Act of Consecration to Our Blessed Lady of the Rosary
The Dominican Manual, 1913Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | THE Dominican Manual: A SELECTION OF PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS, AUTHORISED BY THE CHURCH, AND ENRICHED WITH NUMEROUS INDULGENCES. |
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| Imprint | Dublin, BROWNE AND NOLAN, LTD., NASSAU STREET., 1913 |
| Pages | p. 265 |
| Scan | leaf 291 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | Nihil Obstat: THOMAS O’DONNELL, Censor Theol. Deput. Imprimatur: ✠ GULIELMUS, Archiep. Dublinen., Hiberniæ Primas. Die 16ᵒ Junii, 1913. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Prayers for
- contrition, a happy death
Albrecht Dürer, The Virgin with a Starry Crown, 1508. Cleveland Museum of Art.
O VIRGIN Mary, Mother of God, Queen of the most holy Rosary, thou beholdest at thy feet the most miserable of sinners. I deserve not to be called thy child, for I have too grievously offended thy divine Son. But thou art my Mother, my merciful Mother, the Mother of contrite sinners. Oh, reject me not; I acknowledge my sins, I hate them, I detest them, I deplore them in the bitterness of my soul. I firmly purpose never to commit them again. I give thee my heart, I consecrate myself to thee; O Mary, I promise thee an eternal fidelity.
O Queen of the Rosary, take possession of my whole being; rule me as my sovereign; banish from my heart all that displeases thee; sanctify my soul, purify my intentions. I wish to love all that thou lovest; thy desires shall be my desires, thy joy shall be my joy, thy sorrows my sorrows. O most holy Mother of Jesus, hear me. Queen of the holy Rosary, hear me, through thy joys, thy sorrows, thy triumphs, have pity on a poor sinner who implores thy mercy. Protect me during life, assist me at the hour of my death; receive my soul, and present it to the Sovereign Judge. Grant me a safe retreat in the fountain of mercy, that with thee I may glorify the Sacred Heart of thy dear Son, for ever and ever. Amen.