Your Name, O Mary

Your Name,
O Mary,
is to me
a Garden Where
I walk in Peace

Your Name,
O Mary,
is to me
a Rose Whose Fragrance
does not cease

Your Name,
O Mary,
is to me
a Cloak
of Comfort and of Grace

Your Name,
O Mary,
is to me
a safe and healing
Hiding Place

Your Name,
O Mary,
is to me
a Fortress
that is sure and strong

Your Name,
O Mary,
is to me
the Home and Hearth
Where I belong.

~Cheryl Anne Maris
Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary