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Saduer & Co., In the Clerk's OflTice of the District Court of the United Stiitea for the Southern District of New Yorlt. "The Golden Manual" iiavikg been duly fx, AMINKD. ^VE IIEKEBY APPKOVE OF ITS PULLK ATIO^! ►^ JOHN, AllClOJISHOP OK NEW YOJtK. m2"J'7""^^ '' •"^^^•^'"^'^^•-^-^O^OF "THEGOLnEN M A.N UAL. AND KECOMMEND TT TO THE USE OF THE Faithful. N TUB + NICPIOLAS, CAKDINAL AIU Iir.iSIIOP op WESTMINSTElt. QlbtJcrtisfmcnt. T„« Manual contains, in acMitlon to forms in <>cneral use. V no„H dovot ons deleted from approved continci" wo k!* The 1 rayers L.tunies, Ac, have been collected from the L.tin ^mmrison Of- H "' '''' ^'"'"' ^"^^'^ ^^^" constructed by a U)mparjaon ot tlio author zed Douav tevf- Ct^ wi.i^v • u «.„oe it adl,ero»,) with the ....^Z^lJZ:^':^,^ iH^ nme to ,me have bcc„ ™„c.ti„„ed for the purpo" 'oTde v , „,? r le md Igoneed prayen. have bean liteJ„Ily%ra„.I rclfmn ^;.eb„„„addi,.:i^r„;^:trn\^-;ri^^^^^^^^^^ w» ",'•"'. °™ W°Priate and well exe," ,ed "' THE rUELLSHERS. i t t II U a h t\ h tl hi m C( St fi< fii th w< tti; Prager. PiiAVKR i8 a raising up (»f tho lionrt to 0;m! m which ex.|rns« we lay our u.cJsiii,, bof<.ru hi.n. t<, I,'!' "J ce i..Mf V V *''^/'"^^ !»f P'-'^y^r '8 indispouMuble, foil, wh Huloutlv tro,„ tho consideiatio,, of hi.s «oiorei.r„ r<, vor on work,, KinHf r; ''•wT.''lh™l'„Tf"'^'r "'^ oiajjiiify thy nime ? """»»»" not few thee, and PRAYER. For our part, W(j are weak in everv ro^nori \. + prmont be/,«, »„ „nmen™rabl. otSy Xcedcd i which ami t<,fBl ilepct„l»nce. How our bonGoi-2^1^E^^^ best g,ft and every perfect gift, is from a6^;JW^SC from the Father of lights.±J ames, I l£ WSkW ^ ^oorketh m us both to will ar^ to a^^Mm-P Without me says Christ, you can do ^oiL.^JL. Jkr Netherhethatplanteth is any thine,, n^l^^^er^h but he that giveth the increase.-l Cor. ^^^^f^m^Ti S .h' '^ ^^^^P^'fSe^ of the same irA^ti;f^w1^ that the only rational ground of our confidehc^is- i/t^I^ powerful help of God! which, therefore w^^^^^K,^^^^ for It, though m no respect due to us. but a free invaSlf opmednnto'Z f '^^^ fi^ ^ knock, and it shall be to bl wnf .hf! 1 ^ "°' ^^'^ ^""' ♦ ^« »»•« cautioned by \7Z to DO watchful, pravino- at all tim«a tk^ : • i -^ . which l^'lXli t tTe* wrr7SL"'t"*p'r "« ' r.i.w " "i^tJie dayof our trouble upon God. who will ronioVeiGod\r;nf '' '^^'L"*^' ^"^'^^ desii^e's Kk on lo uzess God ai all times, and beg of God to direct him. ^ 10 PRAT£B. But this dul-y la not only recommended by their advice. tissMll aT.k.ngy urged by their practice^ Christ wa8 most assiduous ,n .t. though we are fully convinced he needed vals^':?"'hi'" 'r?"T^'- ''' ^*i"^"^'>- '-^^i'*-^ - th inter va s of his labor, to pass whole hours, sometimes whole, nights in prayer; convincing us, by iiis own example, how neeessai^ p.ayer is ; and exciting our fervor to the frequent use ot It. His most illustrious servants, both before and br;airP.'^'-'"?Ji'", -course to him on all oclsions but particularly in difhculties and trials. We see that the apostles gave themselves up continually to prayer that Iw th'^ werepreparing for the deWnt ^of {he 'l oly Ghost, they remained with one accord in it When thev were about to elect St. Mathias, or to choose the seven deacons or to send St. Paul aiid Barnabas to preach oTto undertake any thing of consequence, they earnestly besought be Aunghty to enlighten them, and to interpose in the r behalt: so sensible were they of their own weakness Ind or the consequent necessity of this important exercise, ^ow "Tt^o."yr.r'\'^'"l^ '•"' "^ ^"'«^^^^« ^>« i" ^«'^ need ot It or that the obstacles to our salvation are fewer or our spiritual enemies less formidable than theirs. Let m then hesitate no longer ; our all is at stake ; without pra>^r it "^ impossible to be saved ; nor-if we pray as we sh^oidd di s t possible to be lost-Gods own promise is our seem i'tv Let not only morning and evening have their stated devo^ tionsbu let our thoughts, words, and actions be constantly directed to God; m general, by their moral rectitude as a particular, by devout aspirations, and a constant att^itioa to his presence. To derive all the advantage from prayer which God has annexed to it, it should be performed^lhe state ot grace Tins condition is strongly laid down both in the Od and Kew Testament; for the%rayer onhose who wiltully persist in mortal sin, is odious to him-he turna away trom it—it is an abomination in his sight. If our con- science upbraid us with the guilt of mortal sin, prayer how- over. 18 still necessary for us : it is indeed our oJily i-esource But in praying tor the grace of our conversion, and imnlorl ing the mercy of God, we must forsake our eWl wa>^ and acvompany our petition with the most serious etfoi'ts at amendments Let us prav with ftt,f«niinn wM witOx perseverance: lor God likes-to-be'4mp;nuu;irS ' : I PRAYER. wUl certainly grant to the assiduous petitioner as certainly refuse to those who ask reniissl^'ftfei our prayers, seek first the kingdom of God and we may also solicit him for temjx^ral favors ] KiTvatir ^"^ ^""^ soliciting be conj Finally, let our prayer be humble, that is, \]^«es»U.'H presump.on upon our csvn merits, and groundeJW^lS^iia with unshaken confidence, upon the merit/ of Chri.T^^'l® shall we m alhbly obtain all that is truly desimb J 1^^ pray w.th the greater advantage, it is of the utm'm imnor o "ti'chr'riaVrr"^'^ ''V'^'^y "p- -me g;:it s ; nln . -f '^I'^'on.and upon the actual state of „ur uu.nicss ot salvation, it is at least extremely diffirnk in ettect that ffreat ol)iect It i^ th . e """"'^y V™^"" "^ most (lan-erous k d fo i ^\''^^'>'^^ f J^^lusion of the nravpr ZtJr^ I ' Persuade ourselves tlmt mental come ni competiti,)n with it • yet witlL^t aL * "'^'^ serious consideration such nrnVtiai '"^"^'""^ I'^q^ent and esteem is not to brexuected A ^^'P^''^^''}^^^ ''" our severance in the nursuff r>f ll ''^^'. '"?^ *""'^""'« P^'- the apathy of the If I/h ^ "'• ^"'"•,^" looked fo!- in gospefam;^ng those w do not w TlT"^"^ ^''^''''' ''^ ^''« tation s not such a 7-X 1 ^ 7T^^' '*? incentives. Medi- The same sort of at en^ion Jr f 1^ ^^' «P* *« '"«''^'"'^te. commerce, the mecha c to H '^' ''f '^r S^^es to his ^hoiar tj his il^p^Lj;;, ^i^;;^\l^.