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 therefore, I  beseech  thee,  with  an ear  of  pity  and  compassion,  to  my humble  and  earnest  request. I ask it,  through  the  bowels  of  mercy of thy  dear  Son;  through  that  love and condescension  wherewith  He embraced  our  nature,  when,  in compliance  with  thy  divine  will, thou gavest  thy  consent,  and  whom, after the  expiration  of  nine  months, thou didst  bring  forth  from  the chaste enclosure  of  thy  womb,  to visit  this  world,  and  bless  it  with His presence. I ask  it,  through that anguish  of  mind  wherewith thy beloved  Son,  our  dear  Saviour, was overwhelmed  on  Mount  Olivet, when He  besought  His  eternal Father, to  remove  from  Him,  if possible,  the  bitter  chalice  of  His future passion. I ask  it,  through the threefold  repetition  of  His prayers in  the  Garden,  from whence afterwards,  with  dolorous steps and  mournful  tears,  thou