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my God,  I  give  Thee heartfelt thanks  for all the  graces  Thou  hast conferred on  me  during this meditation. Pardon me, I  beseech  Thee*  all the negligence  and  all the distractions  of  which I have  been  guilty. Give me strength  to  carry  out the resolutions  that  I have  made. Fortify me, that from  henceforth  I may  diligently  practise this virtue. . .  avoid  this fault. . .  perform  this action. . .  to  Thy  honor. Help me  to  keep  my  good resolutions, O  sweet  Virgin Mary;  and  do  thou, my good  angel,  recall them to  my  memory,  if I  should  ever  forget  or neglect  them. Omnia ad major  em  Dei  gloriam!

The Sovereign Pontiff, Benedict XIV,  in  the  brief, Quemadmodum, Dec.  16, 1746, granted  to  all  the  faithful who  shall  make  mental prayer devoutly  for  half an hour,  or  at  least  for  a quarter  of  an  hour,  every day, for  a  month,  a  plenary indulgence, once  a  month, on the  day  when,  being  truly penitent, after  confession  and communion, they  shall  pray devoutly for  peace  and  union among Christian  princes,  for the extirpation  of  heresy, and for  the  triumph  of  the Church. — The New  Raccolta.

rant me  grace,  O  merciful  God,  to  desire ardently all  that  is pleasing  to  Thee,  to  examine it  prudently,  to acknowledge  it  truthfully, and to  accomplish  it  perfectly, for  the  praise  and glory of  Thy  name. Amen.