-:. - ^'! mc-uituuon ; and the m«»«t cirv.»,]„ ^ '"■i • «di jur r IS FRAYEB. trutk ; but the law of God, of which the ten commandments are the practical abridgment, will be found the most useful. Let us, then, every day reflect upon this holy law ; let us apply it to our conduct, and always with a renewed inteii tion of becoming better ; humbly deploring our past trans- gressions, and exciting ourselves to greater fidelity for the time to come. The incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, his passion, the four last things, the enormity of mortal sin, are abundant sources of reflection : numberless pious books detail all these truths, and many other most affecting points of religion; which, while they facilitate the practice of mental prayer, must render the omission of it the more inexcusable. May God, of his infinite mercy, pour down his Spirit upon us ; may he teach us how to pray ; for so shall we serve him faithfully, persevere to the end, and be united to himself forever IWI I I I 'i" I'lsrsTiir ifnn n '""'"■• ^ ®l)e noman ^aietibar, ' keM nSIfcflf '' * '^^^J^ containing the Feasts which are kept during the year. Tliey are of two aorta: some are aMxed to certain days, and are called mrnc>.ai/'; other! have no fixed days, and are called movable. The vC'a ^o{:tf/crL^oT T'f^ distinguished in the cSar. tho?p J^ V 1 ^^^'g^tion, are printed in large capitals • ^Zft^Zf'^'TtT'r- I" ^'^^^^^-n-^; the oWra^in or' whY^l*'^*^^''^? u'-^"''*^* ^^P^^^ «?«« the feast of Easter which 18 regulated by the full moon of the vernal eqidnol' trSclr^K-^^^l^''^ ^^^«*« '« »^^'e affixed^ S fe stof Slf «^''^^K^^ 325. decreed that the mi th/ f. n ^""^ u. ^^ celebrated on the Sunday follow Ml h i!l" ™oon which falls either on the 2l8t li C^h (which was looked upon, at that time, as the day of thJ a sSrHV^ i" " moon fall on the 2l8t of March, and this be fall on the^oo^h 1w' ^^^ ^"!,^ Easter-Sunda>. But if h chal moon . ^h^ ! ?;f° ^^ "«* ^« considered the pas th^ugh^rZlet^h^r"' *'''''*?'*« ">« Sunday, "°lh^« irt"^ part of the yjar ^""' *''' »"'^'- ^'- In th', „'fw/"'"*^ '^ contained in a cycle of 19 years Hence the different nnn^bers J thrE^a^trSrS'to 14 THE ROMAN METHOD. desi(fnate the new moon, an.l to determine the feast of Easter, always correspond with the same gohJen numbers in every cycle. The hidiction is a revolution of fifteen vears, from 1 to 16, which beii»g completed, the cy^^le again returns, to 1, and each year of this cycle dates its commencement from January, in the Pontifical Hulls ; and since the Indiction is of frequent use in diplomatic transactions and public rec- ords, a table of the years of tlie Indiction, corresponding to each current year, has been inserted in the Table of Mova- ble Feasts. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE ROM \N CALENDAR. A.— Apostle. A A. — ApuHtlea. Ab.— Abbot. B.— Bishop. C. — Coil lessor. Cuinp. — Companions. Com,— Coaxmeinorution. D.— Duct<»r. Den. — Deacon. Du.— A Double. II. — Hermit. K.— Kim?. M. — MHftyr. MM.— Marty ns. Oct,— Octave. i?— Fop«. Pr.— Priest. Q.— Queen. S.— Saint. SS.— Saints. SDu.— A Semt- double, v.— Virgin. W.-Widovf. •-"*"'••'"■ 1 T'l a iri I J 16 TABLE OP THE MOVABLE FEASTS. Yp.ir Dnini. GoIJen _, of our n. Ill ..1.1... I Tn« Lord. L.iiHT, 1851 j e 1852 ! d c 1853 I b 1854 A 1555 ! g 1556 fe 1857 d 1858 c 1S59 b 1860 ISGl 1862 f e Spptiinirpsiiiui Km tar Suuiiuy. Feb. 16 I Mar. 6 | April 20 1863 I (1 1S64 cb 1865 A 1S66 I g 1867 I f 1868 ed 1869 I c 1870 ! b , 1871 .. A 1872 gf 1873 e 1874 i d 2 S 4 5 xxij iii XIV Feb. 8 Jan. 23 Feb. 12 Feb. 4 Jmb. 80 Feb. 8 Jan. 1 Feb. 20 Feb 5 Jan. 27 FeK 16 Feb. 25 April 11 Feb. 9 Mar. 27 Mar. l[ April U) April 8 Mar 2:^ April 12 April 4 Feb. 1 Jan. 24 Feb. 12 Feb. 21 Feb. 6 Feb. 25 Feb 17 Mar. 9 Feb. 22 Feb. 13 Mar. 5 Feb. 18 Feb. 10 Mar. 1 Jan. 28 Feb. 14 1875 i c 1876 bA 1877 1878 April 21 April 8 Mar. 31 April 20 April 5 Mar. 27 April 10 April 1 S f 14 15 16 17 xxiij iv XV xxvj 1879 e 18 vif .J880ldc | 19 I xyij Jan. 24 Feb. 13 Jan. 28 Feb. 17 Feb. 9 Jan. 25 Mar. a! April 21 Feb. 26 I April 12 Feb. 10 Mar. 28 Mar. 2 I April 17 Feb. 22 I April 9 ^"^^ "' Mar. 31 April 13 April 5 1 Feb. 14 Feb. 26 Feb. 18 Feb. 10 Mar. 1 Feb. 14 Mar. 6 Feb. 26 PoK 11 Mar. 28 April 16 April 1 April 21 April 13 "HIM . so [ 16 f TLBLti OF THE MOVABLE FEASTS. Year of our Lord. A«c«iigion- Day. WhiU Sunday. CorptiB Chrr.ti. Indic- tion. Sun- day* after Pent. Fir.t Sunday «f Advent. 1851 May 29 June S June 19 9 24 Nov. 80 1852 May 20 May 30 June 10 10 25 Nov. 28 1863 May 6 May 16 May 26 11 27 Nov. 27 1854 May 25 June 4 June 16 12 26 Dec. 8 185ft May 17 May 27 June 7 13 26 Dec. 2 1856 May 1 May 11 May 22 14 28 Nov. 80 1867 May 21 May 31 June 11 15 25 Nov. 29 1858 May 13 May 23 June 3 1 26 Nov. 28 1859 June 2 June 12 June 23 2 23 Nov. 27 1860 May 17 May 27 June 7 3 26 Dec. 2 1861 May 9 May 19 May 30 4 27 Dec. 1 1862 May 29 June 8 June 19 5 24 Nov. 30 1863 May 14 May 24 June 4 6 26 Nov. 29 1864 May 5 May 15 May 26 7 27 Nov. 27 1865 May 25 June 4 June 15 8 26 Dec. 8 1866 May 10 May 20 May 31 9 27 Dec, 2 1867 May 30 June 9 June 20 10 24 Dec. 1 1 868 May 21 May 31 June 11 11 25 Nov. 29 1869 May 6 May 16 May 27 12 27 Nov. 28 1870 May 26 June 5 May 16 13 26 Nov. 27 1871 iMay 18 May 28 June 8 14 26 Dec. 3 1872 'May 9 May 19 May 30 16 27 Dec. 1 1873 iMay 22 June 1 June 12 1 25 Nov. 80 1874 ! May 14 May 24 June 4 2 26 Nov. 29 1875 May 6 May 16 May 27 3 27 Nov. 28 1876 May 26 June 4 June 15 4 25 Dec. 8 1877 May 10 May 20 May 81 5 27 Dec 2 1878 May 30 June 9 June 20 6 24 Dec. 1 1879 May 22 June 1 June 12 7 26 Nov. 80 1880 May 6 May 16 j May 27 8 27 Nov. 28 j THE ROMAN CALENDAR. 17 JANUARY,_HAa XXXI Days. So cnllod, because it was dedicated to the God, Janns. Zodiacal Sign-Aquarius, The Waterbearer. t CIKCUAlCfSIOlV OP OUR lORn /. ^ John, A. „n„V ;mK,?e«if •/>« ^""' ^ *^'"'"- ^ct. 8. ^ InJ:Sr"' ''-^^^ '^.Johnii.^. and Comm. ss t epiph.Inv oV nun KS JS'"''*"^' «^«- ««. ./«/*«« 4- tiaiiuSu' --or th« o' • "♦, ^P'.P'»='»y, «i>w. J /^'iV//.^, C.-0f the Oci. o EnfnMnv v',?"""^' *^^"- H. Hymnus, P. M.