266. Prayer to Our Lady of the Rosary

300 Days, once a day.* (See Instructions, p. 1.) VIRGIN Mary, grant that the recitation of thy Rosary may be for me each day, in the midst of my manifold duties, a bond of unity in my actions, a tribute of filial piety, a sweet refresh- ment, an encouragement to walk joyfully along the path of duty.

Grant, above all, O Virgin Mary, that the study of thy fifteen mysteries may form in my soul, little by little, a luminous atmosphere, pure, strengthening and fragrant, which may pene- trate my understanding, my will, my heart, my memory, my imagination, my whole being. So shall I acquire the habit of praying while I work, without the aid of formal prayers, by interior acts of admiration and of supplication, or by aspira- tions of love. I ask this of thee, O Queen of the Holy Rosary, through St Dominic, thy son of pre- dilection, the renowned preacher of thy mysteries, and the faithful imitator of thy virtues. Amen