Saturday (Praise of Mary)

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Pure, blessed and holy in all, you carried the Lord in your hand. And all creation rejoiced with you, crying out saying … Ask for us Holy.

Rejoice, O full of grace. Rejoice, you have received favor. Rejoice, God is with you. We are amazed at your greatness, O awesome virgin. We give you joy with the angel Gabirel because the fruit of your womb has become the salvation of our race and has brought us closer to God his Father. Ask for us Holy.

Like a wedding, without blemish, the Holy Spirit dwelt upon you and the power of the Most High overshadowed you. O Mary, truly, you brought forth, the Word of the Father, who exists forever. He came and saved us from sin. Ask for us Holy.

You are the person from the root of David. You gave birth, for us, in flesh, to our savior Jesus Christ. The only Word, from the Father, who was before the world, hid himself and took upon himself the form of a servant. Ask for us Holy.

You became the second heaven on earth. O mother of God without blemish, out of you, for us, came forth the Sun of righteousness. And you brought him forth according to the prophecy of the prophets, without seed and without defilement. Ask for us Holy.

You are the tabernacle called Holy of Holies. And within you was the ark covered in gold everywhere and within it the tablets of the covenant. The pot of gold of the hidden manna who is the Son of God who came and dwelt with the Virgin Mary. Without defilement he was incarnate from her and the Word of the Father was born into the world. The glorious King came and saved us. Paradise rejoiced as the rational Lamb, Son of the Father, who dwells forever, came and saved us from sin. Ask for us Holy.

You were called the Mother of Christ the King. After giving birth to Him, you continued in your virginity. In a marvelous mystery you gave birth to Emmanuel. And because of this you preserved yourself without change. Ask for us Holy.

You are the ladder that Jacob saw, upon which was God. You carried in your sealed womb the Unknown in all ways. You became for us an intercessor to our Lord Jesus Christ, who was incarnate within you for our salvation. Ask for us Holy.

Behold, the Lord came from you. O blessed and pure chamber, to save the whole world,which He created, with his abundant mercy. We praise and glorify as He is Good and the Lover of men. Ask for us Holy.

Rejoice, O full of grace, virgin without defilement. Pure vessel, glory of the world, light which will never be extinguished, temple which will never be overthrown, rod of faith which will never change, support of the saints, ask for us to your Good Son, Our Savior so that He may have mercy and compassion upon us and forgive our sins. Ask for us Holy.