sacred heart, when thou wast forced to take thy Son and fly into Egypt, among strangers and idolaters, to avoid the cruel pursuit of the tyrant Herod who sought his life. I bear a sensible part in thy affliction, most tender and distressed Mother! obtain for me, from thy divine Son, through the merits of this thy anguish, a meek and pure heart, and a happy departure from this life, under thy maternal care and protection. Amen. Hail Mary.
III.
JESUS IS LOST AT THE AGE OF TWELVE YEARS.
MOST afflicted Mother of God! suffer thy servant to remind thee of that grief which pierced thy sacred heart, when thy Son Jesus, the only object of thy affection, at the age of twelve years, was lost on thy journey to Jerusalem. I bear a sensible part in thy affliction, most tender and distressed Mother! obtain for me, from thy divine Son, through the merits of this thy anguish, a meek and pure heart, and a happy departure from this life, under thy maternal care and powerful protection. Amen. Hail Mary.
IV.
JESUS CARRIES HIS CROSS.
MOST afflicted Mother of God! suffer thy servant to remind thee of that grief which pierced thy sacred heart, when the sorrowful tidings were brought thee, that thy Son was seized, bound, and inhumanly treated; but above all, when with thy own eyes thou beheldest him walking to the place of execution, covered with his blood, and fainting under the weight of a heavy cross. I bear a sensible part in thy affliction, most tender and distressed Mother! obtain for me, from thy divine Son, through the merits of this thy anguish, a meek and pure heart, and a happy departure from this life, under thy maternal care and powerful protection. Amen. Hail Mary.
