V. After childbirth thou continuedst a Virgin inviolate.
R. Mother of God intercede for us.
V. Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come to thee.
Let us pray.
Protect, O Lord, thy servants, with the aid of thy peace; and make us, who confide in the patronage of the blessed Mary ever Virgin, secure from all enemies and dangers.
Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord God, that we thy servants may enjoy perpetual health both of mind and body; and, by the glorious intercession of blessed Mary ever Virgin, may be delivered from present sorrow, and possess eternal joy.
Defend us, O Lord, we beseech thee, from all dangers both of soul and body, and by the intercession of the blessed and glorious Mary, the ever Virgin Mother of God, with the blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and blessed N., and all the Saints, mercifully grant us health and peace; that by the destruction of all adversities and errors, thy Church may serve thee in security and freedom. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
LITANY
OF THE SEVEN DOLOURS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity one God, Have mercy on us,
Mother of sorrows, Pray for us.
For whom there was no room in the inn,
Who wert driven for shelter to a stable,
Who layedst thy first-born in a manger,
Who beheldest with compassion the circumcision of thy Son, Pray for us.
Who didst hear that thy Son was set for a sign that should be contradicted, Pray for us.
Who didst hear that thy own soul should be pierced with a sword, Pray for us.
