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 Come, let  us  rejoice  for  the  glory  given  to  the dead body  of  Mary,  magnifying  her  with  the  fourth choir of  the  angels.

Hymn, or  Litany,  V.  and  R.,  and prayer  as  before.

ET us  meditate  how  glorious  Mary  was  after  death, since by  the  power  of  the  Most  High  her  body, raised again  to  life,  forthwith  acquired  the  four  gifts of brightness,  subtilty,  agility,  and  impassibility; and, filled  with  consolation  at  the  excellency  of  her glory, let  us  thus  invoke  her:

1. Lady  exalted,  who  wast  so  gloriously  raised again to  life  by  thy  God; help  us  so  to  live  on  earth that we  also  may  rise  again  like  thee  in  the  last judgment-day. Three Hail  Marys.

2. O Lady  exalted,  to  whose  risen  body  were given the  gifts  of  brightness  and  of  subtilty,  by reason  of  the  bright  example  and  the  humility  of  thy life on  earth; pray  for  us,  that  all  contemptuous affectation may  be  removed  from  us,  that  so  our  souls, being freed  from  all  self-love,  may  be  adorned  with humility. Three Hail  Marys.

3. O Lady  exalted,  by  the  gifts  of  agility  and impassibility with  which  thy  risen  body  was  glorified, by reason  of  thy  spiritual  zeal  and  patience  while  on earth;  obtain  for  us  courage  valiantly  to  mortify our bodies,  and  patiently  to  curb  all  our  inordinate inclinations. Three Hail  Marys.

Then let  us  render  due  praise  to  Mary,  and  magnify the  glory  which  adorned  her  risen  body,  while with the  fifth  choir  we  exalt  her.

Hymn, or  Litany,  V.  and  R.,  ''and  prayer  as  before. ''