"But I am poor and needy;
    hasten to me, O God!
Thou art my help and my deliverer;
    O Lord, do not tarry!" Psalm 70:5 (RSVCE)

Meditation: Lord, heal me for I am in distress.

"For thou, O Lord, art my hope,

    my trust, O Lord, from my youth." Psalm 71:5 (RSVCE)

Meditation: Do not lose hope. The Lord has taken care of you since you were conceived in your mother's womb.

"Do not cast me off in the time of old age;

  forsake me not when my strength is spent." Psalm 71:9 (RSVCE)

Meditation: Father, what shall I do for you with the time I have left?

"O God, from my youth thou hast taught me,

    and I still proclaim thy wondrous deeds.

    So even to old age and gray hairs." Psalm 71:17 (RSVCE)

Meditation: "O my God, you have surpassed my expectations and I wish to sing your mercies. What will old age be for me? It seems to me that it could be now."^† Perhaps Thérèse de Lisieux sensed that she would not live a long life.

"Thou who hast made me see many sore troubles
    wilt revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
   thou wilt bring me up again." Psalm 71:20 (RSVCE)

Meditation: Restore me to life again, O Lord, as you did Jesus on the third day after his crucifixion. 

^†de Lisieux, St. Thérèse. La Bible avec Thérèse de Lisieux. Paris, France: Les Éditions du Cerf et Desclée De Brouwer, 1979. 77. Print. Trans. John P. Gross. 

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Here is the 35th prayer from my book, 100 Prayers of Purity for the Mission of Our Lady of America. Enjoy!

Prayer 35

Madonna in Glory¹

Guardian of virgins, and holy father Joseph, to whose faithful custody Christ Jesus, Innocence itself, and Mary, Virgin of virgins, were committed; I pray much beseech thee by these dear pledges, Jesus and Mary, that being preserved from all uncleanness, I may with spotless mind, pure heart, and chaste body, ever most chastely serve Jesus and Mary all the days of my life. Amen.<sup>69

1</sup>"Madonna in Glory." Web. 18 May 2016.
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⁶⁹"Raccolta: St. Joseph." Web. 24 June 2016. 
<http://www.liturgialatina.org/raccolta/joseph.htm>.

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