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Staiii^ for the Southern District of New Yc^rk. •\ X \i '^ • 4 The ApSstles' Creed, .... 6 The Confiteor, or Greneral Confession, ik A Devout Recommendation, which may be used every Morning, or any other lime, - ----- 8 A Prayer for Perseverance in Goodness, 9 to your Angel Guardian, - 10 When at Morning,*Noon, or Evening, the Sign of the Salutation is given, ib. The Prayer, 0. The Litany of the most holy Name c f Jesus, 11 Salve Regina, 14 The Blessing, - - - - - 15 Grace before Meat, - - • - ii. Grace after Meat, - - - - 16 Devotions for every Day in the Week, ib Sunday — A Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity, ----- i>. Monday—A Prayer to the Holy Ghost, Vt Tufcsdav — A Prayer to our Guardian Angel, 16 Wednesday — A Prayer to St. Joseph, 19 Thursday — A Prayer before the BAes- sed Sacrament. - - ^ 9C lY C0MTBNT8. Priiay— A Prayer to Jesus Sufiering. Saturdajr — A Frayer to the Bless^ Virgin, - - - - Prayers at Night, before going to Bed, An Act of Contrition, A Prayer for the Dead, The Hymn — Te lueis ante terminum, Antiphon, .... Therr^yer, - • . - The Litany of our Blessed Lady of Lo- retto, - - • . To the B. Virgin Mary. A Prayer to your Guardian Angel, The Blessing, - - - A Prayer at settling to Sleep, The Seven Penitential Psalms, The Litany and Prayers recommended to be said in Catholic Families every Evening, Devout Prayers which njay be said after the Litanies, according to the Diver- sity of Times and Occasions, Prayers to beg Grace of the Holy Ghost, A Prayer for our Friends, ■■ — for our Enemies, ; — against wicked Thoughts, for Charity, for Patience, for the Holy Catholic Church, Tc Deum, or the Thanksgiving Hymn, A Prayer for special Friends, for a friend in Tribulatior*, for all those who aie engaged in the Employment or Service of others, - - For the Master and Mistress of a Family, For Parents, - - For Children under Parent?' care, - Pagt 31 29 23 27 28 2» a. 30 a. 33 \\ik. 34 36 46 ri5 m ik. 63 t^. ib, 64 66 6 ib, 68 70 71 \ %^ 001ITBMT& 78 73 7ft 76 78 79 81 86 99 94 97 99 119 133 A. Prayer for Scholars before Study, • A Prayer which may be daily said by a Woman with Child, For a Husband or Wife, For Widows, - - For those who lead a Single Life, For the Rich, - - An Oblation which may be made to Al- mighty Qod every Morning and Eve- tting, ----- ?he Thirty Days* Prayer to the B. V. Mary, - - - - A most devoat Act of Contrition, Acts of Contrition, Faith, Hope, and Charity, - - A Prayer to be said before Mass, A devout Method of hearing Mass, - Preparatory Prayer before Mass, The Ordinary of the Mass, - Gloria in Excelsis, (Latin and English,) 135 The Nicene Creed, (Latin and English,) 139 The Canon of the Mass, - - 137 The Gospel according to St, John, - 147 Prayer for the President, - 149 The Benediction after Mass, - 'id. Thanksgiving after Mass, - - 153 Devotions for Confession and Commu- nion, - - - - - 156 Prater before the examination of Con- science, - - - - 157 A Method of Examination of Con* science, according to the threefold Duty we owe:— 1. To Qod. 3. To our Neighbour. 3. To ourselves, - 158 An Exammation for Confession, - 161 The Precepts of the Church, - - 109 The Seven Deadly Sins, - . - ii. A Prayer for obtaining Contrition, • 171 Prayers before Confession, • •172 VI OOMTSNTS. ;i Aspirations before Confession, n • 178 Rules for a Penitent ut GonfeasioD, - 184 Prayers after Confession, - - - 186 Preparation for Communion, • 187 An Act of Paich, . . . ^ i6. of Hope, - - • • 191 of Charity, .... 199 of Desire, - - - • 193 of Thanksgiving, * - 195 — of Fear, . ... 196 of Humility, - - - 199 A Prayer before Receiving, - - 201 Instructions before Communion, - r,203 Prayers after Communion, - - 805 An Act of Praise and Adoration, - 206 of Hope, - • - - 206 of Love, .... 210 An Oblation, 211 A Prayer for Perseverance, - - 213 A Concluding Prayer after Commu- nion, 213 Devout Aspirations after Communion, 214 Litany of the Blessed Sacrament, - 219 Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart The Litany of the Sacred Heart, - 228 An Invitation, or the Devout Soul's Re- pair to the Sacred Heart, - - 231 The Reparation of Honour to the Sa- cred Heart, 239 Concerning Indulgences, ... 235 Of a Jubilee, 238 A Prayer for the whole State of Christ's Church upon Earth, - - - ift. fifteen Meditations on the Passion of our Saviour Jesus Christ, - - 244 An Universal Prayer for all Things ne- • ceyf ;ary to Salvation, ... 259 Instructions and Devotions for the Sick^, 254 /\ jA^i. OONTZNTa. T A DaJiv Prayer in Time of Sickness, 2U Acts of the most necessary Virtues to be made in Time of Sickness, - - 258 A Daily Preparation for Death, - 269 Litany for a Happy Death, - - 264 The Litany for the Sick, and Prepara- tion for Death, - - - - 267 A Prayer before Receiving the Viati- cum, 271 An Act of Thanksgiving, after having received the Holy Commimion, or Viaticum, ----- 273 A Prayer before l^Ixtreme Unction, - 275 after Elxtreme Unction, - 277 Litany for a Soul Departing, - - 278 Litany for the Dead, . - - 290 A Prayer upon the Day of a Person's Decease or Burial, - - - 296 The Thirty Days' Prayer, - - 297 Office of the Blessed Virgin, - - 302 Agnus Dei, 312 The Rosary of the Blessed Name of Jesus ------ 313 The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin, - 321 The Prayers of St. Bridget, - - 333 The V^espers or Evening Song for Sun- days, (Latin and English,) - - 346 Hymns, 372-393 The Manner of Serving the Priest at Mass, - - - - - 394 The Manner of I«ay Persons baptising an In&nt> in case of danger of Death, - )99 10 «M TABI.E OF MOVEABLE FEASTS 0) V 0) 0; 0) O 0) 3 «* S 2 2co CO m a> ? CO 1843 1844 1S45 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 GF E D C B A G F E D C B A G F E D C B AG F E D C B ED C B 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 9 11 22 3 14 25 6 17 28 20 12 23 4 15 26 7 18 11 22 3 14 25 6 17 28 Feb. 12 Feb. 4 Jan. 19 Feb. 8 Jan. 31 Feb. 20 Feb. 4 Jan. 27 Feb. 16 Feb. 8 Jan. 23 Feb. 12 Feb. 4 Jan. 30 Feb. 8 Jan. 31 Feb. 20 Feb. 5 Jan. 27 Feb. 16 Feb. 1 Jan. 24 Feb. 12 Jan. 28 Feb. 17 Feb. 9 Jan. 24 Feb. 13 Mar. 1 Feb. 21 Feb. 5 Feb. 25 Feb. 17 Mar. 8 Feb. 21 F*»h. 13 MiT. 5 Feb. 25 Feb. 9 Mar. 1 Feb. 21 Feb. 6 Feb. 25 Feb. 17 Mar. 9 Feb. 22 Feb. 13 Mar. 6 Feb. 18 Feb. 1§ Mar. 1 Feb. 14 Mar. 6 Feb. 26 Feb. 10 Mar. 2 Apr. 16 Apr. 7 Mar. 23 Apr. 13 Apr. 4 Apr. 28 Apr. 8 Mar. 31 Apr. 20 Apr. 11 Mar. 27 Apr. 16 Apr. 8 Mar. 23 Apr. 12 Apr. 4 Apr. 24 Apr. 8 Mar. 31 Apr. 20 Apr. 6 Mar. 27 Apr. 16 Apr. 1 Apr. 21 Apr. 12 Mar. 28 Apr. 17 TABIiB OF MOVEABLE FEASTS. O O d o (0 09 L 1843 May 1844 May lS45May 1846 May IS-^? May lS48June 1849 May 1850, May ISolJMay 1852 May l&53May 1854' May 1855; May 1856 May 1857 May 1858; May 1859 June 1860 May 1861 May 1862 May 1863, May 1864; May 1865May 1866 May 1867iMay 1868!May 1869; May 1870May 25 16 1 21 13 1 17 9 29 20 5 26 17 1 21 13 2 17 9 29 14 5 25 10 30 21 6 26 a s CO June May May May May June May May June May May June May May May May June May May June May May June May June May May June en 'C s a, o 4 26 11 31 23 11 27 19 8 30 16 4 27 11 31 23 12 27 19 8 24 15 4 20 9 31 16 6 June June May June May June June May June June May June June June June June June June May June June May June May June June May May c a •-I (A a o ^^ a 9 en 11 2 18 7 30 181 3 26 16 6 22 11 7 22 11 3 23 7 30 19 4 26 15 31 25 26 28 25 26 24 26 27 24 21 27 25 26 28 25 26 23 26 27 24 26 27 ^5 27 20 24 11 27 16 25 27 26 i ^ , CO TS ' (A Dec. 3 I Dec. 1 Nov. 30 Nov. 29 Nov. 28 Dec. 3 Dec. 2 Des. 1 Nov. 30 Nov. 28 Nov 27 Dec 3 Nov. ? Nov. 30 Nov. 29 Nov. 28 Nov. 27 Dec. 2 Dec. 1 Nov. 30 Nov. 29 Nov. 27 Dec. 3 Dec. 2 Dec. 1 Nov. 29 Nov. 28 Nov. 27 I i I TABLE OF FEASTS AND FASTS. B.olyDays on which there is a strict obliga- tion to hear Mass, and refrain from ser- vile Works. ALL Sundays in the Year. The feasi of the Circumcision of our Lord, Isi Jan. The Epiphany, 6th Jan. The Annuncia- tion, 25th March. Ascension of our Lord. Corpus Christi. Assumption of B. V. M. 15th August. Feast of all Saints, 1st No- vember. Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, 25th December. The Obligation is taken away on all other Days^ by a Decree of Pope Pius VL, March 29, 1778. FASTING DAYS ON ONE MEAL. All the days in Lent, except Sundays. The Eve of Whitsuntide. The Quarter Tenses, or Ember Days, that occur in the four seasons of the Year. The Eve of SS. Peter and Paul. The Vigil of the Assump tion of the B. V. Mary, and of all Saints. The Wednesdays and Fridays in Advent, and Christmas Eve. DATS OF ABSTINENCE FROM FLESH MEAT, All the Sundays in Lent. All the Fridayt throughout the Year. N, B. — If a fasting day falls on a Sunday ihe fast is kept on the Saturday before. \ MORNING PRAYER. «i, MORNING Prayer is a duly which God requires as the first fruits of the day : most religiously then should it be consecrated to him. The success of our actions for the rest of the day, depends in a great measure upon this first duty. To begin the day without imploring God's grace, and thanking him sincerely for the repose of the night, is certainly to expose ourselves to infinite danger. But, before your prayer, recollect your- self a moment ; think what you yourself are, and what that God is, to whom you are going to speak. You will thus con* ceive the importance of the action, and the sentiments of humility, of regret for your faults, of attention, respect, fervour ^ love, and confidence, with which you should address him. At waking in the morning, say: O my God, my only good, the author of my being, and my last end, I give thee m} heart. Praise, honour, and glcjry be to thee for ever and ever. Amen* At the rising up, say : In the name of the Father, 4- and of the Son, and of thA Holy Ghost. Amen. ^^*^ 4 PRAY£RS I OR MORNING. 1 will raise myself up from this bed of sleep, to adore my God, and to la* hour for the salvation of my souL O may I rise 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 wear it pure and undefUed before thy judgment seat. When clothedj kneel doum^ and sa^f : •f- In the name of the Father, &c. Amen« Blessed be the holy and undi. vided Trinity, now and for everxnore. Amen. Come, O Holy Ghost, replenisfe my heart, and enkindle in it the fire of thy divine love. Amen. 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; and forgive us our tres- passes, as we forgive them who trespass against us : and lead us not into tempt* ation ; but deliver us from evil. Amen* 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, fcsus. — Holy Mary, • \ PBA1BKS FOR MOEliank 6 Mother of 6od» pray for us sinnerSi DoWf aiid at the hour of our death. Amen. The Apostles* Creed. 1 BELTRVE in God the Father Al. mighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth , and in Jesus Christ his only Son, oui Lord ; who was conceived by the Floly Ghost ; born of the Virgin Mary ; suf- fered under Pontius Pilate ; was cruci- fied, dead and buried ; he descended into Hell ; the third day he rose again from thfe dead ; he ascended into Heaven ; and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty : from thence he wiD come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the Holy Catholic Church ; tie Communion of Saints ; the Forgiveness of Sins ; the Resurrection of the Body ; and 'life ever- lasting. Amen. THE CONFITEOR; OR GENERAL CONFESSION. I 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, and to ail the Saints, that I have sinned exceedingly, in Ihoughti word and deed^ through my fault, through 6 PRATERS FOR MORNINO. myfauU^ through my most grievous fanlL ThsBrefore I beseech the blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Arch, angel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, to pray to the Lord our God for me. May Almighty God have mercy on me, forgive me my sins, and bring me to everlasting life. Amen. ALMIGHTY God! who thoi^h dwelling in the highest heaven, yet vouchsaiest to regard the lowest creature upon earth, I humbly adore thy sacred Majesty, and with all the force and pow- ers of my soul exalt and praise thy holy name for the infinite blessings thou hast so freely bestowed on ifte, for elect, ing me in thy love, and creating me to thy own image ; for redeeming me by thy Son, and sanctifying me with thy Holy Spirit; for preserving me in all the chances and encounters of this life, and raising up my thoughts to the hope of a better ; and particularly for thy gracious protection from the dangers of the past night, and for bring- uig me safely to the beginning of this day. Continue, O Lord, thy mercy to me, and as thou hast awakened my body from sleep, so raise my soul from PRATERS FOR MORNING. 7 sin.^ that I may walk soberly and chasely as in the day, in all holy obe* dience, before thy face. Deliver me, O merciful God, from die evils of this day, and guide my feet in the ways of peace. Strengthen my re- solutions to embrace with gladness all opportunities of doing good, and care- fully to avoid all occasions of sin, espe-^ daily those which I have found by ex- perience to be most dangerous to my soul ; and when, through frailty, I for- get thee, do thou in thy mercy remem- ber me ; that as I often fall by the evil inclination of my nature, I may instantly rise again by the assistance of thy grace. Make me diligent in the duties of my calling and state of life, and not too solicitous for the success of my af* fairs; but in all the miscarriages and crosses of this world, absolutely submit to thy divine pleasure, and wholly rely on thy merciful providence. Let thy bless- ing be upon my actions, and thy grace direct my intentions; that the whole course of my life, and the principal de- sign of my heart, may always tend to the advancement of thy glory, the good of others, and the eternal salvation of my own soul, Arou^h Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour, who, with thee M '. f P PHATBRS FOR MuRNINO* and the Holy Ghosty liveth and reignethf one Grod, world without end. Amen. Give me grace, OLord, to do what thou commandest, and command whal thou pleasest. Give me grace to suffer what thou per* mittests and permit what thou pleasest* The blessing of God Almighty, Falhef, Soiij and Holy Ghost, descend upon me, and dwell in my heart for ever. Amen. A devout RecommendatioTit which may be used every Mornings or mny other Time, I ADORE and glorify thee, O biessed Trinity, God Almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. I offer myself to thy di- vine Majesty, humbly beseecliing thee to take from me, and from all thy faithful, whatever displeases thee, and to give us that which is grateful in thy sight; grant that we may here do what thou commandest, and hereafter receive what thou promisest. To thee, O Lord, I commend my soul and body, {my vnfe and children^ my father and mother, my hr others and sisters) my kinsfolk, benefactors, and friends, all my nearest and dearest relatives, and aU those for whom I am anyways boun& to offer up my prayers. To thee I com mend the Holy Catholic Church. To dieel commend these United States, PRA7EAS FOX MOBNINO. e and our President. Grant, O Lord, that all may know thee, all may honour and reverence thee, all may love thee, and be loved by thee. Reduce those tiiat err, and bring them again into the way of truth: abolish heresies, and convert aD to the true faith, who as yet do not know thee. Grant us, O Lord, thy grace, and preserve us in thy peace ; may thy holy will be done, and not ours. Comfort all those that lead their lives in sorrow, misery, or temptation, and mercifully relieve them in their afflic tions, whether spiritual or corporal. Lastly, I commend all universally to thy holy protection, beseeching thee, that thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant to the living forgiveness of their sins, and to the souls departed everlasting rest, \men. A Prayer for Perseverance in Chodness. GRANT, O my Lord Jesus Christ, that I may persevere in good purposes, and in thy holy service, to my death; and that I may this day perfectly begin, hi all I have liitherto done is nothing. Amen. Here, if you have leisure, add, mUqf the devout prayers, that which is adapted to your state in life, *4 10 FRAYEES FOB MORNING. A Prayer to your Angd Quardiaru O ANGEL of God, to whose care I am committed by the supreme clemency, illuminate, defend, and govern me diisday in all my thoughts, words, and actions. Amen. Bless us, O Lord, and preserve us from all evil, and bring us to eternal life : and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. . Amen. When at Momir^^ Nocn^ or Evening/f (hit Sign of the SahUation is given^ say^ THE Angel of the Lord declared to Mary, and she conceived by the Holy Ghost. Hail Mary, &c. Behold the hand, maid' of the Lord : be it done unto me according to thy word. Hail Mary, &c And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt amongst us. Hail Mary, &c. V. Pray for us, holy Mother erf God. R. Tliat we may be made worthy ol the promises of Christ. The Prayer. 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 message of an angel, may, by his passion and cross, be brought to the glorv of his resurrection^ \ FRATERS FOR HORNmO* 11 throu^ the same Chru^. Amen. Z^^^i^ May the souls of the f^l$fW3epal through the mercy of /OSfli rest i Amen, » ^> J^' ^ The Litany of (he moH HHy N^ q^»Ri$. LORD, have mercy upon us. ''^ Christ, have mercy upon usr. y fe Lord, have mercy upon us* ^ew, ,iio thee : grant, we beseech ihee, to us thy suppliants, the effects of thy most divme love, that we may love thee with all our hearts in word and deed, and never cease from praising thee : who livest and reignest, &c, O GOD, who hast rendered the most glorious name of thy only begotten Sob our Lord Jesus Christ, most worthy to be loved with the highest affection by thy faithful, and exceeding dread- ful to evil spirits : mercifully grant, that all who devoutly honour the sa- cred name of Jesus on earth, may re- ceive in this life the sweetness of thy holy consolation, and obtain in tho future the happiness of eternal jo> and bliss. Through the same, &c. May the divine assistance always re- main with us. Amen. Salve Regina, HAIL! holy Queen, Mother of Mcr- cy, our Life, our Sweetness and our Hope ; to thee do we cry, poor banished sons of Eve ; to thee do we send up our PRAYEr.S FOR MORNING. 1ft sighs, mourning^and weeping in this valley of tears : turn then, most gra- cious advocate, thy eyes of mercy towards us, and after this our exilej show unto us the blessed 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. The Blessing. THE peacg of our Lord Jesus Christ ; —virtue of his sacred passion : — the sign of the holy cross ; — ^the purity and hu- mility of the blessed Virgin Mary ;— Uie protection of the angels ; — and the intercession of all the saints and elect of God, be with me, and defend me now, tnd at the hour of my death, sweet Jesus. kmen. At going forth out of your House^ sayi SHOW me, O.Lord, thy ways, and teach me thy paths. Direct my steps according to thy words, that no injustice way rule over me. Make perfect my walking in ihy paths, that my steps may •not be moved. Grace before Meat, BLESS us, O Lord, and these thy ffiftSf wliich of thy bounty we are about 16 DBvonoNS you to receive, through Chriadt our LordL R. Amen. Chrace after Meat WE give thee thanks, Almighty Grod, for all thy benefits, who livest and reigiv est world without end. R. Amen. Vouchsafe, O Lord, for thy narne*f sake, to render to our benefactors life everlasting. R. Amen. V. May the souls of the faithful de- parted, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen. DEVOTIONS FOR EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. A holy and ancient practice amongst tJie faithful /ms consecrated every day in the week to some particular devotion. It is with this spirit that a prayer is here set down for each of these days, SUNDAY. A Prayer to the most Holy TrinUy, GLORY be to the Father, who, by Ills power, hath brought us forth from notliing, and created us to his own likeness. Glory be to the Son, who by his wisdom hath delivered us from Hell, and opened Heaven for us. Glory be to the Holy Ghost, who, by his mercy. EYBRT DAT IN THE WEEK* 17 hath sanctified us in baptism, and siill continues to sanctify us by the graces which we every day receive from him. Glory, honour, and praise be to the three persons of the most holy and undivided Trinity, now and fotjever. We adore thee, O Holy Trinity ! we worship thee ; we most humbly give thee thanks for having re- vealed to us this glorious, this incom- prehensible mystery ; and for granting to those who shall persevere until death in the faithful profession of it, the re- ward of beholding and enjoying in Hea- ven, what we now believe and adore upon Earth — One God in Three Per- sons, the Father, the Son, and the Hoty Ghost« Amen. r MONDAY, A Prayer to the Holy Ghost, O SANCTIFIER of our Souls ! thou Spirit of love and truth ! We adore thee as the principle of our eternal hap. piness ; we thank thee as the dispenser of all heavenly favours ; and we invoke thee as the source of that light and strength, by which alone we can know what is good, and be enabled to practise it. Enlighten our understand- ings, fortify our wills, purify our henrtSi 18 DBVOTIONS FOB 1 regulate our movemeiit|, and maks us attentive to all thy inspirationg. Par- don us, thou Spirit of Grace and Mercy! pardon us our constant infi- delities, and the shameful insensibility with which we have so often resist^ the most touching impulses of ^gpioe* We are at length resolved to be no longer rebellious to it : but to obey it witli such docility, that we may taste those fruits, and enjoy those beati- tudes, which thy sacred gifts can pro- duce in our souls. TUESDAY. A Prayer to our Guardian AngeL O HOLY Angel, to whose care God in his mercy hath committed me, I re- turn thee now my most sincere and hum- ble thanks ; I conjure thee, O amia- ble Guide, to continue still thy care ; to defend m3 against my enemies ; to remove from me the occasions of sin ; to obtain for rpe a constant do- cility to divine inspirations ; to protect me, in particular, at the hour of my death ; and then to conduct me to the mansions of eternal repose, where, in thy blessed society, I may prajcie oui Creator for ever. Amen. EVBST DAY IN THB WEEK. 19 WEDNESDAY. A Prayer to St Joseph, O FAITHFUL servant, whom God ^d charged with the care of his family ; thou whom he had established the 5uardian and protector of the life of esus, the consoler and support of his Mother, and his own faithful Associate in the great affair of our Redemption ; thou who hadst the happiness to live with Jesus and Mary, and to expire in their arms : Chaste Spouse of the Mother of God ! thou model of pure, humble, and interior souls ! be touched with the confidence we have in thee ; and graciously accept these testimonies of our devotion. We return God thanks for the fa- vours he hath bestowed on thee ; and we beg, through thy intercession, that we may imitate thy virtues. Pray for us, tlien, O glorious Saint ; and by that love thou always hadst for Jesus and for Mary, and which Jesus and Mary had also for thee, obtain always for us the incomparable advantage of living faithful jd Jesus, and of dyijig in his love. Amen. 90 DBVOTIONS FOR THURSDAY. A Prayer h^ore the Blessed Sacramenu O SWEET and adorable Jesus, who In the excess of thy love, art pleased to dwell with us in the Sacrament of the Altar ; I here acknowledge that thou art my Sovereign and my God : I adore thee with the most profound humility ; I thank thee with all my heart, for the tenderness thou here sliowest me, in spite of the treatment thou receivest. Pierced with the sin- cerest grief, at the sight of my ingra- titude, I come, O God of Majesty, to make thee some poor amends, for all the sacrileges and the impiety which were ever committed or ever shall be committed against this adorable Sacra- ment. Why cannot 1,0 God, sufficient- ly testify my own regret, for having so often appeared before thee with in- difference, and for having approached thee with so little fervour, and so little love ? Forget, O Lord, my iniquities, that thou mayest remember only thy own infmite mercies. Deign to accept the desire I have of honouring thee in the adorable Sacrament. Yes, I wish with* all my heart to love thee, to bless, to oraise, and adoro thee here, as fer- gVBST DAT llf THE WEEK, 21 rently as the saints and angels adore thee : and I conjure thee, hy this sacred Body, and by this most precious Blood, that I may henceforth honour thee so fervently, and receive thee so worthily, that after this life, I may praise thee for ever with thy Saints in Heaven. Amen. FRIDAY. A Prayer to Jesus suffering, O SPOTLESS Lamb ! O Innocent Victim ! who by thy Death and Blood hast effaced the sins of mankind, blot out my iniquities, and do not permit that thy sufferings should become use- less to me. O Jesus, humbled, sorrow- fill, desolate, and resigned to death ! help me to receive, with a resigna- tion like thine, whatever afflictions thou shalt please to send me. O Jesus, calumniated, accused, despised, teach me to look down with inaifference on the judgments of men, and to suffer with patience the most provoking inju- ries. O Jesus, torn with stripes, pior- ced with thorns, weltering in blood for my sake- teach me to endure, for love of thee, the anguish and inconveni- ence of ill health, misery, or afflic- tions. O Jesus, abandoned to execu- tioners, shamefully condemned to a cross* enable me to fly all v8in«sr!orv 22 DEVOTIONS FOR EVERY DAY, ETC, and patiently to endure the most hum bling contradictions. O Jesus^ sinking under the weight of thy cross, I unite myself to thee, and my crosses also to thine-— grant me grace to bear them wiih patience and resignation. O Jesus, rais- ed up on thy cross, draw me now power- fully to thee : thou art expiring for my sake, O let me never live but for thine ; that being henceforth crucified with thee, my whole occupation may be to love and to adore thee incessantly. Amen. SATURDAY. A Prayer to thf Blessed Virgir^ O BLESSED Virgin, Mother of God! and by this august quality, worthy of all respect from men and angels, I come to offer thee my most humble homage, and to implore the aid of thy prayers and protection. Thy intercession is most powerful, and thy goodness for mankind on earth, is equal to thy influence in Heaven. Thou knowest, O blessed Virgin ! that I look up to thee as my Mother, my Patroness, my Advocate : I acknowledge with hum- ble gratitude that thy virtues singled thee out for the mother of my Re- deemer. I will henceforth honour and serve thee assiduously. Accept, O blessed Virion, mv protestation^' of PRAYERS FOR NIGHT, 2d ficfclity; look favoumbly on the confi- dence I have in thee ; obtain for ine of thy dear Son, a lively faith, a firm hope, a tender, generous, and constant love. Obtain for me a cautious purity, a sin. cere humility, a placid resignation to the win of Grod, and so faitliful an imitation of thy virtues through life, that I may exult in thy patronage at the hour of my death. Amen. PRAYERS AT NIGHT, BEFORE GOING TO BED. IN the name of the Father, &c. Amen. Our Father, Hail Mary, I believe in God. Blessed be the holy and undivided Trinity, now, and for ever. Amen. O ETERNAL, infinite, and Almigh- ty God! whose glory the heaven of heavens cannot contain, look down on thy unworthy servant, prostrate at the feet of thy mercy, and humbly confess- ing to tliee, in the sight of all thy holy angels and blessed saints, the sinful- ness and vanity of my life, but espe^ cially the transgressions of this day, by which I have so grievously wounded my own soul. S4 PEAYEBS FOR NIGHT. I! ii I I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary, ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Bap- tist, to the holy apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the saints, that I have griev- ously sinned in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my exceeding great fault. Here examine diligently what sins you may havefalleninto this day, by thiughi^ toordy deed, or omission, and humbly confessing them, proceed thus : Of these, and all my other sins, I most sincerely repent, and am heartily sorry for every thought, word, and deed, by which I have displeased the^yes oi thy glory, and provoked thy wrath and indignation against me : especially for my disobedience to so holy a law, and ejrtreme ingratitude to so gracious and bountiful a God. I acknowledge, O Lord, that I have not merited the least of thy mercies, but rather deserve the greatest of thy judgments : but as thou hast reveaxcd thyself to be a God of pity and compassion, forgiving the ini- quities of such as truly repent, and ab- solving all those that voluntarily con. demn themselves, wherefore with a pe- uitont and contrite heart, I freely con- PRAYERS FOR NIGHT. 2d fees the guiltiness of my own constnencei and humbly offer these prayers, dec, to thee, for my penance. Say some Prayers, or do some other pi» ous Act, for your Penance, then pro^ ceed thus : But since my unworlhiness and many imperfections most justly discourage me from presuming on my own performan- ces, and the richness of thy mercy has provided for us a multitude of accepta- Die intercessors ; therefore I beseech the blessed Mary, ever Virgin, the bless, ed Michael the Archangel, the blessed John Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Paul, and all the saints, to pray to the Lord our God for me. May Almighty God have mfercy on me, and forgiving me my sins, bring me to everlasting life. Amen. May the Almighty zmd merciful Lord grant me pardon, absolution, and remis- sion of all my sins. Amen. And now, O most gracious and libe- ral Benefactor, I praise and magnify thy holy name for thy great and innu* merable benefits, proceeding purely from thy bounty, and intended wholly for my good ; particularly for preserving me this day in the midst of so many dangers incident to my conditioiv 3 PAAIfSR.*^ FOR NIGHT. and delivering me from so moiiy cala- mities and miseries as are due to my sins. Thou art my Creator, O my God, and kind Protector; thou art the ulti« mate end of my being, and supreme per- fection of my nature. Under the sha dow of thy wings is perpetual repose^ and from the light of thy countenance flow eternal joy and felicity. To thee be glory and honour, to tltee adoration and obedience, from all thy creatures for ever. Amen. ^ And sikice thou hast ordained the day to labour, and the night to take our rest, as I praise thee for the blessings of this (iay past, so I implore thy protection this night to come. Let the eyes of thy pro. vidence watch over me, and thy holy angels pitch their tents about me ; that being safely delivered from all dangers, and comfortably refreshed with mode* rate sleep, I may the better be enabled to perform the employments of my call- ing and state of life, and faithfully ))er- •Bvere in the discharge of the duties of thy service ; and so daily advance to new victories over my passions, and to a more perfect observance of thy com- mandments ; till having passed my days m thy fear, I may end them in thy »• P&AYBRS FOE NIGHT. 27 TOUT, and rejoice with thee for ever in thy heavenly kingdom, through Jesua Christ our Lord and only Saviour who with tliee and the Holy Ghost iiveth and reigneth, one God, world without end* Amen. An Act of CorUritiorL O DREAD Lord, and most indulgent Father of mercies ! I a wretched worm have sinned |igainst heaven, and beibre thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy servant, much less to be accounted tfiy child, having repaid 80 much bounty with contempt, and so many benefits with ingratitude. Where shall I find punishment enough to be revenged on me for my sins, or tears enough to wash out my iniquities'? Alas! I grieve not at those pains which I have deserved for my rebellion ; it only pierces my very heart that I have of- fended a God who ought to be beloved . and honoured above all things. What shall I say, dear Lord, in detestation of the crimes I have committed? What shall I do to prevent my future re- lapses? Father, from henceforth the face of sin shall l>o more hideous to me than hell, and the least temptation to it more frightful than death. Forgive, Almighty Lord, forgive, and have I ! 28 PRATERS FOR NIGHT. Qot tlie sins of my past life in remem- brance. Why should the mighty Lord of heaven and earth be incensed against so poor, so contemptible an object? Behold me, O God, not in thy anger, but according to the tender bowels of thy infinite mercy : for thou art our Father, and we are thy children ; thou art our Maker, and we are as clay in tny hands ; thou canst ;jvith those waters, drawn from the fountain of our blessed Saviour, cleanse our pollutions ; and with the mixture of one drop of his most precious blood mould us again into vessels of honour. Of thee only, O merciful Father, I beg and hope for pardon, upon thee only do I call and de- pend for assistance ; that I may here after constantly serve thee with a true and faithful obedience, and inseparably adiiere to thee with a pure and perfect love for ever. A Prayer for the Dead, O GOD, the Creator and Redeemer of aJ the faitliful, give to the souls of thy servants departed, full remission of all their offences, that through the help of pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon of which they have been al- ways desirous : who livest and reignest world without end. Amen. \ PRAYEAS FOR NIGHT. 29 V. Give them, O Lord, eternal rest* R, And let perpetual light shine upon them. V. May they rest in peace. R. Amen. The Hymn, Te lucis ante terminum BEFORE the closing of the day. Creator, we thee humbly pray. That for Ihy wonted m^^rcy's sake. Thou us into protection take. May nothing in our minds excite Vain dreams and phantoms of the night ; Keep off our enemy, that so Our bodies no uncleanness know. To Jesus, from a Virgin sprung. Be glory given, and praises sung ; The like to God the Father be. And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen Antiphon, SAVE us, O Lord, waking, and keep us, sleeping, that we may watch with Christ, and rest in peace. Amen. Preserve us as the apple of thine eye, and protect us under the shadow of thy wings. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep m this night without sin. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. May thy mercy be upon us, O Lord, as we have put our trust in thee. O Lord, hear my prayer, and let wiy «mpplicatioR come unto thee. I i 30 THE LITANY OF LORETTO. The Prayer, VISIT, we beseech thee, O Lord, this habitxition, and repel from it all snares of the enemy. Let thy holy angels dwell therein to preserve us in peace, and may thy blessing be upon us for ever, through Christ our Lord. Amen. THE LITANY OF OUR B. LADY OF LORETTO, So called from its being usiLaTly sitng in the Church of Loretto on all Satur^ days, and Festivals of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Anthem, WE fly to thy patronage, O sacred mother of God ; despise not our prayers in our necessities, but deliver us from all dangers, O glorious and blessed ever Virgin. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. O God the Father of Heaven, Heve mercy upon i«. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy upon us, O G(jd the Holy Ghost, Have mercg upon us. \ TBOB LITANT OP LORBTfO. 32 Holy Trinity, one God, Have mereg upon us. Holy Mary, Eloly Mother of God, Holy Virgin of Virgins, Mother of Christ, Mother of divine grace, Most pure mother, Most chaste mother, Undefiled mother, Untouched mother. Most amiable mother. Most admirable mother. Mother of our Creator, Mother of our Redeemer, Most prudent Virgin, Most venerable Virgin, Most renowned Virgin, Most powerful Virgin, Most merciful Virgin, Most faithful Virgin, 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, • '1 82 THE LITANY OF LORfiTXO Ark of the covenant. Gate of heaven. Morning star, Health of the weak, Refuge of sinners, Comfort of the afflicted. Help of Christians, Queen of angels. Queen of patriarchs. Queen of prophets, Queen of apostles. Queen o^ martyrs. Queen of confessors. Queen of virgins. Queen of all saints, O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world. Hear us, O Lord, O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world. Have mercy upon us ArUhenu WE fly to thy patronage, sacred mother of God ; despise not our prayers in our necessities, but deliver us fronn all dangers, O glorious and blessed ever V irgin. V. Pray for us, O holy mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us Pray. POUR forth, we beseech thee, O PRAYERS FOa NIGHT. m Lord, thy grace into our hearts that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ thy Son was made known by the mes- sage of an angel, may, by his passion »ind cross, be brought to the glory of is resurrection : through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. V. May the divine assistance alwajTi remain with us. R. Amen. V. And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen. To the B» Virgin Mary, O GLORIOUS Virgin Mary, I com- poit my soul and body to thy blessed trust this night and for ever, but more especially at the hour of my death. I recommend to thy merciful charity all my hopes, my consolation, my distress and mise^ ; my Ufe, and the end thereof; that tlirough thy most holy intercession, all my works may be directed according to the will of thy blessed Son, Amen. A Prayer to your Guardian AngeL O ANGEL of God, to whose holy eare I am committed by the supreme clemency, enlighten, defend and protect me this night from all sin and danger. Amen. The Blesshig. O GOD the Father bless me ; Jesiu "Hnat defend and ke^ip me : the vjr. 84 PRATEIIS FOE NIOHl. tue of the Holy Ghost enlighteD and sanctify me this night and for ever. Amen. Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Lord Jesus receive my soul. When you go to Bedy say, IN the name of our Lord Jesua Christ crucified, I lay me down to rest ! bless me, O Lord, defend and govern me, and, after this short and miserable pil- grimage, bring me to everlasting happi- ness. Amen. A Prayer at settling to Sleep, O LORD Jesus Christ, whose unwea- ried eye neither slumbers nor sleeps, but continually watches in defence of thy servants, take me and mine, I beseech thee, into thy protection, and grant, that whilst my body is asleep, my soul may be awake to thee, and that I may hereafter behold thee in that blessed and heavenly country, where thou, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, art eternally gover. nor, and where all the Angels, with the blessed saints, are citizens for ever. Amen. N. B. When you are in hed^ and caiu not sleep, employ your thoughts in some spiritual exercise, or in saying the headSf or some oilier prayers ; or in meditating e sins are cover- ed. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile. Because I was silent, my bones grew \. i;he S£V£N penitential psalms. 37 old; whilst I cried out all the day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me ; I am turned in my anguish, whilst the thorn is fastened. I have acknowledged my sins to thee, and my injustice I have not concealed. I said I will confess against myself my injustice to the Lord ; and that thou hast forgiven the wickedness of my sin. 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 : my joy, deliver me from them that surround me. I wiU give thee understanding, and I will instruct th 3e in the way in which thou shalt go : I will fix my eyes upon thee. Do not become like the horse and the mule, who have no understanding. With bit and bridle bind fast their jaws, who come not near unto thee. Many are the scourges of the sinner, 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 38 THE SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALMS* Psalm xxxviL REBUKE me not, O Lord, in thy ladigiiation} nor chastise me in thy wrath. For thy arrows are fasteined in mei and thy hand hath been strong upon me. There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath : there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins. For my iniquities are gone over my head ; and, as a heavy burden, are be» come heavy upon me. My sores are putrefied and corrupted, because of my foolishness, I am become miserable, and am bow- ed down even to the end : I walked sor- rowflil all day long. . For my loins are filled with illusions : and there is no health in my flesh. I am afflicted and humbled exceed- i^gty ; 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 Icfl me, and the light of my eyes itsa^f is not with me. My friends and my neighbours have drawn near and stood against me. And they that were near me stood TIIB SEVBN PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 39 afar off: and they that sought my soul used violence. And they that sought evils to me epoke vain things, and studied deceits all the day long. But I, as a deaf man, heard not : and was as a dumb man not opening hifl mouth. And I became as a man that heareth 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 ene- mies 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 1 will think for my sin. But my enemies live, and are stronger than I : and they that hate me wron^U- ly are multipliea. They that render evil for good, have de- tracted me, because I followed goodness. 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. 40 THB SEVEN PBlflTSNTIAL P8ALN8. Psalm ]i. HAVE mercy on me, O God, accoi cl- ing to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity. Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me. To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee : that thou mayest be justified in thy words, and mayest overcome when thou art judged. For behold I was conceived in iniqui- ties : and in sins did my mother conceive me. For behold thou hast loved truth : the uncertain and hidden things of thy wis- dom thou hast made manifest to me. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, 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 rejoice. Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create a clean heart in me, O God : and renew a right spirit within my bowels' \ THX SKVBH PBNITENTUL P8ALII8. 41 Cast me not away from thy face : and take not thy holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of tliy salva- tion^ and strengthen me with a perfect spirit. I will teach the unjust thy ways : and the wicked shall be converted to thee. Deliver me from blood, O God, thou Gkxi of my salvation : and my tongue shall extol thy justice. O Lord, thou wilt open my lips : and my mouth shall declare thy praise. For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it : with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted. A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit : a contrite and humbled hearty O God, thou wilt not despise. Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion : that the wcdls of Jerusa. lem may be built up. Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt of- ferings ; then shall they lay calves upon thy altars. Glory be to the Father, &c. Psalm cL HEAR, O Lord, my prayer, and lei tiy cry come to thee. Turn not away thy face fix)m roe, 4 42 THE S£V£N PENITENTIi^L PSALMS. in the day when I am in trouble, incline thy ear to me. In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me speedily. For my days are vanished like smokes and my bones are grown dry, like fuel for the fire. I am smitten as grass, and my heart ia withered : because I forgot to eat my bread. Through the voice of my groaning, my bone hath cleaved to my flesh. I am become like to a pelican of the wilderness : I am like a night raven in the house. I have watched, and am become as a sparrow, all alone on the house top All the day long my enemies reproach- ed 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 indignation : for having lifted me up, thou hast thrown me down. My days have declined like a shadow, and I am withered like grass. . But thou, O Lord, endurest for ever : and thy memorial to all generations Hiou shalt arise and have mercy on TUB SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 48 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, Lord : and all the kings of the earth thy glory. 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 despised their petition. Let these things be written unto anoth- er generation ; and the people that shall be created shall praise the Lord. Because he hath looked forth from hifc 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 Ihey may declare the name of the Lord in Sion ; and his praise in Jerusa^ lem. When the people assembled together, and kings to serve the Lord. lie answered him in the way of his strength : declare unto me the fewness of my days. Call mo not a^my in the midst of my 44 THE SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALMS. days ; thy years are unto generation and generation. In the beginning, O Lord, thou found- edst the earth : and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou remainest i and all of them shall grow old, lilce a garment. And as a vesture thou shalt 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 shaD continue ; and their seed shall be direct* ed for ever. Glory be to the Father, &c. Psalm exxix. OUT of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord : Lord hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities, Lord who shall stand it 1 For with thee there is merciful for- giveness : and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord. My soul hath relied on his word : my \)ul hath hoped in the Lord. From the morning watch, even imt!) night, let Israel hope in the Lord. THE SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 45 Because with the Lord there is mercyi and with him plentiful redemption. And he shaJl redeem Israel from all his iniquities. Glory be to the Father, &c. Psalm cxliL HEAR, O Lord, my prayer ; give eoi to my supplication in thy truth : heai' me in thy justice. And enter not into judgment >^ith thy servant . for in thy sight no man living f-^! " be justified. I uf the enemy hath persecuted my soul : he hath brought down my life to the earth. He hath made me to dwell in dark- ness, as those that have been dead of old : and my spirit is in anguish within me : my heart within me is tioubled. ! remembered the days of old 2 1 me- ditated on all thy works 2 I mused upon the works of thy hands. I stretched forth my hands to thee : my soul is as earth without water unto thee. 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. 46 THE UTAiNY OF THE SAINTS. Cause iiie to iiear thy mercy in the morning, for in thee have I hoped. Make thy way known to me wherein I should walk : for I have lilted up my so M to thee. Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord> to thee have I iled : teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God. Thy good s^iirit shall lead me into the right land : for thy name's sake, O Lord, thou wilt quicken me in thy jus- tice. ^ Thou wilt bring my soul out of trou- ble : and in thy mercy thou wilt destroy my enemies. And thou wilt cut off all them that af- flict my soul : for I am thy servant. Glory be to the Father, dec. Anth. Remember not, O Lord, our offences, nor those of our parents : neither take thou vengeance of our sins. The Litany and Prayers recommended to he said in Catholic Families eveiy Evening. LORD, have mercy upon us. Christ have mercy upon lis. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ hear us. Christ, gra- ciously hear us. O G od the Fatlier of heaven, Have mercy upon iw. • • \ - m liITANY OF THE SAINTS. 47 O God the Son, Redeemer of the world. Have mercy upon us. God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy ujxm us. Holy Trinity, one God, Have mera, upon u^. Holy Mary, Pray for us. Holy Mother of St. Thomas, God, Holy Virgin of Virgins, St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, St. James, St. Philip, St. Bartholomew, St. Matthew, St. Simon, St. Thaddee, All ye holy Angels St. Matthias, and Archangels, St. Barnaby, All ye holy Orders St. Luke, of blessed spirits, St. Mark, St. Jolin Baptist, St. Martin, St. Joseph, St. Nicholas, All ye holy Patri- All ye holy archs and Pro- ciples of phets. Lord, All ye holy Apos- All ye holy Inno ties and Evan- cents, gelists, St. Stephen, I dis. oui St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Andrew, St. James, St. John, St. Lawrence, St. Vincent, SS. Fabian and Sc Dastian, SS. John and Paul I 48 THE LITANY OF THE SAINTS, SS. Cosmos and St. Bonnet. « Damian, St. Bernard, SS. Gervase and St. Dominic, F' tase, St. Francis, AU . e holy Mar- All ye holy Piiests and Levites, All ye holy Monki and Hermits. ^ St. Mary Magda- » lyrs, St. Sylvester, St. Gregory, St. Ambrose, St Aiigustin, St. Jeum, St. Patrick, len, % St. Agatha, ^ St. Lucy, (X, Allye holy Bishops St. Agnes, and Confessors, St. Cecily, All ye holy Doc- St. Catharine, tors, St. Anastasia, SL Anthony, St. Bridgit, All ye holy Virgins and Widows, Prap for us. All ye Men and Women, Saints of God, Make intercession/or us. Be merciful unto us, Spare usj O Lord. Be merciful unto us, graciously hear uSf O Lord. From all evil, 8 From all sin, k From thy wrath, « From sudden and unprovided death, '3 From the deceits of the devil, "^ Prom anger, hatred, and all ill will, ^3 From the spirit of fornication^ o THB LITANT OF THB SAINTS. 49 From lightning and tempesty From everlasting death, Thro' the mystery of thy holy incar. nation, ^ Thro' thy coming, 3 Thro' thy nativity, Thro' thy baptism and holy fasting, Thro' thy cross and passion, Thro' thy death and burial. Thro' thy holy resurrection. Thro' thy admirable ascension, ^^ Thro' the coming of the Holy Ghost the Comforter, In the day of judgment. We sinners, beseech theCf hear us. That thou spare us. We beseech thee^ <^c. That thou pardon us, We beseech thee^ ^c ThAt thou vouchsafe to bring us to true penance. That thou vouchsafe to govern ani , preserve thy holy church, «^ That thou vouchsafe to preserve our c" Apostolic Prelate, and all ecclesias-^ tical orders in holy religion, ^g That thou vouchsafe to humble the§ enemies of thy holy church, 1 That thou vouchsafe to give peace and ^^ true concord to christian kings and^ princes. That thou vouchsafe to grant peaca and unity to all Christian people^ u «^ 50 THB LITANY OF THE SAINTS. Tlial thou vouchsafe to comfort oiid keep us in thy holy service, That thou iifl up our minds to heaven- ^ ly desires, i^ That thou render eternal good things J to our benefactors, ^ That thou deliver our souls and those^ of our brethren, kinsfolk, and bene-^ factors from eternal damnation, That thou vouchsafe to give and pre- serve the fruits of the earth, "^ That thou vouclisafe to give etemafe rest to all the faithful departed. That thou vouchsafe graciously to heai us, Son of God, We beseech ihee, hear us. Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world. Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world. Hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the vrorldj Have mercy upon us. Christ, hear us, Christ, graciously hear us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord have mercy upon us. Our Father, dsc. V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. Amen. Psalm Ixix. O God, come to my assistance : Lord, make haste to help me. . THE LrrAMT ov the saints. 51 Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek my soul. Let them be turned backward, and blush for shame, that desire evils to me. Let them presently be turned away, blushing for shame that say to me, *Tis well, 'tis well. Let all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee ; and let such as love thy salvation say always, The Lord be mag- nified. But I am needy and poor : O God, help me. Thou art my helper and deliverer : C Lord, make no delay. Glory be to the Father, &c. V Save thy servants. R. Trusting in thee, O my God. V. Be unto us, O Lord, a tower of strength. R. From the face of the enemy. V. Let not the enemy prevail against us. Nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt us. V. O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins. R. Nor reward us accord* ing to our iniquities. V. Let us pray for our chief Bishop N. R. Maythe Lord preserve him and prolong his life, and make him blessed on earth : and deliver him not to the will of his enemies. V. Let us pray for our benefactors. ©2 THE LITANY OF THE SAINTS. R. O Lord, for thy name's sake, vouchsafe to render eternal life to all those hy whom we have received good. V. Let us pray for the faithful depart- ed. R. Eternal rest give to them, O Lord ; and let perpetual light shine unto thenL V. May they rest in peace. R. Amen. V. For our absent brethren. R. O my God, save thy servants trusting in thee, V. Send them help, O Lord, from thy holy place. R. And from Sion protect them. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my supplication come to thee. Let us pray, O GOD, whose property it is always to have mercy, and to spare, receive our petitions, that we and all thy ser- vants, who are bound by the chain of sin, may, by the compassion of thy good- ness, mercifully be absolved. HEAR, we beseech thee, O Lord, the prayer of thy suppliantw, and pardon the sins of them that confess to thee, that, of thy bounty, thou may est grant us par- don and peace. OUT of thy clemency, O Lord, show thy unspeakable mercy to us, that so thou mayest both acquit us of our sins. THB LITAfnr OF THB SAINTS. 53 and deliver us from the punishment we deserve for them. O GODi wiio by sia art offended, and by penance paoified, mercifully regard the prayers of thy people, who make supplication to thee, and turn away the scourges of thy anger, which wc deserve for our sins. O ALMIGHTY and eternal God, have mercy on thy servant N. our chief bishop, iuid direct him according to thy clemency, in the way of everlasting salvation ; that by thy grace he may de. sire such things as are agreeable to thy ivill, and perform them with all his strength. GOD, from whom are all holy de. sires, righteous counsels, and just works ; give to thy servants that peace which the world cannot give ; that our hearts, bei'^g disposed to keep thy command- ments, and the fear of enemies taken away, the times, through thy protection may be peaceable. INFLAME, O Lord, our reins and hearts with the fire of thy holy Spirit ; that we may serve thee with a chaste body, and please thee with a clean heart. O GOD, the Creator and Redeemer of aU the faithful, give to the souls of 64 THE LITANY OP THE SAINTS. thy servants departed, the remission of all their sins ; that through the help of pious supplications they may obtain that pardon which they have always desired. PREVENT, we beseech thee, O Lord, our actions, by thy holy inspira- tions, and carry them on by thy gracious assistance, that every prayer and work of ours may always begin from thee, and by thee be happily ended. i ^ O ALMIGHTY and eternal God, who hast dominion over the living and the dead, and art merciful to all those whom thou foreloiowest shall be thine by faith and good works ; we humbly beseech thee, that they for whom we have pur- posed to offer our prayers, whether this present world still retains them in the flesh, or the next hath already received them divested of their bodies, may, lyy the intercession of thy saints, and tlM clemency of thy goodness, obtain pardon and full remission of all their sins : through, (fee. R. Amen. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And lei my supplication come unto thee. V. May the Almighty and most mei- ciful Lord, graciously hear us. R. Amen, V. May the souls of the faithful da- parted, through the mercy of God, ro>st in oeace. R. Amen. 55 Devout Prayers tohith may be mid after the Litanies, according to the diversity of Times and Occasions. A Prayer for Ood^s holy Church, O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast revealed thy glory to all na tions in Christ, preserve the works of thy mercy, that thy church, spread through- out the world, may persevere with steacL fast faith in the confession of thy namg , through, &c. For the Chief Bishop, GOD, the Pastor and Governor of all the faithful, mercifully regard thy servant N. whom thou hast placed as chief Pastor over thy Church ; grant, we beseech thee, that both by word and ex- ample he may edify all those who are under his charge, that, together with the flock committed to his care, he may ar- rive at life everlasting : through our Lord, &c. For ^11 degrees of the Church, ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, by whose spirit the whole body of tlie Church is sanctified and governed : hear, we beseech thee, our humble sui)plica. tions for all degrees thereof ; that by the assistance of thy grace, they may faith- fiilly serve thee : through, &c. DEVOUT PAAYBES A Prayer in any Necessity, O GOD, our refuge and strength, the fountain of all goodness, mercifully heai the fervent prayers of thy Church, and grant that what we ask with faith, we Diay effectually obtain : through, dec. Against the Persecutors of the Church, RECEIVE, we beseech thee, O Lord, die prayers of thy Church, and merciful, ly appease thy wrath against us; that cdl adversities and errors being removed, we may serve thee in secure liberty : through, &c. A Prayer for the President of the United States, WE pray thee, O God of might, wis- dom, and justice, through whom authority is rightly administered, laws are enacted, and judgment decreed, assist, with thy Holy Spirit of counsel and fortitude, the President of these United States ; that his administration may be conducted in rightcc!isness, and be eminently useful to Uiy people, over whom he presides ; by •ncouraging due respect for virtue and religion ; by a faithful execution of th3 laws in justice and mercy ; and by r©- straining vice and immorality. A Prayer for the Afflicted. O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, the Comforter of tlis sorrowful, and the «>» DIF«RK,T OCCASIOHS. fi, wpport of those who »«..«• / give ear to the prave« J^ t^"^^ ' on tliee in their \Si^'. X ^„h^ % mercy present witht J, u?'^ f««uies, their moun^LX V''^;'««: mtojoy : through, «fec. "*** suchaserrmavmnpnf J ''^«« of -tyofthyTfffrhrgtTc™^^^'" people ; that th^ 1- L "'^'Jness of that ChrW ;„? Lo?d bif ht of thy truth, ^yn.aybedSvS^.^S'L^thoS: nass : through, &c. ^"^ ''^^^ Prayera, and deHverin" '"^>P* o*" --Hip ^ Srstj^r/rtS; 58 DBYOXJy PRAYERS \ti * Churchy to the praise and honooL d tiijr glorious name : through, ^ In time of War, O GrOD, who puttest an end to wars and, by the power of thy protection, van- quishest the opposers of such as trust in thee, help thy servants, who earnestly crave thy mercy ; that the evil designs jf our enemies being defeated, we may praise thee with incessant gratitude :. through, &c. \ In time cf Famine and Pestilence, GRANT us, we beseech thee, O Lord, the effect of our prayer, and mercifully turn away from thy servants all pesti- lence and famine : that the hearts of meii may know that such scourges pro- ceed from thy indignation, and cease by thy mercy : through, &c. A Prayer for Rain, ,0 GOD, in whom we live, and move, and have our being, grant us, we beseech thee, con^petent rain ; that partaking of fty temporal blessings, we may the more confidently desire those which are eter- nal : thropugh, 6zc. For Fair Weather, HEAR our supplications, O Lord, and vouchsafe to thy servants the bless* ing of fair weather ; that we, who are ON DIFFEKENT OCCASIONS. 50 justly afflicted for our sins, may find re- lief in thy clemency : through, &c. In any Tribvlation, ALMIGHTY God, despise not thy people who call upon thee in their afflic lions ; but for the glory of thy name for give them their sins, and deliver them from all sorrow : through, dec. For Remission of Sins. O GOD, who rejectest none, but art pacified by penance even towards the greatest ofenders, mercifully regard the prayers of thy servants, that through thy mercy we may obtain the pardon of oui sins, and be enabled to fulfil thy com. mandments : through, dec. Against Temptations. O GOD, who justifiest the wicked thai repent, and desirest not the death of a sinner ; we humbly beseech thy majesty to defend thy servants with thy heavenly grace, who trust in thy mercy, and pre- serve them by thy continual protection, tliat they may persevere m thy service, and by no temptations be ever separated from tliee : through, &c. For stxh as are on a Journey, HEARKEN to our supplications, O Lord, and render the way of thy ser vonts prosperous and safe : grant that amidst all thp varietiea of this journey #1 ■'jwi '1!!'} 60 DBVOUT PHAYERSI and their whole life, they may always be protected by thy assistance : throughi &c. A Prayer for the Sick. O ALMIGHTY and eternal God, the perpetual salval'on of them that believe, hear us for tliy sick servants, for whom we humbly crave the help of thy mercy ; that their health being restored to them, tliey may render thanks to thee in thy Church : through, &c. j A Prayer for the lAving* EXTEND unto thy faithful, O Lord, the right hand of thy heavenly succoui, that they may seek thee with all their hearts and obtain of thy mercy whatever is necessary to their condition i through, &c. Prayers to beg the Chrace of the Holy Ghost The Hymn, Veni, Sancte Spiritus, COME, Holy Ghost, send down thost beams Which sweetly flow in silent j^treams, From thy bright throne above : O come, thou Father of the poor, Thou bounteous source of all our store • Come, fire our hearts with love. Come thou of comforters the best. Come thou the soul's delicious guest* The pilgrim's sweet relief? TO TII£ HOLT GHOST. 61 Thou art our rest, in toil and sweaty Refreshment in excessive heat, And comfort in our grief. O sacred light, shoot home thy dartflj O pierce the centre of those hearts, Whose faith aspires to thee : Without thy God-head, nothing can Have any worth, or price in man, Nothing can harmless he. Lord wash our sinful stains away. Water from heaven our barren clay •, Our wounds and bruises heal : To thy sweet yoke our stiff necks bow Warm with tliy fire our hearts of spcv , Our wandering feet repel. grant thy faithful, dearest Lord, Whose only hope is thy suro word. The seven ^fts of thy spirit : Grant us in life t'obey thy grace : Grant us in death to see thy face And endless joys inherit. Amen. V. Send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created. R. And thou shalt renew the face of the earth. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my Bupplication come to thee. Let U9 pray. O GOD, who, by the light of the Holy Ghost, hast instructed the hearts of tlM faithful : grant that by the same spirit, 62 DEYOUT PRATERS we may have a right understanding in all tilings, and e'^ennore rejoice in his holy consolation : through, dec. Amen O GOD, to whom every heart is o-pfm, every will declai'es itself, and from whom no secret lies conceakil, purify, bj the inspiration of the Holy Giiost, the thoughts of our hearts ; th.?t ve maj perfectly love thee, and worthily praise tliee : through, &:c. A Fray s-r for our Friends. O GGD, who hast poured the gift of chjii iiy, by the grace of the Holy Ghost, into tiie hearts of the faithful : grant to thy servants, (here name those you pray for) for whom we implore thy mercy, health of mind and body ; that loving thee with all their strength, they may ac- complish those things which are pleasing to thee : thiough, &c. For our Enemies. O GOD, the lover of peace and pro- server of charity^ give peace and true charity to all our enemies ; grant them remission of their sins, and deliver us fix)m their deceits : through, &c. Against toicked Thoughts. O ALMIGHTY and most gracious Crod, mercifully regard our prayers. TO lUE HOLY GnOST. 63 and deliver our hearts from the tempta- tions of evil thoughts ; that our souls may be made worthy habitations for the Holy Ghost : through, &c. For Charity, O GOD, who makest all things bene ficial to them that love thee, infuse into our hearts an ii*violable love of thy cha- rity : that such desires as we conceive 6y thy holy inspiration may by no temp- tation be ever changed : through, &c. For Patience. O GOD, who by the humility of thy only begotten Son hast confounded the pride of the old enemy : grant, we be- seech thee, that we may often call to mind what he meekly suffered for us, and by his example patiently endure all adversities: through, &c. For the holy Catholic Church. DEFEND, O Lord, thy servants, we humbly beseech thee, from all dangers of body and soul : and by the prayers of the glorious Virgin Mary, of the holy apostles Peter and Paul, of blessed N, and all thy saints, grant us the mercies of peace and safety, that all adversities and errors being removed, thy Church may serve thee in secure liberty: til rough, dec. 64 TB Dsrna. Te Dettn, or the Thjomk^xmig Hymn, THEE, sovereign God, our gratefid accents praise ; We own thee Loid, and bless thy won- drous ways. [framOf To thee, eternal Father, earth's whole With loudest trumpet sounds immortal fame. Lord God of Hosts ! to thee the hea- venly pow'rs [tow'rs. With sounding anthems, fill Xir/ ^'auItuJ The cherubim thriqe Holy, Holy, Holy, cry. Thrice Holy all the seraphim reply. And thrice returning echoes endless songs supply. [pl^Yt Doth heav'n and earth thy majesty dis- They owe their beauty to thy glorious ray. Thy praises fill the loud apostles' choir : The train of prophets in the song con. spire. Legions of martyrs in the chorus shine^ And vocal blood with vocal mus*'5 join. By these thy Church, ir^pir'd with hea- venly art, Around the world maintains a second part : /Vnd tunes her sweetest notes, O Go4 to thee. The Father of unbounded majesty ; T£ DEUM. m The Son, ador'd co-partner of thy seat, And equal everlasting Paraclete. Thou King of glory, Christ; of the Most High, Thou co-eternal filial Deity ; Thou, who to save the world's impend- ing doom, [womb : Vx3uchsaf 'dst to dwell within a Virgin's Old tyrant Death disarmed : before thee fltjw [ii^gs drew, The bolts of heav'n, and back the fold- To give access, and make the faithful way : [display. From God's right hand, thy filial beams Thou art to judge the living and the dead : Then spare those souls for whom thy veins have bled. take us up among the blest above, To share with them thy everlasting love* Preserve, O Lord, thy people, and en- hance Thy blessing on thine own inheritance. For ever raise their hearts, and rule thoir ways : [thy praise. Each day we bless thee, and proclaim No age shall fail to celebrate thy name ; Nor hour neglect thy everlasting -fame. Preserve our souls, O Lord ! this day from ill : [still. Have mercy on u% Lord ! have mercy I3i f4 mm ■ ■a-iy"^jgj H::lH ':|. f^y ^'M 'vi^H 'xS ':'|y * ;Ui m 06 DBVOUT PRATJBES Ks WQ have hop'd, do t]iou reward om pain; We've hop'd in thee, let not our hope be vain. V. Let us bless the Father and the Son, with the Holy Ghost. R. Let us f raise and extol him for ever, V. O iord, hear my prayer. R. And let n)y supplication come unto thee. Let us pray. O GOD, of whose mercies there is no number, and of whose goodness the treasure is infinite : we humbly thank thy divine Majesty for the gifts thou hast bestowed on us : always beseech- ing thy clemency, that thou, wlio grantest the request of those who ask with humility, wouldst not forsake us, but dispose us for the reward to come : through, &c. A prayer for special Frieiids. PRESERVE, O Lord, thy servants, N. N. for whose health, happiness, and prosperity, we humbly offer up these our petitions to thy sacred Majesty, beseeching thee to grant them a perse, vering constancy in the Catholic faith, a safe passage through this Hfe's dan- gerous pilgrimage : that no worldlyi carnal, or diabolical temptation may have thv. power to separate them from FOB A FKIBMJ, 6c • &C. 07 thee, their prime and only good. Give them grace to correspond to that state and condition of life wherein thou hadsl placed them ; direct them in all theii ways, defend them against all then enemies, and grant them finally a happy death and departure out of this world, and a speedy passage after death to tlia fruition of thy eternal felicity. For a Friend in Trihulaiion, VOUCHSAFE, O merciful Creator ! to afford the sweetness of ihy com- forts to thy afflicted servant N. and to remove, according to thy accustomed mercy, the heavy burden of his cala* mities. Give him, we humbly beseccl) thee, patience in his sufferings, resigna- tion to thy good pleasure, perseverance in thy service, and a happy translation from tliis afflicting life to thy etornal A Prayer for all those who are engaged in fhe Emphyment or Service of others^ TO thee, God, I offer myself, ^ri^h oil my labours of this day, and most numbly beg thy blessing to accompany me in all my undertakings, that what- * ever I do or suffer, may be with the pa tience of an humble, penitent, and sin- cere desire. of faithfully discharging my duty to thee, whom I desire to serve, in everv thing belonging to mv fi kf ■J- 68 DEVOUT PHAYEflS charge without loss of time, ncgleci, omission, or \^'aste of what is commit- ted to me. I beseech thee likewise to grant me the spirit of obedience, humility, and meekness, that I may cheerfully com- iply with all lawful commands, without gainsaying, murmuring, or disrespect. Slay I never offend in word or actioDf or connive with others in what is evil : may I never give bad example, nor yield to others in whatever is injurious to my superiors, or displeasing to thee : may I live in peace with every one, give no provoking language, moke no parties, carry no false or exaggerated stories ; and if provocations are offered, may I suppress all passion, be moderate in my answers, and return good for evil. In these and all my other duties assist me, O God, and help me to overcome aD my usual weakness. May I ever ccm- tinue under thy protection, and zea. lously walk in the paths of thy com- mandments, by avoiding evil, and doing good. To thee I consecrate all my la- bours, and beg thy blessing to atter^ m# in all I shall do this day and evermore* * For (he Master and Mistress of a FamUik O MERCIFUi^ God, } implore thy grace for my direction and help« in FOR MASTERS AND MfSIRESSKS. 69 ihe execution of every thing thou hasi committed to my charge. Grant me discretion, that I may discover in all things what is hcst to he done^ that I may manage them according to the ob- ligations thou hast laid upon me. Make me faithful in taking care of what im. der thee, I have in charge, that nothing may suffer through my neglect, idle* ness, prodigality, or ill management Let not passion have any influence on my words or actions, that I may reprove without anger, command without impe- riousness, require service without cm- elty, have compassion on such failings as proceed rather from weakness than neglect, and show a tenderness towards all under my charge, as knowing that both they and I serve one master in heaven, who. without respect to per- sons, will call us all to an equal account. O Lord, let me never want thy grace to suppress every inclination that leads me from my duty. Let no kind of ox- travagance, excess, or disorder, find en- couragement in my house. Make me a zealous observer of good discipline, and watchful against all undue liberties. Suffer me not to be unjust to any one, nor connive, at what ought to be re- proved. Take from me all immoderate ■ '■■M :r- m m TO DEVOUT PEAYEBS FOR solicitude, and let no excess of iii'orldly care withdraw my heart from the im- portant concern m eternity. May my chief solicitude he, how to regulate all my concerns to thy honour and glory. I crave thy hlessing this day and for ever, on all I am to do or suffer, and humhly offer myself, and all I possess, to thy glory. Help me, O vny God, according to my necessities, aow, and for ever. Amen. For PareniSn ASSIST me, O heavenly Father, ia discharging my duty to my children. Endue me with true Christian wisdom, to discern what to grant, and what to deny. Let neither passion, ill humonr, nor fondness make me yield to them in any thing that may he prejudicial to either soul or hojv- Enable me alwayi to give them gooa example ; to preservi* them from bad company, or from hear, ing or doing what may induce them to commit evil ; and whenever they do amiss, prompt me to give them timely correction, more out of love than from passion. Deliver me from all manner of prodigality — intemperance — idleness — ^vanity— neglect, or ill management^ that may prevent me from providing for their comfortable Bubeistence in this CBILDKEN C7NDER PARENTS' CARE. 71 dfe, as also from preparing them fin happiness hereafter, by being over soli- citous to make them great in this world. Direct me, O God, in every particular that can contribute to their Christian education, and enable me to remove from them whatever may do them hurt. Deliver me from all indiscreet partial- ities — from discouraging them — or showing any unreasonable uneasiness, which may force them upon rash me- thods for the remedy of the trouble they find at home. Be thou a father to them, and supply, bv thy goodness, whatever is wanting in me. Preserve them from the corruption of the world, from sin, and all evil, and excite them to all good. Deliver them from the effects of a vain and inconstant mind, and make lliem thy faithful servants here, that they may come at length to that hap- piness which Christ has purchased fi>i them. Amen. For Children under Parenii^ Care* O HEAVENLY Father, who com- mandest us to love, obey, respect, and honour our parents, grant that I may always comply with this thy com. maiid, by being ever faithful in the per. formance of all it enjoins, and in nevcl doing any thing contrary thereimto. \W* ,'. 'V 1 f si 4 * *' 13 DSVJUT PRATEB8 May I ever deny myself, in all lawfiii things, to please my parents ; and obey them in whatever they can justly re. quire or expect from me. Let me never contradict them, nor so dispute against their proposals as to make them un. easy. May I always consult them in all that concerns them or myself. May I ever be deaf to those who suggest the despising or neglecting of my parents' advice. May I never afflict them by following bad counsel, wicked company, or any evil ways. May I always study to be their comfort, in recompense for all the care, trouble, and love they have had for me. May I never show impatience at their infirmities, much less mock at any weakness to which they are subject. Direct me, O my God, in every thing relating to my duty, and suffer no change of circumstances to withdraw me from it. May I in no lawful concern whatever offend my parents on earth, or displease thee, my Father, who art in heaven. A Prayer for Scholars before Study, O INCOMPREHENSIBLE Crea- tor, the true fountain of light, and only author of all knowledge ; who, out of the treasure of thy wisdom, hast, with wonderful harmony, disposed and or- dered all the oa^ts of the universes / FOR A WOMAN WITH CHILD. 73 vouchsafe, I beseech, thee, to enlighten my understanding with the rays of thy wisdom, and to expel from it all dark- ness of sin and ignorance. Thou who makest eloquent the tongues of those that want utterance, instruct my tongue, and pour on my lips the grace of thy blessing. Give me a diligent and obe- dient spirit, quickness of apprehending, capacity of retaining, and the continual assistance of thy holy grace, that I may apply all my studies to thy honour, and the everlasting salvation of my own soul, through Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer which may be daily said by a WO' man with Child. O LORD God, Almighty Creator ol heaven and earth, who hast made us all out of nothing, and redeei.icd lis by the precious blood of thy only Son^ look down upon thy poor handmaid here prostrate before thee, humbly imploring thy mercy, and begging thy blessing for herself and her child, which thou hast given her to conceive. Preserve, I beseech thee, the work of thy 1 anda, and defeiid both me and the tender fruit of my womb from all perils and all evils ; grant m^ in due time a happy delivery, and bring my child safe to the font of baptism, that it may be ilien? 6 :i ,•' 1 *i 1 •t ■' 1 t^ D£VOUT FRAVBli:^ fl happily dedicated to thee, to love and serve thee faithfully for ever. But, O my Grod, 1 have too much reason to fear lest my great and manifold sins should (iiiider thee from hearing my prayers, and draw down thy judgment on me and inine, instead of thy mercies, which 1 sne for. And therefore I am sensible *>'5 first thing I ought to do is, to re." pent from the bottom of my heart foi all my offences, humbly confessing them, and continually to cry to thee foi mercy. * I detest then all my sins with my whole heart, and desire to lay them down here at thy feet, to be effaced and destroyed for ever. I renounce 8Uid abhor them with my whole soul, because they are infinitely odious to thee, and wish I could expiate them with tears of blood : I humbly beg thy pardon for them all, and wish with all mv heart I had never committed them : I here offer myself to make what satis- faction for them I am able ; and most willingly accept of whatever I may have to suffer in child-bearing, and offer it up now beforehand to thee for my sirtS, firmly resolving by thy grace, never wilfully to offend thee more. Behold here my poor heart, O Lord, and if it (s not, at least T desire it should be FOa A HUSBAND OR WIFK. 75 that contrite and humble heart which thou never despisest. In this disjK^si- tion of soul, and whh a lively confi. dence in thy mercies, and in the merits of the death and passion of Jesus Christ thy Son, I renew the petition 1 made before, and once more beg, foi m}'self, thy grace, protection, and a happy delivery ; and for my child, that thou wouldst be plefised to preserve it for baptism, sanctify it for thyself, and make it thine for ever : through, dec Amen. For a Husband or Wife* O GOD, who hast ordained the holy state of matrimony, wherein I am engaged, grant me grace to comply with all its obligations, and to perform them in such a manner as is becoming a christian, not an unbeliever. Preserve my love undefiled, according to thy divine command, and let the duty of love help to conduct me with comforf through all the obligations and diflicul. ties of my state. Grant me discretion to manage all circumstances for the best, a true love for peace, and such a dis- creet compliance as to resign my own thoughts and inclinations for preserving it. Inspire me with true humility and patience, that I may submit to and bea? fill i '"I J '^1 76 DBVOUT PBAYSRS iiith all crosses in the manner thy apos^ tie requires. Furnish me with all other helps, that whatever difficulties may occur, I may persevere with cheerful, aess in discharging the duties of my itate, and never yield so far to any weakness, ill humour or impatience, as to weaken, much less to break the bond^ which thou hast sanctified, and which caimot be dissolved but by death. May I always be faithful and indefatigable in the discharge of the dutios of my state, doing and suffering whatever fails to my lot^ with such absolute submission to thy will, that both in peace and trou- ble, in prosperity and adversity, I may ever remember to resign myself cheer- fully, O God, to thy pleasure or per- mission ; and under all difficulties, still labour to work out my salvation. For Widows, O GOD, the disposer of all things, who hast beer pleased to bring me into this state, grant me the grace to benr all its troubles with patience, and to make use of all its advantages witli Christian prudence ; to be a. widow in. deed ; to despise all earthly comforts ; to place my whole trust in thee, and to improve the opportunity offei'ed for so- curing to myself a happy elernity. FOR WIDOWS. T? Teach me, O Lord, to make tne best use of the liberty thou hast given me, and as long as I shall abide here in thig pilgrimage, give me grace to employ my time in such exercises of piety, char- ity, and solid devotion, as may secure th}' mercy to me, and effectually con- duct me to the possession of that hap. piness which I desire. May I ever despise the vanities of the world, and make some recompense for my past sins, follies, and extrava- gances. May I now spend as many hours in prayer and good works as I have misspent in vanity, idleness, or dangerous entertainments. May I en- deavour by charity to make amends for all that I have sinfully, idly, or prodi- gally misspent, and thus recover what- ever prejudice my soul has suffered through my fault. May I ever study to improve my present circumstances in order to eternal life. May my loss lum to my advantage, and under thy protection, O God, may I find greater comforts than what the world can af. ford. Assist me, O my God, and let thy grace support me under all my weaknesses. m ■^^»J*J t''rM 78 DEVOUT IRAYER$ F\>r those who lead a single Ljfe* O BLESSED Redeemer, who both by thyself and thy apostie, hast *-ecom. mended a single life as the mosi proper state to serve thee in, without distrac- tibn, assist me by thy holy grace, that I may duly consider the advontnges of it and make a right use of them, so as to find the good effect in my soul, for which the apostle gives it the preference ta other states. May I always rejoice under thy bless- ings, and being at liberty from those engagements which are attended with endless solicitudes, and enskive the minds of men to the earth, may I j.vail myself of this my privilege in seeking and serving thee with greater freedom oi spirit, having thee now for my sj)ouse. May I not be like one of the foolish virgins, but with the wise wait in readi- ness for thy coming. May I leave all for thee. May I love thee with my whole heart, desire thee with all my 80ui, adore thee with all my mind and serve thee with all mv strength : that 1 may thus become holy both in body and spirit. Support me under all my weak- nesses ; and defend me against all the snares, both of the devil, of the world. FOR THE RICH. 79 and of my own corruption. Take from me all affection for whatever flatters the senses, and let me admire nothing that is vain and empty. Inspire me with a dread of all that is dangerous, and let the great and prevailing object of my love, affections, and desires, centre in thee alone ; that, having finished my life here, in imitation of thee, I may wait on thee for ever, in the joys of thy kingdom. Amen. For the Rich, MOST bountiful Lord, I return thee thanks for whatever* I possess, and beg thy grace to maxe good use of whaJt ever plenty, through thy mercy, I en- joy. May I always so govern myself, as to spend nothing in favour of any vicious or sinful inclination. May I be deaf to all expensive demands of vanity, gaming, appetite, and idleness, and put a stop to all those ways by which I have hitherto misspent what thou hast in- trusted me with, and thereby of\en most ungratefully ofiended thy divine good, ness. I confess my past ingratitude, injus. tice, and impiety, in the abuse of thy favours and gifls, and earnestly beg pardon of thee, O Lord, for the same, and irrace henceforward to do al H' a,. ^^M ..V du DEVOliT PftAyEUa. thou requiresl. To feed the hiingr> > to clothe the naked, dec, with ine orau plus of the decent support of myself and of those under me ; to lay up for myself a treasure in heaven, lest, like the rich man in the gospel, I suffer eternally in hell, for having so much hidulged my passions, and applied thy favours to the service of idleness, va- nity, and sin. It is through thy great mercy, O my God, that I yet live, when thou mightest liave cast me into endless flames. Thou sparest me, that I may make some amends fo; all the abuses of the goods thou hast so liberally bestowed on me. May I iieitlyjr hereafter hoard up riches umiecessariiy, nor spend them unpro- fitably. May I only make use of them for promoting thy honour and glory here, the relief of the poor, and foi providing such necessaries as thou al- lowest. May I pay ao regard to what the world applauds or censures, but only endeavour to please thee in a just disposal of what thou hasi committed to my care, as being not the master but the steward thereof, and accountable to thee, O my God, the giver of whatevei [ possess. Assist me herein, O God, and let not riches, nor the evils they AN OBLATION, d^. 81 lead to, but thyself alone, be the desire of my heart. An Oblation which may be made to AU mighty God, every Morning and Evei^ ing. MOST merciful Lord, ^iving God ! behold I, a wretcl i un- grateful sinner, prostrate lu thy feet, adore and worship tiiee, offering up, in ail humility, immortal praise and tlianks- giving for all thy blessings, especially for that unspeakable charity which in- duced thee to send down thy only be- gotten Son into this vale of tears, for tiie work of our redemption. Eternal Lord of heaven and earth ; I praise and magnify thy ever-gl orioiw name, for thy Son's most holy incarna- tion and nativity ; for his poverty, in- nocent life and conversatior ; for his heavenly doctrine a.id miracles ; for his death and passion ; his resurrection and ascension, 1 yield thee all possible thanks for the divine mysteiy of his precious body and b'ood in the venerable sacrament of the cucharist, wherewith we are nourished, cleansed and sanctified, and our soula are made partakers of all heavenly graces and spiritual benedictions. ^%, ^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) A ^ A 4i^ y. ^ 1.0 !f I.I - IIIIM |50 ™'^ 2.5 1.8 11.25 ■ 1.4 i 1.6 V] <^ /a v: '3 C^>/ - °% ^J>- %' .^^ #%/^ ">^' *^^>^ '•^- '/ M Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (716) 872-4503 AN OBLATION FOR SVERY I give thee most humble and hearty (hanks, tliat out of a handful of dust thou wast pleased to make me LCQord. ing to thy own image and likeness, rendering me capable of eternal glory, for the obtaining of which ihou didst vouchsafe first to wash me with the la- ver of baptism, for the remission of that original corruption which was con. tracted by my first parents ^ and aflen ward to bring me to the profession and j practice of the Catholic faith, not ceas. i tng daily to increase the same in me, by the doctrine and instruction of thy Church* I most humbly thank thee also, that thou hast nourished and clothed me from my cradle, supplying me with all necessaries for the relief and mainte* nance of my frail body. 1 evermore extol and magnify thy holy name, for having in thy great mercy liitherto spared, and patiently expected me, till by thy grace I might be awafc* encd from the sleep of sin, and reclaim- ed from my vanities and wicked cours- 68. For hadst tliou dealt with me ac cording to my demerits, my soul /being oppressed with innumerable sins) had long since been plunged into eternal per- dition \ MOENINO AMD SYJUKIMG. 88 In consideration of all these thy mer des and blessings, I most humbly de« sire that my heart may every day en- large itself, that it may still render thee a more ample tribute of praise and thanksgiving than it has hiUierto paid thee. O my Lord God ! and most merciful Father ! never abandon me to . myself^ but let thy holy fear be ever present in my thoughts, to curb and restrain me within the bounds of obedience to thy law, that I may dread nothing so much in this world as, by a violation of the least of thy precepts, to offend thee. Let thy holy love temper all the trials and temptations which may befall me in such a manner that none of them may at any time overcome me : for thou knowest that of myself I have not strength to resist them. I moreover beseech thee, most mer- ciful Father, by the profound humility of thy only Son Jesus Christ, that thou wouldst preserve me from all pride, self, love, vain glory, obstinacy, and disobedience. Cast out of my heart, I beseech thee, the spirit of gluttony and uncleanness ; the spirit of sloth and in- devotion ; the spirit of malice and envy? (he spirit of hatred and disdain \ thai 1 64 AN OBLATION FOR EVEUY may never despise the meanest of thy creatures, nor proudly prefer fnyself before others, but always seem little in my own eyes ; inclining to think the best of others, and judge the worst ofmyselfl Clothe me, O most holy Father, with the wedding garment of thy beloved Son, the supernatural virtue of heavenly charity, that I may love thee, my Lord God, with my whole heait, my whole soul, and with all my strength, that neither life nor death, prosperity noi: adversity, nor any tiling else, may ever separate me from thy love. Grant that all inordinate affections to the transitory things of this world may daily decrease in me, that thou only mayest be the en- tertainment and delight of my soul. O most gracious God, gra' thy ser- rant an humble, contrite, ai - obedient heart ; an understanding always enu ployed in honest and pious thoughts ; a will tractable, and always inclined to do good ; affections calm and moderate ; a watchful custody over my senses, that through those windows no sin may enter into my soul ; a perfect govern rneni ol my tongue, that no corrupt or unseemly language may proceed from my lips ; may I never slander, or speak ill of any one* nor busy myself about the £uiit6 MORNINfi AND EVEMINO. m ter ol imJ imperfections of others, but wholly attend to the amendment of my own life. O most loving Lord, as long as I am detained in this prison of my body, le! this be my comfort: that being free from all distractions, both of the cares and pleasures of this life, I may wholly devote myself to thy service, attending always to thy heavenly doctrine, and the salutary motions of thy holy Spirit. In these sweet exercises let me pass the solitary hours of my tedious pilgrimage with patience, expecting the closing up of my days, and a happy period to this my miserable life. And finally grant, O blessed Re- deemer of mrnkind, my Lord and my God, that when this my earthly taberna- cle shall be dissolved, (being found free from all pollution of sin, through sui» cere contrition, and in virtue of the sa. craments of thy holy Church,) I may be included in the number of those blessed Bouls, who, through the merits of thy passion and death, are deemed wortliy to reign with thee, and to enjoy tlie clorious presence of the adorable Tri* nity. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost : to whom, by all creatures in heaven and earth, be rendered praise and thanks- giving, world without end. Amen. M THE THIETT DAYS PRATER. O Lord, my God » O Lord, my God! possess my soul, possess my soul, fcT ever and ever. Amen, Amen. THE THIRTY DAYS' PRAYER TO THE R. V. MARY. IN HONOUR OF THE SACRED PASSION OP OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. By the devotU recital of which, for the above space of tvme^ we may mercifully hope to ^ obtain our lawful request It is particu' \ larly recommended as a proper devotion for every day in Lent^ and all tlie Fridays throvghovi the Year* EVER glorious and blessed Mary, Queen of Virgins, Mother of Mercy, hope and comfort of dejected and de^o- late souls, through that sword of sorrow which pierced thy tender heart whilst hine only Son, Christ Jesus our Lord, suffered death and ignominy on the cross ; through that filial tenderness and pure love he had for thee, grieving in thy grief, whilst from his cross he recommended thee to the care and protection of his beloved disciplp, St. John, take pity, I beseech thee, on my poverty and necessities ; have com- passion on my anxieties and cares ; as* sist and comfort me in all my infirmities \ THB THIRTT DATS' PKATBR. 87 and misenes, of what kind soever. Thou art the Mother of Mercies, the sweet Consolatrix and only refuge of the needy and the orphan, of the desolate and the afflicted. Cast, therefore, an eye of pity on a miserable forlorn child of Eve, and hear my prayer ; for since tn just punishment of my sins, I find my- self encompassed by a multitude of evils, and oppressed with much anguish of spirit, whither can 1 f!y for more se. cure shelter, O amiable Mother of nrtv Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, than under the wings of thy maternal pro. tection? Attend, therefore, I beseech thee, with an ear of pity and compassion, to my humble and earnest request, I ask it, through the bowels of mercy of thy dear Son ; through that love and condescension wherewith he embraced OUT nature ; when, in compliance with the divine will thou gavest thy consent, and whom, afler the expiration of nine montlis, thou didst bring forth from the chaste enclosure of thy womb, to visit this world, and bless it with his pre- sence. I ask it through that anguish of mind wherewith thy beloved Son, our dear Saviour, was overwhelmed on Mount Olivet, when he besought his eternal Father to remove from hinu if fSS THE THIRTT DAYS* PEAYBE. possible, the UUer chalice of his future passion. I ask it, through the three^fold repetition of his prayers in the Garden, whence afterward, with dolorous steps and mournful tears, thou didst a<% company him to the doleful theatre of liis death and sufferings. I ask it, through the welts and sores of his vir. ginal flesh, occasioned by the cords and whips wherewith he was bound and scourged, when stripped of his seamless |^ garment, for which his executioners ( aflerward cast lots. I ask it through the scoffs and ignominies by which he was insulted ; the false accusations and unjust sentence by which he was con- demned to death, and which he bore with heavenly patience. I ask it through his bitter tears and bloody sweat; his silence and resignation ; his sadness and grief of heart. I ask it through the blood which trickled from his royal sunwl sacred head when struck with the seep, tre of a reed, and pierced with his crown of thorns. I ask it through the excru- ciating torments he suffered, when his hands and feet wer«. fostened with gross nails to the tree of the cross, I ask it, through his vehement thirst, and bitter portion of vinegar and gall. I ask it, tlirough his dereliction on the cross. THS THIBTT PAT8* PRATES. 89 when he exclaimed, ^ My God! my Qod ! why hast thou forsaken me ?" I aflk it, through his mercy extended to the good thief^ and through his recom* mending his precious soul and spirit into the hands of his eternal Father before he erpired, saying, "All is consummated.** I ask it, through the blood mixed with water, which issued from his sacred side when pierced with a lance, and whence a flood of grace and mercy has flowed to ,us. I ask it, through his immaculate life, bitter passion, and ignominious death on the cross, at which, nature itself was thrown into convulsions, by the burstings of rocks, rending of the veil of the Temple, the earthquake, and darkness of the sun and moon. I ask it, through his descent into hell, where he comforted the Saints of the old Law with liis presence, and led Capti ity captive. 1 ask it, through his glorious victory over death, when he arose again to life on the third day, and through thai joy which his appearance for forty days, after gave thee bis blossed Mother, his Apostles, and the rest of his Disciples ; when in thine and their presence he miraculously ascended into heaven. I ask it, through the grace of the Holy Grhost* infused into the hearts of hiiB 7 ->:■ Hi 90 THE THIRTY DAYS P&AYBtt. Disciples, when he descended upon them in the form of fiery tongues, and by which they were inspired with zeal in the conversion of the world, when they went to preach the Gospel. I ask it, through the awHil appearance of thy Son, at the last dreadful day, when he •hall come to judse the living and the dead, and the world by fire. I ask it, through the compassion he bore thee, in this life, and the ineffable joy thout didst ^1 at thine Assumption into ' heaven, where thou art eternally ab- sorbed in the sweet contemplation of his divine perfections. glorious and ever-blessed Virgin ! comfort the heart of thy suppliant, by obtaining for me [Here mention or r^Uct on your lawful re* quests under (he reservation (if Us being Offreeable to the wiU cf Cha, v>ho sees whether it will contribute towards ymar sipvriiuat good,"] And as I am persuaded my divine Saviour doth honour thee as his be- k)ved Mother, to whom he can refuse nothing, so let me speedily experience the efficacy of thy powerful inteix^ession, according to the tenderness of thy nuu temal afifection, and his filial loving heart, who mercifully granteth the re- quests, and complyedi with the desires of TB£ THIRTY DAYS' PRATBB. 01 those that love and fear him. Wherefoiei most blessed Virgin, beside the object of Biy present petition, and whatever else 1 may stand in need of, obtain for me also of thy dear Son, our Lord and our Grod, a lively faith, firm hope, perfect charity, true contrition of heait, un- feigned tears of compunction, sincere confession, condign satisfaction, absti- nence from sin, love of God and my neighbour, contempt of the world, pa- tience to suffer affronts and ignominies, Nay even, if necessary, an opprobrious death itself, for love of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Obtain likewise for me, O sacred Mother of God ! per- severance in eood works, performance of good resdutions, mortifications of self-will, a pious conversation throu^ life, and, at my last moments, strons and sincere repentance, accompanied by such a lively and attentive presence dr mind, as mny enable me to receive the last Sacrament of the Church wor* thily, and die in thy friendship and fa- vour. Lastly obtain, I beseech thee, for the souls of my parents, brethren, relatives, and bene&ctors, both living wod dead, life everlasting. Amen. im iff.*. 1. A DBTOUT ACT OF OONTRITXON. A tnott dewiU Act tf Contriikn, O MY God ! the God of my heart ! my soul ! my life ! and all that is witliin me ! whom I have so much offended^ that neither the sands on the sea-shoi the stars in the heavens, the flowers oi the fields, nor the leaves of the trees, can equal the infinite numher and ui* speakable variety of my sins ; I have smned, I have offended thee, and done evil before the face of heaven and earth ! I have departed from thy law ; turned my badi on thy grace ; adored what offended thee ; made an idol of my guilt, and run on without fear or shame in the ways of deceit, vanity, and per* dition. Ah ! my God, how much am I grieved for having oflended thee ! I am^ more troubled at the greatness of my ingratitude for having offended thee, than at the neatness of the torments which I have deserved for my sins. 1 would have my sorrow for my sins to be as great as the sins themselves : I would have my regret for having displeased &ee proportioned to the injuries com- mitted against thee : I would have a grief eqMa! to thy mercy : I would wiK lingly bewail the enormity of my si^ with tears of blood : more for the offence and insult ofiered thy divine MajestyT \'^ A DBYOUT ACT OF CONTUTIOlf. 9B than for the injury and perdition they bring upon myself. But vfhers shall 1 find so deep a sense of sorrow^ save only in the fountain of thy mce Y Where shall I find such a griefy save only in the contemplation of thy im- mense goodness and infinite majesty 1 Whence are those tears to flow, save only from the ocean of thy mercy? Here I cast myself at thy feet : consi- dcr not in what manner, at what time, or how late : consider only that I come. But ah ! Lord, in how miserable a condition! how filthy! how abomina ble ! Clad with the deformity of my sins, covered with the filthincss of my ofiences, and defiled with the abomina- tions of a vicious life ! But, in ap- proaching thee, O my God, I come with the confidence of finding in thy mercy a secure haven ; in thy compas. sion, protection ; in thy clemency, a re- fiige ; and in thy goodness, a remedy. Wherefore, O Lord, under the dread of thy justice, I seek no other remedy, save that of thy mercy, nor fly to any other shelter, but that of thy clemency. In thee I place my trust, O my Grod : ^r though by sin I have lost the nature and privilege of a son : yet thou, O Lordl, infinitely d, ^xirst not lose the i I 04 A DEVOUl ACT OF t^MTRlTXOM. nature and condition thou hast of a & ther. Let then, O Lord, thy infinite ffrace complete that work in me which uiy infinite mercy has begun. Let thy clemency come to the succour of thy miserable creature : take pity and com. passion on my poor soul. I am firmly resolved, witn the aid of thy grace, to amend my life, confess my sins, and persevere in thy service ; to pardon in- juries, avoid the occasions of evil, and abhor my vices : to make such restitu. tion as I am able, and to observe, as in duty bound, all thy commandments. I trust, O Lord, in thy infinite good- ness, that thou wilt pardon all my sins, through the death and passion of my Lord Jesus Christ : for though in hk wounds there is justice to punish me^ yet in the same wounds there is like- wise mercy to forgive me. Mercy ! mercy ! mercy ! dear Jesus, have mer- cy on me. ACTS OP CONTRITION, FAITH, HOPE, AND CHARITY, AS USUALLY REPEATED BEFORE MASS. A Prayer before the Acts, Let us prai/, O ALMIGHTY an^ eternal God, grant unto us an increase pf faiths AN ACT OF PAITH. 