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 in your hands," say it for me, and leave me not before I have been judged; and if I have to expiate my sins in purgatory, O pray for me earnestly, and admonish my friends to obtain for me, through the holy sacrifice of the Mass, prayers, and alms-deeds, a speedy enjoyment of the bliss of heaven, where I may bless and praise my God and thyself for all eternity. Amen.

Three Hail Marys.

MOTHER of Perpetual Help, pray for us, thy children. Obtain for us, that we may continually have recourse to thee.

EHOLD at thy feet, O Mother of Perpetual Help, a miserable sinner, who has recourse to thee, and confides in thee. O Mother of Mercy, have pity on me. I hear thee called by all the refuge and the hope of sinners: be then my refuge and my hope. Assist me for the love of Jesus Christ, stretch forth thy hand to a miserable wretch, who has fallen and who recommends himself to thee, and who consecrates himself to be thy servant forever. I bless and thank Almighty God, who by his mercy has given me this confidence in thee, which I hold to be a pledge of my eternal salvation. It is true that in past times I have miserably fallen into sin, because I had not recourse to thee. I know that with thy help I will be able to conquer. I know too, that thou wilt assist me if I recommend myself to thee, but I fear that in the time of danger I may neglect to call on thee and thus lose my soul. The grace,