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BEDSIDE

PRAYERS

Compiled by

REV. ALBERT A. MURRAY

of the

PAULIST FATHERS

GRAIL PUBUCATIONS

St. Meinrad, Indiana





BEDSIDE PRAYERS

Compiled by

REV. ALBERT A. MURRAY

of the

PAULIST FATHERS

Prke fifteen cents

GRAIL PUBLICATIONS

St. Meinrad, Indiana



IMPRIMI POTEST:

Very Rev. William A. Michell, C.S.P.

Provincial

January 13, 1953

NIHIL OBSTAT:

Joseph D. Brokhage, S.T.D.

Censor librorum

IMPRIMATUR:

p Paul C. Schulte, D.D.
Archbishop of Indianapolis

February 3, 1955

Copyright 1955 by

St. Meinrad Archabbey, Inc.

GRAIL PUBLICATIONS

St. Meinrad, Indiana



THE GREATEST NEED OF THE HOUR

IS PRAYER

et’s not minimize how much our prayers can

do. If we pray for the world instead of for

ourselves, as Our Lord did on the cross, before

our prayers are even finished the very charity of

them will have opened the floodgates of grace,

even though we may not see with our bodily

eyes the wondrous effect we are producing.

As we look around us at this dark hour there

is so much for which to pray.

So let us pray! Let us pray!

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IF THE WORLD WOULD TURN TO GOD

I

F all the people in this world went on their

knees each day,

And offered up their thanks to God, in his or

her own way.

For all the blessings and comforts that make us

blithe and gay.

For all the span of life He grants us, for the

privilege to pray.

Just thank him for the sunshine and the free air

that we breathe.

The verdant fields, the flowers fair, the birds we

love to feed.

Ask Him to give us grace and strength to love

our fellow man.

And take the rancor from our hearts and place

therein a calm.

Ask him to take from this sordid world the

spectacle of war.

And turn cannons into plow-shares, so the fields

will yield galore.

Dear people pray and trust in God, and in time

we’ll surely be,

A world of love and friendship, with God’s

tranquillity.

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I

N the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Come Holy Spirit and teach me to pray.

Then say very slowly:

O
UR 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.

And forgive us our trespasses.

As we forgive those that trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation;

But deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Hail^ Mary! Full of grace.The Lord is with thee;
Blessed art thou among 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.

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ADORE GOD

G
lory 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.

THE DIVINE PRAISES

B
lessed be God.

Blessed be His Holy Name.

Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.

Blessed be the Name of Jesus.

Blessed be His most Sacred Heart.

Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of

the Altar.

Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary, most

holy.

Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.

Blessed be her glorious Assumption.

Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.

Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.

Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints.

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AN ACT OF FAITH

O
MY God, I firmly believe that Thou art one

God in three divine persons, the Father, the

Son, and the Holy Ghost; I believe in Jesus Christ,

the true and only Son of God, Who was born

of the Virgin Mary, and died on the cross for our

salvation. I also believe all the sacred truths the

Catholic Church believes and teaches, because Thou

hast revealed them. Who canst neither deceive

nor be deceived.

O O

AN ACT OF HOPE

O
MY God, relying upon Thy goodness and

promises, I hope to obtain pardon for my

sins, grace to serve Thee in this world, and life

everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ,

my Lord and Redeemer.

AN ACT OF LOVE

O
MY God, I love Thee above all things with

my whole heart and soul, because Thou art

infinitely worthy of love; I love also my neighbor

as myself, for the love of Thee; I forgive all

who have injured me, and I ask pardon of all

whom I have injured.

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ACT OF CONTRITION

O
MY God! I am heartily sorry for having

offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, be-

cause I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of

hell, but most of all, because they offend Thee,

my God, Who art all good and deserving of all

my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy

grace, to confess my sins, to do penance and to

amend my life. Amen.

AN you resist the mercy of the Lord.^ Come

hither to the cross of Christ. Press your

forehead against the hard wood of it. Let His

blood trickle down on your hair. Kiss those feet

and say: Dear feet that walked so far and wearily

for me and now are pierced for me, I love you.

Dear arms of Christ outstretched, embrace me.

Dear blood of Christ, flowing for me, cleanse me.

Dear heart of Christ, broken for me, forgive me.

I am yours. Your Cross has conquered me. I am

sorry for my sins, I wish I had never committed

them. If I had it to do again I would do other-

wise. By Thy love and Thy grace I will never,

never sin again.

O O

CONTRITION

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Robert Kane, S./.



MY DAILY PRAYER

O
MY GOD, I place my trust and confidence
in Thee, Who will reward the good and

punish the wicked. I believe in Thee and accept

everything Thou hast taught and revealed.

I believe that in one God there are three Di-

vine Persons—God the Father, God the Son and
God the Holy Ghost.

I believe that God the Son became Man without

ceasing to be God. He is Jesus Christ, my Lord

and my Saviour, the Redeemer of the human race.

He died on the Cross for my salvation and eternal

happiness.

O my God, give me strong faith. Help me to

believe with lively faith.

O my God, Who are all-good and all-merciful,

I sincerely hope to be saved. Help me to do all

that is necessary to gain eternal life.

I have committed many sins in my life, but

now I turn away from them. I am sorry, truly

sorry for all of them, because I have offended

Thee, my God, Who art all-good, all-perfect, all-

holy and all-merciful.

I love Thee, O my God, with all my heart.

Please forgive me for having offended Thee.

I promise that, with Thy help, I will never

offend Thee again.

My God, have mercy on me.

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SALVE REGINA

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy: hail, ourlife, our sweetness and our hope! To thee
do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to

thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and

weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most

gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards

us; and after this our exile show unto us the

blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O

loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

ANIMA CHRISTI

S
OUL of Christ, sanctify me.

Body of Christ, save me.

Blood of Christ, inebriate me.

Water from the side of Christ, wash me.

Passion of Christ, strengthen me:

O good Jesus, hear me.

Within Thy wounds hide me.

Suffer me not to be separated from Thee.

From the evil enemy defend me.

In the hour of my death call me.

And bid me come unto Thee.

That with all Thy saints I may praise Thee

For all eternity. Amen.

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SOUL OF CHRIST, SANCTIFY ME!

Make a saint of me. Show me how to ridmyself of traits of character that annoy
others; that make the lives of those about me

miserable.

