A Prayer to Mary, Queen of Heaven and our Advocate

 "Mary is that woman by whom hell is overcome,
 the devil trodden upon, man saved."--St. Anselm."



Queen of Heaven, the ocean star,
 Guide of the wand'rer here below!
 Thrown on life's surge we claim thy care,
 Save us from peril and from woe.
 Mother of Christ, Star of the Sea,
 Pray for the wanderer, pray for me.

  Sojourners in this vale of tears,
 To thee, blest advocate, we cry;
 Pity our sorrows, calm our fears,
 And soothe with hope our misery.
 Refuge in grief, Star of the Sea,
 Pray for the mourner, pray for me.

 
O gentle, chaste, and spotless Maid,
 We sinners make our prayers through thee;
 Remind thy Son that He has paid
 The price of our iniquity.
 Virgin most pure, Star of the Sea,
 Pray for the sinner, pray for me.

  And while to Him Who reigns above,
 In Godhead One, in Persons Three,
 The source of life, of grace, of love,
 Homage we pay on bended knee;
 Do thou, bright Queen, Star of the Sea,
 Pray for thy children, pray for me.

The Spirit of Our Lady's Litany by Dom Oswald Smith OSB is v.good. De  Montfort is brilliant, I am starting the Mystical City by Mary Agreda tonight.

To Mary our Queen
What pow'r on Earth can match thee,
The Angel-Queen divine,
The couch of th'infant Saviour
His Mother, ay, and mine.

Pretty bad poetry  I'm sure!  But a Mother accepts with delight the worst daubs in fifty shades of brown her clumsy children produce, even the ungrateful adopted brats like me!