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446 l.——THE ANNUNCIATION.

The Meditation.

ET us contemplate in this mystery how the angel Gabriel saluted our blessed Lady with the title of “Full of grace,” and declared unto her the incarnation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Our Father, etc. [once]. Hail Mary, etc. [ten times].

THE PRAYER.

HOLY Mary, Queen of virgins, by the most high mystery of the incarnation of thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, by which our salvation was so happily begun, obtain for us, by thy intercession, light to understand the great beneﬁt which he has bestowed upon us, vouchsaﬁng thereby to make himself our brother, and thee, his own most beloved mother, our mother also. Amen.

lI.—-THE VISITATION.

The Meditation.

ET us contemplate in this mystery how the Blessed Virgin Mary, understanding from the angel that her cousin, St. Elizabeth, had conceived, went with haste into the mountains of Judea to visit her, and remained with her for three months.

Our Father, etc. [once]. Hail Mary, etc. [ten times].

THE PRAYER.

HOLY Virgin, most spotless mirror of humility, by that exceeding charity which moved thee to visit thy holy cousin, St. Elizabeth, obtain for us, by thy intercession, that our hearts may be so visited by thy holy Son, that being free from sin, we may praise him and give him thanks for ever. Amen.