LITANY OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM.

Mary,                                              pray to the Lord for us.

Mary without sin,                          ditto

Mary God’s Mother,                    ditto

Mary the Virgin,                           ditto

Mary taken to heaven,                 ditto

Mary at Bethlehem,                       pray for all mothers.

Mary at Nazareth,                         pray for all families.

Mary at Cana,                                pray for all married couples.

Mary at the Cross,                         pray for all who suffer.

Mary in the upper room,               pray for all who wait.

Mary model of womanhood,         pray for all women.

Woman of faith,                             keep us in mind.

Woman of hope,                             ditto

Woman of charity,                         ditto

Woman of suffering,                      ditto

Woman of anxiety,                         ditto

Woman of humility,                       ditto

Woman of poverty,                        ditto

Woman of purity,                           ditto

Woman of obedience,                     ditto

Woman who wondered,                  remember us to God.

Woman who listened,                     ditto

Woman who followed him,            ditto

Woman who longed for him,         ditto

Woman who loves him,                  ditto

Mother of God,                               be our mother always

Mother of the human race,             ditto

Mother of the Church,                   ditto

Mother of the world,                      ditto

Mother we need,                             ditto

Mother who went on believing,     we thank God for you.

Mother who never lost hope,         ditto

Mother who loved to the end,        ditto

                                             Let us pray together.

All holy and ever-living God, in giving us Jesus Christ to be our Saviour and brother, you gave us Mary, his mother to be our mother also; grant us we pray, that we may be worthy of so great a brother and so dear a mother.

May we come at last to you Father of us all, through Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.     Amen.