October 29, 2019
Hail, thou star of ocean!
portal of the sky!
Ever virgin Mother
of the Lord Most High!
Oh! by Gabriel's Ave,
Uttered long ago
Eva's name reversing,
'Stablished peace below.
Break the captives' fetters;
Light on blindness pour,
All our ills expelling,
every bliss implore.
Show thyself a Mother,
Offer Him our sighs,
Who for us incarnate
Did not You despise.
Virgin of all virgins!
To Your shelter take us;
Gentlest of the gentle!
Chase and gentle make us.
Still as on we journey
Help our weak endeavor;
Till with You and Jesus
We rejoice forever.
Through the highest heaven,
To the Almighty Three,
Father, Son and Spirit,
One same glory be.
Amen.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.