Novena To Our Lady Of La Leche (For Mothers to be) (October 3 - October 11)

Repeat the following Novena prayers every day for 9 consecutive days.

Lovely lady of La Leche,
most loving mother the Child Jesus, and my Mother,
listen to my humble prayer.
Your motherly heart knows my every wish, my every need.
To you only, His spotless Virgin Mother,
has your Divine Son given to understand
the sentiments which fill my soul.
Yours was the sacred privilege
of being the Mother of the Saviour.
Intercede with Him now, my loving Mother,
that, in accordance with His will,
I may become the mother of other children
of our heavenly Father.
This I ask, O Lady of La Leche,
in the Name of your Divine Son,
My Lord and Redeemer.

Amen.

O Lord Jesus Christ,
through the intercession of Your tender Mother,
Our Lady of La Leche,
who bore You close to her heart
during those long months before Your birth,
I place my baby and myself entirely in Your Hands.
Free me, I beseech You,
from useless and consuming worry.
Accept the sacrifice of my aches and pains,
which I unite to Your sufferings on the Cross.
Above all, most merciful and loving Jesus,
protect this child You have given to me from all harm,
bestowing the health and vigor every baby needs.
Implant in my heart and on my lips
the words and prayers of Your Mother and mine,
our Lovely Lady of La Leche.
All this I ask that my child
and I may live to praise forever Your Holy Name.

Amen.

Cherished Virgin, heaven’s Queen,
chosen before all women to be the mother of the Son of God,
Mary, my mother, who in your maternity
so sanctified the state of holy motherhood,
imploringly I come to you;
humbly I beseech you;
confidently I trust in you.
I know that, by your powerful intercession,
you can help me in my need.
In you I take refuge, dear virgin.
Poor and needy, I turn devoutly to you
and place all confidently in your hands.
Accept my humble trust,
hear my petitions and come to my aid,
[Mention your (needs) here...]
dear Mother of mothers.

Amen.

For A Mother

To You, lovely Lady of La Leche,
and to your Divine Son,
do I now dedicate this little baby
whom our Father in heaven has given me.
Grateful for the trust He has placed in me,
I beg you to obtain for me
the physical and spiritual graces
I need to fulfill my duties at every moment.
Inspire me with the motherly sentiments
you felt during your days with the Child Jesus.
Make it possible for me,
in imitation of you,
O Lady of La Leche,
to nurse my child to perfect health.
In all things help me to follow the example which you,
as the perfect model of all mothers,
have given to me.
Let my family mirror the virtues of your Holy Family of Nazareth.
Finally, I commend to your loving care
all the mothers of earth,
in whose hands He has entrusted
the souls of His little children.

Amen.

Our Lady of La Leche,
Pray for us.

Our Lady of La Leche,
Pray for us.

Our Lady of La Leche,
Pray for us.