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KEY OF HEAVEN;
A MANUAL OF PRAYER.
Mew Edition, Revised and Corrected.
DUBLIN :
McGLASHAN & GILL, U.P. SACKWILLE.S.T.
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CONTENTS.
Page
Table of Moveable Feasts, 7
Feasts and Fasts 8
Morning Prayers & 9
The Angelus Domini tº º . . . I7
Litany of Jesus 18
Night Prayers © tº • , 23
Litany of the Blessed Virgin (English) 28
•9 y 3 y 3 y (Latin) 8r
Acts of Faith, Hope, and Charity .. 32
Prayer before Mass tº gº ... 36
Prayers at Mass tº de - - - 39
Prayer after Mass tº tº . . . . 77
Benediction of the Most Holy Saºra. .
Inent e tº e e ... " 78.
Prayer of St. Bernard to the Blessed -
Virgin Mary e tº ... 84
Vespers for Sundays (Latin 86
9? ,, (English) 87

vi CONTENTS.
Lucis Creator Optime (Hymn)
The Magnificat tº gº
Preparation for Confession
Examination of Conscience
Prayers before Confession
,, after Confession ..
,, before Communion
,, after Communion
Seven Penitential Psalms
Litany of the Saints
A Universal Prayer
Rosary of the Blessed Virgin
Prayer for a Happy Death
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TABLE OF MOVEABLE FEASTS.
Year of e * First
Ash Easter Ascension Whitl Corpus -
1. Wednes. Sunday Thursday Sunday ë; sº
1872 14 Feb. 31 Mar. 9 May | 19 May 30 May 1 Dec.
1873 26 Feb. 13 April 22 May 1 June | 12 June || 30 Nov.
1874 18 Feb. 5 April 14 May | 24 May 4 June | 29 Nov.
1875 ro Feb. 28 Mar. 6 May | 16 May 27 May | 28 Nov.
1876 || 1 Mar. 16 April 25 May 4 June | 15 June 3 Dec.
I877 14 Feb. 1 April 1o May | 20 May 31 May 2 Dec.
1878 || 6 Mar. 21 April 30 May 9 June | 20 June 1 Dec.
1879 || 26 Feb. 13 April 22 May 1 June | 12 June 30 Nov.
188o II Feb. 28 Mar. 6 May | 16 May 27 May 28 Nov.
1881 || 2 Mar. 17 April 26 May 5 June 16 June 27 Nov.
1882 22 Feb 9 April 18 May 28 May 8 June 3 Dec.
1883 7 Feb. 25 Mar. 3 May | 13 May | 24 May 2 Dec.
1884 26 Feb 13 April 22 May 1 June | 12 June 30 Nov.
TABLE OF FEASTS AND FASTS,
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HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION,
All Sundays. SS. Peter and Paul,
The Circumcision, rst 29th June.
}:#; Assumption of B. V. M.,
[he Epiphany, 6th Jan. 15th Augu
º St.
St. Patrick, 17th March. All Saints' Day, 1st
Annunciation, 25th Mar. November.
Ascension of our Lord. | Christmas Day, 25th
Corpus Christi. December.
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FASTING DAYS ON ONE MEAL.
All the Days in Lent, Whit-Sunday; after Sep-
except Sundays. tember 14th; an
The Eve of Whitsun- after December 13th.
tide. The Eves of St. Peter
The Quarter Tenses, or and St. Paul; of the
Ember Days, being | Assumption of B.V.M.;
the Wednesdays, Fri- of All Saints; and of
days, and Saturdays Christinas Day.
next after the First The Fridays and Satur-
Sunday of Lent; after days in Advent.
gººmsºmºs
IDAYS OF ABSTINENCE from Flesh Meat,
All the Fridays throughout the year.
N.B.-Eggs are forbidden on Fridays, when a
fast falls on them, and if a fasting day fall on a
Sunday, the fast is kept on the Saturday before.
If Christmas Day fall on a Friday, neither fast nor
abstinence is observed.


MORNING PRAYER.
Awaking in the morning, say:
O my God! my only good, the
|author of my being, and my last end,
I offer thee my heart. Praise, honour,
}and glory be to thee for ever and
ever. Amen.
Getting out of bed, say:
+ In the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.
I will rise from this bed of sleep,
to adore my God, and to labour for
the salvation of my soul. O may I
arise on the last day to life ever-
lasting.
While clothing yourself, say:
O my God, clothe my soul with
the nuptial robe of charity, and grant
that I may carry it pure and unde-
filed before thy judgment seat.
IO MORNING PRAYER.
When clothed, kneel, and say:
+-In the name of the Father, &c.,
Amen. Blessed be the holy and
undivided Trinity, now and for ever.
more. Amen.
Come, O Holy Ghost, take pos.
session of my heart, and enkindle
therein the fire of thy divine love.
Amen.
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Morning Oblation.
Most merciful Creator, I offer to
thee this day my thoughts, words,
actions, and entire being, in union
with the infinite merits of my Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ. I am re-
solved to avoid sin above all things,
particularly the sins which I am most
in the habit of committing. I, there-
fore, most humbly ask, through the
passion and death of my Divine
Redeemer, and the intercession of
His Immaculate Mother, strength
to fulfil this my resolution. * .
Receive, O Lord, my liberty, my
MORNING PRAYER. II
memory, my understanding, and my
whole will. Thou hast given me all
that I am, and all that I possess,
and I surrender all to thy Divine
will, that thou mayest dispose of me.
Give me only thy love and thy grace;
with these I will be rich, and will
have no more to ask. Amen.
O Eternal God most holy and
adorable Trinity | Father, Son, and
Holy Ghost; the beginning and end
of all things; in whom we live, move,
and have our being; I firmly believe.
that thou art here present; I adore
thee with the most profound humility;
I praise thee; I give thee thanks from
the bottom of my heart for having
created me after thine own image
and likeness, and redeemed me with
the precious blood of thy Son; for
having hitherto preserved me, and
brought me safe to the beginning of
this day. Behold, O Lord, I offer

thee my whole being; and in par-
ticular all my thoughts, words, and
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I2. MORNING PRAYER.
actions, together with such crosses
and contradictions as I may meet
with in the course of this day. I
consecrate them entirely to the glory
of thy name, in union with those
of Jesus Christ, my Saviour; that,
through his infinite merits, they may
all find acceptance in thy sight.
Give them, O Lord, thy blessing.
May thy divine love animate them;
and may they all tend to the greater
honour of thy Sovereign Majesty.
Amen.
Resolve to avoid evil, and to do good.
Adorable Jesus ! divine model of
that perfection to which we should
aspire, I will endeavour this day,
after thine example, to be mild,
humble, chaste, zealous, patient,
charitable, and resigned. Incline
my heart to keep thy command-
ments. I am resolved to watch over
myself with the greatest diligence, and
to live soberly, justly, and piously,
MORNING PRAYER. I3
for the time to come. I will place a
guard upon my mouth and a gate of
prudence before my lips that I may
not, offend with my tongue; I will
turn away mine eyes that they may
not see vanity; and I will be parti-
cularly attentive not to relapse this
day into my accustomed failings, but
to struggle against them, with thy
gracious assistance. Enlighten my
mind, purify my heart, and guide
my steps, that I may pass all my life
in thy divine service. Amen.
Implore the necessary graces.
Thou knowest, O God, my weak-
ness; that I am poor and destitute;
that I cannot do, nor even think of
any good without thee. Rise up,
then, to help me : strengthen me
with thy grace, that I may fervently
execute what I have firmly resolved;
and not only avoid all the evil thou
forbiddest, but also perform all the
good thou commandest.
I4. MORNING PRAYER.
The Lord's Prayer.
Our Father, who art in Heaven;
hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom
come ; thy will be done on earth, as
it is in heaven. Give us this day
our daily bread; forgive us our tres-
passes, as we forgive them who tres-
pass against us; and lead us not into
temptation; but deliver us from evil.
Amen. t
The Angelical Salutation.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord
is with thee; blessed art thou amongst
women; and blessed is the fruit of
thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,
Mother of God, pray for us, sinners,
now, and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
The Apostles' Creed.
I believe in God, the Father
Almighty, Creator of Heaven and
Earth; and in Jesus Christ, his only
Son, our Lord ; who was conceived
by the Holy Ghost; born of the
MORNING PRAYER. I5
Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius
Pilate; was crucified, dead, and
buried; he descended into Hell; the
third day he rose again from the
dead; he ascended into Heaven, and
sitteth at the right hand of God, the
Father Almighty; from thence he
shall come to judge the living and
the dead. I believe in the Holy
Ghost; the Holy Catholic Church;
the Communion of Saints; the For-
giveness of Sins; the Resurrection of
the Body; and Life Everlasting.
Amen.
. The Confiteor.
I confess to Almighty God, to
blessed Mary, ever Virgin, to blessed
Michael, the Archangel, to blessed
John the Baptist, to the holy apostles
Peter and Paul, and to all the §.
that I have sinned exceedingly in
thought, word, and deed, through my
ſault, through my fault, through my
most grievous fault. Therefore, I
beseech the blessed Mary, ever


16 MORNING PRAYER.
Virgin, the blessed Michael the
Archangel, the blessed John the
Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and;
Paul, and all the Saints, to pray to
the Lord our God for me. -
May the Almighty God have mercy
upon me, forgive me my sins, and
bring me to everlasting life. Amen,
May the Almighty and merciful
Lord grant me pardon, absolution,
and full remission of all my sins.
Amen. ,
Invoke the Blessed Virgin, your Angel
Guardian, and your Patron Saint.
O holy Virgin, Mother of God,
my advocate and patroness, pray
for thy poor servant; show thyself
a mother to me. And thou, O Í
blessed Spirit, whom God, in his
mercy, hath appointed to watch over
me, intercede for me this day, that I
may not stray from the paths of
virtue. St. Joseph, thou glorious
Patriarch, pray for me; and thou,
also, O happy Saint, whose name I


MORNING PRAYER. 17
bear, intercede for me, that I may
serve God faithfully in this life, as
thou hast done, and glorify him eter-
nally with thee in heaven. Amen.
The Angelus Domini.
| To be said morning, moon, and might, in
memory of the adorable Mystery of the
Incarnation of our Blessed Saviour.

I. The Angel of the Lord de-
clared unto Mary; and she conceived
#by the Holy Ghost. Hail, Mary,
&c.
# 2. Behold the handmaid of the
# Lord: be it done unto me according
to thy word. Hail, Mary, &c.
3. And the Word was made flesh:
and dwelt among us. Hail, Mary,
&c.
Let us pray.
Pour forth, we beseech thee, O
Lord, thy grace into our hearts, that
we, to whom the incarnation of Christ
thy Son was made known by the
|- of an angel, may, by his
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18 MORNING PRAYER,
passion and cross, be brought to th
glory of his resurrection: throug
the same Christ our Lord. Amen,
LITANY OF THE .
HOLY NAME OF JESUS.
Ilord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us. -
Lord, have mercy on us. º
Christ, hear us. -
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
God, the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
God, the Holy Ghost,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Jesus, Son of the living God,
Jesus, splendour of the Father,
Jesus, brightness of eternal light,
jcsus, king of glory,
Jesus, sun of justice,
jesus, son of the Virgin Mary,
Jesus, ºnost amiable,



MORNING PRAYER. I9
Jesus, most admirable,
Jesus, the mighty God, -
Jesus, Father of the world to
Come, -
Jesus, angel of the great council,
Jesus, most powerful,
Jesus, most patient,
Jesus, most obedient,
Jesus, meek and humble of
heart,
Jesus, lover of chastity,
Jesus, lover of us,
Jesus, God of peace,
Jesus, author of life,
Jesus, example of all virtues,
Jesus, zealous lover of Souls,
Jesus, our God,
Jesus, our refuge,
Jesus, Father of the poor,
Jesus, treasure of the faithful,
Jesus, the good shepherd,
Jesus, the true light,
Jesus, eternal wisdom,
Jesus, infinite goodness,
Jesus, most adorable, \
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2O MORNING PRAYER,
Jesus, the way, the truth, and
the life,
Jesus, joy of angels,
Jesus, master of apostles,
Jesus, teacher of evangelists,
Jesus, strength of martyrs,
Jesus, light of confessors,
Jesus, spouse of virgins,
Jesus, crown of all Saints. :
Bemerciful untous, Spare us, Ojésus,
Be merciful unto us, Hear us, 0
jesus.
From all evil,
From all sin,
From thy wrath,
From the snares of the devil,
From the spirit of uncleanness,
From everlasting death,
From the neglect of thy holy
inspirations,
Through the mystery of thy
holy incarnation, -
Through thy nativity,
Through thy divine infancy,
Through thy sacred life,
MORNING PRAYER. 2f
Through thy labours, N
Through thy agony and passion, Š
Through thy cross and dere- | \,
liction, S2
Through thypains and torments, \?
Through thy death and burial, ) 3
Through thy glorious resur- || $:
rection. §:
Through thy ascension, R
Through thy joys and glory, ;
In the day of judgment, /
Lamb of God, who takest away the
sins of the world : Sºare us, O
Lord žesus.
Lamb of God, who takest away the
sins of the world : Hear us, O
Alord jesus.
Lamb of God, who takest away the
sins of the world : Have mercy on
als, O Lord Jesus.
Lord Jesus, hear us.
Lord Jesus, graciously hear us.
V. Let the name of the Lord be
blessed.
R. Now and for evermore, Amen.

22 MORNING PRAYER.
Let us pray. .
O Lord Jesus Christ, who hast
said, Ask, and ye shall receive : seek,
and ye shall find; knock, and it shall
be opened unto you ; mercifully at-
tend to our supplications, and grant
us the gift of divine charity, that we
may ever love thee with our whole
hearts, and never cease from praising
thy holy name, who livest and
reignest, one God, world without
end. Amen. -
O Divine Redeemer, give us a
perpetual fear and love of thy holy
name, for thou never ceasest to direct
and govern by thy grace those whom
thou instructest in the solidity of thy
love : who livest and reignest, world
without end. Amen.
O God, who hast appointed thy
only begotten Son, the Saviour of
mankind, and hast commanded that
he should be called Jesus; mercifully
grant that we may enjoy his happy
vision in heaven, whose holy name
PRAYERS FOR NIGHT. 23
we venerate upon earth ; who, with
thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and
reigneth, one God, world without
end. Amen.
PRAYERS FOR NIGHT.
+ In the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Blessed be the holy and undi-
vided Trinity, now and for ever
more. Amen.
Come, O Holy Ghost, fill the
hearts of thy faithful servants, and
kindle in them the fire of thy divine
love. Amen.
Let us place ourselves in the presence of
God, and humbly adore him.
Impressed with a most lively sense
of the presence of thy eternal Ma-
jesty, I most humbly adore thee, O
my Creator, my Redeemer, and my
Judge. I believe in thee, because
thou art truth itself. I hope in thee,
24. PRAYERS FOR NIGHT.
because thou art faithful to thy word.
I love thee with my whole heart,
because thou art worthy of my love ;
and for thy Sake, I love my neigh-
bour as myself.
Let us return thanks to God for the favours
he has conferred upon us.
Enable me, O God, to return thee
thanks, as I ought, for all thyinesti-
mable blessings and favours.
Thou hast thought of me, and
loved me from all eternity; thou
hast formed me from nothing; thou
hast delivered up thy beloved Son to
the ignominious death of the cross
for my redemption ; thou didst pre-
serve me from falling into the abyss
of eternal misery, when my sins had
often provoked thee to deprive me
of my life; and thou were graciously
pleased to spare me, even though I
continued to offend thee. Alas, my
God, what return can I make for
the innumerable blessings thou hast
PRAYERS FOR NIGHT. 25
conferred on me, during the whole
course of my life, and particularly
for the favours of this day. O all
ye angels and saints unite with me
in praising the God of Mercies, who
is so bountiful to so unworthy a
Creature.
Let us beg of God to make our sins known
to us.
O Eternal Source of Light I who
hast said: “Alet there be light, and
there was light,” illuminate the dark-
ness of my understanding, and dispel
those shades of ignorance and error
which conceal from me the filth and
enormity of my offences, Discover
to me, I beseech thee, all the sins I
have committed this day, whether in
thought, word, deed, or omission;
grant me a lively sense of their enor-
mity, in order that I may hold them
in the utmost detestation, and dread
nothing so much as ever to commit
them hereafter.
& ramine your conscience herº,

26 PRAYERS FOR NIGHT.
Prayer. º
Penetrated with grief, and overſit
whelmed with conſusion at the sightit
of my iniquities, I acknowledge my-it
self unworthy, O Lord, to be num-is
bered among thy servants, much lessic
to be accounted thy child. Is itil
possible I could have repaid thy #
finite patience and goodness with
such malice and ingratitude? Creatorſ'
of heaven and earth, I have sinned
against thee I have, alas ! offended
thee, who art so good, and so worthy:
of my love | Yet, Lord, when I
consider that I am the work of thy
hands, and the price of the blood of
thine only Son, who expired on the
cross for my salvation, I cannot
despair of thy pardon. It is, there-
fore, through his infinite merits, that
I implore, and humbly hope that
thou will grant me the forgiveness of
my sins. Have pity on me, O Eternal
Father, and spare me for the sake of
thy beloved Son. Turn away thy


PRAYERS FOR NIGHT. 27
ace from my sins, and blot out my
niquities. I am heartily sorry for
hem, because they are offensive to
hee, and I shall continue to repent
sincerely of them to the hour of my
death. Amen.
Let us make a firm purpose of amendment.
O Almighty and Eternal God, I
wish from the bottom of my heart
that I had never sinned against thee;
but since I have been so unhappy,
O grant me now thy grace, that I
may never offend Jhee more. Thou
hast said, “A zwill not the death of a
sinner, but rather that he be converted
and lize.” Convert me, therefore,
and I shall be converted. “Alaze
mercy upon me, according to thy great
mercy; and according to the multitude
of thy tender mercies, blot out all my
iniquities.” I renounce all sin, and
the occasions of it, and firmly purpose
henceforth to walk in the paths of
thy commandments. This fixed re-
28 PRAYERS FOR NIGHT,
solution I am determined to keep, .
with the assistance of thy grace, pur-
chased for me through the infinite
merits of thine only Son, Christ
Jesus, our Lord. Amen.

