IV THE PRESENTATION [Sometimes called the Purification] Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Presentation, when, in obedience to the Law of Moses, thou didst present thy Child in the Temple, where the holy prophet Simeon, taking the Child in his arms, offered thanks to God fro sparing him to look upon his Saviour and foretold thy sufferings by the words: "thy soul also a sword shall pierce . . ." I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Haily Marys, Glory Be to the Father. and the Fatima Decade Prayer: O MY JESUS, forgive us our sins, save us from the fire of Hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who are most in need of Thy mercy. I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the virtue of PURITY and humbly lay this bouquest at thy feet. |