[Magdalen] Earliest Known Marian Prayer

[Allan Carr]

The more I think about it, the more I have problems with the request "do not despise our petitions in time of trouble."

"Despise is a pretty strong word. I   can't imagine Mary having that emotion for petitions "in time of trouble."


> On Jul 17, 2016, at 7:23 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I don't know how old this discovery is. A friend (who, incidentally, was
> brought up Lutheran and is now a pagan but is interested in devotion to all
> female deities and quasi-deities) shared this on Facebook. I think it is a
> most beautiful prayer. It certainly shows that devotion to the Blessed
> Mother goes back a LONG way!
> 
> Beneath thy compassion, we take refuge, O Mother of God:  do not despise
> our petitions in time of trouble,  but rescue us from dangers,  only pure
> one, only blessed one.
> 
> http://aleteia.org/2016/07/08/let-us-pray-the-earliest-known-marian-prayer/