Pause for Prayer: SATURDAY 5/30

   Madonna of the Streets by Roberto Ferruzzi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May is a month of special devotion to Mary, the Mother of Jesus. On this last Saturday of May, I'm pleased to feature the well known Ferruzzi Madonna (above).  It was a favorite of my mother and this image graced our living room for many years. This morning's prayer is a very contemporary Marian litany, written by Joseph Lackner, a priest of the Society of Mary.

A Marianist Litany to Mary

 

Holy Mary,  pray for us!
Mother of God, pray for us!
Mother of our redemption, pray for us!
Mother of a lost child, pray for us!
Mother of comfort and understanding, pray for us!
Mother who shares our joys, pray for us!
Mother who endures our sorrows,pray for us!

Mother whose heart 

    was pierced by a sword, pray for us!

Mother most merciful, pray for us!

Woman responsive to God's word, pray for us!
Woman willing to believe the impossible, pray for us!
Woman who rejoices in her lowliness, pray for us!
Woman with an undivided heart, pray for us!
Woman of perfect freedom, pray for us!
Woman wrapped in mystery, pray for us!
Woman moved by the Spirit, pray for us!
Woman champion of the poor and lowly, pray for us!
Woman graced by a husband's love, pray for us!
Woman widowed by a husband's death, pray for us!
Woman at the cross, pray for us!
Woman patient and waiting, pray for us!
Woman clothed with the sun, pray for us!

Queen of the fullness of times, pray for us!
Queen of beauty unalloyed, pray for us!
Queen of integrity, pray for us!
Queen of painful meetings, pray for us!
Queen of all our heart's treasure, pray for us!
Queen of our destiny, pray for us!
Queen of peace, pray for us!

Mary, you are 

    mother and virgin, 

    wife and widow,

    peasant and queen,

    blessed for all time. 

We need the comfort of your prayers. 

Remember us always to our Father 

    through your Son, Jesus Christ,

        who is our Lord for ever and ever. 

Amen. 

- Rev. Joseph H. Lackner, S.M.

We often hear the Schubert Ave Maria sung at weddings and funerals. Here's an instrumental performance by Emmanuel Rossfelder which is stunning in its artistry, simplicity and interpretation.

Ave Maria (Schubert) 

    performed by Emmanuel Rossfelder

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