Bring flowers of the rarest, bring blossoms the fairest,
from garden and woodland and hillside and dale;
our full hearts are swelling, our glad voices telling
the praise of the loveliest rose of the vale!
O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today! Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May.
from garden and woodland and hillside and dale;
our full hearts are swelling, our glad voices telling
the praise of the loveliest rose of the vale!
O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today! Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst 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.
Sub Tuum Praesidium We fly to Thy protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin The Holy Rosary 1.) Make the Sign of the Cross. 2.) Holding the Crucifix, say the Apostles' Creed. 3.) On the first bead, say an Our Father. 4.) Say one Hail Mary on each of the next three beads. 5.) Say the Glory Be 6.) For each of the five decades, announce the Mystery (perhaps followed by a brief reading from Scripture) then say the Our Father. 7.) While fingering each of the ten beads of the decade, next say ten Hail Marys while meditating on the Mystery. 8.) Then say a Glory Be. 9.) At the end of each decade, recite the prayer requested by the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima: O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your mercy. 10.) After saying the five decades, say the Hail, Holy Queen, followed by this dialogue and prayer: Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray: O God, whose Only Begotten Son, by his life, Death, and Resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech thee, that while meditating on these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. 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 toward us, and, after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of they womb, Jesus. O clement, o loving, o sweet Virgin Mary! Pray for us, holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. |
The 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. Regina Caeli Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia. The Son whom you merited to bear, alleluia, Has risen as he said, alleluia. Pray for us to God, alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia. Let us pray: O God, who have been pleased to gladden the world by the Resurrection of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, grant, we pray, that through his Mother, the Virgin Mary, we may receive the joys of everlasting life. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. The Angelus The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary: And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary... Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to Thy word. Hail Mary... And the Word was made Flesh: And dwelt among us. Hail Mary... Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray: Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. |
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary: The Litany of Loreto