This prayer,
written be Bl. Bartolo Longo, approved and indulgenced by Pope Leo
XIII, is to be prayed at noon on May 8, and at noon on the first Sunday
of October. It can be downloaded in pdf format here: Supplica: A Solemn Petition of Prayer to Our
Lady of Pompeii (pdf)
Background information on devotion to Our Lady of Pompeii can be found
at the bottom of the page for the Feast of the Most Holy
Rosary.
The “Supplica” – Solemn Petition Prayer to
Our Lady of Pompeii
to be recited at Noon on the
8th of May and at Noon the First Sunday in October
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
I.
O august
Queen of victories, Virgin who reignest in paradise, whose mighty name
causes Heaven to rejoice and hell to tremble, O glorious Queen of the
most holy Rosary, we, thy happy children chosen by thy goodness in this
century to build thee a temple at Pompeii, kneeling at thy feet on this
solemn day to commemorate thy latest triumphs on the spot where idols
and demons were formerly worshipped, we pour out with tears the
feelings of our hearts and with a filial confidence lay before thee our
miseries.
From that throne of mercy where thou sittest as Queen, O Mary, turn
down thy pitiful eyes on us, on our families, on Italy, on Europe, and
the whole Church; take into pity the afflictions which overwhelm us and
the cares which embitter our life. Thou seest, O Mother, how many
dangers of soul and body, how many calamities and afflictions press
upon us.
O Mother, keep back the arm of justice of thy indignant Son, and
conquer by thy mercy the hearts of sinners, since they are our brethren
and thy children, redeemed through the blood of our sweet Jesus and
through the wounds of thy most tender heart pierced with the sword.
Show thyself to all in this day, as thou art, the Queen of peace and
mercy.
Hail, Queen, Mother of mercy, vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O
sacred Virgin. Give me strength against thy enemies.
Pray for us, Queen of the most holy Rosary, That we may be made worthy
of the promises of Christ.
Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou
amongst women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,
mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death.
Amen.
II.
It is but
too true that we, although thy children, are the first who crucify
Jesus in our hearts and wound anew thy heart by our sins. We confess
it, we deserve the severest chastisements; yet remember how thou didst
receive, on the top of Golgotha, the last drops of that Divine blood,
and the testament of our dying Redeemer. And this testament of a God,
sealed with the blood of a Man-God, appointed thee our Mother, the
Mother of sinners. Thus, as our Mother, thou art our Advocate and our
Hope. To thee, amidst sighs, do we lift up our hands, crying for mercy!
Have pity, good mother, have pity on us, on our souls, on our families,
on our relations, on our friends, on our departed brethren, above all,
on our enemies, and on so many who claim the name of Christians, yet
wound the loving heart of thy Son. Pity, O Mother, we now implore thee
for pity on the erring nations, on all Europe, on the whole world, that
they may repair repentant to thy heart. Be merciful to all, O Mother of
mercy.
Hail, Queen, Mother of mercy, vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O
sacred Virgin. Give me strength against thy enemies. Pray for us, Queen
of the most holy Rosary, That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou
amongst women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,
mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death.
Amen.
III.
What
does it cost thee, O Mary, to hear us? What does it cost thee to save
us? Did not Jesus entrust to thy hands all the treasures of His graces
and mercies? Thou sittest as Queen at the right hand of thy Son,
crowned with immortal glory, above all the choirs of angels. Thou
extendest thy dominion as far as the heavens expand, the earth and all
the creatures that people it are subject to thee. Thy power even
reaches hell; and thou alone, O Mary, canst rescue us from the devil’s
grasp. Thou art almighty by grace, and therefore thou canst save us.
Now if you sayest thou wilIest not help us because we are ungrateful
children and unworthy of thy protection, tell us at least to whom shall
we have recourse in order to be released from so many evils? Oh! No,
thy maternal heart will never bear to see the ruin of thy children. The
Divine Child we behold on thy knees, the mystical crown we admire in
thy hand, both inspire us with hope that we will be heard. And full of
confidence in thee, we throw ourselves at thy feet, we trust ourselves
as feeble children into the arms of the tenderest amongst mothers and
today, this very day, we expect from thee the graces we are longing for.
Hail, Queen, Mother of mercy, vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O
sacred Virgin. Give me strength against thy enemies. Pray for us, Queen
of the most holy Rosary, That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou
amongst women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,
mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death.
Amen.
Let us ask Mary for her blessing.
We now ask of thee, O Queen, a last favour which thou canst not refuse
on this solemn day. Grant to all of us thy constant love and in a
special manner thy maternal blessing. No, we will not leave thy feet
today nor cease clasping thy knees till thou hast blessed us. Bless
now, O Mary, the sovereign Pontiff: to the first laurels of thy crown,
to the ancient trophies of the Rosary, whence thou art called Queen of
victories, add also this one, O Mother, grant triumph to religion and
peace to mankind. Bless our bishop, the priests and particularly those
who promote the honour of thy Sanctuary; bless finally all those who
are associated to thy new temple of Pompeii and who practice and spread
devotion to thy most holy rosary.
O blessed rosary of Mary, sweet chain which unites us to God, bond of
love, which connects us with the angels, tower of safety against the
assaults of hell, sure harbour in the universal shipwreck, never more
shall we part with thee; thou shall be our comfort in the hour of
agony: to thee the last kiss of our life; and the last word of our
dying lips shall be thy sweet name, O Queen of the Rosary of Valle di
Pompei. Mother dear, only refuge of sinners, supreme comforter of the
afflicted, blessed be thy name, now and forever, on earth and in
heaven. Amen.
Hail; Queen, Mother of mercy, vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O
sacred Virgin. Give me strength against thy enemies.
Pray for us, Queen of the most holy Rosary, That we may be made worthy
of the promises of Christ.
Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou
amongst women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,
mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death.
Amen.
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