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 is the  cause  of  our  joy,  let  us  remember  the  protection she  extended  to  the  Church  in  times  of adversity  and  persecution;  let  us,  furthermore, remember all  the  graces  which,  according  to  the holy Fathers,  are  dispensed  to  us  by  Mary's hands. "Of her  plenitude,"  says  St.  Bonaventure, "we have  all  received;  the  captive  liberty,  the  sick health,  the  sad  consolation,  the  sinner  pardon,  the just  grace." Therefore the  Church  invokes  Mary as the  mother  of  mercy,  the  health  of  the  sick,  the comforter of  the  afflicted,  the  refuge  of  sinners, the help  of  Christians,  in  a  word,  as  the  cause  of our  joy.

Prayer of  the  Church  (p.  74).

Litany of  Loreto  (p. 322).

e hail  thee,  fair  soul  of  Mary,  who  from  all eternity wast  God's,  and  God's  alone; sanctuary and  living  temple  of  the  Holy  Ghost; sun without  blemish,  because  free  from  original sin. With all  our  hearts  we  pray  to  thee,  O  Mary, 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).