[Repeat the Lord's Prayer, the Angelical
Salutation, the Creed, the Confiteor, and the
Angelus Domini, as in Morning Prayer.]
LITANY OF
THE BLESSED VIRGIN.
Anthem.
We fly to thy patronage, O holy
Mother of God; despise not our
petitions in our necessities, but deli-
verus ſrom all dangers, O thou ever
glorious and blessed Virgin.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

PRAYERS FOR NIGHT. 29
God, the Father of Heaven, Have
mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the
world, Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost, Have mercy
O%2 2/J.
Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy
O72 2/J'.
Holy Mary,
Holy Mother of God, )
Holy Virgin of Virgins,
Mother of Christ,
Mother of divine grace,
Mother most pure,
Mother most chaste,
Mother undefiled,
Mother inviolate,
Mother most amiable,
Mother most admirable,
Mother of our Creator,
Mother of our Redeemer,
Virgin most prudent,
Virgin most venerable,
Virgin most renowned,
Virgin most powerful,
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;
3O PRAYERS FOR NIGHT.
Virgin most merciful,
Virgin most faithful,
Mirror of justice,
Seat of wisdom,
Cause of our joy.
Spiritual vessel,
Honourable vessel,
Vessel of singular devotion,
Mystical rose,
Tower of David,
Tower of ivory,
House of gold,
Ark of the covenant,
Gate of Heaven,
Morning Star,
Health of the weak,
Refuge of sinners,
Comfortress of the afflicted,
Help of Christians.
Queen of angels,
Queen of patriarchs,
Queen of prophets,
Queen of apostles,
Queen of martyrs,
Queen of confessors,
PRAYERS FOR NIGHT. 3I
Queen of virgins, pray for us.
Queen of all saints, gray for us.
Queen, conceived without sin, pray
for us.
Lamb of God, who takest away the
sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away
the sins of the world, Graciously
/lear us, O Zord, i
Lamb of God, who takest away
the sins of the world, Haze mercy on
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V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of
God.
R. That we may be made worthy
of the promises of Christ.
Prayer.
Pour forth, we beseech thee,
O Lord, thy grace into our hearts,
that we, to whom the incarnation of
Christ thy Son has been made known
by the message of an angel, may, by
his passion and cross, be brought to
the glory of his resurrection : through
the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
ACTS OF
§aith, #ope, altà (harity,
A Prayer before the Acts.
O Almighty and eternal God,
grant unto us an increase of Faith,
Hope, and Charity ; and that we
may obtain what thou hast promised,
make us love and practise what thou
commandest : through Jesus Christ,
our Lord. Amen.
An Act of Contrition.
O my God, I am heartily sorry
for having offended thee; and I de-
test my sins most sincerely, because
they are displeasing to thee, my
God, whom I should have never
ceased to adore and love. I now
firmly purpose, by the assistance of
thy holy grace, never more to offend
thee; and to avoid for the future, to
the utmost of my power, all danger-
ous occasions which might expose
me to sin.
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ACTS OF FAITH, HOPE, ETC. 33
An Act of Faith.
O my God, I firmly believe that
thou art one only God, the Creator
and Sovereign Lord of Heaven and
Earth, infinitely great, infinitely good,
and infinitely perfect. I firmly be-
lieve that in thee, one only God,
there are three Divine Persons, really
distinct and in all things equal, the
Father, and the Son, and the Holy
Ghost. I firmly believe that God
# the Son, the Second Person of the
Hmost Holy Trinity, became man;
that he was conceived by the Holy
# Ghost, and was born of the Virgin
# Mary ; that he suffered and died on
a cross to redeem and save us ; that
# he arose on the third day from the
dead ; that he ascended into hea-
ven, and sitteth at the right hand of
# the Father, always living to make
intercession for us; that he will come
at the end of the world to judge
mankind, and render to everyone
# according to his works; that he will
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34 ACTS OF FAITH, HOPE, ETC.
reward the good with eternal happi-
ness, and condemn the wicked to
the everlasting pains of hell. I be-
lieve these and all other articles
which the Holy Roman Catholic
Church proposes to our belief, be-
cause thou, my God, the infallible
Truth, hast revealed them; and thou
hast commanded us to hear the
Church, which is the Pillar and the
Ground of Truth. In this faith I am |
firmly resolved, through thy holy
grace, to live and die.
An Act of Hope.
O my God, who hast graciously
promised every blessing, even hea-
ven itself, through Jesus Christ, to
those who keep thy commandments;
relying on thy power, which is infi-
nite, thy mercies, which are over all
thy works, and thy promises, to
which thou art always faithful, I
confidently hope to obtain the par-
don of my past sins, which I now
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ACTS OF FAITH, HOPE, ETC, 35
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i detest; grace to serve thee faithfully
in this life, by doing the good works
thou hast commanded; and eternal
happiness in the next, through my
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
An Act of Charity.
O my God, my Creator, my Re-
deemer, my Sovereign Good, whose
boundless charity to me has been
unceasing, and whose infinite per-
fections adoring angels behold with
unspeakable delight, I love thee
with my whole heart and soul, and
above all things; and for thy sake I
love my neigbour as myself. Oh,
teach me, my gracious God, to love
thee daily more and more ; and mer-
cifully grant, that having loved thee
on earth, I may love and enjoy thee
for ever in heaven.
A PRAYER BEFORE MASS.
O merciful Father, who didst so
love the world as to give up for our
redemption thy beloved Son; who
in obedience to thee, and for us sin:
ners, humbled himself even unto the
death of the cross ; and continues to
offer himself daily, by the ministry
of his priest, for the living and the
dead, we humbly beseech thee, that
penetrated with a lively faith, we
may always assist with the utmost
devotion and reverence at the obla-i.
tion of his most precious body and
blood, which is made at Mass; and;
thereby be made partakers of the
sacrifice which he consummated on
Calvary. -
In union with thy holy Churchand
its minister, and invoking the blessed
Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and
all the angels and saints, we now
offer the adorable sacrifice of the
Mass to thy honour and glory, to






PRAYER BEFORE MASS. 37
acknowledge thy infinite perfections,
i thy Supreme dominion over all thy
creatures, our entire subjection to
thee, and total dependence on thy
gracious providence ; and in thanks-
giving for all thy benefits; and for
the remission of our sins.
We offer it for the propagation of
the Catholic Faith; for our most holy
Father the Pope; for our Archbishop
(or Bishop), and for all the Pastors
and Clergy of thy holy Church, that
they may direct the faithful in the
way of salvation; for our Rulers, and
for all that are in high stations; that
we may lead quiet and holy lives;
for peace and good will among all
states and people; for the necessities
of mankind ; and particularly for the
congregation here present; to obtain
all blessings we stand in need of in
this life, everlasting happiness in the
next ; and eternal rest to the faithful
departed.
And as Jesus Christ so ordained,
38 PRAYER BEFORE MASS.
when heinstituted, at his Last Supper;
this wonderful mystery of his power;
wisdom, and goodness, we offer thei
Mass in grateful remembrance of all
he has done and suffered for the love
of us; making special commemora:
tion of his bitter Passion and Death,
and of his glorious resurrection and
ascension into heaven. Vouchsafe,
O Almighty and Eternal God (for
to thee alone so great a sacrifice ſº
due), graciously to accept it, for these
and all other purposes agreeable to
thy holy will. And to render it the
more pleasing, we offer it to thee
through the same Jesus Christ, thy.
beloved Son, our Lord and Saviour,
our High Priest and Victim ; and in
the name of the most Holy Trinity,
the Father, and the Son, and the
Holy Ghost: to whom be honour,
praise, and glory, for ever and ever,
Amen. . .




A DEVOUT
#ethod of gearing gues.
Making the sign of the Cross, with
the Priest, say:
>{4 In the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.
WILL draw neartothy
Altar, O my God, there
to gain new strength
and vigour to my soul; sepa-
rate me from those unbelievers
who have no trust in thee;
grant me that grace which
comforts me when the remem-
brance of my sins afflicts and
Casts me down ; that grace
which lets me know that there

4O PRAYERS AT MASS.
is an everlasting refuge in thy
goodness, and that thou art
ready to forgive even our
greatest sins upon a sincere re-
pentance.
The Priest, bowing down, says the
Comfiteor, before he goes up to the
Altar; say it with him, as follows:
ſºlº CONFESS to Almighty
|##| God, to the blessed
Mary, ever Virgin, to
blessed Michael the Archangel,
to blessed John the Baptist,
to the holy apostles Peter and
Paul, to all the Saints, and to
you, Father, that I have very
much sinned, in thought,
word, and deed, through my
fault, through my fault, through

PRAYERS AT MASS, 4I
my most grievous fault. There-
fore, I beseech the blessed
#Mary, ever Virgin, blessed Mi-
#chael the Archangel, blessed
#John the Baptist, the holy
apostles Peter and Paul, and
all the saints, and you, Father,
to pray to our Lord God for
† me.
:
After the Comfiteor, say:
Wººd MY God, who hast com-
§ manded us to love one
another, and in thyholy
Church, hast given, even to
sinners, the power of absolv-
ing from sin, receive with
equal bounty the prayers of
thy people for the priest, and


42 PRAYERS AT MASS.
those of the priest for thy
people. -
We beseech thee, O Lord,
by the merits of those saints
whose relics are here, and of
all the saints, that thou wouldst
vouchsafe to forgive me all my
sins, through Jesus Christ, our
Lord and only Saviour. Amen.
When the Priest goes first to the
Book, and says that part of the
Mass called the Introit, say:
ANT, O Lord, that
we may be truly pre-
pared for the offering
of this great sacrifice to thee
this day; and because our sins
alone can render us displeas-

PRAYERS AT MASS. 43
ing in thy sight we call aloud
to thee for mercy.
At the Kyrie Eleison, say:
fºLAVE mercy on me, O
j}| Lord, and forgive me
all my sins.
Have mercy on me, O Lord,
have mercy on me.
As the Psalm judica me, the Gloria
in Æxcelsis, and Creed, are omitted
in Masses for the Dead, &c., you
also, on such occasions, may pass
them over.
| At the Gloria in Excelsis, say:
ſº LORY be to God on
|Möö high, and peace on
| earth to men of good
| will. We praise thee; we bless


44 PRAYERS AT MASS.
thee; weadore thee; we glorify
thee; we give thee thanks for
thy great glory, O Lord God,
Heavenly King, God the Fa-
ther Almighty. O Lord Jesus
Christ, the only begotten Son.
O Lord God; Lamb of God;
Son of the Father, who takest
away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us: who takest
away the sins of the world,"
receive our prayers: who sit
test at the right hand of the '
Father, have mercy on us.
For thou only art holy, thou
only art the Lord, thou only,
O Jesus Christ, together
withthe Holy Ghost, art
most high, in the glory of
God the Father Amen.
PRAYERS AT MASS, 45
When the Priest turns to the People,
and says Dominus zobiscum, say:
Tºle thou always with us,
|E}| O my God, and let thy
* grace never depart from
ll.S.
Whilst he reads the Collects, say:
ºw LMIGHTY and eternal
}\| God, we humbly be-
1 = seech thee mercifully
# to give ear to the prayers of
# thy servant, which he offers
# thee in the name of thy
# Church, and in behalf of us
thy people: accept them to
the honour of thy name, and
good of our souls; and grant
| us all those blessings which
may any way contribute to our



46 PRAYERS AT MASS,
Salvation: through our Lord
Jesus Christ. Amen.
|
At the Epistle, say:
|
ſº Ethou, O Lord, eternally
2-ºx.
|E} praised and blessed, for
* having communicated
thy spirit to the holy prophets
and apostles, disclosing to them
admirable secrets, redounding
to thy glory and our great
good. We firmly believe their
word, because it is thine. Give
us, we beseech thee, the happi-
ness to understand from the
Church, by their instruc.
tions, what is profitable, and
grace to practise the same
all our lives.

PRAYERS AT MASS, 47
When he reads the Gradual, say:
iſºl OW wonderful, O Lord,
|j}| is thy name through the
whole earth! I will bless
| Our Lord at all times: his
praise shall be ever in my
mouth. Be thou my God and
my Protector: in thee alone
will I put my trust: let me not
be confounded for ever.
At the Gospel, when the people rise
up, Say:
iº AYEST thou be ever
4|| adored and praised, O
Lord, who, not content
to instruct and inform us by


48 PRAYERS AT MASS,
t
thy prophets and apostles, hast
even vouchsafed to speak to
us by thy only Son, our Saviour
Jesus Christ, commanding
us by a voice from heaven
to hear him : grant us, O mer-
ciful God, the grace to profit
by his divine and heavenly
doctrine. All that is written
of thee, dread Jesus, in thy
Gospel, is truth itself: nothing
but wisdom in thy actions;
power and goodness in thy
miracles; light and instruction
in thy, words. With thee, sa-
cred Redeemer, are the words
of eternal life: to whom shall
we go but to thee, eternal
Fountain of Truth? Give me,
O God, grace to practise what
PRAYERS AT MASS. 49
thou commandest, and com-
mand what thou pleasest.
At the Credo, or Nicene Creed, say:
sº BELIEVE, O Lord, all
ºš thou hast taught me
by thy holy Church:
in this faith, by the assistance
of thy grace, I desire to live
and die. By thy divine grace,
I am convinced of the sincerity
and wisdom of those who have
delivered those sacred truths
unto me. Their miraculous suc-
cessis a sufficient proof. Where
shall I go, O Lord? Thou
hast the words of eternal life.
Of thy truth thus delivered,
D

50 PRAYERS AT MASS,
my reason and will shall never
doubt, though my senses and
vain imaginations should. I
believe, O Lord, help my un-
belief.
When, at the Offertory, he uncovers
the Chalice, say:
ºùCCEPT, O holy Father,
& Almighty and eternal
God, this unspotted
Host, which I, thy unworthy
servant, offer thee, my living
and true God, for my innumer-
able sins, offences, and negli-
gences, for all here present,
and for all faithful Chris-
tians, living and dead; that it

PRAYERS AT MASS. 5.I
may avail me and them to life
everlasting. Amen.
At the Offering of thechalice,
say:
Nº|E offer thee, O Lord, the
AA' | chalice of salvation, be-
seeching thy clemency
that it may ascend before thy
divine Majesty, as a Sweet
perfume, for Our Salvation,
and for that of the whole
world.
Accept us, O Lord, in the
spirit of humility and a con-
trite heart; and grant that the
sacrifice which we offer this
day in thy sight may be pleas-
ing to thee, O Lord God.

