Remember, loving Virgin Mary,
that from ages past it has never been heard,
that you forsook anyone,
who fled to your protection,
who called upon your power,
who asked for your intercession.
In this confidence, I also flee to you,
Virgin of virgins and Mother,
I come to you, I stand before you,
I, a penitent sinner.
Good Mother of the Incarnate Word,
do not turn away from my words,
but hear them and grant me your response.
Amen.
(prayer attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux)