Hail, Holy Queen
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy!
Our life, our sweetness, and our hope!
To thee do we cry, poor banished
children of Eve, to thee do we send
up our sighs, mourning and weeping
in this valley, of tears.
Turn, then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us; and
after this our exile show unto us the
blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus;
O clement, O loving, O sweet virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Lord, God,
May Your Name be glorified.
May Your Word be lifted up.
May Your priorities reign supreme.
May Your righteousness be our focus.
Show all who are called by Your Name, Lord,
Your Biblical mandates;
Your Biblical proscriptions;
Your Biblical prescriptions;
Your Biblical boundaries.
May all distractions,
All interlopers,
all competitions with our putting you first and foremost in our lives be revealed to us most vividly and redemptively. May we be aided by Your Truth and Your Spirit and Jesus’ Blood to put all such spiritual hazards behind us.
In Jesus’ Name.
John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.