We Implore You, Through Your Pure Nativity

From the prayer of the third day, December 17, of the Maronite Christmas Novena.
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“We implore you, through your pure nativity …, to teach us perfect obedience to your holy commandments …, not for fear of punishment, or constraint, or external force, but by the assent of our minds, the surrender of our hearts, the enthusiasm of our spirits, and the joy of our souls.”