Dear Blessed Mother Mary
Give us, perpetual love.
Ask Christ to show his mercy,
Gentle Mother, peaceful dove.

Misfortunes and privations,
So often we find them rife:              
Help us to counteract them,
And allow joys enter life.

Keep our hearts from hardening,
With love for both God and man.
Show us how we are to love,
Mother, we know that you can.

We all have our sufferings,
Some draw us close to your Son:
Help us in accepting them.
Show us how it's to be done.