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 Third Aspiration. O Heart of Jesus, be my love.

Indulgence of three hundred days each time.

Fourth Aspiration. O Heart of Mary, be my salvation.

Indulgence of three hundred days each time.

Jesus, Mary, Joseph, I give you my heart and my soul.

Jesus, Mary, Joseph, assist me in my last agony.

Jesus, Mary, Joseph, may my soul send forth her last sigh in peace, with you to aid me.

Indulgence of three hundred days each time.

GREAT Saint, above all the saints worthy of being venerated, invoked, and loved for the excellence of thy glory, as well as for the power of thy intercession and loving patronage ; I, , in presence of Jesus Christ, who chose thee on earth as his foster.father, and of Mary, who bound herself to thee as her most chaste Spouse, I choose thee this day for my most amiable advocate, and the most faithful protector of my family, and of all that be longs to me ; and I firmly purpose never to abandon thee, but to do all in my power to honor thee myself and to cause thee to be honored by others. I there fore earnestly beseech thee to receive me now, and ever to guard me under the mantle of thy special protection ; to assist me in all my actions as thy perpetual client ; to intercede in my favor with Jesus and Mary, and above all to strengthen me with thy powerful aid at the hour of my death. Amen.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, to you I recommend my soul.