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 priceless treasure of everlasting glory.

Let thine assumption of our humanity bless thee: whereby thou hast called us to be partakers of the Divine nature.

Let the weary exile thou didst endure for three-and-thirty years bless thee: whereby thou hast brought back to eternal life the souls that had perished.

Let all the anguish and grief of thy Humanity bless thee: by which thou hast sanctified all our afflictions and our toil.

Let thine experience of our misery bless thee: whereby thou hast become unto us the Father of exceeding compassion.

Let all the drops of thy most precious Blood bless thee: by which thou hast cleansed us from the stains of our sins.

Let thy five most precious Wounds, thy most radiant adornment, bless thee: by which thou hast purchased for us mansions in the everlasting inheritance.

Let the bitterness of thy sacred death bless thee: in which thy love, stronger than death, bowed thy Head for us.

Let the excessive sweetness of thy deified heart bless thee: which broke on the cross with impetuous love and grief.

Let the most undefiled flesh of thy Humanity bless thee: in which thou wast made unto us a brother most loving and constant.

Let thy triumphant glory bless thee for me: whereby thou