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V.

MARY FINDS HER SON IN THE TEMPLE.

THRICE happy Virgin! suffer thy servant to congratulate thee for the ineffable joy with which thy sacred heart was replenished, when thou foundest thy beloved Son in the Temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions with an admirable wisdom, to the great astonishment of all present. I rejoice in thy happiness, O blessed Mother! Look thou on me in this moment, and obtain for me, of thy divine Son, through thy merits and the joy of this event, a meek and pure a heart, and a happy departure from this life, under thy maternal care and powerful protection. Amen. Hail Mary.

VI.

MARY SEES HER SON TRIUMPHANT OVER DEATH.

THRICE happy Virgin! suffer thy servant to congratulate thee for the ineffable joy with which thy sacred heart was replenished, when thy divine Son, Environed with glory, and triumphant over death and the ignominy of his passion, appeared to thee comforting thy soul. I rejoice in thy happiness, O blessed Mother! Look thou on me in this moment, and obtain for me, of thy divine Son, through thy merits and the glory of that day, a meek and pure heart, and a happy departure from this life, under thy maternal care and powerful protection. Amen. Hail Mary.

VII.

MARY IS QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.

THRICE happy Virgin! suffer thy servant to congratulate thee for the ineffable joy with which thy sacred heart was replenished, when thou wast carried to the highest heavens on the wings of the