~Of the 6 t » i ^^' ^''^If' S. Ma;;eltus, PrV'^iiJi''''""^- "'S- Taurus, Ab. S. Anthony, A b.,y;tt. "Kd^il'^Ma ^""■'••' -""-Con.",, of S. w«.,. V, S Xf,n iVl^ «el,u6tiun, MM., i,>2:„ H. Atfncs, V. M., /;„ •' *'-^'** SS Vincnt and Anastashis, MM., SDu S. liayinoiid o/ PenijaCort C «„, c. Mm:™'2.^""""^»°'' DomWlKV,.™, p^craUuis £. ^oAn, the Silent, H. 8. Bonirace, M. SS, Torquatun end Como MM q rt „ 8. Paschal Baylon, C, Du. S. Venantius, M., «/>„. 5. Desideriua, B. M I &pVn' ;i'6''-^f^"-vf e. Urban, P. M. S. Mar/ M\Siet of '^'"f " ^'^,f " E'eutheriua, P. M. P. M. "«'*"""^ or , am, \ -c^mm. of 8. John. |. Oermanus, B. oj Pari*, c. I' "^V "'X''> ^' "f Triers, t. ^. Felix, P. M._s. Einijy.' S. Petronl lla, V. ^ 8.c;//^te,roV^,t^..^«^-<>f^'P^ ^^•^- ^^^ -^^ of the PeS:S«^'S:'?J^.^fe'«>^ ^-'-''^y Which faU i. the w«„r of 22 THE KOMAN CAi,EftI>AK. JUNE,— Has XXX Days. So called, becimse it was dedicatoJ to the Goddesa Juno. Zodiacal Sign — Cancer, The Crab. r e 2 r 3 i{ 4 A r> b li c 7 (1 8 y f 10 K 11 A la b i:» c 14 d i'> u i(> r 17 a 18 A 19 b 20 c 21 4 22 e 2;{ r 24 K 25 A 2<» b 27 c 2H a 29 9 :«) f .^. Pnmphi/ait, Pr. M. Hrf, MiircHlJiijis, I'tjteraiul Enminiis, MM. H. (:ioU/(/ib, ({. of France. — S. Kevin, B. C, Patron ef Dublin. H, Francis Oaracciola, C, Du. S. Hiinifacr. H., Ji. of Gvrmnny. H. Norbert, H. (J,, Du.S. Jerldih, B. C, Patron of Tuam. S. HohrrU M. S. Mtdarilux, li, C. HH, PrirniiH iiB(l Folician, MM. — S. Columkillc, M. H. Margaret, li. of Scotland. S. Haniabiis. ,\., Du. 8. John a ."^ariclo Kaciindo, 0., Du. — Comin. of SS. Busil- l«l«!«i, C;>rinii?, Niibor, and Nazarius, MM. H. Anthony ot Padua, C, Du. 8, Batiil the (iicat, U, D. C, Du. HH, Vitus. iModcHtiis, and Cresceutia, MM. S. ,/ii/in Francis liigis, C. .S. Jinitun, Pr. C. HS. Marcn.s and Marcollianns, MM. H. .liiliana of KalcoiRTy, V., SDu.—Comm. of SS. Gervase and Prolase, MM. 8. HiJvcriiw, I'. M. H. /tliiyrtiiH (ionzayra. C, Du. H, Pan)iiMi», H. of Nola, C. H, Aurippina, V, M. — Vit,nl. Nativity ok S, ,1oiin thk Baptist, Da. H, William, Ah., /Ju. — Conun. of Oct. of S. John. HH. John anf this 2«.-Comm. of Oct. of tl.e" t Visit vnoN or B. V. M., /^M.-Ooinin of Oct ,.f a a t A. ku.funus and vomp., J!M. T *. f annul, H. uf Jintioch. ^ t >S. JlLkanusiu^, Den, Jl t Ociavo of SS. Ptnur un,l "I'aul, nu. KlX^li)""'- '' -"'-'■ ''"'"""' '^ ^-^^'' ^- -^ (- S. Wizalnali, Q. of Portui,Ml, VV., SDu. ^'tt'i'ii^r^'''' ^''•' ^«-^o'"'n-ofSS.Nabora«d S. An.iclelus, P. M., «/>„. ^. Buouaventure, B. C. D., Du. S''E^:iir "'^^•••"-'^' C-' «^— S. Swithin. B. B. V Mahy of Mt. Carmel, />«. S. AlHXlUH, C, AV>»/;,. S. Vrnwiii o( Paula, C., />»«. fe. Jenan ^.:.uiliu„u«, c, Z>«.-Co,nm. of S. Marg^u^t, .**. Praxedes, V. g. iMury Magdalen, Du. ». I'iimahuwi, M. 'tS"'"S!: lv!r '"' '''''"^' ''''' ^'*'-' «"j s- '"no- Fau«li„u8, and Beatrice, Mvi. ' ^ ''''*' ^""P""'"'' sS. Abddii and Sciinuii, MM. H. Jgnallus, C, Founder of Soc. Jesua, Du, 24 THE ROMAN CALENDAR. AUGUST,— Has XXXI Dxrs. So called, in honor of the birth of Augustus CaesAr. Zodiacal Sign — Virgo, The Virgin. 1 c 2 d 3 e 4 f A a 6 A 7 b 8 c 9 (1 10 e 11 f 12 K 13 A 14 b 15 c 16 d 17 u 18 f J 9 R 20 A 21 b 22 c 23 d 24 e 25 r 26 « 27 A 28 b 29 c 30 d 31 3 S. Peter's Chains, Du.—Comm. of SS. Macchabees, MM. S. Stephen, P. M. Finding of the Relics of P. Stephen, Ist M., SDu. S. Dominicli, C, Du. Dedication of S. Miu-y ad Nives, Du. Tbanskiquration or our Lord, Du, — Comm. of S. Xystiis, P., Folicisaimus and Agapetus, MM. S. Cajetan, C, Du.—Cumm. of S. Donatus, B. M. SS. Uyriacus, Largus, and Sniaragdus, MM., SDu. Vigil. — Coram, of S. Romanua, MM. S. Laurence, M., Du. SS. TiburtiuB and Susanna, MM. S. Clara, V., Du. SS. Hypolitiis and Cassianus, MM. Vigil and Fast.— Coram, of S. Eusebius, C. t ASSUMPTION OF B. V. MARY, Du. t S. Hyacinth, C, Du. t Oct. of S. Laurence, Du. t S. Helen., mother of Conatantine the Cfreat, t S. Louis, B. of Tolosa, C. t S Bernard, Ab. of Clairvaux, Du. t S. Juiie Frances Fremioi de Chantal, W. t Oct. of Assumpt. of B. V. M., i>M.-Comm. of S8. Tim- othy, Hypolitus, and Syinphorianus, MM. S. Philip Beniti, C, />«.— Comm. of Vigil. S. Bartiiolomkw, a., Du. S. Louis, K. of France, C, SDu, S. Zephirinus, P. M. S. Joseph Calasanctus, C. S. Augustine, B. C. D., Du.—Comm. of S. Hermes, M. Decollation of S. John Baptist, £>«.— Comm. of S. 9abina,M. 8. Rose of Lima, V., Du.—Comm. of SS. Felix and Adauo- tu^ MM. S. Raymundus Nonnatus, C, Du. _____^ On the Sunday within tlie Octave of the Afli«»mpUon,*the Feaat of S. Joachim, father of the B V. Mary. sar. ee% MM. D. of S. u. SS. Tlm- les, M. Stibina,M. ud Adauo 3 Feait of ,1 THiJ ItOMAN CALENDAR. 25 SEPTEMBER,-!!^ XXX I).vvs. 80 c^ecl, hoc.u,o it was tl. se.entk month of the ancient Ivoiimu year, vvliieh couunenced in March. ^odiacul Sign-Libra, Tlie Balance. 16 ^. Laiinnce Justiniiin, B. C, «/>« Aci;;:.':^,"'^ """^ ''• ^- *^-'-' ^«.-comm. of s. t.>Nu;l,ol,,.sTol,.„ti„,,s c.^ J*;I^n,t.,aa„iJnyaciml,;AIAl. t •^. .hincntius, li. Q. t •*>. Jiiiuttas^ Jib. ' den;;' ,^A;:'"'^ "' «• ^^ ^i., y^«.-Comm. of S. Nico- .'lnr,"',;^f:'i;iiV" "• ^^ '•'"■-CO"". Of s, ,,auw- SfS CyprinnaiidJustina, MM. i bh. Cosmas j.r„| Dnniian, MM., 5/j„ ' HcH,^ NlMro;''M!u;'"alIl^- 'ollowiny the Feast of the *^'^ !r^t^r&^;ts £:!.2s;:^7 ^'^'^^^ '^"- "- ^-^'^ The Autun^al E.uinux takes p.ace on'the 21st of this ^onth. 36 THE ROMAN CALENI AR. OCTOBER,— Ha3 XXXI Days. So called, because it was the eighth month of the ancient liomun year. Zodiacal Sign— Scorpio, The Scorpion. 1 A 2 b 3 c 4 (1 5 e 6 f 7 g 8 A 9 b lU c 11 d 12 e 13 f 14 R 15 A 1() b 17 18 d 19 e 2(» f 21 g 22 A 2:1 b 24 c 25 d 26 e 27 f 28 g 29 A 3U b 31 c t S. Remiglus, B. of Rheims. t 'i'liK Holy Guakdian Anukls, Du. ■f S, CaiiUidus, J\I. t S. I'Viiiicis of Assisium, C, Du. t SS. Plticidus and Ouinp., MM. t S. Bruno, C, Uu. S. Mark, P. C— Coinm. of SS. Sergiiw, Bacchus, Marcel- lus, and Apuleitis, MM. P. Brid«nl, \V'., Du. SS. Denis, Ruslicns, and Eleutherius, MM., SDu. S. I'riuicia Horgiii, (J., mJJu. S. Ocrmnnus, B. M.S. Canice^ M. (tn Osaory). S. Wilfrid., B. C. S. Edward, K. of England, C, SDu, S. Culistus, P. M., SJJu. S. Teresa, V., Du. S. Lullus, B. of Mentz. S. Hedwigea, VV., HDu. S. LuKK TiiK Evangelist, Du. S. Peler of Alcanlara, C, Du. S. John Cantius, C, SDu. S. Hilarlan, Ab.