Prayer
Most lovely child, who by thy birth hast comforted the world, made glad the heavens, struck terror into hell, brought help to the fallen, consolation to the sad, health to the sick, joy to all; we pray thee with all fervent love, be thou born again in spirit in our souls through thy most holy love. Renew our fervor in thy service, rekindle in our hearts the fire of thy love, and bid all virtues blossom there, which may cause us to find more and more fervor in thy gracious eyes. O Mary, may we feel the saving power of thy sweetest name! Let it ever be our comfort to call on that great name in all our troubles; let it be our hope in dangers, our shield in temptation, and in death our last aspiration.
Ejaculation
O Mary, who didst come into the world free from stain: obtain of God for me that I may leave it without sin!
Indulgence. 100 days, once a day. (Pius IX, March 27, 1863.)
SECOND DAY
Mary, the Elect of God
Preparatory Prayer (p. 74).
MEDITATION
We find the explanation of the great prerogatives and privileges which God bestowed
