Hymn to the Queen of Heaven

(Taken from the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Virgins of virgins

I chose you today

as my sovereign, my queen, my empress,

and I declare myself, as I am infact

your servant and your slave.

I invoke your royal name of Mary,

that is sovereign lady,

and beg of you with all my heart

to admit me in to the privileged circle

of your family

as one of your servants,

to do your will

as a humble slave and a loving child.

As a sign of your acceptance

engrave on my heart

with the fire of your love,

not the bran of an unwilling slave,

but those two gracious words of the angel:

Ave Maria.

As long as I draw breath

may your burning love ensure

that I bear these words

in my heart and in my memory,

and that until my dying breath

my will maybe always on fire

with my great desire to serve you,

my sovereign and my queen,

glorious in your majesty.

Though I am in every way unworthy

of so honorable a title,

I resolve sincerely to be your slave,

to serve you wholeheartedly,

to protect your name,

and that of your son, 

against every insult,

as far as it may rest with me,

and never to allow anyone in my charge

to offend your son in any way.

By your tender love for your son,

by the glories you have received

from the most Holy Trinity,

do not reject me from your service

but as my sovereign and my queen

preside over all my actions,

command whatever you will,

direct all my work,

remedy all its defects.

During my whole life

rule over me

as your servant and slave.

At the hour of my death,

as I hope for

at the end of my loving servitude

among the privileged members of your family,

receive my soul

and escort it

into the presence of God.

--Bartolome de Los Rios