The Crown of Twelve Stars
All praise and thanksgiving be to the ever-blessed Trinity, who hath shown unto us Mary, ever-Virgin, clothed with the sun, with the moon beneath her feet, and on her head a mystic crown of twelve stars. R. For ever and ever. Amen. Let us praise and give thanks to God the Father, who elected her for his daughter. R. Amen. . Praise be to God the Father, who predestined her to be the Mother of his Son. R. Amen. . Praise be to God the Father, who preserved her from all stain in her conception. R. Amen. . Praise be to God the Father, who on her birthday adorned her with his choicest gifts. R. Amen. . Praise be to God the Father, who gave her Joseph for her pure spouse and companion. R. Amen. and . Let us praise and give thanks to God the Son, who chose her for his Mother. R. Amen. . Praise be to God the Son, who became Incarnate in her womb, and abode there nine months. R. Amen. . Praise be to God the Son, who was born of her and was nourished at her breast. R. Amen. . Praise be to God the Son, who in his childhood willed that Mary should teach Him. R. Amen. . Praise be to God the Son, who revealed to her the mysteries of the redemption of the world. R. Amen. and . Let us praise and give thanks to God the Holy Ghost who made her his spouse. R. Amen. . Praise be to God the Holy Ghost, who revealed to her first his name of Holy Ghost. R. Amen. . Praise be to God the Holy Ghost, through whose operation she became at once Virgin and Mother. R. Amen. . Praise be to God the Holy Ghost, through whom she became the living temple of the Most Holy Trinity. R. Amen. . Praise be to God the Holy Ghost, by whom she was exalted in Heaven high above all creatures. R. Amen. and . For the Holy Catholic Church, for the propagation of the faith, for peace among Christian princes, and for the uprooting of heresies, let us say , etc.