A MARIAN PRAYER

A MARIAN PRAYER
of the 11 TH CENTURY
(Source Unknown)

O Mary, you are inviolate,
pure and without stain,
you who became the glistening gate of heaven.
O most dear and gracious Mother of Jesus,
receive our modest songs of praise.

We beg you with heart and lips:
make our bodies and our souls pure.
By your sweet prayers,
obtain eternal pardon for us.
O Mother most kind!
O Queen!
O Mary!
Who alone remained inviolate!