Devotion to Mary: Our Lady of good advice, to be invoked every day

OUR LADY OF THE GOOD COUNCIL

CELEBRATES ON APRIL 25

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF THE GOOD COUNCIL

Blessed Virgin Mary, most pure Mother of God, faithful dispenser of all graces, oh! For the love of your divine Son, illuminate my mind, and assist me with your advice, so that I can see and want what I must do in every circumstance of life. I hope, oh Immaculate Virgin, to receive this heavenly favor through your intercession; after God, all my confidence is in you.

Fearing, however, that my sins might prevent the effect of my prayer, I detest them as much as I can, because they infinitely displease your Son.

My good Mother, I ask you this thing alone: ​​What should I do?

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF THE GOOD COUNCIL

by Pope Pius XII

Holy Virgin,
at whose feet it leads us
our frantic uncertainty
in research and achievement
of truth and good,
to invoke you with the sweet title
of Mother of the Good Council,
come, please, to our rescue,
while, through the streets of the world,
the darkness of error and evil
conspire to our ruin,
misleading minds and hearts.

You, seat of wisdom and star of the sea,
it gives light to doubters and wanderers,
lest false goods seduce them;
secure them against hostile and corrupting forces
of passions and sin.

Get for us, O Mother of Good Counsel,
from your Divine Son, the love of virtue
and, in the uncertain and difficult steps,
the strength to embrace
what is appropriate for our salvation.

If your hand holds us,
we will walk unharmed on the signposted paths
from the life and words of the Redeemer Jesus;
and after following free and safe,
even in earthly struggles,
under your maternal star,
the Sun of Truth and Justice,
we will enjoy with You in the port of health
full and eternal peace.
So be it.

TO OUR LADY OF THE GOOD COUNCIL

Rejoice, O Mary, Image of the Church and sweet Mother of the Good Council. You are our model, the sign of sure hope of our pilgrimage.
For this reason in the journey of life, made arid and tortuous by the devouring forces of violence and power, looking at You we learn to make Christ grow in the hearts of men, we learn, despite everything, to sow the Good, the True, the Beautiful; because we trust in the strength of the Gospel, the only one that makes us look like you, O Mary, Image of the Church and our sweet Mother of the Good Council. Amen

TO OUR LADY OF THE GOOD COUNCIL

(From the Liturgy)

Lord, you know how shy and uncertain
are the thoughts of mortals;
through the intercession of Mary,
Mother of the Good Council, in whose
virginal womb the Word is
made man, give us yours
Spirit, why make us known
what you like and guide us
in the travails of life.
For Christ our Lord.
Amen.