MARIAN PRAYER OF SAINT BONAVENTURE # 1 (A.D. 1218-1274)
O Mary, may my heart never cease to love you, and my tongue never cease to praise you.
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O Mary, may my heart never cease to love you, and my tongue never cease to praise you.
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ABANDONMENT TO MARY Virgin full of goodness, Mother of Mercy, I entrust to you my body and soul, my thoughts, my actions, my life and my death. O my Queen, help me, and deliver me from all the snares of the devil. Obtain for me the grace of loving my Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
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Have mercy on me, O Lady, for my enemies have trodden upon me every day: all their thoughts are turned to evil against me. Stir up fury, and be mindful of war: and pour out your anger upon them. Renew wonders and change marvelous things: let us feel the help of your arm. Distill upon
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Run, hasten, O Lady, and in your mercy help your sinful servant, who calls upon you, and deliver him from the hands of the enemy. Who will not sigh to you? We sigh with love and grief, for we are oppressed on every side. How can we do otherwise than sigh to you, O solace
MARIAN PRAYERS OF SAINT BERNARD # 3 (A.D. 1090-1153) Read More »
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, and sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother, to thee I come, before thee I stand sinful and sorrowful. O
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O Lady, since thou art the dispenser of all graces, and since the grace of salvation can only come through thy hands, our salvation depends on thee.
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Our Mediatrix and Advocate O blessed Lady, you found grace, brought forth the Life, and became the Mother of Salvation. May you obtain the grace for us to go to the Son. By your mediation, may we be received by the One who through you gave Himself to us. May your integrity compensate with Him
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Of your Love, O Mary O blessed Virgin, did anyone ever invoke you in need and yet fail to receive help? Only such a person could remain silent about your mercy. As for us, who are your poor servants, we congratulate ourselves for you on account of all your other virtues, but we rejoice in
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Mary, our Mother, the whole world reveres you as the holiest shrine of the living God, for in you the salvation of the world dawned. The Son of God was pleased to take human form from you. You have broken down the wall of hatred, the barrier between heaven and earth which was set us
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How happy my soul was, good Mother, when I had the good fortune to gaze upon you! How I love to recall the pleasant moments spent under your gaze, so full of kindness and mercy for us. Yes, tender Mother, you stooped down to earth to appear to a mere child…. You, the Queen of
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