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 avarice by  almsdeeds,  anger  by  meekness,  and  tepidity  by devotion.

O my  God! make me  prudent  in  my  undertakings, courageous in  dangers,  patient  in  affliction,  and  humble  in prosperity.

Grant that  I  may  be  ever  attentive  at  my  prayers,  temperate at  my  meals,  diligent  in  my  employments,  and  constant in  my  resolutions.

Let my  conscience  be  ever  upright  and  pure,  my  exterior modest, my  conversation  edifying,  and  my  comportment regular.

Assist me,  that  I  may  continually  labor  to  overcome nature, to  correspond  with  Thy  grace,  to  keep  Thy  commandments, and  to  work  out  my  salvation.

Make me  realize,  O  my  God! the nothingness  of  this world, the  greatness  of  heaven,  the  shortness  of  time,  and the length  of  eternity.

Grant that  I  may  prepare  for  death;  that  I  may  fear Thy judgments,  and  in  the  end  obtain  heaven;  through Jesus Christ  our  Lord. Amen.

i. Three  hundred  days,  each  day.

ii. Plenary, once  during  the  novena  (on  the  usual  conditions).

The novena  may  be  made  at  any  time  and  with  any  form of prayer  sanctioned  by  competent  ecclesiastical  authority. — Pius  IX,  November  26,  1876.

NGEL of  God,  my  guardian  dear, To whom  His  love  commits  me  here. Ever this  day  be  at  my  side. To light  and  guard,  to  rule  and  guide. Amen.

Indulgence of 100  days;  plenary  indulgence  on  the  feast of the  holy  guardian  angels  (Oct.  2),  to  those  who  shall