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MOST amiable Virgin, who was from all eternity the object of the divine love, obtain for us that you may become also the beloved object of our devotion. Ave.

2. O holy Virgin, whose conception was an especial grace of God granted to the prayers, the longing desires, and the mortifications of the patriarchs, prophets, and all the just, obtain for us that, by similar means, we may be made worthy to share in the divine favors. Ave.

3. O most privileged Virgin, by whose conception the barrenness of your parents was changed into wonderful fruitfulness, obtain that our sterile souls may become fruitful in good works and holy thoughts. Ave.

4. O immaculate Virgin, who alone amongst creatures was preserved from original sin, as well as from the slightest spot of actual stain, obtain for us that we may henceforth be kept from the least infection of sin. Ave.

5. O singular Virgin, who was not only preserved from sin, but from all tendency to evil, obtain for us that we may be enabled to keep so strict a guard over our senses, that, by mortifying our flesh, we may subdue those inclinations by which we become slaves to the law of sin. Ave.

6. O most fortunate Virgin, who was, from the moment of your conception, confirmed in divine love, obtain for us such copious graces as may keep us faithful and acceptable to God unto the end. Ave.

7. O most holy Virgin, who, at your conception, was replenished with the fulness of grace, obtain