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May we always bear in mind that, in
taking away the freedom of the body,
no one can deprive us of the spirit
which, in the long hours of our solitude,
can raise its thoughts and fix them on
Thee in order to know Thee better and
to love Thee daily, more and more.
Grant, O Divine Redeemer, help and
resignation to our dear ones who bewail
our absence! Give peace and tranquility
to this world which has rejected us,
which however we love and to which
we have promised in the future our
cooperation as good citizens. Finally,
obtain for us that our sufferings may
serve as a salutary example for many
souls, preserving them from the danger
of following in our footsteps. But, above
all, grant us the Grace to believe firmly
in Thee, to have a childlike trust in Thee and never
to fail in the love of Thee, Who with the Father and the
Holy Ghost liveth, and reigneth for ever and ever. Amen.
REMEMBER, O MOST GRACIOUS
VIRGIN MARY, that never was it
known that anyone who fled to
thy protection, implored thy
help, or sought thy intercession
was left unaided. Inspired with
this confidence, I fly unto thee,
O Virgin of virgins, my Mother;
to thee do I come, before thee
I stand, sinful and sorrowful;
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions but, in thy
mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.
(3 years Ind. Plenary Ind. once a month
on the usual conditions for daily
recitation of this prayer. (S.C. Ind.,
Dec. 11, 1846; S.P. Ap., Sept. 8, 1935)