our sweetness, our hope; draw us onward with the sweetness of your voice, so that one day, after our exile, you may show us Jesus, the blessed fruit of your womb.

Amen. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us. Saint Bernadette, pray for us. Day Two Be blessed, O most pure Virgin, for having vouchsafed to manifest yourself shining with light, sweetness and beauty ...