prayer to the virgin mary

Mary, holy virgin mother,I have received your Son, Jesus Christ.With love you became his mother,gave birth to him, nursed him,and helped him grow to manhood.With love I return him to you,to hold once more,to love with all your heart,and to offer to the Holy Trinityas our supreme act of worshipfor your honor and for the goodof all your pilgrim brothers and sisters.

Mother, ask God to forgive my sinsand to help me serve him more faithfully.Keep me true to Christ until death,and let me come to praise him with youfor ever and ever. Amen.

O María, Virgo et Mater sanctíssima,ecce suscépi dilectíssimum Fílium tuum,quem immaculáto útero tuo concepísti, genuísti,lactásti atque suavíssimis ampléxibus strinxisti.Ecce, cuius aspéctu lætabáriset ómnibus delíciis replebáris,illum ipsum tibi humíliteret amánter repræsénto et óffero,tuis brácchiis constringéndum, tuo corde amándum,sanctissimǽque Trinitáti in suprémum latríæ cultum,pro tui ipsíus honóre et glória et pro meistotiúsque mundi necessitátibus, offeréndum.

Rogo ergo te, piíssima Mater, ímpetra mihi véniamómnium peccatórum meórum,uberémque grátiam ipsi deíncepsfidélius serviéndi,ac dénique grátiam finálem, ut eum tecum laudárepossim per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.