The Gaelic

Litany of Mary
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O Great Mary,

pray for us.

O Mary, greatest of Maries,

pray for us.

O Greatest of women,

pray for us.

O Queen of Angels,

pray for us.

O Mistress of the heavens,

pray for us.

O Woman full and replete with the grace of the Holy Spirit,

pray for us.

O Blessed and most blessed,

pray for us.

O Mother of Eternal Glory,

pray for us.

O Mother of the Heavenly and earthly Church,

pray for us.

O Mother of love and indulgence,

pray for us.

O Mother of the Golden Heights,

pray for us.

O Honor of the sky,

pray for us.

O Sign of tranquility,

pray for us.

O Gate of Heaven,

pray for us.

O Golden Vessel,

pray for us.

O Couch of Love and Mercy,

pray for us.

O Temple of Divinity,

pray for us.

O Beauty of virgins,

pray for us.

O Mistress of the tribes,

pray for us.

O Fountain of gardens,

pray for us.

O Cleansing of sins,

pray for us.

O Purifying of souls,

pray for us.

O Mother of orphans,

pray for us.

O Breast of infants,

pray for us.

O Solace of the wretched,

pray for us.

O Star of the Sea,

pray for us.

O Handmaid of the Lord,

pray for us.

O Mother of Christ,

pray for us.

O Resort of the Lord,

pray for us.

O Graceful like the dove,

pray for us.

O Serene like the moon,

pray for us.

O Resplendent like the sun,

pray for us.

O Cancelling Eve's disgrace,

pray for us.

O Regeneration of life,

pray for us.

O Beauty of women,

pray for us.

O Leader of virgins,

pray for us.

O Garden enclosed,

pray for us.

O Fountain sealed up,

pray for us.

O Mother of God,

pray for us.

O Perpetual Virgin,

pray for us.

O Holy Virgin,

pray for us.

O Prudent Virgin,

pray for us.

O Serene Virgin,

pray for us.

O Chaste Virgin,

pray for us.

O Temple of the Living God,

pray for us.

O Royal Throne of the Eternal King,

pray for us.

O Sanctuary of the Holy Spirit,

pray for us.

O Virgin of the Root of Jesse,

pray for us.

O Cedar of Mount Lebanon,

pray for us.

O Cypress of Mount Sion,

pray for us.

O Crimson Rose of the Land of Jacob,

pray for us.

O Blooming like the palm tree,

pray for us.

O Fruitful like the olive tree,

pray for us.

O Glorious Son-bearer,

pray for us.

O Light of Nazareth,

pray for us.

O Glory of Jerusalem,

pray for us.

O Beauty of the world,

pray for us.

O Noblest-Born of the Christian flock,

pray for us.

O Queen of Life,

pray for us.

O Ladder of Heaven,

pray for us.

This litany was translated by Eugene O'Curry and appears in The Catholic Anthology.

It dates from the middle of the Eighth Century.