Prayer
O GOD, Whose only-begotten Son hath purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation through His life, death, and resurrection, we beseech Thee grant to us who are commemorating those mysteries in the holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the grace to hearken to the lessons they teach us and to obtain the blessings they promise. Through the same Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.
The Four Great Anthems of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Alma Redemptoris
Ave Regina Caelorum
Regina Coeli
and
Salve Regina
They are to be recited in the following order in the course of the year.
From the Saturday before the first Sunday of Advent to Candlemas, inclusively.
MOTHER of Christ! hear thou thy people's cry, Star of the deep, and portal of the sky, Mother of Him Who thee from nothing made,
Sinking we strive and call to thee for aid.
