Marian Prayers
Sub Tuum Praesidium (Beneath Thy Protection)
The oldest known prayer addressed to Mary as Theotokos, preserved on a third-century Egyptian papyrus.
Beneath thy protection we seek refuge, O Holy Mother of God. Despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
Ancient Christian prayer, c. 3rd century
About the prayer
Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox Christians still pray it. Its survival across languages and churches makes it one of the clearest witnesses to early Christian confidence in Mary's intercession.
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