480. Prayer to Our Lady

300 Days, once a day. (See Instructions, p. 1 ) GREAT Queen of Heaven, most pure Virgin, look, I beseech thee from thy throne with eyes of pity upon my tender age. How many insidious and seductive maxims are abroad, to rob me of the holy faith, which was infused into my soul in Baptism, in order to enlighten my understanding and render my will upright and holy! In how many ways do the evil examples of men, the various arts and endless displays strive with their alluring images to destroy the precious germs of virtue in my tender heart!

O thou who wast chosen by the Gop of mercy to give to the world the REDEEMER of the human race, which had fallen victim to the insidious promises of the rebellious and crafty Lucifer, protect me from the malicious snares which he is ever laying for the regenerate children of Adam.

O thou who didst receive me on Calvary as thy son, let me not succumb to the suggestions 480 Leo XIII, May 9, 1895. POR CHILDREN 409 of evil passions, or fall a victim to the crafty enemies of my eternal salvation; let not the minis- ters of Satan, proud of the laurels they have already gained, acquire fresh courage and strength for bolder and more fatal schemes.

O sweet and powerful Mother Mary, may I never be guilty of renewing by my sins the Passion of thy Son, my most loving REDEEMER, and of piercing thy most loving heart with sharp swords. May all my actions, O dear Mother, thanks to thy patronage, be ever directed to the glory of Gop and the sal- vation of my soul. Amen