  Litanies
The Crown
of Twelve Stars
St. John, the beloved
disciple of Jesus and Mary, was privileged to behold a wonderful sign
in
Heaven: "A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon was under her feet,
and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. [Apoc. 12] This gave rise to
the triple Crown of Twelve Stars devotion which Heaven has blessed with
countless favors.
St. John Berchmans
made it his daily favorite:
- Let us offer praise and
thanksgiving to the Most Holy Trinity, Who hath shown us the Virgin
Mary,
clothed with the sun, the moon between her feet, and on her head
a mystic crown of twelve stars.
R. For ever and
ever. Amen.
- Let us praise and thank
the Divine Father, Who elected her for His daughter.
R. Amen. Say
an Our Father.
- Praised be the Divine Father,
Who predestined her to be the Mother of His Divine Son.
R. Amen. Say a Hail
Mary.
- Praised be the Divine Father,
Who preserved her from all stain in her conception.
R. Amen. Say a Hail
Mary.
- Praised be the Divine Father,
Who adorned her at birth with His most excellent gifts.
R. Amen. Say a Hail
Mary.
- Praised be the Divine Father,
Who gave her Saint Joseph to be her companion and most pure spouse.
R. Amen. Say a Hail
Mary and a Glory
Be.
- Let us praise and thank
the Divine Son, Who chose her for His mother.
R. Amen. Say
an Our Father.
- Praised be the Divine Son,
Who became incarnate in her bosom and there abode for nine months.
R. Amen. Say a Hail
Mary.
- Praised be the Divine Son,
Who was born of her and was nourished at her breast.
R. Amen. Say a Hail
Mary.
- Praised be the Divine Son,
Who in His childhood willed to be taught by her.
R. Amen. Say a Hail
Mary.
- Praised be the Divine Son,
Who revealed to her the mystery of the Redemption of the world.
R. Amen. Say a Hail
Mary and a Glory
Be.
- Let us praise and thank
the Holy Spirit, Who took her for His spouse.
R. Amen. Say
an Our Father.
- Praised be the Holy Spirit,
Who, revealed first to her His Name of Holy Spirit.
R. Amen. Say a Hail
Mary.
- Praised be the Holy Spirit,
by Whose operation she was at once Virgin and Mother.
R. Amen. Say a Hail
Mary.
- Praised be the Holy Spirit,
by Whose power she was the living-temple of the ever-blessed Trinity.
R. Amen. Say a Hail
Mary.
- Praised be the Holy Spirit,
by Whom she was exalted in Heaven above every living creature.
R. Amen. Say a Hail
Mary and a Glory
Be.
From St. Joseph Calasanctius
Found in the Raccolta
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