Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Phil 4:6-7



Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Mother of Hope, Pray for us


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HOLBEIN, Hans the Younger
Darmstadt Madonna (detail)
1526 and after 1528



"O Mary, I put my trust in you; in this hope I live and this hope I long to die, saying over and over: 'Unica spes mea Jesus, et post Jesum virgo Maria'' - My only hope is Jesus, and after Jesus, Mary." -- St Alphonsus




HAIL, HOLY QUEEN,
Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope!
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve;
to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us,
and after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!


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