A PRAYER UNTO THE GLORIOUS VIRGIN MARY Mother of God.  
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Printed, An Dom. 1675.  
Permissu Superiorum.   

WHosoever shall say devoutly these ensuing Prayers in honour of the most Sacred passion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and in the honour of his most B. Mother the Virgin Mary, and continue the said Devotion for the space of Thirty days, may hope mercifully to obtain his lawful Request, as hath been often experienced.   

〈◊〉 devout and most Efficacious Prayer to the Virgin MARY.  
EVer glorious and blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Virgins, Mother of Mercy, Hope and Comfort of all desolate Souls: Through that sword of grief which pierced your heart, whilst your only Son Christ Jesus our Lord, suffered Death and Ignominy on the Cross; Through his filial tenderness of purest Love in your behalf, grieving in your grief, whilst from his Cross, he bequeathed you to the protection and care of his Vica● St. John; take pity, I beseech you, on my Poverty and Wants, have compassion o● my anxiety and cares, hel● and comfort me in all my Infirmities and miseries whatsoever. You are the Mother of mercies, the sweet comfort of the afflicted and desolate, the only refuge of all needy and Orphans. Cast then an eye of pity on the Tears of a miserable, forlorn Wretch, and hear my Prayers, and seeing [for just punishment of my sins] I am surrounde● with many Evils, and much Anguish, unto whom shall I have Recourse, or where can I be more securely sheltered, than ●nder the Mantle of your Motherly protection, O Virgin Mary, my sweetest Lady, Mother of my Lord and Saviour ●esus Christ, comfort and redress of our lost Nature. Lend therefore, I beseech you, an ●ar of compassion and pity, ●o my humble Requests and Prayers; I beg it, by those bowels of Mercy of your dearest Son; by that sweetness wherewith he embraced our humane Nature, when deliberating with the two other Divine Persons, and with secret power of the Holy Ghost your consent first being by the Angel demanded and obtained] GOD BECAME MAN▪ and Nine Months expired vouchsafing mercifully to visit the World with his gracious Presence, came forth from the chaste enclosure of your Virginal Womb; I beg it by that anguish of mind, which your aforesaid dear Son, our Lord Jesus Christ endured at Mount Olivet, beseeching his Heavenly Father to take away [if possible] that bitter Chalice of his future Passion; by his three times repeated Prayer in the Garden, and your mournful Steps, when with Tears you accompanied him to that doleful spectacle of his Death and Sufferings; by his Whips, Scoffs, Cords, Ignominies, false Accusations and unjust Condemnation; by that Garment gained at a Cast at Dice, by his Tears, and Drops of bloody Sweat; by his silence and patience, by his fear, sadness, and grief of Heart; by his Confusion and Bashfulness, hanging naked on a Cross, in your presence, and in sight of the whole World; by his Royal Head pierced with Thorns, and struck with a Reed; by his Thirst and painful Potion of Vinegar and Gall; by that Lance that pierced his Sacred Side, and by that Blood and Water, which flowing thence, did shower on us plenty of mercy and grace; by those Nails struck into his Hands and Feet; by that precious Soul, and sweet Spirit, which he (crying with a loud voice, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me) recommended to his Heavenly Father, and with an inclined head, gave up the Ghost; saying, All is consummated, by the rending of the Rocks, and tearing of the Veil of the Temple, by the Earth quake and darkening of the Sun and Moon, by his mercy showed to the good Thief; by his adorable Cross and bitter Passion; by his descent to Hell, and all those Souls which he comforted with his glorious sight; by the joy, glory, and Victory of his Holy Resurrection, appearing unto you, his Elect Virgin-Mother, and to the rest of his Disciples for forty days; by his admirable Ascension, when you all beholding him, he was elevated into Heaven; by the Grace of the Holy Paraclet, which he in fiery Tongues infused into the hearts of his Disciples, and by their zeal inflamed the rest of the Univers by that last and dreadful day, when he shall come to judge the living and the dead, and the world in fire; by all the compassion he bore you in this life; by the ravishing sweetness of his eyes; and by the ineffable joy you felt, being in his sight assumed into Heaven; where, World without end, you live and rejoice in him: Comfort my heart, and hear this my Prayer, for which I am your humble Suppliant. (Ask here Devoutly whatsoever you please.) And as I am confident he can refuse nothing unto you, and doth honour you, so let me speedily, fully, and efficaciously experience your Help and Comfort, according to the sweetness of your Motherly, and of his Filial loving heart, who granteth mercifully the request of all that love him, and doth the will of all that fear him. Wherefore O most B. V Mary (according to my present need in this, and in all other things whatsoever, for the which I humbly invoke your Sacred Name and Assistance) obtain for me of your dearest Son our Lord God, firm hope in the Catholic Faith, perfect Charity, true Contrition of Heart, a Fountain of Tears, sincere Confession, and refraining from Sin, condign Satisfaction, Love of God and my Neighbour, contempt of the world, and true Patience, to suffer affronts, ignominies, and (if need be) an approbrious Death, for Love of your Son our Redeemer Jesus Christ. Obtain for me perseverance in good works, performance of my good Purposes and Vows, Mortification of Self-will, Conversation pleasing unto you, and in the last hour of my Life, a strong and true Repentance, and presence to myself in Word and Mind, and a happy Death. Lastly, for the Souls of my Parents, Brothers, Sisters, Benefactors alive and dead, obtain for us all, I beseech you, Life everlasting. Amen.   

Another short Prayer to the same.  
HAil Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven, Gate of Paradise, & Lady of the world. Thou art a singular pure Virgin. Thou wert conceived without Sin, conceivedst also, and brought forth without blemish, your Son Jesus, the Creator and Redeemer of the world. All this do I believe undoubtedly. Pray for me to Jesus your beloved Son, and free me from all Evil. Amen.   

A Devout Prayer to our Lord Jesus Christ.  
GLory, Honour, and Praise be to our Lord Jesus Christ; may all the world adore thee; Blessed be thy Holy Name, who for us Sinners vouchsafedst to be born of an humble Virgin; and blessed be thine infinite Goodness, who diedst upon the Cross for our Redemption.  
O Jesus, Son of God, and Saviour of Mankind, We beseech thee, have mercy on us, and so dispose our Lives here by thy Grace, that we may hereafter rejoice with thee for ever in thy Heavenly Kingdom. Amen.