I shall call upon you, Mother of God, and you will hear me; your praises will gladden my heart. I have called to you in trouble, and you have heard me at your throne in heaven. Take up my cause, Mother, for I have departed from my innocence; but because I have hoped in you, I shall not lose my soul.

To you, Mother, have I pleaded after having wandered from God, and I was saved by the power of your intercession. In you, Mother, I place all my hope, because of your most loving compassion.  

Into your hands I entrust my souls and body, my whole life and the hour of my death. Intercede for us, Mother of God and Mediatrix, who have brought salvation to mankind.

St. Bonaventure (Franciscan Doctor of the Church, Feast Day July 15th)

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Ave Maria Meditations

Most Holy Virgin Immaculate, my Mother Mary, to you who are the Mother of my Lord, the Queen of the universe, the advocate, the hope, the refuge of sinners, I who am the most miserable of all sinners, have recourse this day.

I venerate you, great Queen, and I thank you for the many graces you have bestowed upon me even unto this day; in particular for having delivered me from the hell which I have so often deserved by my sins.

I love you, most dear Lady; and for the love I bear you, I promise to serve you willingly forever and to do what I can to make you loved by others also. I place in you all my hopes for salvation; accept me as your servant and shelter me under your mantle, you who are the Mother of mercy.

And since you are so powerful with God, deliver me from all temptations, or at least obtain for me the strength to overcome them until death. From you I implore a true love for Jesus Christ. Through you I hope to die a holy death. My dear Mother, by the love you bear to Almighty God, I pray you assist me always, but most of all at the last moment of my life. Forsake me not then, until you see me safe in heaven, there to bless you and sing of your mercies through all eternity. Such is my hope. Amen.

St. Alphonsus Liguori (Feast Day is August 1st)

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O great Mother of God, you pray for all, pray also to your Son for me. Tell Him that I am one of your clients and that you are my protector. Tell Him that and you, after Jesus Himself, I have placed all my hopes. Tell Him, too, to pardon me, for I am truly repentant of all my sins. Oh Mary, my hope, in you I trust.

O great Mother of God and Mother of Mercy, behold at your feet a sinner who has not once but often lost the grace of God. I come to you now asking not for earthly goods, but for the grace is I need to save my soul. It is through the merits of Jesus and through your intercession that I will be saved. Do not ever cease to pray for me, especially when you see me in danger of again losing God’s grace. Oh Mary, have pity on me! Amen.

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