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PRAYER TO THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

O God, who by the Immaculate Conception
\nof the Blessed Virgin Mary,
\ndid prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son,
\nwe beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve Her from all stain,
\nso too You would permit us, purified through Her intercession, to come unto You.
\nThrough the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
\nGod, world without end.<\/p>\n

Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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