Prayer to Our Lady of Pity

Prayer to Our Lady of Pity

KNEELING at thy holy feet, O gracious Queen of Heaven, we offer thee 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 Divine Pity. 

With the greatest trust, then, O most loving Mother, do I come to thee in my sorrow and distress. I beg thee to give me an assurance of thy love, by granting me (mention request) if it be GOD’S will, and for the welfare of my soul. Cast, then, thy most pure eyes upon me and upon all my kindred. 

Consider the cruel warfare which the devil, the world, and the flesh wage against our souls, and how many perish in it. 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 to be victorious over the devil, the world, and our own unhallowed passions; that grace by which the just grow in holiness, sinners are converted, and heresy is destroyed ; by which unbelievers are enlightened, and Jews brought to the true religion. Bestow on us this boon, O most pure Virgin, through the infinite bounty of the Most High, through the merits of thy most holy Son, by the milk with which thou didst nourish Him, by the devotion with which thou didst serve Him, by the love with which thou didst cherish Him, by thy tears and the anguish endured by thee in his holy Passion. 

Obtain for us the great favour that the whole world may be made one people and one Church, to 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.

From the Raccolta

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