O Virgin Mother of God, we fly to thy protection and beg thy intercession against the darkness and sin which ever more envelop the world and menace the Church. Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, gavest thou to us as our mother as He died on the Cross for our salvation. So too, in 1531, when darkness and sin beset us, He sent thee, as Our Lady of Guadalupe, on Tepeyac to lead us to Him Who alone is our light and our salvation.
Through thy apparitions on Tepeyac and thy abiding presence with us on the miraculous mantle of thy messenger, Saint Juan Diego, millions of souls converted to faith in thy Divine Son. Through this novena and our consecration to thee, we humbly implore thy intercession for our daily conversion of life to Him and the conversion of millions more who do not yet believe in Him. In our homes and in our nation, lead us to Him Who alone wins the victory over sin and darkness in us and in the world.
Unite our hearts to thine Immaculate Heart so that they may find their true and lasting home in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Ever guide us along the pilgrimage of life to our eternal home with Him. So may our hearts, one with yours, always trust in God's promise of salvation, in His never-failing mercy toward all who turn to Him with a humble and contrite heart. Through this novena and our consecration to thee, O Virgin of Guadalupe, lead all souls in America and throughout the world to thy Divine Son in Whose name we pray. Amen.
Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke