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Blessed be that hour, Mary, when thou didst embrace Jesus, Son of God.

Then say,

Praise to our God, because in imitation of St. Catherine we $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$have begun (first day)
continue (other days)
have ended (last day)$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ this holy exercise. We pray the Queen of Angels that for these our thousand Ave Maria and thousand Benedictions which we $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$say
have said (last day)$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$, the Mother may obtain of the Infant which is born of her these two blessings only, viz. the first, in life, grace to repent us truly of our sins; the second, in death, certain salvation. Wherefore let every such one here present say heartily with St. Catherine:

Eja ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuoa misericordes oculos ad nos converte; et Jesum benedictum fructum ventris tuæ nobis post hoc exilium ostende, O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.

TRANSLATION.

Do thou, then, our Advocate, turn on us the eyes of thy tender mercy; and after this our exile show us Jesus, the blessed Fruit of thy womb, O merciful, O tender, O sweet Virgin Mary.

Then say the Litanies B.M.V., and then,

V. Dignare me laudare te, Virgo sacrata.

R. Da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos.

Oremus.

Deus, qui de beatæ Mariæ Virginis utero Verbum