Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Martyr of love and sorrow, because thou didst witness the pains and torments of Jesus: truly did thou concurs in the great work of my redemption, first, by thy innumerable afflictions, and then by the offering thou didst make the Eternal Father of His and thy only-begotten, as a holocaust and victim of propitiation for my sins. I compassionate thee for the bitter pain which thou didst suffer. I thank thee for that love, well-nigh infinite, through which thou didst bereave thyself of the Fruit of the womb, true God, and true man, to save me, a sinner. Let thy intercession be ever interposed with the Father and the Son for me, that I may steadily amend my evil ways, and never, by further faults, crucify afresh my loving Saviour; that so, persevering in His grace until death, I may obtain eternal life: through the merits of His dolorous Passion and His death upon the Cross. (Three Hail Mary)
Let Us Pray: O Lord Jesus Christ, Who, at the sixth hour of the day, did, for the Redemption of the world, mount the gibbet of the Cross, and shed Thy precious Blood for the remission of sins; we humbly beseech Thee to grant us, after our death, a joyful entrance into the gates of paradise. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, that now, and at the hour of our death, the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, Thy Mother, may intercede for us, through whose most holy soul a sword passed in the hour of Thy Passion: through Thee, Jesus Christ, Saviour of the world, Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen.
A Prayer to the Heart of Mary: O Heart of Mary, Mother of God, and our Mother, most amiable Heart, the object of the complacency of the most adorable Trinity, and worthy of all the veneration and affection of Angels and men; Heart more conformable to that of Jesus, of which Thou art the most perfect likeness; Heart full of goodness and compassion for our miseries, vouchsafe to melt our frozen hearts, and grant that they may be entirely turned towards the Heart of our Divine Saviour. Infuse into them the love of thy virtues; inflame them with that sacred fire with which thou continually burned.
Take under thy protection the Holy Catholic Church; defend it, and be always its consolation, its asylum and its invincible fortress against every assault of its enemies. Be thou our way to come to Jesus, and the channel through which we receive all graces necessary for our salvation. Be thou our help in our wants, our relief under afflictions, our comfort in temptations, our refuge in persecutions, and our support in all dangers; but especially in our last conflict at the time of death, when all the powers of hell will use their utmost endeavors to seize our souls in that awful moment, in that terrible crisis, on which depends our eternal lot.
Do thou, at that time, O most pious Virgin, help us experience the sweetness of thy maternal Heart, and the efficacy of thy influence with Jesus, thy all-powerful Son, by opening unto us, a secure refuge in the source itself of mercy, a secure refuge, that we may enjoy the happiness of blessing Him in Heaven for all eternity. Amen. May the Divine Heart of Jesus, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, be known, praised, blessed, loved, served, and glorified for ever, by all His creatures! Amen.
