course to Mary, and invoking her aid bravely resist all temptations.
Prayer of the Church (p. 53).
Litany of Loreto (p. 322).
Prayer
Mirror of holy purity, Mary, Virgin immaculate, great is my joy while I consider that, from thy immaculate conception, the most sublime and perfect virtues were infused into thy soul, and with them all the gifts of the Holy Ghost. I thank and praise the Most Holy Trinity, who bestowed on thee these high privileges. I pray thee, gentle Mother, obtain for me grace to practise virtue, and to make me worthy to become partaker of the gifts and graces of the Holy Ghost.
Hail Mary, etc.
Ejaculation (p. 54).
FIFTH DAY
Mary, Full of Grace
Preparatory Prayer (p. 51).
MEDITATION
Man's relation to God as His child was severed by sin. The beautiful image of God imprinted on man's soul was disfigured by it. But with the immaculate conception of Mary, a being full of grace, an object of God's supreme com-
