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MILADY I - UNFURLING

INTRODUCTION and ACKNOWLEGEMENTS

CHAPTER ONE

“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch over your souls”

Hebrews 13:17 KJV

CHAPTER TWO

“We give Thee thanks, Almighty God, for all thy benefits,

Who livest and reignest, world without end.”

Grace After Meals

CHAPTER THREE

“The God whom earth and sea and sky

Adore and laud and magnify,

Whose might they own, whose praise they tell,

In Mary’s body deigned to dwell.”

Quem terra, pontus, aethera

CHAPTER FOUR

“And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.”

Luke 1:35 KJV

“Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.”

Luke 1:38 KJV

“Hail, star of the sea, Nurturing Mother of God, And ever Virgin, Happy gate of Heaven”

Ave maris stella

“Holy Mother of God, pray for us. Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us.”

“Mother most pure, pray for us. Mother most chaste, pray for us.”

“Mother inviolate, pray for us. Mother undefiled, pray for us.”

“Queen of virgins, pray for us. Queen conceived without original sin, pray for us.”

“Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.”

“That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.”

“Grant, O Lord God, we beseech Thee, that we Thy servants may rejoice in continual health of mind and body; and, through the glorious intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, may be freed from present sorrow, and enjoy eternal gladness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.”

Litany of the blessed Virgin Mary

CHAPTER FIVE

“Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee, Blessed are thou among women”

Hail Mary

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

“In all thy ways, acknowledge him and he shall direct thy path.”’

Proverbs 3: 6 KJV

“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!”

Romans 11:33 KJV

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

“Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord.”

Traditional blessing

“May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.”

Requiem: The Eternal Rest Prayer

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

“Day of wrath and doom impending. David's word with Sibyl's blending, Heaven and earth in ashes ending.”

Dies irae

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

“Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,

Our life, our sweetness, and our hope.

To thee do we cry,

Poor banished children of Eve;

To thee do we send up our sighs,

Mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.”

Salve Regina

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

CHAPTER NINETEEN

CHAPTER TWENTY

‘“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

John 14: 27 KJV

‘“All shall be well. All shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.”

Mother Julian of Norwich

“ … the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Job 1:22 KJV

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

“… enfolded in the weaving of divine mysteries.”

Hildegard von Bingen, Viriditas, Causae e Curae

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

“ … neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 8: 38-39 KJV

“Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing make you afraid. All things are passing. God alone never changes. Patience gains all things. If you have God you will want for nothing. God alone suffices.”

Prayer of St Teresa of Ávila

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”

Mark 7:21-23 KJV

“In our blindness and ignorance we say that this is accident or luck, but to Our Lord God it is not so.”

Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

“Let all mortal flesh keep silent, and stand with fear and trembling, and in itself consider nothing earthly; for the King of kings and Lord of lords cometh forth to be sacrificed, and given as food to the believers; Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.”

Let all mortal flesh keep silent

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

“O glorious Saint Agnes, you served God in humility and confidence on earth and are now in the enjoyment of His beatific Vision in heaven because you gained the crown of eternal life. Remember now the dangers that surround me in the vale of tears, and intercede for me in my needs and troubles. Amen.”

Saint Agnes Prayer

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

“Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death.”

Hail Mary 2

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

“But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”

2 Peter 3: 8 KJV

“O God, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.”

Compline (Night Prayer) Introduction

“In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”

1 Thessalonians 5:18 KJV

CHAPTER THIRTY

“Pray, even if you see nothing, feel nothing. For when you are dry, empty, sick or weak, at such a time is your prayer most pleasing to God even though you might find little joy in it.”

Julian of Norwich

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE

“The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:”

Acts 2:20 KJV

“Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.”

Psalm 5: 2 KJV

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.”

Psalm 121: 1-2 KJV

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

John 3:16 KJV

“And I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, who art all good and deserving of all my love.”

Act of Contrition

“ … may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”

Prayer of Absolution

“Keep me, guide me, protect me, oh safe refuge! Mary, Blessed Virgin, pray for me.”

Mary, Undoer of Knots, Novena Prayer

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT

CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE

CHAPTER FORTY

“Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.”

Psalm 130: 1-2 KJV

CHAPTER FORTY-ONE

CHAPTER FORTY-TWO

CHAPTER FORTY-THREE

CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR

CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE

“Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:”

Psalm 146:7 KJV

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”

Romans 8:28 KJV

MILADY II - HER ONLY LAWFULLY WEDDED HUSBAND

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

“Loosen the chains of the guilty, send forth light to the blind, our evil do thou dispel, entreat for us all good things.”

Ave maris stella

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Acts 17:24 KJV

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

TO BE CONTINUED …