Dear Women of St. Raphael, Sisters in Christ,
On the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, may God bless you for reflecting on Our Blessed Mother’s love and virtues as we strive to imitate her in our personal lives and always cherish her role in the salvation of humanity through her Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ. Blessings!
Queen Assumed into Heaven! Pray for Us!
Holy Mary, Mother Most Pure, so blessed and chaste,
Made with the sweetness of heaven and absence of sin.
Filled with divine purity by God you were graced,
Perfect in virtue and loveliness, outside and in.
Pray, Mother Most Pure, to guard my dignity and others’,
That I may see nothing with selfish desire or must.
Be my heart that my intentions are pure toward my sisters and brothers,
Rejecting the wickedness of pride, envy, vanity, and lust.
Made with the sweetness of heaven and absence of sin.
Filled with divine purity by God you were graced,
Perfect in virtue and loveliness, outside and in.
Pray, Mother Most Pure, to guard my dignity and others’,
That I may see nothing with selfish desire or must.
Be my heart that my intentions are pure toward my sisters and brothers,
Rejecting the wickedness of pride, envy, vanity, and lust.
Holy Mary, Virgin Most Prudent, with heavenly wisdom,
You pondered everything in your heart that God spoke or asked.
Meditating on His will you talked to God in quiet listen,
And bore sorrows in peaceful stillness long after time had passed.
Pray, Mother Most Prudent, for all my senses to seek The Lord,
In everyone around me, my circumstances, and my attitude.
Be my mind that I may act with reason and with His accord,
And especially in trials, with hope and gratitude.
You pondered everything in your heart that God spoke or asked.
Meditating on His will you talked to God in quiet listen,
And bore sorrows in peaceful stillness long after time had passed.
Pray, Mother Most Prudent, for all my senses to seek The Lord,
In everyone around me, my circumstances, and my attitude.
Be my mind that I may act with reason and with His accord,
And especially in trials, with hope and gratitude.
Holy Mary, Virgin Most Venerable,
God preserved you -Immaculate- the Mother of Salvation.
Above all women, He favored you as most preferable,
With heaven-inspired humility you served creation.
Pray, Virgin Most Venerable, that I may only live,
To need and serve Him evermore as his lowly handmaid.
Be my courage that while I am unworthy, God is here to love and forgive,
Help me to accept His gifts without trying to persuade.
God preserved you -Immaculate- the Mother of Salvation.
Above all women, He favored you as most preferable,
With heaven-inspired humility you served creation.
Pray, Virgin Most Venerable, that I may only live,
To need and serve Him evermore as his lowly handmaid.
Be my courage that while I am unworthy, God is here to love and forgive,
Help me to accept His gifts without trying to persuade.
Holy Mary, Virgin Most Faithful, loyal with natural affinity,
You depended on The Lord in every circumstance and need.
United with your Son, Jesus, in person, heart, and divinity,
And tirelessly ministering to desperate souls who plead.
You depended on The Lord in every circumstance and need.
United with your Son, Jesus, in person, heart, and divinity,
And tirelessly ministering to desperate souls who plead.
Pray, Virgin Most Faithful, for all my worries to be surrendered,
Into to the all-powerful hands of God who knows I am meek.
Be my breath that I may be confident I will be remembered,
And grow in desire and constancy where my faith is weak.
Into to the all-powerful hands of God who knows I am meek.
Be my breath that I may be confident I will be remembered,
And grow in desire and constancy where my faith is weak.
Holy Mary, Singular Vessel of Devotion,
Your soul magnified the Lord and united wholly to His service.
For Him- all praise, petition, thanksgiving, acts of love, every emotion-
Constantly abiding in Him with pleasing commitment was your purpose.
Your soul magnified the Lord and united wholly to His service.
For Him- all praise, petition, thanksgiving, acts of love, every emotion-
Constantly abiding in Him with pleasing commitment was your purpose.
Pray, Singular Vessel of Devotion, my life may be His every whim,
Offering every deed, word, and thought with love and heartfelt prayer.
