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Comely Virgin,

Chaste Virgin,

Temple of the Living God,

Royal Throne of the Eternal King,

Sanctuary of the Holy Spirit,

Virgin of the root of Jesse,

Cedar of Mount Lebanon,

Cypress of Mount Sion,

Crimson rose of the land of Jacob,

Blooming like the palm,

Fruitful like the olive

Glorious son-bearer,

Light of Nazareth,

Glory of Jerusalem,

Beauty of the world,

Noblest born of the Christian fold,

O Queen of life,

O Ladder of Heaven,

Hear the petition of the poor; spurn not the wounds and the groans of the miserable.

Let our devotion and our sighs be carried through thee to the presence of the Creator, for we are not ourselves worthy of being heard because of our evil deserts.

O powerful Queen of heaven and earth, wipe out our trespasses and our sins.

Cancel our wickedness and depravity.

Raise the fallen, the miserable, and the fettered. Loose the condemned. Repair through thyself the faults of our unworthiness and our iniquity. Bestow upon us through, thyself the brightness and ornaments of good actions and virtues. Appease for us the Judge by thy prayers and thy Supplications. Allow us not, for mercy sake, to be carried off from thee among the spoils of our enemies. Allow not