Prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary

“Following her you do not stray;              Invoking her you do not despair;  Thinking of her, you do not wander;  Upheld by her, you do not fall; Shielded by her, you do not fear; Guided by her, you do not grow weary; Favored by her, you reach the goal” 	(St. Bernard The Immaculate Conception (Diego Velázquez, 1618–1619)

“Following her you do not stray; Invoking her you do not despair; Thinking of her, you do not wander; Upheld by her, you do not fall; Shielded by her, you do not fear; Guided by her, you do not grow weary; Favored by her, you reach the goal” (St. Bernard The Immaculate Conception (Diego Velázquez, 1618–1619)