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 ago, and  never  make  the  least  effort  to  find  Him. Pray to  the  sorrowful  Mother  that  she  preserve you from  such  a  deplorable  fate!

Prayer of  the  Church  (p.  117).

Litany of  Loreto  (p.  322).

compassionate thee,  sorrowing  Mary,  for  the terrors felt  by  thy  anxious  heart  when  thou didst lose  thy  dear  Son,  Jesus. Dear Mother,  by thy  heart,  then  so  agitated,  obtain  for  me  the virtue of  chastity,  and  with  it  the  gift  of  knowledge.

Hail Mary,  etc.

Ejaculation (p.  118).

Preparatory Prayer  (p.  115).

he time  was  at  hand  when  mankind's  redemption was  to  be  accomplished. Already the divine Victim  of  our  sins  is  bearing  the  instrument of  our  salvation. Torn by  the  cruel  scourging, crowned  with  thorns,  and  covered  with  blood He proceeds  on  His  way  to  Calvary,  and  in  this