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 course to  Mary,  and  invoking  her  aid  bravely resist all  temptations.

Prayer of  the  Church  (p.  53).

Litany of  Loreto  (p. 322).

irror of  holy  purity,  Mary,  Virgin  immaculate, great  is  my  joy  while  I  consider  that, from thy  immaculate  conception,  the  most  sublime and  perfect  virtues  were  infused  into  thy soul, and  with  them  all  the  gifts  of  the  Holy Ghost. I thank  and  praise  the  Most  Holy  Trinity, who bestowed  on  thee  these  high  privileges. I pray thee, gentle  Mother,  obtain  for  me  grace  to  practise virtue,  and  to  make  me  worthy  to  become  partaker of  the  gifts  and  graces  of  the  Holy  Ghost.

Hail Mary,  etc.

Ejaculation (p.  54).

Preparatory Prayer  (p.  51).

an's relation  to  God  as  His  child  was  severed by sin. The beautiful  image  of  God  imprinted on  man's  soul  was  disfigured  by  it. But with the  immaculate  conception  of  Mary,  a  being full of  grace,  an  object  of  God's  supreme  com-