never been known that any one invoked thy help or solicited thy patronage without obtaining relief. Encouraged by this assurance, I commend my soul and body, my temporal and eternal interests, to thy powerful protection. Oh! thou, the adopted Father of the Eternal Son, despise not this appeal, but listen to my prayer and plead for my necessities. Amen.
A Prayer to St. Aloysius Gonzaga, to Obtain the Virtue of Holy Parity.
O AMIABLE Saint, whose life was more angelical than human! I, thy most unworthy servant, come to confide, in a special manner, to thy pure hands, and to thy watchful solicitude, the purity of my soul and body. Angel of purity, I earnestly beseech thee to intercede for me with Jesus Christ, the immaculate Lamb, and
