Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The oldest known prayer to the Blessed Virgin is the
Sub Tuum Praesidium.
It dates back to the middle of the 2nd Century.
So as the Gospel was being spread,
The early Christians turned to Mary for help,
As did Jesus when He was a child
And as He lay dying on the cross,
And as did the Apostles in the upper room,
As they waited for the coming of the Holy Spirit.
“We fly to Thy protection,
O Holy Mother of God;
Do not despise our petitions,
In our necessities,
But deliver us always from all dangers,
O Glorious and Blessed Virgin."
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