95 hope, and charity. And Uiat we may obtain what thou hast promised, make us love what thou commandest, through Christ our Lord. Amen. An Act of Contrition, O MY God, I am heartily soiry for having offended thee, and I detest my sins most sincerely, because they dis- please thee my God, who art so deserv^ uig of all my love, for thy infinite good- ness and most amiable perfections ; and I firmly purpose by thy holy grace never more to offend thee. 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, in- finitely great and infinitely good. I firmly believe that in thee, one only God, there are three divine persons really distinct and equal in all things^ the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost : I firmly believe that Jesus Christ, God the Son, became man ; thai he was conceived by the Holy Ghost, and was born of the Virgin Mary, that he suffered and died on a cross to re» deem and save us, that he arose the third day from the dead ; that he as* cended into heaven ; that he will come at the end of the wcrld to judge man- !:i I I ■m tl6 AM ACT OF HOPE. kind ; and that he will reward the good with eternal happiness, and condomn the wicked to the everlasting pains ol hell. I believe these and all other ar- tides, which the holy Roman Catliolio church proposes to our belief, because ou, my God, the infallible truth, hast evealed them ; and thou hast command, ed us to hear the church, which is the pillar and the ground of truth ; in tliis faith I am firmly resolved, by thy holy grace, to live and die. Matt, xviii. 17, and 1 Tim. iii. 15. An Act cf Hope. O MY God, who hast graciously pro- mised every blessing, even heaven it- self, through Jesus Christ, to those who keep thy commandments — relyinfi on thy infinite power, goodness, and mercy, and on thy sacred promises, to which thou art always feitliful ; I con- fidently hope to obtain pardon of all my sins ; grace to serve thee faithfully in ihis life, by doing the good works thou hrtst commanded, and wliich, with thy assistance, I now purpose to perform •, and eternal happiness in the next) through my Lord and Saviour, Jesut Christ An A P'^.AYER BEFOBE MASS. 91 An Act i;, Uharitv^ cr an Act of (he Lorn cf Gijd and of our Neiglwour, O MY God, I love thee with mv whole heart and soul, and ahove ai^ thuigs ; because thou art infinitely good and perfect, and most worthy of all my love ; and for thy sake, I love my neigh- bour as myself. Mercifully grant, O my God, tliat having loved Uiee on earth, [ may love and enjoy thee for ever in heaven. Amen. A Prayer to he said before Mass, O MERCIFUL Father, who didst 80 love- the world as to give up for our redemption thy beloved Son ; who in obedience to thee, and P" r us sinners, humbled himself even un o the death of the Crossj and continues to oiler himself daily, by the ministry of his priests, for the living and the dead — we humbly beseech tliee, that, penetrated with a lively faith, we may always assist with the utmost devotion and reverence, at the oblation of his most precious body and blood, which is made at Mass ; and thereby be made partakers of the sacri- fice, which he consummated on Calvary. In union with thy holy church and its minister, and invoking the blessed Vir- gin Mary, Mother of God, ai\d all the Hngds and saints, we now cficr the , -V 98 A PJlAVER BEFORE MASb. adorable sacrifice of the Mass to thy honour and glory, to acknowledge thy infinite perfections, thy supreme domin- ion over all thy creatures, our entire subjection to thee, and total dependence on thy gracious providence, and in thanksgiving for all thy benefits ; and for the remission of our sins. We offer it for the propagation of the Cathdic faith, of 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 faith- ful in the way of salvation, for the Presi' detUj and all that are in high station, that we may lead quiet and holy lives — for peace and good will among all states and people — for the necessities of man- kind — ^and particularly for the congre- gation here present : to obtain all bless- ings we stand in need of, in this life, everlasting happiness in the next — and eternal rest to the faithful departed. And as Jesus Chri^3t so ordained, when he instituted at his last supper, this wonderful mystery of his power^ wisdom^ and goodness : we offer thee this Mass^ in grateful remembrance of all he has done and suffered for the !ove of us, making special commemo- ration of his bitter passion and death, and of his gflorious Resurrection and A8C< Aim alon ousl othe PRAYERS AT MASS. 99 Ascension into Heaven. Vouchsafe, O Almighty and eternal God (for to thee alone so great a sacrifice is due) graci- ously to accept it, for these and all other purposes, agreeably to thy^ holy will. And to render it the more' plea- sing, we offer it to thee, through the same Jesus Christ, thy beloved Son, out Lord and Saviour, our high Priest and victim ; and in the name of the most holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost ; to whom be honour, praise, and glory, for ever and ever. Amen. A DEVOrr METHOD OF HEARING MASS. Making the sign of the Cross with the Priest, sapf + IN the name of the Father and ol the Son, and of the Holy Ghosi Amen. I will draw near to thy altar, my God, there to gain new strength and vigour to my soul ; separate me from those unbelievers who have no trust in thee; that grace which comforts me when the remembrance of my sins afflict and cast me down ; that grace which leLs me know there 'H^i ',vs 1 PBAYERS AT MASS. is an everlasting refuge in thy good- ness, and that thou art ready to for- give even our greatest sins upon a sincere repentance. The Priest bowing downy says the Con- fiteor before he goes up to the altar : say it with him as follc^s : 1 CONFESS to Almighty God, to the blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, 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 my most grievous fault. Therefore I be- seech the blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the archangel, bless- ed John the Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Paul, and all the saints. Father, ana you, God for me. pray As the Ps* Judica me, the Gloria in ex> celsis and Creed are omitted in Masses for the Dead, 6cc. you also may pass them over. After the Confiteor, sa/y^ O MY God, who hast command sm, PRATBftS AT MASS. 10 1 ed 1 3 to pray for one another, and in thy holy Church hast given, even to sinn 3rs, the power of absolving from sin, receive with equal bounty the prayers of thy people for the priest, and 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. Amen. When the Priest goes first to the Book, and says the part of the Mass called the Introit, say^ GRANT, O Lord, we may be truly prepared for the oifering of this p-eat sacrifice vo thee this day ; and because our sins alone can render us displeasing to thee, therefore w^ call aloud to thee for mercy. At the Kyrie eleison, say, HAVE mercy on me, O Lord, and forgive me all my sins. Have mercy on me,0 Lord, have mercy on me. At the Gloria in excelsis, say^ GLORY be to God on >t§rh, and peace on earth to men of good will. I, J* /:f^ '■■9 i •. '" f .V jy - 102 PRAYERS AT MASS. We praise thee ; we bless thee ; we adore thee ; we glorify thee ; we give thee thanks for thy great glory, Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father 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 sittest $t 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 with the Holy Ghost, art most high, in the glory of God the Father, Amen. When the Priest turns to the People^ and says, Dominus vobiscum, say, BE thou always wiih us, O my God, and let thy grace never depart from us. Whilst he reads the Collects, say^ ALMIGHTY and eternal God., we humbly beseech thee, mercifully to give car to the prayers of thy ser- vant, which he offers thee in the name of thy Church, and in behdU ^^yi. PRAYERS AT MASS. 108 of US thy people : accept them to the honour of thy name, and good oi our souls; and grant us all those blessings which may any ways con- tribute to our salvation. Through jpur Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. it the Epistle, say^ BE thou, O Lord, eternally praised and blessed, for having communica- ted to the holy prophets and apostles thy spirit, disclosing to them ad- mirable secrets, redounding to thy glory and our great good. We firmly believe their word, because it :s thine. Give us, we beseech thee, the happiness to understand from the Church, by their instructions, what is profitable, and grace to practise the same all our lives. When he reads the Gradual, say^ HOW wonderful, O Lord, is thy name through the whole earth ! I will bless our liord 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, lei me not be confounded for ever. 104 PBA ITERS AT MASS. At the Gospel, when the People rise up, say, MAYEST thou be ever adored and praised, O Lord, who not con«- ient to instruct and inform us by 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 merciful God,' the grace to profit by his divine and heavenly doctrine, A.11 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, sacred Redeemer, are the words of eternal life : to v/hom shall we go, but to thee, eternal Fountain of Truth? Give me, O God, grace to practise what thou commandest, and command what thou pleasest. At the Credo, or Nicene Creed, say, I BELIEVE, O Lord, all thou hast taught me by thy holy Church : in this faith, by the assistance of thy Sace, I desire to live and die : by y divine grace, I am convinced of f FHATBRS AT MASS. 106 the sincerity and wisdom of those who have delivered these sacred truths to me. Their miraculous success is a sufficient proof. Where dhall I go, my Lord ? Thou hast the words of eternal hfe. Of thy truth thus delivered, my reason and will stiall never doubt, though my senses and vain imaginations should. I believe, O Lord, help my unbelief. When, at the Offertory, he uncovers the Chalice, say, ACCEPT, O holy Father, al- mighty and eternal God, this unspot- ted Host, which 1, thy unworthy ser- vant, offer thee, my living and true God, for my innumerable sins, offen- ces, and negligences, and for all here present, and for all faithful Chris- tians, living and dead, that it may avail me and them to life everlast- ing. Amen. At the Offering of the Chalice, say, WE offer thee, O Lord, the Cha- lice of salvation, beseeching thy cle- mency, that it may ascend before thy divine Majesty, as a sweet perfume, for our salvation, and for that of the whole world. 1^ . • v v> 106 PRAYERS AT MASS. Accept US, O Lord, in the spirit (A humility and a contrite heart : and grant that the sacrifice which we ofier this day in thy sight, may be pleasing to thee, O Lord God. fThen he washes his Fingers at the Cor. ner of the Altar, say, THOU, Lord, who once vouchsa- fedst to wash thy disciples' feet be- fore their invitation to ttiy holy tabla, wash us also, we beseech thee, O Lord, and wash us again : not only our feet and hands, but our hearts, our desires, our souls, that we may be wholly innocent and pure. Go 0/2, and pray, „ RECEIVE, O holy Trinity, this oblation wo make thee, in memoiy of the passion, resurrection and ascen- sion of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in honour of the ever-blessed Mary ever Virgin ; of blessed John ihf* B^^^ptist ; of the holy apobtles Peter p'\1 ! nul ; of these, and of all the s&mt^ ; thai it may bo available to their honour find our salvation. And may they 7«>iv:bsaff' to intercede for us in hea- VBW^ whc'L^e memory we celebrate on earth. Through the same Christ ^nr [jord. Amen* V ' 1 crit and and Or P' sa M ers, I this are r it to may thy ever!" Whei r and alwai toth( eternj Lord I thy it, th heave bl< lee gi PRAYSBS AT IIA98. 107 At the Orote Frntre«, *ay, MAY oar Lord receive this sa- critioe from tli/ hands, to the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the benefit of his whole church. Or whilst he reads the secret Prayers proper for the Day, in a low vo»oc, say, MERCIFULLY hear our pray ers, O Lord, and graciously accept this oblatiou which we thy servants are making to thee ; that as we oJfer 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, everlasting happiness. Amen. Wlien the Priest says in a loud voice, Pef omnia scecula saeculorum, say, IT is truly meet and just, right and available to salvation, that we always, and in all places, give thanks to thee, holy Lord, Father Almighty, eternal God, through Christ our Lord ; by whom the angels praise thy Majesty, the dominations adore it, the powers tremble before it, the heavens and heavenly virtues, and blessed seraphim with common jubi- lee glorify it ; together with whom 4i' k' 106 FRAYEES AT MASS. we beseech thee, that we may be ad- mitted to join our voices, saying in an humble manner, Holy, holy, holy, liOrd God of Sab oth, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the high- est. What follows is called the Canon of the Mass ; say then, MOST merciful Father, who hast fiven us thy only Son to be our aily sacrifice, incline thine 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 Prelate who has a particular charge over us, and all true professors of the Catholic faith. Whilst he makes his Memento, or Com- memoration of the Living, make yours also, j?r«ym^ in particular for yourselt and Friends, &c. A OFFER thee, eternal Father, >vith this thy minister at the altar, this oblation of the body and blood PRAYERS AT HAS8. 109 of thy only Son, to thy honour and glory : in remembrance of my Sav- iour's passion, in thanksgiving for all thy benefits, in satisfaction for all my sins, and for the obtaining of thy grace, whereby I may be enabled to live virtuously and die happily. I desire thee likewise to accept it, God, for my parents, [if alive \ rela- tives, friends, and benefactors ; grant them all blessings, spiritual and tem- poral. I offer it up also [name the particular intention you offer it up for: as for obtaining this virtue, overcoming that vice ; for blessings, such as health, fyc] Likewise for all that are in misery ; for those I have any ways injured in word or deed ; for all my enemies : for the conversion of sinners, and enlightening all that sit in darkness. Pour forth thy bless- ings on all, according to their differ- ent nec;essities, through the merits of thy only Son our Lord. Proceed and say. GIVE ear we beseech thee, to the prayers of thy servant, who is here appointed to make this oblation in our behalf, and grant it may be 10 PRAYERS AT MASS. effectual for the obtaining of all those Uessings which he asked for us. Behold, O Lord, we all here pre- ^nt to thee in this bread and wine the symbols of our perfect union. Grant, O Lord, that they may be made for us the true body and blood of thy dear Son ; that being consecra- ted to thee by this holy Victim, we may live in thy service, and depart this life in thy grace. At the Elevation, or lifting up of the Sa- cred Host, in Mennory of Christ being lifted up on the Cross, sayy MOST adorable body, 1 adore thee with all the powers of my soul. Lord, who hast given thyself entire to us, grant we may become entirely thine. I believe, O Lord, help my unbelief 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. At the Elevation of the Chalice, sayt MOST adorable blood, that wash- «5Staway all our sins, 1 adore thee" PBATERS AT MASS. Ill happy we, could we return our life and blood for thine, O blessed Yic- tim. 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^ IT is now, O Lord, with grate- ful hearts we call to mind the sacred mysteries of thy passion and 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 ^ther sacrifices were but so many types and figures. Whilst he makes his Memento, in silence^ for the Dead, make yours also, thus^ 1 OFFER thee again, O Lord, tnis holy sacrifice of the body and blood of thy only Son, in behalf of the faithful departed, and in particu- lar for the souls of [here name whom '■*'.:■■ i':':- 112 PRAYERS AT MASS* you chiefly propose to pray for} my pa- rents [ifdeadj\ relatives, benefactors, neighbours, &c. Likewise of such as I have any ways injured, or been the occasion 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. When he strikes his Breast and says aloud^ Nobis quoque peccatoribus, say^ VOUCHSAFE to grant the same to us, poor and miserable sinners: judge us not according to our de- merits ; but through the infinite multitude of thy mercies, in which we hope, liberally extend to us thjj *grace and pardon. We ask it of thee, in the name ol thy dear Son, who liveth and reign- eth eternally with thee, and in tnal form of prayer which he himself hath taught us. At the Pater Noster, say with hinif OUR Father, who art in heaven PRAYERS AT MASS. 113 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 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 present ; from past evils, which can be nothing but our manifold sins ; and from all the evils to come, which will be the just chastisement of our offences, if our prayers, and those more powerful ones of thy saints, who intercede for us, intercept not thy justice, or excite not thy bounty. At his breaking and putting a ParticU of the Host into the Chalice^ say, THY body was broken, and thy blood shed for us: grant that the commemoration of this holy Mystery may obtain for us peace : and that those who receive it may find ever- lasting rest. At the Agnus Dei, say with the Priesty LAMB of God, who takest away 114 PB /ITERS AT MASS. the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. L#ambof God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the v/orld, grant us peace. At the Prayer beforf Communion, say^ IN saying to thy Apostles, my peace I leave you, my peace I give you: thou hast promised, O Lord^ to all thy Church, that peace which the world cannot give; peace v.ath thee, and peace with ourselves. Let nothing, O Lord, ever inter- rupt this holy peace : let nothing separate us from thee to whom we heartily desire to be united, through the blessed sacrament of peace and reconciliation. Let this food of an- fels strengthen us in every christian uty, so as never more to yield un- der temptations, or fall into our com- mon weaknesses. At the Domine non sum dignus, striking your Breast thrice^ with Humility arid Contrition., say, LORD, I am not worthy thou shoi onl] heai Sue) ret 8a\ M with this i nite But( sins, ■ ramej I lo^ heart there spiriti me in Feed en me Sancti and b and n comm aratec with t livest andeT PRAIERS AT MASS. 115 shouldst enter under my roof; say only the word and my soul shall be healed. Such as are not prepared to communicate really J may communicate spiritually y by saying as follows : Mo3t loving Jesus, I adore thee with a lively faith, who art present in this sacrament by virtue of thy infi- nite power, wisdom, and goodness. But conscious of my infirmities and sins, I dare not now receive thee sac ramentally. All my hope is in thee ! I love thee, O Lord, with all my heart, who hast so loved me : ana therefore I desire to receive thee now spiritually : come therefore, O Lord, to me in spirit, and heal my sinful soul. Feed me for I am hungry ; strength- en me, for I am weak ; enliven and sanctify me with thy sacred body and blood : deliver me from all sin^ and make me always obedient to thy commands ; and let me never be sep- arated from thee, my Saviour! who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and I'eignest one God, for ever and ever. Amen. 116 PRAYERS AT MASS. Thtnng the Ablution and Wiping of tht Chalice, say^ GIVE us, O Lord, a part in the fruits of thy death and passion ; ihesa- cred memory of which we have com- memorated in our present sacrifice and communion. Happy those who sit at thy table to partake of the bread oi 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 always enjoy the presence of thy ado- rable body, which is the pledge of our eternal happiness. I adore thy goodness, and return thee infinite [thanks, O gracious Lord, for thy in estimable fovour and mercy, in ad- mitting me to be present this day at the dread sacrifice, where thou art both Priest and Victim. Make me, O God, always sensible of this great blessing, and let not my unworthi- ness put a stop to the effect of thy naercy and fi^oodnsss- ' ] of bee ma] flou V thy] part holy glorj weai M( mere; adora and b Chris handi all ou; When them sign TH + Pa PXATBRa AT MASS ^''7 Wlubt he reads the Communion^ say, LET it be now, O Lord, the effect of thy mercy, that we, who have been present at this holy mystery may find the benefit of it in oui souls. At tlie Post' Communion, say, WE 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 : MOST gracious God, Father of mercy, gTant, I beseech thee, that this adorable sacrifice of the blessed body and blood of thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, may obtain for us at thy, hands, mercy, and the remission of all our sins. Amen. When he turns to the People and gives them his Blessing, make you also the sign of the Cross and say, THE Blessing of God Almighty, 4- Father, Son, and Holy Ghost *4 lie PRIVERS AT MASS. descend upon us, and dwell in ou hearts for ever. Amen. Whilst he concludes with the last Gospel sayy O ETERNAL Word, speak to my soul, which adores thee in profound silence ; thou art the great Creator of all things ; abandon not, I beseech thee, thy own creature ; be thou my life, my light, and my all. \ Light eternal ! enlighten me in this present life, and in the life to come. Reign in me as in thine own in- heritance: for thou, O Lord, haet made me : thou hast redeemed me ! May I be ever thine. 1 have sinned too mucR 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 il here adores below. Amen. I RENDER thee all possible praise and thanks, O Sovereign Creator, for the favour I have this day received from thy bounty, and of which many v Del P- wc feci ind str€ myj the and tion lifers hapf aom. and i temp thee, thy with nal H feoust Td ceive Pra his m m the L Draise ix F1AYB&8 AT MASS. 119 oetter deserving Christians ore de> P'-'ved. Receive, O Lord, my un- worthy prayers, supply all my de fects, pardon all my distractions and indevolions, and grant, that by the strength and virtue of these divine mysteries, I may go on cheerfully in the path of thy commandments, love and service, amidst all the tempta- tions, troubles, and dangers of my life's pilgrimage, till I shall one day happily arrive at thy heavenly king- dom, where, with the blessed angels and saints, I shall more clearly con- template thee, more perfectly enjoy thee, and more adequately celebrate thy infinite goodness and mercy, with uninterrupted canticles of eter- nal praise, admiration and gratitude. Happy are they who dwell in thy house, O liOrd : for ever and ever they will praise thee. Tnou art worthy, O Lord, to re- ceive honour, glory, and power. Praise the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is everlasting. Who shall relate the wonders ol the Lord? who shall publish his praises ? % .1 i til'''- ■■-■,',■ '0' (it;* I 120 PRAYBRS AT MASS. At sprinkling the Holy Water, before Man on Sundays, is sung the following Aathem: SPRINKLE me, O Lord, with hys- sop, and I shall be cleansed : wash mc, and I shall become whiter than mow. Ps. Have mercy on me, Grod, ac- cording to thy great mercy. . V. Glory be to, &c. Anth, Sprmkle me. t\ The Priest, being returned to the Fool cf (hi, AUar, says, V. Show us, O Lord, thy mercy. R. And grant us thy salvation. V. O Lord, hear my prayer R. And let my cry come unto thee. V. May the Lord be with you. R, And with thy spirit. HEAR us, O holy Lord, Almighty Father, eternal God ! and vouchsafe to send thy holy angel from heaven, to guard, cherish, protect, visit and defend all that are assembled in this place, through Christ our Lord. Amen. FYom Easter to Whitsunday, inclusively, iru stead of the foregoing Anthem, the following is sung, and to the V. (Ostende nobis,) and &5 R. £t salutare, are added Alleluia& 1^ chev fi good; ever. Gio; PRC thy hoi God! i at whicJ riiice of Christ thereat awe due that by offered an agree and reig] Grhoat, o Amen. riUYCRS AT MASS. Anthem, 121 1 SA W water flowing from the righl side oi the temple, Alleluia : and all to whom the water came, were saved, and iney shall say, Alleluia. Ps. Praise the Lord, because he 16 good ; because his mercy enduretb fo? erer. Glory, &c. Freparatory Prayer before Mass, PROSTRATE in spirit at the foot of thy holy altar, I adore thee, Almighty God ! and firmly believe that the IVlass, at which I am going to assist, is the sac- rifice of the body and blood of thy Son, Christ Jesus. O! grant I may assist thereat with the attention, respect, and awe due to such august mysteries : and that by the merits of the Victim there offered for me, 1 myself may become an agreeable sacrifice to thee, who livest and reignest with the same Son and Ho}^ Ghost, one God, world without end.— Amen. :1 122 THE ORDINARY OP THE MAS& The Priest at the Foot of the AUar, begirt ning^ satth, + IN the Name of the Father, and ol the Son, eL Amen. 128 THE ORDINARY OF TAB MASS. P. The Lord be with you, ^ R. And with thy spirit. P. The continuation (or the begin- ning) of the holy Gospel according to* R* Glory be to thee, O Lord. During the Gospel, say. Be thou ever adored and praised, O Lord, who, not content to instruct and inform us by thy prophets and apostles, hast even vouchsafed to speak to us by thy ofily Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, commanding us by a voice from heaven to hear him ; grant us, merciful 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 mi- racles : light and instruction in thy words. With thee, sacred Redeemer, are the words of eternal life : to whom shall we go but to thee, eternal Foun* tain of Truth ? I firmly believe, O God, all thou teachest, give rae only grace to practise what thou commandest, and command what thou pleasest. At the end of the Gospel, answer^ R. Praise be to thee, O Christ TBS OBDINAEY OF TH£ MASS. 129 Then add with the Prusty in a low votoe^ May our f»ins be blotted out, by the words of the gospel. The NicENE Creed. CREDO in unum Deum, Patrem om- nipotentem, facto« rem ccbU et ter- roB, visibilium om- nium et invisibi- lium. Et in unumDo- minumJesumChris- tum Filium Dei uni- genitum ; et ex Pa- tre natum ante om- nia ssecula. Deum de Deo ; Lumen de Lumine; Deumve- rum de Deo vero; genitum non fac- tum ; consubstan- lialem Patri, per quem omnia facta sunt. Qui propter iK)s homines, et propter nostram sa- lutem, descendit de cams. Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sanc- I Believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker (A heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisi- ble. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God; and bom of the Father before all ages. God of God ; Light of Light ; true God of true God ; begotten not made; consub* stantial to the Fa- ther, by whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salva- tion, came down from heaven, and became incarnate by the Holy Ghost, 130 THB OnOINART OF THE MASS. to, ex Maria Vir- gine, ET HOMO FACTUS EST ♦ Crucifixus etiam proiiobis sub Pontio Pilato, passus et se- pultus est. Et re- surrexit tertia die secundum Scriptu- ras. Et asccndit in ccelum sedet ad dextram Patris. Et iterum venturus est cum gloria judicare vivos et mortuous: eujus regni non erit fizus. Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem, qui ex Patre Filioque frocedit: qui cum ^atre et FUio sirauJ adoratur, et ecu- of the Virgin Mary AND WAS MADE MAN. He was crucified also for us, suffered under Pon. tins Pilate, and was buried. And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures. And ascended into hea*> ven, sitteth at the\\ right hand of the Fathei, and he is to come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, of whose kingdom there shall be no end. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who, to- gether with the Fa- ther and the Son, * At these words the Priest kneels down to fidore God for the ineffable Mistery of the incarnation. \ TRB ORDINARY OF THR MASS. 131 gloriiicatur ; quilo- cutus est per *>ro. phetas. Et unam sanctam. Catholi- cam et Apostolicam Ecclesiasm. Confi- teor unum Baptis- ma in* remissionem peccatorum. Etex- pecto resurrectio- nem mortuorum, et vitam venturi sffi- cull. Amen. is adored and glo- rified; who spoke by the prophets. And one holy Ca- tholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. And I expect the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. P. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. At the OSkitory say, O my God, I sincerely offer myself and all I have to thee, to do and suffer whatever thou commandest or permit- test. Receive my offering, and bear with my weakness, I most humbly be- seech thee. OUatvjn (f the Host Accept, O holy Father, Almighty and eternal God, this unspotted Host, which I thy unworthy servant oflei unto thee, my living and true God, for my innumerable sins, ofiences, and negli- gnnces, and for all here present; as 132 THB ORDINARY OF THE MASS. also for all faithful Christians, both living and dead ; that it may avail both me and theni unto life everlasting. A.men. When ihe Priest puts the Wine and WaUn in/o ihe Chalice, O God, who in creating human nature, &ast wonderfully dignified it, and still more wonderfully reformed it, grant that by the mystery of this Water and Wine, we may be made partakers of hia divine nature, who vouchsafed to be- come partaker of our human nature, namely, Jesus Christ our Lord, thy Son who with thee, in the unity of, ^. Amen. Oblaiwn of the Chalice. We ofier unto thee, O Lord, the chal- ice of salvation, beseeching thy clem- ency, that it may ascend before thy divine Majesty as a sweet odour, for our sal- vation, and for that of the whole world« ^Amen. When the Priest bows before ihe Altar. Accept us, O Lord, in the spirit of hu* mility, and contrition of heart, and grant that the sacrifice which we offer this day in thy sipht, may be pleasing to thee, O Lord (Sod. When he blesses ifie Bread and Wine. Come, O Almighty and eternal 6od \ THB ORDINARY 0» TEE MASS. 188 the sanctifior, and bless this sacrificey prepared for the glory of thy holy name. Here he blfisses ihe Incente^ saymg^ May the Lord, by the intercession of the blessed St. Michael, the Archangel standing at the right hand of the Altar of Incense, and of all his elect, vouch- safe to bless this incense, and receive it. as an odour of sweetness. Through, dec. Amen. Incensing the Bread and Winet he Mys, May this Incense, which thou hast blest, O Lord, ascend to thee, and may thy mercy descend upon us. Incensing the AUar, he says^ Ps. cxL Let my prayer, O Lord, ascend like incense in thy sight ; and let the lifting 'jp of my hands be as an evening sacri- fice. Place, O Lord, a guard on my mouth, and a gate of prudence before my lips, that my heart may not wander afler M'ords of malice, to seek excuses in sin. CHioing (he Censer to the Deacon, he saysy "May the Lord enkindle within us Ae fire of his love, and the flame of ever- lasting charity." Amen. Washing his hands, he says, Ps. xxv. G. I will wash my hands amongst the in- nocent : and will encompass thy altar OLord. ^^ i M i I >=■ I''':' it' 134 THE ORDINARY OF THE MASS. That I may hear the voice of praise s and publish all thy marvellous works. Lord, I have loved the beauty of thy house, and the place of the habitation of thy glory. Destroy not my soul with the impi- ous ; and my life with men of bloody minds. In whose hands are iniquities : their right hand is filled with bribes. But I have walked in my innocence : redeem me, and have mercy on me. My feet have stood in the right path : in the assembly I will bless thee, O Lord. Glory be to the Father, Ace. Bowing in the midst of the AUar^ he saySy Receive, O holy Trinity, this oblation which we make to thee, in memory of the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascen- sion of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in honour of the blessed Mary ever Vir- gin, the blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the Samts ; that it may be available to their honour and our salvatiop, and may they vouchsafe to intercede for us in heaven, whose memory we celebrate on earth. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. TUB ORDINARY OF THE MASS. 135 Turning himself Unoards the People^he Myt, Brethren, pray that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God tho Father Almighty. R. May the Lord receive the sacri- fice from thy hands, to the praise and glory of his name, and to our benefit, and that of his entire holy Church. At the Secret Prayer, or Prayers, My, Mercifully hear our prayers, O Lord, and graciously accept this oblation, which we thy servants are makmg to thee ; that as we offer it to the honour of thy name, so it may be to us here the means of obtaining thy grace, and here- after everlasting happiness. Through, dec. P. World without end. R. Amen. P. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. P. Lift up your hearts. R. We have lifted them up to the Lord. P. Let us give thanks to our Lord God. R. It is meet md just. The common Preface on Days tMch ham none proper^ and in Masses for the Dead, It is truly meet and just, right and available to salvation, that we should always, and in all places, give thanks to thee, O holy Lord, Father Almighty, 136 THE ORDINARY OF THE MASS. eternal God, * Through Christ ouj Lord : by whom the angels praise thy Majesty, the dominations adore it, the powers tremble before it, the heavens, the heavenly virtues, and blessed sera- phim, with common jubilee glorify it. Together with whom we beseech thee, that we may be admitted to join our humble voices, saying : Holy, holy, holy. Lord God of Sa- baoth. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the Highest. On Trinity Sunday, and on all other Sundays that have no proper Preface, Vera dignum, &c as in the preceding Preface, to * * Who, together with thy only be- gotten Son, and the Holy Ghost, art one God, and one Lord : not in singu. larity of one Person, but in Tjinity of one substance. For what we believe of thy glory, as thou hast revealed, the same we believe of thy Son and of the Holy Ghost, without any difference or distinction. So that in the confession of the true and eternal Deity, we adore a distinction in the Persons, a Unity in the essence, and an Equality in the Majesty. Which the angels and arch- THB CANON OF THE MASS. 137 angels, the cherubim also and sera* phun praise, who cease not daily to cry out, with one voice, sajdngjHoly, &c. THE CANON OF THE MAS& WE humbly pray and beseech tneej therefore, most merciful Father, through Jesus Christ thy son, our Lord, that thou wouldst vouchsafe to accept and bless these Gifts, these Presents, these holy unspotted Sacrifices, which in the first place we offer thee for thy holy Ca- tholic Church, to which vouchsafe to grant peace : as also to preserve, unite, and govern it throughout the world, to- gether with thy servant N. our Pope, N. our Bishop, and N. as also all ortho- dox professors of the Catholic and Apostolic Faith. COMMEMORATION OF IHE LIVING. Be mindful, O Lord, of thy ser- vants, men and women, N. and N. He prays a while in secret^ for such as ht intends to pray for* Ar»d of all here present, whose faith and devotion is known unto thee, for whom we offer, or who offer up to thee this sacrifice of praise for themselves 10 138 THE CANON OF THE MASS. and friends, for the redemption of their souls, for the health and salvation tiiey hope for, and for which they now pay their vows to thee, the eternal, living, and true God, C031MUNICATING with, and honouring in the first place, the memory of the ever- florious Virgin Mary, Mother of our lOrd and God Jesus Christ ; as also of the blessed Apostles and Martyrs, Peter and Paul, Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, PhiKp, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and Thadeus, Linus, Cletus, Clement, Xystus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Laurence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian, and of all thy Saints ; by whose merits and prayers, grant that we may be always defended by the help of thy protection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Spreading his hands over the Oblation, he says, We therefore beseech thee, Lord, graciously to accept this oblation of oui servitude, as also of thy whole family, dispose our days in thy peace, preserve OS from eternal damnation, and rank us in the number of thine Elect, through Christ our Lord. Amen Wliich oblation do thou, O' Grod, THE CANON OP THE MASS. 13^ vouchsafe in all respects to bless, ap- prove, ratify, and accept ; tlidt it may be made for us the body and blood of thy most beloved Son J^sus Christ, our Lord. Who the day before he suffered, took bread into his holy and venerable hands, and with his eyes lifted up towards heaven, giving thanks to thee, God, his Almighty Father : he blessed it, brake, and gave it to his disciples, saying : Take and eat ye all of this, for this is m, I BODY. ffere, with the Priest, adore the Sacred Host, and say. Most adorable body, I adore thee with all the powers of my soul. O Lord, who hast given thyself entire to us, graixt we may become entirely thine. I believe, O Lord, help my unbelief. 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. ' -' In like manner, after he had supped, taking also tliis excellent chalice into his holy and venerable hands, giving thee also thanks, he blessed it and gave it to his disciples, 5aying: Take and drivk ye all of this^ for this is the cha ^ 7i 140 THE CANON OF THE MASS. Hce of my blood cf the New and Eternal Testament: the Mystery of Faith: which ^udl he shed for you^ and for many, to 2&6 miissionof sins, ' As often as ye do these things ye shall do the^-n in remembrance of me. Here also, adore, when the Priest elevates the; Chalice, and say. Most adorable blood ! that washeth away all our sins, I adore thee : happy we, could we return our life and blood for thine, O divine \ictim ! Cleanse, O Jesus ! sanctify and preserve our souls to eternal life. Amon. Wherefore, O Lord, we thy servants, as also thy holy people, calling to mind the blessed passion of the same Christ thy Son our Lord, his resurrection from the dead, and admirable ascension into heaven, offer unto thy most excellent Majesty, of thy gifts bestowed upon us, a pure Host, a holy Host, an unspotted Host, the holy bread of eternal life, and chalice of everlasting salvation. Upon which vouchsafe to look, with a propitious and serene countenance, and to accept them, as thou wast gra- ciously pleased to accept the gifts of thy just servant Abel, and the sacrifice of our Patriarch Abraham, and that which thy High Priest Melchisedech THE CANOn OF THE MASS. 141 offered to thee, a holy Sacrifice and unspotted Victim. We most humbly beseech thee, AU mighty God, command these things to be carried by the hands of thy holy an. gels to thy altar on high, in the sight of thy divine Majesty, that as many as shall partake of the most sacred body and blood of thy Son at this altar, may be filled with every heavenly grace and blessing. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. COMMEMORATION OF THE DEAD. Be mindful, also, O Lord, of thy ser. vants N. and N. who are gone before us with the sign of Faith, and rest in the sleep of peace. Here 'particular menlion is made of smh of the Dead as are to be frayed for. To these, O Lord, and to all that sleep in Christ, grant, «. e beseech thee, a place of refreshment, light and peace : through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Htre^ striking hisBreast^ the Priest sai^ Also to us sinners, thy servants, con- fiding in the multitude of thy mercies, Vouchsafe to g-rant some part and fel- lowship with thy holy apostles and tnttrtyrs : with Jolin. Stephen. Matthias^ •t^ 142 THE CANON OF THE MASS. Barniibas, Ignatius, Alexander, Mar* eel line, Peter, Felicitas, Perpctua, Aga^ tha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecily, Anastasia, ar'3 with all thy saints : into whose com- pa we beseech thee to admit us, not vn consideration of our merit, but of thy own gratiiitous pardon. Through Christ our Lord. By whom, O Lord, thou dost always cieate, sanctify, quicken, bless, and give us all these good things. By him, and with him, and in him is to thee, God the Father Almighty, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory. P. For ever and ever. R. Amen- Let us pray, BEING instructed by thy saving pre- cepts, and following thy divine directions, we presume to say : OUR Father, who art in heaven, hal- lowed be thy name ; thy kingdom come , thy will be done on earth, as it is in heav on ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us ; and lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. P. Amen. Deliver us, we beseech thee, O Lord, from all evils, past, present^ and to THB CANON OF THB MASS. 143 come: and by the intercession of the blessed and ever-glorious Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and of the holy apos- tles Peter and Paul, and of Andrew, and of all the saints, mercifully grant peace in our days: that through the assist ance of thy mercy we may be always free from sm, and secure from all dis. turbance. Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, who with lace and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, God. P. World withouw jnd. R. Amen. P. May the peace of the Lord be al- ways with you. R, And with thy spirit. [At his breaking arid putting part of the Host into the Chalice^ sai/y] May tliis mixture and consecration of the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, be tq us that receive it effectual to eternal life. Amen. Then homng and striking his Breast^ he say&, Lanib of God, who takest away the sms of the world, have mercy upon us. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, give us peace. In Masses for the dead he says twice^ i44 THE CANON OF TUB MASS. Give them rest ; asid hsUy^ Eternal rest* The following Prayer is also omited: Lord Jesus Christ, who saidst to thy apostles, I leave you peace, I give you my peace, legard not my sins, but the faith of thy Church; and grant her that peace and unity which is agreeable to thy will : who livest. Amen. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who, according to the will of thy Father, through the co-operation of the Holy Ghost, hast, by thy death, given life to the world ; deliver me by this most sacred body and blood from all my iniquities, and from all evils : make me always adhere to thy commandments, and never suf&r me to be separated from thee : who livest and reignest with Grod the Father in the unity of, dsc A.men. • Let not the participation of thy body, O Lord Jesus Christ, which I, though unworthy, presume to receive, turn to my judgment and condemnation ; but through thy mercy may it be a safe- guard and remedy, both of soul and body. Who with Grod the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, lives! ^xA reignest God for ever and ever Ajnen. call THE CANON OF THE MASS. 145 TakiTig the Host in his Hands^ he saySf I will take the bread of heaven, and call upon the name of the Lord. Striki*ig his Breast^ lie says thrioef Lord, T am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof; say but the word, and my soul shall be healed. Recemng both Parts cf the Host, he saySj May the body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my soul to life everlasting. A.men. Taking the Chaiice in his Hand^ he say%t What return shall I make the Lord for all he has given to me ? I will, take the chalice of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. Praising I will call upon the Lord, and shall be saved from my enemies. Receiving the Blood of our Saviour^ he sayt^ May the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my soul to everlasting life. Amen. Taking the fir ^t Ablution^ he says^ Grant, O Lord, that what we have taken with our mouth, we may receive with a pure mind : that of a temporal gift it may become to us an eternal remedy. 14(5 THE CAMON OP THB MASS. Taking (he second Ablution^ he sayh May thy Body, O Lord, which I have received, and thy blood which I have drank, cleave to my bowels : and grant, that no stain of sin may remain in mc, who have been fed with this pure and holy sacrament. Who livest, &c. Amen. When the Priest returns to the Book^ and reads the Communion, say, Let it be now, O Lord, the effect (M thy mercy, that we who have been pre^ sent at these holy mysteries may find the benefit of them in our soul. P. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. At the Post Communion say asfoUows, We give thee thanks, O Lord, for thy mercy, in admitting us to have a part in offering thi^ sacrifice to thy holy name ; accept it now to thy glory, and be ever mindful of our weakness, par. don all our defects, and grant our re- quests : through, &c. After the Post Communion, is added the folloioing Prayer for the President, &c DEFEND also, O Lord, from all adversity thy servant N. our Pope, N. our Bishop, the President of the Uni- ted States, and all others in authority,^ together with the people and army com. us THB CANON OF THE MASS. 147 mittod to his care ; grant peace in out days, and banish all wickedness f>om thy Church : through, dec. P. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. P. Go, you are dismissed, (or) Let us bless the Lord, R. Thanks be to God. In Masses for the Dead, P. May they rest in peace. R. Amen. Bowing before the Altar, the Priest says^ Let the performance of my homage be pleasing to thee, O holy Trinity : and grant that the sacrifice which I, though unworthy, have offered up in the sight of thy Majesty, may be acceptable to thee, and through thy mercy be a pro- pitiation for me, and all those for whom it has been offered. Through, &;c. T\umtng himself towards the People, he gives them his blessing, saying, May Almighty God, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, bless you. Amen, P. Our Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. P. The beginning of the Gospel according to St, John. R. Glory be to thee, O Lord. Tlie Gfospel according to St John, IN the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. This word was in the be- I 3«S^!» 149 THE CANON OF TIIK MASS. ginning with God. All things werv made by him, and without him was made nothing that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men; and the light shineth in dark- ness, and the darkness did not com- prehend it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came for a testimony, to give tes- timony of the light, that all men might believe through him. He was not the light, but was to give testimony of the light. He was the true light, which en- lightens every man that cometh into this world. He was in the world ; and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came to his own, and his own received him not. But to as many as received him, he hath given a power to be made the sons of God, to them who believe in his name. Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but who are born of God. And the word was made flesh, and dwelt among u». And we have seen his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten Son of the Father, full of grace and truth. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, dz;c. AT THB BBNBDICnOlf. 149 The Prayer. WE beseech thee, O Almighty God, ttiat thy servant, the President, who through thy mercy hath undertaken the government of these United States, mav also receive an increase of all virtue**, wherewith being adorned, he may avoid every enormity of sin, van juish his ene* mies, and being rendered acceptable hi thy sight, may come at lennjth to thee* who art the way, the truth, and the lif *. Through, dec. At the Benediction of the Blessed SitirmTneni* TANTUM, ergo TO this mysteri- Sacramentum? ous table row, Veneremur cernui : Our knees, our hearts, and sense we bow : Bt antiquum docu- Let ancient rites re- mentum, sign their place Novo cedat ritui : To i, bier elements Prestet fides sup. plementum, Sensuum defectui. ot grace : And raith for all de- fects supply Whilst sense is lost in mystery. Grenitori, genito- To God the Father que, bom of none, Laus et jubilatio : To Christ his co- eternal Son, 150 AFTEB THE MASS. Salus, honor, vir- tus, quoque, Sit et + benedictio ; Procedenti ab utro- que, Compar sit lauda- tio. Amen. V, Panem de cnelo, prscstitisti eis. Alleluia. R. Omne delec- tamentum in se ha- bentem. Alleluia* Oremus, DEUS, qui nobis, sub Sacramento mi- rabili passionis tuae niemoriam reliquis- ti : tribue quaesu- mus, iia nos cor- poris et sanguinis tui, sacra mysteria ienerari,ut redemp- tionis tU8B fructum in nobis jugiter sen- tiamus. Qui vivis et regnas. And Holy Ghost, whose equal rays From both proceed, be equal praise : One honour, jubilee, and fame. For ever bless his glorious name. — Amen. V. Thou hast given them bread from Iieaven. Al' lelvia. R. Replenished with all delights. AUeluia. Let us pray. O GOD, who hast left us, in this wonderful sacra- ment, a perpetual memorial of thy passion : grant us, we beseech thee, so to reverence the sa- cred mysteries af thy body and blood, as always to find in our souls the fruits of thy redemption. Who livest . ▲T THB BENEDICTION, &C. 161 Ai ihe Benediction is sometimes sung ihe folU lomng Hymn : O Salutaris hostia, Qui cceli pandis ostium. Bella premunt hostilia, Ed robun fer auxilium. Uno trinoque Domino Sit sempiterna gloria ; Qui vitam sine termino. Nobis donet in patria. Or this AVE verum cor- pus natum de Ma- ria virgine, V ere passum immo- latum, in cruce pro homine. Cujus latus perfora- tum, unda fluxit et sanguine. Esto nobis prsegus- tatum mortis in examine. O Clemens, O pie ! Jesu, iili M arise ! Amen. Prose : HAIL, Hrue bo- dy, born of the Virgin Mary, Which truly suffer- ed and was sacri- ficed on the cross for mankind. From whose side, being pierced, is- sued water and blood. J Be to us a comfort at the hour of death. O merciful, O good f O Jesus, Son of Mary ! Amen. \ 152 THANKSeiVINO AFTER MASS. The tDords cf Bloshts : O Pelagus sancto Dilectionis. « O OCEAN of sweetness and divine love, my God, make haste, and give thyself to me, that I may worthily give myself back again to thee. Let me never rest heie, but be ever soaring up to thee, that in thee I may rest, and breathe forth my soul with an entire heart, a full desire, and a most flaming affection. Let me ever prefer thee, my God, to all the creatures of the world ; and for thfe love of thee, let me renounce all things of a transitory delight, O thou only and true joy of my soul ! Feed me, X) Lord, at the sacred table of thy divinity : this only thing I beg : I desire that a most ardent and vehe- ment love may penetrate my soul, and so replenish it, that it may be totally changed into thee. O most sweet Re« deemer ! grant that I may be inflamed with the love of thee : and may the fire of diviie love totally consume me, that I may live only in the sweet fruition of thee, my God. Let me not feel, or know any other object than thee alone. O overflowing sea of the most sacred di. vinity ! draw me to thyself and drown me there ; take from me all the affec- tions of my heart, and so apply them to THANKSGIYIMO AFTER MASS. 153 thyself that I may be perfectly dead to all other objects but thee, O my God ! A TharUcsgiving after Mass, Anth. Let us sing the Hymn of the three children, which was sung by those saints in the fiery furnace, blessing the Lord, and inviting all creatures to praise A.lmighty God, (Dan. iii.) ALL ye works of the Lord, bless the Lord, praise and extol him for ever. Bless the Lord, ye angels of the Lord ; ye heavens of the Lord : Ail the waters that are above the heavens, bless the Lord : bless the Lord, all ye powers of the Lord. Sun and moon, bless ye the Lord : stars of heavens, bless the Lora. Showers and dew, bless ye the Lord all ye spirits of God, bless the Lord. Fire and heat, bless ye the Lord : c^ld and summer, bless the Lord. Dews and hoary frost, bless ye the Lord : frost and cold, bless ye the Lord. Ice and snow, bless ye the Lord 2 nights and days, bless the Lord. Light and darkness, bless ye the Lord : lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord. Let the earth bless the Lord : let i\ praise and extol him for ever. Mountains and little hills, bless ye 11 154 THANESGIVmQ AFTER MASS* the Lord : all things that spring up in (he earth, bless the Lord. Bless the Lord, ye fountains : seac and riveiii, bless the Lord. WhaKis, and all that move in the wa- ters, ble^is the Lord : bless the Lord, all ye fowls of the air. All beasts and cattle, bless the Lord : sons of men, bless ye the Lord. Let Israel bless the Lord : let it praise and extol him for ever. Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : servants of the Lord, bless the Lor'^. Spirits and souls of the just, bless ye the Lord : ye holy and humble of heart, bless the Lord. Ananias, Azarias, Misael, bless ye the Lord : praise him and extol him for ever. Let us bless the Father, and the son, with the Holy Ghost : let us praise and magnify him for ever. Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firma- ment of heaven : and praised and glori- fied, and extolled for ever. Psalm cL ^ PRAISE the Lord in his saints, praise him in the firmament of his strength. Praise him for the mighty things he has done ; praise him for his greatness^ which hath no bounds. THANKSGIVllfa AFTER MASS. 156 Praise him in the sound of trumpet : praise him on the psalter and harp. Praise him on timbrel and in choir • praise him on strings imd organs. Praise him on well sounding cymbals : praise him on cymbals of joy: let every spirit praise the Lord. Glory be to the Father, &c. Anth. Let us sing, (kc. Lord, have mercy upon us, Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon «8. Our Father, &c. V. And lead us not into temptation, R. But deliver us from evil. V. Let all thy works, O Lord, confess thee. R. And let thv saints bless thee. V. The saints shall rejoice m glory. R* They shall rejoice in their beds. V Not to us, O Lord, not tc us. R. But to thy name give glory. V. Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come to thee. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. O GOD, who didst mitigate the fiery flames to the three children : mercifully grant, that we thy servants may not be consumed by the flames of vice. Prevent, O Lord, we beseech thee, our actions by thy holy inspirations^ and carry them on by thy gracious as. «istanco that all our prayers uid ih I 150 DEVOTIONS, &C. works may ever begin from thee, and by thee be happily ended. Grant, we beseech thee, O Ij vrd, iJiat we may extinguish the flames of ^nr vices, who gave.^t strength to blessed Laurence to overcome the burning heat of his termor ts ; through our I ord Je- sus Christ, dee DEVOTIONP, For Conffssion and Commvnhm, ^ GOD, who wills not the death, but the i^|K raance of a sinner, has, in the sncrameiit of penance, mercifully pro vlded Christians with the rr.oans where- by they may obtain pardon of their sins, and be again restored to the favour of their heavenly Father, which they had forfeited by their offences. So that, whoever is conscious' to himself of having provoked the anger of God by his sins, ought diligently to apply him- self to seek a reconciliation with him in the manner himself has prescribed and commanded. But then it ought to be his principal care, sincerely to per- form all that is exacted of him, with a ae- riousness proportioned to the great. Bess of the work he is engaged in ; ever remembering, that as mercy and pardon are promised to those who per* form it worthily, so nothing less Uian AN EZA»I£N OF CONSCIENCE. 157 a dreadful curse is pronounced against all those that do it negligently. A Prayer before the Examination of Co»- sdence, I AM perfectly sensible, O my Godi that I have many ways offended thy di- vine Mcjesty, and provoked thy wrath by my sins ; and that if I obtain not pardon, I shall be cast out of thy sight for ever 5 I desire therefore . at present to call myself to an account, and look into all the sins whereby I have dis- pleased thee : but O my God, how mi- serably shall I deceive myself, if thou assist me not in this work by thy hea- venly light. Grant me therefore ai present thy grace, whereby I may dis. cover all my imperfections, — see all m^ failings, — and duly call to mind all my sins,— -for I know that nothing is hid- den from thy sight. But I confess my- self in the dark as to my own failings : my passions blind me, self-love flatters me, presumption deludes me; and though I have many sins which stare me in the face, and cannot be hidden yet how many too are there quite con- cealed from me ! B.ut discover even those to me, O Lord ; enlighten my 'darkness, cure my blindness, and re- move every veil that hides mv sins from 158 , AN EXAMEI9 OF CONSCIENCE. me, that I may be no longer a secret to myself* nor a stranger to my ovm fail- ings ; nor ever flatter myself with the thoughts of having repented, and at the same time nourish folly and vice within my breast. Come, Holy Ghost, and by a beam of thy divine light illumine my understanding, that I may have a per. feet view of all my sins and iniquities^ and that, sincerely r'^^pentin^ of them, I may know thee, and be again received into thy favour. A Method of Examination of Conscierice, ac^ cording to the threefold DiUy we oioe ; 1. To God, 2. To our Neighbour, 3. Toour^ selves. I. In relation to Ood, HAVE you omitted morning or even, ing prayer, or neglected to make your daily examination of conscience ? — Have you prayed negligently, and with wilful distractions ? 2. Have you spent your time, especially on Sundays and holidays, not in sluggishly lying a-bed, or in any sort of idle entertainment, but in reading, praying, ^r other pious ex- ercises ; and taken care that those un- der your charge have done the like, and not wanted the instructions necessary for their condition, nor time for prayer, or to prepare for the sacraments? — AK BXANEM OF CONSCIENCE. 159 $, Have you spoken itieverently of God and holy things 1 Have you taken his name in vain, or told untruths 1 4< Have you omitted your duty through human respect, interest, compliance, &c. ? 5. Have you been zealous for God's honour, for justice, virtue, an truth, and reproved such as act other wise ? 6. Have you resigned your will to God in troubles, necessities, sick- ness, &c. ? Have you faithfully resisted thoughts of infidelity, distrust, presump- tion, impurity, &c. ? IL In relation to your Neighbour, 1. Have you disobeyed your superi- ors, murmured against their commands, or spoken of them contemptuously 7 2. Have you been troubled, peevish, or impatient, when told of your faults, and not corrected them ? Have you scornec the good advice of others, or censured their proceedings ? 3. Have you of- fended any one by injurious threaten- ing words or actions ? 4. Or lessened their reputation by any sort of detrac- tion ; or in any matter of importance ? 5. Or spread any report, true or false, that exposed your neighbour to con- tempt, or made him undervalued ? 6, Have you, by carrying stories back- ward and forward, created discord and 1^ mi iSi m 1 m 160 AN EXAMEN OF CONSCIENCE. misunderstanding •between neighbours 1 7. Have you been froward or peevish towards any one in your carriage, speech, or conversation? 8. Or taken pleasure to vex, mortify, or provoke them to swear, curse, or any ways of^ fend God ? 9. Have you mocked or reproached them for their corporal or spiritual imperfections ? 10. Have you been excessive in reprehending those under your care, or been wanting in giving them just reproof? 11. Havo you borne with their oversights and im perfections, and given them good coun sel? 12. Have you been solicitous foi such as are under your charge ; and provided for their souls and bodies ? JII. In relation to yourself, 1. Have you been obstinate in fol- lowing your own will, or in defending your own opinion in things either in- different, dangerous, or scandalous ? 2 Have you taken pleasure in hearing yourself praised, or yielded to thoughts of vanity ? 3. Have you indulged your. 8f;lf in overmuch ease, or any ways yielded to sen uality ? 4. Has your conversation been edifying and mode- rate; or have you been f»*oward, proud, OT troublesome to others? 5o Have you spent over-much time in play, or AN EXAM EN, &C. 161 useless employments, and thereby orait- led, or put off your devotions to unsea- sonable times ? If such as confess often, fall into any of the more grievous sins not here mentioned, their own memory will easily suggest them ; since it is impos- sible for a tender soul to forget any mortal offence, which must of necessity afflict her, and therefore it may not be necessary for them to turn over the following table of sins, which is chiefly intended for general confessions. An Examination for Confession, The First Commandment is broken, Firsts hy Sins against FaitL 1. To be ignorant of the principal mysteries of Christianity; of the Creed, of the Commandments of God, and his church, or of the Sacraments. 2. Wilfully to doubt, or obstinately to err in any point of faith, o. To have delayed embracing the Vrm\ faith, out of human respect, interest, fear, &c. 1. To favour heretics, or wicked men, m supporting or approving their opi- nions or actions. 5. To endanger our faith by reading their books with plea* sure. 6. To examine divine mysteries with curiosity, and secrets of Provi. •J . i ■' ''•»3 162 Als EXA31EN UPON THE dence by pure human reason. 7. To contemn or deride holy things, 8. To abuse the words of the holy scripture, by perverting them to a wicked or pro* fane sense, making them subservient to jests, or other ill purposes. 9. To de- sire to know things to come,* which be long to God alone, or things past, or present, which are hid from us, and for this end to employ unlawful means, as fortune-iellersj or other superstitious inventions. 10. To give credit to dreams, or make superstitious observa- tions ; to employ prayers or sacred names to ill uses ; to use charms, dsc. Secandlyt by Sins agodnst hope, 1. By distrusting the mercies of God, and despairing of the pardon of our sins. 2. By presuming on God's good- ness, without the least concern of amendment. 3. By deferring our con- version or repentance till the end of life. 4. By exposing ourselves to the danger of offending God either by com- pany, reading, or otherwise, which is called tempting God. 5. By exposing ourselves without necessity to some cor- poral danger ; as sickness, wound^- or death. 6, By neglecting the remt dies which God has appointed in these TEN COMMANDMENTS. 168 dangers, as physic for tho body, or Dxayer and the sacraments for the souL Thirdly, by Sins against Charity, 1. By not loving God above all things, but rather choosing wilfully to offend him, than suffer any loss of honour, riches, dec. 2. By preferring the love of men bef jre the love of God ; or of- fending him through fear of being jeered or slighted. 3. By omitting oui duty through shame, or human re- spect. 4. By thinking seldom of God; or being ashamed to speak of him ; or by not hearkening to his inspirations, by forgetting his benefits, or neglecting to give him thanks. Fourthly^ by Sins against Religion, 1. By not adoring God, or praying to him but seldom. 2. By praying with- out attention, and with wilful distrac- tions. 3. By a want of respect to God in time of prayer; or by talking, or being present in holy places, without a becoming modesty and gravity in our looks, words, and actions. Ftfthly, hy Sins against the Care we ought to have of our Salvation, 1. By a love of idleness. 2. By being too solicitous in temporal concerns, and neglecting the means of salvation. 3. By deferring amendment of life, or ' .1 !>V,» 164 AN EXAMEN UPON THS immediately desisting, after having be- gun it. 4. By neglecting the means of salvation ; as the sacraments, prayer good works, or performing them with, out devotion. The Second Commandment is broken^ 1. BY taking the name of God in vain. 2. By swearing to what one knows, or doubts to be false. 3. By swear- ing to what is unjust, or prejudicial to others. 4. By swearing without ne- cessity, though the thing itself be true and just. 5. By blaspheming God or holy things. 6. By cursing one's self, or others, or taking pleasure in hearing others swear or curse ; or by provoking them to it. 7. By not reprehending them when one could and ought. 8. By making a vow to do what is im. possible to fulfil ; or to do what is evil and displeasing to God ; cia* to do what one never intends to perform. 9. By breaking lawful vows, or deferring to fulfil them without just cause. The Third Commandment is broken, 1. BY doing servile wcrks on Sunday, or causing others to do the like with- out necessity. 2. By employing a con- sidcrable part of Sundays or holidays in temporal affairs, as is often the case with merchants, advocates, solicitors^ TEN COMMANDMENTS. 165 A:c. 3. By omitting to hear Mass, or not hearing it with due attention and reverence. 4. By spending Sundays and holidays in idleness, gaming, danc- ing, feasting, and other recreations. 5. By not dedicatiiig a considerable part of those days to reading and pray, mg., and by not taking care that those under your charge do the Hke. The Fourth Commandment is broken^ 1. 1. By children not payingdue respect to their parents, or by despising them, either in their hearts or actions. 2. By not loving them, but wishing their death, or some misfortune ; or by for- saking them in their necessities, 3, By not cheerfully obeying them ; or by obeying them in things unlawful. 4. By slighting their representations, and resisting their corrections. 5, By put- ting them into a pa&sion, and not taking care to pacify them. 6. By not execu- ting their last will and testament, or by delaying to do so. II. By servantSc 1. By disobeying their masters. 2. By a want of dili- gence in the trust that is required of them. 3. By neglecting the reasonable and just interests of their masters or em- ployers. 4. By letting them sustain any kind of loss, through their sloth, iv: K^* '/♦«'! 166 AN EXAMEN UPON THE neglect, &c. 5. By obeying them in things unlawful ; as lying, swearing, stealing, ^c. III. By parents not discharging theii duty towards their children. 1. In not loving them, and supplying their cor- poral necessi^s. 2. In not being careful of their salvation. 3. In not correcting them when it is necessary ; in flattering their passions, or indulging their evil inclinations. 4. In treating them with too much severity. 5. In not setting them good example. 6. In forcing them in the choice of their state of life. IV. By masters. 1. In not taking due care to regulate the life and con- versation of their servants. 2. In not being watchful over them, to reprehend their faults ; make them say their prayers ; go to Mass on Sundays and holidays, and frequent the sacraments, 8. In commanding them to do something evil. 4. In treating them injuriously. 5. In not paying them their wages. The Fifth Commandment is broken, I. BY anger, quarrelling, or threaten- ing ; or by injurious or reproachful words or actions against our neigh hours. 2. By revenge, or deliberate thoughts or desires of revenge. 3. By rSN COMMANDMENTS. 167 provoking, striking, challenging, wound- ing, or being the cause of another's death, 4. By bearing malice, refusing to salute or speak to any neighbour out of hatred or aversion, or refusing to be reconciled to him, Tlie Sixth Commandment is hrohen, I. BY the hearing. — In willingly giv- ing ear to immodest words, discourses, songs, &c. II. By the sight. — 1. In looking on immodest objects. 2. In reading or keeping immodest books ; lending them to others ; or neglecting to suppress them when we may. III. By the tongue. — 1. In speaking immodest words. 2. m relating impro- per stories or wicked acUons of ourselves or others. IV. By the touclt. — In using indecent actions. V. By thoughts, — By entertaining im- pure thoughts wilfully and with delight. VI. By immodest actions. — 1. In com- mitting the sin of impur; y ; and whether effected by soliciting, seducing with promises, or forcing ; whether it be for- nication, adultery, or invest. 2. In sins against nisiture. ^^if^i m-' S 1 *t' I '1 '.*", 168 AN EXAMEN, ^C, The Seventh Commandment is brohcUy 1. BY takincT another's ffoods. and to what value. 2. By retaining wh?il we know belongs to anotjier. 3. By denying our debts, or wilfully delaying payment, to the prejudice of our neigh. bours. 4. By making unjust bargains or contracts, into which every trade or profession ought to make a strict in- quiry. 5. By causing any damage to our neighbours. 6. By putting off false and counterfeit money. 7. By desiring another's property. 8. By not giving alms when necessity requires. 9. By not paying dues to your pastors, or by not contributing to the decent support of religious v/orship. 10. By simony. The Eighth Commandment is broken, 1, BY witnessing what is false, or de- fending a false accusation, as in law- yers and solicitors ; or condemning the innocent, or discharging the guilty, as judges and arbitrators. 2. By de- traction, either in laying something false to another's charge, or reporting for truth what is merely doubtful ; or revealing something as yct secret m and unknown, though true, to the pre- iudice of some third person ; with a de- claration, whether it be done out of levity and indiscretion, or out of malice THK SEVEN DEADLY SINS. 169 or > 11- will ; whether in the presence of many, or in a matter of importance. 8. By lying, or speaking what we judge to be otherwise than we say : whether out of custom, or to the considerable prejudice of others. 4. By hypocrisy, which is a lie in action. TTic Ninth and Tenth are hrokert, BY all unlawful and wilful desires of impurity and theft : which have been al- ready montioned in the sixth and sev- enth commandments. The Precepts of tlie Church, I. TO keep certain appointed days holy, with the obligation of hearing Mass, and resting from servile works. II. To observe the days of abstinence and fasting. III. To confess our sins to our pastors at least once a year. IV. To receive the blessed sacra- ment at Easter, or thereabouts. V. To contribute to the support of our pastors. 0^ The examination on these pre- cepts being very easy, we therefore pro- ceed to THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS. T^e Sin of Pride consists, 1. IN entertaining too great an opi- nion of ourselves, or in valuing ourselves above our deserts. 2. In 12 ' » . '» tS » **i '"■■'■ '■\f-\ •^1 t J- 170 THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS. II ■'-■•■*■'■ publishing what we think good lu our selves, that we may be esteemed bjf others. 3. In arrogance, by attributing to ourselves the good we have not. 4. In presumption and ambition, by confi. ding too much in our own strength, conceiting ourselves capable of accom-^ plishing things above our abilities, and m rashly attempting thv>m. 5. In con. tempt of others, on account of the good opinion we have of ourselves, and when this contempt is manifested by words or actions, or by being severe, and exact- ing on inferiors. 6. In want of sub- mission to our superiors, by disobeying them, blaming their conduct, or mur- muring against them. 7. In not ac- knowledging our faults ; or when, in confessing the facts, we maintain we have done well, or at least allege false excuses, 6. In contempt of admonitions and corrections. Q. In discord. 10. In hypocrisy. 11. In curiosity, which in- clines us to kno^""' things prejudicial to our salvation. 12. By ingratitude for God's benefits. 0^5* The sins ofcovetousness, luxury, and sloth, have been already examined, m the first, sixth, and seventh com. mandments. PRAYER FOR OBTAINING CONTRITION. 171 TheSinofGluitany, In eatinganddrinking lo excess, as ftur as they are prejudicial, either to our health or our reason, or any ways scan- dalous, or of ill example to others. The Sin of Envy. 1. Trouble at the good success of our neighbour, or when we endeavour to do him an unkindness, or speak often against him, or create an ill opinion of him in the mind o^ another. 2. When we rejoice at our neighbour's harm. The Sin of Anger. 1. Not to endure any thing contrary to our inclinations. 2. To suffer our- selves to be hurried away by the emo- tions of wrath against those that give us any trouble. 3. To proceed to quar- rels, injurious language, oaths, curses, threats ; to take revenge, or to desire and wish to be in a capacity of exer- cising it. 4. To refuse to pardon in juries, or to be reconciled to our en mies, or to such of our neighbour wiih'whom we have had some misup- derstanding, or falling out. A Prayer for obtaining contrition, I HAVE now here before, me, G Lord, a sad prospect of the manifold of- fences whereby I have displeased thy divine Majesty, and which I am assured '•'^' . ^ * si 172 RRAYERS BEFORE CONFESSION will appear In judgment against me, if, by repentance and a hearty sorrow, my aoul bo not prepared to receive thy pardon. But this sorrow and this re- pentance, O Lord, must be the £ree gift of thy mercy, without which all my endeavours will be in vain, and 1 shall be for ever miserable. Have pity therefore on me, O merciful Fa- ther, and pour ibrth into my heart thy grace, whereby I may sincerely reperrt of all my sins : grant me true contri- tion, that I may bewail my base ingra- titude, and grieve from my heart for having offended so good a God. Permit me not to be deluded by a false sorrow, as I fear I have been too often, through my own ^'eakness and neglect : but let it now be thy gift, descending from thee, the Father of Lights, that so my repentance may be accompanied by an amendment and a change of life, that being thus acquitted from the guilt of my sin«, I may once more be received into the number of thy servants. Amen. Prayers before Confession, HAVE pity on me, God, and let me partake of the effects of thy great mercy. I here acknowledge, and am sensible of the /muUitude and enor- mity of my sins. It is thou, O my PRAYERS BEFORK CONFESSION. 178 God, perfidious creature as I am, whom I have offended , it is against thee that I have rebelled. To follow my plea- STires, and indulge my passions, I have abandoned thee, and lost thy grace ; I, whom thou hast created to thine own likeness, and redeemed by the blood o! thy only Son, have, by my sins, made my soul resemble those monsters of in- gratitude, the infernal spirits ; like them, I have forfeited heaven, my blessed country, and deserved hell and damnation, which I shall never be able to escape without the assistance of thy boundless mercy. The injury I have offered thee, O, Lord, is so great, that it caused thy Son Jesus Christ, my Saviour, to suffer death. How, then, O my God ! how can I sufficiently de- plore so great an evil ! Who will give water to my head, and a fountain oi tears to my eyes, that I may incessant- ly deplore my misery and malice, and do penance for my sin ! ALMIGHTY and eternal God, to whom are due all honour and glory : behold I (a miserable and unworthy sinner, wha:vh«^e hitherto lived in in. gratitude and rebellion) come to thee. my Creator, my God, my Redeemer, my merciful Judge and my Saviour, ac^ 4i m J r '«■ .! 'HI ^x/ 174 PRAVERS D£FORB CONFESSION. cusii. myself, and laying ^fore thee all the abominations by wlikJi I have blasphemed thy sacred name, trans- gressed thy precepts, contemned thy will, and defiled both my soul and body. O my God, when I behold my misery, End consider how often I have abused thy gifts and blessings, despised thy goodness, neglected thy service, added daily sin to sin, and preferred myaelfv my passions, and other creatures, to my duty, and thy commands, I cannot but consider myself as unworthy either to lift up my eyes to heaven, or appear in thy presence. But whither, O Lord my Qod. shall I flee from thy face ? Where bal! I conceal myself from thy anger ^' can restore me to thy favour ? It is only from thy goodness that I can expect so great a blessing : for art not thou my Father, whose mercies are infinite, and whose compassion knows no bounds ? An' I, though unworthy of the name of thy child, acknowledge no other Father but thee. Wherefore I prostrate myself at the feet of thy mercy, and beseecp. thee, by th} al- mighty power, goodness, and wisdom, to pardon, purify, and acquit me from trie guilt of all my sins. Receive me ii^nin into thy favour, O Lord, and con PRAYERS BEFORE CONFESSION, lib firm me in all good, that my soul, being entirely possessed by thee, may be pre- pared for glory. And that my petition may find acceptance, I appeal to thee, sweet Jesus, Son of the living God, the Advocate and M "or betwixt us sin- ners and thy ^^ather, humbly beseeching thet gh that infinite charity which broaglit thee from heaven to the ignominy of the cross, and thy precious blood spilt thereon, that 1 may now partake of the benefit of thy suf. ferings, and be cleansed from all my of- fi:nces: that by thy assistance I may sincerely repent and amend ot all my failings : that dying to myself and the world, I may live only to thee, and never suffer either pas >ion or pleasur to divide me from thee any more. ALAS, my Father and my God, how comes it to pass that I should have so often offended thee ! Thou seest, O Lord, neither goodness nor health in me ; have mercy therefore on me, for I have sinned against thee. Heal my soul, O Lord, for thou only art my hope and strength. Alas, my God, how many and dangerous are my wounds ' how great my weakness and misery, for the curing of which thou wast cru- cified and slam : and to whom shall I K 'i^"'i;^" i 'I !♦'*,' i , i '.". .1 Ir '■ ■M ■ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 1- IIIIM |50 '"" If m 1.4 1^ IIIIH |2.0 I.I 18 1.25 J4 V] <^ /2 ^;. 'C'J #1 ^5^ '/ /^ Photographic Sciences ion 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14S80 (716) B72-4503 4^. '<" «?. z & %' 176 PRATBRS BBFOBB CONFBSSIOlf complain of all these my evils, if not to ihee, O Lord, the Saviour vsad Re- deemer of my eoul? Be merciful, therefore, to me a sinner, sweet Jesus ! for nothing is more pleasing to thee tlian to have compassion on those that are miserable. Restore me to thy fa- vour ; receive me again into thy friend- ehip, and cast me not off on account ol my offences ; for what can I, miserable creature, do, but offend ? And what canst thou, O, infinite Goodness, do, but have mercy and spare? Spare me, therefore, according to thy infinite goodness, and grant me now tears ol sincere repentance, that I may mourn for the evils I have committed. Grant that I may sincerely grieve for having sinned against thee, my God, my Crea- tor and Redeemer. Soften my hard, ened breast, and inflame my frozen heart, that I may, with unfeigned sor- row, repent for not loving, nay, for de- spising and offendiftg thee. What shall I, most miserable and wicked creature, do, O God, to serve thee 1 Whilst 1 behold myself, I see no hopes ctf amend, ment ; all my confidence and hopes of mercy are in thee. Help me, therefore, O Lord, and be thou the strength of my soul, that I may from this moment de» PBATBAS B^ORB CONFESSION. 177 tast and forsake all my past evils ; that [ may conquer my passions, reform all my bad habits, and by a true change of life and manners, be entii*ely united to thee, and with thee live for ever. Amen. TO thee, O merciful Jesus, in the bitterness of my »oul I come, beseech- ing thee to have compassion on me, and deliver me from my sins : despise not, O God, the cries of thy lost sheep ; reject not the sighs of thy prodigal child, who desires to return home to thee, and to be received again into the number of thy servants. I am sorry for all the sins I have committed, and detest them here in thy presence: because I love thee above all things, and honour thee as my gracious God, worthy of infinite love. And for this reason I now firmly purpose to suf!er all evils, nay, even death itself, rather than willingly con. sent to sin. I resolve to make an exact confession of all my ofiences, faithfully to discharge whatever shall be enjoined for my punishment or amendment, and carefully to avoid all occasions of sin And if any thing be wanting of trut contrition to this my sorrow, may th} sacred passion, O blessed Jesus, th) precious blood and infinite merits, sjppl]^ ill the defects of my weakness : foi 178 ASPIRATIONS BEFORB JONPBSSIOM. it is in thy death I place all my trust through theo I firmly hope to Obtain par- don of all my sins, grace to over* come my vicious customs, and per- severance to the end in the good reso. lutions I have now made in thy pre. sence. As, therefore, it is by thee 1 come to the knowledge of my miseiy, so it is by thee my good purpose and sor- row for my offences must be perfected. May the fire, therefore, of divine 'love now inflame my soul, and constime therein whatever is displeasing to thy m. finite goodness. Sanctify my heart — purify my affections and desires — that dying to myself, I may ever live to thee, and at length depart this life in thy grace and favour. Amen. O* Svjch as go Mmfession over-nighty or otherwise have ^e^isure^ may use tJie foU lowing Aspirations, either before of c^ter coifassioUf with benefit to their souls: n MY Lord and my God, I sincerelj^ acknowledge myself a vile and wretched sirmer, unworthy to appear ii) thy pre- sence ; hut do thou have mercy on me aiid save me. O God, my sovereign good, how fer have I wandered from thee by my sins ' ASPIRATIONS BBF0RBC0IIPES8I0N« 179 How long have I dweh at a distance from thee in the region of misery, where I had quite lost myself. Most loving Father, I have sinned against heaven, and hefore thee, and am unworthy to be called ^ thy child ; make me as one of thy servants, and may I for the future be ver faithiful to thee. It truly grieves me, O my God, to have sinnea, and so many time^ trans> gressed thy law: but wash me now from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. I detest my sins, O Lord : I abhor my wickedness : I confess my ingratitude, and seek refuge in thy mercy. From this moment I purpose never more to offend thee : O let me sufier all kinds of pain and infamy, nay, even death itself, rather than return to my former course of life, and live thy enemy. Loving Father, assist me by thy ![race, that I may bring forth worthy iruits of penance, and not suffer my sins to go unpunished. 1 have wandered like a sheep that is gone astray ; but I hear thy sweet voice crying afler me, in the most affectionate manner, imaginable, *• Come, dear soul, thou hast gone after* many lovers, but 180 ASPIBATX>NS BEFORE CONFESSIOBH return to me, and I will receive thee yet agjiin." Jer. iii. ^ II. Now I begin, O Lord, now I begin to live, not trusting in my own strength, or in the resolutions I make, but in the multitude of thy mercies. n Perfect, O God, the work which thou hast now begun in me. Thou hast given me peace and understanding ; but, wretched sinner that I am, how ungrate- fully have I abused all thy gifts ! ?And yet now, with all the tenderness of a lo- ving Father, thou recallest me from sin, and rescucst me from hell and everlast- ing damnation. Alas ! my soul is full of anguish and confusion at the recollection of the many sins whereby I have oflended thee, my merciful Redeemer, made myself a slave to the devil, and provoked thy anger. O that I had never transgressed thy commandments, nor fallen into such an abyss of miser)' and calamity ! O that I had never sinned ! Happy those souls who have preserved their innocence : O that I had been so happy ! But ribw I am resolved, with the help of thy grace, to be more watchfiil over myself, to amend my failings, and fulfil diy law. Look down on me wi^ the \ :• God, and have compassion on my sinfu soul. Amen. At Confession. Here you should reflect upon the measures which you ought to take for an entire amendment of your life, considMng well what have been the occasions of your sins ? What circumstances are apt to prove dangerous to you ? What precautions you ought to take against those dangers in future ? What pious exercises you ought to practise daily ? When, and how often, approach the Sacraments, &c. When you find yourself heartily sorry for having offended God, and fully rfe- terminedfor the time to come to amend your life, and avoid all mortal sins, and the immediate occasions of them , then humbly approach the tribunal oj Penance, and ^meeling by the Priest, make the sign of the Cross, and ask his blessing, saying, " Father, bless me, for I have sinued." After re- eiving the blessing, say the Cortfiieor AT COlfFSSSION. 185 t0 ^ mea maxima out pa, through my most grievous fault :" and tJien begin a piatrij entire^ and discreet confession cf your sinSf thus : ** since my last confession, which was a week, a fort-^ night, or a month, ago, I have, or I have not complied with my penance, and I accuse myself that, — " avoid* ing superfltwus accusations^ or irrele* vant mailer^ neither obscuring your offences by ambiguous exprcssi(yns^ nor concealing any mortal sin^ or any cir cumstance which either aggravates Us heinousness, or changes its nature^ mention how often you have committed Uj and fail not to state whether it be habitual. Having sincerely declared all you can remember^ conclude thus : for these and all my other sins and imperfections, which I cannot call to mind, I am heartily sorry, purpose amendment for the future, and hum. biy ask pardon of God, and penance and absolution of you, my ghostly Father." Then humbly bowing dowju finish the Confiteor^ sayiTig^ ** Theie- fore, I beseech thee," dsc, r^ being concluded^ you must Usten attentively to the instructions of the Priesty accept with humility the pe nance he enjoins^ and whilst he im 13 IM PRAYBR8 APTSR CONPftflfUON. parts ahsoluHon^ renew your samm making an act ofcontrUianf 6r repeal' mg Hie following prayer : '* O merciful Sodt as, at the words of thy Angel, the cha. »9 fell from the feet of St. Peter, and he was immedi* ately restored to liberty, so grant, that by the words of this holy Sacrament, pronounced by the Priest, the chains of my sins may be loosed, and all my offences pardoned. Amen. ^ ** O God, be merciful to me a sinner. "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. " Thou, who sufferedst for me, have mercy on me." Prayers after Confession, I RETURN thee thanks, O loving Father, for having admitted me into this sacrament, wherein suffering thy mercy to take place of thy justice, thou hast cast all my sins out of thy sight. Grant me now thy grace, O Lord, that by sincere and perfect contrition, my repentance may be like that of Di^vid and Peter, that my oflenccs being efiec- tually remitted, I may hereafter conti- nue faithful in thy service. But this I cannot do, unless with the aid of thy grace ; for without it my soul will re- main barren and dry, like earth without PBAYKS8 AFTSft CONFESSION 167 water. I am perfectly sensible of my own weakness and inability to do any thing that is good^ or acceptable to Ihee. The only consolation and confi dence I have is to raise up my eyes to my Jesus, to his tears and sufferings ; that thy justice being appeased thereby, thou mayest open to me the gates of mercy, and receive me into thy favour. Look down, therefore, on me, with an eye of pity, and have compassion on my miseries. Omeek and merdful Lord * strike this hard and obdurate heart oi mine, that it may burst forth into a fountain of healing waters, — the watenr of sincere contrition, wherewith mf soul may be cleansed and purified. Perfect the work thou hast begun in me, for I am thy creature, and grant that the confession I have made may be accepta* ble in thy sight, and that whatever is wanting towards its perfection throuffh my weakness, ihay be supplied by thy in- finite goodness and mercy. Thy mercy therefore I implore, and through it heg pardon of all my sms ; firmly purposing m thy presence to avoid every thing that may be displeasing to thee, and to apply myself with all diligence to tlie practice of virtue. I hope thou wilt not r^use me thy assistance, since thou I 188 FBATERS AFTER CONFESSION. O Lord, hast proinised never to forsake those that tinist in theo. P^imit my heart to be no longer hurried away by the follies of this life, nor to experience my own weakness in my wonted re lapses. It is high time I should be con verted from my evil ways, forsake my errors, and amend my failings ; since hitherto, alas ! so many days and years have elapsed in good purposes, but with very little improvement of my ioul. Command, therefore, O sovereign liord my rebellious heart, and force it to a compliance with thy law. Break all my passions, rule my affections, direct my aesires strengthen my good endea vonrs, and give ear now to thy unwor- thy servant. Let not my wickedness mane thee forget thy goodness; for thougii my sins cry aloud for justice, yet tliou still hast mercy, whereby thou canst save, and once more receive me into tlk/ favour, my Grod, my Lord, and al my hope, who livest and reignest for ever and ever. O GOD of mercy, having now, through thy gracious goodness, disburdened my conscience of the guilt wherewith ii was oppressed, and, in the humblest manner I was able, discovered all thiH the ^ am no- thing, nor can uu uny thing : and that without the aid of thy gracp, there is neither life nor salvation for me. Cast, therefore, all my sins out of thy sight, '^and with the tenderness of a loving Fa- ther, extend thy arms to receive an ub- A PEAYBR BBPORS RBOBIVING. 301 worthy child, who returns to thee ; and let me e^FecUunlly experience the truth of the j^rophet's words, A smcrifice to (rod is an afflicted spirit^ ainl a contrite and humbled heart thou wilt not despise, A Prauer before Reoeiving. IT is with fear and trembling, O Je. 8US, that I approach thy banquet, having nothing to confide in but thy goodiie^ and mercy, being of myself a snner. destitute of all virtue. My soul and body are defiled with many crimes ; my thoughts and tongue in disorder, and under no restramt. In this wretched condition I hasten to thee, most com- passionate physician, the fountain of all goodness, that [ may be healed. ] fly under the wings of thy paternal pro- tection, hoping thou wilt be my Saviour, though I dare not appear before thee as my judge. To thee 1 expose all my wounds, to thee I discover all my shame. My sins, I confess^ are so innumerable and enormous, as to make me despair, if thou didst not encourage me to hope in thy mercies, which are infinite. Look, therefore, on me with the eyes of com- passion, O Lord Jesus Christ, eternal King, God and Man, who wast crucified for the sins of men. Ha^re mercy on me thou inexhaustible fountain of goodness. 14 11 'i 202 INSTRUCTION'S BEFORE UOMMUNION- Haii, saving Victim, offered on the cross for me and all mankind. Hail, generous and precious blood, flowing from thy wounds, O Jesus ! and wash- ing away the sins of the world. Re- member thy creature, O Lord, whom thou hast redeemed by thy death. I am truly sorry for my offences, of which [ am resolved to amend. Wash away, therefore, all my sins, and blot out my iniquities, that purified in soul and body, I may worthily approach the Holy of Holies; and grant that thy precious body and blood, which I now, though unworthy, am about to receive, may avail to a full discharge from the guilt of all my crimes, a victory over my evil thoughts, the beginning of a new life, the seed of good works, and a sure protection of soul and body against all the snares of my enemies. Instructions before Communion. At the time of communion, go up to the rail, and take up the towel and hold it before you. Whilst the clerk says the Conjiieor, humbly confess your sins, and beg God's pardon for them. When the priest turns about to give the abso- lution, receive it with your head bowed down, as from (he hand of the invisi- INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE COMMUNION. 203 ble High Priest, whom you are going to receive. When the priest holds up a particle of the blessed sacrament, with these words, Ecce Agnus Dei, &c. Behold the Lamb of God^ behold him who iakeih away the sins of the world, humbly beg, with a lively confidence in the merits of his death and passion, that he would take away your sins. When the priest repeats three limes, Domine, non sum dignus, Jesus, our wonderful God, who for our sakes vouchsafest to subject thy Almighty Self to the power of man, ^ by immediately descending upon our ^ Altar, when the Priest pronounces! the words of consecration, Jesus, our incomprehensible God, who though the heaven of heavens § cannot contain thy immensity yet^ vouchsafest personally to reside in^ our churches, and dwell amongst us^ in a small tabernacle, Jesus, our Sovereign King, who, though thy throne above is continual- ly surrounded by glorified ministering spirits, yet vouchsafest here in our most solemn processio to be ac-. companied by such mean attendants as ourselves, \ BLESSED SACfiiUVIENT. 22] Jesus, our heavenly physician, who aescendest from thy. palace of immor- tal bliss to our houses of clay, to visit us on our sick beds, and give thyself to comfort our sorrows, Jesus, our glorious God, who sit- test at the right hand of thy eternal Father, adored by innumerable angels, and encompassed with the splendour of inaccessible light, Jesus, our gracious God, who con- descending to the weakness of our § nature, coverest thy glory under the g familiar forms of bread and wine, §• and permittest thyself to be seen.g^ touched, and tasted, by wretched sin- fe ners, 6 Jesus, our gracious God, who, con- 8 cealing the awful brightness of thy|:§ Majesty under such low and humble veils, sweetly invitcst us to approach thy person, lay open our miseries, and deUver our petitions into Ay hands, Jesus, our gracious God, who, to communicate thy divine nature to miserable sinners, humblest thyself to descend into our breast, and by an inconceivable union become one with ■1 'M 222 LITANY OF THE Jesusy the bread of life, that car/ie down from heaven, of which whoever eats shall live for ever, Jesus, the heavenly manna, whose sweetness nourishes thy elect in the desert of this work Jesus, the food of angels, whose de- Bciousness replenishes our hearts with celestial joys, Jesus, the Lamb wHhout spot, who art every day sacrificed, and yet a^c ways livest, every day eaten, and yet . still remainest entire, 3 Jesus, the good shepheid, who | layest down thy life for thy sheep, § and feedest them with thine owr g body, I Jesus, who in this august and ve- ^ nerable mystery, art thyself become § die priest and sacrifice, !^ Jesus, who in this sacred memo ria. of thy death, hast abridged all thy wonders into one accumulative miracle, Jesus, who in this admirable sacra- ment, hast contracted all thy blessings into one stupendous bounty, Jcsi\s, who by this blessed fruit of ihe tree of life, restorest us again to immortality, Jesus, who, by sanctif3ring the most 15LESS£D bACRAMENT. 228 familiar of thy creatures, dost inspire . us with a pure desire of theei and S teachest us the right use of the rest, g Jesus^ who, ty becoming cur daily |» food in this life, preparest us to feed on tliee eternally in the next, Jesus, who in this divine banquet, givest us possession of thy grace ^ here, and a secure pledge of our^ glory hereafter, ^ Have mercy, O Lord, and pardon our sins. Have mercy, O Lord, and hear our prayers. From presuming to measure the depth of divine Onmipotenco by the short Jine of human reason, From presuming to interpret the secrets of thy will by ihe fallible rule . of private judgment, t From all distraction and irreve-H rence in assisting at this awful sacri<0 fice, ^ From neglecting to approach this . holy table, and from coming to it.§ neriigently, ^ J From an unworthy and fruitless re- ceiving of this adorable sacrament, From all hardness of heart, and ingratitude for so unspeakable a blessing. I 224 LITANY OF THE Through thy irresistible power, which changeth the course of nature as thou pleasest, Through thy unsearchable wisdom, which disposeth all things in perfect order, Through thy infinite goodness in bestowing thyself on us in this incom-'^ prehensible mystery, ^ Through thy blessed body broken^ for us on the cross, and really givei^ . to us in the holy communion, 3 Through thy precious blood, shed i for us on the cross, and substan-S tially present in the chalice of bene-Q diction. We sinners, beseech thee, hear us. That we may always believe no- thing more reasonable than to submit 3 reason to faith, ^ That by this sacred oration, we^ may solemnly acknowledgb thy infi- ^ nite perfections, and supreme domi-:§ nion over all things, < That by this sacred oblation, we g may humbly acknowledge our de-^ pendance on thee, and absolute sub- «) lection to the disposal of thy will, ^ That we may eternally adore thy goodness, who, standing in no need of us, hast contrived such endearing \ ■ BLESS£D SACRAMENT 225 motives to make us love thee, and be happy, 1-iat we may thankfully comply with thy gracious desire of being united to us, by a fervent desire of being united to thee. That before we approach this ban. quet of divine love, we may sincerely endeavour to be reconciled to thee, and to be in perfect charity with all mankind, g That, at the moment of receiving k thy sacred body, our souls may dis-^ solve into reverence and love, to at- ^ tend on and entertain so glorious a^^ guest, . . '§ That returning from this divine g banquet, we may recollect all our? thoughts to praise thee, and iromedi-^ ately apply our utmost endeavours to^ the amendment of our lives, That, by this heavenly preserva- tive, our hearts may be hsaled of their infirmities, and strengthened against future relapses. That, as we adore thee here by faith, under these sacred veils, we may hereafter behold thee face to face, and eternally rejoice in thy pre- sencci 226 BLESSED SACRAMENT. Lamb of God, who takest away the tins of the world, Spare us^ O Lord. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Hear us^ O Lard. Lamb of God, who takest away the •ms of the world. Have mercy upon us The Antiphon, THE glorious King of heaven and earth, to show the richness of his bounty, hath prepared a solemn and splendid feast ; and calls even the mean- est of his subjects to sit down at his ta- ble by his gracious invitation : Come to me all you that labour and are oppressed, and I will refresh you ; for my blood is drink indeed* V. Thou hast given us, Lord, bread from heaven. Alleluia. R. Replenished with all sweetness and delight. Alleluia. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto thee. The Prayer, O GOD, who in this wonderful sacra- ment hast lef^ us a perpetual memo- rial of thy passion ; grant us, we be- seech thee, so to reverence ti\^se sacred mysteries of thy body and blood, that we nfiay continually perceive in our souls the fruits of thy redemption : who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ACT OF CONSBCRATIOIf.- 227 livest and reiguest, world without end. Amen. Act cf Consecration to the Sacred Heart o, Jesus. TO thee, O sacred heart of Jesus ! tc thee I devote and offer up my lifev thoughld, words, actions, pains, and sufferings. May the least part of my being be no longer employed, save only in loving, serving, honouring, and glorifying thee. Wherefore, most sacred heart! be thou the sole object of my love, the protector of my life, the pledge of my salvation, and my se- cure refuge at the hour of my death. Be thou, O most bountiful heart ! my justification at the throne of God, and screen me from his anger, which I have so justly merited. In thee I place all my confidence, and convinced as I am of my own weakness, I rely entirely on thy bounty. Annihilate in me all that is displeasing and offensive to thy pure eye. Imprint thyself like a divine seal on my heart, that I may ever remember my obligation never to be separated from thee. May my name also, I be- seech thee by thy tender bounly, be written in the Book of Life ! and may I ever be a victim consecrated to thy 228 THE UTAHff. glory^ ever burning with the flames of Qiy pure love^ and entirely penetrated with it for eteniit^. In this I place all my happiness, this is all my desire, to live and die in no other condition than that of thy devoted servant. Amen. The Litany of the Sacred HearL LORD, have mercy on us. Christ, havo mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. i Christ, graciously hear us. * God, the Father of heaven, O God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, O God, the Holy Ghost, Holy Trinity, one God, •{ Heart of Jesus! ' «• Heart of Jesus, formed in the womb of the most blessed Vir- gin* Heart of Jesus, hypostatically uni- ted to the eternal Word, fleart of Jesus, Sanctuary of the Divinity, Heart of Jeisus, Tabernacle of the most holy Trinity, , Heart of Jesus, Temple o^ all Sanctity, Heart of Jemis, Fountain of all Graces, \ THB LITANT. Heart of Jesus, most meek, Heart of Jesus, most humble, Heart of Jesus, most obedient* Heart of Jesus, most chaste, Heart of Jesus, Furnace of Lovo, Heart of Jesus, Source of Contri« tion, Heart of Jesus, Treasure of Wis- dom. Heart of Jesus, Ocean of Bounty, Heart of Jesus, Throne of Mercy, Heart of Jesus, Abyss of all Vir tues. Heart of Jesus, sorrowful in the Garden, Heart of Jesus, spent with a bloody Sweat, Heart of Jesus, glutted with Re- proaches, Heart of Jesus, consumed for our Sins, Heart of Jesus, made obedient even unto the Death of the Cross, Heart of Jesus, pierced with a Lance, Heart of Jesus, Refufe of Sinners, Heart of Jesus, Fortitude of the Just, Heart of Jesus, Comfort of tho afflicted, 239 I 230 THE LITANI. 