This prayer to Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary, was
written by the eminent theologian St. Alphonsus Liguori. It first
appeared in his book Visits to the Blessed Sacrament in 1745. St.
Alphonsus wrote it to be recited after each visit to our Lord in the
Blessed Sacrament “to obtain the most powerful patronage of
Mary,” as he put it. The prayer to Our Lady makes a stirring
complement to the saint’s prayer before each visit.
Most Holy Virgin Immaculate, my Mother Mary, it is
to you, who are the Mother of my Lord, the Queen of the
world, the advocate, the hope and the refuge of sinners, that I
have recourse today, I, who most of all am deserving of pity.
Most humbly do I offer you my homage, O great Queen, and I
thank you for all the graces you have obtained for me until
now, and particularly for having saved me from Hell, which,
by my sins, I have so often deserved.
I love you, O most lovable Lady, and because of my
love for you, I promise to serve you always and to do all in my
power to win others to love you also. In your hands I place all
my hopes; I entrust the salvation of my soul to your care.
Accept me as your servant, O Mother of Mercy; receive me
under your mantle. And since you have such power with God,
deliver me from all temptations, or rather, obtain for me the
strength to triumph over them until death. Of you I ask the
grace of perfect love for Jesus Christ. Through your help I
hope to die a happy death. O my Mother I beg you, by the love
you bear my God, to help me at all times, but especially at the
last moment of my life. Do not leave me, I beseech you, until
you see me safe in Heaven, blessing you and singing your
mercies for all eternity, amen. So I hope, so may it be. Amen.
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