gratify our evil inclinations, and that the graces she obtains for us for our salvation will redound to our ruin if we do not use them for the glory of God and the promotion of our soul's welfare.
Prayer of the Church (p. 75).
Litany of Loreto (p. 322).
Prayer
We hail thee, Mary, who, sprung from the royal line of David, didst come forth to the light of heaven with high honor from the womb of holy Anna, thy most happy mother.
Hail Mary, etc.
Ejaculation (p. 76).
THIRD DAY
Mary, the Child of Royalty
Preparatory Prayer (p. 74).
MEDITATION
According to her lineage, as traced in two Gospels, Mary numbers among her paternal and maternal ancestors the holiest and most renowned personages of the Old Testament. We find amongst them Abraham, the friend of God, the father of Israel and of all the faithful; then David, the man after God's own heart, the inspired Royal Prophet; and Solomon, the wise and
