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 and to  receive  me  into  that  fortunate  company  of  thy happy servants  whom  thou  Dearest  and  cherishest  in  thy virginal bosom. Condescend, O  my  Mother  and  most gentle Lady,  to  accept  of  this  miserable  heart  of  mine; accept my  memory,  my  will,  my  faculties,  my  senses,  both exterior and  interior;  accept  my  eyes,  my  ears,  my  mouth, my hands,  and  my  feet;  regulate  them  in  conformity to the  will  of  thy  Divine  Son,  and  direct  them  all  to  his  infinite glory. By that  wisdom  with  which  thy  beloved Son enriched  thee,  obtain  for  me,  I  pray  and  beseech thee, light  to  know  myself,  to  know  my  own  nothingness, and especially  to  know  my  sins,  that  I  may  hate  and  detest them;  obtain  for  me  also  light  to  perceive  the  snares of my  infernal  enemy  and  his  assaults,  whether  they  be hidden  or  manifest;  and  especially,  O  most  merciful  Mother, obtain  for  me  the  grace  of. . .  [Here  insert  the grace  you  stand  most  particularly  in  need  of].

Virgin of  all  virgins! To thy  shelter  take  us; Gentlest of  the  gentle! Chaste and  gentle  make  us.

Pardon, we  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  the  sins  of  thy  servants;  that  we,  who  by  our  own  actions  are  unable  to please  thee,  may,  through  the  intercession  of  the  Mother  of our  Lord,  thy  Son,  obtain  eternal  salvation;  through  the same Lord  Jesus  Christ,  &amp;c.

May the  almighty  and  merciful  Lord,  Father,  Son,  and Holy Ghost,  bless  us  and  keep  us. Amen.

Indulgences for the  above  prayers:  300  days  once  a  day, and a  plenary  indulgence  once  a  month,  with  the  usual  conditions, for  those  who  have  said  them  daily  through  the month.

O Mary,  thou  art  the  purest,  the  fairest,  the  holiest  of creatures. Oh, that  all  men  would  acknowledge  and  love thee as  thou  deservest! But I  rejoice  in  the  thought  of the  great  number  of  the  just  whose  hearts  are  inflamed