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 3. By the holy care with which you sought, O most pure Virgin, to cleanse yourself by the sacred rite of purification from the least appearance of outward uncleanness. obtain for us an insatiable desire to cleanse ourselves from the smallest stain of sin. Ave.

4. By that profound humility which led you to resort to the temple amongst sinners, though you were the most perfect of creatures, obtain for us such a spirit of humility as shall render us dear to God and deserving of his favors. Ave.

5. By that perfect faith in God your Son which you, O Mary, preserved when you heard the prophecy which foretold that he should become an occasion of contradiction and ruin to many, obtain for us an equally firm and lively faith amidst all temptations and contradictions. Ave.

6. By the invincible resignation with which, O Mary, you listened to the bitter prophecy of holy Simeon, that a sword of sorrow should pierce through your soul, obtain that we also may preserve a most perfect resignation amidst the most afflicting events by which God, in his infinite wisdom, may be pleased to try us. Ave.

7. By the intense charity which induced you, O Mary, to offer to the eternal Father the holy sacrifice of your Son for the redemption and salvation of all men, obtain for us that we may be willing to sacrifice to the Lord whatever is most dear to us. whenever it shall be requisite for our sanctification and salvation. Ave. Gloria.

COMPASSIONATE you, O my most afflicted Mother, for the first dolor which you felt when holy Simeon foretold the most bitter passion and painful death of your divine Son, and the sharp