During a riot at Rome, a mob came to the house where St. Bridget lived; a leader talked of burning Bridget alive. She prayed to Our Lord to know if she should flee to safety. Jesus advised her to stay: "It doesn't matter if they plot thy death. My power will break the malice of thy enemies: If Mine crucified Me, it is because I permitted it." Our Blessed Mother added: "Sing as a group the AVE MARIS STELLA and I'll guard you from every danger."
| Ave Maris Stella | Hail thou star of ocean |
| Dei Mater alma, | Portal of the sky |
| Atque semper virgo, | Ever virgin Mother |
| Felix coeli porta. | Of the Lord Most High. |
| Sumens illud ave | O! by Gabriel's Ave, |
| Gabrielis ore, | Uttered long ago, |
| Funda nos in pace, | Eva's name reversing, |
| Mutans Evae nomen | Established peace below |
| Solve vincia reis | Break the captives' fetters, |
| Profer lumen caecis | Light on blindness pour, |
| Mala nostra pelle, | All our ills expelling, |
| Bona cuncta posce. | Every bliss implore |
| Monstra te esse Matrem | Show thyself a Mother, |
| Sumat per te preces | Offer Him our sighs, |
| Qui pro nobis natus | Who for us incarnate |
| Tulit esse tuus | Did not thee despise |
| Virgo singularis | Virgin of all virgins |
| Inter omnes mitis | To thy shelter take us, |
| Nos culpis solutos | Gentlest of the gentle |
| Mites fac et castos | Chaste and gentle make us |
| Vitam presta puram | Still, as on we journey, |
| Iter para tutum, | Help our weak endeavor, |
| Ut, videntes Jesum | Till with thee and Jesus |
| Semper collaetemur | We rejoice forever |
| Sit laus Deo Patri, | through the highest heaven, |
| Summo Cristo decus | To the almighty Three |
| Spiritui sancto: | Father, Son, and Spirit, |
| Tribus honor unus. | One same glory be. |
| Amen. | Amen. |
