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Prayer - "PIETATE TUA."
Pope Leo XII., of holy memory, granted
i. FORTY DAYS' INDULGENCE to all faithful Christians every time they devoutly recite the following prayer, and
ii. THE INDULGENCE OF 100 YEARS AND AS MANY QUARANTINES, provided it be said every Saturday for a month; as appears by a Rescript in his own hand, dated July 9, 1828, deposited in the Archivium of the sacred Vatican Basilica.
DICTA ORATIO.
Pietate tua, quæsumus Domine, nostrorum solve vincula peccatorum, et intercedente Beata, semperque Virgine Dei Genitrice Maria, cum Beatis Apostolis tuis Petro, et Paulo, et omnibus Sanctis nos famulos tuos, et loca nostra in omni sanctitate custodi : omnes consanguinitate, affinitate, ac familiaritate nobis conjunctos a vitiis purga, virtutibus illustra ; pacem et salutem nobis tribue ; hostes visibiles, et invisibiles remove; carnalia desideria repelle; aerem salubrem indulge; amicis et inimicis nostris charitatem largire; Urbem tuam custodi ; Pontificem nostrum N. con serva; omnes Prælatos, Principes, cunctumque Populum Christianum ab omni adversitate defende. Benedictio tua sit super nos semper ; et omnibus Fidelibus defunctis requiem æternam concede. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
PRAYER.
Loosen, O Lord, we pray Thee, in Thy pity, the bonds of our sins, and by the intercession of the blessed Mary, ever Virgin Mother of God, the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and all saints, keep us thy servants and our abodes in all holiness ; cleanse us, our relations, kinsfolk, and acquaintances, from all stain of sin; adorn us with all virtue; grant to us peace and health ; drive far off all our enemies visible and invisible ; bridle our appetites ; grant us healthful seasons; show forth Thy love towards our friends and; our enemies; guard Thy holy city; preserve our Sovereign Pontiff Pius IX., and defend all our prelates, princes, and all Thy Christian people, from all adversity. Let Thy blessing be ever upon us, and grant to all the faithful departed eternal rest. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.