ago, and never make the least effort to find Him. Pray to the sorrowful Mother that she preserve you from such a deplorable fate!
Prayer of the Church (p. 117).
Prayer
I compassionate thee, sorrowing Mary, for the terrors felt by thy anxious heart when thou didst lose thy dear Son, Jesus. Dear Mother, by thy heart, then so agitated, obtain for me the virtue of chastity, and with it the gift of knowledge.
Hail Mary, etc.
Ejaculation (p. 118).
FIFTH DAY
Mary's Fourth Sorrow: She Meets Jesus Carrying His Cross
Preparatory Prayer (p. 115).
MEDITATION
The time was at hand when mankind's redemption was to be accomplished. Already the divine Victim of our sins is bearing the instrument of our salvation. Torn by the cruel scourging, crowned with thorns, and covered with blood He proceeds on His way to Calvary, and in this
