the-glories-of-mary

GLORIES OF MARY. 329
mother of thy Creator. All nations call thee
blessed.
Oh Mary,
if I put my
confidence in thee I shall
be saved;
if I am under thy protection I have
nothing to fear, for to be thy servant is to have
the secure armor of salvation, which God does
not grant except to those whom he will
save.
Oh mother of mercy, appease thy Son. Whilst
thou wast on earth thou didst only occupy a
small part of it; but now that thou art raised
above the highest heaven, the whole world con
siders thee as the propitiatory of all nations.
We supplicate thee, then, oh holy Virgin, to
grant us the aid of thy prayers with God; pray
ers which are dearer and more precious to us than
all the treasures of earth; prayers that render
God inclined to forgive our sins; and wilt thou
obtain for us abundant graces to receive the par
don of them and to practise virtue? prayers that
conquer our enemies, confound their designs, and
triumph over their forces.
PBATER OP ST. ILDEPHONSUS.
I COME to thee, oh mother of God, I supplicate
thee to obtain for me the pardon of my sins, and
that I may be purified from all the errors of my
life. I pray thee to grant me thy grace, that I
may unite myself with affection to thy Son and
to thee; to thy Son as to my God, to thee as to
the mother of my God.