52 PRAYERS AT MASS,
When he washes his Fingers at the
corner of the Altar, say:
zººs. HOU, O Lord, who
: ºl didstonce vouchsafe to
wash thy disciples’ feet
before their invitation to thy
holy table, wash us also, we
beseech thee, and wash us
again, not only our feet and
hands, but our hearts, our de-
sires, and our souls, thatwe may
be wholly innocent and pure.
Go on, and pray.
|ECEIVE,O holy Trinity,
§§ this oblation we make
thee, in memory of the
passion, resurrection, and as-
cension of Our Lord Jesus
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PRAYERS AT MASS. 53
Christ, and in honour of the
blessed Mary ever Virgin ; of
blessed John the Baptist; of
the holy apostles Peter and
Paul ; of these, and of all thy
saints, that it may be available
to their honour and our sal-
vation. And that they may
vouchsafe to intercede for us in
heaven, whosememory we cele-
brate on earth : through the
same Christ our Lord. Amen.
At the Orate Fratres, say:
fºLAY our Lord receive this
\#| sacrifice from thy hands,
to the praise and glory
of his own name, for our
good, and for the benefit of
his holy Church. .

54 PRAYERS AT MASS,
Whilsthe reads, in alow voice, the St.
cret Prayers?roperfor the Day, say:
§ERCIFULLY, O Lord,
\%| hear our prayers, and
graciously accept this
oblation which we thy servants
are making to thee; that as
we offer it to the honour of
thy name, so it may be to us
a means of obtaining thy grace
here, and in the next life ever-
lasting happiness. Amen.
After the Priest says, in a loud voice,
Aer omnia, Saºcula sæculorum, say:
ſºlT is truly meet and just,
§§ right and available to
- salvation, that we al-
ways, and in all places, give


PRAYERS AT MASS, 55
thanks to thee, holy Lord, Fa-
ther Almighty, eternal God,
through Christ our Lord; by
whom the angels praise thy
Majesty, the denominations
adore it, the powers tremble
before it, the heavens and
heavenly virtues, and blessed
Seraphim with common jubi-
lee glorify it; together with
i whom we beseech thee that
| we may be admitted to join
| Our voices, saying, in an hum-
ble manner —
Holy, holy, holy, Lord
God of Sabaoth, heaven
and earth are full of thy
glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he that cometh in
;
t
56 PRAYERS AT MASS. |
!
the name of the Lord. Ho-
sanna in the highest. i
What follows is called the Canon of .
the Mass, say then:
ūOST merciful Father,
W: who hast given us thy
only Son to be our
daily sacrifice, incline thy ears
to our prayers, and favour our
desires; protect, unite, and
govern thy whole Church,
throughout the world ; pour
forth thy blessing on his
present Holiness ; that pre-
late who has a particular
charge over us; our Rulers;
and all true professors of
the Catholic faith.

PRAYERS AT MASS. 57
# Whilsthemakeshis Memento or Com-
memoration of the Living, make
yours also, praying in particular
for yourself, friends, &c.
ſºlº OFFER thee, O Eter-
º nal Father, with this
- * * thy minister at the al-
tar, this oblation of the body
and blood of thy only Son,
to thy honour and glory; in
remembrance of my Saviour's
passion, in thanksgiving for all
thy benefits, in satisfaction for
all my sins, and for the obtain-
ing of thy grace, whereby I
may be enabled to live virtu-
ously and die happily. I desire,
thee, likewise, to accept it, O

58 PRAYERS AT MASS,
God, for my parents [if alive,
relatives, friends, and benefac-
tors; grant them all blessings,
spiritual and temporal. I of
feritupalso [namethe particular
intention you offer it up for—as,
for obtaining this virtue, over-
coming that vice; for bless-
ings, such as health, &c.]; like-
wise for all that are in misery;
for those I have any way in-
jured in word or deed; for all
my enemies; for the conver-
sion of sinners, and enlighten-
ing of all that sit in darkness.
Pour forth thy blessings on all,
according to their different ne-
cessities, through the merits
of thy only Son, our Lord.
Amen.
PRAYERS AT MASS. 59
Proceed, and say:
ſº IVE ear, we beseech
ºf thee, to the prayers of
thy servant, who is
#here appointed to make this
| oblation in our behalf, and
|grant that it may be effectual
for the obtaining of all those
|blessings which he asks for us.
| Behold, O Lord, we all here
present to thee in this bread
and wine the symbols of our
perfect union. Grant, O Lord,
thatthey maybe made for us the
true body and blood of thy
dear Son; that being conse-
crated to thee by this holy
Victim, we may live in thy

60 PRAYERS AT MASS.
service, and depart this life in
thy grace.
At the Elevation, or lifting up of the
Sacred Host, in memory of Christ
being lifted up on the Cross, say:
tº OST adorable Body, I
# adore thee with all the
powers of my soul.
Lord, who hast given thyself
entire to us, grant we may be-
come entirely thine. I be-,
lieve, O Lord, help my un-
belief.
Most merciful Saviour, be
thou my protector; strengthen
and defend me by thy heavenly
grace, now, and especially at
the hour of my death, sweet
Jesus. Amen.
t
!

PRAYERS AT MASS, 61
At the Elevation of the Chalice, say:
ãìOST adorable Blood,
#| that washeth away all
our sins, I adore thee:
happy we could we return our
life and blood for thine, O
blessed Victim
O Jesus, do thou cleanse,
Sanctify, and preserve our souls
to eternal life. . Live, Jesus, in
us, and may we live in thee.
Amen.
After the Elevation, say:
ºT is now, O Lord, with
d §§ grateful hearts, we call
* to mind the sacred
mysteries of thy passion and


62 PRAYERS AT MASS,
death, of thy resurrection and
ascension. Here is thy body
that was broken ; here is thy
blood that was shed for us; of
which these exterior signs are
but the figures, and yet in
reality contain the substance,
It is now we truly offer thee,
O Lord, that pure and holy
victim, which thou hast been
pleased to give us; of which
all the other sacrifices were but
so many types and figures.
Whilst he makes his Memento for the
Dead, in silence, make yours also,
thus:
OFFER thee again, O
Lord, this holy sacri-
fice of the body and
blood of thy only Son, in

PRAYERS AT MASS, 63
|
behalf of the faithful de-
parted, and in particular for the
souls of [here name those whom
you chiefly purpose to pray for
my parents [if dead], relatives,
benefactors, neighbours, &c.;
likewise of such as Ihave in any
way injured, or been the oc-
casion of their sins ; of such
as have injured me, and been
my enemies; of such as die
in war, or have none to pray
for them, &c. To these, O
Lord, and to all that rest in
Christ, grant, we beseech thee,
a place of refreshment, light,
and peace: through the same
Christ our Lord. Amen.
64 PRAYERS AT MASS, |
When he strikes his breast, and
says aloud: Mobis quoque
£eccatoribus, say:
Nº|OUCHSAFE to grant
W6 the same to us, poor
and miserable sinners;
judge us not according to our
demerits; but, through the in-
finite multitude of thy mercies
in which we hope, liberally ex-
tend to us thy grace and par-
don.
We ask it of thee, in the
name of thy dear Son, who
liveth and reigneth eternally
with thee, and in that form
of prayer which he himself
hath taught us.
i
|

PRAYERS AT MASS, 65
At the Pater Noster, say with him:
yº UR Father, who art in
º! heaven, hallowed be
thy name; thy king-
dom come ; thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven ;
give us this day our daily
ł bread; and forgive us our
trespasses, as we forgive them
that trespass against us; and
| lead us not into temptation;
| but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Deliver us from those evils
which we labour under at pre-
sent; from past evils, which
can be nothing but our mani-
| fold sins; and from all the evils
| to come, which will be the
just chastisement of our of
I}

66 PRAYERS AT MASS.
fences, if our prayers, and #"
those more powerful ones of
thy Saints, who intercede for:
us, intercept not thy justiceſ
or excite not thy bounty. §
$º
At his breaking and putting a particle:
of the Host into the Chalice, say: ;
ºf{Y body was broken,
§§ and thy blood shed for #
us; grant that the com-
memoration of this holy mys-f
tery may obtain for us peace, #
and that those who receive it #
may find everlasting rest. #
At the Agnus Dei, say with the Priest: ;
iº AMB of God, who tak: ,
§§ est away the sins of
the world, have mercy
Oil liğ.








PRAYERS AT MASS. 67
& Lamb of God, who takest
away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takest
away the sins of the world,
grant us peace.
At the Prayer before Communion,
Say:
wis N saying to thy Apos-
jö ties, my peace I leave
i you, my peace I give
* You, thou hast promised, O
Lord, to all thy Church that
peace which the world cannot
give, peace with thee, and
peace with ourselves.
Let nothing, O Lord, ever
interrupt this holy peace; let

68 IPRAYERS AT MASS.
nothing ever separate us from
thee, to whom we heartily de-
sire to be united, through the
blessed sacrament of peace
and reconciliation. Let this
food of angels strengthen us
in every Christian duty, so as
never more to yield under
temptations, or fall into our
common weaknesses.
At the Domine non sum dignus,
striking your breast thrice, with hu-
mility and contrition, say:
ſºjoRD, I am not worthy
§§ that thou shouldst
enter under my roof;
Say only the word, and my
Soul shall be healed.

PRAYERS AT MASS. 69
Such as are not prepared to commu-
nicate really, may communicate
spiritually, by saying as follows:
àOST loving Jesus, I
\}| adore thee with a lively
faith, who art present
in this sacrament by virtue of
thy infinite power, wisdom,
and goodness. But, conscious
of my infirmities and sins, I
dare not now receive thee sa-
Cramentally. All my hope is
in thee! I love thee, O Lord,
with all my heart, who hast so
loved me ; and therefore I de-
sire to receive thee now spiritu-
ally: come, therefore, O Lord,
to me in spirit, and heal my
sinful soul. Feed me, for I am

7o PRAYERS AT MASS. *
hungry; strengthen me, for I am
weak; enliven and sanctify me .
with thy sacredbody and blood;
deliver me from all sin, and
make me always obedient to
thy commands; and let me
never be separated from thee,
my Saviour: who, with the
Father and the Holy Ghost,
livest and reignest, one God,
for ever and ever. Amen.
During the Aślution and Wiping of
the Chalice, say:
āşIVE us, O Lord, a part
§ in the fruits of thy
deathand passion; the
sacred memory of which we
have commemorated in our

PRAYERS AT MASS, 71
present sacrifice and commu-
nion. Happy those who sit
at thy table to partake of the
bread of life. O Jesus, my
soul sighs after thee! I long
with thy apostle to be dissolved
and to be with thee. My heart
and my whole body, with trans-
ports of joy, seek the living
God.
My soul languishes with the
ardent desire of entering into
the house of our Lord. I
love thee, O my God, with all
my heart | O that I could al-
ways enjoy the presence of thy
adorable body, which is the
pledge of our eternal happi-
ness. I adore thy goodness,
and return thee infinite thanks,
72 PRAYERS AT MASS,
O gracious Lord, for thy ines.
timable favour and mercy in
admitting me to be present
Victim. Make me, O Gold
always sensible of this great
blessing, and let not my un
worthiness put a stop to the
effect of thy mercy and good-
Il CSS.
When he reads the Communion, say:
º; ET it be now, O Lord,
§ the effect of thymercy,
that we, who have
been present at this holy mys-
tery, may find the benefit of it
in our souls.


PRAYERS AT MASS. 73
At the Post Communion, say:
Nº|E give thee thanks, O
| God, for thy mercy, in
admitting us to have
a part in offering this sacrifice
to thy holy name; accept it
now to thy glory, and be ever
mindful of our weakness.
Proceed as follows:
tº OST gracious God, Fa-
|| ther of mercy, grant,
I beseech thee, that
this adorable sacrifice of the
body and blood of thy Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ, may
obtain for us, at thy hands,
|mercy and the remission of
|al Our sins. Amen.


|
74 PRAYERS AT MASS,
º
When he turns to the * !
gives them his Blessing, makeſ
also the sign of the Cross, and:#
gºl HE blessing of God: j
§§ mighty, Father, Sº I
and Holy Ghost, d:
scend upon us, and dwell;
our hearts for ever. Amen.
Whilst he concludes with the Id
Gospel, say:
! ſt
ETERNAL Wor;
speak to my º
** which adores thee if
profound silence; thou art th;
Creator of all things; abandoff
not, I beseech thee, thine ow:
creature; be thou my i.
light, and my all.



PRAYERS AT MASS. 75
O Light Eternal enlighten
me in this present life and in
the life to come.
Reign in me as in thine own
inheritance; for thou, O Lord,
hast made me: thou hast re-
deemed me. May I be ever
thine.
I have sinned too much
against heaven and before
thee, and am not worthy to be
called thy son.
Thou God Incarnate, have
pity on my frail and mortal
flesh, and grant it may one
day see what it here adores
below. Amen,
*
A PRAYER AFTER MASShe
;

I render thee all rº
praise and thanks, O Sovereign
Creator, for the favour I hat."
this day received from tº
bounty, and of which maſſ
better deserving Christiaº
are deprived. Receive, O Loſ
my unworthy prayers, suppº"
all my defects, pardon all m)
distractions and indevotions.
and grant that by the stren
and virtue of these divine my;
teries, I may go on cheerful
in the path of thy command
ments, love, and servic;
amidst all the temptation:
troubles, and dangers of m
life's pilgrimage, till I shi
one day happily arrive at th
| A PRAYER AFTER MASS. 77

| º g
heavenly kingdom, where, with
§he blessed angels and Saints,
# shall more clearly contem-
plate thee, more perfectly en-
joy thee, and more adequately
#elebrate thy infinite goodness
ind mercy, with uninterrupted
ºanticles of eternal praise, ad-
ñº, and gratitude.
i Happy are they who dwell
) thy house, O Lord: for
# they will praise thee.
in Thou artworthy, O Lord, to
ºceive honour, glory, and
njoyer; - ©
ic PraisetheLord, for he isgood:
ºr his mercy is everlasting.
º shall relate the won-
º
p
m
rs of the Lord? who shall
†ublish his praises?
BENEDICTION
OF THE
άπ£f £%wfg §a******f.
O SALUTRIS HOSTIA.
O salutaris Hostia!
Quæ coeli pandis ostium :
Eella premunt hostilia :
Da robur, fer auxilium.
Uni trinoque Domino,
Sit sempiterna gloria :
Qui vitam sine termino
Nobis donet in patria.
TRANSLATION.
O Saving Victim ! opening wide
The gate of heaven to man below,
Our foes press on from every side ;
Thine aid supply, Thy strength
bestow.