— Comm.of SS. Ursula and Comp., VV., MM. S. Mark, B. of Jerusalem, M. S. Ignatius, B. of Constautinople, M. S. Raphael, the Archangel. SS. Chrysanthusund Duria. MM. S. Evaristus,?. M. Vigil.— S. FSoreriiinus, M. SS. Simon and Judb, AA., Du. S. Theodorus, Jib.— Venerable Bede, Pr. C. S. Sernpion, B. C. SS. J^emesiua and Lucullus, JtfJI/.— Vigil and Faat The first Simday of October, the Featt of the Holy Robary or THE B. V. Mary. L i obary or THE ROMAN CALENDAR. 21 N0VEMBER,-IlA3 XXX Days. So called, because it was the ninth month of the ancient lioman year. Zodiacal Sign— Sagittarius, The Archer. 10 11 i:{ 14 15 IG 17 18 J 9 20 21 2;} 24 25 26 27 28 2U 30 l|d f S A b c d A b c (1 e f S A b c d e f g A b c d e t FEAST OF ALL SAINTS, Du. t COMMKMORATIUN OF ALL TllK FaITHFUL DePARTKU, t -S. Jifalac/uj, B. of Armagh. ^ Kud'ASc "l^'Jir "• ^^ ^«-C«"'°- «f SS. Vitalis t S, Eliz'Melk, mother of S, John Baptist. T ». I^eimard^ Hermit. t -*>. Engclbert., B. JI. *"ShL"V»l'. "?"^ ^«-C„m„. of f„„ „„„„e„ S. Didacus, C, SDu. S. Laurence^ B. of Dublin. S. tJertrude, V., Du. S. Edmund, B. C. M. (.jregory Thaurnatiirgus, B. C, SDu. silTTfflb'' V^ '"•«»'«« "fSS. Peter and Paul, Du S. Cle.neiit, P. M., /;«.-Corain. of S. Felicitt*. V S. Catharine, V. M., /)«. S. Peter, B. of Alexandria, M. ■S. Sevcrtnus, Hermit. S. Qregtry II l.^ p, C. Vigil.-Oomm. of S. Saturainus, M. g. Andrkw, A. iwIm^SAfSNo^lr." "" '^"""■^ '■""■edlaw, after U>e 28 THE ROMAN CALENDAR. !t| i DECEMBEK — Has XXXI Days. So called, because it was the tenth -jionth of the ancient Koman year. Zodiacal Sign — Caprice rnus. The Gout. 1 f 3 I 4 b 5 c 6 d 7 e 8 f 10 A 11 b li c n cl 14 e If) f 1(5 17 A iS b 19 c 20 d 21 e 22 f 2:{ 21 A 25 b 26 c 27 (1 28 e 2!> f 30 31 S A ■S. Kligiua^ B. C. S. Bibiiuiii, V. M., SDu. S. Francis Xiivior, CJ. S, Peter Ciirysologus, B. C, Z>m.— Comin. of S. Barbtira, V. M. S. Sabbaa, A!)., Comm. S. Nicliolas, B. of Myrn, C, Du. S. Ainbroms H. C. 1)., Du. t CoNCKPTioN or TiiK b. V. Mary, Du.* t iS. J^cdcndia, F. j\f. t S. Melchiadea, P. M. • t S. Datnasus, P. C, SDu. t S. Si/iic.siiis^ J\I. t S. lAicy, V. M., Du. f S'. Sjn'ridio/i, U. C. i Oct. of Conception of B. V. Mary, Du. S. EusebiiiM, B. M., SDu. S. Olympiada^ IV, S. Oratian, li. of Tours.— Expectation of B. V. Mary. S. Timothy., Dea. M. S. Dojiiinick, Jib. — Vigil. S. Thomas, A., Du S. Ischyrion., J\f. S, Victoria, V, M. Viy:il and Fast. NATIVITY OF OUR LORD, Z?m.— Comm. of S. Anas- tiisia. S. Stephen, first Martyr. Holy Innocents, MM., /->«.— Comm. of Oct. of Nativity. S. John, A. and Evanokust. S. Thomas, B. of Canterbury. M., SDu, S Sabinus, li. and Comp. MM. S. Sylvester, P. C. ^ The Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday which fall in the third weeli of Advent are Ember Days. • The Winter Solstice falls on the 2l8t of this month. * The B. V. Maiy " conceived withoiit sin," is the patroness of the United States. The feast of the Conception is solcm lized on the Sun- day within the Octave, s W t k Si 2. S< »n IS < • Du QlUi ancient [jarbiira, Marp. S. Ana8- itivity. ,he third »98 of the the Sun- i^'»?asts anh iTasts tljronigbont t\)c jO ear. COM' ^-VV. WHIOir Tr.KRE IS A STKICT OBUOATION TO HKAB MASS, AND KEFKAIN FROM 8ERVU,K WORK. All Sundays in the year. The Fejust of the Circumcision of our Lord Jan 1 * The Kpipluuiy, Jan. 6* ' ' ^' Tlie Annunciation of the B. Virgin, March 25.* Ascension of our Lord Feast of All Saints, November'l "^ ' Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, Dec...25. Fastiiiff Days on one Meat, All days in Lent, except Sundaya I The Eve of Whitsuntide. ^ -«r; . InLi;t^r£te^S-;t.:^ ^ ^'^^Z^^Sf^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^--^ V-^- Mary, | Every Friday in Advent, and CJiristmas-Eve • In the dioceses of JVm Orleano *t Sun Ht^iniiu lav of AdvoMl until . I'lor 'I'vflftli-da) at id iVoui till) I'' of Lent luitii liOW-Si .iday. N. IV— Tho Catholu' (Muiivh n>nuna lids all luT rliildrfa t»» ho piosi'nt at tho \^\\ t Kui'haji-on\plyiu^' with tho Kastcr dutv Logins tm tho tirst Sunday i>f Lout, and toruunatos on Trinitv Suudav. Thov who, without soino roasoi la hU) causo.'noijloot this important iluty. aro hahlo to bo oxooni- nuunoatod whilst living-, and whon thoy d.o to I'O doyr.vod ofinuistianburiiU, nm.rdiugtotho tourth touucil ol Lat- cvuu. Can. iil. ;«', lun, a last .alls on Sa.uMay. !l»;..co the ^^^^^".^^^[^ ncnc* li\)in^iJ»A meat. *»i lllg UlUI t onot! ft Triniti/ 'usoimble cli'piiviHl I of Lut- ho ftilH.fwJ in |.-K», ««x- I Lent iinti li 1)1' absli' 4 ^n QlbrilJgmciU of €l)nstiim rDoctrine The Ten CuminandmmtH of Ood. — Exodus XX. 1 r AM tl.o Lor.l thy flo,l. wlio Irouirl.t thoo (..it r.f tho liiiiil oi l'-;^'}'|)t, jiiidun -. (nr (Ih. llOIISC (.CholldjIMO. 'I'llOll Hllldt not l.uvc! stnmu;,, (Ljo.l.s hHurc n.c^ Tlw.ii Hhalt n..(. )n,,k.! to CHS (»r liny tliiiii,^ (liat is tl ill I iVMt'll 11 ffrnvi'ii thill'', iiur the hk-ii .fav'cii alji.vc!. oriii thcM-iirth hc^iiciiih, iK.r of those ih. that arc in tho wiitciH under the t-arth. 'I'hoii shalt not ad tl inin, iKir st iint;rt ( »io ons. VI.' rvo thoin: I am the Lord thy (Jod. miidity jcal- lUn- till! iniijuity of lathcrM npon'thciir dyldnMi] onto hird and ronrth frcncralion of thoso that hat Willi; nicrey unto thoiiHandH of tliosi) that 1 c nio ana tho I Hhow..,^ ...cey unio inouHan.lH ot tJiosi) that h)vo jnu, uimI kocp my coinnjandnkJiitH. ;2. Thou shalt not talio tho nanio of tli« Lord thv Ch.d in yam ; lor the Lord will not hohl him ^'uiltit.8.s that .hall tako till! name ot the Lonl his (Jod in vain. Ji. Kememher that thou kiiep holy tho Sabhatli-day. Six days Shalt thou lahor, and shalt .lo all thy works; hut on tho seventh day is the Sahhath of the Lord thy (Jod : thou Hlialt (io no work on it. thou, nor thy son, nor tiiy daughter nor thy num-servant, nor thy maidservant, no/ thy beast' nor the stranpr tluit is within thy frutes. For in six .lay. 1 10 L..rd made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all thin -., mt are m them and rested .n the seventh day ; therolo^o tho Lord bii:ssed tho seventh day, and sanctiHed it. 4. Honor tliy lather and thy mother, that thou mayost bo L-ULr-hved upon tho knd whicJi tho Lord thy God will givo 6. Tlnu slialt not kill. 6. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 7 Tiiou shall not steal. 8. 