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 of suffering  during  her  whole  life,  and  especially when standing  beneath  the  cross,  her  death  was to be  free  from  pain  and  suffering. She quietly passed away  yielding  up  her  spirit  in  a  yearning desire to  be  united  forever  with  her  divine  Son  in heaven.

f you  have  dispossessed  your  heart  of  all  unruly attachment  to  the  goods  and  enjoyments of this  earth,  you,  too,  may  hope  for  a  happy  and tranquil transition  from  this  land  of  exile  to  your home in  heaven. Therefore, if  you  are  still attached to  the  transitory  things  of  this  life,  disengage your  heart  from  them  now. The voluntary renouncement  of  earthly  goods  alone  is meritorious  before  God. The separation  from them enforced  by  the  strong  hand  of  death  is  of no  supernatural  value.

e beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  pardon  the  shortcomings of  Thy  servants;  that  we  who,  by our  own  works,  are  not  able  to  please  Thee,  may be saved  by  the  intercession  of  the  Mother  of Thy  Son,  Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. Amen.

Litany of  Loreto  (p. 322).

most benign  Mother  Mary! I rejoice  that  by thy  happy  and  tranquil  death  the  yearning  of