THE BENEDICTION. 79
to Thy great Name be endless
praise,
| Immortal Godhead, One in Thee
. 9h, grant us endless length of days,
In our true native land, with
Thee I -
TANTUM ERGO.
Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui ;
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.
Genitori, genitoque
Laus et jubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque,
Sit et benedictio :
Procedenti ab utroque,
Compar sit laudatio.
8o THE BENEDICTION,
TRANSLATION.
Down in adoration falling, .
Lo the sacred Host we hail
Lo 1 o'er ancient forms departing,
Newer rites of grace prevail;
Faith, for all defects supplying,
Where the feeble senses fail.
To the Everlasting Father, -
And the Son, who reigns on high,
With the Holy Ghost proceeding
Forth from each eternally,
Be Salvation, honour, blessing,
Might and endless majesty.
Amen.
V. Thou hast given them bred
from heaven. Alleluia. :
R. Replenished with all sweetness
and delight. Alleluia. i
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of
God. :
R. That we may be made worthy
of the promises of Christ, i
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LITANY OF THE B. V. M. 81
Let us pray.
O God, who hast leſt us in this
wonderful Sacrament a perpetual
memorial of thy passion, grant us,
we beseech thee, so to reverence the
sacred mysteries of thy Body and
Blood, that we may continually find
in our souls the fruit of thy Redemp-
tion, who livest and reignest, &c.
Defend, we beseech thee, O Lord,
by the intercession of Blessed Mary,
ever a Virgin, this thy congregation
from all adversity ; and protect us
in thy mercy from the snares of our
enemies : through Jesus Christ our
Lord. .
LITANY OF
THE BLESSED VIRGIN,
In Latin.
# Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison,
Kyrie eleison.
Christe audi nos, Christe exaudi nos.
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82 LITANY OF THE B. V. M.
.
Pater de coelis IDeus, Miserere nobis,
Eili Redemptor Mundi Deus, Mise-i
rere nobis. .
Spiritus Sancte Deus, Misererenobis,
Sancta Trinitas unus Deus, Miserere,
nobis. : ;
Sancta Maria, \
Sancta Dei Genetrix, i
Sancta Virgo Virginum, -
IMater Christi,
Mater divinæ gratiæ,
Mater purissima,
Mater castissima,
Mater inviolata,
Mater intemerata,
Mater amabilis,
IMater admirabilis,
Mater Creatoris,
Mater Salvatoris,
Virgo prudentissima,
Virgo veneranda, `
Virgo prædicanda,
Virgo potens,
Virgo clemens,
Virgo fidelis, /
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LITANY OF THE B. V. M.
83
Speculum justitiae,
Sedens sapientiae,
Causa nostrae lastitiae,
Vas spirituale,
Vas honorabile,
Vas insigne devotionis,
Rosa mystica,
Turris Davidica,
Turris eburnea,
Domus aurea,
Foederis arca,
Janua coeli,
Stella matutina,
Salus infirmorum,
Refugium peccatorum,
Consolatrix afflictorum,
Auxilium Christianorum,
Regina angelorum,
Regina patriarcharum,
Regina prophetarum,
Regina apostolorum,
Regina martyrum,
Regina confessorum,
Regina virginum,
Regina Sanctorum omnium,
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84 LITANY OF THE B. v. M.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata
Mundi, parce nobis Domine. ,
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata
Mundi, exaudi nos Domine.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata
Mundi, Miserere nobis.
V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei ,
Genetrix.
R. Ut digni officiamur Promissio-
nibus Christi.
Oremus.
Gratiam tuam, quæsumus Domine,
mentibus nostris infunde, ut qui,
Angelo nuntiante, Christi Filii tui
Incarnationem cognovimus, per pas-
sionem ejus, et crucem ad Resurrec-
tionis gloriam perducamur. Per
eundem Christum Dominum nos-
trum. Amen.
A Devout Prayer of St. Bernard to the
lessed Virgin.
Remember, O most pious Virgin,
that it was never heard of, in any
age, that those who implored and
A PRAYER OF ST. BERNARD. 85
had recourse to thy powerful protec-
tion were ever abandoned by thee.
I, therefore, O sacred Virgin, ani-
mated with the most lively confi-
dence, cast myself at thy sacred
feet, most earnestly and fervently be-
seeching thee to adopt me, though a
wretched sinner, for thy perpetual
child ; to take care of my eternal sal-
vation, and to watch over me at the
hour of death. O do not, Mother
of the Word Incarnate 1 despise my
prayers, but graciously hear and
obtain the granting of my petitions.
Amen. - -
POMINICA AD VESPERAS. !
V. Deus in adjutorium meum in-
Jende. •
R. Domine, ad adjuvandum me
festina. .
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spirtui
Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et
nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæcu-
lorum. Amen. Alleluia ; or, Laus
tibi Domine. Rex æternæ gloriæ.
Amt. Dixit Dominus. Ant. Alle-
luia. &
PSALM CIX.
I)ixit Dominus Domino meo :
Sede a dextris meis.
Donec ponam inimicos tuos : sca-
bellum pedum tuorum.
Virgam virtutis tuæ emittet Domi-
nus ex Sion : dominare in medio in-
imicorum tuorum.
Tecum principium in die virtutis
tuæ in splendoribus sanctorum : ex
utero ante luciferum genui te.
VESPERS FOR SUNDAYS.
V. Incline unto my aid, O God.
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and
to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen. Alleluia ; or, praise be to
thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.
Ant. The Lord said. -
PSALM CIX.
The Lord said to my Lord, sit
thou at my right hand.
Until I make thy enemies thy
footstool.
The Lord will send forth the scep-
tre of thy power out of Sion: rule
thou in the midst of thine enemies.
With thee is the principality in the
day of thy strength; in the brightness
of the saints : from the womb be-
fore the day-star I begot thee,
88 VESPERS.
Juravit Dominus, et non poenitebit
eum : Tu es sacerdos in æternum
secundum ordinem Melchisedech. i
Dominus a dextris tuis : confregit !
in die iræ suæ reges.
Judicabit in nationibus, implebit
ruinas : conquassabit capita in terra ;
multorum.
De torrente in via bibet : prop-
terea exaltabit caput.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Amt. Dixit Dominus Dominomeo: i
Sede a dextris meis.
Ant. Fidelia.
PSALM CX.
Confitebor tibi, I)omine, in toto
corde meo : in consilio justorum, et
congregatione.
Magna opera Domini : exquisita
in omnes voluntates ejus,
VESPERS. 89
The Lord hath sworn, and he will
not repent : Thou art a priest for
ever according to the order of Mel-
chisedech.
The Lord at thy right hand hath
broken kings in the day of his
wrath.
He shall judge among nations;
he shall fill ruins ; he shall crush
the heads in the land of many.
He shall drink of the torrent in
the way: therefore shall he lift up
the head. -
Glory be to the Father, &c.
Amt. The Lord said to my Lord,
sit thou at my right hand. Ant.
True, &c.
PSALM CX,
I will praise thee, O Lord, with
my whole heart : in the counsel of
the just, and in the congregation.
Great are the works of the Lord ;
Sought out according to all his
wills, .
9o VESPERS.
Confessio et magnificentia opus
ejus : et justitia ejus manet in sæcu-
lum seculi. *.
Memoriam fecit mirabilium suo-
rum, misericors et miserator Domi-
nus : escam dedit, timentibus se. .
Memor erit in sæculum testamenti
sui : virtutem operum suorum an-
nuntiabit populo suo.
Ut det illis hæreditatem gentium:
opera manuum ejus veritas et judi-
cium.
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IFidelia omnia mandata ejus, con-
firmata in sæculum sæculi : facta in
veritate et æquitate.
Redemptionem misit populo suo :
mandavit in æternum testamentum
SllllIÌ).
Sanctum et terribile nomen ejus :
initium sapientiæ timor Domini.
Intellectus bonus omnibus facien-
tibus eum : laudatio ejus manet in
sæculum sæculi. Gloria Patri, &c.
VESPERS. 91
His work is praise and magnifi-
cence : and his justice continueth for
ever and ever.
He hath made a remembrance of
his wonderful works, being a mer-
ciful and gracious Lord : he hath
given food to them that fear him.
He ſwill be mindful for ever of
his covenant: he will show forth to
his people the power of his works:
That he may give them the inhe-
ritance of the Gentiles : the works of
his hands are truth and judgment.
All his commandments are faithful,
confirmed for ever and ever, made
in truth and equity.
He hath sent redemption to his
people : he hath commanded his
covenant for ever.
Holy and terrible in his name:
the fear of the Lord is the beginning
of wisdom.
A good understanding to all that
do it; his praise continueth for ever
and ever.
92 VESPERS.
Amt, Fideiia omnia mandata ejus,
confirmata in sæculum sæculi.
Amt. In mandatis.
PSALM CXI.
Beatus vir qui timet Dominum :
in mandatis ejus volet nimis. ;
Potens in terra erit semen ejus :
generatio rectorum benedicetur.
Gloria et divitiæ in domo ejus :
et justitia ejus manet in sæculum
sæculi.
Exortum est in tenebris lumen
rectis : misericors, et miserator, et
justus.
Jucundus homo qui miseretur et
commodat : disponet sermones suos
in judicio : quia in æternum non
commovebitur.
In memoria æterna erit justus : ab
auditione mala non timebit.
Paratum cor ejus sperare in
Domino, confirmatum est cor ejus ;
WESPERS. 93
| Ant. True are all his ordinances;
| confirmed for ever and ever.
| Ant. In his commandments, &c.
PSALM CXI.
i Blessed is the man that feareth
i the Lord : he shall delight exceed-
ingly in his commandments.
His seed shall be mighty upon
earth : the generation of the right-
eous shall be blessed.
Glory and wealth shall be in his
house : and his justice remaineth for
ever and ever.
To the righteous a light is risen
| up in darkness : he is merciful, and
compassionate, and just.
Acceptable is the man that show-
eth mercy and lendeth : he shall
order his words with judgment :
because he shall not be moved for
eVer.
The just shall be in everlasting
remembrance : he shall not fear the
evil hearing.
94 VESPERS.
non commovebitur donec despiciat
inimicos suos.
Dispersit, dedit pauperibus ; jus-
titia ejus manet in sæculum sæculi;
cornu ejus exaltabitur in gloria.
Peccator videbit, et irascetur, den-
tibus suis fremet et tabescet : deside-
rium peccatorum peribit.
Gloria Patri, &c. .
Ant. In mandatis ejus cupit;
nimis. ;
4nt. Sit nomen Domini.
t
PSALM CXII.
Laudate pueri Dominum : laudate,
fomen Domini. +
Sit nomen Domini benedictum ;
ex hoc nunc, et usque in sæculum.
A solis ortu usque ad occasum :
laudabile nomen Domini. »
Excelsus super omnes gentes Do-
minus : et super coelos gloria ejus.
VESPERS. 95
His heart is ready to hope in the
Lord : his heart is strengthened :
he shall not be moved until he look
over his enemies. .
He hath distributed, he hath given
to the poor : his justice remaineth
for ever and ever : his horn shall be
exalted in glory.
The wicked shall see, and shall
be angry; he shall gnash with his
teeth and pine away : the desire of
the wicked shall perish.
Amt. In his commandments he
shall take great delight.
Aztt. Let the name of the Lord, &c.
PSALM CXII.
Praise the Lord, ye children:
praise ye the name of the Lord.
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
from henceforth now and for ever.
From the rising of the sun unto the
going down of the same, the name
of the Lord is worthy of praise.
The Lord is high above all
96 vESPERs.
Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster;
qui in altis habitat : et humilia ré-
spicit in coelo et in terra ?
Suscitans a terra inopem : et de:
stercore erigens pauperem. •
Et collocet eum cum principibus :
cum principibus populi sui.
Qui habitare facit sterilem in'
domo : matrem filiorum lætantem.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Amt. Sit nomen Domini benedic- !
tum in sæcula. .
Amt. Nos qui vivimus.
IPSAILM CXVI.
Laudate Dominum, omnes gentes:
laudate eum, omnes populi.
Quoniam confirmata est super nos
misericordia ejus : et veritas Domin:
manet in æternum.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Amt. Nos qui vivinus benedicamus
Domino.
/at Pasc/ia/ time is said :
Ant. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
WESPERS, 97
º
nations; and his glory above the
heavens.
Who is as the Lord our God, who
dwelleth on high, and looketh down
on the low things in heaven and
earth?
Raising up the needy from the
| earth, and lifting up the poor out of
the dunghill.
That he may place him with
princes, with the princes of his
| people.
Who maketh the barren woman
| to dwell in a house : the joyful
mother of children.
Azzt. Let the name of the Lord be
} blessed for evermore.
Ant. We who are alive, &c.
PSALM CXVI.
Praise the Lord, all ye nations:
praise him, all ye people.
Because his mercy is confirmed
upon us; and the truth of the Lord
remaineth for ever.
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98 VESPERS.
Capitulum. II. Cor. i.
Benedictus Deus, et Pater D0.
raini nostri Jesu Christi, Pater mise:
ricordiarum : et Deus totius consolā;
tionis qui consolatur nos in omni
tribulatione nostra. ; :
R. Deo gratias.
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HYMNUS.
Lucis Creator optime,
Lucem dierum proferens,
Primordiis lucis novae,
Mundi parens originem.
Qui mane junctum vesperi,
Diem vocari praecipis ;
Illabitur tetrum chaos,
Audi preces cum fletibus.
Ne mens gravata crimine,
Vitae sit exul munere ;
Dum nil perenne cogitat,
Seseque culpis illigat.

VESPERS, 99
THE LITTLE CHAPTER.
II. Cor. i.
Blessed be the God and Father of
Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father
of mercies, and the God of all con-
Solation, who comforteth us in all
tribulation.
R. Thanks be to God.
HYMN.
Mucis Creator Optime, &c.
O Bless'd Creator of the light !
Who dost the dawn of darkness
bring ;
And framing Nature's depth and
height,
Didst with the new-born light
begin ;
Who gently blending eve with morn,
And morn with eve, didst call
them day :
Thick flows the flood of darkness
down ; r <
Oh, hear us as we weep and pray fºr
IOO WESPERS.
Coeleste pulset ostium ; ; 4
Vitale tollat praemium ;
Vitemus omne noxium ;
Purgemus omne pessimum.
Praesta, Pater piissime; i
Patrique compar Unice; s'
Cum Spiritu Paracleto, -
Regnans per omne sacculum,
Amen.
V. Dirigatur, Domine, oratio
Iſlea,
R. Sicut incensum in conspectu
tuo.
CANTICUM BEATAE MARIAE VIRGINIS,
Zuc. i. 46.
Magnificat : anima mea Do"
minum. - -
Et exultavit spiritus meus : in
Deo salutari meo.
, Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae
guae; ecce enim ex hoc beatam me
dieent omnes generationes.
VESPERS, IOI
Keep thou our souls from schemes
of crime ;
Nor guilt remorseful let them
know ;
Nor, thinking but on things of time,
Into eternal darkness go.
Teach us to knock at heaven's high
door;
Teach us the prize of life to win ;
Teach us all evil to abhor,
And purify ourselves within.
Father of mercies hear our cry !
Hear us, O sole-begotten Son |
Who, with the Holy Ghost most
high,
Reignest while endless ages run.
Amen.
W. Let my prayer ascend, O Lord:
R. Like incense in thy sight.
The Anthem for the Magnificat is different
every Sunday.
THE MAGNIFICAT.
Luke i. 46.
My Soul doth magnify the Lord :
IO2 VESPERS. i
Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens,
est : et sanctum nomen ejus. .'
IEt misericordia ejus a progenie im,
progenies : timentibus eum. $.
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo?
dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.'
Deposuit potentes de sede : et ex- ,
• r
altavit humiles. r.
Esurientes implevit bonis: et di.
vites dimisit inanes.
Suscepit Israel puerum suum ? '
recordatus misericordiæ suæ.
Sicut locutus est ad patres nos* ;
tros : Abraham, et semini ejus in .
sæcula. :
Gloria Patri, &c.
;
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VESPERS. IO3
And my spirit hath rejoiced in
God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded the humi-
lity of his handmaid : for behold
from henceforth all generations shall
call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath done
great things to me : and holy is his
Ila Iſle.
And his mercy is from generation
to generation to them that fear him.
He hath showed might in his
arm ; he hath scattered the proud in
the conceit of their heart.
He hath put down the mighty
from their seat ; and hath exalted
the humble.
He hath filled the hungry with
good things : and the rich he hath
Sent empty away.
He hath received Israel his ser-
vant ; being mindful of his mergy.
As he spoke to our fathers, to
Abraham, and to his seed ſor €veſ. ..
Glory, &c. . . .
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PREPARATION FOR CON-2.
FESSION. º
Penance may never be frustrated of
its end, and in order that we may
always obtain by it the pardon #
our offences, we must strictly full:
fil these five following conditions ::ff
I. An examination of conscience,
In order that the Sacrament of
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that we may know all our sins. ...,
II. A heartfelt sorrow for having
committed them.
III. A firm resolution never to
commit them again.
IV. A candid and humble con-
fession of them to a Priest em-
powered to absolve us.
V. A desire or intention of satis-
fying God, and our neighbour also,
if injured.
A Prayer before the Examination of Con-
SC 16:11Ce.
.* - O God, the searcher of all hearts,
- behold, I here protest, in thy pre-
PREPARATION FOR conFESSION. to;
sence, that what I now design is
entirely for the honour of thy name,
and for the purpose of being deli-
vered from the guilt of my sins;
therefore I come to this Sacrament
of Penance, that, by complying with
thy Holy Institution, I may obtain
thy blessing and pardon, as thou
hast promised. May thy holy grace
assist me in performing this great
duty well, as it is thy mercy which
has called me to it. Amen.
EXAMINATION OF CON-
SCIENCE.
Sins against God.
An Matters of Faith.-In being
guilty of heresy or disbelief of any
article of faith, or of voluntarily
doubting of such ; in rashly ex-
posing yourself to the danger of in-
fidelity, by reading bad books, keep-
ing wicked company, going; into
places of worship belonging to other --
communions, during the time of their
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roö EXAMINATION
service, and joining with them in
their worship; in denying, by word
or deed, your faith, or railing at or
despising holy things. In being ig.
norant of the articles of faith and
the duties of religion, or having been
negligent in instructing, or procur-,
ing thenecessary instructions for those
under your care; in giving credit to.
dreams, omens, &c.; in using charms.
or spells to find out things to come,
recover things lost, &c.
:
Of Hope.—In despairing of sal.
vation, or of the forgiveness of your
sins; in rashly presuming upon God's
goodness, continuing to offend him,
because heismerciful; going on in your
sins, and depending upon a death-bed
repentance; in relying upon yourself
rather than upon divine grace, or ne-
glecting for a long time to return to
God by repentance, after falling into
mºrtºl sin.
-- (ºf Gharity.—Inloving any creature
as "much, or more than God; in mur-
OF CONSCIENCE, to'ſ
muring against theprovidenceof God,
resisting his inspirations, refusing to
submit to his divine will; not prevent-
ing evil when you could or ought, or
committingsinthrough human respect
Of Adeligion.—Have you made a
sacril gious Confession or Commu-
nion?—Have you received the Sa-
crament of Confirmation or Matri-
mony in the state of mortal sin P—
Have you blasphemed God or his
Saints P-Have you prayed but sel-
dom, or with little attention; or
omitted to make Acts of Faith,
Hope, and Charity?—Have you been
irreverent in the house of God, or
broken any solemn promise made to
him P-Have you neglected to hear
Mass on Sundays or holy days of
obligation, or not taken care that
your children or servants should hear
it 2–Have you been negligent there-
at P−Have you neglected Confession
and Communion at Easter, or omit-
ted the penance enjoined you? Have
Io8 EXAMINATION
you sworn falsely, or what you did not
certainly know 2–Have you broken
your lawful oaths, or sworn to do any.
thing that was wicked 2–Have you
sworn rashly or inconsiderately, by
the name of God, by your soul, &c.;
—Have you been accessory to others
swearing, cursing, or blaspheming?
—Have you spent Sundays or holy
days of obligation in sin, or been |
the occasion of others so spending
them 2–Have you done any servile
work without necessity upon those
days?—Have you broken fast days
or days of abstinence, or been ac-
cessory to others in so doing?—How
often, &c. 2 :