Help me to break the hardened shell within

which selfishness hides, and which renders me

insensible to the needs of others.

May I become great enough to be the servant

of both rich and poor.

May I grow strong in virtue, so as to sustain

the weak and encourage the weary.

May my heart increase its power to love, so as

to be able to minister kindness to the timid and

mercy to the wayward.

May I have the honor to bring cheer to all my

fellow-men on the long and sometimes rugged

road of life.

BODY OF CHRIST, SAVE ME!

S
AVE me from my great arch-enemy, my weak

and faltering self.

Save me from all greed of money, of power,

and of praise.

Save me from thirst for pleasure, worldly show,

and midnight revelry.

Save me from betraying You, Dear Lord, in

thought, or in word, or in deed.

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BLOOD OF CHRIST, INEBRIATE ME!

I

NEBRIATE me with Your Love, that I may be

absorbed in Your interests and Your Will.

Absorbed so as to be unmindful of my ills and

petty cares.

Unmindful of weariness and pain, heartache,

and disappointment.

Heedless of the lash of cruel words, and patient

under wrongs.

PASSION OF CHRIST, STRENGTHEN ME!

S
TRENGTHEN me under the pressure of tempta-

tion.

Strengthen me when principle is at stake.

Strengthen me to stand for right, at any cost.

Strengthen me to do Your Will, My God.

Strengthen me in moments of suflPering, in

times of loneliness, in periods of depression.

Strengthen me that I may never swerve from

You, Dear Christ, nor weaken through human

respect, through a desire to be popular, through

hope of social distinction.

Strengthen me to accept my cross and carry it

generously to the end.

On the battlefield of life, stand by me that I

may never prove a traitor in the ranks.

Stand by me that I may not be dazzled by the

glitter and glow of the enemy camp.

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Stand by me that I may be brave enough to

fight gloriously to the end for the sake of Thee,

My Divine Captain.

At the hour of my death, call me to stand by

Thee for all eternity! Amen.

TO MY CRUCIFIX

O
Cross of Jesus, Supreme Consoler

I will never forget what Thou didst do

To calm the waves of despair

And transform blinding tears

Into tears of peace and gladness.

May my last look be upon the Sacred

Image of my Saviour.

May a friendly hand place it in mine,

Raise it to my dimming vision.

Press it to my lips.

And when the last moment is come

And I am too weak to utter a prayer.

My eyes fixed on Thee shall bear

To my soul the succor of Thy Presence.

Blessed shall I be

Dying in a look of love.

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PRAYERS TO OUR LADY

OUR
PRAYERS to Our Lady ought to be con-

nected with certain great needs.

We need to learn to love with the Heart of Christ,

*'What you do to the least of My brethren, you

do to Me/’ The '*least”—the poor, the afflicted,
the sick, the aged—need gentle sympathy, per-
sonal interest, quiet kindness:

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

Form in me a sincere heart.

That does not seek crooked ways.

A heart joyful in its gift of self.

Tender in its compassion,

A loyal and generous heart.

That does not forget a kindness.

And harbours no grudge for any wrong.

Make my heart gentle and humble.

Loving without seeking selfish love.

Losing itself in another heart.

In the presence of thy Divine Son.

We need Christian simplicity expressed in Chris-

tian sentiment:

Mothers are always as close to the mature man

as they are to the little child. And I want you

to be close to me, and so keep me childlike in

my affections.

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If I am a success, Til need my Mother to take the

conceit out of me and yet leave me confidence

in my powers. If I am a failure, Til need to

come back to bury my head in my Mother's

lap.

At the end of my life, I want my Mother at my

bedside to keep me from being frightened at

the gathering shadows, just as my other mother

sat beside me when I, as a small child, afraid

of the dark, went to sleep.

Mother, pray for me now and at the hour of my

death.

THE MEMORARE

R
emember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that

never was it known that any one who fled

to thy protection, implored thy help or sought

thy intercession, was ever left unaided. Inspired

with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of

virgins, my Mother. To thee I come, before thee

I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the

Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in

thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

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PRAYER FOR ALL IN TROUBLE

Holy Virgin, in the midst of your gloriousdays, do not forget the sadness of earth.
Cast a look of goodness on those who are suffer-

ing, who are fighting against difficulties.

Have pity on those who love one another and

who have been separated.

Have pity on the loneliness of our hearts.

Have pity on the weakness of our faith.

Have pity on the objects of our love.

Have pity on those who are weeping, on those

who are praying, on those who are seized with

fear.

Give to all of us hope and peace with victory!

Amen.

O Jesus,
living in Mary, come Thou and live

in my soul; by Thy Spirit of Holiness, in

the fulness of Thy Strength, in the perfection of

Thy Virtues, in the power of Thy Truth, and by

communicating to me Thy mysterious Graces.

Deliver me from all the enemies of my salvation;

and govern me by Thy Spirit, to the glory of

Thy Father. Amen.

O Loving Jesus ! open Thy Sacred Heart to me,

show me Its charms, unite me to It for ever: may

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every breath I draw, every beating of my heart,

be so many proofs of my love; and remind Thee

that I belong entirely to Thee, O Lord. Receive

graciously, O my God, the small amount of good

I am able to do each day; so that I may bless

Thee in this life, and praise Thee for all eternity.

Amen.

O O

O
Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us

who have recourse to thee. O Refuge of

sinners, O Mother of those in their agony, for-

sake us not in the hour of our death, but obtain

for us perfect sorrow, sincere contrition, remission

of our sins, a worthy reception of the most holy

Viaticum, the strengthening power of the Sacra-

ment of Extreme Unction; that we may present

ourselves without fear before the throne of that

Judge Who is both Just and Merciful, our God

and our Redeemer. Amen.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you my heart

and my soul.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, assist me in my last

agony.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, may I breathe forth

my soul in peace with you.

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THE MAGNIFICAT

(The Canticle of Our Blessed Mother)

1. My soul doth mangify the Lord.

2. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my

Savior.

3. Because He hath regarded the humility of

His handmaid: for behold from henceforth all

generations shall call me blessed.

4. Because He that is mighty hath done great

things to me: and holy is His name.

5. And His mercy is from generation unto gen-

eration: to them that fear Him.

6. He hath showed might in His arm : He hath

scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.

7. He hath put down the mighty from then-

seat: and hath exalted the humble.

