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Cantiga 071 of the Cantigas de Santa Maria of Alfonso X

The Nun who was Taught to Say her ’Aves’
Everyday a nun recited an entire book of prayers and said a thousand “Ave Marias.” She wept and moaned as she recited her prayers and rushed through them.

One night, when she was lying in bed exhausted, the Virgin appeared to her.

The nun asked the Virgin to take her with her to Paradise and the Virgin assured her that she had a place there.

The Virgin told her not to be afraid and then showed her how to pray a proper prayer.

She told her to pray slowly and calmly without rushing and to say only a third of the prayers she had previously uttered.

The nun took the Virgin’s advice and from that time forth said “Ave Maria” slowly and carefully. When the nun died, God took her soul to heaven.


Source: upenn.edu



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