Sins against our Neighbour.
In Zhoughts.-Have you been un-
charitable towards your neighbour?
—Have you judged rashly of him 2
—Have you wilfully entertained
thoughts of hatred, aversion, ran-
cour, coldness, or resentment against
GF CONSCIENCE, Io9
him?—Have you, on this account,
endeavoured to avoid meeting, or
speaking to him 2–-Have you envied
him in his merit, fortune, &c. P-
Have you conceived desires of re-
venge against him, or wished that
harm might befall him 2–Have you
felt a secret pleasure when any dis-
grace happened to him; and discon-
tent in seeing him thrive 2
An Words.-Have you spoken
harshly to your neighbour; abused
him, miscalled him, mocked him,
put wrong constructions upon his
actions, calumniated him, &c., &c. P
An Actions.—Have you wronged
or deceived your neighbour in buy-
ing or selling 2—Have you injured
him by stealing, cheating, usury, ex-
tortion, &c. P-Have you bought or
received stolen goods?—Have you
contracted debts without design of
paying them? We also sin by wrong-
ing our creditors, or our own family,
by prodigal expenses; by refusing to
I IO EXAMINATION
pay our just debts, when able; by ne:
glecting the work for which we were
hired, and obliged to perform, &c.;
An Omissions.—Have you neglectſ
ed to succour or comfort your neighi
bour in necessity ?—Have you né
glected to restore ill-gotten goods, or
repairinjured characters?—Have you.
refused to be reconciled to an enemy,
or to perform duties of obligation;
such as respect and love towards pas
rents, obedience to superiors, &c. P.
Sins against Ourselves are committed. . .
By Pride.—In having too great an
esteem of ourselves, and despising
others; in being too apt to speak in
our own praise; in affecting to be:
humble, or in deceiving others by
hypocrisy; in being influenced in
what we do by human respect; in
being too much wedded to our own
opinions and inclinations; in being
too fond of the pleasures and com-
ſorts of life. !
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OF CONSCIENCE. I I I
By Azarice.—In being backward
in giving alms according to our
ability; in squandering, in gaming,
or in foolish expenses; in refus-
ing an alms with imperious or
ill-natured language, or with an in-
Sulting air; in being too much at-
tached to the goods of this life.
Ay AEnzy.—In being sorry for the
prosperity of others; in rejoicing at
their misfortunes; in wishing for
what belongs to them.
Ay Impurity.—In wilfully dwell-
ing upon or taking pleasure in un-
chaste thoughts; in speaking ob-
scenely, or with a double meaning;
in listening with pleasure to vile lan-
guage—[This sort of discourse is still
more criminal when it passes be-
tween two persons of a different
sex.]—In singing unchaste songs; by
giving toasts contrary to modesty, or
by permitting them to be given when
we can prevent them; in viewing
immodest objects; in reading bad
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112 EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE,
books; in keeping indecent pictures;
in frequenting plays, &c., wher:
dangerous objects are held up to
view; in tempting others to sin, by
dissolute glances, gestures, or im;
modesty in dress or behaviour. If
adultery; in fornication; in touching
ourselves or others immodestly; it
permitting indecent liberties to be
taken with us, and what their con:
sequences were. :
By Gluttony.—In eating or drink.
ing to excess; in exciting others to
do so. º
By Anger—In abusing, quarrel;
ling, striking, or wishing evil tº
others; in provoking others to quar;
rel or fight. ;
Ay Sloth.-In neglecting our re;
ligious or moral duties; in lead;
ing a life of idleness or dissipas,
tion; passing our time unprofitably;
wen the duties of our state call on!
us to labour. “. .








P R A Y E R S
B E FOR E CON FESSION.
I am fully sensible, O my God,
that there cannot be a greater mis-
fortune than to have displeased thee,
who art infinitely good and worthy
of all our affection. I tremble
when I consider how terrible a mis-
fortune it is to fall unprepared into
thy hands; ſor who can hear that
dreadful sentence: Depart from me,
ye accursed, into eternal fire 8–Matt.
xxv. But the thought of losing
thee, O Lord, alarms me still more
than any other punishment whatso-
ever. Thy patience in waiting for
me, thy readiness to pardon me, the
multitude of thy mercies, which I
have so often experienced, are now
present to my mind; they upbraid
me most forcibly. Thou hast brought
me forth from nothing—created me
to thine own image and likeness—
ransomed me with thy precious blood
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—and, after I had rebelled and bº
come a slave to Satan, thou did;
still bear with me, adopt me as º:
child, and prefer me to thousand;
who were never enlightened by thf.
holy law. Yet I have deserted the:
—I have tired myself in the ways ºf
iniquity—I have hated thy º
—I have turned my back upon all.
thy commandments. Though thoſ:
hast often called me, yet I haviº
refused to return; though thou has:
frequently stretched out thy hand tº
me, yet I have paid no regard to thy
invitations. Wretch that I am whº
shall deliver me from this body d
death P Who shall give water to my
head, and a fountain of tears to my:
eyes, that day and night I may weep,
for my ingratitude P I have sinned!
what shall I do to appease thee?
Q Guardian of Men behold I ac:
knowledge my iniquity. My trans.
gressions are become a heavy burden
upon me; I am not worthy to appear'

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CONFESSION. II5
in thy presence, nor to even lift up
my eyes before thy throne. From
the depth of my misery I cry out to
thee : O Lord, hear my voice, and
be merciful to me a poor sinner.
Thy mercies surpass all thy works;
thou willest not my death, but my
conversion; nor didst thou come to
call the just, but sinners to repent-
ance. Thou art always mindful of
thy word, on which I rely; receive
thy prodigal child, nor let me hence-
forth be ever separated from thee.
Though I have sinned, O Lord,
and done evil in thy sight, yet I
shall never say, as Cain did, that
“my crimes are too great to be for-
given.” I know that in mercy thou
dost display thy power, and that
though my sins were multiplied in
number, even beyond the grains of
sand in the sea, atoms in the air, or
drops of water in the ocean, yet thy
mercies are still infinitely greater.
Without this consideration I should
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art truth itself; and, therefore, th;
certainly despair. But thine owä.
repeated assurances, and thefrequent,
proofs thou hast given of thy tendeº
ness towards sinners, support my;
confidence in thee whenever thº
enemy attempts to weaken it. Thoãº

word can never deceive us; thou hasti
declared that thou wilt entirely foß.
get the iniquities of the sinner if h;
be truly converted and cease to dé,
evil; thou hast told us that a contrité.
and humble heart shall always find:
favour with thee. Thy sacred orak.
cles ale full of these sweet consolá;
tions, and thy invariable conduct;
towards sinners speaks the same
soothing language; thou didst part:
don David, though his sin was most
grievous; Magdalen, a sinner by pro
ſession; Peter, who denied thee with
oaths; the adulteress, convicted in thy
presence; the penitent thief on the
cross; all these obtained forgiveness,
because they sought it sincerely.

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Nay more, thy tenderness was shown
even to the traitor Judas; nor were
even the cruel Jews excluded from
thy prayers; and shall not I also, O
my God, cry out to thee for mercy P
Yes, for relying on thy wonted good-
ness, I shall never be confounded.
My sins are enormous, it is true,
and stand always against me; but
the more heinous they are, the more
I detest them. Against thee, O God,
have I sinned, and to thee I cry out
for pardon. O that I had never of.
fended thee, because thou art infi-
nitely good. O that my sorrow for
having offended thee were as great
as my offences. O that I might
grieve for them even unto death, and
feel those bitter pangs with which
thy soul was overwhelmed in the
Garden of Olives. Let the inex-
pressible anguish of mind thou didst
there feel—thy sighs, thy tears, thy
fainting, and thy bloody sweat, O
Lord, plead now in my behalf, and

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supply the defects of my imperfeº
sorrow. Let them draw down thy;
mercies, O heavenly Father, anº:
restore me again to thy favour. **
I have now before me, O Lord, as
sad prospect of the manifold offen;
ces by which I have displeased thf.
Divine Majesty, and which I am.
assured will appear in judgment.
against me, if I repent not, and my;
soul be not disposed by a hearty soft.
row to receive thy pardon. But
this sorrow, O Lord, this repent
ance, must be thy free gift; and if it,
come not from the hand of thy:
mercy, all my endeavours will be ini
vain, and I shall be for ever miser.
able. Have mercy, therefore, on
me, O Father of Mercies, whereby
I may sincerely repent of all my
sins. Give me a true contrition,
that I may bewail my past miseries
and ingratitude, and grieve from the
bottom of my heart for having of
fended so good a God. Permit me

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CONFESSION. II9
not to be deluded with a false sor-
row, as I fear I have been too often,
through my own weakness and neg-
lect; but let it be now thy gift, de-
scending from thee, the Father of
Light, that so my repentance may
be accompanied with amendment
and a change of life; and I may be
fully acquitted from the guilt of all
my sins, and once more received into
the number of thy servants: through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Thou hast, O Lord, given power
to thy Church to forgive sins in thy
name; thou hast promised pardon to
those who do penance. Behold the
prodigal child; nay, worse than the
prodigal. I have disfigured and de-
filed my soul that was created to thy
own image and likeness. I have
forfeited my title to that eternity of
happiness which was prepared for
me. I have nourished sin in my
bosom, the most poisonous of ser-
pents, and the most hateful of mon-

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sters. Alas ! I have offended him
by whose blood I was redeemed. It
have been the cause of his sufferi
ings; I have renewed his death, and
crucified him again by my sins, Ohiº,
who will give sorrow to my heart,
and a fountain of tears to my eyes,
that I may bewail my iniquities in:
the bitterness of my soul. Have
compassion on me, O most loving.
Father; I throw myself into the
arms of thy infinite mercy. Clothéſ
me with thy grace, and admit me toi
ihy sacrament of reconciliation. Casti
out of my heart whatever thou know-
est profanes or defiles thy temple:
Root out of my soul whatever is dis-
pleasing unto thee; and lay in me!
the foundation of a new life. I re-i
nounce and utterly detest all sin for:
the love of thee. O my God of in-
finite bounty and goodness, I am
heartily sorry for having offended:
thee. I beg and hope for pardon,”
through the merits of thine only?

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|
Son, my Saviour, Jesus Christ. Ac-
cept his passion and death in satis-
faction for my offences, and for his
| Sake have mercy on me, whose only
hope is in thy mercy. Amen.
P R A Y E R S
A F T E R C O N F E S S I O N.
O most sweet Jesus ! graciously
vouchsafe to remember all those holy
| thoughts that have passed in thy di-
| vine mind from the beginning of the
| world to this very moment, and par-
ticularly thy tender design of be-
coming man for the redemption of
the world : pardon, through the
merits of these, not only all the evil
thoughts and vain imaginations I
have ever conceived of myself, but
those also which I might have ex-
cited in the minds of others. Amen.
O most holy Jesus ! I, a poor sin-
ner, do humbly remind thee of all
those words of salvation which have
ever fallen from thy sacred lips, or

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which others have uttered, or shaft.
hereafter utter, to the glory of th;
holy name, I earnestly beseech thé
through these divine expressions, #"
forgive whatever I have spoken of
fensive to thee, or what other;
through my means, may have i.
fully uttered. Amen.
O most amiable Jesus ! look off
all the good works thou hast per
formed for our salvation; and be
pleased now to pardon whatever 4
have committed against thee. Merº
cifully direct all my thoughts, words,
and actions, to thy greater glory, and
regulate them by the model of thiné,
own blessed life. Amen. f
O Jesus Christ, Saviour of the
world, who invitest the sinner to re;
turn to thee, kindly receiving, ré
freshing, and consoling him, remem.
ber that with thy precious blood thou
wert pleased to redeem me. To thy
sacred wounds I fly for refuge : and
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CONFESSION. I23
thine enemies, and pour forth thy
life for thy persecutors and tormen-
tors, so impart here to me the bene-
fit of thy passion. Grant I may
never again crucify thee by my of.
fences, but that sincerely grieving
for what is past, and resolutely striv-
ing against future temptations, I may
fervently persevere in thy service to
the end. -
Into thy hands, O Lord, I com-
mend my whole being. O Jesus,
Son of David, have mercy upon me.
Receive, O Lord, in thy great
mercy, the poor remains of my life.
I am heartily sorry for the years I
have misspent—they have vanished
as a shadow—they have passed away
without fruit; but, as I cannot recall
them, suffer me at least to think of
them in the bitterness of my soul.
Suffer me no longer to yield to my
accustomed failings. Let the ardour
with which I pursued a life of sin,
be henceforth more diligently ap-
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plied to thy service, that where si
had abounded, thy grace may still
more abound. Remember, O Lod
Jesus, that it is not thy desire to loº
any of those whom thy Father has
given thee, but rather to have mer:#;
always, and to spare—to destroy #
one, but to save all; because tº
Father hath sent thee into the world
not to judge the world, but to gram
us life through thee. May, therd
fore, O Lord, thy boundless merit
plead for me now, and, at my la:
moments, that I may obtain the full
remission of my sins; that I maft
truly know thee; that I may eve:
love thee; that I may tend to thes,
incessantly; and at length arrive tº
the eternal enjoyment of thee; whd;
with the Father, and the Holy Ghost;
liveth and reigneth, one God, world
without end. Amen. º
I sincerely detest all my sins, and
am firmly resolved, O Lord, through
the assistance of thy divine grace;

