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both Mother and Son be reflected in their clothing, namely: by the white color in their habits and the red in the bands of the scapular of the Immaculate Conception. To this scapular, worn beneath the outer garment, will be attached an image of the Mother of God, adorned in blue. They shall wear publicly on the outside, hanging from the cincture, 10 black prayer beads, i.e., 10 Hail Marys in memory of the 10 virtues of the most pure Virgin. Finally, that those who make the profession of The Rule ac- cording to the form given above may serve Christ and His most holy Virgin Mother with joy and peace, with secure conscience, free of any scruples and gloominess of disquiet, they should know that they are obliged under pain of mortal sin only to ob- serve the three vows; those, on the other hand, who have made only simple vows with an oath of perseverance must observe also this oath. They are bound to the other Good Works of the Virgin only under the sanction of punishment or discipline. Now that we have shown all of the ways found in the Gospels in which the Virgin Mary, conceived without sin, should shine forth in you and be imitated, we conclude this Rule on the note of Perseverance: for also in Sacred Scripture at the end it is said that they all persevered in prayer with Mary the Mother of Jesus [cf. Acts 1:14]. Let the devoted members of the Order therefore per- severe in the observance of their Rule, for whoever perseveres to the end will be saved [cf. Mt 10:22]. 208 A PPENDIX