PRAYER FOR THE FIFTH DAY.
The 3rd of December.
O MARY, bright moon of mercy, I congratulate with thee, inasmuch as the mystery of thy immaculate conception was the beginning of the salvation of all the human race and the joy of the whole world. I thank and bless the most holy Trinity for having so exalted and glorified thy person; and I implore thee to obtain for me grace to know how to profit by the passion and death of thy Jesus, and that the blood shed upon the Cross may not be unavailing for me, but that I may live holily and be saved.
Here the Litany , or the Hymn , as before , is to be said .
PRAYER FOR THE SIXTH DAY.
The 4th of December.
O IMMACULATE Mary, most resplendent star of sanctity, I rejoice with thee that thy immaculate conception has brought a most exceeding joy to all the angels of paradise. I thank and bless the most holy Trinity for having enriched thee with so beautiful a privilege. Ah, grant that I may enter one day into a participation of that joy, and may be able, in the company of the angels, to praise and bless thee for all eternity.
Here the Litany , or the Hymn, as before, is to be said.
PRAYER FOR THE SEVENTH DAY.
The 5th of December.
O IMMACULATE Mary, bright dawn of the sun of justice, I rejoice with thee, and wonder that in the moment of thy conception thou wast confirmed in grace and preserved from all sin. I thank and extol the most holy Trinity for having distinguished thee alone
