"Hail, his palace! Hail, his tabernacle!
Hail, his home!
Hail, his vesture!
Hail, his handmaiden!
Hail, his mother!
And hail, too, all holy virtues, which by the grace and light of
the Holy Ghost are infused into the hearts of the faithful, to
make us faithful children of God."
Again and again he repeated the anthem of the Office of the
Passion:
"Holy Virgin Mary, there was never anyone like you born in the
world among women! You are daughter and handmaiden of the most
high King, our Father in Heaven; Mother of our most holy Lord
Jesus Christ and spouse of the Holy Ghost!
May the archangel St. Michael, and all the Virtues of Heaven,
and all the saints, pray for us at the throne of your beloved
most holy Son, our Lord and Master."
Still another prayer, ascribed to him:
"O holy Mother, sweet and fair to see, for us beseech the King,
your dearest Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to deliver us from death;
that in his pitying clemency, and by virtue of his most holy
Incarnation, and bitter death, he may pardon us our sins. Amen."
St. Francis