Novena for the Queenship of Mary – 9 Days of Prayer
Novena for the Solemnity of the Queenship of Mary (August 22), observed one week after the Assumption. Mary reigns as Queen of Heaven and Earth, interceding for all her children.
The Queenship of Mary honours Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth, a week after the Assumption. This novena asks her to intercede as a mother. The feast is August 22. Pope Pius XII established the feast in 1954, and today it is kept one week after the Assumption. Mary's queenship is understood as a mother's care, not as earthly power. Pray the novena with a Hail Holy Queen or a decade of the Rosary, and entrust your family and your country to her.
A novena is nine consecutive days of prayer. Begin nine days before the feast (August 22) and finish on its eve. You can pray this novena at any time of year.
Pray this novena with daily reminders in the Sacred Novenas app
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Intention: For Those Under Mary's Queenly Protection and Intercession
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! Our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Amen.
O Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, clothed with the sun and crowned with twelve stars, with the moon beneath your feet! You were assumed body and soul into heaven, and there crowned Queen of the Universe by the Holy Trinity.
As Queen, you reign not by power over us but by love for us — a mother's love that never ends, a queen's intercession that never fails. All the saints and angels recognize your dignity. The Church acclaims you: Queen of Angels, Queen of Prophets, Queen of Apostles, Queen of Martyrs, Queen of Confessors, Queen of Virgins, Queen of all Saints.
You are also Queen of Mercy — the one who turns to us in our misery and brings our petitions to your Son, as you did at Cana when you told Him 'they have no wine' and then told the servants 'do whatever He tells you.'
Queenly Mary, intercede for me now before your Son the King. Obtain for me the grace I seek. (Mention your intention here.)
Reign in my heart, O Queen. May your queenship be a reality in my life — your gentleness, your purity, your fiat, your love. Bring me with you to your Son, that where you are, I may be also, in the Father's house forever. Amen.
Lord God, who made the Blessed Virgin Mary mother and queen of all, grant that sustained by her motherly intercession and imitating her example, we may come to share in the glory of your kingdom. Amen.
Pray this prayer once a day for nine days in a row.
Traditional Catholic Devotional Prayer · Feast Day: August 22. The Queenship of Mary was added to the universal calendar by Pope Pius XII in 1954, placed a week after the Assumption. It honors Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth, sharing in the kingship of her Son.
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Frequently asked questions
When should I start the Novena for the Queenship of Mary?
Begin on August 13 to end on August 21, the eve of the feast on August 22.
How do I pray the Novena for the Queenship of Mary?
Pray the daily prayer once a day, and add a Hail Holy Queen.
Who is the Novena for the Queenship of Mary for?
It is for anyone who loves Mary and seeks her help.
Pray this novena with daily reminders in the Sacred Novenas app
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