in your hands," say it for me, and leave me not before I have been judged; and if I have to expiate my sins in purgatory, O pray for me earnestly, and admonish my friends to obtain for me, through the holy sacrifice of the Mass, prayers, and alms-deeds, a speedy enjoyment of the bliss of heaven, where I may bless and praise my God and thyself for all eternity. Amen.
Three Hail Marys.
DEVOTION TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP.
O MOTHER of Perpetual Help, pray for us, thy children. Obtain for us, that we may continually have recourse to thee.
TRIDUO.
First Day.
BEHOLD at thy feet, O Mother of Perpetual Help, a miserable sinner, who has recourse to thee, and confides in thee. O Mother of Mercy, have pity on me. I hear thee called by all the refuge and the hope of sinners: be then my refuge and my hope. Assist me for the love of Jesus Christ, stretch forth thy hand to a miserable wretch, who has fallen and who recommends himself to thee, and who consecrates himself to be thy servant forever. I bless and thank Almighty God, who by his mercy has given me this confidence in thee, which I hold to be a pledge of my eternal salvation. It is true that in past times I have miserably fallen into sin, because I had not recourse to thee. I know that with thy help I will be able to conquer. I know too, that thou wilt assist me if I recommend myself to thee, but I fear that in the time of danger I may neglect to call on thee and thus lose my soul. The grace,