'i;i.ou shall not bear false witness a-ainst thy neiirlibor. J. 1 iHHi shalt no^ covet thy nei^dlbor 8 wife ^rvtn Zti''^^ ""^ "/'"^ '^'^ neio.hbor's house, nor lii. servant nor his ox, nor his iis.s. uor aov ti.i..,r tu..t ;. k:.. Uoj' any tiling that is 1 'iia ^^ CHRISTIAN DOCTKJ«E. The Six Precepts of the Church. 1. To hear Miiss on Sundays, and all liulydays of obligatioa 2. lo lawt and abstain on the duy.s coiinnanded. 8. To confe«.s our sins at leant once a year, 4. To receive the Messed Eucharist at Easter 6. 'lo contribute to the support of our pastors. fi. Not to solemnize marriage at the forbidden times ; nor to marry persons within the forbidden degrees of kindred, or otherwise prohibited by the Cimrch ; iior clandestinely. Seven-^acrainents, '^i^Vtiam Matt, xxviil 10. Conhrmation Ads viii. 17. Eucharist Matt. xvi. 26. i*«»""t^« John XX. 23. Extreme Unction . . . James v. 14. Holy Orders Znke xxii. 19. Matrimony Matt. xix. 6. The Three Theological Virtues. Faith— Hope— and Charity. The Four Cardinal Virtues. •Prudence— Justice— Fortitude— and Temperance. The Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost.— Isa. xi. 2, 3. Wisdom, Fortitude, The fear of the Understanding, Knowledge, Lord Counsel, Piety, and The Twelve Fruits of the Holy Ghost. Charity, Longanimity, FideUty, Joy. Goodness, Modesty, 1 eace, Benignity, Continency, and Patience, Madness, Chastity. The Spiritual Works of Mercy. To counsel tlie doubtful. To forgive offences. To instruct tlie ignorant. To bear A^-rongs patiently, lo admonish sinners. To pray for the living and the lo comiort the afflicted, dead ubligatioa times ; nor kindred, or :iucly. 19. *ance. 2, 3. f the fy and entljr, g and the *i M CHRISTIAN DlCTRINE. rh^ Corporal Works of Meraj. To fee,! the hungry. To vinit the sick 2 »• give drink to the thirst v T„ vi. f r '• To ch,the the nukud ^' T i f captive, and Tu harbor the h.rborles.. ^" ^"^^ '''" ^-'^'• ^'A^ ^V^ Beatitudes.- -Matt. v. of he^r'^ ""' ''"^ ^'"'' "^ ^i^^'-'^ 5 ^'^ tl^-ira is tlie kingdom 2. lilti-saed are the meek • ff>r tlw.,. oT n ^ 3. )ile.sed are thoy t nt ,Z„ . "^ f ' P^'T''^ *''^ ^'^^^J- f()rt(;.i. ^ "''^^ '""""»; f<^r they shall be com- '• lll.'«„l ,!ro ^ „, ; , ,' """■' •/'"■ *l»y ••'''■■'" "'■•c- (l.« ".<.. d,il,lr„„ , o, ; l"^^""'"'"'"^" ; for tLoy ,l,all bo c-cllc 0(1. Hod 7'/.. .SW.. i>.a,,,^ sin., and tke o,,oMe Virtue. Pride, Covetousness, Lust, Anger, Gluttony, Envy, Sloth, Humility. Liberality. Chastity. Meekness. Temperance. Brotherly love. Diligence. Sins against the Holy Ghost m «m-Final hnpenitencP «P'ntual good-ObstiuiU3y m sm— Final hnpeuitence Sins crying to Heaven for Vengeance. VVilful murder-The sia of qndrm r poor^i>eira^uding laborers of th^i^tagls^^'"'*"'^ of the i 34 CHRISTIAN DOCTKINE. Nine Ways of being accessory to anothtrra Sin. By couiiael— By conimaiul— By coiiHent— By provocation --Jiy priiiso or flattery— By coiicealinuiit— By piirtukiiig' - By Hilunce— By defuuco of tlio ill doiio. 27i,ree E.ninent Good Works. Alros-deeds, or works of mercy—Prayer— and Fasting. 21ie Evanyelical Counsels. Voluntary poverty— Chastity— and Obedience. The Four last Things to be remembered. Death — Judgment — Hell— and Heaven. Subjects for Daily Meditation. Remember, Christian soul, that tliou hast this day, and every day of thy hfe, — God to glorify. Heaven to gain, Jesus to imitate, Eternity to prepare for, The angels and saints to in- Time to profit of, voke, Neighbors to edify, A soul to save, The world to despise, A body to mortify, Devils to combat, Sius to expiate. Passions to subdue, Virtues to acquire, Death perhaps to suflfer. Hell to avoid, And Judgment to undergo —•— Za^ Baptism. Provided an infant is in danger of dying before a Prieet can be procured, any other person, wliether man, woman, or child, may baptize it in the following manner : Whilst pouring common water on the head or face of the infant, pronounce the words, " I baptize thee in the name of L the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holv aiu.cf .f AS' uce. and every ire for, pise, e, suffer, ) uuciergo e a Prieet n, woman, 'ace of the e name of Amen, >f EXPLANATION OP TUB Sunbass anJ) Princijittl fcslwah of i|,c Qcor. TllotroH tl FEASTS LY OEIVERAL. lere is spt'r.'l ill a holi no (lav which the Christian shouM goo.1 wrks-he r:;::^,!i: i^'^^'^'-i'i'^^r-''^^'^^ particularly .caind V. V hr l ''^'''' *" -"x'tify nu>re the Church nets an- rV '''"'''''"' *" '"'•"''^'If m.,1 S.uHhtvs an.l Hoi;!l;;;« ^'"^ '^''"' P»'-P«««- 'J^J'-^'^" 'e example. from serW worrf?om^^^^^^ ' '^'^ '"""''^' V"*' '" '^''^-•'""ng wludi is not neces^irv L tl. "'"V'"^ ""^^ '"•"'"''' ''i«">r, port of life: ITiTZuJlJ^^^^^^^^ ""'^ the sup-' our conscience, receivi E s.r^^ by penance, cleansing' other duties of So" aI ^'^'^'"f "^«"*«; «'"! P'TfornnnJ «i.stin.at the 1 oly Sfice , E J • "f, duties, that of as"- bindn.g under pain o/ mm- nl • '1 "'^ prmeipal, and is other important^ roa.o,,rn.n' ""l"'' ''"^'"^'^'^ '"• '^^'"•e TlmughaVrsonmari^^.3T:be;[T '1"^ ^^'■■^'"*'^'"- cept of the Church L Ln • *" ^^ey to tlie letter the pre- wh.ch the law of God ptescribes^' Tnh ?■ T?'^''''^'"^ fi«tmg at low Mass without n.r7V ■ ^^^''^^^ with as- %ion, as many ChrisTh nrifl;' '"^' ''"^"'''^'•' ""'^ ''^ >•« the Church in that mrticu ar . ^'' "?'"'^ ^^^« T'-'t "^ other com^andmentsC^i^^riTL^^^^^^^^^ -i»v tuiuiiianunieuta of God. ^ --, -i.vc „„;, i^ suiisij fc<*aW«^ai*aaiwww;-«**i*«i,*.-. .