A CANTICLE LIKE THAT OF MOSES (DEUT. XXXII)

Hear, ye heavens, what I shall speak of Mary: let the earth hear the words of my mouth. Magnify her together with me: and let us exalt her name forever and ever. O wicked and perverse generation: acknowledge our Lady for thy salvatrix. Is she not thy mother, who hath possessed thee: and generated thee in faith? If thou leavest her, thou art not the friend of the supreme Caesar: for without her He will not save thee. Would that thou couldst understand, and be wise: and provide for thy last end! As an infant without a nurse cannot live: so thou canst not have salvation without Our Lady. Let thy soul thirst for her, hold her, and do not let her go: until she has blessed thee. Let thy mouth be filled with her praises: sing her magnificence the whole day long. Glory be to the Father, etc.