PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL, OR OF THE SCAPULAR
O ALL-BLESSED, immaculate Virgin, ornament and glory of Mount Carmel, thou who dost look with most gracious countenance on those who have been clothed with thy venerable livery, look kindly also on me and take me under the mantle of thy maternal protection. Strengthen my weakness with thy might; enlighten the darkness of my heart with thy wisdom; increase in me faith, hope, and charity. So adorn my soul with races and virtues that it may be always dear to thy divine Son and thee. Assist me during life, comfort me in death with thy most sweet presence, and present me as thy child and faithful servant to the most Holy Trinity, that I may be enabled to praise and extol thee in heaven forever. Amen. Hail Mary (three times), Glory be to the Father, etc. (once).
(Ind. of 200 days, once a day.—Leo XIII. Jan. 16, 1886.)
PRAYER TO OUR LADY, HELP OF CHRISTIANS
MOST holy and immaculate Virgin Mary, our most tender Mother and powerful help of Christians, we dedicate ourselves entirely to thy most sweet Jove and holy service. We consecrate to thee our minds with all their thoughts, our hearts with all their affections, our bodies with
