2.3 Prayer

STAGE 2: Awareness of Self

MY SEXUALITY

SUSTAINING PASSION

PRAYER

Rosary

Let us meditate on the beatitude of the “pure in heart” or “single-hearted” (cf. Mt 5:8), as experienced by Mary.

Mary’s life orientation: Mary is single-hearted in her life orientation. “I am a virgin” (Lk 1:34).

Mary’s relationship with God: Mary is single-hearted in her essential relationship with God. “I am the servant of the Lord” (Lk 1:38a).

Mary’s spiritual formation: Mary is single-hearted in her spiritual formation. “She treasured all things – the events of her life in relationship with Jesus – and pondered them in her heart” (Lk 2:19.51).

Mary’s mission: Mary is single-hearted in her mission. She said to the angel: “Let it be done with me according to your word” (Lk 1:38b). She said to the servants at Cana: “Do whatever he tells you” (Jn 2:5).

Mary is one with Christ and does only the work of Christ. At Cana as well as at Calvary Jesus addresses her with the title of “Woman” (cf. Gen 2:23) because she is his “intimate helpmate” in the work of salvation.

Concluding Prayer

Litany of Our Lady (Just click or tap) or

“Sub Tuum Praesidium”, the oldest preserved extant hymn to the Blessed Virgin Mary, dating to approximately 250.

Latin

Sub tuum praesidium

confugimus,

Sancta Dei Genetrix.

Nostras deprecationes

ne despicias

in necessitatibus nostris,

sed a periculis cunctis

libera nos semper,

Virgo gloriosa et benedicta.

English

We fly to Thy protection,

O Holy Mother of God;

Do not despise our petitions

in our necessities,

but deliver us always

from all dangers,

O Glorious and

Blessed Virgin. Amen!

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