PRAYER OF SAINT VENANTIUS
O holy Flower of David, most blessed Virgin Mary: You have brought forth for us the long-awaited Emmanuel. You are the Holy City, founded by God himself, O Virgin worthy of all praise. You are, O matchless one, she whom God has laden with all the riches of the universe, the true Tree of Life, planted in the midst of Paradise, from whose branches do not hang the fruit of sin, but the food of immortality.
Hail, Queen, clothed with the sun, for whose feet the moon is a footstool, whose crown is set with the stars of heaven, hail, Mother, who became for fallen peoples the Gate of Paradise. Hail, Glory of Heaven, Splendor of God, first Fruit of our reclamation, fairest Creature of the hand of God.
You are more beautiful than the rose, purer than the lily, more spotless than the fallen snow. You shine with greater glory than the radiant sun. You are above all angels and saints. You are the Child of Grace who has given the children of Eve eternal life by giving your Son.
O loving Mother: commend us to your Son; for every prayer from you is honorable. Through the praise we give you, obtain for us our goal of heaven, where we will rejoice in your glory for all eternity. Amen.