Thy servants grace by the confession of the true faith to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of Thy majesty to adore the Unity, grant we beseech Thee that we being grounded in this faith may by it ever be defended from all adversities. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.
6.
OTHER THANKSGIVING-PRAYERS.
By a rescript issued from the Segretaria of the Memorials, dated July 19, 1822 (the original of which is preserved in the Segretaria of the S. Congr. of Indulgences), Pope Pius VII. granted to all the faithful of both sexes who shall recite the following prayers to the Most Holy Trinity, in thanksgiving for the privileges bestowed upon the most holy Virgin Mary on her Assumption into heaven—
i. The Indulgence of 300 days once a day,
ii. The Plenary Indulgence to those who shall have recited them every day for an entire month; provided that, having Confessed and Communicated, they pray to God for our holy mother Church, &c.
He commanded, moreover, that the printed copies of these prayers should be distributed gratis; and forbade their being sold, notwithstanding any permission previously given to that effect.
THE PRAYERS.
Come, let us adore the Eternal Father, saying a Pater, Ave, and Gloria Patri, and then,
I adore Thee, Father everlasting, in union with all the heavenly host, my Lord and my God; rendering Thee never-ending praises on the part of Mary, Virgin most holy, Thy well-beloved daughter, for every grace and favour Thou hast granted her, and above all, for the great power with which Thou didst exalt her in her Assumption into heaven.