8. He hath filled the hungry with good things:

and the rich He hath sent away empty.

9. He hath received Israel, His servant, being

mindful of His mercy.

10. As He Spoke unto our fathers: to Abra-

ham and his seed for ever.

11. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Ghost.

12. As it was in the beginning is now and ever

shall be world without end. Amen.

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PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH

WE come to thee, O blessed Joseph, in oursore distress. Having sought the aid of
thy most blessed spouse, we now confidently im-

plore thy assistance also. We humbly beg that,
mindful of the dutiful affection which bound thee

to the immaculate Virgin Mother of God, and of

the fatherly love with which thou didst cherish

the Child Jesus, thou wilt lovingly watch over

the heritage which Jesus Christ purchased with

His blood, and by thy powerful intercession help

us in our urgent need. Most powerful guardian

of the Holy Family, protect the chosen race of

Jesus Christ; drive far from us, most loving fa-

ther, every pest of error and corrupting sin. From

thy place in heaven, most powerful protector, gra-

ciously come to our aid in this conflict with the

powers of darkness, and as of old thou didst de-

liver the Child Jesus from supreme peril of life,

so now defend the holy Church of God from the

snares of her enemies and from all adversity.

Have each of us always in thy keeping, that, fol-

lowing thy example, and borne up by thy strength,

we may be able to live holily, die happily, and

so enter the everlasting bliss of heaven. Amen.

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PRAYER

TO THE GUARDIAN ANGEL

O
Holy Angel, at my side,

Go to the church for me,

Kneel in my place at Holy Mass,

Where I desire to be.

At Offertory, in my stead.

Take all I am and own.

And place it as a sacrifice.

Upon the Altar Throne.

At holy Consecration’s bell.

Adore with Seraph’s love,

My Jesus, hidden in the Host,

Come down from heaven above.

And when the priest Communion takes,

Oh bring my Lord to me,

That His sweet Heart may rest on mine.

And I His temple be.

Pray that this Sacrifice Divine,

May mankind’s sins efface;

Then bring me Jesus’ blessing home,

The pledge of every grace. Amen.

A
ngel of God, my Guardian dear.

To whom His love commits me here.

Ever this day be at my side,

To light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.

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ASPIRATIONS

S
ACRED Heart of Jesus, have mercy on me.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for me.

Mary, my Mother, shield me from the justice

my sins deserve.

Sweet Jesus, permit not the child of Thy Moth-

er to perish.

O Mary, obtain for me perfect sorrow for hav-

ing offended so good a God.

I offer thee my heart. Mother of Jesus, Mother

of love.

Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, burning with love

for us, inflame our hearts with love for Thee.

My Jesus mercy!

Jesus, Son of the living God, have mercy on

me.

Sweet Jesus, I unite my sufferings to Thine.

Sweet Jesus, be to me a merciful Judge, and

a Saviour.

O Jesus, accept my death, united to Thine, in

expiation for my sins.

Glorious St. Joseph, who hadst the happiness

of dying in the arms of Jesus and Mary, assist

me in the hour of my death.

O my holy Angel Guardian, protect me against

all the powers of darkness.

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O DIVINE JESUS

O Divine Jesus, lonely tonight in so manytabernacles, without visitor or worshipper,
I offer Thee my poor but loving heart. May its

every beating be a prayer of love for Thee.

Thou art ever watching under the sacramental

veils; in Thy love Thou never sleepest and art

never weary of Thy vigil for sinners. O good

Jesus, I love Thee; I am truly sorry for having

offended Thee.

O lonely Jesus, may my heart be a lamp, the

light of which shall burn and beam for Thee

alone. Bless me, O Jesus, come spiritually into my

soul and fill my heart with love for Thee. Make

me, Jesus, wholly Thine. Take this wayward heart

of mine. Guide it through this vale of tears.

Heart of Jesus, hear me.

When I draw my parting breath, when my eyes

shall close in death, then, sweet Jesus, be Thou

near. Heart of Jesus, hear me. Watch, Sacra-

mental Sentinel, watch for the weary world, for

ithe erring soul, and for Thy poor lonely child.

May the Heart of Jesus in the Most BlessedSacrament be praised, adored, and loved
with grateful affection, at every moment, in all

the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of

time. Amen.

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PRAYER

OME O Holy Spirit! Enlighten the minds of

all with Thy sacred light, and inflame their

hearts with the fire of Thy love. Teach us what

we are to believe, and engage us to practice it.

For, alas! what will it avail us to know what

is required of us in order to be saved, if we do

not endeavor to reduce it to practice?

Suffer not our faith to condemn us at the last

day, by bearing witness to what we ought to have

done to gain heaven, and to our having neglected

to perform it; and grant that both our minds

and our hearts by belief and practice may equally

conspire to prepare us for eternal bliss. Amen.

A PRAYER FOR LIGHT

Holy Spirit of God, take me as Thy disciple;

guide me, illuminate me, sanctify me. Bind

my hands, that they may do no evil; cover my

eyes, that they may see it no more; sanctify my

heart, that evil may not dwell within me. Be

Thou my God; be Thou my guide. Whither-

soever Thou leadest me I will go; whatsoever

Thou forbiddest me I will renounce; and what-

soever Thou commandest me, in Thy strength I

will do. Lead me, then, unto the fullness of Thy

truth. Amen. Cardinal Manning

O O

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PRAYER FOR

THE CONVERSION OF AMERICA

D
ear God, bring the Faith to our beloved

• country. It was once a virgin land wherein

the only praise was that of the murmur of the

Mass on the shores, the hills and the prairies.

Zealous priests and explorers claimed it for Thee,

giving Thy Holy Name to its rivers, lakes and

cities. From east to west they traveled, from mis-

sion to mission, from Mass to Mass until the

land was encircled by prayer and gave of its

bounty to Thy glory. And now it is dedicated

to Thy Immaculate Mother. May she find Amer-

ica again, as she once found the lost Child Jesus

in the Temple. May she touch the hearts of our

people, disposing them to receive the ancient Faith,

and thus showing them the things that are to

their peace. We ask this of Thee through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

0^0
THINGS TO REMEMBER

G
od sees you always. Keep from sin. Be hum-

ble and kindly. Speak the truth and love

honesty. Only fear God. When tempted ask our

Lord to help you. If you fall into sin, be sorry

at once and ask God to pardon you. Never miss

Mass on Sundays, and keep the rules of the Church.

