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RANT, we  beseech  Thee,  almighty  God,  that  we  who are weighed  down  by  the  burden  of  our  sins  may  be raised  up  by  the  patronage  of  Thy  blessed  confessor  Dominic. Through Christ,  Our  Lord. Amen.

Indulgence of  100  days,  once  a  day. — Leo XIII,  July 21, 1883.

et nothing  trouble  thee, Let nothing  affright  thee. All things  pass  away, God never  changes. Patience obtains  everything. God alone  suffices!

When crosses  would  afflict  thee, Oh! let thy  watchword  be, Thy holy  Mother's  lesson, ''"Let nothing  trouble  thee." ''

If darkness  round  thee  gathers, And fills  thy  soul  with  fear, "Let nothing  e'er  afright  thee," She whispers  in  thy  ear.

In every  joy  or  sorrow Which meets  thee  day  by  day, She bids  thee  to  remember ''"That all  things  pass  away." ''

If lonely  or  forsaken. By friends  thou  art  forgot, Thy Spouse,  she  doth  remind  thee, ''"Is one  that  changeth  not." ''

When hope  within  thee  wavers, And distant  seems  the  goal, How patience  winneth  all  things,  She tells  thy  weary  soul,