The paradise of the Christian soul/Chap. III. Meditation on the Angelical Salutation.
CHAPTER III.
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
TAKEN FROM HOLY SCRIPTURE, MOSTLY OF RESTRICTIVE AND ALLEGORICAL SIGNIFICATION.
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.
Holy Mary,
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
| Holy Mary, Mother of all the living, | Gen. iii. | |
| Holy Mary, set up from eternity, | Prov. viii. | |
| Holy Mary, the glory of Jerusalem, | Judith xv. | Pray for us. |
| Holy Mary, promised to the Fathers, | Isaiah vii. | |
| Holy Mary, prefigured by mystic wonders, | Exod. iii., &c. |
| Holy Mary, foretold by prophetic oracles, | Isaiah vii. | |
| Holy Mary, who didst bruise the head of the serpent, | Gen. iii. | |
| Holy Mary, born of the race of David, | Matt. i. | |
| Holy Mary, the Star of Jacob, | Num. xxiv. | |
| Holy Mary, the Tabernacle of God with men, | Apoc. xxi. | |
| Holy Mary, Lily among thorns, | Cant ii. | |
| Holy Mary, the Bush that burned, but was not consumed, | Exod. iii. | |
| Holy Mary, the Fleece of Gideon, | Judges vi. | |
| Holy Mary, the Throne of Solomon, | 2 Kings i. | |
| Holy Mary, the valiant Woman, | Prov. xxxi. | |
| Holy Mary, who hast surpassed all the daughters of men, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, Unspotted Mirror, | Wisd. vii. | |
| Holy Mary, Morning Star, | Eccl. 1. | |
| Holy Mary, Morning rising, | Cant. vi. | |
| Holy Mary, bright as the Sun, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, terrible as an army set in array, | Ibid. | Pray for us. |
| Holy Mary, Tower of Ivory, | Cant. vii. | |
| Holy Mary, dropping Honeycomb, | Cant. iv. | |
| Holy Mary, Garden enclosed, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, Fountain sealed up, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, Well of living waters, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, espoused to the just Joseph, | Matt. i. | |
| Holy Mary, who didst vow inviolable Virginity, | Luke i. | |
| Holy Mary, who didst profess thyself the Handmaid of the Lord to obey Him, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, gloriously saluted by the Angel, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, full of Grace, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, Blessed among women, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, overshadowed by the Holy Ghost, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, the Woman that compassed the Man, | Jer. xxxi. | |
| Holy Mary, the Mother of the Lord, | Luke i. | |
| Holy Mary, the Mother of the true Solomon, | Matt. xxii. | |
| Holy Mary, the Woman clothed with the Sun, | Apoc. xii. | |
| Holy Mary, who didst visit thy cousin Elizabeth, | Luke i. |
| Holy Mary, the blest earth that budded forth the Saviour, | Isaiah xlv. | |
| Holy Mary, the Gate passed through by the Prince alone, | Ezech. xliv. | |
| Holy Mary, the blossoming rod of Aaron, | Num. xvii. | |
| Holy Mary, the Mountain out of which was cut the Stone without hands, | Dan. ii. | |
| Holy Mary, who wentest to Bethlehem with Joseph thy Spouse, | Luke ii. | |
| Holy Mary, who, when thou broughtst forth thy Son, didst lay him in a manger, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, who, when thou becamest a Mother, wert visited by the shepherds and the Magi, | Matt. ii. | |
| Holy Mary, who yieldedst thy Son to be circumcised according to the law, | Luke ii. | |
| Holy Mary, who didst freely submit to the Law of Purification, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, who didst fly into Egypt with thy Son and thy Spouse, | Matt. ii. | |
| Holy Mary, who didst return out of Egypt into the land of Israel, | Ibid. | Pray for us. |
| Holy Mary, who for three days didst seek thy Son sorrowing, | Luke ii. | |
| Holy Mary, who didst rejoice to find thy Son in the Temple, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, who didst honour the marriage-feast with thy presence, together with thy Son, | John ii. | |
| Holy Mary, who didst suggest to thy Son the failure of wine at the marriage, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, who didst stand by the Cross of thy Son, | John xix. | |
| Holy Mary, who wert commended to the beloved Disciple, | Ibid. | |
| Holy Mary, who wert pierced with a sword of sorrow, | Luke ii. | |
| Holy Mary, who wert filled with the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost, | Acts i. | |
| Holy Mary, who art called Blessed by all generations, | Luke i. | |
| By thy eternal election to be the Mother of the Son of God, We beseech thee, hear us. | ||
| By the love of thy only-begotten Son |
By his infant Blood, that was first spilt in Circumcision, We beseech thee, hear us.