1 i jHeart of Jesus, main Strength of the tempted, " Heart of Jesus, Terror of Devils, Heart of Jes4s, Sanctification of Heavts, [Jcart of Jfesus, Perseverance of the Good, Heart of Jesus, Hope of the Dying, Heart of Jesus, Joy of the Blessed, j5 Heart of Jesus, the delight of all ^ the Saints, Lamb of God, who takest away the iiins of the world, spare us, O Jesus ! Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, hear us, O Jesus ! Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Jesus ! V. O most sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us, , R. That we may worthily love thee with our whole hearts. Let us fray, O GOD ! who out of thy immense love hast given to the faithful the most sacred Heart of thy Son our Lord, as the object of thy tender affection ; grant, we beseech thee, that we may so love and honour this pledge of thy love on earthy as by it to merit the love both of thee and of thy gift, and be THE INVITATION. 33. eternally loved by thee and this most blessed Heart in heaven. Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord thy Son, who liveth aiid reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. Through thy sacred Heart, O Jesus overflowing with all sw*eetness, we re commend to tbee ourselves, and all oui concerns, our friends, benefactors, pa. rents, and relatives, our superiors, and enemies : take under thy protection this house, city, and United States ; extend this thy care to all such as are under any affliction ; and to those who labour in the agony and pangs of death ; cast an eye of compassion on the obstinate sin- ner, and more particularly on the poor suffering souls in purgatory, as also on those who are engaged and united with us in the holy confederacy of honouring and worshipping thee. Bless these in particular, O bountiful Jesus ! and bless them according to the extent of thy infinite goodness, mercy, and chanty. Amen, An Invitation^ or ihe Devovt SouTs Repair to the Sacred Heart ALL the faithful adorers of Jesus are mvited to repair in spirit every day, at nine o'clock in the morning, and four \M'\ 282 THE REPARATION. in the evening, to his divine Heart, in or tier to make in common some of the fol- lowing aspirations : O most sacred Heart of Jesus ! have mercy on us. O divine Heart, wounded for love of us ! let us ever be sensible of thy boun- ty, and let thy love ever plead in our favour. O Heart of Jesus, burning with love of us, inflame our hearts with the love of thee. Blessed be the most adorable Heart rf Jesus my God for ever and ever. No love, no heart equals thine, most loving Jesus. O may thy adorable heart be for ever praised, and all thanks both in time and eternity paid to it. O adorable heart of Jesus ! mayest thou be known, loved, and adored, throughout the whole world. O divine Fire, ever burning and never ceasing, raise my heart into a flame, that I may always love, and never cesise from loving thee. The Reparation of Honour to the Sacred Hearty to he made on the Feast itself, or at any other timet in Presence of the Blessed Sacrament, O MOST amiable and adorable Heart ef Jesus ! centre of all hearts, ^low* THE HBPAHATIOM. 288 sensib e of our miW' . i """' «"« tim of Love in tL h. ^r,"^*' ^«- and propitialorJ sacrific^''/ ^"^''""'' altar of the cToss . S/Th"^u" "»'' neralitv of Ph^r.-' ^ that the ge- -turn Vr' 2TZ ltci"° °f contempt of thv favn,Z /• '°i^f' ^''^n their own obL.,? ' ^"^g^'fu'ness ol to the Zst of bSlrl" • J"S'""''"''« that we thvserv.,n^ '^ '^ " "o* J"st deepest sL^rT^rT^V''^}'^ should enter unnn n^ . "idignities, feparatioTofrnour t^th^^t't'^^^^^ majesty? Prostrate M ^ """^^ ^^<"«d earth, wo solemnly dlS '°''''^" '"^^ testation and abhorrt^c^of' ""u"' ^"• ''uct. InexDrP«;M , °^ ^"''h con. bitterness, wEhtt'^'l""^';' ^^« the sins brouUT nn\K ° ""J't'tude of our . ^utTerabLl^ieSt?/^' ''^^''' ^ f Jch pressed W' f °? '"^1^^^^^ the garden of O £ . 1^ *^ ^^'^^ '" ahle thy anrnwir I ""*^ "isurmount- '<^ve, grief Sd'i'*''*'" ^'^Piring with "^•y in thy lasf^K "^'u°" Mount Cal. '««?aim sinii^'t thl'*'''^"^°" ^*'""'^«' Pentance. S, t if"" '^"'J' ^"^ -. 1 his we know. O dear Re 234 THE REPARATION. deemer ! and would most wiHingly re- dress these thy suflerings by our own, or share with thee in thine. O merciful Jesus ! ever present on our altars, and with a heart open to re- ceive all who labour and are burdened ! O adorable Heart of Jesus, source of ^rue contrition! import to our hearts the true spirit of penance, and to our eyes a fountain of tears, that we may bewail and wash off our sins and thofee of the world. Pardon, divine Jesus ! all the injuries, reproaches, and outrages, done thee, through the course of thy holy life and bitter passion. Pardon all the impieties, irreverence?, and sacrileges, ivhich have been committed against thee in the sacrament of the Eucharist, from its first institution. Graciously receive the small tribute of our sincere repentance as an agreeable offering in thy sight, and in requital for the benefits we daily receive from the altar, where thou art a living and continual sacrifice, and in union of that bioody holocaust thou didst present *o thy eternal Father on mount Calvary from the cross. Sweet Jesus! give thy blessing to the ardent desire we now entertain, and the holv resolution we have taken CONCERNmO INimLGENCES. 236 of ever loving and adoring thee after a proper manner in llie sacrament of love, the Eucharist, thus to repair hy a true conversion of heart, and a becoming zeal for thy glory, our past negligenc; and infidelity. Be thou, O adorable Heart ! who knowest the clay of which we are formed, be thau our mediator with thy heavenly Father, whom we have so grievously offended : strengthen our weakness, confirm our resolution, and with thy charity, humility, meek, ness, and patience, cover the multitude of our iniquities ; be thou our support, our refuge, and our strength, that nothing henceforth in life or death may separate us from thee. Amen. Concerning Indulgences, AN indulgence is a releasing of tern- poral punishment, due to such sins as are already forgiven by the sacrament of penance. An indulgence for the dead remits the pains in purgatory, not by way of absolution, or jurisdiction, but only by way of prayer or suffrage accepted by God To gam an indulgence, the person must be in the state of grace, and per- form the particulars required for the 286 CONCERNING INDULGENCES. obtaining; of the indulgence whilst ac* tuany in that state. A plenary indulgence duly obtained, IS a full and entire remission of all the temporal punishment due to sin. A partial indulgence is a remis. sion of a part of the temporal punish- ment due to sin. Though by the sacrament of penance duly received, the contrite sinner . is reinstated in the favour and friendship of God, and consequently the guilt of eternal damnation cancelled and blotted out ; yet from hence it no ways follows, that all the punishment due for our sins is always remitted. Faith teaches us the contrary ; and the Church, under the direction of the Koly Ghost, ever imposes some temporal punishment, which we call satisfaction, on the per- sons receiving this sacrament, even in time of its greatest indulgences and jubilees. The primitive church w is more re- markable in the severity used on these occasions: not that there Was any doub) either of the true or sufficient disposi tions of the penitent, or of the virtue or efficacy of the absolution ; but a satis faction, or penal austerity sometimes oven of seven* ten, or more years ,• CONCERNING INDT7L6ENCB8. 297 often of ten,, twenty, or forty days was enjoined. The church, as an indulgent mother, ever compassionating the weakness of her children, and finding herself in the superabundant merits of her spouse Jesu4 Christ, possessed of an infinite treasure, dispenses these her riches, by indulgences and jubilees to the faithful, in proportion to their wants, and the solemnity of the occasion. She more- over points out to each one, by means of the particular injunctions prescribed in her ^^/ant of these blessings, how and in what manner we may apply these treasures to our own advantage, and by them pay the whole, or part of the debt we have contracted by our trans, gressions. So that an indulgence of ten years, forty days, and the like, is in our regard, by acquitting ourselves of what is mentioned and required by and in the grant (as the saying of so many Paters and Aves, giving such and such alms, &c.) equivalent and equal to the atonement and satisfaction we should or might make to the divine justice, by the performance of a ten years' aus- terity, or a forty days' penance, &c. enjoined by the ancient canons, now mitigated in this manner. •^•M 296 OF A JUBILBB. Of a Jubilee, A JUBILEE is a solemn plenary in dulgencc, accompanied with ceitaio privileges, relating to censures and dis- pensations, granted to the inferior pas- tors of the church by the superior Pon- tiif, and specified in his bulls or orders, directed to them for that purpose. It 8 granted every twenty-fifth year; as also upon other extraordinary occasions, to such as, being truly penitent, $hall worthily receive the blessed Sacrament, and perform the other conditions of fastings almSy and prayers^ usually pre- scribed at such times. A Prayer for the whole State of Christ*i Church upon Earth, and all the Intentions of the Indulgence, O ETERNAL Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Creator of all things visible and invisible : Source of all good ! infinitely gracious, bountiful, and good to us ; behold I thy poor ser. vant, the work of thy hands, redeemed by the blood of thy only Son, come to present myself as an humble petitionei before the throne of thy mercy. I pros- trate myself here before thee, and most humbly beseech thee to sanctify thy othd most holj name, by sanctifying and PRAYER FOR THE INTENTIONS. 239 exalting thy holy Catholic Church throughout the whole world. eter- nal King ! who hast sent thy only Son down from thy throne above into this earth of ours, to establish a kingdom here among us, whence we might hereafter be translated to thy eternal kingdom : look down, we beseech thee, upon this kingdom of thy Son, and propagate it through all nations, and through all hearts : sanctify it in all truth ; maintain it in peace, unity, and holiness. Give to it saints for its rulers, its chief pastors, and all its other prel- ates : enlighten thtjn. all with heavenly wisdom, and make them all men ac- cording to thy own heart. Give thy grace and blessing to all the clergy, and send among them that heavenly fire, w^hich thy Son came to cast on the earthy and which he so earnestly desired should he enkindled. Assist and pro- tect all apostolic missionaries, that they may zealously and effectually promote thy glory and the salvation of souls redeemed by the blood of thy Son. Sanctify all religious men and women of all orders . give them the grace to serve thee with all perfection according to the spirit of their institute, and to shme like lights to the rest o"* the faith- -J 1' Wi \ 240 PBAYER FOR THE ful. Have mercy on all Christian prin- ces : grant them those lights and gracei that are necessary for the perfect dis* charge of their duty to thee and to their subjects ; that they may be true servants to thee, the King of kings, true fathers to their people, and nursing fathers to thy church. Have mercy on all magis- trates and men in power ; that they may all fear thee, love thee, and serve thee, and ever remember that they are ,thy deputies and ministers of thy justice. Have mercy on all thy people through- out the world, and give thy blessing to thine inheritance : remember thy con- eregation which thou hast possessed irom the beginning ; and give that grace jO all thy children here upon earth, that they may do thy holy will in all things, even as the blessed do in heaven. Extend thy mercy also to all poor infidels that sit in darkness and in thf shadow of death ; to all those nations that know not thee^ and that have not yet received the faith and law of thy Son their Saviour : to all Pagans, Maho- metans, and Jews. Remember, O Lord . that ali those poor souls are made after thy own image and likeness, and re- deemed by the blood of thy Son : O let not Satan any longer exercise his INTENTIONS OF AN INDULGENCE. 841 tyranny over these thy creatures, to the great dishonour of thy name. Let not the precious blood of thy Son be shed for them in vain. Send amongst them zealous preachers and apostolic labour- ers, endued with the like graces and gifts as the apostles were, and bless them with the like success for the glory of thy name : that all these poor souls may be brought to know thee, love thee, and serve ther horc in thy church, and bless thee hereei^tr^r for all eternity. Look down also with an eye of pity and compassion upon all those deluded souls, who, under the name of Chris- tians, have gone astray from the paths of truth and unity, and from the one fold of the one shepherd, iYy only Son Jesus Christ, into the by-paths of er- ror and schism. O bring them back to thee and to thy church. Dispel their darkness by thy heavenly light ; take off the veil from before their eyes, with which the common enemy has blind- folded them; let them see how they have been misled by misapprehensionc and misrepresentations. Remove the prejudices of their education: take away from them the spirit of obsti- nacy, pride, and self conceit. Give them an humble and docile heart.— M 242 PRAVEK FOR THB Give them a strong desire of fii]diii|i out the truth, and a strong grace tc enable them to embrace it, in spite oi all the opposition of the world, the flesh, and the devil. For why should these poor souls perish for which Christ died? Why should Satan any longer possess these souls, which by their baptism were dedicated to thee, to be thy eternal temple? O Father of Lights, and God of sl\] Truth ! purge tlie whole world from all errors, abuses, corruptions, and vices Beat down the standard of Satan, and set up every where the standard ol Christ. Abolish the reign of sin, and establish the kingdom of grace in all hearts. Let humility triumph over pride and ambition . charity over ha- tred, envy, and malice: purity and temperance over lust and excess: meekness over passion: and disinter- estedness and poverty of spirit, ovei covetousness and the love of this perish- able world. Let the gospel of Jesus Christ, both in its belief and practice, prevail throughout the whole universe. Grant (o us thy peace, O Lord ! in the days of our mortality ; even that peace which thy Son bequeathed as a legacy to his disciples; a perpetual V ir^TENTlONS OF AN INDULGENCE. ^3 peace with thee; a perpetual peace with one another ; and a perpetual peace within ourselves. Grant that all Christian princes may love, cherish, and maintain an inviolable peace among themselves. Give them a ri^ht sense of the dreadful evils that atte \ on wars. Give them an evsrlasting horror of all that bloodshed, of the devastation and ruin of so many territories ; of the in- numerable sacrileges, and the eternal loss of so many thousand f mis, as are the dismal consequences of var. Turn their hearts to anothe. kind of warfare ; teach them to fight Lr a heavenly king, dom. Remove, O Lord ) thy wrath, which we have reason to fipprehend actually hanging over our heads for our sins. Deliver all Christian people from the dreadful evil of mortal sin : make all sinners sensible of their misery; give them the gvhCii of a sincere conversion to thee, and a truly penitential spirit, and dischiirge them from all their bonds. Preser\e all Christendom, and in par- ticular this nation, from all the evils that threaten impenitent simiers ; such as plagues, famines, earthquakes, fires, inundations, mortality of cattle, sudden and unprovided death, and thy many fi .V 244 MEDITATIONS ON Other judgments here, and eternal damnation hereafter. Comfort all that are under affliction, sickness, or vio- Lnce of pain : support all that are un- der temptation: reconcile all that are at variance : deliver all that are in slavery or captivity: defend all that are in danger: grant relief to all in their respective necessities : give a happy passage to all that are in their agony. Grant thy blessing to out friends and benefactors ; to all those for whom we are particularly bound to pray, and have mercy on all our ene- mies. Give eternal rest to all the faithful departed, and bring us all to ev- erlasting fife. Through Jesus Christ thy Son. Amen. Fifteen Meditations on the Passion of our Saviour Jesus Christ 1. O GOOD and gracious Jesus! who biing most high in the glory of thy Father, and equal to his divine es- sence, didst vouchsafe of thy infinite charity to be made man, to be born in a stable, to be laid in a manger, to be circumcised, and to fly into Egypt ; af- terward to be baptized, to be tempted, to fast, to watch, to teach the ignorant, and to heal the diseased ; in thy whole life Christ's passion. 245 to sufier a)ntinual afflictions and perse* cutions : and at length voluntarily su^r death upon the cross, and all this fox me, and such wretched creatures as myself. 2. O GOOD and gracious Jes\u ! who having eaten the paschal lamb with thy dearly beloved disciples didst arise from supper, gird tlyself with a towel, pour water into a basin, and on bended knees didst humbly wash the feet of thy disciples, and wipe them with thy own hands. 3. O GOOD and gracious Jesus ! who when the time of thy death ap- proached, didst bequeath a most excel- lent legacy to thy children, leaving us thy most sacred body to be our meat, and thy most precious blood to be our drink : no wit can teach, nor under- standing penetrate the bottomless depth uf tliis thy charity. 4. O GOOD and gracious Lord! who entered into the garden of Olives^ beganst to fear and to be heavy; whereupon thou saidst to thy disciples, My soul U sorrowful, even unto deaths and then leaving them, kneeledst upon the ground, and falling flat on thy face, prayedst to thy Father, If it be possi- ' V.I m 246 MEDIlaTIONS ON He, let this chalice pass from me. And yet with perfect submission, wholly re- signed st thyself to him, saying, Fatlier^ not my will hut thine he done : and at length through most painful agony, thy afflicted and fainting body sweated drops of blood, 5. O GOOD' and gracious Jesus! who, inflamed with an ineffable desire to redeem me, didst go to meet thine enemies, and sufferedst Judas the trai- tor to kiss thee, and thyself to be taken and bound with cords, and as a male- factor disgracefully led by the basest of the people to Annas, where with ad- mirable meekness thou receivedst a cruel stroke on thy face, most unjustly given thee by a vile wretch and slave. 6. O GOOD and gracious Jesus * who wast led fast bound like a noto- rious malefactor, from Annas to the house of Caiaphas the High Priest, where the Jews most unjustly accused thee, and with barbarous insolence spat upon thy meek and amiable face, buf- feting thy cheeks and blindfolding thine eyes, scornfully mocking, and malicious- ly affronting thee with injuries all that night. 7. O GOOD and gracious Jesus ! who in the morning wast brought to CHRIST^S PASSION, 241 the presence of Pilate, and with a most sweet and humble countenance, casting thine eyes down, stoodst before him in the judgment-hall ; and when thou was! most fixisely calumniated by the Jews, and many insults and provocations given thee, thou meekly heldst thy peace, and patiently sufTuredst their unjust proceed, ings. 8. O GOOD and gracious Jesusi* ivho wast sent from Pilate to Herod; he out of vain curiosity coveting to see some miracle at thy hand, demanded many things of thee, and the Jews con- tiiiuing their perverse ness against thee ; but to all these thy meekness replied not a word : wherefore Herod and all his court despised thee, and putting on thee a white garment in scorn and de- rision,- sent thee thus back again to Pi- late. O unspeakable humility and obe- dience to the will of thine enemies! thou wentst forth and returnedst again, and w^ast led up and down from place to place without gainsaying, but suffering them to do whatever they would. 9. O GOOD and gracious Jesus ! who in the judgment-hall wast strip- ped naked, and without any compassion, most cruelly scourged. There was thy ■' .".M m w 248 MEDITATIONS ON blessed virginal and tender ilesh cut with whips and torn with stripes, alto, gether mangled and deformed, and made black and blue with wounds ; so that the streams of thy most precious ilood ran down on every side upon the larth. 10. O GOOD and gracious J jsus ' after thy sharp and blood v scourg ing, to put thee to more shame ana confusion, as also to increase thy tor- ments, they clothed thee with an old purple garment, and platting a crown of thorns, pressed it on thy holy head, till the sharp points pierced thy tem- ples, and thy most precious blood ran down and covered thy face and neck : they gave thee in derision a reed for thy sceptre, and kneeling down before thee in scorn, saluted thee, saying,' Hailf King of the jews ! then took they the reed out of thy hand, and with it struck thy sacred head, and again spat upon thy sacred face. 11. O GOOD and gracious Jesus! who wast brought forth from Pi- late to the Jews to be gazed on, wear* ing the crown of thorns and purple garment, Pilate showing thee to. \b» people, and saying. Behold the man * CHRIST^S PASSION. 249 but they cried out, with a loud voicje and insatiable malice, Crucify him, cru' eify him. 12. O GOOD and gracious Jesus thou wast delivered un to the will and pleasure of the Jews, who im« mediately led thee to be crucified, lay- ing thy heavy cross upon thy sore and bloody shoulders ; thus didst thou hum- bly bear thy own cross, whose weight pained thee excessively, and coming to the place all weary and breathless, thou reliisedst not to taste wine mingled with gall and myrrh, which was the only relief there given thee. 13. O GOOD and fl;racious Jesus ! being come to Mount Calvary, thou wast again stripped naked, when thy v/ounds were renewed by the violent pulling off of thy clothes. What bit- ter pains didst thou suffer, when thou wast fastened to the cross with rough nails, and the joints of thy limbs stretched as on a rack ! O with what love and sweetness of charity didst thou suffer thy hands and feet to be bored through, whence, as from a fountain, thy precious blood gushed out. 14. O GOOD and gracip>us Jesus ! who hanging on the cross between two thieves, wast assailed with bias. 17 V-JS ■:-m ■'■<'^ ^ ^50 5IEDITAYIOIS0 rt m 1 ■IBS m m -in ■i 253 A PRAYER FOR SALVATION to the living mercy and grace, and to the souls departed, rest and life ev- erlasting. Amen. A Universal Prayer for all Things neoessa- ry to Salvation, C MY God, I helieve in thee ; do tliou strengthen my faith. All my hopes .are in thee ; do thou secure them. I lov(3 thee with my whole heart ; teach Hie to love thee daily more and more. I am sorry that I have of. fended thee ; do thou increase my sor. row. I adore thee as my first beginning, I aspire after thee as my last end. 1 give thee thanks aa my constant bene- factor. I call upon thee as my sove- reign protectoi'. Vouchsafe, O my God, to conduct me by thy wisdom ; to restrain me by thy justice ; to comfort me by thy mer cy ; to defenS me by thy power. To thee I desire to consecrate all m^ thoughts, words, actions, and suffer- ings; that henceforward I may think only of thee, speak of thee, and wiU lingly refer all my actions to thy greater glory ; and suffer willingly whatever 9iou shalt appoint. Lord, I desire that in all things thy will may be done, because it is thy A PRATER FOR SALVATION. 253 wiIK and in the manner that thou wiiiest. I beg of ihee to enlighten my under- standing ; to inflame my will ; to purify my body and to sanctify my soul. Give me strength, O my God, to ex- piate my offences ; to overcome my temptations ; to subdue my passions , and to acquire the virtues proper for my state. Fill my heart with tender affections for thy goodness ; a hatred of my faults ; a love of my neighbour ; and a con- tempt of the world. Let me always remember to be sub- missive to my superiors, condescending to my inferiors, faithful to my friends, and charitable to my enemies. Assist me to overcome sensuality by mortification ; avarice by alms-deeds ; anger by meekness ; and tepidity by devotion. my God, make me prudent in my undertakings ; courageous in dangers ; patient in affliction, and humble in prosperity. Grant that I may be ever attentive at my prayers ; temperate at my meals ; diligent in my employments, and con- stant in my resolutions. Let my conscience le ever upright >.'~t *'.' /J II 254 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SICK, and pure ; my exterior modest ; my conversatioii edifying, and my comport ment regular. Assist me, that I may continually la- bour to overcome nature ; correspond with thy grace ; keep thy command- ments, and work out my salvation. Discover to me, O my God, the no- thingness of this world ; the greatness of heaven ; the shortness of time, and the length of eternity. ? Grant that I may prepare for death ; fear thy judgments ; escape hell ; and, in the end, obtain heaven : through Jesus Christ. Amen. INSTRUCTIONS AND DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 1. IF attacked by any serious illness, let it be your first care to send for your spiritual director, and settle the state of your soul ; which is much better done at the beginning than afterward, when the violence of the disorder, or the quali- ty of the remedies, may render you in- capable of performing so great a wor Sickness is frequently the punishme of sin, and therefore a sincere repent- ance and confession is often a more ef- fectual neans of recovery than ar.y other. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SICK. 255 2. If your Will be not already made, as in prudence it ought, let this also be done in the beginning of your sickness, that so having settled your temporal concerns, you may apply your soul without disturbance to your sjurittiaJ ones. 3. Engage your best friends to give you timely notice whether your dis- temper be dangerous, and not flatter you with the hopes of life, when there arc little or no grounds for hope. Make the best use possible of that time, which perhaps is to be your last. Admit but of few visits, nor of any other discourse but such as may be for the profit of your soul. 4. Be careful also to discharge your debts, and all other obligations incum- bent upon you, at the beginning of your sickness : forgive those who have any ways injured you, and ask pardon of those whom you have injured. 5. Receive yoir sickness as coming from the hands of God, with a perfect resignation to his holy will, and as a just punishment of your offences. Fre- quently offer yourself up to him, and beg that he would grant you patience, sanctify your sufferings, and accept of tbam in union wi'.h those of Jesus 256 DEVOTIONS F' n T'lK SICK Christ your Saviour, In satisfaction of the punishment due to your sins. 6. Procure some friend to read to you such prayers as are most affecting and proper for your condition : such aa the Penitential Psalms, the Litanies, Acts of the Love of God, of patience, resignation, &c, 7. Place a crucifix, or figure of Christ crucified, always before your eyes, in order to think often upon his passion : hide yourself in spirit in his wounds, and embrace his feet with the utmost affection of your soul. 8. Endeavour, as much as possible, to acquire a penitential spirit during your sickness ; call otlen on God for mercy, and make frequent acts of con- trition for your sins. St. Augustin used to say, that no Christian, however innocent his life might have been, ought to venture to die, in any other state than that of a penitent. A daily Prayer in time of Sickness, LORD Jesus Christ, behold I receive this sickness, with which thou art pleased to visit me, as coming from thy fatherly hand. It is thy will it should be thus with me, and therefore I sub- mit : thy mil be done o.r tarth as it is in iicaven. May this sickness be to the DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 257 honour of thy ho)y name, and to the good of my soul. For this end, I here oiler myself wit'i an entire suhmission to thy appointments ; to suffer whatever thou pleasest, as long, and in what manner thou pleascst. For I thy crea* ture, O Lord, have most ungratefully offended thee ; and as my sins have long since cried aloud to heaven for just- ice, how can I now complain of thy chas- tisements ? No, my God, thou art just in all thy ways ; 1 have truly deserved thy punishment, and therefore can have no reason to complain of thee^ but rather of my own wickedness. Rebuke me not^ O Lord, in thy fury^ nor chastise me in thy wrath ; but have compassion on my weakness. Thou knowest my frailty, and that I am no- thing but dust and ashes. Deal not with me, therefore, according to my sins, nor punish me according to my miquities ; but according to the multi- tude of thy tender mercies have com- passion on me. May thy justice, O Lord, be tempered with mercy ; and let thy heavenly grace come to my assist ance, to support me under this illness. Enable me with strength from above to bear all the uneasiness, pains and diffi- culties of my sickness with Christiai^ I m ■*l 258 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. patience, and to accept them with cheer. fulness, in just punishnnent of nny offences. Preserve me from all temptations, and be thou to me a tower of strength against the assaults of the enemy, that in this illness I may no ways oflfend thee. And should it be my last, I be[ of thee so to direct me by thy grace, that I may neither neglect nor be deprived of those helps which thou hast, in thy mercy, ordained for the safe conduct of my soul in its passage to eternity ; that being perfectly cleansed from all my sins, I may believe in thee, hope in thee, love thee above all things, and, through the merits of thy death and passion, be admitted into the company of the blessed, where I may praise thee for ever. Amen. Acts of the most necessary Virtues to be made in Time of Sickneas, LORD, I accept this sickness from thy hands, and resign myself entirely to thy blessed will, whether it be for life or death. Not mv will, but thine be done : thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven I offer up tc thee, O Lord, all that ] now sufter, or may hereafter suffer, tc \ DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 259 bo united to the sufferings of my Rcr deemer, and sanctified by his passion. I adore thee, O my God and my All, as my first beginning, and last 'end ; and bowing down all the powers of my soul in thy presence, desiro to pay tlice the best homage I am able. I desire to praise thee, O Lord,^ with- out ceasing, in sickness as well as in health : and to join my heart and voice with the whole Church in heaven and on earth, in blessing thee for ever I give thee thanks from the bottom of my heart for all the mercies and blessings bestowed upon me and thy whole Church, through Jesus Clirist thy Son : and, above all, for his having loved me from all eternity, and re- deemed me with his precious blood. O let not that blood be shed for me in vain ! Lord, 1 believe all those heavenly truths which thou hast revealed, and which thy holy Catholic Church be- lieves and teaches : thou art the sove- reign Truth, who neither canst deceive nor bo deceived : and thou hast pro- mised the Spirit of Truth to guide thy Church into all truth. / believe in God the Father Almighty ^ SfC, In this faith \ resolve, through tliy grace, both to ■ V .• ^ :' > ... a 260 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. live and die : O Lord, strengthen and mcrease my faith. O my God, all my hopes. are centred !n thee, from whom I hope for mercy, grace, and salvation, through the pas- sion and death of my blessed Redeemer. In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust : O let me never be confounded. sweet Jesus, receive me into thy arms in this day of my distress : hide me within thy wounds, bathe my soul in thy precious blood. 1 love thee, O my God, with my whole heart and soul, above all things ; at least, I desire so to love thee. O ! come now, and take full possession of my soul, and teach me to love thee for ever. I desire to be dissolved, and to be with Christ. When, O Lord, will thy kingdom come ? When wilt thou perfectly reign lin all hearts? When shall sin be no more 1 I desire to embrace every neighbour in the arms of perfect charity, for the love of thee. I forgive, from rny heart, all that have any ways offended or in- jured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have any ways offended. Have mercy on me, O God, accord DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 261 ujg to thy great mercy ; and accord- ing to the multitude of thy tendei mercies, blot out my iniquities. O ! who will give water to my head, and fountains of tears to my eyes, that night and day I may bewail all my ^ins ) ! that I had never offer/' ^a so good a God ! O that I had never ^ a -d ' Happy those souls that have preserved their. baptismal innocenoe. Lord, be merciful to me a smner ; sweet Jesus, Son of the liv'ng God, have mercy on me. 1 recommend my soul to God my Creator, who made me out of nothing ; to Jesus Christ my Saviour, who re- deemed me with his precious blood ; to the Holy Ghost, who sanctified me in baptism. L Jo thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. I renounce from this moment, and for all eternity, the devil and all his works ; and abhor all his suggestions and temptations. Suffer not this mor. tal enemy of my soul, O Lord, to have any dominion over me, either now, or at my last hour. O let thy holy angela defend me from all the powers of dark- ness. O holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for me a poor sinner, now. and at the ■H t* i* 4 ri i,' 262 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. hour of my death. O all ye blessed angels and saints of God, pray for me a poor sinner. It may also he proper to read some part of the Meditations on the Passion of Christ, the Miserere, or other penileiu tial psalms, devout acts of contritioit, <^c., but not too much at a time lest it might fatigue the sick person. A Daily Preparation for Death, 1. MY heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready : not my will, but thine be done. I resign myself en- tirely to thee, O Lord, to receive death, at the time ancJ in the manner it shall please thee to send it. 2. I most humbly ask pardon for all the sins I have committed against thy sovereign goodness, and repent of them all from the bottom of my heart. 3. I firmly believe whatsoever the holy Catholic Church believes and teaches ; and by thy grace I will die in this belief. 4. I hope to possess eternal life through thy infinit : mercy, and the me- rits of my Saviour Jesus Christ. 5. O my God, my sovereign good, I desire to love thee above all things, and to despise this miserable world. I de. DBVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 26 sire to love my neighbour as myself, for the love of thee, and from my heart to forgive all injuries. 6. O my divine Jesus, how great is «ny desire to receive thy sacred body ! ! come now into my soul, at least by a spiritual communion. O ! grant thai 1 may worthily receive thee before my death ! I desire to unite my communion to all the worthy communions which shall be made in thy holy Church, even to the end of the world. 7. Grant me the grace, O my divine Saviour, perfectly to efface all the sins I have committed by any of my senses, by applying (iaily to my soul thy bless3d merits, the holy unction of thy precious blood. 8. Holy Y'y^p/n, Mother of God, de- fend me from my enemies in my last hour, and rrrep.ent me to thy divine Son. Glorious St. Michael, prince of the hea- venly host ; my angcl guardian, and bless' d patrons, intercede? for me, and assist nie in this my last and dreadful passage. 9. O my God, I renounce all tempta- tions of the enemy, and in general what- soever may displease thee. I adore and accept thy divine appointments with re- gard to my soul, and entirely abandon f> \ t.. *>-l 264 LITANY FOR A HAP?T DEATH. myself to them as most just and equita^ ble. 10. O Jesus, my divine Redeemer, be to me a Saviour. Save me, O my Grod, hiding myself with an humble confidence in thy dear wounds. I de- liver my soul into thy divine hands ; re- ceive it into the bosom of thy divine' mercy. Amon. Litany for a Happy Death. O LORD Jesusj God of goodness and Father of mercies, I approach to thee with a contrite and humble heart : to thee I recommend the last hour of my life, and the decision of my eternal doom. When my feet, benumbed with death, shall admonish me that my g mortal course is drawing to the end, | When my eyes, dim and troubled §» at the approach of death, shall fix g> themselves on thee, my last and only ^ support, ^ When my face, pale and livid, shall | inspi.a the beholders with pity and ^ dismay ; when my hair, bathed in § the sweat of death, and stiffening on ^^^ my head, shall forbode my approach- !1!J ing end, ^ When my ears, soon to be for S ever shin to the discourse of men, i^ LITANY FOB A HAPPY D£ATff. 265 shall be open to the irrevocable. de- cree, which is to cut me off from the living, When my imagination, agitated by dreadful spectres, shall be sunk in an abyss of anguish ; when my soul, iflHghted with the sight of my ini- quities and the terrors of thy judg- . ments, shall have to fight against the I angel of darkness, who will endea- § vour to conceal thy mercies from my §• eyes, and to plunge me into despair, g^ When my poor heart, yielding to fe the pressure, and exhausted by its ^ frequent struggles against the ene- & mies of its salvation, shall feel the^^ pangs of death, g When the last tear, the forerunner | of my dissolution, shall drop from my*^ eyes, receive it as a sacrifice ot expi-^ ation for my sins ; grant that I may's expire the victim of penance, and in^ that dreadful mo.nent. When my .riends and relations, encircling my bed, shall shed the tear of pity over me, and invoke thy cle- mency in my behalf, When I shall have lost the use of my senses, when the world shall have vanished from my sight, when my 18 p^. m m *t%j ) i 26G LITANY FOR A EAFPT DRATH. agonizing soul shall feel the sorrows of death, When my last sigh shall summon my soul to burst from the embraces s of the body, and to spring to thee on ^ the wings of impatience and desire, g^ When my soul, trembling on my '^ lips, shall bid adieu to the world, and g* leave my body lifeless, pale, and 5 cold, receive this separation as a ho- ^ By thy Death and Burial, .8 By thy c^orious Resurrection and'f Ascension, § By the grace of the Holy Ghost the'^ Comforter, H In the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, We sinners beseech thee, hear us. That it would please thee to comfort him in his sorrows, and enable him to look beyond death, to the blessed staie it leads to, we beseech thee, hear us. That it would please thee to remind him of all thy mercies, and by them encourage him to a sure confidence in thee, we beseech thee, ^c. That thou wouldst vouchsafe him the grace tj order all his temporal affairs with prudance, justice, and charity ; emd with a free and quiet mind wholly IC n LITANY ion THE SICK. 269 k) attend to dispose himself for heaven, wc beseech thee^ SfC, That thou wouldst sanctify this thy fatherly correction of him ; that the sense of his weakness may add strength to his faith, and seriousness to his re pentar* i^^ beseech thee, c^c. T' ^n wouldst vouchsafe him tsty-: gract .ess sincerely ; to repent of ail hib bias, and grant him perfect re- mission and forgiveness of them, toe beseech thee, ^c. That thou wouldst vouchsafe him the grace heartily to forgive all those that have offended him ; and to satisfy, to the utmost of his power, whoever hath suffered the least prejudice by him, toe beseech thee, SfC, That be ig thus reconciled to thee, and to all the world, he may, with as- sured hope, and steadfast faith, receive the sacrament of thy blessed body ; and may tlie strength of that heavenly food clieer his fainting spirits, and carry him on with joy, in thy favour, to the end, we beseech thee, <^c. That a patient submission under the pains of his sickness may expiate the punishment due to his sins, diminish his love of this world, and increase his lesire o^ the next, we beseech ihee^S^c. lit'.i ft? IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 !f:"- l.l 2.5 ■i« IM IIM IM 1.8 • 1.25 111.4 1 1.6 ^ 6" ► Va <^ /: '/ M Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (716) 872-4503 S A'^_ 1. ^ f\ :\ iV \ ,'' ''• % V o^ i'^:<^» m Sj v- ^ L^ \ o^ 1270 LITANY FOR TAB SIOK. That in whatever thy providence hath ordained concerning him, he may rea- dily acquiesce, and both in lite and death be always thine, we beseech thee^ Son of God, we beseech ihee^ hear 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, Hear us, O Lord, Lamb of God, who takest away, the sins of the world. Have mercy on U5. Lord have mercy on us. Christ have mercy on us. Lord have mercy on us. Our Father^ <^c. O Lord, hear my prayer. And let my cry come unto thee. l£t us pray, . ALMIGHTY and eternal God, in whose hands are life and death • whose infinite wisdom disposes all things advantageously for them who love thee ; behold thy servant, whom thou hast cast upon a bed of sickness ; comforts we beseech thee, his afflicted spirit; increase his faith, strengthen his hope, and perfect his charity: sanctify for him all his sufferings ; and if thy mercy shall restore him to his health, may he carefully correct the errors of his past life. If it please thee to call him out LITANY FOR THE SICK. 271 of this world, grant that he may pass safely through the shades of dcatli, transported by thy holy angels into the mansions of bliss, where no fear shall trouble him, no pain afHict him, nor grief disturb the quiet of his mind ; but pure delight, unspeakable joys, and perfect security shall be for ever con- firmed to him, through Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer before Receiving the Viaticum^ ot the Holy Communinn, DEAR Jesus, I adore thee with all my heart ; I give thee thanks for that infinite love which thoushowedst to poor sinners in dying for them on the cross, and for thy unspeakable goodness, displayed in this heavenl)' banquet. Hither thou art now pleased to invite me ; but how can I approach I who have so ungratefully offended thee, end who have lived so unworthy of my profession ! 1 acknowledge, O Grod, that I am a sinner, a poor miserable sinner. Thou alone art my hope, to thee I raise my eyes, who art rich in mercy ; who art my Advocate, and most powerful Medi. ator. I commit my cause into thy hands. Help me now in my distress : let thv precious blood, the infiiuto trea- 272 LITANY FOB THE SICK. sure of thy merits, supply all my dcii* ciencies, while I partake of this sacred food. Thou knowest my weakness, thou knowest my unworthiness ; thou seest how unfit I am, through the mul. titude and enormity of my sins, to ap- pear before thy judgment-seat : I trem» ble at that dreadful hour when my ma. nifold transgressions stiall be laid before me. What shall I do then, O Keepec of Mea! What must become of me, il my iniquitie3 are to decide my eternal destiny ? C Jesus, let me not go alone into that place of terror : come thou into my soul ; accompany it to the tri* bunal of God ; there let all thy mercies plead for me : though I have nothing to trust to in myself, yet upon thy infinite E)odness I have every reason to rely, et u :hen, my soul, confidently recur to thfc inercies of our Lord : there let us shelter ourselves in the virtue of his blessed wounds ; there, thoFjgh our sins cry aloud for justice, his precious blood still cries louder for mercy. It is on tiiis mercy I depend; in this I hope; and in this hope I desire to flie : come, dear Jesus, now into my soul, and pos- sess it for ever. Thou art my Lord and my God ; bo- hold I am thy servant : give me uncioT' X.. LITANT FOR THE SICK. 273 ■ • Standing and strengthen me, that I may ever conform to thy holy will. Thou art the Lamb of God, the spot- less Lamb who takest away the sins of the world. Take from me all that is sinful, and give me that which is pleas- ing in thy sight. Thou art my love and my joy, my God, and my all ; thou art my portion and inheritance: it is thou who wilt restore my inheritance to me. Let the powerful force of thy love affect all my faculties ; let it entirely change my heart ; that for love of thee I may die to the world, who for love (A me wast pleased to die on the cross. Into thy hands I commit and surreii- der my spirit and remainder of life, and my whole being, whilst I am in possession of it, and have the power of making the offer and sacrifice. An Act of Thanksgivings after having received t1i£ Holy Communion, or Viaticum, GLORY and thanksgiving be to thee, O Lord, who in thy sweetness hast been pleased to visit and refresh my poor soul. Now let thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. Now thou art come to me, I will not tet thee go; now I willingly bid fare* 274 LITANY FOR THE SICK well to the world ; and with joy I go to thee, my God. Nothing mere, O dear Jesus, nothing more shall separate me from thee. Now I am united to thee, in thee I will live, in thee I will die, and in thee I hope to abide for ever. Now life seems uneasy to me ; I do- sire to be dissolved, and be with Christ; for Christ is my life, and to die will be my gain. \ Now I will fear no evils, though I walk in the shadow of death, because thou art with me, O Lord : as the hart pants after the fountains of water, so does my soul after thee: my soul thirsts after the- Fountain of Living Water : O when shall I come, and appear before the face of my God ! Give me thy blessing, O Jesus, and establish my soul in everlasting peace ; such peace, as only thou canst give ; such peace, as it may not be in the power of my enemy to destroy. O that I were happily united to thee for ever; that I were wholly swallowed up and buried in thee : O that my soul were at rest in thy happiness, and in the enjoyment of thee, my God, for ever. What have f more to do with the LfTANT FOR THB SiCK. 275 world T And in heaven what have I to desire, but thee, my God ? Into thy hands 1 commend my spirit ; receive, me, sweet Jesus ! In thee may I rest, and in thy happine.<)s rejoice without end. Amen. A Prayer before Extreme UnctUm, LORD Jesus Christ, who, in thy great mercy, hast provided powerful resources for all our necessities ; gran^ me grace to have recourse to them with such dispositions, that my soul may partake of all those great advantages and salutary effects, which thou hast appointed in their institution. Thou hast instituted the sacrament of Ex- treme Unction for the benefit of the sick, who in their extremity stand more particularly in need of grace and consolation. 1 now desire to receive this heavenly medicine, for the ends for which it has been instituted. Grant, I beseech thee, that this holy Unction may produce in me aU its happy fruits ; by healing my soul, by fortifying me against all temptations, by supporting me in the hour of anguish and distress, and by preparing me for a happy pas- sage, or for whatever may be thy holy will. If thou foreseest that my health will be conducive to thy greater e:lory ! 276 LITANY i?OR THE SICK, and expedient for my eternal salvation, let this be the means to restore it. 1 absolutely submit to thy will : I wish not so much to live as to serve thee. Dispose of me as thou knowest best ; all I desire is the (accomplishment o« tiiy will : give me health or sickness, life or death ; give me whatever thou pleasest ; not my will but thine be done : it is a greater happiness to fulfil thy will, than to enjoy ten thousand lives. How hippy should I be, if the destruction of my body could repair the injuries I have offered to thy di. vine Majesty ! My eyes, alas ! have Been vanities ; my ears have been open to detractions, to profane and unpro- fitable discourses ; my tongue has many » ways offended both in speaking and tasting ; my hands have contributed to many follies, my feet have often gone astray in the paths of vanity and sin. By this holy anointing, and by the prayers of thy church, pardon mo, O Jesus, all the sins which I have com- mitted by my senses. Let those ave- nucs, through which sin has made its way into my soul, be now shut to tlie world. Let my eyes be open to thee alone. Let my ears be attentive to thy commandments. Let my tongue be LITANY l^oa THB SICK* 2n •ololy employed in soliciting for mercy. Let my prayers ascend like incense in thy sight. Let my hands be lifted up to heaven for pardon. Let my feet walk in thy ways, and let my heart be the living temple of the Holy Ghost* Into thy hands. O dear Jesus, I com- mend my spirit. In thee I will live, in thee I will die, in thee I will abide» and in thee I hope to possess eternal rest for ever and ever. Amen. A Prayer after Extreme UnctiofL O MY God, thou hast created, re- deemed, and sanctified me ; thou hast preserved me in many dangers, both of soul and body. Thou hast nourished me with the adorable sacra- ment of thy body and blood, and granted me to receive the rites of thy church, preferably to so many others, who were ^.iirried off by a sudden death, without having been favoured with those succours, which thou hast be* stowed upon me, a most ungrateful sin ner. For these, and all other bless- ings, I offer thee innumerable thanks f. to thee I resign my heart, receive it for a holocaust. I do not desire to be freed from my pains ; thou knowest what is best for me : take from me aU murmuring give me patience to sufier 278 UTANT FOR THB 8I0E* virhatcver thou pleasest; if it be Hxf divine pleasure to inflict on my weak body greater punishments than I now suffer, my heart is ready, O Lord, my deart is ready to accept them,, and to suffer in whatever manner and measure shall be most conformable to thy wilL This one ^race I most earnestly beg of thee, my &od, that I may die the death y£ thy elect, and be admitted, after the stufferings and tribulations of this\ tran- sitory life, into the kingdom of thy glory, there to see and enjoy thee, in the company of the blessed, for all eternity. Amen. UTANY FOR A SOUL DEPARTING LORD have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. dioly Mary, All ye holy Angels and Archangels^ ^ »Ioly Abel, All ye choirs of the just, 4nly Abraham, St. John the Baptist, * / Su Joseph, All ye patriarchs and prophets, St Peter, St Paul, \ I I I XaTANT FOR ▲ 80Ui« DBPARTUfG. 