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The following is in the English : 



Prayer to Si. Rosa, or to the Guardian ^ngel of our Name. 

 O holy Rosa, who by the Divine Mercy hast beeo appointed to be my guar- 

 dian and comforter, ei-ant me thy protection against the dangers and tempta- 

 tions of this life of trouble and of tears, and tljy intercession with Almiithty 

 God, that by His frrace I may imitate thy virtues of chastity, poverty, and en- 

 tire obedience to His lieavenly will, so as" in the end to become worthy to par- 

 take with tiiee and the chorusof angels of the glory and everlasting joys of the 

 kingdom of heaven, where, after this uncertain and dangerous pilgrimage, I 

 may find eternal rest in the heavenly Paradise. Amen. 



Ip SATURDAY, or Dies Saturni. Samedi.— Fr. 



Obs. Saturday comes from Saturn, to whom it was dedicated by 

 our pagan ancestors. 



On Saturday we find the following old prayer appointed to be 

 said. The office of the Salutation or Rosary said on the Beads 

 was in religious houses more punctiliously observed on this than on 

 any other day. 



The prayer as used in Italy, + Pater, Ave, &c. : 



^/la Sanctissima Firgine. 



Santa Vergine, Madredi Dio, Madre mia, e mia Avvocata, io mi metto sotto 

 la vostra protezione, e in confidenza mi metto nel seno dclla vostra misericor- 

 did. Siate, o Madre di bonti, il mio rifugio ne' miei bisogni, la miaconsola- 

 zionenellemie pene, e la mia Avvocata appresso il vostro FIgliuolo adorat.ile, 

 oggi, tutti i giorni della mia vita, e particolarmente liell' ora della mia 

 morte. 



Another prayer, used in Portugal : 



A n. Sinliora. 



A vos recorremos, Virgem Mai de Deos, como a nosso anxilio, e imploramos 

 vosso soccorro : nao desprezeis as supplicas, que vos fazemos nas nossas 

 tribula(;6es, mas livrai-nos sempre de todos os perigos, Virgem bemdita, cheia 

 de gloria. 



Rogai por n(js, Santissima Mil de Deos. 



Para que sejaraos dignos das promessas de Christo. 



The following is a very old Spanish prayer just before the Rosary 

 on Saturday: 



Alia Santissima f^ergen. 



Maria Santissima, Reyna de los Angeles, gloria de los Santos, alegria y 

 remedio de todos. Yo indigno y miserable peccador, os ofrezco humilmente 

 esta tercera parte del Rosario, en reverencia de alegria que tu visteis en los 

 ciuco Mysterios Gloriosos. Suplico os humilmente Beneditissima V'irgen y 

 Madre de Dios por estos Mysterios Gloriosos me alcanceis del Senor el gozo 

 de la buena conciencia y que resucite a nueva vida, aborretiendo la vanidad y 

 locura del monuo y que me de sa divino amor y gracia en grande aumento y 

 perseverancia hasta la fin y despues la eterua gloria. Ameni-J- 



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