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 of ever loving and adoring thee after a proper manner, in the sacrament of love, the Eucharist; thus to repair by a true conversion of heart, and a becoming zeal for thy glory, our past negligence and infidelity. Be thou, O adorable Heart! who knowest the clay of which we are formed, be thou our mediator with thy heavenly Father, whom we have so grievously offended: strengthen our weakness, confirm our resolution, and with thy charity, humility, meekness, and patience, cover the multitude of our iniquities; be thou our support, our refuge, and our strength, that nothing henceforth in life or death may separate us from thee. Amen.

This little Rosary consists of a small Cross, thirty-eight Beads; that is, five of a larger size, to remind us of the sacred wounds of our blessed Saviour, and thirty-three of a smaller form, answering to the number of years he spent on earth in the great work of our redemption.