St. John de Brebeuf, SJ

O my Divine Jesus, Whose silence before Your persecutors caused their wonder and admiration,
look from Your Tabernacle as I kneel before You to honor your holy Martyr, St. Jean De Brébeuf,
who in the midst of most terrible tortures maintained a profound silence
so that he astonished his tormentors who, screaming hate and vengeance,
found that they could invent no torture terrible enough to make him show even one sign of pain.

It is said of you, O Martyr of Christ, that you suffered like a rock,
and when red-hot tomahawk blades were strung and placed about your neck in imitation of the Rosary,
the only effect was to make you preach with almost your last breath to the Christian captive Indians
to encourage them in their suffering -- to wait just a moment in patience
till they would see the face of Christ, their reward for all eternity.

Through your intercession, O Martyr of Christ,
may I love the Rosary as much as you did.

As our Blessed Mother has ever been a Tower of Strength
to protect those who have faith in Her Divine Son,
so obtain for me the blessing of a childlike affection for Her,
and may the Mysteries of Her Rosary be always my comfort and consolation.

Amen.

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• Source: Salve Maria Regina, slightly edited to suit my taste.