Prayer for the Day: Our Lady of Pity

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Prayer to Our Lady of Pity
from 'Our Lady Book' compiled by Rev. F.X. Lasance

Kneeling at thy holy feet, O gracious Queen of Heaven! we offer our deepest reverence.

We confess that thou art the daughter of the Eternal Father, the mother of the Divine Word, and the spouse of the Holy Ghost.

Full of grace, of virtue, and of heavenly gifts, thou art the chaste temple of the Holy Trinity.

With thee are treasured God's mercies, and thou, too, dost dispense them.

And since thy loving heart is filled with charity, sweetness, and tender compassion for us poor sinners, we call thee Mother of holy Pity.

With the greatest trust, then, do we come to thee in this our sorrow and distress. We beg that thou wouldst make us confide in thy love, by granting us (mention request), if it be God's will, and for the welfare our our souls.

Cast, then, thine eyes of pity upon us and upon all our kindred. That we may not perish, shield us from the attacks of the world, the flesh, and the devil, that continually assail us.

Remember, O fondest of mothers, that we are thy children, purchased with the precious blood of thy Divine Son.

Pray, without ceasing, that the Adorable Trinity may give us the grace ever to be victorious over the devil, the world, and our unhallowed passions; that grace by which the just grow in holiness, sinners are converted, and heresy destroyed; by which the unbeliever is enlightened, and the Jews brought to the true religion.

Bestow upon us this boon, O most pure Virgin, through the infinite bounty of the Most High, through the merits of thy Son, by the care with which thou didst nourish Him, by the devotion with which thou didst service Him, by the love with which thou didst cherish Him, by thy tears and anguish endured in His holy Passion.

Obtain for us the great favor that the whole world may be made one people and one Church, which shall give thanks, praise, and glory to the Most Holy Trinity, and to thee who art our Mediatrix.

May the power of the Father, the wisdom of the Son, and the virtue of the Holy Ghost, grant us this blessing, Amen.

Our Father... Hail Mary...