The Antiphon: Holy Virgin Mary

        Holy Virgin Mary,

        Among all women on earth there is none like Thee;

        Thou art the Daughter and Handmaid of the Most High King and Father of Heaven;

        Thou art the Mother of Our Most Holy Lord Jesus Christ;

        Thou art the Spouse of the Holy Spirit.

        Pray for us, with St. Michael the Archangel
        and all the Powers of Heaven and all the Saints,
        to Thy Most Holy and Beloved Son,
        Our Lord and Master.

        Glory to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, ...


      This text is taken from the Office of the Passion, by St. Francis, trans. by Benen Fahy, OFM, in "The Writings of St. Francis of Assisi," Burnes & Oates, 1964, with some modifications.