-^"- ■■-'f-'itfi'trmiri'R (■»»-■ CM 30 EXI'LANATION OF FESTIVALS. PARTICULAR FESTIVALS. New Vkau's Day, — On tliis day, which is the first of the year, th(? Church celebrates the octave of tlie Nativity of our Jjord, his circumcision, and tlie blessed name of Jesus whidi waH given him on that occasion. The devout (Chris- tian, therefore, Avill find much to occupy him, in ajj^ain ador- lri|f JvMiH Christ in the humiliation of liis birth, in contem- plating; that infinite h)ve for man whicii he already maiii- fc«t»j by the effusion of his blootl, and in reneAvinij^ his cou- tiduiiiX' irj tlie mercy and goodness of Ilim who taiics the nanuj of Saviour, because he is to save us from sin and hell. Ho should also look back with regret upon the paxt year.s of liis life, and form a generous resolution to employ more j)rofitably tlie year which has just com- n»en<;ed, imploring for that purpose the light and grace of the Jloly Ghost, Ei'Ji'iiAXV, — Tlie Church commemorates on this feast three different mysteries, in which Jesus Christ made himself known to mnn and manifested his glory; the adoration paid him by the Wise Men of the East, the baptism he received from Saint John, and the first miracle wrought by him at Cana of (ialilee, by changing water into wine. She dwells, however, more particu' u-ly on the first of these myst.eries, and exhorts us to imitate the example of the magi, the first fruits of the Gentiles converted to the faith, by offering to hira the gold of pure and ardent chiU'ity, the incense of /er vent prayer, and the myrrh of penance and self-denial, without which we are Ciuistians only hi name. SkI'TUAGESIMA, SeXAGESIMA, and QuINQUAGESIMA SlTNDAVa, arc da^ys set apart by the Chmcli for acts of penance and mortification, and are a certain gradation or preparation to the devotion of Lent, being more proper and immediate to tho iHimim and resurrection of Christ ; taking their numeral deuomination.s from their being about seventy, sixty, and fifty day* before Easter. oiittovKTiDE signifies the time of confession ; for our an- eestoTM u«ed to say, we vnll rfo shrift ; and in the more prim- itive times, it was the custom of* all good Christians then to confess their sins to a priest, the better to prepare them- nelves for a holy observance of Lent, and worthy receiving of tiu5 bletujed. sacrament at Easter. f" EXPLANATION OF FESTIVALS whnlusoine iulmomtion, Jimmnlifr man //.,,/ ,/,,., ,t of t, .Mr mortality, ,u,d prepare ti.em or\l e h" y fa" o mHkH.g them partake in sl^di ^^^^ are allowe.i tc.wards evening ^.j/;/;'''^"' this repast, wo <^ollaaon,^^,\,,^xl\^,:^Zh^;'J^^}^ commonly called a i-nore than one-fonrth of n n. 1 ^'t\ ""^ ^" ^^^^c^' tention of tl J^^ t permi tJn^tT'' V^^"^^ *''^ ^"- much to L-rant tl.P i ul P^'^'^^ttm^r tins refection is not so use the ^^^:^^;^T f^i" '-^P'^^*' - ^'' vent weaknes . ^Sk e'xZ . '''"'"' '"'"'^ P''^* arinmlt^'hS;^:^;^;;;;! - -i- fve .uck, they who out L^reat nremd ch o H?^ u " "'** P^""^* *« f^st witb- enlption froni the hw of h 1?.^"' ^n '"^.""•^^ ^^'^ «" ^^' from the fas Ev^ry liuif S' ^" ^''' '" ^'^P^^^^tion other transient and Sn Spr- hi •'' '"^""^ ^^ «'^«P' «r fieient reasons to ust^fv nth '"'^'^"P^^f^^ion, are not'^^nf- prudernly and with a tfe ^^^ ™' "' ''^^' "*^^^'-- ^o act should always c^nsu^^t^r.^^^^^^^^^ !" this matter, we om- «pritual^veliure/and 'Mow'wridvt^^^ "^^"^ ^'"^ 38 EXPLANATION OF FESTIVAL'S. It tlie bishop of the diocese grants a general dispensation to eat flesh-meat at our meal on certain days in the week, tliose days do not, on that account, cease to be fasting days , and it should be further observed that fish and meat are not allowed to be taken at the same meal. Besides this obligation of penance, there is another duty innmibent on the Christian, during the time of Lent, from whicli no one can plead an exemption. To fast spiritually by avoiding sin and the occasions of it, by combating oui bad habits and restraining the passions; to expiate ;ur offences ; to bring forth worthy fruits of penance ; to give alms ; to offer frequent prayerto God ;— all these things ar** equally necessary to those wlio fast, and those who are dis pensed from fasting. Passion Sunday.— So called from the Passion of Christ, is intended to prepare us more particularly for the conimeni oration of that important event. On the evenmg previous, tlie crucifixes and pictures in the churches are covered Avith purple, to give them a more solemn and mournful appear anco, and likewise to represent the privacy of our divine Saviour before his passion. Palm Sunday takes its name from the ceremony perform ed on this day of blessing palms or other green boughs, after which a procession is made to honor the triumphant entry of our Saviour into Jerusalem, five days before liij crucifixion. Like the faithful people who paid their sin- cere homago to Jesus Christ, and received him with accla mations and '^leartfelt joy, we should welcome him to our souls, adore him as our suprem.e Lord and Master, and en- treat him to come and reign in our hearts, by subjecting them to the maxims of the gospel. This is the first "day of the Holv Week, which is consecrated to the special com- memoration of our divine Saviour's sufferings and death. At mass, the history of the passion is recited or sung. "When circumstances permit, the passion is chanted bv three cler- gymen, one of whom takes the part of the evangelist or nar- rator, another that of the synagogue, and the third, that of Jesus Christ. On Wednesday/, Thursday, and Friday of Holy Week, the oflice of Tenchrw, .which consists of the Matins and Lauds of the last three days, is recited or chanted ; during which fourteen yellow lights, mounted on a triangular candlestick other duty Lent, from spiritually bating oui xpiate :ur !e ; to giv€ things ar'» ho are dis I of Christ, e commem w previous, vered with 'ul appear our divine y perform 3n boughs, riumphant before hij their sin- with accla lira to our er, and en- subjecting irst day of ecial com- uid death. ng. "When three cler- list or nar- rd, that of Week, the 1 Lauds of ing which andlestiok EXPLANATION OF FESTIVALS. 39 ire oxtmgmshed.one by or.e, after each psalm. leavin- only the white one at the summit, lighted. Also, kt the ?nd^ every second verse of the Benedictus, one of the ligh s on the altar is put out, till all are extinguished. Th^ evtinG tionoi the lights typifies the aband^onment of our di line baviour dunng his pission. He is represented by the whke CHudle at lie top of the candlestick,Vhich during the ..^, neve is taken Irom the triangular stand, a-^d conLaled > 1 bmd tlie altar, until a slight ntise is mad'e at tSee^d o^ tt ofhce in ended to signify the convulsed state of nature u1 the death ot Christ when it is brought forth agairi and re placed on the candlestick from wliich it was taken to re ^^ t^:^''^' '' ^"^ ^^^' ^'' ^-^^^^ Maumd-.-Thuiisday, in memory of our Lord'- kat «iinn„,- when he mstituted the Me.ue/ ,acra>Juo{hh'^Sui Welshing those of Ins disciples, before he instituted tint' ea oacrament IS removed finni +i.o\.