completed. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapping him in swaddling clothes, she laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 There were shepherds nearby, who watched and guarded their flock in the fields during the night watches. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 The angel said to them: Do not be afraid, behold, I proclaim to you good news that will be joy for all the people: 11 today a Savior has been born to you in the City of David, who is Christ the Lord. 12 This will be a sign for you: you will find a newborn baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and placed in a manger. 13 And suddenly the angel was joined by a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: 14 Glory to God in the highest heavens, and on earth peace among men, objects of (divine) benevolence.
3. Litany “Maria gets ahead of my work!”
From my work, Maria takes the lead…
From my work environment, Maria takes the lead…
Of my co-workers, Maria is ahead…
Of those with whom I work and for whom I work, Maria takes the lead…
Of my gifts and talents, Maria takes the lead…
The way I use my salary, Maria gets ahead…
In my fight for better days, Maria takes the lead…
Of my intelligence and my will, Maria takes the lead…
Of my competitions, tests and interviews that I have done and will do, Maria comes out ahead…
In my professional growth, Maria takes the lead…
When envy and jealousy are towards me, Maria takes the lead…
When competition, vanity and pride speak louder, Maria takes the lead…
So that I can be protected from falsehoods and trickery, Maria takes the lead…
So that I can be protected from traps and traps, Maria passes ahead…
So that I don’t live in idleness, Maria goes ahead…
From my rest and my leisure, Maria passes ahead…
Of those who work for God, Mary goes ahead…
Of those who “give work to…