Prayer
I COMPASSIONATE thee, sorrowing Mary, for all thy sorrows. I beseech thee, dear Mother, by thy heart pierced through by them, obtain for me full abandonment to the will of God in everything and perseverance to the end.
Hail Mary, etc.
[Ejaculation (p. 118).]
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Novena for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
[FIRST DAY]
Mary's Death was without Pain
O MARY, Virgin most blessed and Mother of Our Lord and Redeemer Jesus Christ, through thy mercy I beseech thee to come to my aid, and to inspire me with such confidence in thy power, that I may have recourse to thee, pray to thee, and implore thy aid in all needs of soul and body.