„: • i 1, ^"t: uiess- i alao dive.t«d ofinZ-\ P™'P*^ altar, which i« u. .a.i 11. „aual oniaments, to represent the 40 EXPLANATION OF FESTIVALS. destitution of our Saviour in his passion, and thci grief of the Church in recalling his surferings. Good Fhiday.— Christ crucified is the great object that engrosses the attention of the Church on this day, and for this end she reads such lessons and tracts as lelate to the nwsv nj of redemption. Tlie passion is sung in the morn- ing-office, and prayers are offered up for all sorts of persona, to show that none are excluded from the suffrages of the Church, since Jesus Christ offered himself a victim for the sins of all mankind. Next, the clergy and laity adore Jesus Christ crucified, which they express by the veneration paid to the cross. After this ceremony, the sacred host is brought from the repository to the altar, and the service is concluded by tlie priest's receiving the divilie victim that was slain on this day. Holy SATURnAV.— The Tcnehra:, or Matins, with the other canonical honr.s for this day, are consecrated to the memory • of our Lord in his sepulclire ; at Mass, he is represented to the faithful as coming out of the grave, and triumphing over death by his resunection. The word Mt^/if, used in the benediciinn of the Paschal Candle, in the collect of the Mass, m tiie Prefiice and Cowmumcayitcs, shows that the oflfice and Mass, now said in the middle of the day, were formerly said m the f'ollo^ving night, to honor the time of our Saviour's resurrection, wliicli happened in this night. The altars deprived of their ornaments on J/a?.«??c;?/-7'A?die, which is emblematic of the Liqht of Christ, and sio-- nifies that the faith of the Blessed Trinity proceeds from the light communicated to us by Christ risen from the dead. The Pa^i-hal Cavdlc, blessed in the next place by the Dea- con, is a figure of the body of Jecus Christ, and not bein«y ligl ed at first, represents him dead ; and the five blessed grains of incense fixed in it, denote tlie aromatic spices that embalmed lum in the sepulchre. The Ughting of the Pas- chal Candle, is a representation of his rising again to a new life ; and the ''ghting of the lamps, and other candles after- wards, teaches the faithful, tliat the resurrection of the Head will be followed by that of the members. After this ceremony, the Churcji disposes tho cntefhu- mens for a worthy receiving of bapt sm ; for which purpose I grief of the object that lay, and for [ilate to the 1 tlie morn- ! of persons, ages of the tim for the idore Jesus !ration paid ed host i» e service is victim that h the other ho memory •esented to ipliing over ised in tl.a )f the Mass, e office and "merly said r Saviour's ndy-Tlmrs- ? is blessed, [ig a Trij)le 'st, and sig- Is from the the dead. y the Dea- not being ve blessed spices that f the Fas- n to a new idles after- ion of the } catochu- :h purpose EXPLANATION OF FEaJliVALS. 4] 8hp reads twelve lessons out of the Old Testament caHed I^rophecies and after each says a solemn prayer bv both of which she not only instructs them in the effects and fn^ of tliat sacrament but begs for them, of Alnughty Gcx 1 tlie advantages of it. The Cliurch could not have -m .'in ed a more suitable time for the soienm ad n n.'VZ " b p .sm, which IS a lively representation of our Lc d" e anoction. As he was laid in the sepulchre trulv dc -id ami came out again truly alive ; so th^sinner L Sied J tlie baptismal water, as in a mystical grave, and is tak^ » out agam anunated with a new life of grace ^o^^^t" Ur>ed oye her with hhn by baptism unto death that Z Chn,t is risen from the dead by the glory oftZFaZr - we also may walk in newness of life. \Z%[ 4 ' Before the administration of the Sacrament, the Baptismal fontx, blessed with ceremonies that are full of my^ erTeT 1. The Pnest divides the water in the form of a chks to v^niisi uucine 1. 2. He touches the Avater with his h-mH Sf Tv '' -"'^^-A^, ^?-^^ ^-- -11 impressls of wi spirits 6 lie signs it thrice with the sign of the cross to bless It m the name of the Holy Trinity. 4 He semrUp? It with hi. hand, and casts out iome of it towfrl the f ,^r parts of the world, to instruct us, that the grace of binttn .ke the rivers of Paradise, flows all over the earth 5 H« breathes thrice upon it in the form of a cross desL^P^H to b ess It with the infusion of his Holy Soirit tW if ^ rn^y discen^'to^^^^^^^ "'X Vr^'^f *^^* "^« Holy^Ghos hfwatrrrof Eu ? M "^''^ ^* i*^f ^'^P*'^^'" ^^ Christ in s;efo?r!;!ii^^ ™^^^« -^^^^--^ o~:^^z ment : but na U,r)>fc, .1 „„^ : , '^'^ ^.*^ ^*V^ Saviour's monu- 42 EXPLANATION OF FESTIVALS. Which rea,«.on also the Creed is not said. Tlie offertory the Euchanst at this Mass, but ^raited till Easter-day ExsTKR SuNHAY.-The Church has always consfdered this b at' r^ T' ''^r" ^'^^ "^^'''^^ which ^hecU^ brates. Fhe passion of our Lord is commemorated wifV tears and works of penance, only to celebrate The mo eToy fully the mystery of the resurrection ; for as St Fiu^ one p, us, th.s mystery is the foundation\,f Ch istiunit; 'je4^^^ Chnst directed the attention of his adyersarie "n^^ s^d"? nianner o this great event, as a proof of his 1 ^aye'ilv mi ^on and his diy.ne character, nince the apo tirsayj." If rteTfrom';it 7Z TT ^''''' ^"*^^ ^« ^'^^•^" But^haying risen fiom the dead, he has proyed the truth of his decl-ira tions. His teachings are from God, and fiiith h Mm is the only means of salvation. The festival of Easter isTlso em Phaticallv styles! by the Church the "day wLh ft W hjth made, ' it being the day of his triumph over the power of his enemn^ and the darkness of the tomb. The princbal d.sjrosition of the devout Christian, in comnK^mor-Snlfhl gjmons event of Christ's resurrection from iT ck "f 'on s.stsm renewing his faith in the truths (,f religion lis 1^^^^^^^^^^ o;y rising to a lite of fervor in the service of God Low-SuND..Y m Latin Domink-a in a/Ms, is the octave of mpntT'lV'"'^ '^''^""^ ^'-"^ *'^« 3atecluimens' white .ar Tnent.s^ emblems of innocence and joy, which they nut nrfTt their baptism, and solemnly put off tliis day ^ ^ " ^* met™ChHs/'sll ^"'"'' "^ ^'bl%'f^tion,f solemnized in rnemory ot thrist s glorious ascension nto