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 vouchsafe, lastly,  to  apply  it  for  the  relief  of  the souls in  purgatory,  and  above  all,  for  those  who in life  were  foremost  in  their  devotion  to  Thee.

Most loving  heart  of  Mary,  which,  amongst  the hearts of  all  God's  creatures,  is  at  once  the  purest and the  most  inflamed  with  love  for  Jesus,  and the most  compassionate  toward  us  poor  sinners, obtain for  us  from  the  Heart  of  Jesus,  our  Redeemer, all  graces  which  we  ask  of  thee. Mother of mercies,  one  throb,  a  single  beat  of  thy  burning heart, offered  by  thee  to  the  Heart  of  Jesus,  has power to  console  us  to  the  full. Grant us,  then, this favor. And then  the  Heart  of  Jesus,  through the filial  love  He  had  for  thee,  and  will  ever  have, will not  fail  to  hear  and  answer  our  request. Amen.

Lord Jesus  Christ! In union  with  that  divine intention, with  which  Thou,  whilst  on  earth, didst give  praise  to  God  through  Thy  most  sacred Heart, and  which  Thou  dost  still  everywhere offer to  Him  in  the  Holy  Eucharist,  even  to  the consummation of  the  world;  I,  in  imitation  of  the most sacred  heart  of  the  ever-immaculate  Virgin Mary, do  most  cheerfully  offer  to  Thee,  during this entire  day,  all  my  thoughts  and  intentions,  all my affections  and  desires,  my  words  and  all  my works.

Indulgence. 100 days,  once  a  day. (Leo XIII,  Dec.  19,  1885.)