| HAIL, O Star of
the ocean, God's own Mother blest, ever sinless Virgin, gate of heav'nly rest. |
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come. From thy bright heavenly throne! Come, take possession of our souls, And make them all Thine Own! |
| Taking that sweet Ave, which from Gabriel came, peace confirm within us, changing Eve's name. |
Thou who art called the Paraclete, Best gift of God above, The Living Spring, The Living Fire, Sweet Unction, and True Love! |
| Break the sinners' fetters, make our blindness day, Chase all evils from us, for all blessings pray. |
Thou who are sevenfold in Thy grace, Finger of God's right hand, His Promise, teaching little ones To speak and understand! |
| Show thyself a Mother, may the Word divine; born for us thine Infant hear our prayers through thine. |
O guide our minds with thy blest light, With love our hearts inflame, And with thy strength, which ne'er decays, Confirm our mortal frame. |
| Virgin all excelling, mildest of the mild, free from guilt preserve us meek and undefiled. |
Far from us drive our hellish foe, True peace unto us bring, And through all perils guide us safe Beneath thy sacred wing. |
| Keep our life all spotless, make our way secure till we find in Jesus, joy for evermore. |
Through Thee may we the Father know, Through Thee the Eternal Son, And Thee the Spirit of them both Thrice blessed Three in One. |
| Through the highest Heaven to the Almighty Three Father, Son and Spirit one same glory be. Amen. |
Now to the Father, and the Son Who rose from death, be glory given, With Thee, O holy Comforter, Henceforth by all in earth and heaven. Amen. |
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MY soul doth
magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. Because He hath regarded the humility of His handmaiden; For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because He that is mighty hath done great things to me, and holy is His Name. And His Mercy is from generation to generations to them that fear Him. He hath showed might in His arm, He hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble. He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He hath sent empty away. He hath received Israel, His servant, being mindful of His mercy. As He spoke to our Fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.Amen |