Saturday, May 14, 2016

A Marian Prayer for Pentecost

This prayer (in Italian) was used during our seminar week in Rome. I have no idea where it came from, but it is so fitting for this Vigil of Pentecost (and our Pauline feast of Mary, Queen of Apostles) that I had to share it with you:


O Virgin Mary,
in your Immaculate Conception,
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
you became the tabernacle of God.
Pray that the Spirit hasten to us and renew the face of the earth!

O Virgin Mary,
in the mystery of the Incarnation,
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
you became the Mother of God.
Pray that the Spirit hasten to us and renew the face of the earth!

O Virgin Mary,
at the foot of the Cross,
by the will of the Father and the Son.
and by the work of the Holy Spirit,
you became the mother of humanity.
Pray that the Spirit hasten to us and renew the face of the earth!

O Virgin Mary,
while you were at prayer
with the Apostles in the Cenacle,
you were clothed anew in the Holy Spirit.
Pray that the Spirit hasten to us and renew the face of the earth!

O Mary, Queen of Pentecost,
I pray you to ask the Holy Spirit to infuse in my heart
the gifts of wisdom, understanding and counsel, of fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord.
Ask the Spirit to renew and strengthen this week and inconstant heart of mine,
and to make it ever more similar to yours,
so that I might become, now and forever,
the temple and tabernacle of the divine presence.
Amen.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thank you.I feel closer now that I have read this, even closer to God