By the tender love with which thou didst cherish thy Infant Son, and suckle him at thy virgin breasts,
By the adoration of the Magi and their mystical gifts,
By thy offering of thy Son in the Temple,
By all the affections of love, joy, thankfulness, admiration, praise, &c., which thou didst feel at the sight of the many miracles of thy Son,
By all the distresses and discomforts which thou hadst, first at Bethlehem, when there was no room for thee in the inn, and afterwards when flying into Egypt,
By the most humble obedience of thy Son, with which he was subject to thee and to Joseph,
By the sorrow of thy mother’s heart, with which thou followedst thy Son on the way to his Passion,
By the sword of most bitter sorrow which passed through thy soul beneath the Cross of thy Son,
By the joy thou feltest at the resurrection of thy Son,
By the unspeakable triumph at thy Assumption of the heavenly court,
That thou mayest vouchsafe to commend and reconcile us to thy Son,
That thou mayest obtain for us a readiness of will to obey thy Son in all things,
That thou mayest vouchsafe to implore for us mercy of thy Son in our necessities and distresses,
That in every tribulation thou mayest obtain for us the wine of divine consolation,
That thou mayest vouchsafe continually to cherish and protect us as a mother her infant children,
That thou mayest vouchsafe to assist us at the hour of our death, and to crush the serpent that lies in wait for our heel,
That thou, who art our Advocate, mayest turn towards us thy merciful eyes,
That thou mayest make us to enjoy the Fruit of thy womb for ever,
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, &c.
Our Father. Hail Mary.
V. Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O holy Virgin.
R. Give me strength against thy enemies.
V. Grace is shed abroad on thy lips.
R. Therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.
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.
Who wert obliged to fly into Egypt with thy Son, Pray for us.
Who wert grieved for the slaughter of the Innocents, Pray for us.
Who for three days didst seek sorrowing thy Son, lost in the Temple, when he was twelve years old, Pray for us.
Who didst feel the constant hatred of the Jews to thy Son, Pray for us.
Who, on the day of the Last Supper, didst bid thy Son, when going to his Passion, a sad farewell, Pray for us.
Who didst learn that thy Son was betrayed by Judas, and led away captive, Pray for us.
Who sawedst thy Son delivered up as a malefactor to the chief priests,
Who heardest that thy Son was falsely accused,
Who didst learn that thy Son’s blessed Face was struck with a fearful blow,
Who heardest that thy Son was most cruelly treated by the Jews and soldiers,
Who heardest thy Son rejected for Barabbas,
Who beheldest thy Son scourged and crowned with thorns,
Who heardest the most unjust sentence pronounced upon thy Son,
Who wentest to meet thy Son loaded with the weight of the Cross,
Who heardest thy Son’s blest Hands and Feet being pierced through with dreadful nails,
Who receivedst thy Son’s last Words upon the Cross,
Who stoodst by thy Son in his Agony,
Who didst receive in thy maternal bosom thy Son’s lifeless body taken down from the Cross,
Who, after the burial of thy Son’s body, returnedst home all lone and sorrowful,
O Queen of Martyrs,
O Mirror of the afflicted,
O Comfort of the weak,
O Strength of the timid,
O Refuge of sinners,
By thy Son’s most bitter Passion and Death, Deliver us, O Queen of Martyrs.
By thy heart’s most bitter sorrows, Deliver us, O Queen of Martyrs.
By thy groans and tears, Deliver us, O Queen of Martyrs.
By thy motherly compassion, Deliver us, O Queen of Martyrs.
By thy most powerful patronage, Deliver us, O Queen of Martyrs.
From immoderate sorrow, Deliver us, O Queen of Martyrs.
From timidity of spirit, Deliver us, O Queen of Martyrs.
From every occasion and danger of sin,
From the snares of the devil,
From hardness of heart,
From impenitence,
From sudden and unforeseen death,
From everlasting damnation,
We sinners, Beseech thee hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to preserve us, by thy patronage, in true faith, hope, and charity, We beseech thee hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to obtain for us of thy Son perfect sorrow and penitence for our sins, We beseech thee hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to bring consolation and assistance to them that call upon thee, We beseech thee hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to succour us in the agony of death, We beseech thee hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to obtain for us a happy end, We beseech thee hear us.
Mother of God, We beseech thee hear us.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
V. In all our tribulation and distress,
R. Succour us, O most blessed Virgin Mary.
Let us pray.
Let the blessed Virgin Mary thy Mother, O Lord Jesus Christ, whose most holy soul was pierced in the hour of thy Passion with the sword of sorrow, intercede for us with thy mercy, now, and at the hour of our death. Through thee, O Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world, who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest world without end. Amen.