Daily
Prayers for September
At
Morning
O
most holy Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ: by the overwhelming grief
you experienced when you witnessed the martyrdom, the crucifixion, and the
death of your divine Son, look upon me with eyes of compassion, and awaken in
my heart a tender commiseration for those sufferings, as well as a sincere
detestation of my sins, in order that, being disengaged from all undue
affection for the passing joys of this earth, I may sigh after the eternal
Jerusalem, and that henceforward all my thoughts and all my actions may be
directed towards this one most desirable object. Honor, glory, and love to our
divine Lord Jesus, and to the holy and immaculate Mother of God. Amen. --Saint Bonaventure
At Noon
Mary,
most holy Virgin and Queen of Martyrs, accept the sincere homage of my filial
affection. Into thy heart, pierced by so many swords, do thou welcome my poor
soul. Receive it as the companion of thy sorrows at the foot of the Cross, on
which Jesus died for the redemption of the world. With thee, O sorrowful
Virgin, I will gladly suffer all the trials, contradictions, and infirmities
which it shall please our Lord to send me. I offer them all to thee in memory
of thy sorrows, so that every thought of my mind, and every beat of my heart
may be an act of compassion and of love for thee. And do thou, sweet Mother,
have pity on me, reconcile me to thy divine Son Jesus, keep me in His grace,
and assist me in my last agony, so that I may be able to meet thee in heaven
and sing thy glories. Amen.
At 3PM
Most
holy Virgin. and Mother, whose soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow in the
Passion of thy divine Son, and who in His glorious Resurrection wast filled
with never-ending joy at His triumph; obtain for us who call upon thee, so to
be partakers in the adversities of Holy Church and the sorrows of the Sovereign
Pontiff, as to be found worthy to rejoice with them in the consolations for
which we pray, in the charity and peace of the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
At Twilight
O
most holy and afflicted Virgin! Queen of Martyrs! thou who didst stand
motionless beneath the Cross, witnessing the agony of thy expiring Son--through
the unceasing sufferings of thy life of sorrow, and the bliss which now more
than amply repays thee for thy past trials, look down with a mother's
tenderness and pity on me, who kneel before thee to venerate thy dolors, and
place my requests, with filial confidence, in the sanctuary of thy wounded
heart; present them, I beseech thee, on my behalf, to Jesus Christ, through the
merits of His own most sacred death and passion, together with thy sufferings
at the foot of the cross, and through the united efficacy of both obtain the
grant of my present petition. To whom shall I resort in my wants and miseries
if not to thee, O Mother of Mercy, who, having so deeply drunk of the chalice
of thy Son, canst compassionate the woes of those who still sigh in the land of
exile? Offer for me to my Savior one drop of the Blood which flowed from His
sacred veins, one of the tears which trickled from His divine eyes, one of the
sighs which rent His adorable Heart. O refuge of the universe and hope of the
whole world, do not reject my humble prayer, but graciously obtain the grant of
my petition.
At Slumber
Mary most sorrowful, Mother of Christians,
pray for us. Virgin most sorrowful, pray for us.
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