Queen of Angels

VELÁZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y

The Coronation of the Virgin

Song of Farewell

Saints of God, come to his aid! 

Hasten to meet him, angels of the Lord! 

Receive his soul and present him to God the Most High.

May Christ, who called you, take you to himself;

may angels lead you to the bosom of Abraham. 

Receive his soul and present him to God the Most High. 

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, 

and let perpetual light shine upon him.

Receive his soul and present him to God the Most High.


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Today, my husband, his brothers, and mother said goodbye to their beloved father, husband. Requiescat in pace, Paul.

Queen of Peace, pray for us

Our heavenly mother has many, many titles, and I enjoy choosing just the right one every day. Asking her intersession, remembering her in just the way I need every day.

You may have noticed my May for Mary posts have changed this year, just a bit. Especially if you know what my family is going through right now. Today I ask for the Queen of Peace to shower her graces on those who need her most. She knows who those poor souls are. Embrace them Mother Mary, as only you can, the Mother who knows just what all of her children need at each moment. Bring them Your Son's Divine Mercy, at their hour of need. I pray.

Ulisse Sartini 

Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, pray for us.

Holy Mother of God, pray for us.

Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us.

Mother of Christ, pray for us.

Mother of divine grace, pray for us.

Mother most pure, pray for us.

Mother most chaste, pray for us.

Mother inviolate, pray for us.

Mother undefiled, pray for us.

Mother most amiable, pray for us.

Mother most admirable, pray for us.

Mother of good counsel, pray for us.

Mother of our Creator, pray for us.

Mother of our Savior, pray for us.

Virgin most prudent, pray for us.

Virgin most venerable, pray for us.

Virgin most renowned, pray for us.

Virgin most powerful, pray for us.

Virgin most merciful, pray for us.

Virgin most faithful, pray for us.

Mirror of justice, pray for us.

Seat of wisdom, pray for us.

Cause of our joy, pray for us.

Spiritual vessel, pray for us.

Vessel of honor, pray for us.

Singular vessel of devotion, pray for us.

Mystical rose, pray for us.

Tower of David, pray for us.

Tower of ivory, pray for us.

House of gold, pray for us.

Ark of the covenant, pray for us.

Gate of heaven, pray for us.

Morning star, pray for us.

Health of the sick, pray for us.

Refuge of sinners, pray for us.

Comforter of the afflicted, Help of Christians, pray for us.

Queen of Angels, pray for us.

Queen of Patriarchs, pray for us.

Queen of Prophets, pray for us.

Queen of Apostles, pray for us.

Queen of Martyrs, pray for us.

Queen of Confessors, pray for us.

Queen of Virgins, pray for us.

Queen of all Saints, pray for us.

Queen conceived without original sin, pray for us.

Queen assumed into heaven, pray for us.

Queen of the most holy Rosary, pray for us.

Queen of Peace, pray for us.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,

  spare us, O Lord!.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,

  graciously hear us, O Lord!

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,

  have mercy on us. .

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray. Grant, we beg you, O Lord God, that we your servants, may enjoy lasting health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enter into the joy of eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us

Tianna Mallett

"My Mother, I desire to possess you always and I do not wish to be separated from you any longer. Oh! bring me to Paradise. I can live no longer without you. 

Do you see the suffering that you are causing me? I need your heart. Yes, each day I seek you in order to pour into this heart the sorrowful transports of mine. Do not leave me . . . O my Mother, O my Mother! If you are truly touched with compassion, Oh! Why do you part from a child who loves you so tenderly? If you are not here, who will listen to my prayers? Who will obtain my wishes? 

Without You I am…as a beggar girl stripped of all assistance. Mother, why do I give up? Lead me to Paradise. Oh my Mother, my Mother, you are a very pure flower with the whiteness of a lily!" ~~ St. Gemma Galgani

Mother of Mercy

SASSOFERRATO
The Virgin in Prayer
1640-50

O Mary, conceived without stain, pray for us who fly to thee. Refuge of sinners, Mother of those who are in their agony, leave us not in the hour of our death, but obtain for us perfect sorrow, sincere contrition, remission of our sins, a worthy reception of the most holy Viaticum, the strengthening of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction, so that we may be able to stand with safety before the throne of the just but merciful Judge, our God and our Redeemer. Amen.

