| Hail Mary | The Magnificat | The Angelus | Salve Regina (Hail Holy Queen) | Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven) | Mary Mother of Grace | The Rosary | Our Lady of Guadeloupe |

Hail Mary
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

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The Magnificat
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
My Spirit rejoices in God my Saviour
For He has looked with favour on His lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:
The Almighty has done great things for me,
And holy is His Name.

He has mercy on those who fear Him
In every generation.

He has shown the strength of His arm,
He has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
And has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of His servant Israel
For He has remembered His promise of mercy,
The promise He made to our fathers,
To Abraham and his children for ever.

In Liturgical useage, the prayer ends with this doxology.
Glory to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning.
is now, and will be forever.

Amen.

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Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia.
For He whom you did merit to bear, alleluia.
Has risen, as he said, alleluia.
Pray for us to God, alleluia.
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.

Let us pray. O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

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The Angelus
The Angelus is a traditional devotion used morning, noon, and evening in honor of the Incarnation of Jesus. The devotion gets its name from the first word of the prayer in Latin.

V/ The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary
R/ And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

V/ Behold the handmaid of the Lord
R/ Be it done unto me according to thy word.

Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

V/ And the WORD was made flesh
R/ And dwelt among us.

Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

V/ Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God
R/ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.
Pour forth, we beseech the, O Lord, thy grace unto our hearts, that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ, thy Son, was made known by the message of an Angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ, our Lord, Amen.

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The Rosary
1. Make the Sign of the Cross and say the Apostles' Creed.
2. Say the Our Father.
3. Say three Hail Marys.
4. Say a Glory Be.
5. (Announce the Mystery), Say the Our Father.
6. Say ten Hail Marys.
7. Say a Glory Be.
8. Repeat 5 through 7 with the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Mysteries.

After the Rosary on the centerpiece pray the Hail Holy Queen:

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!

V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

For more on the Rosary visit The Rosary Center.

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Mary, Mother of Grace
Mary, Mother of Grace,
Mother of mercy,
Shield me from the enemy
And receive me at the hour of my death.
Amen.

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Mary Help to the Helpless
Holy Mary, be thou a help to the helpless, strength to the fearful, comfort to the sorrowful, pray for the people, plead for the clergy, intercede for all holy women consecrated to God; may all who keep thy sacred commemoration feel the might of thine assistance.
Amen.

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Our Lady of Guadeloupe
God of power and mercy,
You blessed the Americas at Tepeyac with the presence of the Virgin Mary of Guadeloupe. May her prayers help all men and women to accept each other as brothers and sisters.

Through your justice present in our hearts may your peace reign in the world. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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