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 my heart  every  inordinate  earthly  affection,  destroy  my evil  tendencies,  and  cause  me  in  all  my  actions  to  be prompted  by  the  purest  intention:  All  for  the  love  of  Jesus! All for  the  greater  glory  of  God! Pater, Ave,  Gloria.

Indulgence of 300  days,  once  a  day. — Pius  IX,  May 24,  1847.

A plenary  indulgence  on  each  of  the  six  Sundays  which are wont  to  be  kept  in  honor  of  this  saint,  either  immediately before  his  feast,  on  June  21,  or  at  any  other  time  of the  year. In order  to  gain  this  plenary  indulgence,  it  is requisite  to  keep  the  six  Sundays  consecutively;  and  on each  of  them,  after  confession  and  communion,  to  employ one's self  in  pious  meditations  or  vocal  prayers,  or  other works of  Christian  piety,  in  honor  of  the  saint. — Clement XII, Dec. II, 1739;'  Jan. 7, 1740.

BLESSED Aloysius,  adorned  with  angelic  graces,  I, thy  most  unworthy  suppliant,  recommend  specially to thee  the  chastity  of  my  soul  and  body,  praying  thee  by thy  angelic  purity  to  plead  for  me  with  Jesus  Christ,  the immaculate Lamb,  and  His  most  holy  Mother,  Virgin  of virgins,  that  they  would  vouchsafe  to  keep  me  from  all grievous sin. O never  let  me  be  defiled  with  any  stain  of impurity;  but  when  thou  dost  see  me  in  temptation,  or  in danger  of  falling,  then  remove  far  from  my  heart  all  bad thoughts and  unclean  desires,  and  awaken  in  me  the  memory of  eternity  to  come  and  of  Jesus  crucified;  impress deeply in  my  heart  a  sense  of  the  holy  fear  of  God;  and thus, kindling  in  me  the  fire  of  divine  love,  enable  me  so  to follow  thy  footsteps  here  on  earth  that,  in  heaven  with