Prayer to the Virgin Mother of Good Counsel
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. 324 |
| Scan | leaf 350 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
- guidance, a happy death, forgiveness of sins
Albrecht Dürer, The Virgin with a Starry Crown, 1508. Cleveland Museum of Art.
MOST holy Virgin, seat of wisdom, Immaculate Mother of Good Counsel, all hail to thee, through whom the Blessed Trinity is adored! to thee, through whom Angels and Archangels are filled with gladness, through whom heaven exults, through whom demons are put to flight; I beseech thee mercifully to take me under thy powerful protection. By that gift of Counsel with which thy beloved Son enriched thee, instruct my ignorance, guard and keep me, thy poor helpless child. Look upon me, O Virgin Mother of Good Counsel, with an eye of pity. Be thou my light, my guide, my consolation. Forsake me not: give peace to my soul. Obtain for me the pardon of my sins, grace to imitate thy virtues, and a holy, happy death. O my tender Mother, at that tremendous hour, come and receive my soul, present it to the Sovereign Judge, and obtain for me a favourable sentence. I deserve not this grace; but I am thy child. I love thee. I desire to make all hearts love thee, O my amiable Queen, my Virgin Mother of Good Counsel. Amen.