Mater Christi: Meditations on Our Lady — Prayers Before and after Meditation
PRAYERS
Before Meditation O Holy Ghost, give me a great devotion and a great attraction towards Mary, Thy spouse; a great support in her maternal bosom, and an abiding refuge in her mercy; so that in her and by her Thou mayest form in me JESUS Christ.
(_Blessed Grignon de Montfort.
_) Memorare, O piissima Virgo Maria, non esse auditum a saeculo, quemquam ad tua currentem praesidia, tua implorantem auxilia, tua petentem suffragia, esse derelictum.
Ego, tali animatus confidentia, ad te Virgo virginum, Mater, curro.
Ad te venio; coram te gemens peccator assisto.
Noli, Mater Verbi, verba mea despicere; sed audi propitia et exaudi.
Amen.
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, and sought thy intercession was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence, I fly to thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother.
To thee I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
(_300 days, each time.
_) After Meditation My Queen and my Mother, to thee I offer myself without reserve; and to give thee a mark of my devotion, I consecrate to thee during this day, my eyes, my ears, my mouth, my heart, and my whole person.
Since then I belong to thee, O my good Mother, preserve and defend me, as thy property and possession.
Amen.
(_100 days, once a day, if said morning and evening.
_) Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix!
nostras deprecationes ne despicias in necessitatibus nostris, sed a periculis cunctis, libera nos semper Virgo gloriosa et benedicta.
We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of GOD.
Despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin.
Immaculate!
"_Thy Holy Tabernacle which Thou hast prepared from, the beginning.
_" (Wisdom ix.
8. ) _1st Prelude.
_ A picture or medal of the Immaculate Conception.
