The Sixth Prayer.
O MOST chaste and vigilant guardian of Mary, the Virgin of Virgins ! by thy great perplexity when, being called out of Egypt, thou didst hear that Archelaus, the son of Herod, was made king, who was no less cruel and bloody than his father, and by the great joy that possessed thy heart when the angel bid thee not to fear, because all were dead that sought his life; pray for us, that we may so live in the midst of this Egypt, a sinful world, that one day we may deserve to be called to the heavenly land of promise. Amen.
Our Father, etc.
Hail Mary, etc.
The Seventh Prayer.
O MERCIFUL Joseph ! who is able to conceive the sensible sorrow and extreme grief thou sufferedst when thou hadst lost the child Jesus; and on the other side, who is able to express the joy and extreme satisfaction wherewith thy heart was replenished when thou didst find him in the midst of the doctors ! we humbly beseech thee, by this inconceivable sadness and joy, that we may never lose our most amiable Jesus; or if ever we be so unhappy as to lose him, make us feel such a true and lively sorrow with thee, that we may so carefully seek him as soon to find him, with so great and sensible, a comfort, that our only care for the future may be always to keep him and never to lose him any more. Amen.
Our Father, etc.
Hail Mary, etc.
