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O Mary,  Virgin  Mother  of  God,  who  endurest  a  martyrdom of  love  and  grief  at  beholding  the  sufferings  and sorrows of  Jesus,  thou  didst  co-operate  in  the  benefit  of my  redemption  by  thy  innumerable  afflictions,  and  by offering  to  the  Eternal  Father  his  only-begotten  Son  and thine, as  a  holocaust  and  victim  of  propitiation  for  my sins. I compassionate  thy  bitter  sufferings;  I  thank  thee for the  all  but  infinite  love  which  led  thee  to  deprive thyself of  the  fruit  of  thy  womb,  true  God  and  true man, to  save  me  a  sinner. Ah, interpose  the  ever-availing intercession  of  thy  dolours  with  the  Father  and  the Son, that  I  may  steadfastly  amend  my  life,  and  never again crucify  my  loving  Redeemer  by  new  sins;  and  that, persevering till  death  in  his  grace,  I  may  obtain  eternal life through  the  merits  of  his  painful  cross  and  Passion.

Three Hail  Marys.

O Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  at  the  sixth  hour  didst  ascend the gibbet  of  the  cross  for  the  redemption  of  the  world, and didst  shed  thy  Precious  Blood  for  the  remission  of  sins; we humbly  beseech  thee  to  grant  us  after  death  the  joy of entering  the  gates  of  paradise.

Grant, we  beseech  thee,  O  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  the Blessed Virgin  Mary,  thy  Mother,  may  intercede  for  us with  thy  clemency,  now  and  at  the  hour of  our  death, who in  the  hour  of  thy  Passion  was  pierced  in  her  most holy soul  by  the  sword  of  sorrow;  grant  this,  O  Jesus Christ, Saviour  of  the  world,  who,  with  the  Father  and the Holy  Ghost,  liveth  and  reigneth,  world  without  end. Amen.

100 days' Indulgence  daily  to  all  the  faithful  who  shall  devoutly recite  the  above  prayers  to  the  Five  "Wounds  of  our Lord  Jesus  Christ.  To  those  who  shall  have  recited  them  at least  ten  times  a  month,  a  plenary  Indulgence  twice  a  year, namely,  on  the  Feast  of  the  Invention  of  the  most  Holy Cross  (3d  May),  and  of  its  Exaltation  (14th  Sept.),  they having  confessed  and  communicated  on  those  days.  And further,  to  those  who  shall  recite  them  from  Passion  Sunday to  the  end  of  the  Holy  "Week  inclusive,  an  Indulgence  of seven  years,  and  seven  quarantains  on  each  of  the  said  days,