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FOR PURITY

O Jesus,
through frequent union with Thy Sa-

cred Humanity in Holy Communion, may

my mind be pure, my body chaste, my words and

manner modest. May the Sacrament of Thy Body

and Blood keep the laxity of the times out of my

life. Cleanse my mind of the memory of evil that

begets so many temptations. Keep me from the

occasions of sin, and be with me in the hour of

temptation. I am sorry for my recklessness in

the past, when I plunged headlong into danger.

Help me guard my eyes and to give no time to

dangerous reading. Free my ears from all con-

taminating influences, especially during my work-

ing hours. Never let me forget Thy spotless Pres-

ence no matter where I may be.

Come, O Holy Ghost and Creator, come and

breathe Thy spirit of life and of beauty into

worldly, sensual, sickly man, transform him utter-

ly, pluck him from the midst of his narrow, petty

intellectual existence, from the stupid insignifi-

cance of his daily life, and teach him instead to

live after the pattern of Christ.

O Holy Spirit, Spirit of Truth, come into our

hearts; shed the brightness of Thy light on all

nations, that they may be one in Faith and pleas-

ing to Thee.

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THANKSGIVING

1

GIVE Thee thanks, eternal Father, for having,

out of Thy pure mercy, without any deserts

of mine, been pleased to feed my soul with the

body and blood of Thy only Son, Our Lord Jesus

Christ. I beseech Thee that this holy communion

may not be to my condemnation, but prove an

effectual remission of all my sins. May it strength-

en my faith; encourage me in all that is good;

deliver me from my vicious customs; remove all

concupiscence; perfect me in charity, patience,

humility, and obedience, and in all other virtues.

May it secure me against all the snares of my

enemies, both visible and invisible; perfectly

moderate all my inclinations, closely unite me to

Thee, the true and only good, and happily settle

me in unchangeable bliss. I now make it my

hearty request, that Thou wilt one day admit me,

though an unworthy sinner, to be a guest at Thy

divine Banquet where Thou, with Thy Son and

the Holy Ghost, art to Thy saints true light, the

fulfilling of their every desire, their everlasting

gladness, their treasure beyond price, and their

utter happiness. Through the same Christ our

Lord. Amen.

St. Thomas Aquinas

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DAILY THANKSGIVING

O
LOVING God, I thank Thee for Thy care of

me throughout my life. For the blessing of

my birth in a Catholic home.

For my Baptism (and Confirmation).

(For every Holy Communion.)

For every sin forgiven.

For each new beginning allowed by Thy love.

For my home.

For the love of every dear friend.

For the kindness that I never can repay.

For those whose love has drawn me near to

Thee.

For all who have helped me in my spiritual

life.

For all who have cared for my bodily needs.

For times of pleasure and happiness.

For trials or illnesses permitted that I might

be drawn nearer to Thee.

For the love of JESUS my LORD.

For the glory of His friendship.

For the HOLY SPIRIT'S guidance.

For all answers to my prayers.

O LORD, I thank Thee, I praise Thee, I bless

Thee. O make me worthier of Thy love; help

me to consecrate my life to Thee afresh in grati-

tude and love of Thy dear SON. Amen.

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LITANY OF THE SACRED HEART

L
ord, have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

God, the Father of Heaven,

Have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world,

God the Holy Ghost,

Holy Trinity, one God,

Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father,

Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Ghost

in the Womb of the Virgin Mother,

Heart of Jesus, substanitally united to the

Word of God,

Heart of Jesus, of Infinite Majesty,

Heart of Jesus, Sacred Temple of God,

Heart of Jesus Tabernacle of the Most High,

Heart of Jesus, House of God and Gate of

Heaven,

Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity.

Heart of Jesus, abode of Justice and Love,

Heart of Jesus, full of Goodness and Love,

Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues.

Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise.

Heart of Jesus, King and Center of all hearts.

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Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures

of wisdom and knowledge,

Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fullness

of divinity.

Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father was well

pleased.

Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have

all received,

Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills.

Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful.

Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke

Thee,

Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness.

Heart of Jesus, propitiation of our sins.

Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobri-

um.

Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses.

Heart of Jesus, obedient unto death.

Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance.

Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation,

Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection.

Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation.

Heart of Jesus, Victim of Sin,

Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust

in Thee,

Heart of Jesus, hope of those who ide in

Thee,

Heart of Jesus, delight of all the saints,

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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 hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takest away* the sins of the

world, have mercy on us.

y. Jesus meek and humble of heart,

I?. Make our hearts like unto Thine.

Let Us Pray

O Almighty and Eternal God look upon the

Heart of Thy dearly beloved Son and upon the

praise and satisfaction He offers Thee in behalf

of sinners and being appeased grant pardon to

those who seek Thy mercy in the name of the

same Jesus Christ, Thy Son who liveth and

reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost

world without end. Amen.

Indulgence of 7 years.

AN ACT OF CONSECRATION

TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Most Sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the humanrace, look down upon us, humbly standing
before Thy altar. We are Thine and Thine we

wish to be; but to be more surely united to Thee,

behold each one of us freely consecrates himself

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today to Thy Most Sacred Heart. Many indeed

have never known Thee. Have mercy on them all,

most merciful Jesus, and draw them to Thy Sa-

cred Heart. Be Thou King, O Lord, not only of

the faithful who have never forsaken Thee, but

also of the prodigal children who have abandoned

Thee; grant that they may quickly return to their

Father’s house, lest they die of wretchedness and

hunger. Be Thou King of all those who are de-

ceived by erroneous opinions, or whom discord

keeps aloof, and call them back to the harbor of

truth and unity of faith, so that there may be

but one flock and one Shepherd. Be Thou King

of all those who are still involved in the darkness

of idolatry, and of Islamism, and refuse not to

draw them all into the light and Kingdom of

God. Turn Thine eyes of Mercy toward the chil-

dren of that race, once Thy chosen people. Of

old they called down upon themselves the Blood

of the Savior; may it descend upon them, a laver

of redemption and of life. Grant, O Lord, to Thy

Church assurance of freedom and immunity from

harm; give peace and order to all nations, and

make the earth resound from pole to pole with

one cry: Praise to the Divine Heart that wrought

our salvation; to It be glory and honor forever.

