Bead of the Cross:
Dear Woman Clothed with the Sun,
Our Mother Road to run on,
Our Mother Road who carries us…
Help us by guiding our feet in righteous directions,
by showing us your inimitable road signs in ways
we can easily see and understand.
Invitatory (above the Bead of the Cross):
What does the Lord require of us but to do justice
and love kindness and walk humbly with our God? (Micah 6:8)
Cruciform Beads (the 4 large ones), moving to the right:
Nuestra Madre, Portal of the Sky,
Star of the Ocean, Mountain Throne,
I ask that you present me to thy Child of the Desert Star
and pray for me and for those in need.
Weeks (sets of 7 small beads, so 1 large bead, 7 small, 1 large):
Bless us and Teach Us to Be Compassionate.
Bless us and Teach Us to Be Fierce.
Compassionately Fierce. Fiercely Compassionate.
Repeat circuit above twice more, totally three times around. When you return to the bead of the Cross at the very end, pray:
Thank you, Madre Grande.
Aymen. Aymen. Aymen.
(And a little woman.)
-adapted from Prayer for Traveling the Mother Road,
UNTIE THE STRONG WOMAN by Dr. C. P. Estes