Holy Mary, Mother of God, you who treasured all things and pondered them carefully in your heart, teach us that deep, interior silence which enfolded you throughout your lifetime --

• the silence of the Annunciation, of faith, mission and obedience;



• the silence of the Visitation, of humility, service and praise;



• the silence of Bethlehem, of birth, incarnation and wonder;



• the silence of the flight into Egypt, of perseverance, hope and trust;



• the silence of Nazareth, of simplicity, intimacy and communion;



• the silence of Mt. Calvary, of courage, death and abandonment;



• the silence of Easter, of resurrection, jubilation and glory;



• the silence of Ascension, of fulfillment, transformation and new creation;



• the silence of Pentecost, of peace, power and love.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us now and always, that we may enter into that silence of yours which unites us to Jesus,your Son, in the mystery of His silence before the Father of mercies.

AMEN.