Amen.

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PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

1

FLY to Thee, Sacred Heart of my Savior, for

Thou art my sole refuge, my only hope. Thou

art the remedy for all my miseries, my consolation

in all my wretchedness, the reparation for all my

infidelities, the supplement for all my deficiences,

the expiation for all my sins, and the hope and

end of all my prayers.

Thou art the only one Who is never weary of

me and Who can bear with my faults, because

Thou lovest me with an infinite love. Therefore,

O my God, have mercy on me according to Thy

great mercy, and do with me, and for me, and

in me, whatever Thou wilt, for I give myself

entirely to Thee, divine Heart, with full confidence

that Thou wilt never reject me. Amen.

A PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART FOR

PERSEVERANCE

E
ternal Father, Who through Thy beloved

Son dost teach us ever to pray, "'Thy king-

dom come,’’ grant us, O Lord, through His most
Sacred Heart, the grace of final perseverance in

Thy love, that having with entire devotion pro-

moted the glory of that Sacred Heart on earth,

we may share the more intimate favors of its

love for all eternity. Amen.

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MEMORARE TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

R
emember, O Jesus, Who art meek and humble

of Heart, remember, that none who, in what-

ever necessity, had recourse to Thy loving Heart,

was rejected or left unaided. Inspired with this

confidence I come to Thee, O Jesus, to Thee I

take my refuge, poor and needy as I am, and

commend myself unto Thy loving Heart. Permit

not, O most merciful Jesus, that I, though un-

worthy, be rejected by Thee, but receive me into

Thy Heart and let me never more be separated

from Thee. Assist me, I beseech Thee, in all my

necessities, now and forever, and especially at the

hour of my death. O most benign, O most lov-

ing, O sweetest Jesus. Amen.

TO GUARD THE TONGUE

D
earest Jesus, suffer not my tongue, which has

been and is so often purpled with Thy Pre-

cious Blood, to speak well of myself, or ill of

others, so that no uncharitable word may be re-

corded against me in the ''Book of Life’’ on the

judgment. Accept all the victories I gain over my

tongue as a preparation for my next Holy Com-

munion. Amen.

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LEARNING CHRIST

EACH me, my Lord, to be sweet and gentle

in all the events of life; in disappointments,

in the thoughtlessness of others, in the insincerity

of those I trusted, in the unfaithfulness of those

on whom I relied.

Let me put myself aside, to think of the happi-

ness of others, to hide my little pains and heart-

aches, so that I may be the only one to suffer

from them.

Teach me to profit by the suffering that comes

across my path.

Let me so use it that it may mellow me, not

harden nor embitter me; that it may make me

patient, not irritable; that it may make me broad

in my forgiveness, not narrow, haughty and over-

bearing.

May no one be less good for having come with-

in my influence. No one less pure, less kind, less

noble for having been a fellow-traveler in our

journey toward Eternal Life.

As I go my rounds from one distraction to an-

other, let me whisper, from time to time, a word

of love to Thee. May my life be lived in the

supernatural, full of power for good, and strong

in its purpose of sanctity.

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PRAYER OF THE WORKER

L
ord Jesus, Carpenter of Nazareth, You were

a worker as I am. Give to me and all the

workers of the world the privilege to work as

You did, so that everything we do may be to

the benefit of our fellowmen and the greater

glory of God the Father. Thy Kingdom come

into the factories and into the shops, into our

homes and into our streets. Give us this day our

daily bread. May we receive it without envy or

injustice. To us who labor and are heavily bur-

dened send speedily the refreshment of Thy love.

May we never sin against Thee. Show us Thy

way to work, and when it is done, may we with

all our fellow-workers rest in peace. Amen.

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IN TIME OF TRIAL

My STRENGTH fails; I feel only weakness, irri-tation, and depression. I am tempted to
complain and to despair. What has become of

the courage I was so proud of and that gave me

so much self-confidence? In addition to my pain,

I have to bear the shame of my fretful feebleness.

Lord, destroy my pride; leave it no resource. How

happy I shall be if Thou canst teach me by these

terrible trials that I am nothing, that I can do

nothing, and that Thou art all!

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FOR COURAGE

D
ear God, give me courage, for perhaps I lack

it more than anything else. I need courage

before men against their threats and against their

seductions. I need courage to bear unkindness,

mockery, contradiction. I need courage to fight

against the devil, against terrors and troubles,

temptations, attractions, darkness and false lights,

against tears, depression, and above all fear. I

need your help, dear God. Strengthen me with

Thy love and Thy grace. Console me with

Thy blessed Presence and I will try to go on and

be brave.

THAT GOD'S WILL BE DONE

O
Sweet Jesus, I desire neither life, nor

death, but Thy most holy will. Thou art

the One, O Lord, that I long for. If it be Thy

holy will to have me die, receive my soul; and

grant that in Thee and with Thee, I may receive

everlasting rest. If it be Thy holy will to have

me live longer upon this earth, give me the grace

to amend the rest of my life, and with good works

to glorify Thy Holy Name, Who with the Fa-

ther and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest ever

one God, world without end. Amen.

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DE PROFUNDIS

O
UT of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O

Lord; Lord, hear my voice.

Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my

supplication.

If Thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities; Lord, who

shall stand it?

For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness: and

and 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 watch even until night: let

Israel hope in the Lord.

Because with the Lord there is mercy: and with

Him plenteous redemption.

And He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.

And let perpetual light shine upon them.

May they rest in peace. Amen.

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FOR THE POOR SOULS

O Divine
Blood, Who art the reconciliation

and purification of sinners, Thou art also

the perfection of the just who are detained in

purgatory and who did not appropriate to them-

selves, while living, the strength of this all-

assuaging balm. O heavenly rain, flow copiously

down upon and wash the yet impure! Cleanse

them. Thou purest Blood; sanctify them. Thou

holiest Blood. O Blood that inflames with love,

take from them all dross and conduct them to the

refreshing abode of light and peace, so that praise

and glory to Thee may resound from thousands

and thousands of tongues throughout eternity.

Amen. ^

FOR SOULS IN GENERAL

O
MY God, I beg of Thee in union with the

immaculate Heart of Mary, through the

merits of the Precious Blood offered Thee in

every sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world,

to grant that this day one mortal sin may be

averted, one soul in doubt be converted to the

truth, one soul about to die in sin receive the

grace of repentance and a happy death, and the

deliverance of that soul in purgatory which is

nearest heaven. I wish by this offering to con-

sole the Heart of Jesus in agony for the souls

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lost through the teaching of error against the

true Church of Christ Jesus, our Lord. Amen.