279 St« Andrew, St. JohDt All ye holy apostles and evangelists^ All ye holy disciples of the Lord, All ye holy innocentSy St. Stephen, St. Laurence, All ye holy martyrs, St. Sylvester, St. Gregory, St. August in, All ye holy Bishops and Confessors^ St. Benedict, St. Francis, All ye holy monks and hermits St. Mary Magdalen, St. Lucy, All ye holy virgins and widows, All ye saints of God, make interce9sian for him (her). Be merciful, Spare him (Acr), O Lord. Be merciful. From thy anger. From the danger of death. From an unhappy death, From the pains of hell. From all evil, From the power of the devil, By thy nativity, By thy cross and passion, By thy death and burial. 280 LITANY POE ▲ SOUL DSPARTIHO* By thy glorious resurrection, 'S^ By thy admirahle ascension, ^ By the grace of the Holy Ghost, ^ the Comforter, k^ ^ [n the day ♦f judgment, | §* We sinners, Beseech thee to hear us. r* That thou spare him {her)^ We bes^echf thee to Mar us. ' Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. liord, have mercy on us. t Let us Tpray. ^ DEPART, Christian soul, out of this world, in the name of God the Fa* ther Almighty, who created thee : In the name of Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who suffered for thee : In the name of the Holy Ghost, who sane* f tified thee : In the name of the angels, archangels, thrones, and dominations, dierubim and seraphim : In the name of the patriarchs and prophets, of the holy apostles and evangelists, of the holy martyrs and confessors, of the holy monks and licrmits, of the holy virgins and of all tlie aaints of God, let thy place be this day in p^ace, and thy abode in holy Sion, through Christ our Lord. Amen. God of morcy, Grod of goodness ; O God, who according to the multi- UTAMT FOE A SOVL DIPABTINO. 281 tilde of thy mercies forgiveet the sine of such as repent, and graciously re* mittedi the guilt of their past ofleioces^ mercifully re^rd this thy servant Nrf and grant him (her) a full discharge from all his {her) sins, who most ear« nestly begs it of thee. Remove, O merciful Father, whatever is corrupt in him (her) through human frail^, or by the snares of the enemy ; make him (her) a true member of the church, and let him (her) partake of the fruit of thy redemption. Have compassion, Lord, on his {her) tears, ana admit him {her) to me reconciliation with thee, who has no hope but in thee, through Christ our Lora. Amen. I recommend thee, * dear brother, {iieter^) to Almighty Grod, and leave thee to his mercy, whose creature thou art; that having paid the common debt, by surrendering thy soul, thou mayest return to thy Maker, who formed thee out of the earth. Let therefore the splendid company of an- gels meet thy sou\ at its departure; let the court of the apostles receive thee; let the triumphant army of glo- rious martyrs conduct thee; let the crowds of joyful confessors . enoompaas thee; lot the dioir of blessed viigins 19 282 LITANT FOE A SOITL DEPARTINO go before thee; and let a happy rest be thy portion in the company of the patriarchs ; let Christ Jesus appear tu thee with a mild and cheerful counte* nance, and give thee place among those who are to be in his presence for ever. Afayest thou be a stranger to all that which is punished with darkness, chas- tised with flames, and condemned to torments* Let the wicked enemy, with all his evil spirits, depart from 'thee : may he tremble at thy approach in the company of angels, and retire into the horrid confusion of eternal night. May thy God arise, and thy enemies be put to flight. May all who hate him, fly before his face. Let them vanish like smoke, and as wax before the Are, so let sinners perish in the sight of God : but for the just, let them rejoice and be happy in his presence. May all the ministers of hell be flUed with confusion and shame ; and let no evil spirit dare to stop thee in thy way. Christ Jesuft be thy deliverer, who was crucified for tht^. Christ Jesus deliver thee from death, who vouchsafed to die for thee. Christ Jesus, Son of the living Goci, place thee in his garden of paradise, and may he, the true Shepherd, own thee for one of his flock. May he ab* LITAN7 FOR A SOUL DEPARTINO. 283 Bolve thee from all thy sins, and place thee at his right hand in the inheri- tance of his elect. We pray it may be thy happy lot to behold thy Redeemer face to face, to be ever in his presence, and in the vision of that truth, which is the joy of the blessed : And thus, placed among those happy spirits, mayest thou be ever filled with hea venly sweetness. Amen. Receive thy servant, O Lord, into the place of salvation, which he {she) hopes from thy mercy. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant from all dangers of hell, from all pain and tribulation. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, as thou deliveredst Enoch and Elias, from tbe common death (A the world. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thv servant, as thou deliveredst Noah from the flood. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, as thou deliveredst AbrahaxB from the midst of the Chaldeans. R. Amen. 284 LITJIN7 FOR A SOUL DBFARTINO. Deliver, .0 Lord, the soul of ^.ly servant, as thou deliveredst Job from all his afflictions. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, as thou deliveredst Isaac from being sacrificed by his father. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of Ay servant, as thou deliveredst Lot from Sodom, and the flames of fire. Re Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, as thou deliveredst Moses from the hands of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, thel soul of thy servant, a6 thou deliveredst Daniel from the lion's den. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, as thou deliveredst the three children from the fiery furnace, and from the hands of an unmerciful king. R. Ameti. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy iervant,^s thou deliveredst Susanna from her false accusers. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thv LTTANT FOR A SOUL DBPARTINO. 386 servant, as thou deliveredst David from the hands of Saul and Goliath* R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thj servant, as thou deliveredst Peter and Paul out of prison. R. Ameii. And as thou deliveredst that hlessed virgin and martyr, St. Thecla, from most cruel torments, so vouchsafe to deliver the soul of this thy servant, and bring it to the participation of thy heavenly joys. R. Amen. Let us pray* WE commend to thee, O Lord, the soul of this thy servant, and be. seech thee, Jesus Chrbt, Redeemer of the world, that as in mercy to him {her)y thou becamest man, so now thou wouldst vouchsafe to admit him {her) into the number of the blessed. Re- metnber, O Lord, he {she) is thy crea- ture, not made by strange gods, but by thoe, the only true and living Grod ; for there is no other God but thee, none that can work thy wondeis.-— Let his {her) soul find comfort in thy sight, ana remember not his {her) for- mer sins, nor any of those excesses which he {she) has fallen into, through 286 LITANT FOR A SOUL DEPARTINO. the violence of passion and corruption. For although he (ske) ha^ sinned, he ishe) hath retained a true taith in thee, father, Son, and Holy Ghost ; he (she) has had zeal for thy honour, and faithfully adored thee his (her) God, and Creator of all things. Remember not, O Lord, we beseech thee, the sins and ignorances of his (her) youth; but, according to Ihy great mercy, be mindful of him {her) in thy eternal glory. Let the Heavens be open to him {her), and the angels rejoice with him {her). Receive, O Lord, thy servant into thy kingdom. Let the archangel, St. Michael, the chief of the heavenly host, conduc'. him {her). Let the holy angeis of God meet him (/ler), and bring him {her) into the city of the heavenly Je- rusalem. May blessed Peter, the Apos- tle, to whom were given the keys of the kingdom of heaven, receive him {her). May holy Paul, the apostle, who was a vessel of election, help him (her). May St. John, the beloved disciple, to whom God revealed the secrets of heaven, intercede for him {her). May all the holy apostles, to whom was given the power of binding and loosing, pray for him (Acr). May \ UTAI9T FOR A SOtTL DEPARTING. 287 all the blessed and chosen servants of Grod, who in this world have suffered torments for the name of Christ, pray for him {her). That, being delivered from this body of corruption, he (she) may be admitted into the kingdom ol heaven, through the assistance and merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with the Father and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen. (jT ike dying person he in his senses f Ac follovnng Acts may be made. An Act cf Thanksgiving, O MY God ! you have created, re- deemed, and sanctified me. You have preserved me in ina\y dangers, both of soul and body. You have fed me with thy most blessed body and blood. You have shown immense pa- tience in bearing with my repeated crimes, and oflen called me to repent- ance. For these and all other bless- ings bestowed upon me a most ungrate- ful sinner, I offer you innumerable thanks. Act of Resignation, O MY God, I cheerfully receive the certain summons of my death. It is a greater happiness to fulfil your i 268 LITANY FOR A SOUL DEFABTINO. will, than to enjoy ten thousand lives. O happy news of my departure ! I shaD soon hear the choirs of angels sing your immortal praises. Let slow deatA hasten on, that dying I may no more offend you, but live with you, and love jrou eternally. Act of Contrition, 1 AM truly and heartily sorry for all my sins, not through the fear of hell, or hope of reward; but for the love of thee my God and only God, and were I beginning, as I am ending my life, I would not offend thee for a thousand worlds. O my God, do not despise a contrite and humble heart. If the sick party still continue in dis^ tress of agony f it would be proper for the assistants to read again the fore^ going Litany and Prayers as often . has committed through human frailty, we beseech thee in thy goodness, mer« cifully to pardon, through Christ our Lord, R. Amen. Then, for a conclusion^ may he added the following Prayer for the assistants. Grant, O Lord, that while we here lament the departure of thy servant we may ever ren*ember, that ¥|e are most certainly to follow him ijier). Give us grace to prepare for that last hour, by a good life, that we may not be surprised by a sudden death, but be ever watching when thou shalt call, that so with the spouse we may enter into eternal glory, through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. THE LITANY FOR THE DEAD. LORD, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Jesus, receive our prayers. Lord Jesus, grant our petitions. O Grod the Father, Creator of the world, have mercy on the souls of tlie faithful departed. .' LITAI9Y FOR THJI DSJlB. 201 O Gkxl the Son, Redeemer of man- kind, deliver the souls of the faithful departed. O God the Holy Ghost, perfecter oi the elect, accomplish the oliss of the faithful departed. Blessed Virgin Mary, who, by the special privilege of grace, wast tri- umphantly assumed into the kingdom of thy Son, pray for the souls of the faithful departed. Blessed angels, who, ordering aright the first act of your will, were fixed forthwith in unchangeable happiness, pray,4-c. Blessed patriarchs, who were filled with joy, when the Desired of Nations put an end to your captivity, pray, we be- seech thee hear us. That the blessed *;: w of Jesus may comfort them, and his unfading ^ory shine upon them, we beseech thee hear us. That the whole triumphant church may soon celebrate their deliverance; and the choirs of angels sing new hymns of joy, on their never-ending happiness, we beseech thee hear us. 1 hat we ourselves may share in their triumph, and unite with all the citizens of heaven in eternal alleluias, we be- seech thee hear us. Son of God, we beseech thee hear us. Lam^: ?f God, who sha!t come with glory t'f ju'!' tiie iving and the dead, give resi to the souls of the faithfid de- parted. Lamb of God, at whose presence the heavens and the earth shall be moved, §ive rest to the souls of the imitldfid eparted. UTiNT FOi TRC DBAD. 206 Lamb of God, in whose book of life the names of thy elect are mscribed, /ive rest to the souls of the faithful departed. TV Antiphon, DELIVER us, O Lord, fron eteroal death, in that tremendous day, when the heavens shall be mo^'ed, and the earth; whilst thou shalt om%- to judffe the world by fire. Wo rem ble and are sore afraid at the disci ss >n which will take place, and at thy n-e wrath, when the heavens sh I be moved, and the earth ; whilst ^hou shalt come to judge the world by fi ^ That day is a day of wrath, at cr - lamity, and of misery : a great aih a most bitter day ; whilst thou sbalt come to judge the world by fire. Give them, O Lord, eternal rest ? and let perpetual light^shine upon then^ A.men. Let us pray. O GrOD, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of thy servants departed the remission of all their sins, that, by means ol pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon which they have ever ear. nestly desired; who livest and reign- 296 LITANY rOB THE DEAD. est with the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God world without end. Amen. A prayer upon the Day of a Person*s Deceam or aurioL O GOD, to whom it peculiarly be- longeth to have mercy always, and to spare, we humbly beseech thee in behalf of the soul of thy servant N., which thou hast this day called out of the world, that thou wouldst not deli- ver it into the hands of the eaemy, nor be unmindful of it unto the end : but command it to be received by thy holy angels, and conducted to Paradise, its true country; that as in thee it had faith and hope, it may not suffer the pains of hell, but be put in possession of never-ending felicity, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Another, O LORD, we commend unto thy in- finite clemency the souls of thy ser- vants lately deceased : pardon them we beseech thee, in the multitude of thy mercies, the sins which they have committed through human frailty, and grant them eternal life in thy kingdom of bliss. Amen. 207 THE THIRTY DAYS' PRAYER. GLORY, honour, and praise be to our Lord Jesus Christ; may all the world adore thee : blessed be thy holy name, who for us sinners vouchsafedst to be born of an humble Virgin : and blessed be thine infinite goodness, who diedst upon the cross for our redemp- tion. O Jesus, Son of God, and Saviour of mankind, we beseech thee to have mercy on us, and so dispose our lives here by thy grace, that we may hereafter rejoice with thee for ever in thy heavenly king, dom. Amen. Thirty Days' Prayer to our Blessed Rl- deemer^ in honour of his bitter Passion, DEAR Jesus, my blessed Saviour and Redeemer, the sweet comforter cf all sad, desolate and distressed souls : behold thy poor servant, humbly pros- trate at the foot of thy holy cross, be- wailing his misery, imploring thy mercy and beseeching thee to take pity and compassion upon him in this his present and pressing affliction, (infirmity, po- verty, temptation, trouble, or whatso- ever other spiritual or corporal neces. sity.) Hcc* my prayers, O assured refuge 20 298 THB THIBTT DATS* PRATEE* of all afflicted wretches ! behold my tears, consider my sorrows, and remedy my distresses ; for finding myself encom- passed with very grievous calamities, by reason of my great crimes, I know not whither to fly for succour, or to whom I may make my moan, but to thee, my meek and merciful Saviour, with a full hope and confidence that thou, O my loving Redeemer, wilt vouchsafe to lend the ears of thy ordinary pity and accus- tomed clemency to the humble petition of thy poor child ; and by that sweet- ness which thy blessed soul perceived at the time of thy alliance with our human nature, when, resolving with the Father and the Holy Ghost, to unite thy divine person to mortal flesh for man's salvation, thou didst send thy angel to thy Holy Virgin Mary, with those happy tidings, and clothing thyself with our human nature, in her chaste womb, remainedst true God and true man, for the space of nine months, in her sacred womb. By the anguish thou enduredst when the time of thy designed passion draw- ing nigh, thou prayedst to thy eternal Father, that if it might stand with his most divine providence, thou desiredsl that that bitter chalice might pass away THE THIRT7 DATS* PRATER. .^99 from thee ! yet concluding with a most perfect act of resignation : Not my toill, O heavenly Father ^ but thine be done. By the outrageous injuries, shameful disgraces, cruel blows, contumelious blasphemies, forged witnesses, false ac cusations, and unjust judgments, which thou, innocent Lamb ! pkliently endur^ edst ; by the shackles which fettered thy limbs, the tears which flowed from thine eyes, the blood which trickled from thy whole body ; by the fears, sorrows, and sadness of thy heart ; by the ahame thou receivedst in being stripped of thy garments, to hang naked on the cross, in the sight of thy sorrowful Mother, and in the presence of all the people. By thy royal head crowned with thorns, and smitten with a reed ; by thy thirst quenched with vinegar and gall ; by thy side opened with a spear, whence issued blood and water, to refresh our 30uls with that living fountain of thy love and mercy ; by the sharp nails wherewith thy tender hands and feet were cruelly pierced and fsistened to the cross ; by the recommendation of thy departing soul to thy heavenly Father, saying. Into thy hands I commend mt spirit ; by thy praying for thy enemies, saying, O Father forgive tJiem^ for they dOO TBB THIRTY DAYS' FRAYSS. know not tohat they do ; by thy giving up the ghost, when thou criedst out with a loud voice. My God^ my God, why hast thou forsaken me ? and then, bowing down thy most blessed head to impart the kiss of peaco^ saidst, It is consum- mated. By the great mercy thou showedst toward the penitent thief, saying, This day thou shall be with me in Paradise : by tl)y descent into Limbus, and l^e joy thou communicatedst to the just '■ souls therein detained ; by the glory of thy triumphant resurrection, and the con- soling apparition thou frequently didst make for forty days' space, to thy sacred Virgin Mother, to thy Apostles, and thy other chosen friends and servants ; by thy admirable ascension, when, in the sight of thy Mother and thy Apostles, thou wast elevated into heaven ; by the miraculous coming down of the Holy Ghost in the form of fiery tongues, whereby thou replenishedst the hearts of ^hy Disciples with thy love, and gavest them strength and courage to plant thy faith in the wholq world ; by the dreadful day of general judgment, on which thou art to pass sentence on all mankind. By all those sorrows, joys, passions, THB THIRTY DATS PEATBR. 801 compassions, and whatsoever else is near and dear to thee in heaven and on earth, take pity on me, O compassionate Redeemer ; hear my prayers ; and grant me that for which I now most humbly and heartily petition thee. [Ment7M1^^eyfiie thing you desire ; (n reflect meniiilh^ upon it,'\ \ GIVE me, O graciocis Saviour, speedy d^d efficacious feelings of thy j|ivine *. ^S^ccoib* aftd comfort, who, '^ord- ipg to the accustomed sweetness of thy tender heart, art wont to grant the re- quests of them who really fear and love thee, even to their own soul's desire and satisfaction ; bestow on me, also, O my blessed Lord Jesus, a constant faith, a confident hope, a perfect cha. rity, a cordial contrition, a sincere con. fession, a competent satisfaction, a di. ilgent custody of myself from future failings, a heroic contempt of the world, a complete conquest of my passions, a zealous imitation of thy exemplary life and conversation, an entire accomplish, ment of my vows, an absolute mortifi. cation of my self-will, a willing readi. ness to die for thy love and honour, a final perseverance in grace and good works, a happy departure of my soul out of this world, with my perfect 302 THE OFFICE OF IBS B. V* MABY. senses about me, thy holy sacraments to strengthen me ; thysel^/'O dear Je- sus, to comfort me ; thy sacred Virsin Mother, with the saints, my particuuir patrons, to. pray for me, and my good angel to conduct me to eternal rest^ eternal life, eternal happiness. Ameii. THE OFHCB OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARV At Matins. V. Now let my lips sing and display, R. The blessed Virgin's praise this day V. O Lady, to my help intend : R. Me strongly from my foes defend Gtory be to the Father, &c. TkeHymn. Hail Lady of the woild, Of Heaven bright Queen Hail Virgin of virgins, Star early seen. ^ Hail full of all grace. Clear light divine ; Lady to succour us, With speed incline* God, from eternity, Before all other, Of the world thee ordain'd To be the Mother. TDt OFFICB OF THB B. V. MAST. 808 B> which he created The Heavens, sea, land : His fair spouse he chose. Free from sin's hand. V. God hath elected and preselected her. El. He hath made her dwell in his ta hernacle. Let us 'pray* O HOLY Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, queen of heaven, and lady of the world, who neither forsakestnor despiscst any, hehold me mercifully with the eye of pity, and ohtain for me, of thy beloved Son, pardon for all my sins : that I, who, with aevout affection, do now celebrate thy holy conception, may, hereafter, enjoy the reward of eternal bliss ; through the grace and mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, whom thou, a vii. fin, didst bring forth : who, with the 'ather and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest one God in perfect Trinity, foT ever and ever. Amen. V. O Lord hear my prayer: R. And let my cry come unto thee. V. Let us bless our Lord; R. ThanVs be to God. V. And i.iay the souls of the faithful departed, tiirough mercy of God, res! in peace. R. Amen. 804 THE OFnOB OP THB B. ▼. XAlf • AtPnms. V. O Lady, to my help intend: K. Me strongly from my foes defend* V Glory be to the Father, &c. The Hymn. HAIL Virgin most prudent, House for God plac'd, With the seven-fold pillar And table grac'd. .,,„,^,^^ Sav'd from contagion | iiWi Of the frail earth : ^ In the womb of thy parent, Saint before birth. Mother of the living, Gate of Saint's merits, The new star of Jacob, Queen of pure spirits To Zcbulon fearful : * Armies* Array ; Be thou of Christians Refuge and stay. V. He hath created her in his holy spiril R. And hath poured her out, over all his works. Letus praif. ♦ O holy Mary, Mother of our Lord ^c. as before. V. O Lord, hear my prayer: R. And let my cry come unto thee* V Let us bless our Lord; TRB CmCB Of THB B. ▼. VASf. 905 R. Thanks ' ^ to God. V. And may the souls of the faithful de- partedy through the mercy of Qod, rest in peace. R. Amen. At Third. V. O Lady, to my help intend: R. Me strongly from my foes defend V Glory he to the Father, ^. TheHymm HAIL ark of the covenant. King Solomon's throne. Bright rainbow of heaveOf The bush of vision. The fleece of Gideon, The flow'rinc rod ; Sweet honey of Samson, Closet of God. *Twas meet Son so noble Should save from stain, (Wherewith Eve's children Spotted remain.) The maid whom for mother He had elected, That she might be never With sin infected. V. I dwell in the highest ; R. And my throne is the pillar of the clouds. Letusj)ray. O holy Mary, Mother of our Lord, 4re» €18 before* 806 TUS OFFICE OF THB B. V. HASH . V. O Lord, hear my prayer: R. And let my cry come unto thee. V. Let us bles3 our Lord; R. Thanks be to God. V. And may the souls of the faithful de- parted, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen. At Sixih. V. O Lady, to my help intend : R. Me strongly from my foes defqnd. V. Glory be to the Father, dec. \ The Hymru HAIL Mother and Virgin : Of the Trinity Temple ; joy of Angels, Seal of purity. Comfort of mourners, Garden of pleasure ; Palm-tree of patience, Chastity's measure. Thou land sacerdotal. Art blessed wholly. From sin original Exempted solely. The city of the highest, Gate of the East ; Virgin's gem, in the6 All graces rest. V. As the lily among thorns ; R. So my beloved among the daaghters of Adam. THB OFFICS or TU£ B. lUB^, tCl Let US pray O holy Mary, Mother of our Lord, ^c. as before. V. O Lord,hear my prayer: R. And let my cry come unto thee« V. Let us hless our Lord ; R. Thanks he to 6od« V. And may the souls of the faithful do- parted, through the mercy of Grod^ rest in peace. R. Amen. At Ninth. V. O Lady, to my help intend: R. Me strongly from my foes defend. V. Glory be to the Father, &c. The Hymn. HAIL city of refuge, King David's tower Fenced with bulwark, And armour's power. In thy conception Charity did flame ; The fierce dragon's pride Was brought to shame. Judith invincible, Woman of arms, Pair Abisaig, Virgin, True David warms, Son of fair Rachel Did Egypt store ; Mary of the world The Saviour bore. 809 THE OFFICE OP THE B. V* MAtY. V. Thou art all fair, O my^beloved. R. And original spot was never in thee. Let us pray. O holy Mary, ^c. as before* , V. O Lord hear my prayer : R. And let my cry come unto thee. V. Let us hless our Lord ; R. Thanks he to God. V. And may the souls of the faithful de« parted, through the mercy <^f God, rest in peace. R. Amen. At Even-Song. V O Lady, to my help intend. R Me strongly from my foes defend. V Glory be to the FaUier, die. TheHyrkn. HAIL dial, in which Turns retrograde, The sun, ten degrees ; The Word is flesh made, That man from hell pit To Heaven might rise, Th' immense above angels, In stable lies. / This Son did on Marjr Betimes appear, Made her conception A morning clear* TBI OFFICB OF THX B. V. MABT. 809 Fair lily among thorns, That serpent frights, Clear moon that in dark The wanderer lights. V. In Heaven I made a never- failing light rise, R« And I covered all the world as a mist. Ijet u$ pray, O holy Mary, fyc, as before. V. O Lord hear my prayer : R. And let my cry come unto t!* r V. Let U.S hless our Lord ; R. Thanks be to God. V. And may the souls of the faithful de- parted, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen. At Compline, V. Let thy Son^ Jesus Christ, O Lady, pacified by thy prayers, convert us ; R. And turn his anger from us* V. O Lady, to my help mtend : R. Me strongly from my foes defend. V, Glory be to the Father, &c. The Hymn, Hail flourishing Virgin, Chastity's renown ; Queen of clemency, Whom stars do crown. Thou pure above Angels Dost Son beholds i 810 THE OFFICE OP THE B. V. ILIHT. Sitt'st at his right hand, Attir'd in gold. Mother of grace, hope To the dismav'd : Bright star of the sea. In shipwr«:k, aid. Grant Heaven-gate open. That by thee blest. We thy Son may see In blissful rest. V. Thy name, Mary, is oil poured out. R. Thy servants have exceedingly loved thee. hetuspray. O HOLY Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesujs Christ, queen of Heaven, and lady of the world, who neither forsakest or despisest any, behold me mercifully with an eye of pity, and obtain for me of thy beloved Son, pardon for all my sins ; that I, who, with devout affection, do now celebrate thy holy conception, may here- after enjoy the reward of eternal bliss ; through the grace and mercy of oui Lord Jesus Christ, whom thou, a Virgin, didst bring forth ; who, with the Fathei and the Holy Ghost, liveth, &c. V. O Lord, hear my prayer : R. And let my cry come unto thee. V. Let us bless our Lord ; R. Tiianks be to God. THB OFFICE OF THF B. V. MUir^ 311 V And may the souls of the fainful de- parted, through the mercy 'i Grodf rest in peace* CL Amen. Tlie Commendation, TO thee, Virgin pious We humbly present These hours canonica With pure intent. Guide pilgrims, until With Christ we meet: In our agony aid us, O Virgin sweet. Amen. Thi^ Anthem following, \mih the Profer of the Immaculate Conception of tks Blessed Virgin^ is approved of by Pope Paul V. who hath granted a hundred days of indulgence to aU faithful Christians^ thai shall devouthf recite tlie same, Anihem, THIS IS the branch, in which waa r either knot of original, nor bark of ac- v.al sin found. V. In thy conception, O Virgin, thoa wast immaculate. BL Pray unto the Father for us, whose Son thou didst brinjj forth. Let us pray, O GOD, who by the immaculate con i J: 312 AGNUS DEI. ''m^. ception of the Blessed Virgin, didst pre. pare a fit habitation for thy Son, we beseech thee, that^ as by the foreseen death of her same Son, thou didst pre- serve her pure from all spot, so like- wise grant, that we, by her intercession made free from sin, may attain unto thee; through our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who, with thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen. { A PRAYER ^ To he daily said by those who carry about, ^hem an Agnus Dei. O my Lord Jesus Christ, the true lamb, that takest away the sins of the world ! by thy mercy, which is infinite, pardon my iniquities ; and by thy sacred passion preserve me this day from all sin and evil. I carry about me this holy Agnus Dei in thy honour, as a preserva- tive against my own weakness, and as an incentive to the practice of meekness, humility and innocence, which thou hast taught. I offer myself up to thee as an entire oblation, and in memory of thai sacrifice of love, thou ofTeredst for me on the Cross, and in satisfaction for my sins. Accept, O my God, the oblation I make, and may it be agreeable to th^ in the odour of sweetness. Amen. (n 313 THE ROSARY OF THE BLESSED NAME OP JESUS. [n the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen« THOU, O Lord, wilt open my lips. And my tongue shall announce thy praise. Incline unto my aid, O Ood. O Lord, hasten to help me. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and will be for ever. Amen. THE FIVE MYSTERIES OF THE FIRST PART. L The Incarnation oftmr Lord Jesus Christ THE Meditation.— The Son of God assumes human flesh out of the pure blood of the blessed Mary ever Virgm, and is made man in her womb. O Jesus, son of David, have mercy on us. [Ten times,^ Glory be to the Father, &c. II. The Birth cfour Lord Jesus ChrisL THE Meditation.— The Saviour of the world is born for our redemption His Mother remaining a Virgin. O Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on us. [Ten tines,] Glory be to the Father. &c. 21 1 314 THE ROSARY OF JESUS. III. The Circumcision of our Lord Jesua Christ THE Meditation. — Our Saviour be. ing eight days old, begins to suffer for our sins, and his blood already flows for us. He is circumcised according to the law, as if he had been himself a sinner. O Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on us. [Ten times,] Glory be to the Father, &c. ^ rV. Our Lord Jesus Christ found in (he Temple, THE Meditation. — Our Saviour be- ing twelve years old, shows himself more than mortal by his knowledge and wisdom, teaching the teachers of the Jews. O Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on us. [Ten times,] Glory be to the Father, &;c. V, The Baptism of our Lord Jesus Chrisu THE Meditation.— The Saviour of the world is baptized by St. John The eternal Father declares him to be his Son. O Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on us. [Ten Hmes^ Glory oe to the Father, &c. The Prayer. O JESUS, whose name is above all THB ROSAET OF JESUS. 816 names, that at the name of Jesus every knee may hend, of those that are in heaven, on earth, or in hell. Who, at the time appointed by the Eternal Wisdom, assumedst flesh in the womb of the blessed Mary ever Virgin, and thus becamedst the Son of David. Whose birth gladdened men and angels. Who began so early to suffer for us, and to shed on our account that blood that washeth away the sins of the world. Whose immortal wisdom ap- peared at the age of twelve years. To whose baptism all heaven was attentive. Grant us to celebrate those mysteries to thy honour and our own salvation : Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, one God, for all eternity. Amen. THE FTVE MYl TERIES OF THE SECOND FAET L (hir Saviour finishes his Disciples' Feet THE Meditation. — Our Saviour, lo show us an example of humility, and how much we ought to serve each other, descendeth so low as to wash the feet of his disciples, though he is the Grod whom heaven and earth adore. O Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, have mercy on us. [Ten times.] Glory be lo the Father, &c. 816 THB ROSARY OF JESUS. IL The Prayer cf our Lord Jesus Christ tn the Oarden, "■ THE Meditation. — Our Saviour knowing his passion to be now at hand. is so alTected with the thoughts of it, and so oppressed with the load of our sins, >at he prays to his Almighty Fa- ther, that the bitter chalice might pass away from him. O Jesus of Nazareth, King of tho Jews, have mercy on us. [Ten times,'] III. Our Saviour apprehended, THE Meditation. — Our Saviour, as if he had been no more than man, yields to the power of men, and per- mits himself, for our redemption, to be apprehended as if he wt,re a malefactor. O Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, have mercy on us. [Ten times,] Glory be to the Father, &c. rV. Our Saviour carries his Cross, THE Meditation. — Our Saviour be- ing torn with scourges and pierced with thorns to expiate our sins, is obliged to carry the Cross on which he is to die, and moves on, labouring wth sorrow, towards the place of execu- tion. O Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, have mercy on us. [Ten times,] Glory be to the Father, dz;c. THB ROSARY OF JESUS. 317 V. ilie Descent of our Saviour into HcH THE Meditation.— The soul of our Saviour being separated by death from the body, descends to that place where the Saints were expecting his redemp. tion. • O Jesus of Nazareth, King of the lews, have mercy on us. [Ten times.'] The Prayer, O JESUS, whose name is above all names, that in the name of Jesus every knee may bend, of those that are in heaven, on earth, or in hell, whose mysterious humiliations and sorrows appointed for thee on account of our sins, appeared in the washing of the feet of thy servants and creatures : in thy distress and prayer and bloody sweat ; in thy being secured, and brought before courts as a criminal ; in thy bearing the load of the cross ; and in the separation of thy soul from thy body, and its descent into the regions below ; grant to us to cele- brate those mysteries to thy honour and our own salvation : who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest one God, for all eternity. Amen. 318 THE ROSARY 07 JK8US. THE nVE MTSTEItlES 07 THE THIRD PART, L The Resurrec^ionof our Lord JesiLs Christ THE Meditation. — The soul of our Lord Jesus Christ, which had been sepa- rated from the body, is reunited to it, by a naracle of the Almighty power, and that body which had been dead rises to die no more. O Jesus, Son of the living God, have mercy on us. [Ten times.] Glory be to the Father^ &c. II. The Ascension of our Lord Jesus ChrisL THE Meditation.— The body of our Lord Jesus Christ ascends into the highest heaven, where the Saviour of mankind sits at the right hand of God, the Almighty Father. O Jesus, Son of the living God, have mercy on us. [Ten Umes,] Glory be to the Father, &c. [IL Our Lord Jesus Christ sends down tJie Holy Ghost THE Meditation. — Our Saviour, now seated on the right hand of God, his Almighty Father, sends down the Holy Ghost, to inspire and animate his dis- ciples, that they may bo qualified to publish to mankind his cross and his glory. / THB K08ART OP JESUS* 810 O Jesus, Son of the tving God, have mercy on us. [Ten times.] Glory be to the Father, djc. iV. Our Lord Jesus Christ crowning the Blessed Virgin and Saints. THE Meditation. — Our Saviour, hav- tng by his passion, resurrection, and ascension, opened the way for the sons of Adam to heaven, which they had lost Dy sin, bestows on his Mother and his saints crowns of immortal glory. O Jesus, Son of the living God, have mercy on us. [Ten times.'] Glory be to the Father, &c. V. Our Lord Jesus Christ coming to Jtidg* ment THE Meditation.— Our Saviour will come in power and majesty, to judge tlie living and the dead, and to render to every one according to his works. O Jesus, Son of the living God, have mercy on us. [Ten times.] Glory be to the Father, &c. u IVte Prayer. O JESUS, whose name is above all names, that in the name of Jevus every knee may bend, of those that are in heaven, on earth, or ir hell : whose murdered body consigns ^ to the grave, the Almighty raised from death, glori- 820 THE BOSARY OP JESUa, ous and immortal : Who, by thy as. cension triumphedst over ^ death, and ledst captivity captive : Who accord- ing to thy promise didst send down the Spirit that proceedeth from the Father and Thee, the Comforter and Enlivener ; who, stretching forth the bounty of thy Almighty hand, didst shed upon the chosen children of Adam, that glory which neither eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man, and who wiH come^ forth, in power and majesty, to judge the living and the dead, before whose throne all mortals shall appear : Grant us to celebrate those mysteries to thy honour suid our own salvation : who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest one God for all eternity. Amen. %* The repetition of the above Prayers for meditation is not absolutely necessary. Those who cannot meditate on the mysteries, may say the Creed before-hand, in this Rosary, and in that of the Blessed Virgin. The works be- longing to them, do not bind under any Kin. Those who are in the society of the Rosary of the names of Jesus, may have a plenary indulgence on lew year's ROSART, B. y. M. 321 day the same that is grar.ted in the year of Jubilee. Also on every second Sunday in the month. At the time of being received into the society. At the article of death. And on each day of the fifteen mysteries. THE ROSARY OP THE BLESSED VIRGIN. The jojiful Mysteries assigned for Mon» days and Thursdays throughout the Year, the Sundays of Advent, and after Epiphany till Lent. [n the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. V. Hail, Mary, full of grace, our Lord is with thee. R. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb^ Jesus. V. Thou, O Lord, wilt open my lips. R. And my tongue shall announce Ihy praise. V. Incline unto my aid, O God. R. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c. Allekia, or praise be to thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory I 822 ROSABTi B. y. M. THE FfRST MYSTERY* — THE ANNUNCIATION. The Meditation. ' LET us contemplate in this mystery, how the Angel Uabriel saluted our blessed Lady with the title Full of Grace, and declared unto her the in- carnation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Then say^ Our Father, once , Hail Mary, ten times, O HOLY Mary, Queen of Virgins, by the most high mystery of the incar- nation of thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, by which our salvation was so happily begun ; obtain for us, by thy intercessipn, light to know this 80 great benefit which he hath be- stowed upon us, vouchsafing in it to make himself our brother, and thee, his own most beloved Mother, our Mo. ther also. Amen. THE SECOND MYSTERY. — THE VISIT ATIOK. The Meditation LET US contemplate in this mystery, how the blessed Virgin Mary, under- standing from the Angol, that her cousin St. Elizabeth, had conceived, went with haste into the mountains of Judea to visit her, and remained* with her three months. ROSARV, B. V. M. 323 t The Prayer. O HOLY Virgin, ip^st spotlesH mirror of humility, by that exceed ing charity which moved thee to visit thy holy cousin, 8t« Elizabeth, obtain for us by thy intercession, that our hearts may be so visited by thy most holy Son, that being free from all sin, we may pmisfe him and give him thauke for ever. Amen. THE THIRD MTSTEIIT. — THE NATIVITT. The Meditatum, LET us contemplate in this mystery. how the 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. 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 such pure and holy lives in this world, that we may worthily sing without ceasing, both by day and night, the mercies of thy Son, and his benetits to us by thee. Amen 4 324 ROSARY, B. V. M. THE FOURTH WTTSTERY.-THE FRESENTATIOIX. The Meditation, LET us contemplate in this mystery, how the most blessed Virgin Mary, od 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. • The Prayer. O HOLY Virgin and admirable Mis. tress and Pattern of Obedience, who didst present in the temple the Lord of the temple ; obtain for us, of thy be- loved Son, that with holy Simeon and devout Anne, we may praise and glo- rify him for ever. Amen. THE FIFTH MYSTERY. — THE FINDING IN THE TEMPLE. The Meditaiioru LET us contemplate 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 the fourth day in the temple, in the midst of the doctors, disputing with them, being then but twelve years old. T%6 Prayer. MOST blessed Virgin, more than Martyr in thy sufferings, and yet the ROSABTy B. v. M. 325 comfort of such as are afflicted ; by that unspeakable joy, wherewith thy soul was ravished in finding thy beloved Son in the temple, in the midst of the doctors, disputing with them ; obtain of him for us so to seek him and to find him in the holy Catholic church, thai ►we may never be separated from him. Amen. Salve Regina, HAIL ! holy Queen, Mother of Mer cy, 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, thy eyes of mercy towards us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed 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, 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 Grod, may through her intercession, be J26 ROSARY, B. V. M. delivered by thee from the dangers that continually hang over us. Amen. 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 those mysteries, in the most holy Rosary of the blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they {romise, through the same Christ our (Ord. The Dolorous or Sorrowful Mysteries^ for Tuesdays and Fridar^ rough- out the Year^ and the Sundays in Lent, THE FIRST MYSTERY. — THE PRAYER AND BLOODY SWEAT OF OUR BLESSED SAVIOUR IN THE GARDEN. The Meduation. LET us contemplate in this mystery, how our Lord Jesus was so afflicted for us in the garden of Gethsemane, that his body was bathed in a bloody sweat, which ran trickling down in great dro|)s to the ground. C>ur Father, Src, once ; Hail Mary, ^c, ten times. ' The Prctyer. MOST holy Virgin, more than Mar- tyr, by that ardent prayer which thy beloved Son poured forth unto \ua ROSARY, B. V. M, 327 Father in the garden, vouchsafe to in- tercede for us, that our passions being reduced to the obedience of reason, we may always and in all things conform and subject ourselves to the will of God. Amen. THE SECOND MYSTERY. — THE SCOURGINO OF JESUS AT THE PILLAR. The Meditation, LET us contemplate in this mystery, how our Lord Jesus Christ was most cruelly scourged in Pilate's house, the number of stripes they gave him being above five thousand, as it was revealed to St. Bridget. The Prayer, O MOTHER of God, overflowing Fountain of patience, by those stripes thy only and most beloved Son vouch- safed to suffer for us, obtain of him for us grace, that we may know how to mortify our rebellious senses, and cut off all occasions of sinning with that sword of grief and compassion which pierced thy most tender soul. Amen. THE THIRD MYSTERY. — THE CROWKTNG 07 JESUS WITH THORNS. The Meditation. LET us contemplate in this mystery, how those cruel ministers of Satan platted a crown of sharp thorns, and 'I d26 ROSARY9 B. V. K. moet cruelly pressed it on th'~ most sacred head of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Prayer. O MOTHER of our eternal Prince and King of Glory, by those sharp thorns wherewith his most holy head was pierced, we bese(jch thee, that by thy intercession, we may be delivered here from all motions of pride, and in the day of Judgment irom that confu- sion which our sins deserve. Amen. THE FOURTH MYSTERY. — JESUS CARRYINO HIS CROSS. The MedUaiioTL LET us contemplate in this mystery, how our Lord Jesus Christ [being sentenced to die] bore with great pa- tience the Cross which was laid upon him for his greater torment nnd igno. miny. The Prayer. O HOLY Virgin, example of pa- tience, 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 intercession, courage and strength, to follow his steps, and bear our cross afler him to the end of our lives. Amen. ROSARY, B. V. BI. 829 THE FUTH MTSTERT. — ^THE CRUCIFI¥ION. The Mediiatum. LET us contemplate in this mystery, Kow our Lord Jesus Christ being come to Mount Calvary, was stripped of his clothes, and his hands and feet most cruelly nailed to the Cross, i.*"* the pre- sence of his most afflicted Mother. The Prayer. HOLY Mary, Mother of God, as the body of thy beloved Son was for us extended on the Cross, so may our de- sires be daily more and more stretched out in his service, and our hearts wounded with compassion of 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 intercession. Amen. Glory be to the Father, &c. Hail holy Queen, &c. With iht verse and prayer as before. The Glorious Mysteries for Wednesdays ajid Saturdays throughout the year; and Sundays after Easter until Advent, •niK FIRST MYSTERY. — THE RESURRECTIOB. The Meditation, LET us contemplate in this mystery, how our Lord Jesus Christ, tri- umphing gloriously over death, rose oo 380 BosARYi B. y. M« again the third day, iminort t'tlATKIlS OF ST. BRIDGET. 333 lever die in us, until it shall be chan- gred into the happy fruition of thy biassed sight Arnen Hail holy Queen. &c. ^iih the T.crne n7id prayer as b*ifo't THE PRAYERS OF ST. BRIDGET. To he said in honour of the sacred Wounds of our blessed saviour. 1. O MOST sweet Lord Jesus Christ, eternal sweetness of those who love thee ; and joy, desire, and firm hope of the hopeless ; solace of the sor^ rowful, and most merciful lover of all penitent sinners ; who hast said thy delight is to be with the sons of men ; for the love of whom thou didst assume human nature in the fulness of time ; remember, most sweet Lord Jesua, all those sharp sorrows which did pierce thy sacred soul, from the first instant of thy incarnation, until the time of thy sorrowful passion pre-ordained from all eternity : remember, O most ami* able Saviour, all that bitter anguish thou didst suffer, when at thy last sup. Eir thou didst wash the feet of thy iaciples, didst feed them with the sacred banquet of thy precious body and blood, and most sweetly comforting 334 PRA ITERS OF ST. BRIDQET. them, didst foretell them thy ensuing Sission ; after which, going to Mount livet, thou saidst, My soul is sorrowful unto death. Remember, I beseech thee, O most sweet Saviour, that bitter grief and anguish which thy sacred soul did suffer when praying three several times to thy heavenly Father, thou didsl sweat water and blood, thou wast be. trayed by thy own disciple, apprehended by thy chosen people, accused \>y false witnesses, unjustly arraigned before three judges, and in thy chosen city, in the Paschal solemnity, in the flourish- ing age of thy youth, wrongfully con- demned, bound, beaten, spurned, spil upon, despoiled of thy garments, and clothed with others in scorn ; wasl blind-folded, buffeted, spit upon again, bound naked to a pillar, most cruelly scourged, crowned with thorns, struck with a reed, and afflicted with innu- merable other torments, pains, and injuries. O my Lord Jesus, by the memory and merit of all that bittei pain and anguish before thou breath- edst thy last upon the press, vouch- safe to grant me, befoi^e my death, true contrition, entire confession, a flowing fountain of tears, full satisfac* PSATBR8 07 ST. BRIDGBT. 880 tion and plenary remission of all my gins* Amen. O most gracious Lord Jesus, be pro- pitious to me a sinner. Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c. 2. MOST sweet Lord Jesus, ever- flowing Fountain of heavenly delights, remember, I beseech thee, that grief and sorrow which thou didst suffer when thy cruel enemies, like fierce lions, with furious and dreadful looks, compassing thee round about, did tear off thy hair, spit upon thy sacred face, scratch, buffet thee, and with all manner of unheard-of injuries^ outrages, an/ torments, did most cruelly and basely blaspheme, scorn, and affront thee. O most sweet Lc d Jesus, by all those most barbarous and inhuman outrages which thou didst suffer, vouchsafe to deliver me from all my enemies, visible and invisible, that, protected under the shadow of thy wings, I may safely ar. rive at the port of eternal gloiy. Amen. O most gracious Lord Jesus Christ, be propitious to me a sinner. 