54 Days Miraculous Rosary Novena
In 1884, in Naples, Italy, a young girl named Fortuna Agrelli was graced with an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary and given this special devotion which she passed onto others.
Fortuna was ill with 3 separate incurable diseases, and her doctors had given up on her case saying it was hopeless. In desperation, the young girl and her family began a novena of Rosaries.
Our Lady appeared to the girl, sitting upon a high throne, surrounded by luminous figures, holding the Divine Child on Her lap, and in Her hand a Rosary.
The sick girl greeted the Blessed Virgin with the following words: Queen of the Holy Rosary, be gracious to me, restore me to health! I have already prayed to Thee in a novena, O Mary, but have not yet experienced Thy aid. I am so anxious to be cured!
Child, responded the Blessed Virgin, you have invoked Me by various titles and have always obtained favours from Me. Now, since you have called Me by that title so pleasing to Me, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, I can no longer refuse the favour you petition; for this name is most precious and dear to Me. Make three novenas, and you shall obtain all you desire.
Once more, the Queen of the Holy Rosary appeared to the young girl and said, whoever desires to obtain favours from Me should make three novenas of the prayers of the Rosary, and three novenas in thanksgiving.
Obeying Our Lady’s instructions, the young girl was completely healed and restored to perfect health.
How to pray 54 Days Novena
The 54 days novena consists of saying 5 decades of the Rosary for 54 consecutive days. A novena means praying for 9 straight days, so the 54 days novena is made up of 6 novenas. The first 3 novenas prayed on the first 27 days are said to present one’s petition. The remaining 3 Novenas prayed for another 27 days without any break are offered in thanksgiving, whether you have received what you asked for or not.