CONFESSION. I25
| never to offend thee hereafter. I,
therefore, earnestly beseech thee to
| confirm all those good resolutions I
have made. Increase my fervour
in thy service, and render it effica-
cious, that my change of life may be
visible to all, and that in future my
conduct may be as edifying as it has
been heretofore scandalous. Amen.
O that I had never sinned O that
I had never transgressed thy com-
mandments, my God! Happy those
| souls who have preserved their in-
| nocence, and never lost that grace
they received at the baptismal font.
| Most loving Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and before thee, and
am not worthy to be called thy
child. I confess my ingratitude,
and seek refuge in thy mercy. I
have wandered like a sheep that is
gone astray; but have compassion
! on me and save me, Forgive me
what is past; and, through thy in-
finite goodness, grant me a true
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steadiness of spirit, that from this
moment I may never offend thº
II].OTe.
O God of mercy and pity, having

now, through thy gracious good.
ness, disburdened my conscience ºf
the guilt wherewith it was oppressed,
and, in the humblest manner I w83
able, discovered all the sins I could
possibly think of to thy minister,
my spiritual father, I most humbly
beseech thee to accept this Confes;
sion, and forgive me all my tres.
passes, as well such as I forget, as
those which I remembered.
Grant me grace, O Lord, to live
more carefully and diligently here:
after, and to abstain from my former
follies, which I utterly detest; firmly
purposing, through thy grace, never
more to offend in them; especially,
O my merciful and most bountiful
Saviour, give me grace to withstand
those temptations wherewith I am
most grievously assailed [here they
CONFESSION. 127
are to be mentioned]; as also to avoid
all occasions of offending thee for
the future.
O blessed Virgin Mary; my holy
Patron [name him or her]; and all
ye Saints and Angels; praise and
extol our Lord for his boundless
goodness towards me, a most miser-
able sinner. Beseech him to accept
of this, my humble Confession, and
to forgive, through his infinite mer-
cies, all its deficiencies. Beg of him
to ratify in heaven the sentence of
absolution which his minister, the
Priest, hath pronounced in my ſa-
vour at the tribunal of Confession.
Amen.
*mºnº
P R A Y E R S
B E FOR E C O M M U N I O N.
An Act of Desire.
Since thou, O Lord, art so prodi-
gal of miracles, and oblige me to
receive thee, under such severe penal-
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ties, nothing can be more certain than
that thou desirest to make my heart
thy dwelling-place. With what fer.
vent desires should I not, therefore,
endeavour to co-operate with such
bountiful intentions ! O my all
sufficient God I though thou standest
in no need of me, yet thou hast com-
passion on my poverty. May, then,
the efficacy of thy grace supply my
indigence; may it awaken every
faculty of my soul, and render my
desires to receive thee worthily still
more inflamed; for, though they have
arrived to a certain anxiety, I am
nevertheless sensible of their being
too tepid. Alas, my Redeemer!
why do I not sigh after thee with
the same holy fervour as did the
Patriarchs of the Old Law, who ex:
pected thy coming? “Come, O
Lord, and do not delay.” Remem.
ber, O heavenly Physician, that thou
canst not refuse thy all-healing bal-
Sam to the wounds of my soul, since
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thy motive for descending on earth
was to heal the sins of men. Although
I am needy and poor, yet thou canst
enrich me. Although I am enslaved
under the tyranny of my predomi-
nant passions, yet thou canst break
my chains and set me at liberty: a
single word of thine would be al-
together sufficient to work these
miracles in favour of one so un-
worthy thy corporal presence as I
am. Speak it, then, O Sovereign
Good, for I can no longer live with-
out thee. Let blind and infatuated
worldlings intoxicate themselves with
the false, transient, and fading hap-
piness of this life ; for my part,
nothing besides thyself can content
me, either in heaven or on earth ; for
what have I in heaven, or what can
I desire on earth besides thee?
Come, then, O thou Lamb of God,
who takest away the sins of the
world ! Come, thou beloved of my
heart 1 adorable flesh and precious
I
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blood of my Saviour ! Come
nourish, comfort, and enliven m
sickly soul, O God of my heart
let me neither love, seek, nor thinº
on any other object but thyself alongſ
for thou alone art my consolation;
my treasure, my joy, my life, mſ
God, and my alſ! My heart ºf
eagerly desires to receive thee as th:
wearied stag longs to quench h;
thirst in the fountains of water;
(Ps. xli.) 3.
An Act of Fear. 3.
If the uncertainty of being worth;
of thy love or hatred, O Lord, madé
even St. Paul, that vessel of election;
tremble, how much more reason have a
not I to apprehend, lest some con:
cealed sin lurking in my heart, may
obstruct the salutary influence ºf
those graces which thou hast pre:
pared for those who worthily receive
thee in this divine Sacrament? May
not I, perhaps, like another Judas
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give thee the kiss of peace to-day,
and basely betray thee to-morrow ;
or, instead of coming to visit me, as
a faithful disciple, dost thou not
rather come, with horror and indig-
nation, as to a concealed enemy?
How can I answer for the integrity
of my confession, the fervour of my
contrition, or the sincerity of my re-
solutions P Is it not custom or
human respect that brings me to the
foot of thy altar? Have not I still
some favourite attachment : and in
the resolution I have made of relin-
quishing my evil habits have not I
spared some favourite though dan-
gerous passion ? With the same
heartfelt anguish as thy disciples ex-
perienced on the like occasion, I ask
thee, O Lord, “Is it I?” But the
most abominable traitor, Judas,
asked thee the same question. Is not
my anxiety as his was, only false
and apparent P It is this thought,
O my God, that terrifies me, and it
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is to thyself alone I have recourse tº
preserve me from so horrible a sacri.
lege. No ; thou wilt never permit;
me to be guilty of so horrible a proº
fanation, since thou seest there is no
evil I dread so much. Wherefore,
my dear Saviour, after being as dili.
gent as I could in my preparation to
receive thee, I now rest entirely of .
thy infinite mercy. “Depart from
me, O Lord, for I am a sinful man.”
(Zuše v.) “‘Have confidence, my
child ; thy sins are forgiven thee."
(Matt. xi.)
An Act of Contrition. a
To transform a soul so defiled as:
mine by the ordure of sin into a
state of innocence and purity must
be the work of the right hand of the
Most High. Ah, my God I shall
never be able to discover any vestige
of that precious innocence which
makes a soul so lovely and acceptable
in thy sight, unless I trace back my
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whole life, to the days of my child-
hood. But, although I have had
the misfortune to forfeit my baptis-
mal innocence by sin, yet there re-
mains for my consolation this sure
anchor, whereby Imay hope to regain
thy favour, grounded on thy infallible
promise: “that thou wilt never des-
pise a contrite and humble heart.”
But, if even the enormity of my
sins had not exposed me to thy
wrath, and, consequently, to the
eternal pains of hell, yet would I
nevertheless sincerely detest them.
O my God, do not upbraid me with
my iniquities—they are always in my
sight ; and the bitterness of my regret
for having committed them shall
serve as a continual punishment of
my baseness. Ah, my Redeemer
though I cannot suffer such an excess-
ive degree of anguish as thou didst
during thy agony in the Garden of
Gethsemani, when, inabloody sweat,
thou didst offer thyself as a victim to
I34. PRAYERS BEFORE i
thy Eternal Father, yet I am fully, sº
determined to suffer with patience.
every cross or affliction which may,
fall in my way, as well in atonement;
for the sins I have hitherto com:
mitted as to prevent me from future.
relapses. Assist me with thy grace,"
O Lord, and remove every occasion
of sin at a distance from me; and, as
I dread no evil so much as that of:
offending thee mortally, rather pre-,
vent me, by cutting the thread off
my life, than suffer me again to be-,
come thine enemy. But, in my...
present disposition of mind, I do
not confine myself to the mere de-..
testation of all mortal offences ;:
no, most kind Saviour ! inflamed.
with thy love, I am also fully re-,
solved to avoid every venial sing
that may in the least displease thee,0ſ.
or diminish the influence of thy;
graces. And though I have a well-...
grounded confidence that my soul
has been cleansed in the Sacrament,
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of Penance, still I desire to be
washed more and more from my
iniquities. “Create a clean heart
in me, O God ; and renew an up-
right spirit within my bowels.”
(AEsalm 1.)
An Act of Humility.
What am I, O God of Majesty
and glory, or who am I, that thou
shouldst deign even to look on me?
Whence am I honoured with so un-
speakable a favour, as that my Lord
and my God should come and visit
in person such a miserable sinner
and vile worm of the earth P. How
dare a being more contemptible than
nothing, approach so holy a God;
eat the bread of angels, and feed on
thy divine flesh . Ah, Lord it is
too much : I am not worthy of so
great a favour ; I shall never, no,
never, deserve it.
O King of Heaven and Earth!
adorable Sovereign the author and
136 PRAYERS BEFORE
preserver of the universe ! behold Ii
annihilate myself before thee, proºf
testing that I would humble myself:
as much for thy glory, as thou dost;
here for my salvation. I acknow."
ledge, with the most profound re-
spect, the infinite grandeur of thy:
Majesty, and my own miserable?
baseness. The contemplation of thei
one and the other fills me with in:
expressible confusion. Can I pos:
sibly say more, my dear Saviour;',
than to confess, with the utmost
humility, in the words of the Cen'ſ
turion : “Lord, I am not worthyi
that thou shouldst enter unto my:
roof; Say but the word, and my souli
shall be healed.” º
An Act of Faith. :
Since thou, Omnipotent God,
whose almighty words are creative,
productive, and effective; since thou,'
O Eternal Truth, who canst neither
deceive nor be deceived ; since thou,”
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I say, hast declared that thou art
really and actually present, under
the appearance of material bread, I,
therefore, implicitly believe it; for
what greater proof can I require of
the truth of this mystery, than thine
own infallible word? Yes, my dear
Saviour, I openly confess, and am
inwardly convinced, that it is thou
thyself I am going to receive. Thou,
who for my sake wast born in a man-
ger. Thou, who for my redemption,
didst die on a cross ; and who,
though now gloriously seated on thy
heavenly throne, dost still continue on
earth, under the Sacramental veils, to
feed and nourish the souls of men.
Were I to behold thee with my bo-
dily eyes, and examine the impres-
isions of the wounds thou didst re-
ceive in thy sacred hands and side,
as St. Thomas did, still I could not
Say with more confidence than I
now do, that thou art my Lord, and
my God . I do not demand a mira-
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cle as a proof of thy real presence:
no, Lord, let me rather have the
whole merit of faith, for thou hº
said: “Blessed are they that have;
not seen and have believed.” Wert,
thou, therefore, to speak to me from;
this very tabernacle, the voice would;
effect me less than, that which re.
sounds in thy Gospel and thy Church.
founded by thyself, and propagated.



e g .#
in a miraculous manner. Though:
t
my senses may tell me it is nothing.
but mere bread, yet, submitting them;
entirely in obedience to divine faith,
I answer, it is thy real body and .
blood, accompanied by thy soul andº
divinity. In this faith I am deter.
mined to live and die; and were I.
to suffer a thousand martyrdoms in
testimony thereof, I am persuaded
that, with the help of thy grace, I
would remain immovable. “Thou
art really a hidden God; a God
Saviour.” (Isaias.) “I believe: O
Lord, help my unbelief.” (AZark, ix.)
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An Act of Hope.
Since thou vouchsafest to come and
dwell within me, O my Redeemer,
what may I not expect from thy
bounty I, therefore, present myself
before thee with that lively confi-
dence which thy infinite goodness
inspires. Thou not only knowest all
my wants, but thou art also willing
and able to relieve them. Thou
hast not only invited me, but also
promised me thy gracious assistance:
“Come to me, all you that labour
and are heavy burthened, and I will
refresh you.” Behold, then, O
Lord, I accept of thy gracious invi-
itation : I lay before thee all my
wants, my misery, and my blind-
ness; and confidently hope, without
he fear of being disappointed, that
hou wilt enlighten my understand-
ng, inflame my will, comfort me in
he midst of such crosses or afflic-
tions as thou hast appointed I should

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suffer, strengthen me in all tempts
tions and trials; and, in fine, with
the powerful assistance of thy grac{4
change me into a new creature; ſº
art not thou, O God, the master q
my heart; and when shall my head
be more absolutely disposed of b,
thee than when thou shalt have ontº
entered into it?
: A
P R A Y E R S º
A F T E R comMUNI on
I return thee most hearty thanks
O dearest Jesus, for the inestimably
blessing I now enjoy. I praise and
glorify thee with my whole soul
for the numberless favours I hav
received from thy bounty. I adoſ:
thee now reposing within my breast
O my God, and my all ! a thousand
times welcome. May thy holy name
be for ever blessed O sovereign
Lord of heaven how amazing is
the excess of thy goodness in con-

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descending to visit so poor, so vile,
so abject a creature as I am | Thou
hast vouchsafed to heap thy favours
on dust and ashes, to come into this
poor cottage, this house of clay, my
earthly habitation, and to feed my
soul with the heavenly banquet of
thy most precious body and blood.
O teach me to entertain thee as I
ought, and to make thee some suita-
ble return for this thy infinite love.
I would gladly make thee some offer-
ing in acknowledgment of the rich
present thou hast made me, in giving
thyself to me; but alas ! dear Lord,
thou knowest my poverty, and that
I have nothing worthy of thy accept-
ance ; nothing but what, on a
thousand titles, is already thine.
But, O my bountiful Saviour, such
is thy goodness, that thou wilt be
contented with the little I can give
thee, although it be thine already.
Thou askest nothing but my heart,
and this I most willingly offer thee.
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O be pleased to accept it, and make
it wholly thine for ever. Take ful
possession thereof. I offer it to the
without reserve. I desire to cdº
secrate it eternally to thy servić
Disengage it, therefore, from this
moment from the slavery of its pāş,
sions, and vices. Stifle in it every
desire but that of loving and pleasing
thee. Inflame it with the fire ºf
divine charity, that it may ever burn
with thy love. O may the sweet
flames thereof consume my soul, that
so I may die to the world for the
love of thee, who hast vouchsaſed tº
expire on the cross for the love of
me. I cast myself entirely into the
arms of thy mercy, and offer thée
my whole being ! my body, with all
its senses, and my soul, with all its
powers; that as thou hast honoured
them both by thy real presence, so
they may both be thy temple for
ever. O sanctify and consecrate
eternally to thyself this mansion,


COMMUNION. I43
which thou hast, by a wonderful
condescension, chosen this day for
thine abode : and grant, that like
Zaccheus, I may obtain thy bene-
diction. I offer thee my memory,
that it may be ever recollected in
thee; my understanding, that it may
be always directed and enlightened
by thy truth; and my will, that it
may be ever conformable to thine.
O take me entirely into thy hands,
with all that I have, and all that I
am ; and let nothing henceforward,
either in life or death, ever separate
Ime from thee.
Make me according to thine own
heart ; and let my soul be thy habi-
tation for ever. Draw me most
powerfully after thee, and guide my
steps, that I may cheerfully run on
in the paths of virtue, and walk in

the way of thy precepts. Make me
;
diligent in the duties of my calling
and state of life; and teach me to
do thy will in all things. Let thy
I44 PRAYERS AFTER
blessing be upon all my actions, and
thy grace direct my intentions, that
the whole course of my life, and the
principal designs of my heart, maſ
ever tend to the advancement of th;
glory, the good of my º
and the eternal salvation of my own.
Soul. Amen. º
O my soul, bless the Lord; and left
all that is within thee praise and
magnify his holy name. Pay him
the best homage thou art able, and
invite heaven and earth to join with
thee in glorifying him for ever. 0.
my God that I could now give thee
as much praise, honour, and glory, as
the blessed spirits incessantly give
thee in heaven I O that I could
adore thee with the spirit and affec.
tion of thine elect But as I am
unable to do this, accept at least this
my desire and good will. O ye angels
and saints, bless my God for me;
thank my Lord for me ; love my
Jesus for me; and sing forth his




