INTRODUCTORY PRAYER
Come Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle
winthin them the fire of Thy love!
V. Send forth
Thy Spirit and they shall be created.
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray.
O God, Who by the
light of the Holy Spirit dost instruct the hearts of
the faithful, grant us by this same Spirit to relish what is
right and
ever to rejoice in His consolation, through Jesus Christ, our
Lord. Amen.
I. CROWN OF
EXCELLENCE
[To honor the Divine
Maternity of the Blessed Virgin, her ineffable Virginity,
her purity without stain and her innumerable virtues.]
1.
Our Father,
Hail Mary.
Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, who didst bear the
Lord, the Creator of the world; thou didst give birth to Him Who
made thee, and remainest a Virgin forever.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary; Rejoice a thousand times!
2.
Hail Mary.
O holy and immaculate Virgin, I know not with what
praise to extol thee, since thou didst bear in thy womb the very
One Whom the Heavens cannot contain.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary; Rejoice a thousand times!
3.
Hail Mary.
Thou are all fair, O Virgin Mary, and there is no stain in thee.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary; Rejoice a thousand times!
4.
Hail Mary.
Thy virtues, O Virgin, surpass the stars in number.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary; Rejoice a thousand times!
Glory be to the Father.
II. CROWN OF POWER
[To honor the
royalty of the Blessed Virgin, her magnificence, her
universal mediation and the strength of her rule.]
5. Our Father,
Hail Mary.
Glory be to thee, O Empress of the world! Bring us with thee to
the joys of Heaven.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary; Rejoice a thousand times!
6.
Hail Mary.
Glory be to thee, O treasure house of the Lord's graces! Grant
us a share in thy riches.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary; Rejoice a thousand times!
7.
Hail Mary.
Glory be to thee, O Mediatrix between God and man!Through thee
may the Almighty be favorable to us. Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;
Rejoice a thousand times!
8. Glory be to thee
who destroyest heresies and crushest demons! Be thou our loving
guide. Rejoice, O Virgin Mary; Rejoice a thousand times! Glory
be to the Father.
Glory be to the Father.
III. CROWN OF
GOODNESS
[To honor the mercy
of the Blessed Virgin toward sinners, the poor,
the just and the dying.]
9.
Our Father,
Hail Mary.
Glory be to thee, O refuge of sinners! Intercede for us with
God.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary; Rejoice a thousand times!
10.
Hail Mary.
Glory be to thee, O Mother of orphans! Render the Almighty
favorable to us.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary; Rejoice a thousand times!
11.
Hail Mary.
Glory be to thee, O joy of the just! Lead us with thee to the
joys of Heaven.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary; Rejoice a thousand times!
12.
Hail Mary.
Glory be to thee who are ever ready to assist us in lifeand
death! Lead us with thee to the kingdom of Heaven! Rejoice, O
Virgin Mary; Rejoice a thousand times!
Glory be to the Father.
CONCLUDING PRAYER
Let Us Pray.
Hail, Mary,
Daughter of God the Father; Hail, Mary, Mother of God the Son;
Hail, Mary, Spouse of the Holy Ghost; Hail, Mary, Temple of the
most Holy Trinity; Hail, Mary, my Mistress, my treasure, my joy,
Queen of my heart; my Mother, my life, my sweetness, my dearest
hope ---- yea, my heart and my soul! I am all thine and all that
I have is Thine, O Virgin blessed above all things! Let thy soul
be in me to magnify the Lord; let thy spirit be in me to rejoice
in God. Set thyself, O faithful Virgin, as a seal upon my heart,
that in thee and through thee I may be found faithful to God.
Receive me, O gracious Virgin, among those whom thou lovest and
teachest, whom thou leadest, nourishest and protectest as thy
children. Grant that for love of thee I may despise all earthly
consolations and ever cling to those of Heaven until, through
thee, His faithful spouse, Jesus Christ thy Son be formed in me
for the glory of the Father. Amen.
