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Appendix B. Traditional Catholic Prayers • 535
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.
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin
Mary, that never was it known that
anyone who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help, or sought thy
intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence I fly
unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my
Mother. To thee do I come, before
thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions, but in thy
mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
Angelus
V. The Angel of the Lord declared
unto Mary.
R. And she conceived of the Holy
Spirit.
Hail, Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy
womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
V. Behold the handmaid of the
Lord.
R. Be it done unto me according to
thy word.
Hail Mary.
V. And the Word was made flesh.
R. And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother
of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray:
Pour forth, we beseech thee, O
Lord, thy grace into our hearts; that
we, to whom the Incarnation of
Christ, thy Son, was made known
by the message of an angel, may by
his Passion and Cross be brought
to the glory of his Resurrection.
Through the same Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
Queen of Heaven
(
Regina Caeli
)
Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia.
The Son whom you merited to bear,
alleluia,
has risen as he said, alleluia.
Pray for us to God, alleluia.