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 Through the  highest  heaven, To the  almighty  Three, Father, Son,  and  Spirit, One same  glory  be.

Amen.

His Holiness  Leo  XIII,  by  a  rescript  of  the  Sacred  Congregation of  Indulgences,  Jan.  27,  1888,  granted  to  the faithful who  shall  recite  the  above  hymn,  an  indulgence  of three  hundred  days,  once  a  day.

MARY! I beseech  thee  by  the  sorrows thou didst  experience  in  beholding  thy divine Son  dying  on  the  cross,  procure  for me a  good  death;  obtain  for  me  that,  having loved Jesus  and  thee,  my  most  tender  Mother, here on  earth,  I  may  love  you  both  and  bless you eternally  in  heaven. Amen.

MOST holy  and  afflicted  Virgin! Queen of martyrs! thou who  didst  stand  beneath the  cross,  witnessing  the  agony  of  thy divine Son  —  through  the  unceasing  sufferings  of  thy  life  of  sorrow,  and  the  bliss  which now more  than  amply  repays  thee  for  thy  past trials, look  down  with  a  mother's  tenderness and pity  on  me,  who  kneel  before  thee  to venerate  thy  dolors,  and  place  my  requests, with filial  confidence,  in  the  sanctuary  of  thy