Be my hope that my life spreads the love I receive in receiving Him,
Living fully in His presence and always of Christ aware.
Offering every deed, word, and thought with love and heartfelt prayer.
Be my hope that my life spreads the love I receive in receiving Him,
Living fully in His presence and always of Christ aware.
Holy Mary, Holy Mother of God, your will was the Lord’s,
And with blind obedience, you lived joyfully as His slave.
With God always on your mind, in your actions, and in your words,
You brought forth His only Son, for humanity to save.
And with blind obedience, you lived joyfully as His slave.
With God always on your mind, in your actions, and in your words,
You brought forth His only Son, for humanity to save.
Pray, Holy Mother of God, that I may surrender to His call,
Responding to His desire and trusting Him in the unknown.
Be my guide to accept the path He leads down, even if I fall,
Relying not on my understanding, but walking by faith alone.
Responding to His desire and trusting Him in the unknown.
Be my guide to accept the path He leads down, even if I fall,
Relying not on my understanding, but walking by faith alone.
Holy Mary, Cause of Our Joy, your soul was full of insight,
With a peaceful spirit and gentle heart you lived your days.
Only in Jesus did you find complete source of delight,
So even in suffering you were able to give Him praise.
With a peaceful spirit and gentle heart you lived your days.
Only in Jesus did you find complete source of delight,
So even in suffering you were able to give Him praise.
Pray, Cause of Our Joy, to lose what does not bring Him glory,
And not rush into fleeting joy or superficial pleasure.
Be my sweetness that I may live poor in goods and spirit without worry,
Knowing that The Lord in heaven is my everlasting treasure.
And not rush into fleeting joy or superficial pleasure.
Be my sweetness that I may live poor in goods and spirit without worry,
Knowing that The Lord in heaven is my everlasting treasure.
Holy Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted,
Your heart suffered agony with heroic trust and patience.
You endured the Passion of your Son that was predicted,
Quietly rejoicing that His sacrifice would make a difference.
Your heart suffered agony with heroic trust and patience.
You endured the Passion of your Son that was predicted,
Quietly rejoicing that His sacrifice would make a difference.
Pray, Comforter of the Afflicted, that I bring my pain to you,
And trust that hardship is what I need for my faith to increase.
Be my strength to bear burdens from God’s perfect point of view,
So with grace, times of waiting become times of prayer and peace.
And trust that hardship is what I need for my faith to increase.
Be my strength to bear burdens from God’s perfect point of view,
So with grace, times of waiting become times of prayer and peace.
Holy Mary, Virgin Most Merciful, our souls need to pardon,
From grudges and resentment that let bitterness rise.
Your heart is full of pity for ours that are hardened,
Because imprisoned in pain, we are bound to despise.
From grudges and resentment that let bitterness rise.
Your heart is full of pity for ours that are hardened,
Because imprisoned in pain, we are bound to despise.
Pray, Virgin Most Merciful, that I may not judge or condemn,
But be inspired with tenderness to forgive their mistake.
Be my compassion that I remember I am a sinner like them,
And with ardent charity, show mercy for Jesus’ sake.
But be inspired with tenderness to forgive their mistake.
Be my compassion that I remember I am a sinner like them,
And with ardent charity, show mercy for Jesus’ sake.
Holy Mary, Refuge for Sinners, sorrow fills your heart,
And tears fall like rain when we turn away from the Lord.
Our sin moves your spirit that we may never be apart,
From God, the Almighty Father, so our souls may be restored.
And tears fall like rain when we turn away from the Lord.
Our sin moves your spirit that we may never be apart,
From God, the Almighty Father, so our souls may be restored.
Pray, Refuge for Sinners, that I always trust in your clemency,
With a rueful heart, repent from wrong and what leads to sin.
Be my protection, wrapping me in your mantle endlessly,
So renewed I can live in The Lord, unchained to where I have been.
With a rueful heart, repent from wrong and what leads to sin.
Be my protection, wrapping me in your mantle endlessly,
So renewed I can live in The Lord, unchained to where I have been.
~All by, all with, all in, and all for Mary, August 15, 2013
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