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Y holy  Patriarch,  I  rejoice  at  thy  happiness and greatness  in  being  made  worthy  to  have power to  command,  with  the  authority  of  a father,  Him  Whom  heaven  and  earth  obey,  and  to make  Him  obey  thee. My holy  Patron,  since  a  God has served  thee,  I  too  wish  to  enroll  myself  in  thy service; I  choose  thee,  after  Mary,  for  my  principal advocate and  protector. I promise  to  honor  thee every day  by  some  special  devotion,  and  each  day  I will  place  myself  under  thy  protection. Through the sweet company  of  Jesus  and  Mary,  which  thou  didst enjoy during  life,  protect  me  during  my  whole  life, that I  may  never  be  separated  from  God  by  losing His grace. And through  the  assistance  which  Jesus and Mary  gave  thee  at  death,  protect  me  at  the  hour of my  death,  that,  dying  in  the  company  of  thee,  of Jesus  and  Mary,  I  may  one  day  go  to  thank  thee  in