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 At the  end  of  each  decade  add  the  aspiration  to  the  most holy  Virgin, Holy  Mary,  &c.,  as  above.

Here, then, you  have  a method  most  easy  and  useful  to  man, and  most  pleasing  to  God,  of  commemorating  daily  the  Passion of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, the  Mysteries  of  which  are thus  readily  recalled  to  the  memory.

O most humble  Lord  and Master, Jesus  Christ,  true God and  man! to thee  be eternal  praise  and  thanksgiving, because  in  thy  tender age, namely,  on  the  eighth day of  thy  mortal  life,  it  was thy will  to  shed  for  us  thy precious and  innocent  Blood; and, like  a true  son  of  Abraham, to  bear  the  pain  of  Circumcision.

By this  most  holy  shedding of thy  Blood,  I implore  of  thee the grace  of  humility,  against all pride  and  worldly  vanity. Our Father. Hail Mary.

O loving Pelican,  Jesus Christ, true  God  and  man! to thee  be  eternal  praise  and thanksgiving, because  in  the garden, out  of  the  exceeding anguish of  thy  Heart,  thou pouredst forth  a Bloody sweat, and  offeredst  it  to  thy Father with  the  most  ready resignation of  one  who  was to die  for  us.

By this  most  holy  shedding of  thy  Blood,  I implore of thee  the  grace  of  bountifulness, against  all  cupidity  and avarice. ''Our Father. Hail Mary. ''

O most chaste  Spouse,  Jesus Christ,  true  God  and  man! to thee  be  eternal  praise  and thanksgiving, because,  in  the hall of  Pilate,  thou  sufferedst  thyself  to  be  mercilessly bound, and  thy  virgin  flesh  to be  most  cruelly  scourged  and torn.

By this  most  holy  shedding of thy  Blood, I implore  of  thee the grace  of  chastity,  against all sensuality  and  lust. ''Our Father. Hail Mary. ''

O most meek  Lamb,  Jesus Christ, true  God  and  man! to thee  be  eternal  praise  and thanksgiving, because  thou sufferedst thy  sacred  Head to be  crowned  with  sharpest thorns, and  to  be  struck  from above with  a hard  reed.