8. O MOST sweet Lord Jesus, om- nipotent Creator and Fabricator of the world, and Repairer of mankind, who containest both heaven and earth in thy 396 PRAYERS OF ST. BRIOOBT. hand, and whose immensity no bounds can limit : remember, I beseech thee, that bitter pain and anguish which thou didst endure, when the perfidious Jews pierced thy delicate and tender hands and feet with most rough and blunt nails, stretching them forth violently with cords to the holes which they had made in the Cross. Thus they heaped dolours upon dolours, most cruelly dis- jointing all thy bones, breaking all thy veins, and renewing all thy sacred wounds. O most sweet Jesus, by the memory of all these pains and torments on the Cross, vouchsafe to give me thy fear and love, with perfect charity towards my neighbour. Amen. O most pious Lord Jesus, &c. 4. O MOST sweet Lord Jesus, hea- venly Physician of human nature, and eternal King, remember, I beseech thee, all those bitter pains which thou didst endure in thy sacred members, who being hoisted up upon the Cross with aT^ thy precious body rent and torn, all tiij bones being so disjointed that not Oiie remained in its right place ; not having from the crown of thy head unto the soles of thy feet, any part left whole, so that no dolour could be compared to thine, at \ihich time being unmindtul of thine own torments, thou didst mercitully pray to thy heavenly Father for thy cruel enemies, sayings Father^ forgive them^ for they know nei what they do. O most moek and mer« ciful Lord Jesus, by this thy admirable benignity, good-^^iss, love, and mercy, and by all thy bluer pains and torments, grant that the memory of thy dolorous passion may be to- me a most powerful protection of my soul and body, against all tie der*^its,tempto.tions, and molesta- tions of the de Us, my cruel enemies. Amen. O mo5 1 i lerciful Lord Jesus, &c. 5. O MOST sweet Lord Jesus Christ, Mirror of eternal brightness, and wis- dom of the omnipotent Father, remem- ber the bitter grief and sorrow thy «acred soul didst feel, when beholding in the clear mirror of thy divine presence^ the predestination of the elect, who d> rough the merits of thy most whole- some passion were to be saved, and tho reprobation of the wicked, who for their ingratitude were to be damned, and the abyss of thy immense mercy, by which thou didst commiserate and shed tears for us miserable, lost, forlorn sinners : and chiefly by that mercy thou didst show to the thief upon tM 836 PRAYERS OF ST. BRIDGET. Cross, saying to him, This day thou shall he toith me in Iaradise% I beseech thee, O most sweet Lord Jesus, my Lord and my God, to show the like mercy to me, now, and at the hour of my death. Amen. O most sweet Lord Jesus, &c. 6. O MOST sweet Lord Jesus, om- nipotent King and most amiable friend, remember the bitter* grief and sorrow thy sacred soul did suffer, when being forsaken by all thy friends and acquaint- ance, thou didst hang naked, rent, and torn upon the Cross, not having any to comfort or compassionate thee, but only the blessed Virgin Mary, thy Mother, who standing under the Cross, in the bitterness of her soul, accompa- nied thee in all thy torments, unto whom thou didst commend thy beloved disci- pie St. John in thy place, saying unto her, Woman, behold tlty son ! and after to that disciple. Behold thy Mother / O most sweet Lord Jesus, by that sword which did then transpierce her sacred soul, and by the tender love and compassion wherewith thou didst behold the sad distress of thy sorrowftil Mother, have pity and compassion on me, I beseech thee, my dearest Lord and mercifully help, comfort, succoiir PRAYBBS Of ST BRIDGET. 380 and assist me in all my tribulations, adversities, necessitiesj, sorrows, and sufferings, both spiritual and corporal. Amen. O most blessed Lord Jesus, &c. 7. O MOST sweet and blessed Lord Jesus, crown of joy, treasure of felicity, sweet source of consolation, and un- exhausted fountain of mercy ; who, hanging on the Cross, out of the most inflamed desire thou hadst of the salva- tion of our souls, saidst, I thirst for the redemption of mankind. O dearest Lord, by this thy ardent charity, in- flame our hearts with thy holy love, enkindle our desires to accomplish dili- gently all good works, and wholly ex- tinguish in me the heat of all evil con- cupiscence, and worldly affections. Amen. O most excellent Lord Jesus, dec. 8. O MOST sweet Lord Jesus, th« true light of those that believe in thee, suavity of our hearts, and sovereign solace of all fiithful souls, by that bitter gall and vinegar thou didst taste upon the Cross at the hour of thy death, grant us, miserable sinners, grace worthily to receive at all times (and particularly at the hour of our death) i 840 PRATERS OP ST. BRIDGE'!. thy most precious body and blood, that by the virtue of .this divine banquet, and all other salutary sacraments, we may be preserved from all evils, sins, and punishments, and, replenished with all joy, securely appear in thy divine pre sence. Amen. O most sweet Lord Jesus, (fee. 9. O MOST sweet Lord Jesus, King of Virtues, and source of all delights, remember, I beseech thee, that exces- sive pain and anguish thou didst endure for us sinners on the Gross, when through the bitterness of death, and the impious blasphemies, derisions, scorns, and reproaches of the Jews, with a loud voice and weeping eyes, thou didst cry to thy heavenly Father, with this sad complaint, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ? O most sweet Lord Jesus, by this thy bitter torment, sorrow, grief, and an- guish, vouchsafe, I beseech thee, to have pity on me, and succour me in all my sorrows, sufferances, and tribula- Itions, and particularly at the hour of my death : O then, my dearest Lord and my God, vouchsafe to assist and succour me, and do not forsake me, I beseech thee. Amen. O most gracious Lord Jesus, 6cc. FRAYEHS OF ST. BRIDGET. 341 10. O MOST sacred Lord Jesas, Al. pha and Omega, the beginning and the end of all things, and mirror of all vir- tues, remember how, from the crown of thy head to thy feet, thou wert im. merged in the deluge of thy dolorous passion, for the love of us vile sinners, O my most sweet Lord Jesus, by the length, breadth, greatness, and multi. tude of thy most sacred wounds, take from me the love of the world ; and teach me, by true and perfect charity, .always to keep thy holy laws and com- mandments. Amen. O most wise Lord Jesus, &c. 11. O MOST sweet Lord Jesus, sovereign goodness, eternal beatitude of thy Saints, and most profound abyss of mercy ! by the deep and dolorous wounds which did not only transpierce thy sacred flesh, but even thy bowels, and the marrow of thy bones, be merci- ful to me a sinner, who now am drowned in my sins and iniquities, and hide me ia thy sacred wounds from the face of thy wrath, until thy indignation be past away and appeased. Amen. O most potent Lord Jesus, &c. 12. O MOST sweet Lord Jesus, mir- ror of truth, pledge of union, and bond of charity ; remember the innumerable I «■! 342 PRATERS OF ST. BRIDOBT. multitude of all those painful wounds wherewith thou wast covered from head to foot ; all thy holy body most cruelly rent and torn by the impious, and dyed with thy most precious blood, all which most dreadful dolours thou didst en* dure for us vile sinners. O most glo. rious Lord, engrave these thy dolours deeply in my heart, and write them mere with thy precious blood, that in them I may always read thy love and dolours, so that the memory of thy painful passion may daily be renewed in me, and my love increased to- wards t'lee, and I remain perpetually thankful to thy immense charity to the last period of my life, until I come to enjoy thee my only dear Lord, and most desired treasure, abounding with all joy and felicity, which through thy goodness be pleased to grant, O most sweet Lord Jesus. A.men. O most noble Jesus, &c. 13. O MOST sweet Lord Jesus, most victorious Lion, and invincible, tri- umphant, and immortal King, remem- ber, I beseech thee, all that bitter pain and anguish thou dr'st endure, when all the forces of thy soul and body failing, bowing down thy sacred head, thou PRATERS OF ST. BRIDGET* 348 saidsty It is consummated. O dearest Lord, by those thy deadly dolours, have mercy on me at my last passage, when my heart and soul shall be in anguish and anxiety. Amen. O most noble Lord Jesus, &c. 14. O MOST sweet Lord Jesus, only begotten Son of the eternal Father, figure of his substance, splendour of his glory, remember that most earnest recommendation wherewith thou didst commend thy sacred soul to thy om- nipolent Father upon the cross, saying, Father into thy hands I commend my spirit : at which time thou didst hang naked upon the Cross, with thy most holy body ill over wounded, rent, and lorn, pouring forth streams of most precious blood, with thy face pale and wan, thy head crowned with thorns, thy arms extended, thy hands nailed, ihy veins broken, thy bones disjointed, thy bowels of mercy opened, thine eyes weeping and obscured, thy voice failing, thy palate thirsting, and thy whole heart broken. O my most merciful Lord, unto all those cruel pains and torments didst thou deliver thy most sacred, innocent, tender, pure and precious body, for the redemption of us most wretched, vile, and miserable 844 PRATERS or 8T« BRIDOBT. sinners, and in this manner renderedst thy sweet soul to thy celestial Father, by which most precious and innocent deatli of thmfij :iTid by the virtue of the holy C nss, I bt^seech thee, O Father of mercy, and omr rotent King of Saints, to give me grace to resist the world, the flesh, and the devil, that being dead to all tpirrestrial things, I may live tc ihoe alone, and have the happiness to be received h^ thee at my last passage, when this miserable exile shall be ended. Amen. « O most pious Lord Jesus, &c« 15. O MOST sweet Lord Jesus, most flourishing, true, and faithful vine, re- member the superabundant effusion of thy precious blood, which thou didst pour forth so plenteously from all parts of thy holy body, like a cluster of pressed grapes, when thou thyself alone didst tread the vine-press on the Cross, and out of thy pierced side didst give us water And wine to drink, not leaving so much as one drop, being then like a bundle of pure and precious myrrh : thou wast hanged on high upon the Cross, at which time the marrow of thy bones dried up, and thy most delicate and tender body wholly fainted and iailed. O most sweet Ijord Jesus, by nUTBRS 07 ST. BHIDOET. 845 this most liberal efiusion of thy procioai? blood, by all the sacred wounds of thy bitter passion, vouchsafe to wound my heart with that tender love wherewith the holy heart of thy .most blessed Mother was wounded under the Cross, that tears of love and penance may be my bread day and nighty and convert me wholly to thee, that my heart may be thy perpetual habitation, my conversa- tion pleasing and acceptable to thy di- vine Majesty, and the end of my life so precious in thy sight, that having finished this mortal pilgrimage, I may be ad- mitted into immortal glory : to praise and glorify thee, nfy sovereign Lord, in the swecjt society of the holy angels and s^nts to all eternity. Amen. 2B 846 DOMINICA AD VESPERAS. V. DEUS in adjutorium meum in. tende. R. Domine, ad adjuvandum me fes. tina.' Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc et semper, et in saecula seeculorium. Amen. A.Ieluja, \ N. B. vel, ^ Laus tibi Domine, Hex sternse gkx. rise. Antiphana. Dixit Dominus. AnL Alleluja. Psalmus 109l DIXIT Dommus Domino meo : * Sedo a.dexteris meis. Donee ponam inimicos tuos : * sea- bellum pedum tuorum* Virgam virtutis tuie emittet Dominus ex Sion: '*' dominare in medio inimi. oorum tuorum. Tecum principium in die virtutis tusB in splendoribus sanatorium : * ex utero ante luciferum genui te. -Juravit dominus et non pasnitebit cum : * Tu es Sacerdos in aiternumi secundum ordinem MelcKisedech. 847 VESPERS, OR EVENING SONG FOR SUNDAY. V. O GOD, come to my assistance. R. O Lord, make haste to help mo. Glory be to the Father, and to the <6on, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen Allelujah. N. B. or, Praise be to thee, O Lord, King o/ eternal glory. The Antiphan. The Lord said. AnU Allelujah. Psalm 109. THE Lord said to my Lord : Sit on my right hand. Until I ihake thy enemies the fool* stool of thy feet. The Lord will send the sceptre of thy power out of Sion : rule thou in the midst of thy enemies. Dominion shall be with thee in the day of thy power, in the brightness of tlie saints : from the womb before the day-star I begat thee. The Lord swore, and it shall not re* pent him: thou art a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchiscdcch. 848 AD VESFEBAS. Domiims a dextris tuia : * confregil in die irae sugb reges. Judicabit in nationibus implebit roi. nas : * conquassabit. capita in terra multorum. De torrente in via bibet : * propterea exaltabit caput. Gloria Patri, &c. AnU Dixit Dominus Domino meo, Sede a dextris meis. \ Ant. Fidelia. \ Psalmus 110. CONFITEBOR tibi Domine in toto corde meo : * in concilio justorum et congregatione. Magna opera Domini : * exquisita in omnes voluntates ejus. * Confessio et magnificentia opus ejus : *** et justitia ejus manet in sseculum sseculi. Memoriam fecit mirabilium suorum, misericors et miserator Dominus : * escam dedit timentibus se. I^Iemor erit in sseculum testament! sui :* * virtutem operum suorum annun- dabit populo suo. Ut det illis hsereditatem Gentium : * opera manum ejus Veritas et judi* cium. Fidelia omnia mandata ejus : confir* AT-BTBN sowa. 349 The I ord at thy nght hci \d hath bro- ken kings in the day of his wrath. He shall judge among nations, he shall fill ruins : he shall crush the heads in the land oS many. He shall drink of the torrents in t!^ way : therefore shall he lift up the head. Glory be to the Father, Aec. Ant, The Lord said to my Lord : Sit thou at my right hand. Ant. All his Commandments. Psalm 110. I WILL praise thee,0 Lord, with my whole heart : in the council of the just, and in the congregation. Great are the works of the Lord: sought out according to all his wills. His work is praise and magnificence: and his justice continueth for ever and ever. He hath made a remembrance of his ivonderful works, being a merciful and gracious Lord : he hath given food to Sieri that fear him. He wiW 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 inheri- tance of the (rentiles : the works of his hands are truth and judgment. All his commandments are faithful : 850 • Ih V£SPBRA8« mata ;n r>L&culum ssecuil : * facta in veritate et cqiiitate Redemptionem misit populo suo * ^ mandavk in sternum testamentum 8uum. • Sanctum et terribilo nomeh ejus : ♦ initium sapientiae timor Domini. Intellectus bonus omnibus facientibus eum : * laudatio ejus manet in srsculum sceculi. Gloria Patri, dec. \ Ant, Fidelia omnia mandata ejus, conRrmata in saeculum sseculi. Ant. In mandatis. Psalmus 111. BEATUS vir qui timet Dominum : ♦ in mandatis ejus volet nimis. Potens in terra erit semen ejus : • generatio restorum benedicetur. Gloria et divitise in domo ejus : et justitia ejus manet in saeculum sseculi. Exortum est in tenebris lumen rectis * misericors et miserator et Justus. Jucundus homo qui miseretur et com- modat, disponet sermones suos in judi- cio : "* quia in eeternum non commove- bitur. AT-BVBll SONO. 851 confirmed for over and ever, made in truth and equity. He hath sent redemption to his peo^ pie ; he hath commanded his covenant for ever. Holy and terrible is 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. Glory be to tho Father, &c. Anl, All his commandments are faith- ful : confirmed for ever and ever. Ant. In his commandments. Psalm 111. BLESSED is the man that feaieth the Lord : he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth : the generation of the righteous 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 com- passionate, and just. Acceptable is the man thatshow-eth mercy and lendeth : he shall order his words with judgment : because he shall not be moved for ever. 852 AD VES^PSRAS. In memoria cetema erit Justus : • ab auditione mala non tiimebit# Paratum cor ejus sperare in Domino, confirmatum est cor ejus : * non com- movebitur donee despicial inimicos suos. Dispersit, dedi: pauperibus: justitia ejus manet in saeculum saeculi : * cornu ejus exaltabitur in gloria. Peccator videbit et irascetur, denti- bus suis fremet et tabescet : * deside- rium peccatorum peribit. Gloria Patri, &;c. Ant. In mandatis ejus cupit nimis. Ant, Sit nomen Domini. Psalmus 112. LAUD ATE pueri Dominum ; * lau- date nomen Domini. Sit nomen Domini benedictum, * en hoc nunc, et usque in saeculum. A solis ortu usque ad occasum^ * laudabile nomen Domini. Excelsus super omnes gentes Domi< nus, * et super coelos gloria ejus. Quis sicut Dominus Deua noster, qui AT-KVEN SONG. 353 The just shali be in everlasting re- membrance : he shall not fear the evil hearing. 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 ex- alted 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. Glory be to the Father, &c. AnL In his commandments he has great delight. AnL Let the name of the Lord. Fsalm 112. 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 nationS} and his glory above the heavens. Who is as the Lord our Grod, who I, f * A ^^ ^1 . If *>.^^ .m-i,:^ - '- 854 AD VESPEBA& in altis habitat, * et humilia respicii in cobIo ct in terra ? Suscitans a terra inopem : * et do ster- core erigens pauperem. Ut collocet eum cum principibus, cum principibus populi sui. Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo, • nvatrem filiorum laetantem. Gloria Patri, &c. Ant, Sit nomen Domini benedictum m saecula : \ Ant. Nos qui vivimus. Psalmus 116. LAUD ATE Dominum omnes Gentes; * laudate eum omnes populi, Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia ejus : * et Veritas Do- mini manet in a3ternum. Gloria Patri, dec. Nos qui vivimus benedicimus Do- mino. Tempors Paschalt, Ant, Alleluja, Alleluja, Alleluja. Capitulum, 2 Cor, 1, BENEDICTUS Deus, et Pater Do- mini nostri Jesu Christi, Pater Mi- sericordiarum, et Deus totiuJi conso. lationis, qui consolatur nos in omni tribulatione noster. R. Deo gratias. ▲T-EVEN SONO. 355 dwelleth on high ; and looketh down on the low things in heaven and in earth ? Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor out of the dung, hill: That he may place them with princes with the princes of his people. Who maketh a bar re ^ woman to dwell in a house, the > ^ui mother of children. Glory be to the Father, &c. Ant, Let the name of the hotd be blessed for ever. AtU» We. that live. Psalm 116. O PRAISE the Lord, all ye nations s praise him, all ye people. For his mercy is confirmed upon us : and the truth of the Lord remaineth for evr^r. Glory be to the Father, &c. Ant We that live bless our Lord, In Paschal Time* AnU Allelujah, Allelujah, Allelujah. The Little Chapter^ 2 Cor, 1. BLESSED be the God and Father oi our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation. R. Thanks be to God. If - 4 , - .*' < <1 > J\ I J." J] II 356 AD VBSPSRA8, Hymntu, LUCIS Creator optime, Lucem dierum proferens. Primordiis lucis novse, Mundi parans originem. Qui mane junctum vesperi) Diem vocari praecipis, Tetrum Chaos iliabitur ; Audi preces cum fletibus* Ne mens gravata crimine, VitaB sit exul munere ; Dum nil perenne cogitat, Seseque culpis illigat. Celeste pulsat ostium ; Vitale lollat praemium ; Vitemus omne noxium ; Pergemus omne pessimum. Praesta, Pater piissime ; Patrique compar Unice ; Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Regnans per omne saeculumt Amen. V. Dirigatur, Domine, oratio mea. R> Sicut incensum in conspectu tuo* Caniicum B. MarvB Virginis, Luke 1. MAGNIFICAT * anima mea Domi- Dum : Et exultavit spiritua meus * in Deo salutari meo AT-SVEN SONG. a^7 The Hymn, CREATOR of the radiant light. Fountain of bliss, essential sight. Emitting splendour's orient beam, The world's creation to proclaim. Who, with the morn's enliv'ning ray, Dispell'st the shades and calFst the day ; Approaching night o'erspreads the spheres, Now gracious hear our sighs and tears. Distain'd with guilt and foulofience. Let not a sudden summons hence, Present us at thy awful seat, Victims of fleeting vain deceit. But rather while at mercy's door, Contrite, our treasons we deplore, Admit thy suppliants ; gr«nt us peace, That triumph of thy saving grace. Eternal Father, lend thine ear ; Co-equa^ Son, receive our prayer : Holy Ghost, we cry to thee, God ! three in one eternally. Amen. V. Let niy prayer, like incense. R Asctnd to thee, O Lord. T^ Song of the Blessed Virgin Mary, caUed the MagniJicaU Luke 1. MY soul doth noagnify the Lord : And my spirii; hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. i 'i< 858 AD VESPBRAS. Quia respexit humilitatom ancillsB suoe ; * ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes. Quia fecit mihi magna, qui potens est : "" et sanctum nomen ejus. Et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenies * timentibus eum. Fecit potentiam in brachio suo; • dispersit superbos mente cordis sui. Deposuit potentes de sede, * et ex. altavit humiles. Esurientes implevit bonis ; • et di* yites dimisit inanes. Suscepit Israel puerum suum, • re- cordatus misericord iue suae. Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, * A-braham, et scmini ejus in saecula. Gloria Patri, dec. Then follows the prayer, Avhich is differeol every day. P. Dominus vobiscum. i?. Et cum spiritn tuo. P. Benedicamus Domino. R, Deo Gracias. P. Fidel ium animse, per miserlCO^ diam Dei, requiescant in pace. JR. Am«D. & AT-B7EN SONG. 359 Because he hath regarded the hu- mility of his liandmaid : for hehold from henceforth all generations shall call me hlessed. For he that is mighty hath done great things to me : and holy is his name. 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 con- ceit 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 away empty. He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his tnercy. As he spoke to our fathers, to Abra- ham and to his seed for ever. Glorv be to the Father, &c. H Then follows the prayer, which is different every day. P. The Lord be with you. R, And with thy spirit. P. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. P. May the souls of the faithful, throgugh the mercy of God, rest pe9?e. 1?. Amctt. 860 AD VESPKBAS. Thep is sung one of the following aiithems according to the time From Advent^ to the Purification, Alma Redemptoris mater, quae per via cceH, Porta manes, et Stella maris, suo- curre cadenti, Surgere qui curat populo, tu qu® ge- nuisti, Natura mirante, luum sanctum gen- itorem, ^ Virgo prius ac posterius: Gabrielis ab ore, Sumens illud ave, peccatorum mi- serere. In Advent f P. Angelus Domini nuntiavit Marice; R. Et concepit do Spiritu Sancto. P. Oremus. Gratiam tuam qucesumus, Domine, mentibus nostris infunde ; ut qui, angelo nuntiante, Christi Filii tui incarnatio- nem cognovimus, per passion^nri ejus et crucem, ad resurrectionis gloriam per ducamur; per eundeni Chrislum, Do* minum nostrum. R. Amen. Stat AT SV&R SOMa. aei Tlicn is dtiiig one of the following anthems according to the time From Advent^ to the Purification, Mother of Jesus, heaven's open gate, Star of the sea, support the falling state, Of mortals ; thou whose womb th) maker bore, And yet, strange thing, a Virgin as before ; Who didst from Gabriel's hail, this news receive ; Repenting sinners by thy prayers re- lieve. In Advent. P. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary, R. And she conceived of the Holy Ghost. P. Let us \ ray. 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 re- surrection : through the same Ghrist our Lord. R. Amen. S4 SG2 AD VESPBRAB, J^.jicr Advent, P. Post partum virgo inv'olata per- mansisti. R. Dei genitrix, intercede pro nobis, P. Oremus. Deus qui salutis leternoB beatae Maria Virginitate tecunda humano generi prajmia prfcstitisti : tribue, quffisumus, ut ipsam pro nobis interecdere senlia. nnus, per quam meruimus Auctorcm vita3 suscipere Dominum, nostrum, Je. sum Christumj Filium, tuum. R. Amen. From the Purif. cation till Easter. Ave, Regina CoBlorum, Ave, Domina Angelorum, Salve, radix, Salve, porta, Ex qua mundo lux est orta ; Gaude, Virgo gloriosa. Super omnes speciosa ; Vale, O valde decora, Et pro nobis Christum exora P. Dignare me laudare te, Virgo sa crata. R. Da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos. P. Oremus. CJoncede misericors Deus, fragilitati \ AT SVEN SONG. 363 After AdvcnL P. After childbirth ihou didst ronmin a pure Virgin. R. Mother of God, intercede for us. P. Let us pray. O God, who by the fruitful Viigjnity if the blessed Virgin Mary ?nun given nnankind the rewards o* et« /- al sal- on ; fjrant, wo beseech thee, ihat wo may be sensible of the benefits of her intercession, by whom we have re- ceived the Author of life, our Lord Je- sus Christ, thy Son. R. Amen. From die Purification till Easter. flail, Mary, queen of heavenly spheres! Hail, whom the angelic host reveres! Hi il, fruitful root, hail sacred gate! Whence the world's light derives its date. glorious maid, with beauty blessed f May joys eternal fill thy breast. Thus crowned with beauty and with joy, Thy prayers with Christ for us employ. P. Vouchsafe, O sacred Virgin, to accept my praises. R. Give me power against thy ene- mies. P. Let us pray. Grant us, O merciful God, strength <^ /a ^ %. 7 '/ /S^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) I I.I 11.25 I ■:& 112.0 1.4 J4 1.6 Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 <**% *■ % *■:. 36* AD VS8PERA1. nostras prsDsidium; ut qui sanctSB Del genitricis menioriam agimus, interces- slonis ejus auxilio a nostris iniquitatibua resurgamus; per eundem Christum, Dominum nostrum. R. Amen. From Easier until Trinity. Regina cobH, IsBtare, Alleluia. Quia quern meruisti portar^V Alleluia. Resurrexit, sicut dixit, Alleluia. Ora pro nobis Deum. Alleluia. P. Gaude et IsBtare, Virgo Maria, Alleluia. R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere. Alleluia. P. Oremus. Deus qui, per resurrectionem Filii lui, Domini nostri, Jesu Christi, mun- dum Isetificare dignatus es, prsesta, quse- vumus, ut per ejus genitricem Virgi. nem Madam perpetuo capiamus gaudia vitsB ; per eundem Christum, Dominum nostrum. R. Amen. From Trinity Sunday until AdvenU Salve, regina, mater misericordisR AT EVEN 80K0 S65 against all our weakness ; that we, who celebrate the memory of the holy mother of Grod, may by the help of her interces. sion, rise again from our iniquities: through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. Fr6m Easter until Thrinity, O Queen of heaven, rejoice, Alleluia. For he whom thou didst deserve te bear, Alleluia. li^ risen as he said. Alleluia. Pray for us to God, Alleluia. P. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary ; Alleluia. R. Because our Lord is truly riseUi Alleluia. P. Let us pray. O God, who by the resurrection of thy Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ, hafli been pleased to fill the world vf\i\i joy ; grant, we beseech thee, that by the Vir- gin Mary, his mother, we may receive the joys of eternal life: through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. From Trinity Sunday until AdvenU Hail, O Queen, O mother of mercy, hail our life, our comforc, and our hope. 866 AD VEftPKSAS. vita, dulcedo, et apes nostra, salve. Ad te clamamus, exules filii Evse. Ad te suspiramus gemcntes et ilentes, in hac lacrymarum valle. £ia ergo, advo- cata nostra, illos tuos misericordes ocu • los ad nos convene. Et Jesum bene • dictum fructum venlris tui nobis pos hoc exilium ostende ; O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria ! P. Ora pro nobis sancta Dei Geni- trix! ^ . . . R. Ut digni efficiamur promissioni- bus Christi. ' P. Oremus, Omnipotens, sempitenie Dens, qtii gloriossB Virginia Matris MarisB, corpus et animam, ut dighum Filii tui habita- culum efiici mereretur, Spiritu Sanctc co-operante, preeparasti ; da^ *U cujus commemoratione lietamur ej^^ pia in- tercessione ab instantibus malis, et a morte perpetua liberemnr ; per eundem Christum, Dominum nustrum. R. Amen. * P. Divinum auxilium maneat sem Iper nobiscum. R. Amen* f AT BYBN SOMO. 867 We the banished children of Eve, cry out unto thee. To thee we send up our sighs, groaning and weeping in this vale of tears. Come, then, our advocate, and looJc upon us with those thy pity, ing eyes. And after this our banish* ment, show us Jesus, the blessed fruit of thy womb ; O merciful, O pius, sweet Virgin Mary ! P. Pray for us, holy mother of God? R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. P. Let us pray. Almighty and eternal God, who by the co-operation of the Holy Ghost, didst prepare the body and soul of the glori- ous Virgin Mother Mary, that she might become a worthy habitation for thy Son, grant, that as with joy we celebrate her memory, so by her pious intercession we may be delivered from present evils and eternal death: through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. P. May the divine assistance alwayi remain with us. ft. Ameo* tf68 AD VESPBBAa. THE BENEDlCTiOW OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. At the Benedictioi^, the following Hymn if Dsually sung, or at least the latter part of it, beginning with, Tantum ergo. HYMN. Pange lingua gloriosi, Corporis mysterium, Sanguinisque pretiosi, ^ Quem in mundi pretiumi\ Fructus ventris generosi, Rex effudit gentium. ' Nobis datus, nobis natus. Ex intacta virgine, Et in mundo conversatus, Sparso verbi, semine ; Sui moras incolatus Miro clausit ordine. In supreme nocte ccensB, Recumbens cum fratribus, Observata lege plene, Cibis in legalibus, Cibum turbs duodena Se dat suis manibus. Verbum caro, panem verum Verbo carnem efficit : Fitque sanguinis Christi merum Et si sensus deficit ; Ad firmandum corcincerum Sola fides sufficit. AT BVBN SONG. THE BENEDICTION OFTHV BLESSED SACRAMENT. 369 HYMN. Sing, O my tongue, adore and praise The depth of God's mysterious ways : How Christ, the world's great king, be- stowed His flesh concealed in human food. And left tnankind the blood that paid The ransom for the souls he made. Given from above, and born for man, From Virgin's womb hi? life began ; He lived on earth, and preach'd to sow The seeds of heavenly truth below : Then sealed his mission from above With strange effects of power and love. 'Tvvas on that evening when the last, And most mysterious supper past ; When Christ with his disciples sat, To close the law with legal meat. Then to the twelve himself bestow'd With his own hands to be their food. The word made flesh for love of man, By his word turns bread to flesh again ^ And wine to blood, unseen by sense. By virtue of Omnipotence : And here the faithful rest secure, Whilst Grodcan vouch, and faith ensure no AD VBSPKIAS. Tantum ergo Sacramcntum Veneremur,- cernui : £t antiquum documentum Novo cedat ritui: PrsBstei fides supplementum Sensuum defectui. Genilori, Gmitoque* Laus et jubilatio, Sal us, honor, virtus quoque Sit et benedictio : Procedenti ab utroque ^j\ Compar sit laudatio. Amen. P. Panem dc coqIo priestitisti eis^ Alleluia. R. Omne delectamentum in se ha- bentem. Alleluia. P. Ora pro nobis sancta Dei geni- trix ; R. Ut digni afficiamur promissioni- bus Christi. The Prayer, Deus, qui nobis sub sacramento mi rabili passionis tuse memoriam reliquis. ti; tribue, qujesumus, ita nos corporis et sanguinis tui sacra mysteria vene- rari, ut redemptionis tua^ fructum nobis jugiter senfiamus. Qui vivis. AT BVSn 80N6. 871 To this mysterious table now Our knees, our hearts, and sense we bow: Let ancient rites resign their place, To nobler elements of grace. And faith for all defects supply. Whilst sense is lost in mystery. The God the Father born of none. To Christ, his co-eternal Son, And Holy Ghost whose equal rays From both proceed one equal praise : One honour, jubilee, and fame. For ever bless his glorious name. Amen. P. Thoii hast given them bread from heaven. Alleluia. R. Replenished with all sweetnese and delight. Alleluia. P. Pray for us, O holy mother of God ; R. That we may be made wortbj of the promises of Christ. The Prayer. \ O God, who in this wonderful sacra- ment hast leiv, us a memorial of thy pas- sion: grant us so to reverence the sa- cred mysteries of thy sacred body and blood, that our souls may be always sensible of the fruit of thy redemption! Who livest. HYMNS. CHRISTMAS. THE NATIVITY OF OUR LOAIK Adeste, fideles ! LsBti triumphantes, Venite, venite in Bethlehexft: Natum videte Regem angelorum. i\ Venite, adoremus ; Venite, adoremus Dominum Deum de Deo, Lumen de lumine, Gestant puellae viscera^ Deum verum Genitum non factum. Venite, dec. Cantet nunc lo ! Chorus angelorum, Cantet nunc aula coelestiaia Gloria In excelsis Deo ; Venite, ^:c. £rgo, qui natus Die hodierna, Jesu tibi sit gloria. Patris aeterni Verbum caro factum. Venite, ice. HYMNS. CHRISTMAS. THR NATIVITY OF OUR LORD. 7%e nam^t *» English, With hearts truly grateful Come, all ye faithful, To Jesus, to Jesus in Bethlehem. See Christ your Saviour, Heav'us greatest favour. Let's hasten to adore him. Let's hasten to adore him, Let*s hasten to adore him, our God and King. God to God equal, Light of light eternal ; Carried in virgin's ever spotless womb He all preceded, Begotten, not created. Let's hasten, &c. Angels now praise him, Loud their voices raising ; The heavenly mansions with joy do^a ring. To him who's most holy, Be honour, praise and glory. Let's hasten, dec. To Jc;sus, this day bom. Grateful homage return ; *Tis he, who all heav'nly gifts does oring Word increated, To oui flesh united. Let's hasten, ^c. 874 HTHNI. CHRISTMAS VESPER H VAIN. BT mCV. M, BUOUES. Depart awhile, each thought of care, Be earthly things forgotten all And speak, my soul, thy vesper prajei Obedient to that sacred call. For hark ! the pealing chorus swells; Devotion chants the hymn of praiaet And now of joy and hope it tells, Till fainting on the ear, it says . Gloria tibi Domine, (\ Domine, Domine. i\ Thine, wondrous babe of Galilee ! Fond theme of David's harp and song, Thine are the notes of minstrelsy — To thee its ransomed chords belong. And hark ! again the chorus swellsy The song is wafted on the breeze, An4 to the listening earth it tells — In accents soft and sweet as these— Gloria tibi Domine. My heart doth feel that still He^s neta To meet the soul in hours like this, Else — why O why, that falling tear J When all is peace and love and bliss But hark ! that pealing chorus swells Anew, its thrilling vesper strain, And still of joy and hope It tells, And bids creation sing again Gloria tibi Domine. \ HTMIfS 815 JERUSALEM. For Lent, Jerusalem, my happy home How do I sigh for thee ! When shall my exile have an end* Thy joys when shall I see ? Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem my happy home, How I do sigh for thee ? No sun, no moon, in borrowed light, Revolve thine hours away ; The lamb on Calvary*s mountain slaiDv Is thy eternal day. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, &c. From every eye. He wipes the tear, All sighs and sorrows cease ; No more alternate hope or fear, But everlasting peace. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, &c. The thought of Thee to us is given, Our sorrows to beguile. To anticipate the bliss of Heaven, In His eternal smile. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, &c. " FAITHFUL CR0S?5." For Good Friday, O faithful cross ! O noblest tree ! In all our 4¥oods, there^s none like thee ; fjo earthly groves, no shady bowers. Produce such leaves, such fruit, such flowers. • Sweet are the nails and sweet the wood, That bears a weight, so sweet, so goor^. S78 HYMKfl. Hymn, Sing, O my tongue, devoutly siag The glorious laurels of our King: Sing the tiiumphant victory GaioM on the cross erected high, Where man's Redeemer yields his breath, ind. dying, conquers hell and death. O faithful cross, dec. is repeated to^ With pity our Creator saw His noblest work transgress his law, When our first parents rashly ate The fatal tree's forbidden meat; ii He then resolved the cross's wooii Should make that tree's sad damage good Sweet are the nails, 6cc,from*. By this wise method God design'd From sin and death to save mankind ; Superior art with love combines, . And arts of Satan countermines : And where the traitor gave the wounds Their healing remedies are found. O faithful cross, &c. to ♦. When the full time decreed above Wrs come to show this work of love, The Eternal Father sends his Son, The world's Creator, from his throne^ Who on our earth, this vale of tears, Clothed with a virgin's flesh appears. Sweet are the nails, &;c./ro?ii*. Thus God, made man, an infant lies. And in the manger weeping cries ; His sacred limbs by Mary bound. The pciorest tatter'd rags surround; HTMMS ar kad God*s incarnate feet and hands Are closely bound with swathing bands O fnithfui cross, dec, to *. Full thirty years were fully spent *' In this our mortal banishment ; And then the Son of man decreed For the lost sons of men to bleed ; And on the cross a victim laid. The solemn expiation made. Sweet are the nails, &c./rom*. Gall was his drink; his flesh they tear With thorns and nails ; a cruel spear Pierces his side, from whence a Hood Streams forth, of water mixM with blood { With what a tide are washM again The sinful earth, the stars, the main ! O faithful cross, dec. to*. Bend, towering tree, thy branches beodt Thy native stubbornness suspend : l>et not stiff nature use its force. To weaker saps have now recourse ; With softest arms receive thy load, And gently bear our dying God. Sweet are the nails, &c,from*» On thee alone the Lamb was slain, Thai reconciled the world again ; And when on raging seas were tossed The shipwrecked world and mankind lo»t Besprinkled with his sacred gore. Thou safely broughtst them to the shore O faithful cross, dec. to*. All glory to the sacred Three One undivided Deity : 25 37b Ktmm, To Fathei, Holy Ghost, and Son, Be equal praise and homage done: Let the whole universe proclaim Of One and Three the glorious name. Amen. Sweet are the nails, 6cc. from *• For Christmas. AThilst angels to the world proclaim The birth of Christ our King ; To magnify his sacred name. We'll joyful anthems sing. |\ The watchful shepherds seized witli fo&} At radiant li^ht divine ; When they the happy tidings hear Their A llelujahs join. Hail Bethlehem, thus dignified, By Jesus' humble birth; May this subdue th' amtiitious pride Of princes on the earth ; The eastern sages wealth dispense. And to him presents bring ; Of gold, of myr^h, and frankincense As God, as M«a, and King. O griint contending sovereigns may Their wise example take; A nd direful wars be chased away, For Christ our Saviour's sake. Be glory given to God on nigh, And peace on earth to meii; With grace divine our souls sufirty' Dear Jesus, say Ameiu amiis. 379 EV£ rNG HYMN TO THE VIRGIN. ! i Ave sanctissima, We lift our souls to thee, Ora pro nobis, Thou bright star of the sea. Guard us when sin is nigh, Snares round our path are spread, Hear the heart's lonely sigh. Thine too hath bled. rhou that hast looked on death. Aid us when death is near ; Whisper of heaven to faith, Sweet mother, sweet mother, hear Ora pro nobis. From sin our slumbers keep, Ora, Mater, Ora, Star of the deep. Ave purissima. List to thy children's prayer, Audi Maria And take us to thy care. When darkness comes o'er us. Whilst here on earth we stay. Thy light shine before ns, , Guide of our way. Thou that hast looked on death, Aid us when death is near: Whisper of heaven to faith. Sweet mother, sweet mother, heai Ora pro nobis, Let angels guard our sleep, Ora, Mater, Ora, Star of the deep. aso RTMIIS. O SALUTARIS., O Salutaris Hoatia ! Quse Cocli pandis ostium Bella premupt hostilia : Da robur, fer auxilium. Uni trinoque DomiDO Sit sempiterna gloria ; Qui vitaiii sine termino Nobis donet in patria. PANIS ANGELICUS. (i Panh angfli?us fit panis hominum Dat panis cselicu«> Aguris terminum : O res mirabilis ! roarducat Dominum Pauper, servus et humil^». Te, trina Deitas unaque po«icinfiuf« Sic nos tu visita, sicut te coUmus: Per tuas semitas due nos quo tendiwua Ad ^ucem quain inhabitas. Amen. F. Posuit fines tuos pacem. Alleluia R. Et adipe frumenti satiat te. AUehii ECCE PANIS. Ecce panis angelorum, Fnctus cibus viatorum : O SALUTaRIS. O Savmg Host, that Heaven^s gate Laid*8t open at so dear a rate : Intestine wars invade our breast ; Be thou our strength, support, and rest. To God, the Father, and the Son, And Holy Spirit, Three in One, Be endless praise: may He above, With life eternal crown our love. M PANIS ANGELICUS. The bread of angels, bread of man » made ; The truth and substance now exclude the shade. O strange effects of love! the sovVeign God Becomes the poor's, the slave's, the sin- ners food. O Three in One, we humbly thee implore, To manifest thyself as we adore : By thy own ways instruct us how to move, To find th' abyss of light, in which thoa dwell'st above. V, He hath placed peace in the uuiders A leluia. It, And filled thee with the fat of corn. Alleluia. ECCE PANIS. Lo ! then, O man ! involv'd in rapture see The bread of angels thus made meat for thee: ( ■ 882 HiiESis. Vere panis fHipnini, , Non mittenduA caulbiit. In figuris pneajguatur Cum Isaac immolatur . Agnus PaschpB deputatuTt Datur manna patribus. Bone Pastor, panis vere, Jesu nostri miserere * Tu nos pasce, nos tuere: Tu nos bona fac videre Id terra viventium. i\ Tu, qui cuncta scis et valeSi Qui nos pascis bic mortales, Tuos ibi commensales, Cohseredes et sodales, Fac sanctorum civium. Amen* V* Educas panem de terra. Alleluia. A. Et vinum laetificat cor homi' ois. Alleluia. K BTHlfl. 383 Meat to refresh the pilgrim in his way 1*0 the blest regions of eternal day * A sweet viatie and divine repast, Tiae children's bread, to dogs not to be cast. Wrapt up in types the Lamb long figured lay. Till Circling years the shadows drove away. In Isaac 'twas in lively figure slain. And in the Paschal Lamb it bled again | The ancient fathers too, in manna, eat In figure, this divine life-giving meat. Good Pastor ! thou true bread ! sweet Je- sus, show Thy tend'rest mercy on thy care below : Feed and defend us here, that we may see Good things with those who live and reign with thee In heav'n's blest land, for ever there to spend. In pure celestial joys, joys ne'er to end. O thou, all-good, all-pow'rful, and all-wise. Who feasts us here with thy own sacrifice, Make us sit down with thee among tht blest. At thy own table in eternal rest ; Where we, with them, thy glory mmy adore. Companions and co-heirs for evermore. Amen. V. May thou bring forth bread frotn earth. Alleluia. R. And may wine give joy to the heart AMeluia. si 8M mnunu AVE VERUM. Ave verum corpus, natnm De Maria Virgine, Vere passum immolatum In cruce pro hoTnine. Cujus latus perforatum Unda tluxit cum sanguine * Esto nobis praegustatam In mortis examine. O dulcis, O pie, O Jesu tili Mariae |' Miserere nostri. AmedA V, Cibavit illos ex adipe fra menti. Alleluia. R, £t de petra melle saturavh eos. Alleluia. V. Panem CGeli dedit eis. Alleluia. jR. Panem angelorum mandQca^ bit homo. Alleluia. Hymn for the Sundays in Lent. AUDI BENIGNE. Audi benigne Conditor, Nostras preces cum fletibus, In hoc sacro jejunio Fusus quadragenario. Scrutator alme cordinm, Infirma tu scis virium, } Ad te reversis exhibe Remissionis gratiam. Multum quidem peccavinniiv 6ed parce confitontibus ; mncNs. AVE VERUM. ii Hail, Jesus ! humbly we salute, O*" Manfs spotless womb the fruit; Victim that on the cross was slain For men, *mid agony and pain. There where a lance hath piercM ilssid^ Out flowed of water, blood, a tide. Ciive us, in duath^s last struggling paui. The virtues of thy death to gain. O pious Jesus! Saviour meek! [lave mercy on us mortals weak, O give us peace, eternal rest, With God, the angels, and the bIcssM V, He fed them with the fat of wheat Alleluia. R. And filled them with honey out of the rock. Alleluia. V. He gave them bread from heaven. Alleluia. R. Thou shalt eat the bread of Angels* A lie uia. Hymn for the Sundays in Lent AUDI BENIGNE. Gracious Lord, incline thine ears To th* humble prayers with contrite tear*. Which In this sacred fast of Lenu, Are oifer'd by the penitent. Searcher of hearts, whose piercing eyes See clearly man's infirmities ; To convert sinners grant the grace Of pardon, and our sins efface. Our crimes are grievous to excess, But spare us, who our g:ui]t confess: BTIfl(rS« Ad noininis laudeip tui Confer medelam languidis. Concede nostrum conteri Corpus per abstinentiam ; CuIpsB ut relinquant pabulum Jejuna corda criminutn. Frsesta beata Trinitas, Concede simplex Unitai; Ut fructuosa sint tuis Jejuniorum munera. Amen> V. Angelis suis Deus(\maiidiivit de te. ' ^ JR. Ut custodiant te in omnibut viis tuis. Far Passion Sunday, VEXILLA REGIS. Vexilla regis prodeunt ! Fulget crucis mysterium, Qui vita mortem pertulit, Et morte vitam protulit. Quae vultieruta lanceie Mucrone diro, criminum, Ut nos lavaret sordibus, Manavit unda et sanguine. Impleta sunt, quae concinit David fideli carmine, Dicendo nationibus ; Regnavit a ligno Deus. Arbor decora, et fulgida, Ornata regis purpura, Electa digno stipite Tarn sancta membra tangem* ,* «7 And for thy greater praise, apply To our sick souls a remedy. May saving fasts observed this Lent, Become the body's punishment ; That sin may tlius unfed remain, And th* heart from guilt thereof abstain^ Grant, O most sacred Trinity, Grant, O most perfect Unity, That this our solemn abstinence May fruitful prove to mind and seme* Amen. • V, God has given his angels a charge over thee. ft* To guard thee in all thy ways. 11 Far Paasion Sunday. VEXILLA REGia Behold the royal ensigns fly, Bearing the cross's mystery ; Where life itself did death endure, And by that death did life procure* A cruel spear let out a flood Of water mixed with saving blood; Which gushing from our Saviour*8 side, l)ro-.vn*d our offences in the tide. The mystery we now unfold, Which Davi(Vs faithful verse foretold Of our Lord's kingdom, whilst we see God ruling nations from a tree. O lovely tree, whose branches wore The royal purple of his gore; How glorious does thy oody shino, Supporting members so divine. fieata, cujus brachiis, Pretium pependit ssBCuli, Statera facta corporis, Tulitque praedam tartari. O Crux ave spes unica, Hoc passionis tempore. On the Finding of the C^f^sa, ia said, * Paschale qusB fers gaudium. jittd on the Exaltation of the CroM * In hac triumphi glqriai Piis adauge gratiam, ^^ Reisque dele crimina. Te, fons salutis Trinitas, Collaudet emnis spiritus : Quibus crucis victoriam Largiris adde praemiuin. Amen. V. Eripe me, Domine, ab honl* ne malo. R. A viro iniquo eripe me. The Plaint of the Blessei rirgin STABAT MATER Stabat mater dolorosa Juxta crucem lacrymosa Dum pendebat filius. Cujus animam gementem Contrisiatam et dolentem Pertransivit gladius. O qu?m tristis et affliota« Fait illi beuedicta ^ Mater unigcniti. . Th An Do mmn. 38^ ""be world's blest balance thon wist raade« Thy happy beams Us purchase vreigh'd, And bore his limbs, ^^ho sduk h*d away Dovouring hell's expecting prey. Hail, Cross, our hope ! to thee we cnll^ Who keep this mournful festival. (M the h Hiding of the Cross, if scrirf , * Now in this joj ful Paschal time And on the Sxaltatlon of the Cross. * .'.D this triumphant festival. Grant to the just increase of grace, And every sinner's crimes^ efface. Blest Trinity, we praises sing To Thee, from whom all graces spring t Celestial crowns on those bestow. Who conquered by the cross below* Amen, .:■- V> Deliver me, O Lord, from the wicked man. R. From the unjust man deliver ine« 2Tie Plaint of the Blessed VirgiK STABAT MATER. Beneath the world's redeeming wood The most afflicted Mother stood. Mingling her tears with her Son's blood. As that flow'd down from ev'ry part, Ot all his wonnis she felt the smart, What pierc*d his body pierc'd her heart. Who can with tearless eyes look on, When such a Mother, such a Son^ Wounded and gasping, does bemoan i 8&0 HYMNS. Quae merebat, et dolebat El tremebat, cum videbat Nati poenas inclyti. Quis est homo, qui non (!emt« Christi matrem si videtet In tanto supplicio ? Quis posset non^contrista»^, Piam matrem contemplari Dolentem cum filio ? Pro peccatis suae gentis Vidit Jesum in tormentis, Et flagellis subditum. Vidtt suum dulcem nattiin Morientem, desolatum, Dum emisit spiritum. Eia mater fons amoris, Me sentire vim doloris Fac ut tecum lugeam. Fac ut ardeat cor meum, In amando Christum Deui9 Ut sibi complaceam. Sancta mater istud agaa Crucifixi fige plagas Cordi meo valide. Tui nat* vulnerati, Tam dignati pro me pati Poenas mecum divide. Fac me vere tecum flere, Crucifixo condolere, » Donee ego vixero. Juxta crucem tecum stare . Te Ubenter sociare, In planctu desidero. V irgo virginum prsBclaxs^ Mihi jam non sis amara, V'-to m#» ti^oiirn nlahsrere HYMNS 391 O worse than Jewish heart, thdt coald« UnmovM, behold the double flood Of Mar^f's tears, and Jesu^s blood. Alas ^ our sins, they were not his In this atoning sacrifice, For which he bleeds, for which he dies. When graves wereopen'd, rocks were rent When nature and each element His tormeats and their grief resent* Shall man, the cause of all his pain And all his grief, shall sinful man Alone insensible remain? Ah, pious mother, teach my heart, Of sighs and tears the holy art, And in thy grief to bear a part. The sword of grief, which did pass through Thy very soul, O may it now Upon my heart a wound bestow. Great Queen" of Sorrows, in thy trala Let me a mourner*s place obtain, With tears to cleanse all sinful stain* To heal the leprosy of sin. We must the cure with tears begin, All fleshes corrupt without their brine. Ilefuge of sinners, grant that we May tread thy steps, and let it be Our sorrow not to grieve like thee* O may the wounds of thy dear Son Our contrite hearts possess alone, And all terrene affections drown. . Those wounds, which now the stars oot shinc. Those furnaces of love divine. May they our drossy souls refine ; And on us Auch impressions inake> 3f^ HTMNS. Fac ut porlem Cbristi mortem, Passionis fac consortem, £t plagas recolere. Fac me plagis vulnerari, Cruce hac inebriari, Ob amorem filii. Inflammatus et accensuS) Per te virgo sim defensus In die judicii. Fac me ciuce custodiri, Mofte Christi prsemuniri Confoi^eri gratia. \\ Quando corpus morietur, Fac ut animse donetur Paradisi gloria. K Tuam ipsius animam pelran sivit gladius. JR. Ut revelentur ex multis cot dibus cogitationes. Hymn for the Ascension. SALUTIS HUMANiE. Salutis humanss Sator, Jesu voluptas cordium, Orbis redempti conditor, Et casta lux amantium. Qua victus es dementia, CJt nostra ferres crimina, Mortem subires innocens Ut morte nos ut toUeres ? Jesu tibi sit gloria. Qui victor in coelum redis Cum Patre et almo Spiritu. % HniMS 898 f / That we of suffering for his sake May joyfully our portion take* Let us his proper badsfe put on. Let's glory in the cross alone, By which he marks us for his own. That when the dreadful triaPs come. For every man to hear his doom, On his right hand we may find room. O hear us, Mary ! Jesus hear ! Our humble prayers secure our fear, When thou in judgment shalt appear. Now give us sorrow, give us love. That so prepared, we may remove, When caird to seats of bliss above. Amen, V. A sword has pierced thy own soul. JR. That the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. Hymn for the Ascension. SALUTIS HUMANiE. O Christ, the Saviour of mankind, The light and comforv of the mind ; Creator of this earthly frame. Thy lover's chaste endearing flame What strange excess of clemency Prevaird so far with guiltless thee. That thou the sinner's load shouldst bear And die to pay his forfeiture ? To Jesus, who ascends the sky, Be glory for eternity : To God the Father let's repeat The same, and to the Paraclete. Ameo. V, God ascended in triumph. Alleluia. 