A
Special Prayer for the Spirit of Mary
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O VIRGIN-MOTHER,
Let me share
your consciousness of Christ
that, like you, I be lovingly
aware of Him all day;
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Or pray He be a frequent thought,
a loved distraction, that
in leisure or in work inspires
me to be moved by grace
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O
Mother, how I wish I could
give Christ the love you gave
him when He lived with you at
home in quiet Nazareth
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May I see Jesus through your eyes
and love Him through your heart,
being one with Him in mind and
will that He may mean to me
the deep, abiding peace of soul
His presence meant to you.
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HAIL,
FULL OF GRACE;
For grace in truth
have I been born, that I
receive this gift of God and keep
it with increase on earth
and so intensify the power
of your Son's life in me
that I may say with boundless love,
"For me to live is Christ." |
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Help me let Jesus have His way
completely in my heart
'till I shall reproduce towards Him
your attitude of soul
in unresisting love that sings,
"Be it done unto me
according to thy word."
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O
MARY, teach me your approach
to Jesus till I feel
at home with Him within my soul
and love His presence there;
"The Lord is with thee", Mary,
May he also be with me. |
O Mother of fair love, pray that
the Love of Christ possess
and rule my heart and radiate
from me to everyone,
especially those towards whom I feel
dislike in any form;
any time may nothing leave
my soul but love, the love
of Jesus reigning in my heart
for every soul redeemed.
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I BEG YOU, MOTHER
reproduce in my interior life
our cultured ways refined of God,
your noble thoughts and love,
our kind, strong gentleness;
that Christ
may look into my heart
an see your soul reflecting there
and I may hear His voice
Call, "Mary", as He looks at me
and finds He is at home. |
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O Mary, may the Holy Spirit
unite my soul to yours
vibrating with the Fathers's love
for His eternal Son;
and make me one through you with Christ
in His eternal song of glory,
"Hallowed be Thy Name".
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