Our Lady of Czestochowa Novena – 9 Days of Prayer
A nine-day novena honoring the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa, venerated at Jasna Gora in Poland — one of the most visited Marian shrines in the world and a symbol of perseverance through suffering.
Our Lady of Czestochowa is the Black Madonna, a famous icon kept at Jasna Gora in Poland. It is honoured as Queen of Poland and Mother of the Church. This novena asks for her protection for the nation and for your family. Her feast is August 26. The image is known for two scars on her cheek, and pilgrims walk hundreds of miles to see it. Pray the novena with a Hail Mary each day, and ask her to protect your family and your homeland.
A novena is nine consecutive days of prayer. Begin nine days before the feast (August 26) and finish on its eve. You can pray this novena at any time of year.
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Intention: For Poland and All Nations Under Persecution, for the Protection of the Church, and for the Grace to Persevere
Holy Mary, Our Lady of Czestochowa, Black Madonna of Jasna Gora — you whose icon has gazed over a people through centuries of suffering, war, partition, and oppression, and who has never abandoned them. We come to you as a people who also need a mother who does not flinch in the face of darkness. Hear our novena. Amen.
Our Lady of Czestochowa,
Black Madonna of the bright mountain —
your face bears the marks of the sword.
You have known violence. You have known sorrow.
You did not flee.
For six centuries you have gazed over a people
who were conquered, divided, and erased from maps —
and yet who remained.
Because of the faith. Because of you.
Mary, what is it that you hold?
A child — yes. But also a nation.
Also a church. Also every person
who has ever knelt at Jasna Gora
and laid their impossible burden before you
and risen somehow lighter.
We come to you with our own burdens.
Some of us carry wounds as visible as yours.
Some carry wounds no one can see.
All of us need a mother who understands both.
Our Lady of Czestochowa, pray for us.
Pray for those who are persecuted for their faith.
Pray for those who are trying to hold their families together.
Pray for those who feel like a people erased from the map —
invisible, forgotten, undefended.
Tell them what you have always told Poland:
Do not be afraid.
God has not abandoned you.
The morning will come.
Amen.
Hail Mary... Our Father... Glory Be...
Our Lady of Czestochowa, pray for us.
Pray this prayer once a day for nine days in a row.
Traditional Catholic Devotional Prayer · Feast Day: August 26. Our Lady of Czestochowa is the most revered image in Poland, housed at the Jasna Gora monastery. The icon, traditionally attributed to Saint Luke, depicts Mary with the Child Jesus and bears two scars on her cheek from a 15th-century attack. John Paul II called it 'the face that has looked over Poland for six centuries.' She is Queen of Poland.
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Frequently asked questions
When should I start the Our Lady of Czestochowa Novena?
Begin on August 17 to end on August 25, the eve of the feast on August 26.
How do I pray the Our Lady of Czestochowa Novena?
Pray the daily prayer once a day, and add a Hail Mary.
Who is the Our Lady of Czestochowa Novena for?
It is for Poles, pilgrims and those who love Mary.
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