Prayers of Saint Francis & Saint Maximilian
Salutation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by St. Francis of Assisi
Hail, O Lady, holy Queen, Mary, Mother of God, you who are the Virgin made Church, and were chosen by the most holy Father of Heaven, who consecrated you together with His most holy and beloved Son, and with the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, you in whom there was and is all fullness of grace and every good. Hail, His palace; hail, His tabernacle; hail, His dwelling; hail, His mantle; hail, His handmaid; hail, His Mother; and hail all you holy virtues, who by the grace and light of the Holy Spirit, are poured into the hearts of the faithful, so that freed from their infidelity, they may become faithful to God.
Antiphon to the Office of the Passion
by St. Francis of Assisi
Holy Virgin Mary, among all women there is none like you born into the world. You are the daughter and the handmaid of the most high King and Father of Heaven. You are the Mother of our Most Holy Lord Jesus Christ. You are the Spouse of the Holy Spirit. Pray for us, with St. Michael the Archangel and all the powers of Heaven and all the saints to your most holy and beloved Son, our Lord and Master.
Solemn Act of Total Consecration to the Immaculata
by St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe
O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven and earth, refuge of sinners and our most loving Mother, God has willed to entrust the entire order of mercy to you. I, (name), a repentant sinner, cast myself at your feet humbly imploring you to take me with all that I am and have, wholly to yourself as your possession and property. Please make of me, of all my powers of soul and body, of my whole life, death and eternity, whatever most pleases you. If it pleases you, use all that I am and have without reserve, wholly to accomplish what was said of you: “She will crush your head,” and, “You alone have destroyed all heresies in the world.” Let me be a fit instrument in your immaculate and merciful hands for introducing and increasing your glory to the maximum in all the many strayed and indifferent souls, and thus help extend as far as possible the blessed kingdom of the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. For wherever you enter, you obtain the grace of conversion and growth in holiness, since it is through your hands that all graces come to us from the most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
V. Allow me to praise thee, O sacred Virgin.
R. Give me strength against thine enemies.
Another Prayer to the Immaculata
by St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe
Allow me to praise you, O most holy Virgin, with my personal commitment and sacrifice. Allow me to live, work, suffer, be consumed, and die for you, just for you. Allow me to bring the whole world to you. Allow me to contribute to your ever greater exaltation, to your greatest possible exaltation. Allow me to give you such glory that no one else has ever given you up to now. Allow others to surpass me in zeal for your exaltation, and me to surpass them, so that by means of such noble rivalry, your glory may increase ever more profoundly, ever more rapidly, ever more intensely, as He Himself desires, who has exalted you so indescribably above all other beings.
Expanded Version of the Prayer on the Miraculous Medal
by St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee, and for all who do not have recourse to thee, especially for the Freemasons and those recommended to thee.
