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 Thee on  Calvary. In consideration  of  this  holocaust of  sweet  odor,  have  mercy  on  the  souls  in purgatory;  open  to  them  the  gates  of  heaven, that they  may  love  and  praise  Thee,  and  enjoy Thee eternally  in  the  abode  of  the  saints. Together with the  sufferings  of  Thy  divine  Son,  I likewise  offer  Thee  the  sorrows  of  His  blessed mother, whose  soul  was  crucified  at  the  foot  of  her Son's cross;  for  the  lance  which  pierced  the  side and heart  of  Jesus,  thine  adorable. Son, also  transfixed the  soul  and  heart  of  Mary,  according  to Simeon's  prophecy,  and  made  her  the  queen  of martyrs. Behold then,  O  heavenly  Father! the disfigured countenance  of  Thy  Son  on  the  cross and the  crucified  heart  of  His  Mother  at  the  foot of this  same  cross;  and  by  the  merits  of  all  the sufferings of  that  Son  and  that  Mother,  grant eternal repose  to  the  souls  in  purgatory.

Y God,  I  offer  Thee  all  the  Masses  this  day celebrated throughout  the  world,  for  sinners in  their  agony,  and  for  those  who  shall  be  overtaken by  death  to-day! May the  precious  blood of  Jesus,  our  Redeemer,  obtain  for  them  mercy!

Indulgence of 300  days. — Pius  X,  Dec. 18, 1907.