Ages. Amen
Our Father, etc., Heart, etc. •-p^ET us now turn to the most sacred Heart of Ji i Jesus, that He may inflame us with His holy love.
O divine Heart of Jesus! to Thee I consecrate my- self, full of deep gratitude for the many blessings I have received and daily do receive from Thy bound- less charity. With my whole heart I thank Thee for having, in addition to them all, vouchsafed to give me Thy own most holy Mother, giving me to her as a son, in the person of the beloved disciple. Let my heart ever burn with love for Thee, finding in Thy sweetest Heart its peace, its refuge, and its happiness. Indulgence of 300 days, once a day. — Pius IX, Dec xx, 1854. Digitized by Devotions in Honor oj blessed Virgin Mary 547 Nofenta to <£ur iUtJg of perpetual fcelp TV) Obtain some Spiritual or Temporal Favor Recite each day nine Hail Marys, and then say the following prayer: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, show that thou art indeed our Mother, and obtain for me the favor I desire (here specify the desired favor) and the grace to use it for the glory of God and the salvation of my soul. Glorious St. Alphonsus, who by thy confidence in the Blessed Virgin didst obtain from her so many favors, and who, by thy writings, hast shown us what graces God bestows on us by the hands of Mary ! Obtain for me the greatest confidence in our good Mother of Per- petual Help, and beg of her to grant me the favor I am asking of her power and maternal goodness. Eternal Father, in the name of Jesus, and by the intercession of our Mother of Perpetual Help, and of St Alphonsus, I pray Thee to hear me and to grant my request, if it be to Thy greater glory and the good of my soul. Amen