Mary, humble and lowly, we raise up to you: the lonely, the frightened, the stigmatised, the scarred
Mary, homeless and vulnerable, we raise up to you: the stranger, the rough sleeper, the rejected, the outcast
Mary, scared and helpless, we raise up to you: the persecuted, the refugee, the asylum seeker, the detainee
Mary, grief-stricken and desolate, we raise up to you: the degraded, the tormented, the desperate, the powerless

Mary, poor and uneducated – Pray for us
Mary, teenage single parent – Pray for us
Mary, mother of the neglected and the unloved, the lost and the disappeared  – Pray for us
Mary, mother of the unwanted, the abandoned, the friendless, the motherless – Pray for us
Mary, raised high above the wealthy and the mighty  – Pray for us
Mary, hope for the hope-less and voice for the voiceless  – Pray for us

Mary, advocate for those who are vulnerable, neglected, despised, cast out  – Hear our prayer
Mary, advocate for the economically deprived, socially excluded, politically oppressed – Hear our prayer
Mary, advocate for those who are undervalued or disregarded by society – Hear our prayer
Mary, advocate for those who are marginalised and disadvantaged – Hear our prayer
Mary, advocate for those who suffer prejudice because of colour, race or creed – Hear our prayer
Mary, advocate for those who are displaced, dispossessed, forced to flee, living in fear – Hear our prayer
Mary, advocate for those who do not know where the next meal is coming from – Hear our prayer
Mary, advocate for those who lack clean water and proper shelter – Hear our prayer
Mary, advocate for those who sleep in shop doorways – Hear our prayer
Mary, advocate for those who do not know whether they will wake tomorrow – Hear our prayer
Mary, advocate for those who are in debt to loan sharks – Hear our prayer
Mary, advocate for those who only know poverty and despair – Hear our prayer
Mary, advocate for those who are ground down, isolated, depressed – Hear our prayer
Mary, advocate for those who find each day an unbearable burden – Hear our prayer

Mary’s Magnificat – a joyful song of praise to God – announces a better way – Blessed be God
Mary’s Magnificat reveals the Kingdom right here and now on earth as God planned it  – Blessed be God
Mary sings praise to God whose mercy is boundless  – Blessed be God
Mary sings praise to God who is constant in his love from generation to generation – Blessed be God
Mary sings praise to God who has a special love for the poor and lowly  – Blessed be God
Mary sings praise to God who fills the hungry and sends the rich away empty  – Blessed be God
Mary sings praise to God who has promised to love and care for his people  – Blessed be God
Mary sings praise to God for whom nothing is impossible  – Blessed be God

The mystery, which was kept secret for endless ages, is now made clear. Romans 16:25