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grieve the Heart of that Holy CHILD, my SAVIOUR and my GOD.

SAINT MICHAEL.

Glorious ARCHANGEL, Saint Michael, defend me in life and in death from the Obtain for me the

snares of the Evil One.

gift of humility, so that pride may never send me down into hell.

FOR PARENTS.

LORD JESUS, for love of me once a child, to do Thy FATHER'S will Thou didst live on earth. That I might learn to obey, Thou wast obedient to Thy dear Mother Mary and to the holy Joseph, Thy Fosterfather. Bless my dear parents, and have mercy on them. Spare them long to me, and grant that I may never give them pain or sorrow, but always obey them for Thy dear sake, JESUS CHRIST, my LORD.

PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS

TO BE KNOWN AND USED BY ALL.

PATER NOSTER.

Pater noster, qui es in Our Father, who art in

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Sancta Maria, Mater DEI, Holy Mary, Mother of

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I believe in GOD, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in JESUS CHRIST His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the HOLY GHOST, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell, the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of Gop the Father Almighty; from thence

He shall come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the HOLY GHOST, the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

CONFITEOR.

I confess to Almighty GOD, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the Saints, and to you, father [if used in confession], that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed; through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore, I beseech the blessed Mary ever Virgin, the blessed Michael the Archangel, the blessed John the Baptist, the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, and you, father [if in confession], to pray to the LORD our GOD for me.

SALVE REGINA.

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, Our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished sons of Eve;

To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.

Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us,

And after this our exile, show to us the blessed Fruit of thy womb, JESUS,

O most clement, most pious, most sweet Virgin Mary.

MEMORARE.

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, and sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee I come; before thee I stand sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the WORD In

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