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may pass our time in peace under thy protection. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Indulgence of 100 days, every time. — Pius IX, May 18, 1848.

An Offering

ETERNAL Father, we offer Thee the blood, passion, and death of Jesus Christ, and the sorrows of the most holy Mary and St. Joseph, in payment for our sins, in suffrage for the holy souls in purgatory, for the wants of our holy Mother the Church, and for the conversion of sinners. Amen.

Indulgence of 100 days, once a day. — Pius IX, April 30, 1860.

Prayer for Fidelity and Conformity to the Divine Will

O LORD Almighty, Who permittest evil to draw good therefrom, hear our humble prayers, and grant that we remain faithful to Thee unto death. Grant us also, through the intercession of most holy Mary, the strength ever to conform ourselves to Thy most holy will.

Indulgence of 100 days, once a day. — Pius IX, June 15, 1862; Leo XIII, July 19, 1879.

Prayer for the Supreme Pontiff

O LORD, in union with millions of believers, and prostrate here at Thy feet, we pray Thee to save, defend, and long preserve the Vicar of Christ, the Father of the glorious society of souls, our own Father. To-day and every day he prays for us, fervently offering to Thee the sacred Victim of love and