Mother of Mothers

RUBENS, Peter Paul
The Education of the Virgin
1625-26

"When we were little, we kept close to our mother in a dark alley or if dogs barked at us. Now, when we feel temptations of the flesh, we should run to the side of our Mother in Heaven, by realizing how she is to us, and by means of aspirations. She will defend us and lead us to the light." --St. Josemaria Escriva

Happy Mother's Day to you, my sweet friends.

Beautiful Mother

ANDREA DEL SARTO
Madonna of the Harpies
1517

"A clean heart is a free heart. A free heart can love Christ with an undivided love in chastity, convinced that nothing and nobody will separate it from his love. Purity, chastity, and virginity created a special beauty in Mary that attracted God’s attention. He showed his great love for the world by giving Jesus to her."~~ Mother Teresa

Holy Queen Enthroned Above

"The Crowning of a Mother"
Enric Monserday Vidal (1850-1926)

PRAYER FOR THE QUEENSHIP OF MARY

O Mary, when our eyes close in our last sleep, and open to behold thy Son, the Just Judge, and the Angel opens the Book, and the Enemy accuses us; in that terrible hour, come to our aid. Be with us. When death came to Joseph, you and your Son were with him: Thy Son to judge, thou to console. O Happy Joseph! When death comes for us, be near us.  O Mary, when we are held captive in the place of atonement; plead for us, and visit us, that we may find consolation in thy presence. Stretch forth thy hand to help us; deliver us from our bondage. We are thy children: Thou art our Mother. As little children we come to thee; we know no fear.  O Mary, He changed water into wine for thee, even as He said: My hour has not yet come. Now He will not refuse thee, when you plead for us thy children. O Mary, come quickly to our aid. Do not let us stray from the Fold. The wolf is waiting to destroy us. There shall be neither night nor day to thy praises. Adoration to the Father Who created thee! Adoration to they Son, Who took flesh from thee! Adoration to the Holy Spirit, Thy Divine Spouse! Three in One, One in Three. Equal in all things. To Him be glory for ever. For ever. For ever. Amen.

-- St. Lomman, Abbot, in "The Praises of Mary"

Blessed Among Women

Blessed Art Thou among Women, by Walter Rane



“And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin … ; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, … Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest” (Luke 1:26–28, 30–32).

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.

Mother of All Women

Virgin Mary in Meditation, c.1905

That one woman is both mother and virgin, not in spirit only but even in body. In spirit she is mother, not of our head, who is our Savior himself—of whom all, even she herself, are rightly called children of the bridegroom—but plainly she is the mother of us who are his members, because by love she has cooperated so that the faithful, who are the members of that head, might be born in the Church. In body, indeed, she is the Mother of that very head"--Saint Augustine, Father and Doctor of the Church

Mary, Undoer of Knots

Mary Untier of Knots, or Mary Undoer of Knots, is the name of both a Marian devotion and a Baroque painting which represents that devotion. The painting by Johann George Melchior Schmidtner, of around 1700, is in the Catholic pilgrimage church of St. Peter am Perlach, otherwise Perlach church, in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany.

Pope Francis's Prayer to Our Lady Untier of Knots

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio brought this devotion to Argentina from Bavaria and composed this prayer.

Holy Mary, full of God's presence during the days of your life, 

you accepted with full humility the Father's will,

and the Devil was never capable to tie you around with his confusion

Once with your son you interceded for our difficulties,

and, full of kindness and patience you gave us example of how to untie the knots of our life. 

And by remaining forever Our Mother, 

you put in order, and make more clear the ties that link us to the Lord. 

Holy Mother, Mother of God, and our Mother,

to you, who untie with motherly heart the knots of our life, we pray to you to receive in your hands (the name of person),

and to free him/her of the knots and confusion with which our enemy attacks. 

Through your grace, your intercession, and your example, 

deliver us from all evil, Our Lady, and untie the knots that prevent us from being united with God,

so that we, free from sin and error, may find Him in all things, may have our hearts placed in Him, and may serve Him always in our brothers and sisters. Amen