Hail,
Vermilion Rose, the delight of Heaven, of whom the King
of
Heaven
was born and by whose milk He was nourished!
Do thou
feed our souls with the effusions of thy Divine influences.
PROMISE:
During an apparition of the Blessed Mother, St. Gertrude noticed that
the Holy Trinity was depicted under the form of a white lily with three
petals. Our Lady made it known that that she would exert her influence
with the Holy Trinity on behalf of those who saluted her as the White
Lily of the Trinity and the Vermillion Rose of Heaven. She then added:
"I will appear at the hour of death to those who salute me thus, in
such glory that they will anticipate the very joys of Heaven." [Revelations, Book III, chapter
XVIII.]
2:
Raccolta Oration to the Virgin Mary Under
the Title, Our Lady of Pity [407]
KNEELING
at thy most sacred feet, I venerate thee, great Queen of Heaven, with
the deepest reverence, and I confess that thou art the Daughter of God,
the Father, the Mother of the Divine Word, and the Bride of the Holy
Ghost. Thou art full of grace, virtue and heavenly gifts; thou art the
most pure temple of the Holy Trinity. Thou art the treasurer and
dispenser of God's mercies. Thy pure heart is overflowing with charity,
sweetness and tenderness for us, poor sinners; wherefore we name thee
our Lady of Divine Pity. Hence it is with sure confidence that I
present myself before thee, our most loving Mother, afflicted and
straitened on every side, and I beseech thee to make me feel the love
thou hast for me, by granting me, if it is in conformity with the will
of God and profitable to my salvation. Ah, I beseech thee, turn thy
pure eyes upon me and upon all who are dear to me. Consider the cruel
warfare waged by the world, the flesh and the devil against our souls,
and see how many are perishing in the strife. Remember, most tender
Mother, that we are thy children, purchased by the Precious Blood of
thine only-begotten Son. Deign to pray for us without ceasing to the
Blessed Trinity, that we may have the grace to be ever victorious over
the devil, the world and all our perverse passions; that grace whereby
the just may sanctify themselves ever more and more, sinners may be
converted, heresies destroyed, unbelievers enlightened and the Jews
brought to the light of faith. Ask this grace for us, dearest Mother,
through the infinite goodness of God most high, the merits of thy most
holy Son, the anxious care wherewith thou didst wait upon Him, the love
with which thou didst cherish Him, the tears thou didst shed and the
sorrows thou didst undergo during His Passion. Amen.