PRAYER FOR A GOOD DEATH

D
ivine Jesus, incarnate Son of God, Who for
our salvation didst vouchsafe to be born in

a stable, to pass Thy life in poverty, trials and

misery, and to die amid the sufferings of the

Cross, I entreat Thee, say to Thy divine Father at

the hour of my death: Father, forgive him; say

to Thy beloved Mother: Behold thy son; say to

my soul. This day thou shalt be with Me in para-

dise. My God, my God, forsake me not in that

hour. I thirst; yes, my God, my soul thirsts after

Thee, Who art the fountain of living waters. My

life passes like a shadow; yet a little while, and

all will be consummated. Wherefore, O my

adorable Saviour, from this moment, for all eter-

nity, into Thy hands I commend my spirit. Lord

Jesus, receive my soul. Amen.

May He support us all the day long till theshades lengthen, and the evening comes, and
the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life

is over, and our work is done! Then in His

mercy may He give us a safe lodging, and a holy

rest, and peace at the last!

Cardinal Newman

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MORNING PRAYER

S
WEET Jesus, lay Your wounded Hand upon

my head and bless me. Stretch forth that

same dear Hand and bless each one at home (name

them). And give me Your Crook, I will return

it to You tonight, and help me to go around in

Your Fold, just for today, doing Your work in

Your way.

Do not let the human in me spoil anything

You give me to do. Push me back when I would

go wrong and make me go forward when I am

afraid to do right. Be with me in my dealings

with each soul with whom I come in contact, and

grant each may know, love and serve You better

for having passed me by.

One favor more. You will not think me pre-

sumptuous for You know me. I want to know,

love and serve You better than anyone else on

earth, and when life’s little day is ended and its

task complete, give me a place at Your Feet to

rest for all eternity. Amen.

O Heavenly Father, help me to feel ThyPresence near me. Watch over me this day
and keep me from falling into sin. Amen.

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PRAYER

P
ASSION of Christ, comfort me! Comfort me

for the day is long and weary; comfort me

as I fight my way up the path of life safe to the

haven of Thy Sacred Heart; comfort me in sor-

row, in pain, in sickness. Comfort me when temp-

tation rages round me, and every hope seems

lost; and when that last dread hour has sounded

and my eyes are closing on this world of sin, O

Passion of Christ! comfort me then, and lead me

gently to Thy wounded Sacred Feet above.

MY ADORABLE REDEEMER, grant that Thy

admirable designs may be accomplished in

me. Thy heart is pure; may mine be pure. Thy

heart is humble; may mine be humble. Thy heart

is patient; may mine be patient. Thy heart is

docile; may mine be docile. Thy heart is sincere;

may mine be sincere. Thy heart is exempt from

all evil; may mine be exempt from all evil. Thy

heart is all love and sanctified love; may mine

be all love, and all holy love. May Thy heart, O
my Jesus, entirely possess mine. Amen.

PRAYER

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MOTHER STUART’S PRAYER

K
eep us, O God, from pettiness: let us be

large in thought, in word, in deed.

Let us be done with fault-finding, and leave off

self-seeking.

May we put away all pretense and meet each other

face to face—without self-pity and without
prejudice.

May we never be hasty in judgment and always

generous.

Let us take time for all things: make us to grow

calm, serene, gentle.

Teach us to put into action our better impulses,

straightforward and unafraid.

Grant that we may realize it is the little things

that create differences; that in the big things

of life we are all one.

And may we strive to touch and to know the

great, common, human heart of us all—and

—

O Lord God, let us forget not, to be kind.

MEEKNESS

O
Almighty God, Whose only Son did show

His strength most truly in withholding His

power in meekness, put away from my heart all

pride and self-importance, all vanity and contempt;

that, forgetful of self, I may think only of others

and of Thee. Amen.

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FOR PEACE

ORD, make me an instrument of your peace;

where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, pardon; where there is

doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where

there is darkness, light; and where there is sad-

ness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much

seek to be consoled as to console; to be under-

stood as to understand; to be loved as to love;

for it is in giving that we receive; it is in par-

doning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying

that we are born to eternal life.

L
ord Jesus,

I give You my hands to do Your work.

I give You my feet to go Your way.

I give You my eyes to see as You do.

I give You my tongue to speak Your words.

I give You my mind that You may think in me.

I give You my spirit that You may pray in me.

Above all, I give You my heart that You may

love in me Your Father and all mankind.

I give You my whole self, that You may grow

in me.

So that it is You, Lord Jesus,

Who work and live and pray in me,

St, Francis of Assisi

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PRAYER FOR PRIESTS

O Jesus,
I pray Thee for Thy faithful and

fervent priests; for Thy unfaithful and tepid

priests; for Thy priests laboring at home or

abroad in distant mission fields; for Thy tempted

priests; for Thy lonely and desolate priests; for

Thy young priests; for Thy dying priests; for

the souls of Thy priests in purgatory.

But above all I commend to Thee the priests

dearest to me; the priest who baptized me; the

priests who absolved me from my sins; the

priests at whose Masses I assisted and who gave

me Thy Body and Blood in Holy Communion;

the priests who taught and instructed me; all the

priests to whom I am indebted in any other way.

O Jesus, keep them all close to Thy heart, and

bless them abundantly in time and in eternity.

Amen.

FOR THE SORELY TEMPTED

O
Mary, immaculate Mother of Jesus, we be-

seech thee, offer to the eternal Father the

Precious Blood of thy divine Son, to save the

sorely tempted this day from falling into sin.

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SAINT GERTRUDE’S PRAYER

L
ord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God,

grant that I may sigh for Thee with all my

heart, with all my desires, with all my soul athirst

for Thee; to breathe only in Thee, sweetest and

dearest of Friends, and to pant after Thee only,

my true blessedness. Imprint, O merciful Lord,

with Thy Precious Blood, Thy Sacred Wounds on

my heart, that I may read therein Thy sorrows

and Thy love. May the memory of Thy wounds

remain forever engraven on my heart; may it fill

me with Thy holy love. Grant also that creatures

may henceforth be nothing to me, and that my

heart may delight in Thee alone.

