procure for me; obtain for me a great love for Jesus Christ, and not to love any other than Him. Thou obtainest from Him all that thou dost wish; listen to me, then, pray for me and comfort me; bind me in such a manner to Jesus that I shall no longer be able to leave off loving Him. Obtain for me also a great love towards thee, who art of all creatures the most loving, the most lovely, and the most loved by God. — I rely greatly on thy compassion, and I love thee my Lady; but I love thee only a little: ask. thy God to give me a greater love; for to love thee is a grace which God grants only to those whom thou dost wish to be saved. Live Jesus our love, and Mary our hope !
EJACULATION:
Sweet heart of Mary be my salvation.
Pope Pius IX., by decree of the S. Congr. of Indulgences, dated Sept. 30, 1S52, granted to the faithful:
I. The Indulgence of three hundred days, every time they say with contrition, and devotion the, above ejaculation.
II. The Plenary Indulgence, once a month, to all who say it daily devoutly for a month; provided that, after Confession and Communion, they visit a church or public oratory, and pray there according to the mind of His Holiness.
Most holy Immaculate Virgin and my Mother Mary, to thee who art the Mother of my Lord, the Queen of the world, the advocate, the hope, the refuge of sinners, I have recourse to day, I,