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 never been  known  that  any  one  invoked thy  help  or  solicited  thy patronage without  obtaining  relief. Encouraged by  this  assurance,  I commend  my  soul  and  body,  my temporal  and  eternal  interests,  to thy  powerful  protection. Oh! thou, the  adopted  Father  of  the Eternal Son,  despise  not  this  appeal, but  listen  to  my  prayer  and plead for  my  necessities. Amen.

AMIABLE Saint,  whose  life was more  angelical  than human! I, thy  most  unworthy servant, come  to  confide,  in  a special  manner,  to  thy  pure  hands, and to  thy  watchful  solicitude,  the purity of  my  soul  and  body. Angel of  purity,  I  earnestly  beseech thee to  intercede  for  me  with  Jesus Christ, the  immaculate  Lamb,  and