COMMUſ NION. I45
praises to supply my defects. O
Beauty, ever ancient and always
new too late have I known thee; too
late have I loved thee. When shall
I live only in thee, by thee, and for
thee alone? O my God and my all !
When shall I see the day, when shall
the happy time arrive that, disgusted
With the false happiness of this
deceitful world, I shall seek comfort
from thee alone, and find rest to my
Soul? O heavenly manna! O adorable
Sacrament! O inestimable pledge of
God’s love to mankind? O standing
memorial of Christ's passion and
death ! O inexhaustible fountain of
divine grace O boundless mercy
Q divine charity O sacred fire, ever
burning and never decaying ! Hail,
Q loving Jesus, my only pleasure and
delight—the joy of my soul, and my
Portion for ever. Let my soul be
Sensible of the sweetness of thy pre-
Sence. Let me taste how sweet thou
art, O Lord. Purify my heart from
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146 PRAYERS AFTER COMMUNION, |
the dross of all earthly affections:
Deliver me from my vicious customs;
Remove from me all baneful effects;
of concupiscence. Perfect me in:
charity, patience, humility, obediº
ence, and all other virtues : O may;
I rather die than ever more offendº
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thee by mortal sin O may I prove
my gratitude by my fidelity to so:
good a God . . . Abolish the reign of:
sin, and establish the kingdom of
grace in all hearts. Let the light of
thy countenance so shine upon all:
those who are in the darkness of in:
fidelity, as to dispel their errors. ;
Grant peace and union to all Chris-
tian rulers, and preserve us from:
the dreadful scourges of war, faminº
and pestilence. Convert all sinners;
reconcile those who are at variance,
Have mercy on my parents, friends,
and benefactors. Have mercyon all my
enemies; forgive them their sins, {
and fill both their hearts and mine;
with thy charity. Reform all abuses,
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SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 147
and remove all scandals from thy
Church. Comfort all that are under,
any affliction, sickness, or violence
of pain. Support those who are
under temptation ; protect those who
are in danger; and grant a happy
passage to all that are in their last
agony. Extend thy mercy likewise
to the souls of all the faithful de-
; parted, and admit them to the pos-
session of thy eternal glory. Grant
relief to us all in our respective
necessities; the remission of our
sins; the grace of final perseverance,
and life everlasting. Amen.
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THE SEVEN PENITENTIAL
P S A. L. M. S. .
Anthem.
Remember not, O Lord, our of.
fences, nor those of our parents,
neither take thou vengeance on our
sins.
148 SEVEN PENITENTIAL
I.—Psalm vi. Domine, me in furore.
The Psalmist prays to be healed from;
sickness, and implores pardon for his sins,
After obtaining his request, he exults over;
his enemies. #
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O Lord, rebuke me not in thy in:
dignation; nor chastise me in thy;
wrath. j
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I:
am weak: heal me, O Lord, for my;
bones are troubled.
And my soul is troubled exceed:
ingly: but thou, O Lord, how long?
Turn to me, O Lord, and deliver;
my soul: O save me for thy mercy's
Sake.
For there is no one in death that is:
mindful of thee: and who shall con
fess to thee in hell ?
I have laboured in my groanings:
every night I will wash my bed; I
will water my couch with my tears.
My eye is troubled through indi:
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PSALMS. I49
nation: I have grown old amongst all
my enemies.
Depart from me, all ye workers of
iniquity: for the Lord hath heard
the voice of my weeping.
The Lord hath heard my supplica-
tion: the Lord hath received my
prayer.
Let all my enemies be ashamed,
and be very much troubled: let them
be turned back, and ashamed very
speedily.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
II.-Psalm xxxi. Beati quorum.
The Psalmist declares all those happy
whose sins are forgiven, and, from his own
example and that of the Saints, exhorts all to
seek this beatitude, and to avoid obstinacy
Rewards and punishments are proposed.
Blessed are they whose iniquities,
are forgiven: and whose sins are
covered.
Blessed is the man to whom the
Lord hath not imputed sin: and in
whose spirit there is no guile,
150 SEVEN PENITENTIAL
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Because I was silent my bones
grew old: whilst I cried out all the:
day long. i
For day and night thy hand waſ
heavy upon me: I am turned in my an:
guish, whilst the thorn is fastened. }
I have acknowledged my sin to:
thee; and my injustice I have not;
concealed. g
Isaid, I will confess against myself:
my injustice to the Lord: and thou.
hast forgiven the wickedness of my
SlT1. is:
For this shall every one that is holy;
pray to thee: in a seasonable time.:
And yet in a flood of many waters,”
they shall not come nigh unto him. "
Thou art my refuge from the trouble,
which hath encompassed me: myjoy,
deliver me from them that surround.
IIle. ;
I will give thee understanding,
and I will instruct thee in this way,
in which thou shalt go: I will ſix’;
my eyes upon thee.
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pSALMS. f51
Donotbecomelike the horse and the
mule: who have no understanding.
With bit and bridle bind fast their
jaws; who come not near untothee.
Many are the scourges of the sin-
ner: but mercy shall encompass him
that hopeth in the Lord.
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice,
ye just: and glory, all ye right of
heart. .
Glory be to the Father, &c.
III.—Psalm xxxvii. Domine, me in
furore.
The Psalmist, in sickness, and neglected
by his friends, begs of God to pardon his
sins, and to assist and heal him.
Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy in-
dignation: nor chastise me in thy
wrath. *
For thy arrows are fastened in
me: and thy hand hath been strong
upon me.
There is no health in my flesh,
because of thy wrath: there is no
152 SEVEN PENITENTIAL --
peace for mybones, because of mysins.
For my iniquities are gone over.
my head: aid, as a heavy bur:
then, are become heavy upon me. :
Mysores are putrified and corrupt-
3.
g
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ed, because of my foolishness. }
I am become miserable, and am!
bowed down even to the end: i.
walked sorrowſul all the day long. #'
For my loins are filled with illu-š.
sions: and there is no healthin my flesh, ;
I am afflicted and humbled ex-
ceedingly: I roared with the groaning
of my heart. ; :
Lord, all my desire is before thee:
and my groaning is not hid from thee,
My heart is troubled, my strength
hath left me: and the light of my
eyes itself is not with me. '.
My friends and my neighbours
have drawn near: and stood againstrue,
And they that were near me stood.
afar off; and they that sought my
soul used violence. f
And they that sought evils to me,'
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Vr:
PSALMS. I53
spoke vain things: and studied de-
ceits all the day long.
But I, as one deaf, heard not :
and as a dumb man not opening
his mouth.
And I became as a man that hear-
eth not: and that hath no reproofs in
his mouth.
For in thee, O Lord, have I
hoped: thou wilt hear me, O Lord,
my God.
For I said: lest at any time my
enemies rejoice over me: and whilst
my feet are moved, they speak great
things against me.
For I am ready for scourges: and
my sorrow is continually before me.
For I will declare my iniquity:
and I will think for my sin.
But my enemies live, and are
stronger than I: and they that hate
me wrongfully are multiplied.
They that render evil for good,
have detracted me: because I fol-
lowed goodness.
154 SEVEN PENITENTIAL
Forsake me not, O Lord, my
God: do not thou depart from me!
Attend unto my help, O Lord: the
God of my salvation. #:
Glory be to the Father, &c. *.
IV.-Psalm 1. Miserere.
The Psalmist begs pardon for his sins, nº
through the Mosaic sacrifices, but through.
Christ, who was to come and establish his;
Church, and appease the injured justicº
of God. #!
Have mercy on me, O God, acº
cording to thy great mercy; and acº
cording to the multitude of thy ten.
der mercies, blot out my iniquity. .
Wash me yet more from my iniqui,
ty: and cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my iniquity: and myſl
3}
sin is always before me. 3;
To thee only have I sinned, and
have done evil before thee: that thoſ
mayest be justified in thy words, and
mayest overcome when thou :
judged. .
For behold I was conceived. º
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PSALMS. 155
iniquities: and in sins did my mo-
ther conceive me.
For behold thou hastloved truth: the
uncertain and hidden things of thy
wisdom thou hast made manifest to
II) e.
Thou shalt sprinkle me with hys-
Sop, and I shall be cleansed: thou
shalt wash me, and I shall be made
whiter than snow. .
To my hearing thou shalt give
joy and gladness: and the bones
that have been humbled shall re-
joice.
Turn away thy face from my sins:
and blot out all mine iniquities.
Create a clean heart in me, O God:
and renew a right spirit within my
bowels.
Cast me not away from thy face:
and take not thy holy spirit from
II le.
Restore unto me the joy of thy
Salvation: and strengthen me with a
perfect spirit.
156 SEVEN PENITENTIAL .
I will teach the unjust thy ways: :
and the wicked shall be converted to;
thee. ;
Deliver me from blood, O God,
thou God of my salvation: and my
tongue shall extol thy justice. i.
Ó Lord, thou wilt open my lips:
and my mouth shall declare thy.
praise.
For if thou hadst desired sacrifice,
verily, I would indeed have given it:
with burnt-offerings thou wilt not be
delighted.
A sacrifice to God is an afflic.
ted spirit: a contrite and humbled
heart, O God, thou wilt not des.
pise.
Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy."
good will with Sion: that the walls
of Jerusalem may be built up.
Then shalt thou accept the sacri.
fice of justice, oblations, and whole.
burnt offerings: then shall they lay
calves upon thy altar. a
Glory be to the Father, &c.
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PSALMS, 157
V.—Psalm ci. Domine exaudi.
The Psalmist begs for mercy upon Sion,
that he will raise out of it his Church, to
which kings and people may come and
praise God. A prayer of the poor man,
when he was anxious, and poured out his
supplications before the Lord.
Hear, O Lord, my prayer: and let
my cry come unto thee.
Turn not away thy face from me:
in the day when I am in trouble, in-
cline thine ear to me.
In what day soever I shall call
upon thee, hear me speedily.
For my days are vanished like
Smoke, and my bones are grown dry
like fuel for the fire. -
I am Smitten as grass, and my
heart is withered: because I forgot
to eat my bread.
Through the voice of my groan-
ing, my bonehath cleaved to my flesh.
I am become like to a pelican of
the wilderness: I am like a night
raven in the house.
158 SEVEN PENITENTIAL
I have watched, and am become
as a sparrow all alone upon the
house-top.
All the day long my enemies re:
proached me: and they that praised:
me did swear against me.
For I did eat ashes like bread,
and mingled my drink with weeping. .
Because of thy anger and indig-
nation: for having lifted me up, thou
hast thrown me down.
My days have declined like a sha-
dow, and I am withered like grass. ”
But thou, O Lord, endurest for
ever; and thy memorial to all gene-
rations.
Thou shalt arise and have mercy
on Sion: for it is time to have mercy
on it, for the time is come.
For the stones thereof have pleased
thy servants, and they shall have
pity on the earth thereof.
And the Gentiles shall fear thy
name, O Lord; and all the kings of l
the earth thy glory.
PSALMS. I59
For the Lord hath built up Sion:
and he shall be seen in his glory.
He hath had regard to the prayer
of the humble: and he hath not de-
spised their petition.
Let these things bewritten unto an-
other generation: and the people that
shall be created shall praise the Lord.
Because he hath looked forth from
his high sanctuary: from heaven
the Lord hath looked upon the earth.
That he might hear the groans of
them that are in fetters: that he
might release the children of the slain.
That they may declare the name
of the Lord in Sion, and his praise
in Jerusalem.
. When the people assembled
together, and kings to serve the Lord.
, . He answered him in the way of
his strength: Declare unto me the
ſewness of my days.
Call me not away in the midst of
my days: Thy years are unto gene-
ration and generation.
i
I6o SEVEN PENITENTIAL º
In the beginning, O Lord, thoſ
foundedst the earth: and the heaven:
are the works of thy hands. -
They shall perish, but thou re;
mainest: and all of them shall grow,
g
old like a garment. * ;
And as a vesture thou shal;
change them, and they shall be
changed: but thou art always the
self-same, and thy years shall not
fail. :
The children of thy servants shall;
continue, and their seed shall be di;
rected for ever. i
Glory be to the Father, &c.
VI.-Psalm czxix. Oe £rofundis,
The Psalmist earnestly begs pardon, foré
telling Redemption througll Christ. º
Out of the depths I have cried t;
thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice
Let thy ears be attentive to the
voice of my supplication. •
If thou, O Lord, wilt markiniqui
ties: Lord, who will stand it 2 ..

PSALMS, I61
For with thee there is merciful
forgiveness: and by reason of thy
law I have waited for thee, O Lord.
My soul hath relied on his word:
my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watcheven until
night, let Israel hope in the Lord.
Because with the Lord there is
mercy, and with him plentiful re-
demption.
And he shall redeem Israel from
all his iniquities.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
VII.—Psalm czlii. Domine, exaudi.
The Psalmist prays that God would not
regard him according to his Inerits, but
look upon his miseries, and deliver him from
them, and also from his enemies.
Hear, O Lord, my prayer: give ear
to my supplication in thy truth: hear
me in thy justice.
And enter not into judgment with
thy servant: for in thy sight no man
living shall be justified.
. In
162 SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALMs.
For the enemy hath persecuted
my soul: he hath brought down my
life to the earth.
He hath made me to dwell in dark-
mess as those that have been dead of
old, and my spirit is in anguish
within me: my heart within me;
is troubled. -
I remembered the days of old: I
meditated on all thy works: I medi-
tated upon the works of thy hands.
Istretched forth my hands to thee:
My soul is as earth without water
unto thee. w
Hear me speedily, O Lord: my
spirit hath fainted away.
Turn not away thy face from me,
lest I be like unto them that go
down into the pit. \ , ,
Cause me to hear thy mercy in the
morning; for in thee have I hoped.
Make the way known tome where-
in I should walk; for I have lifted up
my soul to thee. .
Deliver me ſrom my enemies, O.
LITANY OF THE SAINTs. 163
Lord; to thee have I fled: teach me
to do thy will, for thou art my God.
Thy good Spirit shall lead me
into the right land; for thy name's
sake, O Lord, thou wilt quicken me
in thy justice.
Thou wilt bring my soul out
of trouble: and in thy mercy thou
wilt destroy my enemies.
And thou wilt cut off all them
that afflict my soul: for I am thy
Servant.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
LITANY OF THE SAINTS.
Anthem.
Remember not, O Lord, our of.
fences, nor those of our parents,
and take not vengeance on our sins.
f
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
I64. LITANY OF THE SAINTs,
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven, Have
mercy on us. º
God, the Son, Redeemer of the
world, Have mercy on us. t
God, the Holy Ghost, Haze mercy
0/2 2/S.
Holy Trinity, one God, Haze mercy;
07& 2/J. .
Holy Mary, )
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of Virgins, *
St. Michael, -
St. Gabriel,
St. Raphael, -
All ye holy angels and arch-
angels, }
All ye holy orders of blessed
spirits,
St. John Baptist,
St. Joseph,
All ye holy patriarchs and pro-
phets,
St. Peter,
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LITANY OF THE SAINTs.
I65
St. Paul,
St. Andrew, )

St. James,
St. John,
St. Thomas,
St. James,
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
St.
All ye holy apostles and evan-
Philip,
Bartholomew,
Matthew,
Simon,
Thaddeus,
Matthias,
Barnabas,
Luke,
Mark,
gelists,
All ye holy disciples of our
Lord,
All ye holy innocents,
St. Stephen,
St
St
St
St
. Lawrence,
. Vincent,
. Fabian and St. Sebastian,
. John and St. Paul,
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166 LITANY OF THE SAINTs.
St. Cosmas and St. Damian,
St. Gervase and St. Protase,
All ye holy martyrs,
St. Sylvester,
St. Gregory,
St. Ambrose,
St. Augustine,
St. Jerome,
St. Martin,
St. Nicholas,
St. Patrick,
All ye holy bishops and confes-
SOrS,
All ye holy doctors,
St. Anthony,
St. Benedict,
St. Bernard,
St. Dominic,
St. Francis,
All ye holy priests and Levites,
All ye holy monks and hermits,
St. Mary Magdalene,
St. Agatha,
St. Lucy,
St. Agnes,
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LITANY OF THE SAINTS. I67
St. Cecily,
St. Catherine,
St. Anastasia,
St. Bridget,
All ye holy virgins and widows,
All ye Saints of God, Make inter-
cession for us.
Be merciful unto us, Spare us, O
Alord. . .
Be merciful unto us, Graciously hear
zas, O Zord. s
From all evil, O Zord, deliver us.
From all sin, -
Through thy coming,
Through thy nativity,
From thy wrath, \
From sudden and unprovided -
death, Q -
From the snares of the devil, §
From anger, hatred, and ill-will, \ S.
From the spirit of fornication, S.,
From lightning and tempest, §:
From everlasting death, §
Through the mystery of thy | S
holy Incarnation, y :*
I68 LITANY OF THE SAINTs.
Through thy baptism and holy
fasting,
Through thy cross and passion,
Through thy death and burial,
Through thy holy resurrection,
Throughthy admirable ascension
Through the coming of the
Holy Ghost, the Comforter,
In the day of judgment,
We sinners, beseech thee to hear us.
That thou spare us,
That thou pardon us,
That thou vouchsafe to bring us
to true penance,
That thou vouchsafe to govern
and preserve thy holy Church,
That thou vouchsafe to preserve
our Apostolic prelate, and all
ecclesiastical orders in thy
holy religion,
That thou vouchsafe to hum-|
ble the enemies of thy holy
Church.
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LITANY OF THE SAINTS.
169
That thou vouchsafe to give \
peace and true concord to all
Christian kings and princes.
That thou vouchsafe to grant
peace and unity to all Chris-
tian people.
That thou vouchsafe to confirm
and preserve us in thy holy
Service.
That thou lift up our minds to
heavenly desires.
That thou render eternal good
things to all our benefactors,
That thou deliver our souls
and those of our brethren,
kinsfolk, and benefactors,
from eternal damnation,
That thou vouchsafe to give and
preserve the fruits of the earth,
That thou vouchsafe to give
eternal rest to the faithful de-
parted,
That thou vouchsafe graciously
to hear us,
Son of God,
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17o LITANY OF THE SAINTs.
}
Lamb of God, who takest away th:
sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takest away *
sins of the world, Hear us, 0.
Mord. %
Lamb of God, who takest away th
sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously;
hear us. .
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ;
have mercy on us. Lord, have
mercy on us.
Our Father, &c. [in secret.]
V. And lead us not into temptation,
R. But deliver us from evil. Amen.
V. May the Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit. º
Let us Pray.
O God, whose property it is al-
ways to have mercy and to spare,
receive our petitions, that we, and
all thy servants, who are bound
by the chains of sin, may, by the
compassion of thy goodness, mer.
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A UNIVERSAL PRAYER. 171
Hear, we beseech thee, O Lord,
the prayers of thy suppliants, and
pardon us our sins, who confess
them to thee; that of thy bounty
thou mayest grant us pardon and
peace. Amen.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my supplication come
unto thee. - -
V. May the Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
A UNIVERSAL PRAYER,
For all Things necessary for Salvation.
, O my God, I believe in thee, do
thou strengthen my faith; all my
hopesareinthee, do thousecure them.
! I love thee with my whole heart,
teach me to love thee daily more
and more. I am sorry that I have
offended thee, do thou increase my
repentance. -
I adore thee as my first beginning,
172 A UNIVERSAL PRAYER.
I aspire to thee as my last end; I
give thee thanks as my constant be:
nefactor; I call upon thee as my
sovereign protector. 3.
Vouchsafe, O my God, to con
duct me by thy wisdom, to restrail
me by thy justice, to comfort me by
thy mercy, and to defend me by
thy power.
That I may be thine, pursuant t
my baptism, I renounce the devi
and his works; the world and i
pomps; the flesh and its sensualities
heresy and its errors. }
To thee I consecrate all my
thoughts, words, actions, and suffer,
ings; that henceforth I may think
of thee, speak of thee, and willingly
refer all my actions to thy greateſ
glory, and suffer willingly whatever
thou shalt appoint.
Lord, I desire that in all thing
thy will may be done, because it is
thy will, and in the manner that thoſ
willest, .

