The Annunciation - Litany of Loreto, Royal School of Needlework Embroidery
During the early years of my marriage, I was made aware of the Walk of the Incarnation by a dear friend, and I prayed it faithfully for 9 months. It was a beautiful experience and I would like to invite you to pray for your own intentions.
The below version was found via Pew Words
The Walk of the Incarnation (also known as the Novena for Impossible Requests)
The Walk of the Incarnation is a beautiful devotion to the Virgin of the Incarnation to request her intercession for three very difficult causes (prayer intentions). It begins on the feast of the Annunciation (March 25th), and ends on the feast of the Nativity of the Lord (December 25th). The novena honors the nine months during which Our Lady carried Our Blessed Lord in her womb. Pray the following prayers devoutly every day while meditating on each of the three prayer intentions:
Salve Regina
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
O Virgin of the Incarnation, a thousand times we greet thee, a thousand times we praise thee for the joy thou didst know when the Son of God became flesh in thy womb. Because thou art most powerful, O Virgin Mother of God, grant what we beseech thee, for the love of God.
(Here state first intention; Repeat all of above and state second intention; Repeat a third time and state third intention.)
Memorare
Remember, O Most Gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
May the heart of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament be praised, adored and loved with grateful affection at every moment in all the tabernacles of the world and in the hearts of all, even until the end of time. Amen.
