To Our Lady of Sorrows by St. Bonaventure
O most holy Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ: by the overwhelming grief thou didst experience when thou didst witness the martyrdom, the crucifixion, and the death of thy divine Son, look upon me with eyes of compassion, and awaken in my heart a tender commiseration for those sufferings, as well as a sincere detestation of my sins, in order that, being disengaged from all undue affection for the passing joys of this earth, I may sigh after the eternal Jerusalem, and that henceforward all my thoughts and all my actions may be directed towards this one most desirable object. Honor, glory, and love to our divine Lord Jesus, and to the holy and Immaculate Mother of God. Amen.
Vox Crucis: The Christ 