Prayer to the Immaculate Conception Prayer Card

Our Lady, the Immaculate Conception, was declared the official patroness of the United States of America 175 years ago by Pope Bl. Pius IX. Honor her protection of this great land by reciting the prayer of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary written by Cardinal Patrick O'Boyle. On the reverse is "Our Lady, Immaculately Conceived," one of the most beautiful depictions of the Blessed Mother, commissioned by the Marian Fathers in 1782.

Prayer on back:

Our Lady, Immaculately Conceived
Francis Smuglewicz, 1782.
Commissioned by the Marian Fathers.
Church of St. Vito, Rome, Italy.

Most Holy Trinity, we put the United States of
America into the hands of Mary Immaculate
… Through her, we wish to thank you for the
great resources of this land and for the freedom
which has been its heritage. Through the intercession
of Mary, have mercy on the Catholic
Church in America. Grant us peace. Have mercy
on our President and on all the officers of our
government. Grant us a fruitful economy, born
of justice and charity. Have mercy on capital
and industry and labor. Protect the family life
of the nation. Guard the precious gift of many
religious vocations … Have mercy on the sick,
the tempted, sinners — on all who are in need.
Mary, Immaculate Virgin, our Mother, Patroness
of our land, we praise you and honor you and
give ourselves to you. Protect us from every
harm. Pray for us, that acting always according
to your will and the will of your divine Son, we
may live and die pleasing to God. Amen.

Imprimatur: +Patrick O’Boyle, Archbishop of Washington, D.C., May 8, 1959.

In 1792, the first bishop of the United States, John Carroll,
consecrated the nation to Mary under her title, “The
Immaculate Conception.” In 1846, the U.S. bishops
unanimously chose Mary under that title as Patroness, a
request approved by Bl. Pope Pius IX in 1847.