ST. TERESA’S BOOK MARK

L
et nothing trouble thee,

Let nothing affright thee,

All things are passing,

God never changes;

Patience obtains everything.

Nothing is wanting to him

who possesses God.

God alone suffices.

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FOR TRUST

O
Christ Jesus, when all is darkness and we

feel our weakness and helplessness, give us

the sense of Thy presence. Thy love, and Thy

strength. Help us to have perfect trust in Thy

protecting love and strengthening power, so that

nothing may frighten or worry us, for living

close to Thee we shall see Thy hand, Thy pur-

pose, Thy will through all things.

EACH us, good Lord, to serve Thee as Thou

deservest; to give and not to count the cost;

to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and

not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for

any reward, save that of knowing that we do

Thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Take, O Lord, all my liberty. Receive my mem-

ory, understanding, and entire will. Thou hast

bestowed on me whatever I have or possess; I

give all back to Thee, and deliver it to Thee

to be entirely subject to Thy will. Only grant me

Thy love and Thy grace, and I am rich enough

and ask for nothing more.

O o

St. Ignatius

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AN EVENING VISIT

S
TAY with US, Lord, tonight. Stay to adore

and praise, and give thanks for us whilst

we sleep; to draw down mercy and grace upon

the world; to succor from earth's tabernacles the

suffering souls in purgatory in their long night of

weary pain.

Stay with us, to ward off the anger of God from

our crowded cities with their dens of vice, their

crimes that call to Heaven for vengeance.

Stay with us, to guard the innocent, to sustain

the tempted, to raise the fallen, to curb the power

of the evil one, to prevent sin.

Stay with us, to comfort the sorrowing, to bless

the death-beds, to grant contrition to the dying,

to receive unto the arms of Your mercy the thou-

sands that this night must come before You for

judgment.

A Good Shepherd, stay with Your sheep. Se-

cure them against the perils that beset them. Stay,

above all, with the suffering and the dying. Grant

us a quiet night and a perfect end. Be our merci-

ful Shepherd to the last, that without fear we may

appear before You as our Judge.

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D
ear Lord, as my life declines and my ener-

gies decrease, do Thou more than ever hold

me by Thy Power, that I may not offend Thee,

but daily increase in Thy Love. Give me strength

to work in Thy service till the last day of my

life. Make me ever have an increasing horror for

venial sin, or whatever would cause the slightest

withdrawal of Thy Love, all day long, and at

night keep me close to Thy Heart; and should

I die, ere the morning breaks, may I go rejoicing

to that vision of Thy entrancing beauty, never

to be separated from Thee. Amen.

ST. AUGUSTINE

B
lessed are they who have passed over the great

and wide sea to the eternal shore, and are

now blessed in their desired rest. Blessed are

they who have escaped from all evils, and are

secure of their unfading glory in thee, thou king-

dom of blessedness. How long shall I be tossed

about on the waves of this mortal life crying unto

Thee, O Lord God, while Thou hearest me not?

Hear me, O Lord, from this great and wide ocean,

and bring me to the everlasting haven.

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FOR A GREATER LOVE OF THE CROSS

P
ENETRATE my heart, O Jesus, with a love for
Thy holy cross and support me in all my

afflictions; for alas! Thou knowest how naturally

I hate and fly from the cross, although I am per-

suaded that it was by the cross Thou didst save

me, and that I cannot gain salvation, nor enter

into heaven, but by the way of Calvary. Inspire

me with that patience, that strength, and that

courage which Thou didst impart to Thy Martyrs;

and since I cannot better evince my love and grati-

tude towards Thee than by suffering for Thee,

nor render myself more worthy of Thy grace and

glory than by carrying the cross, vouchsafe to sup-

port me when sinking under its burden by the

desire of pleasing Thee, and the hope of eternal

happiness. Amen.

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PRAYER FOR THE AGONIZING

O
MOST MERCIFUL Jesus, lover of souls, I im-

plore Thee by the agony of Thy own most

Sacred Heart and by the sorrows of Thy Immac-

ulate Mother, to wash in Thy Blood the sinners

of the whole world who are now in their agony,

and who are to die this day.

Agonizing Heart of Jesus, have mercy on the

dying.

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PRAYER IN AFFLICTION

K
eep me from bitterness. It is so easy to nurse

sharp, bitter thoughts each dull, dark hour!

Against self-pity, Man of Sorrows, defend me

with Thy deep sweetness and Thy gentle power!

And, out of all this hurt and heartbreak, help

me to harvest a new sympathy for suffering

humankind; a wiser pity for those who lift a

heavier cross with Thee!

ORD, I submit to all the pains and imeasiness

of this my illness; my sins have deserved

infinitely more. Thou art just, O Lord, and Thy

judgment is right.

ACT OF RESIGNATION

ORD, I accept this sickness from Thy Fatherly

hands; I entirely resign myself to Thy bless-

ed ’svill, whether it be for life or death. Not my

will but Thine be done. Thy will be done on

earth, as it is in heaven.

ACT OF COMMENDATION TO GOD

I

COMMEND my soul to God my maker, Who

created me from nothing; to Jesus Christ my

Saviour Who redeemed me with His Blood; to

the Holy Ghost Who sanctified me in baptism.

Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.

ACT OF SUBMISSION

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SICK AAAN’S CREED1.

—I BELIEVE that neither chance nor fate
plays a part in sending me crosses and sorrows;

it is the Providence of God and His fatherly

goodness.

2.

—I believe that to those who love God, all
things work together for the very best; for me

—

also the fact that I am now sick.

3.

—I believe that my life on earth is only a mo-
mentary stopping-off place on the great trip to

eternity.

4.

—I believe that God never sends pain merely
to provoke, plague or harass me.

5.

—I believe that my sickness is a signal from
God for me to stop hurrying through life; He

tells me to stop, learn self-control, patience, and

to begin thinking of eternity.

6.

—I believe that all carping, murmuring and
rationalizing God’s reason for sending me this

sickness sinful and an injustice to my heavenly

Father.

7.

—I believe that through sickness I can atone
for my past sins and for the sins of others.

8.

—I believe that through sickness God wants
to make me a richer, better and more perfect

character.

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9.

—I believe that by my impatience I am a
stumbling block to the healthy; by my patience

I am teaching them how to accept God’s will.10.

