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Mother of eternal glory,

Mother of the heavenly and earthly Church,

Mother of love and mercy,

Mother of the golden effulgence,

Honour of the sky,

Harbinger of peace,

Gate of Heaven,

Golden Ark,

Couch of charity and indulgence,

Shrine of the Divinity,

Beauty of the Virgins,

Lady-Chief of the tribes,

Fountain of the gardens,

Cleansing of sins,

Purifying of souls,

Mother of the orphans,

Breast of the infants,

Refuge of the poor,

Star of the sea,

Handmaid of God,

Mother of Christ,

Abode of the Godhead,

Graceful as the dove,

Serene like the moon,

Resplendent like the sun,

Thou who dost cancel Eve’s disgrace,

O Renewer of life,

Perfection of women,

Head of the Virgins,

Garden enclosed,

Fountain ever- refreshing,

Mother of God,

Perpetual Virgin,

Holy Virgin,

Prudent Virgin,