He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He hath sent empty away.
He hath upholden His servant Israel: being mindful of His mercy.
As He spoke unto our fathers: to Abraham and to his seed forever. Glory be to the Father, etc.
Indulgence of 100 days, once a day; 7 years and 7 quarantines, once on Saturdays. — Leo XIII, Sept. 20, 1879; Feb. 22, 1888.
Prayer to Our Lady, Help of Christians
Mary, immaculate Virgin, Mother of God and our Mother, thou seest how the Catholic Faith, in which we propose by the help of God to live and die, and so attain to eternal glory, is everywhere assailed by the devil and the world. Do thou, Help of Christians, renew thy victories as of old, for the salvation of thy children. To thee we entrust our firm purpose of never joining assemblies of heretics or sectaries. Do thou, all holy, offer to thy divine Son our resolutions, and obtain from Him the graces necessary to enable us to remain steadfast in them to the end. Bring consolation to the visible head of the Church; support the Catholic episcopate; protect the clergy and the people who proclaim thee Queen; hasten by the power of thy prayers the day when all nations shall be gathered together around the Supreme Pastor. Amen.
