Day 7 — The Purity of Mary

By the sign of the Holy Cross, from our enemies deliver us, Lord our God. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening Prayer for All Days

O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin prepared a worthy dwelling for your Son, we beseech you that, as you preserved her from every stain in foresight of the death of your Son, you would also grant us, through her intercession, to attain the purity that leads us into your presence. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer of the Day

Hail, Mary, most pure Virgin: you who were conceived without stain and remained a virgin before, during, and after childbirth, obtain for us by your intercession the grace to guard the purity of our heart and body.

Biblical Reading

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Matthew 5:8).

Meditation

Mary's purity is not only physical but spiritual. Her heart was wholly consecrated to God. She teaches us that true purity is the total surrender of the heart to the Lord. May we imitate her in this virtue.

Petition

Here the particular petition desired is made.

Final Prayer for All Days

O Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our Mother, by the singular grace of your Immaculate Conception, obtain for us the grace to imitate your purity and your fidelity to God. May we, like you, always know how to say "yes" to the will of the Father. Amen.

(Our Father, Hail Mary, and Gloria, three times each).

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.