O Blessed Virgin, Mother of God, look down in mercy from Heaven, where Thou art enthroned as Queen, upon us, miserable sinners, Thine unworthy servants. Although we know full well our own unworthiness, yet in order to atone for the offenses that are done to Thee by impious and blasphemous tongues, from the depths of our hearts, we praise and extol Thee as the purest, the fairest, the holiest creature of all God’s handiwork.
We bless Thy holy name, we praise Thine exalted privilege of being truly Mother of God, ever Virgin, Conceived without stain of sin, Co-Redemptrix of the human race.
We bless the Eternal Father, Who chose Thee in an especial way for His Daughter; we bless the Word Incarnate, Who took upon Himself our nature in Thy bosom and so made Thee His Mother; we bless the Holy Ghost, Who took Thee as His Bride. All honor, praise, and thanksgiving to the ever-blessed Trinity, Who predestined Thee and loved Thee so exceedingly from all eternity as to exalt Thee above all creatures to the most sublime heights.
O Virgin, holy and merciful, obtain for all who offend Thee the grace of repentance, and graciously accept this poor act of homage from us, Thy servants, obtaining likewise for us from Thy Divine Son the pardon and remission of all our sins.
Amen.
