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 thee I  intrust  my  soul. I wish  to  be  of  those  who are thy  special  servants:  cast  me  not,  then,  away. Thou art  ever  seeking  the  wretched,  to  console  them. Do not  abandon  a  wretched  sinner  who  has  recourse to thee. Speak for  me,  Mary:  thy  Son  grants  what thou askest. Take me  under  thy  protection,  and  it is  enough;  because,  with  thee  to  guard  me,  I  fear  no ill. No, not  my  sins,  because  thou  wilt  obtain  God's pardon  for  them:  nor  the  devils,  because  thou  art far mightier  than  hell:  nor  my  Judge,  Jesus  Christ, for, at  thy  prayer,  He  will  lay  aside  His  wrath. Protect me, then,  my  Mother;  obtain  for  me  pardon  of my  sins,  love  for  Jesus,  holy  perseverance,  a  good death, and  paradise. It is  true,  I  merit  not  these graces; yet  do  thou  only  ask  them  of  our  God,  and lo! they shall  be  mine. Pray, then,  to  Jesus  for  me. Mary, my  Queen,  in  thee  I  trust;  in  this  trust  I  rest, I live;  in  this  trust  I  hope  to  die. Amen.

Hail Mary,  three  times,  and  also  the  Litany  of  the Blessed  Virgin,  on  account  of  its  being  Saturday.

Mary, I  give  myself  entirely  to  thee;  accept me as  thy  servant,  and  watch  over  me.

O my  Queen,  do  thou  hold  the  arm  of  thy Son, that  He  may  never  repulse  me.

O Mary,  may  my  heart  never  cease  to  love  thee, nor my  tongue  to  praise  thee.

O my  Sovereign,  in  the  name  of  thy  love  for  Jesus, help me  to  love  Him.

O Mother  of  God,  preserve  me  from  falling  again into sin.

O my  Sovereign,  obtain  for  me  that  I  may  rather die than  lose  the  grace  of  God.

O Mary,  Mother  of  God,  and  my  Mother,  I  venerate thee. Would that  all  hearts  revered  thee  as  thou dost deserve  on  account  of  thy  greatness.