HAIL MARY (AVE MARIA)

HAIL MARY

(AVE MARIA)

Hail Mary,

Full of grace,

The Lord is with thee,

Blessed art thou among women

And blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus,

Holy Mary,

Mother of God,

Pray for us, sinners, now

And in the hour of our death.

Amen

THE MAID OF NAZARETH

THE MAID OF NAZARETH

A little Maid of Nazareth

in sweet delight caressed

a downy, bright-eyed fledgling

fallen from its nest.

In answer to its frightened cry,

like the flurry of breeze

anxious twittering songsters

fluttered from the trees.

The same sweet Maid of Nazareth

gently to her pressed

the little truant Son of God

soft-breathing there, at rest.

In swift and eager answer

to His first waking sigh

a myriad of angels

swept from the sky.

Sister M Genoveva CSC

In: Robert. 1946

THE VIRGIN'S NAME WAS MARY

THE VIRGIN'S NAME WAS MARY

Your name is as oil poured out

on our smarting spirits,

on our groaning hearts,

O Mary,

your name is oasis in our wasteland of waiting,

it is wine after the black bread of regret,

after love's white fast.

Your name is like a silence full of bells.

Mary, your name is a pause in song,

it is the moment before flight,

your name is a waterfall of fragrance,

it is a crystal dance of sound,

Mary,

your name is a basilica of cool darkness

for the frightened, the deserters

who have no place to pray.

Your name is as oil poured out

on the troubled waters of the world.

Your name is like a silence full of bells. 

Mother M Francis PCC

Friar. April 1974. Used with permission

LATE FINDINGS ON THE BOOK OF REVELATION REGARDING THE SEARCH FOR THE WOMAN

LATE FINDINGS ON THE BOOK OF REVELATION

REGARDING THE SEARCH FOR THE WOMAN

I. "A woman clothed with the Sun ..."

(Revelation 12:1)

                             To the Sun

Why do you idle without her

at small task of universe-lighting,

burning for pastime blazed hole in the sky?

Tell me, why are you not busy

with hanging in fire-folds around her?

And why she discarded your vesture?

I search for the Mother. Where is she?

                                                She is down on earth, mending the world.

II. "With the moon beneath her feet ..."

                             To the Moon

Here is white clue of her standing?

Clear footprints she left on your silvered

surface indented by feet swiftly gone.

Why did she step from the platform

you offered for floor of her treading? 

Say, I beseech you, why spurning

by Queen of you? Where has she gone?

                                                She went down to earth needing mending

III. "And on her head a crown of twelve stars ..."

                             To the Stars

How strange discovery halts me

on search for the Queen! -twelve lorn stars

strewn over planets when crown was dropped down

In haste of her going to answer

small piteous cry that made summons

to Queen's heart, untilted the stars,

left stellar coronal for business

of Mother. But where? Tell me where has she gone?

                                                She is down on earth, mending the world.

Mother M Francis PCC

Summon Spirit's Cry. San Francisco: Ignatius Press

(c) 1996. Mother M Francis PCC. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

PETITION TO OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL

PETITION
TO OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL

IN THIS PRAYER CHAPEL, SPEND SOME TIME IN REFLECTION AND PRAYER.
IN YOUR HEART, PLACE YOUR PETITION BEFORE OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL.

PRAYER OF CONSECRATION

"O Virgin Mother of God, Mary Immaculate, I dedicate and consecrate myself to you under the title of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. May this Medal be a sure sign of your affection for me and a constant reminder of my duties toward you. Ever while wearing it, may I be blessed by your loving protection and preserved in the grace of your Son. O Most Powerful Virgin, Mother of Our Savior, keep me close to you every moment of my life. Obtain for me, your child, the grace of a happy death; so that in union with you, I may enjoy the bliss of Heaven forever. Amen."

Prayer
"O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee, and for all who do not have recourse to thee, Amen."

Saint Catherine Laboure and the Miraculous Medal

With thanks to Youtube

AVE MARIS STELLA - TWO

AVE MARIS STELLA
Ave Maris Stella - Latin for "Hail Star of the Sea" - is a plainsong Vespers hymn to Mary the Mother of God. The hymn was composed circa eighth century. 

HYMN LYRICS

Ave, maris stella, Dei mater alma,atque semper virgo,felix cœli porta.	Hail, star of the sea, Nurturing Mother of God, And ever Virgin Happy gate of Heaven
Sumens illud «Ave» Gabrielis ore,funda nos in pace,mutans Evæ nomen.	Receiving that "Ave" (hail) From the mouth of Gabriel, Establish us in peace, Transforming the name of "Eva" (Eve).
Solve vincla reis, profer lumen cæcis,mala nostra pelle,bona cuncta posce.	Loosen the chains of the guilty, Send forth light to the blind, Our evil do thou dispel, Entreat (for us) all good things.
Monstra te esse matrem, sumat per te precem qui pro nobis natustulit esse tuus.	Show thyself to be a Mother: Through thee may he receive prayer Who, being born for us, Undertook to be thine own.
Virgo singularis, inter omnes mitis,nos culpis solutosmites fac et castos.	O unique Virgin, Meek above all others, Make us, set free from (our) sins, Meek and chaste.
Vitam præsta puram, iter para tutum,ut videntes Jesumsemper collætemur.	Bestow a pure life, Prepare a safe way: That seeing Jesus, We may ever rejoice.
Sit laus Deo Patri, summo Christo decus,Spiritui Sanctotribus honor unus. Amen.	Praise be to God the Father, To the Most High Christ (be) glory, To the Holy Spirit (Be) honour, to the Three equally. Amen.

AVE MARIS STELLA - THE LYRICS

AVE MARIS STELLA
Ave Maris Stella - Latin for "Hail Star of the Sea" - is a plainsong Vespers hymn to Mary the Mother of God. The hymn was composed circa eighth century. 

HYMN LYRICS

Ave, maris stella, Dei mater alma,atque semper virgo,felix cœli porta.	Hail, star of the sea, Nurturing Mother of God, And ever Virgin Happy gate of Heaven
Sumens illud «Ave» Gabrielis ore,funda nos in pace,mutans Evæ nomen.	Receiving that "Ave" (hail) From the mouth of Gabriel, Establish us in peace, Transforming the name of "Eva" (Eve).
Solve vincla reis, profer lumen cæcis,mala nostra pelle,bona cuncta posce.	Loosen the chains of the guilty, Send forth light to the blind, Our evil do thou dispel, Entreat (for us) all good things.
Monstra te esse matrem, sumat per te precem qui pro nobis natustulit esse tuus.	Show thyself to be a Mother: Through thee may he receive prayer Who, being born for us, Undertook to be thine own.
Virgo singularis, inter omnes mitis,nos culpis solutosmites fac et castos.	O unique Virgin, Meek above all others, Make us, set free from (our) sins, Meek and chaste.
Vitam præsta puram, iter para tutum,ut videntes Jesumsemper collætemur.	Bestow a pure life, Prepare a safe way: That seeing Jesus, We may ever rejoice.
Sit laus Deo Patri, summo Christo decus,Spiritui Sanctotribus honor unus. Amen.	Praise be to God the Father, To the Most High Christ (be) glory, To the Holy Spirit (Be) honour, to the Three equally. Amen.