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 may never  add  that  most  hateful  sin  of  distrust  in  the mercy of  God. Pater, Ave,  Gloria.

BRAVE child,  most  pure  St.  Agnes,  by  that  ardent charity which  inflamed  thy  heart  and  secured  thee from being  injured  by  the  flames  of  passion  or  of  the  stake at which  the  enemies  of  Jesus  Christ  sought  to  destroy thee; obtain  for  us  from  God  that  every  fire  may  be  extinguished in  us  except  that  which  Jesus  Christ  came  on earth  to  enkindle;  so  that  after  passing  a  spotless  life  in the  exercise  of  this  beautiful  virtue  we  may  be  allowed  to share  in  that  glory  which  is  the  crown  of  thy  purity  of  heart and of  thy  martyrdom. Pater, Ave,  Gloria.

His Holiness,  Pope  Leo  XIII,  by  a  rescript  of  the  S. Congr. of Indulgences,  Jan,  16,  1886,  granted  to  all  the faithful who,  with  contrite  hearts,  devoutly  recite  the  above prayers: an  indulgence  of  one  hundred  days,  once  a  day.

His Holiness,  Leo  XIII,  by  a  rescript  of  the  S.  Congr. of Indulgences, May  17,  1890,  granted  to  the  faithful  who, on the  five  Sundays  immediately  preceding  the  feast  of St.  John  Berchmans  (August  13th),  having  received  the sacraments of  Penance  and  the  Holy  Eucharist,  shall  perform some  pious  exercise  in  honor  of  the  saint,  and  shall visit a  church  or  public  oratory  and  pray  there  for  the  intention of  the  Sovereign  Pontiff,  an  indulgence  of  seven years and  seven  quarantines  on  the  first  four  Sundays; and a  plenary  indulgence  on  the  fifth  Sunday.

T. John  Berchmans,  my  most  loving  patron,  seraph of charity,  I  rejoice  with  thee  at  the  ardent  fire  of charity  which  kept  thy  pure  and  innocent  heart  always at peace  and  united  to  God;  I  humbly  pray  thee,  obtain for me  such  ardor  of  divine  love  that  it  may  remove  from