During a riot at Rome, a mob came to the house where St. Bridget lived; a leader talked of burning Bridget alive. She prayed to Our Lord to know if she should flee to safety. Jesus advised her to stay: “It doesn’t matter if they plot Thy death. My power will break the malice of Thy enemies: if Mine crucified Me, it is because I permitted it.” Our blessed Mother added: “Sing as a group the AVE MARIS STELLA and I’ll guard you from every danger.”
| Ave Maris Stella Dei Mater alma, Atque semper virgo, Felix coeli porta.Sumens illud ave Gabrielis ore, Funda nos in pace, Mutans Evae nomenSalve vincla reis Profer lumen caecis Mala nostra pelle, Bona cuncta posce. Monstra te esse Matrem Virgo singularis Vitam presta puram Sit laus Deo Patri, Amen |
Hail thou star of ocean Portal of the sky Ever virgin Mother Of the Lord Most HighO! by Gabriel’s Ave, Uttered long ago, Eva’s name reversing, Established peace belowBreak the captives’ fetters, Light on blindness pour, All our ills expelling, Every bliss implore Show thyself a Mother, Virgin of all virgins Still, as on we journey, Through the highest heaven, Amen. |