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Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin

According  to the method of St. Louis de Montfort

Introductory Prayer

 

I am all thine Immaculate One, with all that I have:

in time and in eternity.

 

Allow me to praise you, O Holy Virgin,
Give me strength against your enemies.

I. THE CROWN OF EXCELLENCE

 

To honor the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin, her ineffable Virginity, her purity without stain, and her innumerable virtues.

Our Father, who art in heaven …

1. Hail Mary, full of grace …

Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, who did bear the Lord, the Creator of the world;

thou did give birth to Him Who made thee, and remains a Virgin forever.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

2. Hail Mary, full of grace …

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, full of grace …

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, full of grace …

Thy virtues, O Virgin,

surpass the stars in number.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

Glory be to the Father …

II. THE CROWN OF POWER

 

To honor the royalty of the Blessed Virgin, her magnificence,
her universal mediation and the strength of her rule.

Our Father, who art in heaven …

5. Hail Mary, full of grace …

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, full of grace …

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, full of grace …

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. Hail Mary, full of grace …

Glory be to thee who destroys heresies and crushes demons!

Be thou our loving guide.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

Glory be to the Father …

III. THE CROWN OF GOODNESS

 

To honor the mercy of the Blessed Virgin toward sinners, the poor, the just, and the dying.

Our Father, who art in heaven …

9. Hail Mary, full of grace …

Glory be to thee, O refuge of sinners!

Intercede for us with God.

Rejoice, O Virgin Mary;

Rejoice a thousand times!

10. Hail Mary, full of grace …

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, full of grace …

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, full of grace …

Glory be to thee who are ever ready to assist us in life and 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—yes, 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 loves and teaches, whom thou leads, nourishes and protects 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.

I am all thine Immaculate One, with all that I have:

in time and in eternity.

Amen.

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