All ye nations, clap your hands: sing in jubilee to the glorious Virgin. For she is the gate of life, the door of salvation, and the way of our reconciliation. The hope of the penitent: the comfort of those that weep: the blessed peace of hearts, and their salvation.
Have mercy on me, O Lady, have mercy on me: for thou art the light and the hope of all who trust in thee. By thy salutary fecundity let it please thee: that pardon of my sins may be granted unto me.
—St. Bonaventure
In May we honor the Blessed Virgin Mary...
Image source: Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, The Virgin in Prayer (ca. 1640-1650), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Virgin_in_Prayer#/media/File:Sassoferrato_-_Jungfrun_i_b%C3%B6n.jpg
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