A Child's Prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

O Most Holy Virgin Mother,

we listen with grief to the complaints

of your Immaculate Heart

surrounded with the thorns placed therein

at every moment by the blasphemies

and ingratitude of ungrateful humanity.

We are moved by the ardent desire of loving you as Our Mother

and of promoting a true devotion to your Immaculate Heart.

We therefore kneel before you

to manifest the sorrow we feel

for the grievances that people cause you,

and to atone by our prayers and sacrifices

for the offenses with which they return return your love.

Obtain for them and for us the pardon of so many sins.

Hasten the conversion of sinners

that they may love Jesus

and cease to offend the Lord,

already so much offended.

Turn your eyes of mercy toward us,

that we may love God with all our heart on earth

and enjoy Him forever in heaven.

Amen.