Mary, Mother of the Church

con, Our Lady of ILIGE, Lebanon

Mary’s Song of Praise (Luke 1:46-55)

My soul magnifies the Lord,
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
For he has looked with favour
on the lowliness of his servant.

Surely, from now on
all generations will call me blessed;
for the mighty one has done great things for me,
And holy is his name.

His mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm;
He has scattered the proud
in the thoughts of their hearts.

He has brought down the powerful
from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.

He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
according to the promise he made
to our ancestors, to Abraham
and to his descendents forever.”

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever.

O Mother of God, O Gentle One,
O treasure of mercy and our hope.
You are our refuge and in you we place our trust.
Intercede for us, O Virgin Mary
and by compassionate with our dead.

Through your body
may be far from us
O Virgin Mother
when you pray.

But your prayers are
always with us
giving us protection and shelter.

We implore you to

Ask him who honored you
when he became incarnate from you.

Ask him for us sinners, forgiveness
and his mercy for ever and ever.

You are our Mother
you are our hope
you are our glory and
you are our refuge.
Be our advocate before you Son
that in his mercy
he may forgive our sins.
Do not abandon us, O Gentle Mother.
You are full of all the graces.

Pray for your children
all your children, who
give you thanks
for ever and ever. Amen