2. A Salutation of the Virtues

Hail, Queen Wisdom!
May the Lord protect You,
with Your Sister, holy pure Simplicity!Lady holy Poverty,
may the Lord protect You,
with Your Sister, holy Humility!Lady holy Charity,
may the Lord protect You,
with Your Sister, holy Obedience.Most holy Virtues,
may the Lord protect all of You
from Whom You come and proceed.

There is surely no one in the whole world
who can possess any one of You
without dying first.

Whoever possesses one
and does not offend the others
possesses all.

Whoever offends one
does not possess any
and offends all.

And each one confounds vice and sin.
Holy Wisdom confounds
Satan and all his cunning.

Pure holy Simplicity confounds
all the wisdom of this world
and the wisdom of the body.

Holy Poverty confounds
the desire for riches, greed,
and the cares of this world.

Holy Humility confounds pride,
all people who are in the world
and all that is in the world.

Holy Charity confounds
every diabolical and carnal temptation
and every carnal year.

Holy Obedience confounds
every corporal and carnal wish,
binds its mortified body
to obedience of the Spirit
and obedience to one’s brother,
so that it is subject and submissive
to everyone in the world,
not only to people
but to every beast and wild animal as well
that they may do whatever they want with it
insofar as it has been given to them
from above by the Lord.

 

3. A Salutation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Hail, O Lady, Holy Queen,
Mary, holy Mother of God,
Who are the Virgin made Church,
chosen by the most Holy Father in heaven
whom he consecrated with His most holy beloved Son
and with the Holy Spirit the Paraclete,
in whom there was and is
all fullness of grace and every good.
Hail His Palace!
Hail His Tabernacle!
Hail His Dwelling!
Hail His Robe!
Hail His Servant!
Hail His Mother!
And hail all You holy virtues
which are poured into the hearts of the faithful
through the grace and enlightenment of the Holy Spirit,
that from being unbelievers,
You may make them faithful to God.

 

4. The Praises of God

You are the holy Lord God Who does wonderful things.
You are strong. You are great. You are the most high.
You are the almighty king. You holy Father,
King of heaven and earth.

You are three and one, the Lord God of gods;
You are the good, all good, the highest good,
Lord God living and true.

You are love, charity; You are wisdom, You are humility,
You are patience. You are beauty, You are meekness,
You are security, You are rest,
You are gladness and joy, You are our hope,
You are justice,
You are moderation, You are all our riches to sufficiency.

You are beauty, You are meekness,
You are the protector, You are our custodian
and defender,
You are strength, You are refreshment, You are our hope,
You are our faith, You are our charity,
You are all our sweetness, You are our eternal life:
Great and wonderful Lord, Almighty God,
Merciful Saviour.

 

5. The Canticle of Creatures

Most High, all-powerful, good Lord,
Yours are the praises, the glory, and the honour and all blessing.
To You alone, Most High, do they belong
and no human is worthy to mention Your name.

Praised be you, my Lord, with all Your creatures,
especially Sir Brother Sun,
who is the day, and through whom You give us light.
And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour;
and bears a likeness of You, Most High one.

Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon
and the stars,
in heaven You formed them clear and precious
and beautiful.
Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Wind, And through the air, cloudy and serene, and every kind of weather,
Through whom You give sustenance to Your creatures.
Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister water, who is very useful and humble and precious and chaste.
Praised be You, my lord, through Brother fire,
through whom You light the night,
and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.

Praised be You, my Lord, through our
Sister Mother Earth,
who sustains and governs us,
and who produces various fruit with coloured flowers and herbs.

Praised be You, my Lord, through those who give pardon for Your love,
and bear infirmity and tribulation.
Blessed those who endure in peace,
for by You, Most High, shall they be crowned.

Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister Bodily Death, from whom no one living can escape.
Woe to those who die in mortal sin.
Blessed are those whom death will find in Your most holy will,
for the second death shall do them no harm.

Praise and bless my Lord and give Him thanks and serve Him with great humility.

 

6. The Praises To Be Said at All the Hours

All-powerful, most holy, most high, supreme God:
all good, supreme good, totally good,
You Who alone are good,
may we give You all praise, all glory, all thanks,
all honour, all blessing, and all good. So be it! So be it!
Amen.

 

7. Exhortation to the Praise of God

Fear the Lord and give Him honour.
Worthy is the Lord to receive praise and honour.
All you who fear the Lord praise Him.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.
Heaven and earth, praise Him.
All you rivers, praise the Lord.
All you children of God, praise the Lord.
This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice
and be glad in it!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! The King of Israel!

Let every spirit praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord because He is good;
all you who read this, bless the Lord.

All you creatures, bless the Lord.
All you birds of heaven, praise the Lord.
All you children, praise the Lord.

Young men and virgins, praise the Lord.
Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain
to receive praise, glory, and honour.
Blessed be the Holy Trinity and Undivided Unity.
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.

 

8. A Prayer Inspired by the Our Father

O Our Father most holy: Our Creator, Redeemer,
Consoler, and Saviour:
Who are in heaven: In the angels and the saints,
enlightening them to know, for You, Lord, are light;
inflaming them to love, for You, Lord, are love; dwelling
in them and filling them with happiness, for You, Lord,
are Supreme Good, the Eternal Good, from Whom all
good comes without Whom there is no good.
Holy be Your Name: May knowledge of You become clearer
in us that we may know the breadth of Your blessings, the
length of Your promises, the height of Your majesty, the
depth of Your judgments.
Your kingdom come: That You may rule in us through Your
grace and enable us to come to Your kingdom where
there is clear vision of You, perfect love of You, blessed
companionship with You, eternal enjoyment of You.
Your will be done on earth as in heaven: That we may love
You with our whole heart by always thinking of You,
with our whole soul by always desiring You, with our
whole mind by always directing all our intentions to
You, and by seeking Your glory in everything, with all 
our whole strength by exerting all our energies and
affections of body and soul in the service of Your love
and of nothing else; and we may love our neighbour
as ourselves by drawing them all to Your love with our
whole strength, by rejoicing in the good of others as in
our own, by suffering with others at their misfortunes,
and by giving offence to no one.
Give us this day: in remembrance, understanding, and
reverence of that love which [our Lord Jesus Christ]
had for us and of those things that He said and did and
suffered for us.
Our daily Bread: Your own beloved Son, our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Forgive us our trespasses: through Your ineffable mercy
through the power of the passion of Your beloved Son
and through the merits and intercession of the ever
blessed Virgin and all Your elect.
As we forgive those who trespass against us: And what we do
not completely forgive, make us, Lord, forgive completely
that we may truly love our enemies because of You
and we may fervently intercede for them before You,
returning no one evil for evil and we may strive to help
everyone in You.
And lead us not into temptation: hidden or obvious, sudden
or persistent.
But deliver us from evil: past, present, and to come.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be
forever. Amen.