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A UNIVERSAL PRAYER. 173
May I always regard whatsoever
pleaseth thee, despise what thou
disregardest, avoid what thou for-
biddest, and do what thou com-
mandest.
I beseech thee to enlighten my un-
derstanding, to inflame my will to pu-
rify my body, and to Sanctify my soul.
Give me strength, O my God, to
expiate my offences, to overcome
my temptations, to subdue my pas-
sions, and to acquire the virtues pro-
per for my state.
Fill my heart with tender affec-
tions for thy goodness, hatred for
my faults, love for my neighbour,
and contempt of the world.
Let mealways rememberto be sub-
missive to my superiors, condescend-
ing to my inferiors, faithful to my
friends, and charitabletomy enemies.
Assist me to overcome sensuality
by mortification, avarice by alms-
deeds, anger by meekness, and te-
pidity by devotion.
I74. A UNIVERSAL PRAYER.
Fill my heart with fear without
despair, confidence without presump:
tion, piety without illusion, and jof
without licentiousness.
O my God, make me prudent inmy
undertakings, courageous in danger;
patient in afflictions, and humble iſ
prosperity. #
Grant that I may be ever atten;
tive at my prayers, temperate at m}
meals, diligent in my employments;
and constant in my resolutions.
Let my conscience be ever up.
right and pure, my exterior modest;
and my conduct regular. t
Assist me, that I may continually
labour to overcome nature, to cor-
respond with thy grace, to keep thy.
commandments, and to work out
my salvation. ".
Discover to me, O my God, the
nothingness of this world, the
greatness of heaven, the shortness
of time, and the length of eternity,
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death, that I may fear thy judg-
ments, that I may escape hell, and,
in the end, obtain heaven.
Vouchsafe, in fine, to grant re-
pentance to all sinners; perseverance
to the just; peace to the living; and
eternal bliss to the faithful departed.
All which I beseech thee, O Lord,
to grant, through the merits of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the intercession
of our blessed Lady and all the
Saints, and the suffrages of our
holy Mother, the Church. Amen.
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THE ROSARY
OF THE
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.
The Joyful Mysteries, assigned for Mon-
days and Thursdays throughout the
Year, the Sundays of Advent, and the
Sundays after Epiphany, till Lent.
Thou, O Lord, wilt open my
lips,
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And my tongue shall announce
thy praise. .
Incline unto my aid, O God.
O Lord, make haste to help me,
Glory be to the Father, &c. :
As it was in the beginning, &c.
P A R T F I R S T.
The First Mystery.
THE MEDITATION.—Let us cons,
template in this mystery how the
angel Gabriel saluted our blessed
Lady with the title of Full of Grace;
and declared unto her the incarna"
tion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ. .
Then say, Our Father, &c., once #
Aail Mary, &c., ten times. #

THE PRAYER.—O holy Mary,
Queen of Virgins, by the most high.
mystery of the incarnation of thy be
loved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
by which our salvation was so hap"
pily begun, obtain for us, by thy in:
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tercession, light to understand this
great benefit which he hath bestowed
upon us, vouchsafing thereby to
make himself our brother, and thee,
his own most beloved Mother, our
mother also. Amen.
The Second Mystery.
THE MEDITATION.—Let us con-
template in this mystery how the
Blessed Virgin Mary, understanding
from the angel that her cousin, St.
Elizabeth, had conceived, went with
haste to the mountains of Judea to
visit her, and remained with her
three months. Our Father, &c.
THE PRAYER.—O holy Virgin,
most spotless mirror of humility, by
that exceeding charity which moved
thee to visit thy holy cousin, St.
Elizabeth, obtain for us, by thy in-
tercession, that our hearts may be so
visited by thy holy Son, that being free
from all sin, we may praise him and
give him thanks for ever. Amen.
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The Third Mystery.
THE MEDITATION.—Let us con-
template in this mystery how the
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Blessed Virgin Mary, when the time
of her delivery was come, brought
forth our Redeemer, Christ Jesus, at
midnight, and laid him in a manger,
because there was no room for him
in the inns at Bethlehem. Our
Aather, &c.
THE PRAYER.—O most pure
Mother of God, by thy virginal and
most joyful delivery, by which thou
gavest unto the world thy Son, our
Saviour, we beseech thee, obtain for
us, by thy intercession, grace to lead
so pure and holy lives in this world,
that we may worthily sing without
ceasing, both day and night, the
mercies of thy Son, and his benefits
to us by thee. Amen.
The Fourth Mystery.
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THE MEDITATION.—Let us con.
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template in this mystery how the
most Blessed Virgin Mary, on the
day of her purification, presented
the child Jesus in the temple, where
holy Simeon, giving thanks to God
with great devotion, received him:
into his arms. Our Father, &c.
THE PRAYER.—O holy Virgin,
admirable Mistress, and Patroness
of Obedience, who didst present in
the temple the Lord of the Temple,
obtain for us, of thy beloved Son,
that with holy Simeon and devout
Anne, we may praise and glorify him
for ever. Amen.
The Fifth Mystery.
THE MEDITATION.—Let us con-
template in this mystery how the
Blessed Virgin Mary, having lost her
beloved Son in Jerusalem, sought
him for the space of three days, and
at length found him in the temple,
in the midst of the doctors, disputing
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with them, being of the age of twelve:
years. Our Father, &c.
THE PRAYER.—Most Blessed.
Virgin, more than martyr in thy suf-
ferings, and yet the comfort of such
as are afflicted, by that unspeakable
joy, where with thy soul was filled in
finding thy beloved Son in the tem-
ple, in the midst of the doctors, dis-
puting with them, obtain of him for,
us to seek him and to find him in the
holy Catholic Church, that we may
never be separated from him. Amen.
THE SALVE REGINA.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of
Mercy, our Life, our Sweetness, and
our Hope; to thee do we cry, poor
banished sons of Eve ; to thee do.
we send up our sighs, mourning and
weeping in this valley of tears; turn
then, most gracious advocate, thine
eyes of mercy towards us, and after
this our exile, show to us the blessed :
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fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O most
clement, most pious, and most sweet
Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of
God. *
R. That we may be made worthy
of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray. -
Hear, O merciful God, the prayers
of thy servants, that we who meet
together in the society of the most
holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin
Mother of God, may, by her inter-
cession, be delivered from the dan-
gers that continually hang over us.
Amen.
O God, whose only-begotten Son,
by his life, death, and resurrection,
has purchased for us the rewards of
eternal life, grant, we beseech thee,
that meditating upon these mysteries
in the most holy Rosary of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imi-
tate what they contain, and obtai.
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what they promise : through the
same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
PART SECOND.
The Dolorous, or Sorrowful Mysteries, for
Tuesdays and Fridays throughout the
Year, and the Sundays in Lent.
The First Mystery.
THE MEDITATION.—Let us con-
template in this mystery how our
Lord Jesus was so afflicted for
us in the Garden of Gethsemani, that
his body was bathed in a bloody
sweat, which ran trickling down in
great drops to the ground.
Our Father, &c., once ; Hail
Mary, &c., ten times.
THE PRAYER.—Most holy Vir-
gin, more than martyr, by that
ardent prayer which thy beloved
Son poured forth unto his Father in
the garden, vouchsafe to intercede
for us, that our passions being re-
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duced to the obedience of reason, we
may always and in -all things con-
form and subject ourselves to the
will of God. Amen.
The Second Mystery.
THE MEDITATION.—Let us con-
template in this mystery how our
Lord Jesus Christ, being delivered
up by Pilate to the fury of the Jews,
was by them most cruelly scourged
at a pillar. Our Father, &c.
THE PRAYER.—O.Mother of God,
overflowing fountain of patience, by
those stripes thy only and most be-
loved Son vouchsafed to suffer for
us, obtain of him for us the grace
that we may know how to mortify
our rebellious senses, and to cut off
all occasions of sinning with that
sword of grief and compassion
which pierced thy most tender soul.
Amen.

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The Third Mystery. -
THE MEDITATION.—Let us con-
template in this mystery how those
cruel ministers of Satan platted a
crown of sharp thorns, and most
cruelly pressed it on the most sacred
head of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our
Father, &c.
THE PRAYER.—O Mother of our
eternal Prince and King of Glory, by
those sharp thorns wherewith his
most holy head was pierced, we be-
seech thee, that by thy intercession,
we may be delivered here from all
feelings of pride, and in the day of
judgment from that confusion which
our sins deserve. Amen.
The Fourth Mystery.
THE MEDITATION.—Let us con-
template in this mystery how our
Lord Jesus Christ (being sentenced
to die) bore with great patience the
cross which was laid upon him for
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his greater torment and ignominy.
Our Father, &c.
THE PRAYER.—O holy Virgin,
example of patience, by the most
painful carrying of the cross, on
which thy Son, our Lord Jesus
Christ, bore the heavy weight of our
sins, obtain for us of him, by thy in-
tercession, courage and strength to
follow his steps, and bear our cross
after him to the end of our lives.
Amen. -
The Fifth Mystery.
THE MEDITATION.—Let us con-
template in this mystery how our
Lord "Jesus Christ, being come to
Mount Calvary, was stript of his
clothes, and his hands and his feet
most cruelly nailed to the cross, in
the presence of his most afflicted
Mother. Our Father, & c.

THE PRAYER.—O Holy Mary,
Mother of God, since the body of
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thy beloved Son was for us extended
on the cross, may our desires be
daily more and more expanded in
his service, and may our hearts be
wounded with compassion for his
most bitter passion; and thou, O
most Blessed Virgin, vouchsafe to
negotiate for and with us the work
of our salvation, by thy powerful in-
tercession. Amen. -
Hail, Holy Queen, &c., with the
j and prayers as before, page
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PART THIRD. *
The Glorious Mysteries for Wednesdays
and Saturdays throughout the Year, and
Sundays after Easter, and Advent.
The First Mystery.
THE MEDITATION.—Let us con-
template in this mystery how our
Lord Jesus Christ, triumphing glo-
riously over death, rose again the
third day, immortal and impassible.
Our Father, &c.
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THE PRAYER.—O Glorious Vir-
gin Mary, by that unspeakable joy
thou didst receive in the resurrection
of thy only beloved Son, we beseech
thee obtain of him, for us, that our
hearts may never go astray after the
false joys of this world, but may be
ever and wholly employed in pur-
suit of the only true and solid joys of
heaven. Amen.
The Second Mystery.
THE MEDITATION.—Let us con-
template in this mystery, how our
Lord Jesus Christ, forty days after his
resurrection, ascended into heaven,
attended by angels, in sight of his
most holy Mother, and his apostles
and disciples, to the great admiration
of them all. Our Afather, & c.
THE PRAYER.—O Mother of God,
comfort of the afflicted, as thy be-
loved Son, when he ascended into
heaven, lifted up his hands and
blessed his apostles, so vouchsafe,
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most holy Mother, to lift up thy pure
hands to him for us, that we may
enjoy the benefit of his blessing here
on earth, and hereafter in heaven.
Amen.
The Third Mystery.
THE MEDITATION.—Let us con-
template in this mystery how our
Lord Jesus Christ, being seated on
the right hand of God, sent (as he
had promised) the Holy Ghost upon
his apostles, who, after he ascended,
returning to Jerusalem, continued in
prayer and supplication with the
Blessed Virgin Mary, expecting the
performance of his promise. Our
Aather, &c.
THE PRAYER.—O Sacred Virgin,
tabernacle of the Holy Ghost, we
beseech thee obtain, by thy interces-
sion, that this most sweet Comforter,
whom thy beloved Son sent down
upon the apostles, filling them there-
by with spiritual joy, may teach us
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in this world the true way of salva-
tion, and make us walk in the paths
of virtue and good works. Amen.
The Fourth Mystery.
THE MEDITATION.—Let us con-
template in this mystery, how the
glorious Virgin, twelve years after
the resurrection of her Son, passed
out of this world unto him, and was .
by him assumed into heaven, accom-
panied by the holy angels. Our
Father, &c.
THE PRAYER.—O most prudent
Virgin, who, entering into the
heavenly palace, didst fill the holy
angels with joy, and men with hope;
vouchsafe to intercede for us in the
hour of our death, that being free
from the illusions and temptations
of the devil, we may joyfully and
securely pass out of this temporal
state to enjoy the happiness of eter-
nal life. Amen. .
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The Fifth Mystery.
THE MEDITATION.—Let us con-
template in this mystery, how the
glorious Virgin Mary was, with
great jubilee and exultation of the
whole court of heaven, and with par-
ticular glory of all the Saints,
crowned by her Son, with the bright-
est diadem of glory. Our Father,
&-c.
THE PRAYER.—O glorious Queen
of all the heavenly citizens, we be-
seech thee accept this Rosary, which
(as a crown of roses) we offer at thy
feet ; and grant, most gracious
Lady, that by thy intercession, our
Souls may be inflamed with so ardent
a desire of seeing thee so gloriously
crowned, that it may never die in
us, until it shall be changed into the
happy fruition of thy blessed sight.
Amen.
Hail, Holy Queen, &c., with the
verse and prayer as before,
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A PRAYER,
70 %sus Christ, Crucified, Ago.
nizing, and Dying, to obtain a
Happy Death.
My most dear and adorable
Saviour Jesus, who wast crucified, I
beseech thee through the excess of
charity thou hast for the salvation of
poor sinners; through thy dolorous
passion and bitter agony ; through
the effusion of the last drop of thy
precious blood on the cross; through
the recommendation of thy blessed
soul into the hands of thy Eternal
Father; through the last exclamation
thou gavest before thou didst expire;
through thy last sigh when thou
gavest up the ghost ; and through
thy death, which was the accom-
plishment of our redemption, that
thou wouldst vouchsafe to have
mercy or me now, and in my agony,
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and receive my spirit into thy hands,
and into the bosom of thy mercy at
the instant of my death. Amen.
A Pious Ejaculation of the Soul to
her Crucifted Redeemer.
O Jesus, the Saviour of mankind,
whose sacred body was fastened to .
the Cross with three nails, fix my
heart to the same cross with the
three nails of Faith, Hope, and
Charity. Amen.

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