Purity of Thy Virgin Mother. Amen

Lord Jesus Christ, who hast included the whole law in the love of God and our neigh- bour, grant us to love our Creator, Redeemer, and Comforter, with our whole soul, and our whole mind, since thou hast so loved us, as to lay down thy life for our sakes.

Grant that we may love our neighbour as ourselves, sin- cerely rejoicing in his prosperity, or sympa- thizing in his adversity, and repelling all de- sires or envy or resentment, thus seek to please thee, who hadst compassion on the hungry mydtitude, and forgavest thy murderous ene- mies. Thou, who, like a lamb, wast led to the slaughter, and openest not thy mouth but to pray for thine executioners, instil into our hearts the virtue of meekness and patience, that, subduing anger, we may overcome evil with good ; by our mildness, as with coals of fire, may the hearts of our enemies be inflamed LITANY OF THE PASSION. 383 with mutual charity, and thus may we truly, with one mind and with one mouth, glorify thee on earth, and come at length before thy throne in heaven. Amen