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e hail  thee,  beauteous  moon,  O  Mary  most holy, who  didst  shed  light  upon  a  world wrapped in  the  densest  darkness  of  sin. Humbly prostrate at  thy  feet,  we  give  thee  our  homage, and with  all  our  hearts  we  pray  thee  to  vouchsafe in thy  goodness  to  be  born  again  in  spirit  in  our souls, that  led  captive  by  thy  loveliness  and  sweetness they  may  ever  live  united  to  thy  most  sweet and loving  heart.

Hail Mary,  etc.

Ejaculation (p. 76).

Preparatory Prayer  (p.  74).

escribing God's  power  and  wisdom  as  shown g^ in  creation,  Holy  Scripture,  according  to  the explanation of  the  Fathers,  introduces  Him  as saying,  "When  the  morning  stars  praised  me together,  and  all  the  sons  of  God  made  a  joyful melody"  (Job  xxxviii.  7),  and  by  these  words intends to  convey  with  what  joy  the  angels  praised God's omnipotence  on  beholding  the  wonders  of creation. What, then,  must  have  been  their  joy