27. And the Lord at the sound of the Tnimpe.. Alleluia. 66 TMt JESUS PSALTER. rtiere is no other name under heaven eiven to men whereoy we must be ss^yed.—- ^ct» iv., 12. \\ This Psnlter consists of fifteen petitions, and the glori- ous J^ame of Jesus being repeated ten times Iwfora each of them, the repetition is made thrice flfty times. It may be said either all at once, or at thrice, accord- ing to a porson^s devotion and leisure, as this sacred Jfame is not to be repeated hastily over, but with gieat reverence and devotion. PARTI. you must begin by c devout kneeling^ or bowingf at thi adorable name of Jesus, saying ;— IN the name of Jesus, let every knee bow, of things in heaven, of things on earth, and of things under the earth : and let every tongue confess, that our Lord Jesus Chnst ia i i the glo- ry of God the Father. Phil, ii., 10. THE FIRST PETITION. JcsuSy JesuSy JcsuSj ) JesM, JesuSf Jesus^ > Have mercy on me. Jesus^ Jesus^ Jesus^ ) JESUS, have mercy on me, God of com- paision, and forgive tne many and great offen- ce! 1 have committed in thy sight. THE JI8US FtALTIlt. 390 Many have been the follies of my life, and rreat are the miseriea I have deserved for my fneratittide. Have mercy on me, dear Jeius. for I am weak ; O Lord heal me, who am unable to help my- self. Deliver me from setting my heart upon any f.f thy creatures, which may divert my eyes from a continual looking up to thee. Grant me grace henceforth, for the love of thee, to hate sin ; and out of a just esteem of thee, to despi&ie all worldly vanities. Have mercy on all sinners, /esua, I beseech thee, turn their vices into virtues, and, making them true observers of thy law, and sincere lovers of thee, bring them to bliss in everlast- ing glory. Have mercy also on the souls in purgatory, for thy bitter passion, I beseech thee, and for thy glorious name, Jetm. blessed Trinity, one eternal God, hay» mercy on me. Out Father^ ^c. Had Mary^ 4rc* THE SECOND PETITION. Jetut^ Jeaus^ Jesua^ ) JesM^ Jesus^ JesuSy > Help me Jettu^ /i'sus, Jesuiy ) JESUS, help me to overcome all tempta- tions to sin and the malice of my ghostly en einy. % Help me to spend my time in virtuous ac* tions, and in such labors as are acceptable to thee. To resist and repel the motions of my Aesh to slotb, gluttony, and impurity. To render my heart enamored of virtue, and Inflamed with df^sire of thy glorious presence. Help mt to deserve and Iceep a good name, THS USUI MALTIB. bv a peacefid and pious Kving, to thy honor, Mnuy to my own comfort, and the benefit of others. Have mdrcy on all sinners, &€., as UfitrL Our Father f ^c. Hail Mm-y^ ^c. THX THIRD PETITION. Jema^ Jesus^ Jcsus^ ) JesuSy Jesus, Jesus^ > Strengthen me. ^ JesuSy Jesus, Jesus, ) JESUS, strengthen me in soul and body, to please thee in doing such works ^f virtue, as may bring me to thy everlasting ^ joy and fe- licity. Grant me a firm purpose, most merciful Saviour, to amend my life, and to recompense for the years past. Those years which I have misspent to thy displeasure in vain or wicked thoughts, words, deeds, and evil customs. Make my heart obedient to thy will, and re^dy for thy love, to perform all the works of mercy. Grant me the gifts of the Holy Ghost, which, oy a virtuous life, and devout frequenting of tny most holy sacraments, may at length bring me to thy heavenly kingdom. Have mercy on all sinners, &c., as be/ort. Our Father, ifc. Hail Mary, Sfc, THE FOURTH PETITION. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, > Comfort me. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, } JESUS, comfort me, and give me grace to place my chie^ my only j4y, and felicity in thee THt JX8V8 P3ALTIK. 397 Send me heavenly meditations, Bptritual sweetness, and ferven^ desires of thy glory s ravish my soul with the contemplation of heaven, wnere I shall everlastingly dwell wiUi thee. Bring often to my rememhrance Ihy un- tpea^able goodness, thy gifts, and the great kindness thou hast shown me. And when thou bringest to my mind the sad remembrance of my sins, whereby I have so unkincUy offended thee ; Commrt me with the assurance of obtaining thy grace, by the spirit of perfect repentance, which may pur^e away my guilt, and prepare me for thy ki ngdom. Have mercy on all sinners, as before. Om Father^ ^c. Hail Mary^ Sfc. r i THE FIFTH PETITION. Jbtts, Jesus^ JesuSj ) Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, > Make me constant Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) JESUS, make me constant in faith, hope, and charity, giving me perseverance in all vir- tues, and a resolution never to offend thee. Let the memory of thy passion, and of those bitter pains thou sufferedst for me, strengthen my patience, and recreate me in all tribulation and adversity. ^ Let me always hold fast the doctrines of thy ' Catholic church, and render me a diligent fre quenter of all holy duties. Let no false delight of this deceitful world blind me, no fleshly temptation, or fraud of the devil, shake my heart. My heart, wnich has for ever set up its reft 396 THB JfiSUS rSALTBE. in thee, .id resolved to undervalue all for thy eternal reward. Have merc]^ on all sinners, Jesus, 1 beseech thee ', turn their vices into virtues, and making them true observers of thy law, and sincere lovers of thee, bring them to bliss in everlast- ing glory. nave mercy also on the souls in purgatory, |br thy bitter passion, I beseech thee, and Ibi thy glorious name, Jesus, O blessed Trinity, one eternal God, have mercy on me. Our Ijord Jesus Christ humbled himself^ heinfi made obedient unto deaths even to the ^eath of tin cross. Phil, ii., 8. Hear these my petitions, my most merci- ful Saviour, and grant me grace so frequently to repeat and consider them, that they may prove easy steps, whereby my soul may ascend to the knowledge, love, and performance of my duty to thee and my neighbor, through the whole course of my life, ^men. Our Fatfier^ %c. Hail Marr/f ^'c. 1 believe in God^ fyc. PART II. 0^in as before, sayinff : — In the name of Jet%»f let every knee, &c. THE SIXTH PETITION. JESUS, enlighten me with spiritual wisdom t| know thy goodness, and all those things which ax) most acceptable to thee. TBB JSSaS P8ALTBB. 30^ ' Gnnt me a clear apprehension of my ^ y good, and discretion to order my life according? to it Grant that I may wisely proceed from vir tue to virtue, till at length I arrive at the clcai vision of thy glorious Majesty. ^ Permit me not, dear Lord, to return to those sins for which I have been soiry, and of which I have purged myself by repentance and con fession. Grant me grace to benefit the souls of others by my good example, and to reduce those by good counsel, who misbehave towards me. Have mercy on all sinners, &c., as at firtt Our Father^ ^c. Hail Mary, Sfc, m THE SEVENTH PETITION. JiiiuSy Jesus, JesitSy ) r «.».♦«>« *«h.«* 4^ T.^J T.«,. L,^J ( Grant me grace to ^1 fear thee. Jesrcs, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, JESUS, grant me grace inwardly to feai ;hee, and to avoid all occasions of offending thee. Let thy threats of the torments which arc to fall on sinners, the fear of losing thy love and thy heavenly inheritance always keep me in awe. Let me not dare to remain in sin, but soon return to repentance, lest through thy anger, the dreadful sentence of endless death and damnation fall upon me. Let the powerful intercession of thy blessed Mother, and all thy saints ; but above all, thy own merits and mercy, O my Saviour, be evei between thy avenging justice and my pooi ■ouL Enable me, my God, to work out my lal too TUB JStUf rSALTBH. \ration with fear and trembling ; and let thti np- lirehension of thy secret jud^ents render me a moi^' humble and diligent suitor to the throne •f thy grace. Have mercy on all sinners, &c., a$ befin, Our Father^ Sfc, Hail JUary, ifc. THI EIGHTH PJCTITIOM. R«.. n^.J T...„ ( Grant me grace to eI love thee. j€8u$y Jetusj Jestiif Jenu^ Jesufi Jestu^ JESUS, grant me grace truly to love tho4 for thy infiuite goodness, and those, excessive bonnties I have received, and hope for ever to receive from thee. Let the remembrance of thy kindness and patience conquer the malice and wretched in- clinations of my perverse nature. Let the consideration of my many deliver- ances, thv frequent calls, and continual assist- ance in the ways of life, make me ashamed oi my ingratitude. And what dost thou require of me for all thy mercies, or by them, but to love thee 1 And why dost thou require it, but because thou art my only good ? O my dear Lord, my whole life shall be no- thing but a desire of thee : and because I in< deed love thee, I will most diligently keep thy commandments. Have mercy on all sinners, &e., or brfon] (htr Father J ^c. Hail Maury ^ ^c \ ni IBSUt rSALTSB. THE If I NTH FITITIOH. &&&J member my death. JESUS, grant me grace always to remember my death, and the great account I am then to give ; that so, my soul, being always wellndis- posed, may depait out of this world in thy grace. Then, by the holy intercession of thy blessed Mother, and the assistance of the glorious St Michcul, deliver me from the enemy of my soul j and thou, my good angel, I beseech thee to help me at that most important hoiir. Then, dear Jesus^ remember thy mercy, and turn not thy most amiable face away from me, because of my offences. Secure me against the terrors of that day, by causing me now to die daily to all earthly tilings, and so to have my conversation con- tinually in heaven. Let the remembrance of thy death teach mt how to esteem my life ; and the memory of thy resurrection encourage me to descend cheerfully iuto the grave. Have mercy on all sinners, &C., as htfon. Our Fathtr^ 4rc. Had Mary^ Sfc. , THE TENTH PETITION. .y»««, ac^o o, .y^«H«, ^ purgatory. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) r & j JESUS, send me here my purgatory, and to prevent the torments of that cleansing fu«^ which attends those souls in the next worM, that have not been sufficiently purged in thiti 4M TUI Jli.^f flALTtt, Vouchsafe to grant me those merciful cioi»' ■es and afflictions^ which thou seest necessary for the taking off my aiftctions from ail things here below. Since none can see thee that loves anything which is not for thy sake^ suffer not my heart to find any rest here, but in sighing after thee Too bitter^ alasi will be the anguish of a soul that is separated from thee^ that desires, but cannot come to thee, being clogged with this heavy chains of sin. Here then, O m3r Saviour, keep me continu- ally mortllied to this world ; that, being purged thoroughly with the fire of thy love, i may immediately pass hence into tny everlasting possession. Have mercy on all sinners, &c., as in thi fifth wetitUm. Our Father, ffc, HaU Mary, ifc, 1 believe in Ood, 4rc. PART III. Btfin a» before^ Maying .•—In the name of Jeeutt let every knee, dec. THE ELEVENTH PETITION. /«rus, Jems, Jeeus.l ^ Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, > o«J^/^ iiV!i^««r^r«v Jesu4i] Jesus] Jcsus\ ) ^'''''^ '" company. JESUS, grant me grace to avoid ill compa^ ny ; or if I chance to come among such, I be seech thee, by the merits of thy uncorrupt conversation among^inners, preserve me from being overcome by any temptations to mortal sin. Cause me O blessed Jesus, to remetober al- T«i iWV% MALTlft. 409 wayi with dread, that thou art pre»ent. and beareitf who will take an account of all our wordi and actions, and wilt Judge us according *to them. How dare I then converse with slanderers, Hars, drunkards, or swearers ; or with such whose discourse is either quarrelsome, disso- lute, or vain. Repress in nne, dear Jcsus^ all inordinate af- fections to carnul pleasure, and to the delight of taste ; grant me grace to avoid such com- pany as would blow the fire of those unruly appetitt^s. Thy power defend, thy wisdom direct, thy fatherly pity chastise me, and make me live so here among men, that I may be fit for the con- versation of angels hereafter. Have mercy on all sinners, as at finU Om Father^ Sfc. Hail Mary^ 4rc. THE TWELFTH PETITION. Ja^\im,\j,«»\S on thee for help. JESUS, M:rant me grace in all my necessities to call on thee for help, faithfully remembering thy death and resurrection for me. Wilt thou be deaf to my cries, that wouldst lay down thy life for my ransom 1 or canst thou not save me, that couldst take it up again for my crown 1 ^ "Whom ha "e I in heaven but thee, my Je* 9Uiy whose biassed mouth has pronounced, CaU an meintfie day of thy trouble^ and I will dtlmr tha. « Thou art my sure rock of defence againit II f 404 THK JBSUS fBJLLTtn, all sorts of enemies ; thou art my ready gthct^ able to strengthen me to every good work. Therefore, in all my sufferings, weaknessesi and temptations, I will confidently call oa' thee ; hear me, O my Jesus, and, when thou hearest, have mercy. Have mercy on all sinners, &e., a$ be/on. Our Father y fyc. Hail Mary^ ^c. TIIX rniRTEENTH PETITION. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) ^ , Jesus, Jesus, JesuSy > ^ ; ™®; persevere Jesus^ Jesus, Jesus, JESUS, make me persevere in virtue and a Sod life, and never give over thy service, tiU ou bringest me to my reward in thy kingdom. In all pious customs and holy duties, in my honest and necessary employniients, continue and strengthen, O Lord, my soul and body. Is my life anything but a pilgrimage on earth, towixrds the new Jerusalem, to which he that sits down, or turns out of the way, can never arrive ? O Jesus, make me always consider thy bless- ed example: through how much pains, and how little pleasure, thou didst press on to a iKtter death \ that being the way to a glorious resurrection. Make me, my Redeemer, seriously weigh those severe words of thine. He only that pertB- Veres to the end shall be saved. Have mercy on all sinners., kc^ as be/on Our Father^ Sfc, Hail Mary, ifc. \ THt JKSU8 PSALTSR. THE FOUBTESNTH FBTITIOM. JnJ,Je«J,MjS myminaionthee. JESUS, grant me grace to fix my mind on Chee, especially in time of prayer, when I di* rectly converse with thee. Stop the motions of my wandering head, and the desires of my unstable heart; suppresa the power of my spiritual enemies, who en- deavor at that time to draw my mind from heavenly thoughts, to many vain imaginations. So shall I, with joy and gratitude, look on thee as my deliverer from all the evils I have escaped ; and as my benefactor for all the good I have ever received, or can hope for. I shall see that thou art my only good, and that all other things are but means ordained by thee, to make me fix my mind on thee, to make me love thee more and more, and by lov • ing thee to be eternally happy. O beloved of my soul, take up all my thoughts here, that my eyes, abstaining from all vain and hurtful sights, may become w^orthy to be hold thee face to face in thy glory for ever. Have mercy on all sinners, occ, oi hefort. Owr Father^ ^c. Hail Mary^ Sfc, THE FIFTEENTH PETITION. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, 1 Give me grace to ordei Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, > my life towards my Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) eternal welfare, JESUS, give me grace to order my life to- wards my eternal welfare, heartily intending, and wisely designing, all the operations of niv body and soul to obtain the reward of thy inu- nite bliss, and eternal felicity. I ! 400 THB JKSU8 PSALTBS. For wliat else is this world, but a school to breed up souls, and (it them for the other; and how are they fitted, but by an eager desire of enjoying God, their only end ? Break my froward spirit, O JesuSy make it humble and obedient : grant'hie grace to depart hence with contempt of this world, and a heart filled with joy at my going to thee. Let the memory of thy passion make me cheerfully undergo all temptations or sufferings here for thy love, whilst my soul breathes af ter thai blissful life, and immortal glory, which thou hast prepared in heaven for thy servants. O Jestts, let me frequently and attentively consider, that whatever I gain, if I lose thee, all is lost : and whatever I lose, if I gain thee, all is gained. Have mercy on all sinners, &c., as in the fifth petition. Our FathiTf ifc. Hail Mary^ ffc, J odvevt in Qod kt. ! ( THE STATIONS, om HOLY WAY OF THE CROSS. THE ANTIPHON. WE beseech thee, Lord ! to assist and di* rect our actions by thy powerful grace, that all our prayers and works may always begin and end with thee. Through Christ our Lord Jjffwn* A PREPARATORY ACT OP OONTPITION. JESUS, treasure of my soul, infinitely good, infinitely merciful, behold me prostrate at thy sacred feet 1 Sinner as I am, I fly to the arms of thy mercy, and implore that grace which melts and converts,— the grace of true epmpunction. I have offended thee, adorable Jesus 1 I repent, let the favor of my love equal the baseness of my ingratitude. This Way of the Cross, grant me to offer devoutly in memo- ry of that painful journey thou hast travelled for our redemption, to the Cross of Calvary, with the holy design to reform my morals, amend my life, and gain these indulgencee rranted by thy vicars on earth. I apply one for my miserable soul, the rest in suffrage for the souls in purgatory, particularly N. N. [Here mention the souls for whom you intend 406 HOLY WAT OV to apply them.] I oegin this devotion undei thy sacred protection, and in imitation of thy dolorous Mother. Let then this holy exercise obtain for me mercy in this life, and glory in the next jimeny Ji^sus I THE FIRST STATION. Christ U sentenced to death by PiUUe, V. We adore thee, 6 Lord Jesus Christ, and li^ss thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast re- deemed the world. THE MYSTERT. Our gracious Redeemer, after suffering blows and blasphemies before Annas and Caiaphas, after the cruel scourging, insulting contempts and bloody crown of piercing thorns, is unjust- ly condemned to death. This iniquitous sen^ tence your Jesus accepted with admirable hu- mility. Innocence embraces condemnation to free the guilty. Reflect that your sins were the false wit- aesses that condemned him; your stubborn iinpenitence the tyrant that extorted from Pi late the bloody sentence. Propose now seri- ously an amendment of life, and while you re- flect on the horrid injustice of Pilate, who con demi:3 innocence lest he should not appear a « THS 0Ed88. 4ir9 friend of Cssar, arraign yourself for your ma- ny sins of human respect ; think how often you have offended God for fear of cispleasing the eye of the world, and turning to your lov- ing Jesus, address him rather with tears of the heart than with expressions of the tongue, in the following I ' PRAYER. O MANGLED VICTIM OF MY SINS ! SUf fering Jesus ! I have deserved those bloody scourges, that cruel sentence of death ; and yet thou didst die for me, that I should live foi thee. I am convinced that if I desire to please men, I cannot be thy servant. Let me then displease the world and its vain admirers. I resign myself into thy hands. Let love take possession of my hearty let my eyes behold with contempt everything that can alienate my affections from thee ; let my ears be ever attentive to thy word; let me through this Sainful journey accompany thee, sighing and emanding mercy. Mercy, Jesus ! Jmm, Our Father, ^c. Hail mdry, Sfc. Jesus Christ crucifiep, have vsrgt om us ! ♦ You pious Christians who do now draw nerfi With relenting hearts now lend a tear, Your Lorri behold with great humility, Sentenced to die or m >unt Calvaiy. «7 410 HOLT WAT OF THE SECOND STATION. Ckriit takei th* CroiB on kit shofdiUr v. We adore thoe, Lord Jesus C ^ rist, aod bless thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hatt redeenitid the world. THB MYSTERY. i\ This second Station represents the place where your most amiable Redeemer is clad in his usual attire, after his inhuman execu- tioners had stripped him of the purple garment of derision with which he was clothed, when M a visionary king they crowned him with plat- ted thorns. The heavy burthen of the cross is violently placed on his mangled shoulders. Behold your gracious Saviour, though torn with wounds, covered with olood, a man of griefs, abandoned by all, — ^with what silent pa- tience he bears the taunts and injuries with which the Jews insult him. He stretches out his bleeding arms, and tenderly embraces the Cross. Reflect with ~ confusion on that sensi- tive pride which is fired with impatience at the very shadow of contempt,-'-on your die- eon tented murmurs in your If ^htest afflictione, —and youi obstinate resistance to the will o! Heaven in the crosses of life, which are calcu- lated to conduct you, not to a Calvary of Cru- cifixion, but to the joys of eternal ^fory : and from your heart umte in the following TRB CROSt. 411 PRAYER. Meek and humble Jesu3! my iniquity and perverseness loacied thy shoulders witn the heavy burthen of the Cross. Yet I, a vile worm of the earth, O shameful ingratitude I fly even the appearance of mortification, and every thing which could check the violence of my passions ; and if I suffered, it was with a murmuring reluctance. I now, O Saviour of the world 1 detest my past life, and by thy grace am determined no more to offend thee mortally. Let me only glory in the Cross of my Lord, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world. Lay then on my stub- born neck the cross of true penance : let me, for love of thee, bear the adversities of this life, and cleave insepambly to thee in the bonds of' perpetual charity, ^^men. Jesus. Our Father^ fyc. Hail Mary^ Sfc, Glory, ifc. Jesus Christ crucified, have mercy or us! No pity for the Lamb was to be found ; As a mock Kin$; my loving Lord they crown*d } He bea^ his cross in his usual attire, To save my soul from everlasting Are. THE THIRD STATION. JetuifaXU thtfirtt time under the Cro§$, Y. We adore thee, O liord Jetos Chrfttani bless thee. 419 nOLY VAT OF R. Because by thy holy Crosa thou hast r»* deemed the world THE MYSTERY This third Station represents how our Lord Jesus Christ, overwhelmed by the weight of the Cros^ fainting through loss of blood, falls to the ground the first time. Contemplate the unwearied patience of the meek Lamb, amidst the insulting blows and curses of his brutal executioners ; while you, impatient in adversity and infirmity, presume to complain, nay, to insult the Majesty oi Heaven, by your curses and blas][>hemies. Pur- pose here firmly to struggle against the impa- tient sallies of temper; and beholding your amiable Jesus prostrate under the Cross, excite in yourself a just hatred for those sins, which rendered insupportable that weight, with which your Saviour, for love of you, was burthened, and thus address your afflicted Jesus : PRAYER. Alas, my Jesus! the merciless violence of thy inhuman executioners, the excessive weight of the Cress, or rather the more oppres ■i've load of my sins, bend thee to the earth. Panting for breath, exhausted as thou art, thou dost not refuse new tortvires for me. Will I then refuse the light burthen of thy command- ments : will I refuse to do violence to my per- verse passions and sinful attachments ; will I relapse into those very crimes for which 1 have sLed fa.se and delusive tears 1 6 Jesui I TUB CROSS. 413 ttretck tky holy hand to my asaistance, tli&t I may never more fall into mortal sin ; that I may at the hour " . death secure the important affair of my salvation. Amen^ Jr s u s. Ovar FoMwr^ i^c. Had Maary^ fyc. Glory ^ ifc, Jesus Christ crucified, have mercy oa us! For want of blood he fell unto the ground, No comfort for my lord was to be found, For after all they forced him up again, A.nd scourged him on, for to augment his pain. THE FOURTH STATION. JesHS carrying the Cross, meets his most afflict ed Mother. V. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, and bless thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast re- deemed the world. THE MYSTERY. The fourth Station p;-esents to your contem- plation the meeting of the desolate Mother and her bleeding Jesus, staggreing under the weight of the Cross. Consider what pangs rent her soul, when she beheld her beloved Jesus covered with oiood dra^e^ violently to the place of execi> 414 HOLY WAT OP tion, reviled and blasphemed by an ungrateful outrageous rabble. Meditate on her inward feelings, the looks of silent agony exchanged between the Mother and the Son ; her anguish in not being permitted to approach^ to embrace, and to a'!company him to death. Filled with confusion at tne thought that neither the Son^s pains nor Mother's grief have softened the hardness of your heart, contritely join in the following FEAVER. Mary ! 1 am the cause of thy sufferings. O refuge of sinners ! let me participate in those beart-felt pangs, which rent thy tender soul, when thou didst behold thy Son trembling with cold, covered with wounds, fainting under the Cross, more dead than alive ! Mournful Mo- ther ! fountain of love I let me feel the force of thy grief that I may weep with tliee, and min- «Je my tears with thine, and thy Son's blood. O suffering Jesus! by thy bitter passion, and the heart-breaking compassion of thy afflicted Mother, grant me the efficacious grace of per- teverancc ! Mother of Jesus, intercede for me ! )esus, behold me with an eye of pity, and in the hour of my death receive me to the arms of thy mercy! ./^meii, Jesus. Our Father^ ^c. Hail Mat-y^ Sfc, Glory ^ ^t*. Jesus Christ crucified, have mercy on us! Behold your Lord with perfect weakness he Goes staggering on in his great agony, Till his afflicted Mother he did see. Crying, Sop, O Son ! my heart does bleed foi thee. THX OROSt. 41 A THE FIFTH STATION. CAriU assisted by Siman Ihe Cyrtnean^ to cat ry the Cross, V. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, and l^ess thee. ^ R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world. THB HTSTEBT. The fifth Station represents Christ fainting, destitute of strength, unable to carry the Cross. Hi5 sacrilegious executioners compel Simon the Cyrenean to carry it, not through compas* sionate pity to Jesus, but lest he should expire m their hands, before they could glut their vengeance by nailing him to the Cross. Consider here the repugnance of Simon to carry the Cross after Christ; and that you with repugnance, and by compulsion, carry the Cross which Providence has placed on yoi^r shoulders. Will you spurn tne love of your Jesus, who invites you to take up your Cross and follow him ? Will you yet with shame- less ingratitude refuse the Cross, sanctified by his Bu&ring 1 Ofier up devoutly the following M F&AYER. O suFFEKiNQ Jesus! to what excess did tky impious executioners' cruelty proceed. I 41^ HOLT WAf or Beholding thee faint under the Cross, uppre* Kenslve of thy death before they could com- plete their bloody intentions, they compel Si- mon to carry the Cross that thou mightest ex- pire on it in the most exquisite torture. But why should I complain of the cruelty of the Jews, or the repugnance of Simon ? Have I not again crucified thee by my crimes ? Have 1 not suffered with fretful impatience the light afflictions with which thy mercy visited me 1 inspire me now, my Jesus, to d!etest and de- plore my sinful impatience, my ungrateful murmurs, and let me with all my heart cheer fully accompar.y thee to Mount Calvary: let me live in thee, and die in thee, ^mm, Jesus. Our Fa:lker^ Sfc. Hail Mary, Sfc, Glory ^ ifc, Jesus Christ crucified, have mercy on us 1 The outrageous Jews when fainting Jesus fell Simon to bear his Cross, they did compel ; Afflictions bear like Job most patiently, And follow the Lamb with great humility. THE SIXTH STATION. Veronica presents a handkerchief to Christ, V. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, anil bless thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast le* deemed the world. X THE omots 417 TKI MY8TIILT Tl\e lixth Station represents the place whore the pious Veronica compassionating our ago- nizing Redeemer, beholding his sacred face \i\ id with blows, and covered with blood and 8\veat, presents a handkerchief, with which Je BUS wipes his face. Consider the heroic piety of this devout wo- man, who is not intimidated by the presence of the executioners, or the clamors of the Jews; and the tender acknowledgment of Jesus. Re- flect here, that though you cannot personally discharge the debt of humanity to your Sa- viour, you can discharge it to his suflfering members, the poor. Though you cannot wipe away the blood and sweat from the face of Je- sus, you can wipe away the tear of wretched- ness from the eye of micery. Examine, then, what returns you have made for the singulai graces and favors your bountiful Jesus bestow ed on you ; and conscious of your ingratitude, address your injured Saviour in the following 51 PRATIK. O Jesus, grant me tears to weep myingrati- ude. How often have I, infatuated wretch, timed my eyes from thee and thy sufferings, to fix them on the world and its vanities ! Let me henceforth be thine without division. Stamp thy imaee on my soul, that it may ne- ver admit another love. Take possession of my heart on earth, that niy soul may take eter- nal possession of thee in glory. Jimen^ Jesus. Our Father^ ifc. Hail Mary^ Sfc, Glory ^ ^c. Jesus Christ crucitisd, have msrcy on M BOLr WAY OP Veronica, who when our Lord did lee, A handkerchief present to him did she, My gooa Lord by looks that Were divine, Has left his countenance on the same behind THE SEVENTH STATION. Jesus falls wider the Cross the second time, V. We adore thee, Lord Jesus Christ, and bless thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast re- deemed the world. THE MYSTERY. The seventh Station represents the gate of Jerusalem, called the gate of Judgment, at the entrance of which our Saviour through anguish and weakness falls to the ground. He is com- pelled by blows and blasphemies to rise. Consider your Jesus prostrate on the earth, bruised by his fall, and ignominiously treated by an ungrateful rabble. Reflect that your self- love and pride of preference were the cause of this humiliation. Implore, then, grace to de- test sincerely your haughty spirit and proud disposition. It was your reiterated sins which again pressed him to the ground. Will you then sin again, and add to the afflictions of youi gracious Saviour 1 THI OEOtS. PRAYER. 419 O Most Hqly Redeemer I treated with the utmost contempt, deprived of fame and honor — led out to punishment- — through excess of torments, and the weakness of thy delicate and mangled body, thou didst fall a second time to the earth. What impious hand has pros- trated thee? Alas, my Jesus! I am that im< [pious, that sacrilegio-us offender : my ambitioui pride, my haughty indignation, my contempt of others humbled thee to the earth. Banish for ever from my mind, the unhappy spirit oi pride. Teach my heart the doctrine of humil- ity, so that detesting pride, vain glory, and hu- man respect, I may for ever be united with thee, rry meek and humble Jesus. Amen. Our Father^ Sfc, Hail Maryy ifc. Glory ^ ^c, Jesus Christ crucified, have mercy om us ! At Jerusalem's gate he fell once more, To save our souls he suffered sore ; For his great mercy let us always call. Since oui vain pride has caused his great down- fall. ( / I THE EIGHTH STATION. Chrisi consoles Ihe Women of JerusaXem^ who wept over Mm, V. We adore thee, Lord Jesus Christ, aikl bless thee 420 BOLT WAT OF R. Because bv thy holy Crosi thou hait deemed the world. THB MYSTERY. This station represents the place where ce- veral devout women meeting Jesus, and behold- ing him wounded, and bathed in his blood, shed tears of compassion over him. Consider the excessive love of Jesui;, who, though languishing and half dead through the multitude of his torments, is nevertheless at tentive to console the women who wept 6\et him. They merited that tender consolation from the mouth of Jesus, ** Weep not over me, but over yourselves and your children" Weep for your sins, the sources of my affliction. Yes, O my soul 1 1 will obey my suffering Lord, and pour out tears of compunction. Nothing more eloquent than the voice of those tears which flow from the horror of our sins. Address him in the following PEAYSE. O Jesus, only begotten Son of th« Fa- MER 1 who will give water to my head, and a Ibuntain of tears to my eyes, that I may day and night weep and lament my sine ? I hum- bly beseech thee by these tears of blood thoa liidst shed for me, to soften my flinty bosom, that tears may plentifully flow from my eyes, and contrition rend my heart, this hardened heart, to cancel my crimes and render me se- cure in the day of wrath and examination, when thou wilt come to judge the living and THI CROSS. 491 the dead, a ad demand a rigorous account of thv blood. Amcn^ Jesus. Owr Father, ^c. Hail Mary^ tfc. Criory, tfc Jestt? Christ crucifibd, havk mercy on us ! • With tears of love the women they did weep, Compassionating our Redeemer sweet ; Weep for your sins who caused him here to b% O Lamb of Grod yaur mercy show to me. f THE NINTH STATION. Jesus falls under the Cross the third time. V. We adore thee, Lord Jesus Christ, and bless thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world. Ott im, es, led }e- )n. THS MTSTSRY. This Station represents the foot of Mount Calvary where Jesus Christ, quite destitute oi strength, falls a third time to the ground. The anguish of his wounds is renewed. Consider here the many injuries and blas- phemous derisions thrown out against Christ, to compel him to rise and hasten to the place of execution, that his inveterate enemies might enjoy the savage satisfaction of beholding him expire on the Cross. Consider that by your 493 HOLY WAY or sins you daily kunry him to the plaee ol' exe- cution. Approach him in thought to the foot of Mount Ualvary, and cry out against the accursed weight of sin, that prostrated Jesus, and had long since huried thee in the flames ol I 11, if his mercy and the merits of his passioa Lad not preserved thee. PRAYER. Clement Jesus ! I return thee infinite thanks, for not permitting me, ungrateful sin- ner, as thou hast permitted thousands less criminal, to die in their sins. I, who have ad- ded torments to thy torments, by heaping sin on sin, kindle in my soul the fire of charity, dun it with thy continual ^rac^ into persever- ance, until delivered from the body of this death, I can enjoy the liberty of the children of God and thy co-heirs. w^m«n, Jesus. Our Father, Sfc, Hail Mary^ S^c, Glory, ^rc. Jesus Christ crucified, havb mercy ov us I The thirl time he fell was at Mount Calvary, Black and bruised and sorely scourged was M O gracious Lord, you suffered all for me, To MV6 Ay loul from endless miseiy. \ THX CROSS. THE TENTH STATION. 4m It Jesus is stripped of kis OarmerUs^ and offered Vinegar and Gall, v. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, and less thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast re- deemed the world. THE MYSTBRT. • This Station represents how our Lord Jesus Christ ascended Mount Calvary, and was by his inhuman executioners stript of his gar- monts. The skin and congealed blood are torn off with them, and his wounds renewed. Consider the confusion of the modest Lamb, exposed naked to the contempt and derision ol an insulting rabble. They present him with vinegar and ^\\ for a refreshment. Condemn here that delicacy of taste, that sensual indul- gence, with whicn you flatter 3rour sinful body. Fray here for the spirit of Christian mortifica- tion. .Think how happy >.u would die, il stripped of the world and its attachments, you could expire, covered with the bk»od and agony •f Jetus. PRATXK. SuFFXRiN a Jesus ! I behold thee stript ol thy garments, thy old wounds renewed, and new ones added to the old. I behold thee imt 494 HOLY WAT OF ked m the presence of thousands, exposed to the inclemency of the weatlfer ;.' cold, trembling from head to foot, insulted by the blasphemous derisions of the spectators. Strip, O mangled Lamb of God ! my her^rt of the world and its deceitful affections. Divest my soul of its hab* its c^ sensual indulgence. Embitter the poi- sons Clip of pleasure, that I may dash it with COAtompt from my lips, and through Christian mortification arrive at thy never fading glory, •itfmen, Jesus. Our Fatlier^ Sfc. Hail Mary, ^c. Glory, fgc. Jesus Christ csucivied, hav4 mercy om as! , „ Hov cruel it was to view my Lord indeed ; I think the Queen of angels' heart did bleed To see her Son striped naked to her view, /Uid exposed to> that sad bloody crew THE ELEVENTH STATION, Christ is nailed to the Crois* V We adore thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, and bless thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast re- deemed ihe world. THB MYSTERY. This Station represents the place where Je- fus Christ in the presence of his afflicted Moth- THE OBOS8. «K •7 i9 ftietched on the Cross, and nailed to it How insufferable the torture— the nerves and sinews are rent by the nails. Consider the exceeding desolation, the an* p;uish of the tender Mother, eye-witness of this inhuman punishment of her beloved Jesus Generously resolve then to crucify your crim inal desires, and nail your sins to the wood ol the Cross. . Contemplate the suffering resigna* tion of the Son of God to the will of hia Fa- ther, while you are impatient in trifling atflic- tions, in trivial disappointments. Puipose henceforth to embrace your cross with readv resignatioc to the will of God. PRAYE O Patient Jesus! meek Lamb of God I who promised, " When I shall be exalted from earth I will draw all things to myself," attract my heart to thee, and nail it to the Cross. I now renounce and detest my past impatience. Let me crucify my flesh with its concupis- cence and vices. Here burn, here cut, out spare me for eternity. I throw myself into the arms of thy mercy. Thy will be done in all things. Grant me resignation, grant me thy love, I desire no more. Amm^ Jesus. (hir Father^ Sfc, Hail Mary, ^c. Glori/y ffc, Jesus Christ crucified, have mercy oh us! Tou Christian dames now join with ]VIary*i grief J Heaven and earth I see denies relief; Her heait was pierced with grief to see Her bving Jesus nailed unto a tree. 426 HOLT WAY OV THE TWELFTH STATION. Christ is exalted on the Cross, and diu V. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, and Hess thee, R. Because bv thy holy Cross thou hast fe> deemed the world. THE MYSTERY. : This Station represents the place where Je- sus Christ was publicly exalted on the Cross, between two robbers, who for their enormous crimes were executed with the innocent Lamb. Consider here the confusion of your Saviour, exposed naked to the profane view of a blas- phemous multitude. Imagine yourself at thfl foot of the Cross. Behold that sacred body streaming blood from every part Contemplate the divine countenance pale and languid, the heart throbbing in the last, pangs of agony, the soul on the point of separation ; yet charity triumphs over his agony ; his last prayers pe- tition forgiveness for his enemies. " Father; forgive them, for they know not what they do. His clemency is equally extended to the peni- tent thief: " This day shalt thou be with me in Paradise." He recommends in his last mo- ments his disconsolate Mother to his beloved St. John. He lecommends his soul to his heavenly Father, and bowing down his sub- missive obedient head, resigns his spirit. Turn your eyes on the naked bloody portrait of cha- rily. Number Lis wounds. Wash them with IHI 0HO8S 4an tears of sympathizing love. Behold the arms extended to embrace jrou. Love of Jesus I you die to deliver us from eternal captivity. ( ' PRAYER. SUFFERING SoN OF Goo ! I HOW behold thee in the last convulsive pangs of death, - thy veins opened, thy sinews torn, thy hands and feet, O Fountain of Paradise ! distilling blood. I acknowledge, charitable Jesus, that my reiterated offences have been thy merciless executioners, the cause of thy bitter sufferings and death. Yet, God of mercy, look op my sinful soul, bathe it in thy precious blood! Let me die to the vanity of the world, and re- nounce its false pleasupes. Thou didst pray, my Jesus, for thy enemies. I forgive mine. 1 embrace them in the bowels of thy charity. I bury mv resentment in thy "^^ounds. Shelter me in the day of wrath in the sanctuary of thy side. Let me live, let me die in my crucified Jesus. Amen. Our Father^ Sfc. Hail Mary, Sfc, Glory, ffc, Jesus Curist crucified, have mercy on os! Behold the streams of blood from every part, And the sharp lance that piercM his sacred heart ; Exposed and naked he is stretched on high, Per our sins on the mount of Calvary b- m 49i BOLT WAT Oy THE THIRTEENTH STATION Christ is tak^n doion from the Ctosi y. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus Chiist, and bless thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast !•• ieemed the world. TUB MYSTFRT. i This Station represents the place where Christ's most sacred body was taken down from the Cross by Joseph and Nicodemus, and laid in the bosom of his weeping Mother. Consider the sighs and tears of the Virgin Mother, with what pangs she embraced the bloody remains of her beloved Jesus. Here unite your tears with those of the disconsolate Mother. Reflect, that your Jesus would not descend from the Cross, until he consummated the work of redemption ; and that at his de- parture from, as well as at his entrance into, the world, he would be placed in the bosom of his beloved Mother. Hence learn constancy in your pious resolutions ! cleave to the stand- ard of the Cross. Consider with w^hat purity that soul should be adorned, which receives in the blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist, Christ's most sacred body and blood. FRAYSB. At length, Blessed Virqim ! Mother of )rrow t \hou art permitted to embrace thy be TBI CftO«8. 4» loved Son. But alas ! the fniii of thy immap eulate womb is all over mangleil, in o*2e contin- ued wound. Yes, O Lord ! the infernal fury of the Jews has at length triumphed ; yet wc renew their barbarity, crucifying chee oy ouj sins, inflicting new wounds. Most afflicted Mother of my Redeemer, I conjure thee by thf pains and torments thou sutferedst in tho com mon cause of Salvation, to obtain for me, hy thy powerful intercession, pardon of my sins^ and grace to weep with a sympathizing feel* ing, thine and thy Son's afflictions. As often as I appear at the holy Sacrifice of the Mass. let me embrace thee, my Jesus, in the bosom of my heart. May I worthily receive thee as tho sacred pledge of my salvation, ^men, Jie- 8US. Our Fathtr^ ifc. Hail Mary^ ^c. Glory, fft. Jesus Christ crucified, have mercy on jb! When from the Cross they took the holy Lamb^ His Mother cries, my son I am undone ; My child is dead, you virgins join with me, And to lament my love's sad destiny. THE FOURTEENTH STATION. ChriU is laid in the Holy SejnUchre. V. We adore thee, Lord Jesus Christ, and bless thee. 4&0 HOLT WAT Of H Because by thy holy CroM thou baft redeemed the world. * THI MTSTKRY. This Station represents Christ's Sepulchre, where his blessed body was laid with piety find devotion. Consider the emotions of the Virgin — ^hei eyes streaming with tears, her bosom heaving with sighs. What melancholy, what wistful looks she cast on that monument where the treasure of her soul, her Jesus, her all lay en- tombed. Here lament your want of contrition for your sins, and humbly adore your deceased Lord, who, poor even in death, is buried in another's tomb. Blush at youi dependence on the world, and the eager solicitude with which you labor to grasn its perishable advantages. Despise hencefortn the world, lest you perish with it PRAYBB. Charitable Jesus, for my salvation thou oeiformedst the painful journey of the Cross. Let me press the footsteps marked by thee, Sracious Redeemer — the paths which, through le thorns of life, conduct to the heavenly Je- rusalem. Would that thou wert entombed in my heart, that being united to thee, I might rise to a new life of grace, and persevere to the end. Grant me in my last moments, to receive thy precious Body, as the pledge of immortal Uie. Let my last words be Jesus and Mary ny last breath be united to thy last breath oc THE CROSS. 43J the Cross ; that with a lively faith, a firir. hope, and ardent love, I may die with thee and foi thee ; that I may reign with thee for ever and ever. Jfrneriy Jesus. Our Father^ ifc. Hail Mary^ ffc. Glory y ffc, Jesus Christ crucified, have mercy on usl You pious Christians raise your voices, raise, And join with me to sing your Savit ir's praise Who died for us and spilt his hlood most frrte, To save our souls from endless niisery. THE CONCLUSION. Compassionate Jesus! behold with eyes of mercy this devotion I have endeavored to perform, in honor of thy bitter passion and death, in order to obtain remission of my sins, and the pains incurred by them. Accept of it for the salvation of the living and the eternal repose of the faithfuldeparted, particularly for those for whom I directed it V^ not, my Je- sus, suffer the ineffable price oi' Q,| Sacred Cross gate of Paradise, ^ Sacred Cross messenger of peace. Sacred Cross light of the whole world, Sacred Cross^the end of sacrifices. Sacred Cross abolisher of the old Uw^ ^ HOLY CROSS. 421 Sacred Cross canceller of types and figures, Sacred Cross ark of the New IVstainent, Sacred Cross -j- more precious than all riches, Sacred Cross memorial of the Passion of Christ, Sacred C^-oss complaint of Mary, Sacred Cross most holy altar. Sacred Cross -f- sacrifice of justice, Sacred Cross memorial of the death of our Lord, Sacred Cross instrument of our redemption. Sacred Cross vanquisher of demons, Sacred Cross monument of victory, Sacred Cross chariot of the Conqueror, Sacred Cross the destruction of idols, Sacred Cross the repairer of divine glory. Sacred Cross -f- foundation of the Church, Sacred Cross + buckler of faith. Sacred Cross 4- the usher of a better hope. Sacred Cross -{- delight of the world, Sacred Cross -j- attractor of all things to Christ, Sacred Cross reconciliation of sinners. Sacred Cross -f- our righteousness and sane- tification. Sacred Cross ornament of Bishops, Sacred Cross splendor of Kings, > Sacred Cross sceptre of kingdoms, Sacred Cross Conqueror of its opponents, Sacred Cross defender of cities, Sacred Cross protector of families, Sacred Cross indissoluble bond of wedlock Sacred Cross armor of widows. Sacred Cross guardian of orphans. Sacred Cross continence of virgins, Sacred Cross meditation of Recluses, Sacred Cross portion ef the Clergy, I I r 434 LITA.MIBS OF THX Sacred Cross glory of the Priesthood, Sacred Cross + model of Pastors, Sacred Cross + who teachest us all truth, - Sacred Cross the Book written within and without, Sa?red Cross the eternal Gospel, Sacred Cross governess of infants, Sacred Cross instructor of youth, Sacred Cross stajpf of old age, Sacred Cross -f- companion of our pilgrim- age, sit Sacred Cross the seaman's pilot. Sacred Cross rest of those that lafbor, Sacred Cross preserver of those that sleep, Sacred Cross healer of infirmities, Sacred Cross worker of miracles. Sacred Cross hope of the despairing, Sacred Cross -|- light of those that darkfiess. Sacred Cross -|- our place of refuge, Sacred Cross - - our strojig comfort, Sacred Cross + our help in trouble, Sacred Cross mirror of penitents. Sacred Cross reconciler of enemies, Sacred Cross a folly to the Gentiles, Sacred Cross perfection of wisdom, Sacred Cross + ^ scandal to the Jews, Sacred Cross -j- mystery of faith. Sacred Cross scourge of heretics. Sacred Cross hope of Catholics, Sacred Cross terror of schismatics. Sacred Cross + hond of charity. Sacred Cross dread of hell, Sacred Cross + mark of the elect. Sacred Cross formidable to tyrants. Sacred Cross lovely to us, Sacred Cross chastiser of the wic](:ed, Sacred Cr^sa preserver of the just, < I f I f HOLY 0BOS8. 199 Sacred Cross destroyer of the proud, Sacred Cross exalter of the humble, Sacred Cioss bridle of the rich, Sacred Cross wealth of the poor, Sacred Cross extirpator of vice. Sacred Cross source of virtue. Sacred Cross appeaser of lust, Sacred Cross exciter of chastity, Sacred Cross 4- leavings us an example Sacred Cross -f- prudence of spirit, Bacred Cross infuser of humility, Sacred Cross figure of abstinence. Sacred Cross 4- test of our faith, Sacred Cross -(- bearing fruit in patience Sacred Cross + rule of obedience, Sacred Cross - - inflamer of zeal, ^ Sacred Cross -f- inciter of fervor, * Sacred Cross 4- joy of the Holy Ghost, Sacred Cross seal of holiness, Sacred Cross -{-.pledge of our inheritance, 3 Sacred Cross strength of the agonizing, • Sacred Cross 4- lie*P o^ the dying, B Sacred Cross 4- fountain of all grace, i Sacred Cross the death of death, Sacred Cross the tree of life. Sacred Cross sign of the Son of man. Sacred Cross -[- by which the world will b« judged, * Sacred Cross -\- the judge of justice. Sacred Cross -j- cause of our eternal salva- tion, Sacred Cross desired object of angels, Sacred Cross elevation of the Patriarchs, Sacred Cross foretold by the Prophets, Sacred Cross ~|- announced by the Apostles, Sacred Cross proclaimed by the Evangelists, Sacred Cross + glory of Martyrs, Sacred Cross bright lamp of Doctors, I » 436 LIT4NISS OP TBI Sacred Cross 4- narrow w^y of Confestosti Sacred Crosi 4- delight of Virgins, Sacred Cross -f- strength of holy women, Sacred Cross 4- venemtion of all saints, Lamb of Gr\ &c. Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of Gd, &c. Graciously hear us, < Lord, Lamb of Cod, &c. Have mercy upon us. Christ hear us. Christ graciously hear ui. v. Blessed be the wood of the Cross. R. On which justice was made. : WISO. VII. V. With the Lord there is meitey. R. And with him plentiful redemption. PS. cxxiz. PRAYTiR. O 66d, who hast vouchsafed to consecrate the standard of the liteTgiving Cross with the precious blood of thy only begotten Son : grant, we beseech thee, that those who honor it with joy, may always rejoice under thy protection. Preserve us, we beseech thee, O Lord, in everlasting peace, whom thou hast, vouchsafed to redeem on the holy wood of the cross. Wfa^ livest and reignest, God, world without en^ Amen. Cfaiuiti8ali,andin&)l 00 MM* hi iV \ amnniiiiii it