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 O beloved  Mother,  by  thy  pierced  heart  obtain  for  me  the virtue of  fraternal  charity  and  the  gift  of  understanding. Hail Mary.

7. O  most  sorrowful  Mary,  I  compassionate  the  convulsion  which  thy  most  loving  heart  experienced  at  the burial of  Jesus. O beloved  Mother,  by  this  extreme  grief of thy  sacred  heart  obtain  for  me  the  virtue  of  diligence and the  gift  of  wisdom. Hail Mary.

V. Pray  for  us,  O  most  sorrowful  Virgin.

R. That  we  may  be  made  worthy  of  the  promises  of Christ.

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 at  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.

A perpetual indulgence  of  300  days,  applicable  to  the  dead, to all  Christians  every  time  they  shall  recite  the  above  exercise in  honour  of  the  sorrowful  heart  of  the  most  blessed Virgin.

O my  Lord,  thou  who  alone  art  most  worthy  of  my  love, behold me  standing  before  thy  divine  presence  utterly overwhelmed by  the thought  of  the  many  grievous  injuries I  have  done  thee. I ask  thy  pardon  for  them,  with my whole  heart,  repenting  of  them  purely  for  love  to  thee, and at  the  thought  of  thy  great  goodness  hating  and loathing them  above  every  other  evil  of  this  life. As I would  rather  have  died  a  thousand  times  than  have  offended thee,  so  now  I  am  most  firmly  resolved  to  lose  my life  rather  than  offend  thee  again. My crucified  Jesus, I firmly  purpose  to  cleanse  my  soul  as  soon  as  possible  by thy  most  precious  blood  in  the  Sacrament  of  Penance.