prayers, with the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and he Glory be to the Father, each three times: AN INDULGENCE OF THREE HUNDRED DAYS, once a day. By a decree of the S. Congr. of Indulgences, July 10, 1854, he granted likewise: A PLENARY INDULGENCE, once a month, to all those who shall have said these three prayers, with the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory be to the Father, each three times, once a day, for a month, ou the day when, being truly penitent, after confession and communion, they shall visit a church or a public oratory. and pray, for some time, for the intention of his Holiness. 8. MICHAEL DE SANTI. 163. PRAYER. O seraph inflamed with the most ardent love for Jesus in the blessed sacrament, glorious S. Michael,-thou who, spending thy days and nights in his real presence, didst find there the dearest delight, which, inundating with superabundant sweetness not only thy heart, but also thy whole person, made thee exult with joy thou who, ravished into the bosom of thy God, couldst not withstand the torrent of consolations, but felt. thyself languishing with love: vouchsafe, I pray thee, my powerful advocate, to obtain for me a lively faith, a firm hope, and a most ardent love toward so inestimable a treasure, the precious pledge of eternal glory; so that, by thy intercession, I may be numbered, all the days of my life, among the true adorers of Jesus in the most holy sacrament, and may hereafter enjoy him, face to face, in thy company, for a blessed eternity Amen. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father. His Holiness, Pope Pius IX., by an autograph rescript, May 20, 1862, granted to all the faithful who shall, with at least contrite heart and devotion, say this prayer, with the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory be to the Father: AN INDULGENCE OF THREE HUNDRED DAYS, once a day. A PLENARY INDULGENCE, on the day of the saint's death, April 10, on the feast of Corpus Christi, and on July 5, on which day his death is commemorated, to all those who shall have said this prayer, at least ten times in the course of the year; provided that, on these three days, being truly penitent, after confession and communion, they shall pray for the intention of his Holiness. O S. Elizabeth, chosen vessel of sublime vir tne, thou didst show to the world, by thy splendid example, what charity, faith, and humility can do in a Christian soul. Thou didst employ all the powers of thy heart in loving thy God alone; thou didst love Him with a love so pure and fervent, as to become worthy of tasting beforehand upon this earth those favors and sweetnesses of paradise which are granted to the souls invited to the nuptials of the adorable Lamb. Thou, illumined by a heavenly light, and, by thy immovable faith, showing thyself a true child of the gospel, didst behold in thy neighbor the person of our Lord Jesus Christ, the sole object of thy affections; and, therefore, didst thou find all thy delight in dealing with the poor, in helping then, in drying their tears, in encouraging them, in assisting them in every service of charity, amid diseases and the many miseries to which our human nature is subject. Thou didst make thyself poor, to relieve the poverty of thy neighbor; poor in the goods of the earth, to make thyself rich in those of heaven. Thou wast so humble that, after exchanging thy throne for a wretched cell, and thy royal mantle for the modest gown of the seraphic Francis, thou didst lead a life of privations and penance, innocent as thou ever wast, and didst embrace with divine grace the cross of our divine Redeemer, accepting willingly with him thy portion of insults and unjust persecutions. Thou didst forget the world and thyself, to think only of God. O most amiable saint, so beloved of God, condescend to become the heavenly friend of our souls, and assist them to become the friends of your loving Jesus. Turn upon us, from the height of heaven, one of those tender looks which upon earth did cure the most grievous infirmities of men. In the world in which we live, so full of moral convulsions, and so cold and indifferent, at the same time, to all the things of God, we have recourse to thee with confidence; that thou, illumining us with thy light, may enkindle in our hearts the flame of thy sublime love, and procure for us peace of soul. Meanwhile, we bless the Lord for having glorified his name in this world, by the splendor of thy heroic virtues, and by the eternal reward with which they are crowned. Do thou bless us, dear S. Elizabeth, from the blessed throne which thou dost occupy near the Holy of holies; pro |