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 Prayer of  the  Church  (p.  53).

Litany of  Loreto  (p.  322).

ary, unsullied  lily  of  heavenly  purity,  I  rejoice with  thee,  because  at  thy  conception's earliest  dawn  thou  wast  full  of  grace  and  endowed with the  perfect  use  of  reason. I thank  and  adore the ever-blessed  Trinity,  who  gave  thee  such  high gifts. I am  overwhelmed  with  shame  in  thy  presence, to  see  myself  so  poor  in  grace. O thou  who wast filled  with  heavenly  grace,  impart  some  portion of  it  to  my  soul,  and  make  me  share  the treasures of  thy  immaculate  conception.

Hail Mary,  etc.

Ejaculation (p.  54).

Preparatory Prayer  (p.  51).

he immaculate  conception  of  the  Blessed  Virgin Mary  inaugurated  the  fulfilment  of  the divine promise  made  to  our  first  parents  in  paradise in  the  words  addressed  to  the  serpent:  "I