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EMEMBER, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the power which thou dost possess over the heart of thy divine Son. Confiding in thy merits, I now implore thy protection. O glorious Lady of the Sacred Heart — of that Heart which is the inexhaustible source of all graces, and which thou canst open at thy will, in order to pour down upon mankind all the treasures of love and mercy, of light and salvation which it contains — obtain for me, I implore thee, the favor which I ask. . . . No, I can not meet with a refusal: and since thou art my Mother, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, I beseech thee favorably to receive my prayer. Amen.

Sweet Heart of Mary, be thou my refuge.

O Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.

HIS poor life is full of bitterness and sorrow. We all stand in need of help and comfort. Happy then are they who have learned to turn frequently to the sweet refuge of the unfortunate and comforter of the afflicted, our dear Mother Mary. Richard of St. Lawrence assures us that Mary's compassion is extended to all who invoke her, were it only by a Hail Mary. An angel said to St. Bridget, that no one ever prays to Mary without obtaining help from her. She is so kind-hearted, said he, that no one ever fails to experience her good-