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 Comely Virgin,

Chaste Virgin,

Temple of  the  Living  God,

Royal Throne  of  the  Eternal  King,

Sanctuary of  the  Holy  Spirit,

Virgin of  the  root  of  Jesse,

Cedar of  Mount  Lebanon,

Cypress of  Mount  Sion,

Crimson rose  of  the  land  of  Jacob,

Blooming like  the  palm,

Fruitful like  the  olive

Glorious son-bearer,

Light of  Nazareth,

Glory of  Jerusalem,

Beauty of  the  world,

Noblest born  of  the  Christian  fold,

O Queen of  life,

O Ladder of  Heaven,

Hear the  petition  of  the  poor; spurn  not  the wounds and  the  groans  of  the  miserable.

Let our  devotion  and  our  sighs  be  carried  through thee to  the  presence  of  the  Creator,  for  we  are  not ourselves worthy  of  being  heard  because  of  our  evil deserts.

O powerful Queen  of  heaven  and  earth,  wipe  out our trespasses  and  our  sins.

Cancel our  wickedness  and  depravity.

Raise the  fallen,  the  miserable,  and  the  fettered. Loose the  condemned. Repair through  thyself  the faults of  our  unworthiness  and  our  iniquity. Bestow upon us  through,  thyself  the  brightness  and  ornaments of  good  actions  and  virtues. Appease for  us the  Judge  by  thy  prayers  and  thy  Supplications. Allow us  not,  for  mercy  sake,  to  be  carried  off  from thee among  the  spoils  of  our  enemies. Allow not