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Psalm 114
of the Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by St. Bonaventure

I have loved the Mother of the Lord my God:
and the light of her compassions she hath shined upon me.

The sorrows of death have encompassed me:
and the visitation of Mary hath rejoiced me.

I have incurred grief and danger:
and I have been recreated by her grace.

Let her name and her memory be in the midst of our heart:
and the blow of the malignant will not injure us.

Be converted, my soul, unto her praise:
and thou shalt find refreshment in thy last end.

Psalm 46
of the Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by St. Bonaventure

All ye nations, clap your hands:
sing in jubilee to the glorious Virgin.

For she is the gate of life, the door of salvation, and the way of our reconciliation.

The hope of the penitent:
the comfort of those that weep:
the blessed peace of hearts, and their salvation.

Have mercy on me, O Lady, have mercy on me:
for thou art the light and the hope of all who trust in thee.

By thy salutary fecundity let it please thee:
that pardon of my sins may be granted unto me.

 :D

Catena Legionis

Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising,
fair as the moon, bright as the Sun,
terrible as an army set in battle array?
 
My soul + doth magnify the Lord,
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Because He hath regarded the humility of His handmaid:
for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For He that is mighty hath done great things to me, and holy is His name.
And His mercy is from generation unto 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 for ever.

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost.
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.

[Antiphon]. Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising,
fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in battle array?
[v] O Mary conceived without sin.
[r] Pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Let us pray.

O Lord Jesus Christ our Mediator with the Father,
Who hast been pleased to appoint the Most Blessed Virgin, Thy Mother.
to be our Mother also, and our Mediatrix with Thee,
mercifully grant that whosoever comes to Thee seeking Thy favours
may rejoice to receive all of them through her. Amen.

Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising,
fair as the moon, bright as the Sun,
terrible as an army set in battle array?
 
My soul + doth magnify the Lord,
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Because He hath regarded the humility of His handmaid:
for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.