Aspiration to the Most Blessed Mary

Mother of God, remember me.

(Saint Francis Xavier)

O Virgin and Mother,

grant that I may always remember thee.

(Saint Philip Neri)

Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God,

pray to Jesus for me.

(Saint Philip Neri)

O Lady, grant that Jesus may never cast me off.

(Saint Ephrem)

O Mary, may my heart never cease to love thee,

and my tongue never cease to praise thee.

(Saint Bonaventure)

O Lady, by the love which thou bearest to Jesus,

help me to love Him.

(Saint Bridget)

O Mary, be graciously pleased to make me thy servant.

(Saint Jane de Chantal)

O Mary, I give myself to thee without reserve;

do thou accept and preserve me.

(Saint Mary Magdalen de Pazzi)

O Mary, abandon me not until death.

(Father Spinelli)

Hail, Mary, my Mother.

(Father Francis Brancaccio)

Holy Mary, my Advocate,

pray for me.

(Father Sertorio Caputo)





Thy name of Mary, to my ear,

O Mother Mary, sounds more sweet

Than sweetest melody;

It brings such peace and joy so dear,

That I would ever more repeat

A word so sweet to me.

Our Blessed Lady revealed to a devout soul

that she was much pleased at being honored

by her servants with the following devotion:

I thank Thee, O Eternal Father,

for the power given to Mary, Thy daughter.

Say the "Our Father,"

"Hail Mary,"

& "Glory be to the Father."

I thank Thee, O Eternal Son,

for the wisdom given to Mary, Thy mother.

Say the "Our Father,"

"Hail Mary,"

& "Glory be to the Father."

I thank Thee, O Eternal and Holy Spirit,

for the love given to Mary, Thy spouse.

Say the "Our Father,"

"Hail Mary,"

& "Glory be to the Father."

To thee do we cry, O Queen of Mercy, return,

that we may behold thee dispensing favors,

bestowing remedies, giving strength.

Show us thy compassionate looks,

and we shall be saved.

O sovereign Lady of all things,

Saint of Saints,

splendor of the world,

glory of Heaven,

acknowledge those who love thee;

hear us, for thy Son honors thee by denying thee nothing.

Run, hasten, O Lady,

and in thy mercy help thy sinful servant,

who calls upon thee,

and deliver him from the hands of the enemy.

Who will not sigh to thee?

We sigh with love and grief,

for we are oppressed on every side.

How can we do otherwise than sigh to thee,

O solace of the miserable,

refuge of outcasts,

ransom of captives?

We are certain that when thou seest our miseries,

thy compassion will hasten to relieve us.

O our sovereign Lady and our Advocate,

commend us to thy Son.

Grant, O blessed one,

by the grace which thou hast merited,

that He who through thee was graciously pleased

to become a partaker in our infirmity and misery,

may also, through thy intercession,

make us partakers in His happiness and glory.

(St. Bernard)





In thee from my whole heart

I have placed my hope.

(St. John Damascene)

It is not possible, O Lady,

that thou shouldst abandon him

who has placed his hopes in thee.

(St. Bernard)

Thou hast only to will our salvation,

and then it is not possible

that we should not obtain it.

(St. Anselm)

Hail, Daughter of God the Father;

hail, Mother of God the Son;

hail, Spouse of God the Holy Ghost;

hail, Temple of the whole Trinity.

(Simon Garcia)

Thanks be to God and to Mary.

May all things be to the eternal glory

of the most Holy Trinity

and of Immaculate Mary.

Live always Jesus our love,

and Mary our hope,

with Saint Joseph

and Saint Teresa our advocates!

O Mary, draw me all to God.

O my Mother, make me always have recourse to thee.

It is for thee to make me a Saint.

This is my hope.