—I believe that my sickness is a special letter
from God to me, in which He says: '1 love you;

and that is why I want you to think about your

home with Me in Heaven.”

SHORT EJACULATORY PRAYERS

J
ESUS, my God, I love Thee above all things.

Heart of Jesus, have pity on the dying.

May the divine assistance remain always with

us.

It is Almighty God Who girdeth me with

strength.

My Lord and my God; my God and my All.

My heart is ready. Lord, my heart is ready.

O Lord, my God, how wonderful is Thy name

in the whole world.

My God look upon me. Why hast Thou for-

saken me?

The Lord is my strength and my praise, and

He is become salvation to me.

In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me never

be confounded.

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FOR STILLNESS

T
hou art our peace, O Lord.

From the thousand wearinesses of our daily

life,

From the dissapointments, from nervous and

senseless haste.

We turn to Thee and are at peace.

We cannot live apart from the labour and the

noise.

Yet on our brows, we pray Thee Dear Lord to set

the seal of Thy Love, and keep us amid the

turmoil and the stress of this life, ever

closer and closer to Thee.

FOR PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS

O
Merciful Father, Who hast wonderfully

fashioned man in Thy own image and hast

made his body to be a temple of the Holy Ghost;

sanctify, we pray Thee, all those whom Thou hast

called to study and practice the arts of healing

the sick, and the prevention of disease and pain.

Strengthen them in body and soul, and bless their

work, that they may themselves give comfort to

those whom He lived and died to save. This we

ask through Him Who now liveth with Thee in

the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world

without end. Amen.

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NIGHT PRAYER

L
ord, keep our spirits while we wake and our

bodies while we sleep, that we may watch

with Christ and that we may sleep in peace.

Have mercy on our weakness. Send the Holy

Ghost, the Spirit of Light, to remove far from

Thy children the shadows of darkness surround-

ing us. Grant that we may resist them, being

courageous in the Faith. Give penitence to sin-

ners, perseverance to the just, and peace to the

dead.

O
MY Lord and Saviour, support me in my

last hour by the strong arms of Thy sacra-

ments, and the fragrance of Thy consolations. Let

Thy absolving words be said over me, and the

holy oil sign and seal me; and let Thine own

Body be my food, and Thy Blood my sprinkling;

and let Thy Mother Mary come to me, and Thy

glorious saints and my own dear patrons smile

on me, that in and through them all I may die

as I desire to live, in Thy Church, in Thy Faith,

and in Thy love. Amen.

Cardinal Newman

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CLOSING PRAYER

B
less, O Lord, the repose I am going to take

in order to renew my strength that I may be

better able to serve Thee. O all ye Saints and

Angels, but chiefly thou, O mother of God, inter-

cede for me this night and during the rest of

my life, but particularly at the hour of death.

May the divine assistance always remain with

us. Amen. And may the souls of the faithful

departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Amen.

WATCH Thou, O Lord, with those who wake,or watch, or weep tonight, and give Thine
angels charge over those who sleep.

Tend Thy sick ones, O Lord Christ.

Rest Thy weary ones.

Bless Thy dying ones.

Soothe Thy suffering ones.

Pity Thine afflicted ones.

Shield Thy joyous ones.

And all for Thy love’s sake. Amen.

St» Augustine

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TEACH ME TO PRAY

ORi), I know not what to ask of Thee. Thou

only knowest what I need. Thou lovest me

better than I know how to love myself. O Heav-

enly Father, give to Thy child what he knows not

how to ask. I dare not ask either crosses or con-

solations. I stand before Thee. I open my heart

to Thee. Behold my needs that I know not of;

behold and do Thou according to Thy mercy.

I adore all Thy purposes without knowing them.

Smite me or heal me, depress me or lift me up;

I am silent. I offer myself to Thee. I yield to

Thee. I no longer have any desire but to do

Thy Will. Lord, teach me to pray.

S
TAY with me, God. The night is dark,

The night is cold: my little spark

Of courage dies. The night is long;

Be with me, God, and make me strong.

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THE ANSWER

He asked for health that he might achieve;God made him weak that he might obey.
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He asked for riches that he might be happy;

God gave him poverty that he might be wise.

He asked for strength that he might do great
things;

God gave him infirmity that he might do better
things.

He asked for all things that he might enjoy life:
God gave him life eternal that he might enjoy

all things.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE

The Our Father 5

Hail Mary 5

Glory Be to the Father 6

The Divine Praises 6

Act of Faith 7

Act of Hope 7

Act of Love 7

Act of Contrition 8

My Daily Prayer 9

Salve Regina 10

Anima Christi 10

Soul of Christ 11

Body of Christ 11

Blood of Christ 12

Passion of Christ 12

To My Crucifix 13

Prayers of Our Lady 14

The Memorare 15

Prayer for all in trouble 16

The Magnificat 18

Prayer to St. Joseph 19

To the Guardian Angel 20

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Aspirations 21

Divine Jesus” 22

To the Holy Spirit 23

Prayer for Light 23

For the Conversion of America 24

For Purity 25

Thanksgiving 26

Daily Thanksgiving 27

Litany of the Sacred Heart 28

Act of Consecration 30

To the Sacred Heart 32

For Perseverance 32

Memorare to the Sacred Heart 33

To Guard the Tongue 33

Learning Christ 34

Prayer of the Worker 35

In time of Trial 35

For Courage 36

God’s Will be Done 36

De Profundis 37

For the Poor Souls 38

For Souls in General 38

For a Good Death 39

A Morning Prayer 40

Passion of Christ 41

My Adorable Redeemer” 41

Mother Stuart’s Prayer 42

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For Meekness 42

For Peace 43

For Priests 44

For the Sorely Tempted 44

St. Gertrude’s Prayer 45

St. Teresa’s Book Mark 45

For Trust 46

St. Ignatius Prayer 46

An Evening Visit 47

St. Augustine’s Prayer 48

For a Love of the Cross 49

For the Agonizing 49

In Affliction 50

Act of Submission 50

Act of Resignation 50

Commendation to God 50

A Sick Man’s Creed 51

Ejaculatory Prayers 52

For Stillness 53

For Physicians & Surgeons 53

Night Prayers 54

Closing Prayers 55

'"Teach Me to Pray” 56

The Answer 57

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