heaven on tlio frr tieth day after ha resurrection in tlm <>u.hilfV- , ard disciples, (^c., i. 9,) TXch"; tnte ^LclnfCn! Ilie faithful Christian should then detach himseff from the earth, sigh after ^he happiness of heaven, which wa 2^^^^^^^ to h m on tins day, and invoke upon himself, by ^^ W"hIT-SijNDAV, or PeNTFCOST n «!nlplore a coutinuanc;; of thlm.' SnCday d" 44 EXPLANATION OF FESTIVALS. rives its name from tlie ancient religious custom of eating nothing on those days till night, and then only a cake baked anchor the embers, called ember-bread. Tlie observance of ember-tlays is of great antiquity in the Cliurch. Tlieir coimection with the ordination of the ruin- inters of religion rentiers them particularly wortliy the re- gard of the fuitliful. We cannot be too deeply impressed with the blessing granted a people, v/hose priests are ac- cording to God's own heart. To obtain sucn, no humilia- tion should be deemetl too great ; no supplication should be neglected. Whilst, therefore, we thank God for the fruits of the earth, and humble ourselves for the sins we have com niitted, we should beg God to supply his Church witli wor- thy [)astors. RoGATioN-WEEK being always the next but one before Whit-Sunchiy, is so called, because on Monday, I'uesday, and Wednesday, rogations (from rogo^ to ask or pray) arid litanies of the saints are used, with abstinence from iiesh enjoined by the Church to all persons, not only for a devout preparation to the feast of Christ's glorious Ascension and Pentecost ; but also to beg and supplicate the blessing of God on the fruits of the earth. The Belgians call it cruis- week, i. e. cross-week, and so it is called in some parts of England ; because when the priest goes on those days in {)rocession, the cross is carried before him. In the north of tlngland it is called gang-week, from the ganging or going in procession then used. The Church has established festivals in honor of the Blessed Vu-gin and the Saints ; that is, she has appointed certain days for the purpose of glorifying God and giving liim thanks for the admirable graces bestowed upon his favorite servants, hi whom he has thought fit to exhibit, in '\ special manner, the wonders of his goodness and love ; *lso, in order to invoke their intercession, not that they can jasist us by any power inherent in themselves, but by "their prayers Avhich, in consequence of their purity and perfect stf..te in neaven, are much more efficacious than ours ; lastly, to place before us their eminent virtues, which, having been practised in every condition in life, prove to us that we also may observe the maxims of the gospel, and that to secure for ourselves a share in their happiness, we must imitate tlieir holy example. EXPLANATI'^N OF FESTIVALS. 45 cut,,r ro„.lere,l hh„ an a,K«tle. (AclsZ' ' " ''"■•"'• well to hear U'l^^ hTT\'^ ' *'" ^''" ^""' '^^""»^i «l3 c. punty.n^., bein^. tho m^.ther ui' n .rfty iue b^ T'"^' other Avornen worn hv tl.la «-.^ I'.'""'/ iwt.it, but because leiral inipuri y^ f chiidb tl. "r'l"'' '■'^"' ^■'•^'^'^' *''^'» ^'^ ;>«;>fc Amrf. L„ke ii S» """"'"• '^'^ "« S-'o'-i' «/ Ai. - i.> .notu.x, because 7 wa« on t} i. day that the Word wiw 1 46 explanajIOw of ffstivals. mu'lu fldwh, ntul Mury becnnio the mother of God. To re* niliul us of thifi mystery, wliich shouhl excite our most fer- vent j^nititudo, the Church exhorts us to recite the Angelui throe times every day, and calls our attention to it by the souiul of the bell. In saying this prayer, we sliould en- deavor also to secure to ourselves the proteu''a orncnul in his nxtrn hnnfliJ^ritino?. , To re- most fer- ! A7igiln8 it by the lould cn- )n of the ution the tion,) WM •iting hia »k it with ludria, he rohcnded ged upon J comfort- jord. Fi- • of Nero, mice from the eurth. irtt of do- ll Scytliia , liu was is in Asia, , was tlie 1 a pinna- lhI ill the , and was [\cd Ifoli, finding of ed, by St. 6, after it erected a trn in Cy- *aul, trav- e function 5tly, gouig i glorious If reveal- '. with St. EXPLANATION OF FES'^IVALS. 47 71- who. b(Mny vt^.t in h « iyw»Mw,..'„ , •' ' ' .'■'"^'"Dein the Holy (jIioHt >ere wonab, was replenished with w,.rl,l, the' lirst c.,„v,.r, „. , „; Z ^i^^^'?- '"•['"' M,, 2,- k7«V„,,-„„, On ti i, f ,.^„, ^^ c„mmc.„„r„te '.he wonilcira wrou^jht tlirou.rl, JI„ T?i: I x\ ,.. «V'»"W JUKI HCl(»re Ilia Kcth'cllinr «♦ Ehzubeth was hkewise filled with the Holv n nl ^ pain and ignominy to expiate them "^'^ ed ViS ?^-As«i'MPTioN.-The Assumption of the Bless- ed Virgni is the greatest of all her feasts On fl,L i ardently desires to promote our re,l iniJZ. ^^'' """^ ^ugu,i 24.-.^t. -Martholomeu,, apostle; (a "feast of devo. 48 EXPLANATION OF fESTIVALS. tion,) who. having proachod tlio gospel in India, and pnssinff tJicnct! into tho gruater Armenia, alter he liad converted in- nuiner.i"ble peojile to the faith, was barbarouHly flayed aUvo by eonunandot iving Astirages ;and tiien beheaded, anno 44 i^rpf. S.—'J/te Nativitif of the lUtmrd Virqin, (a fea«t of devotion,) i« in memory of her happy and glorious birth by wliom tlie Author of idl hfe and safety was born to'thf world. We should beg of her to preserve in us by he- prayers what she has obtained for us from heaven. ^t^]d. ^n. —St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist, (a feast ot (levi)tion,) wins ,)reuehing the gospel in Ethiopia, was slain at the altar us he celebrated the divine mysteries anno 44. "^ ' ' Srpt.2^.-.St. Mkhad A-chauffcl, or Mkhaclmas-l)ay, ,a lea8t ol devotion,) signifies a solemnity or solemn mass in honor ot him, and all the nine orders of angels: as also' to commend the whole Church of God to tlieir patronage and prayers, by whose charitable ministry we have rec(.ived of God, the original source, so many benetits. Ami it is called the dedication of St. Michael, from the dedicating a church to him, m Home, by l^)pe lioniface III., anno 60C Oct. 18.— ^V. Lnk-e, evangelist, who, after he had endured many atllictions for tho name of Christ, tilled with the IJoly Ghost, died in Bithynia, in the year of our Lord 74, whose sacred bones were brought to Constantinople, and thence translated to J'adua. / ?''^•p'^^^^^ ^'""''" "'"^•^'"^'S otherwise called Tluuldeus. (a least of devotion ;) th^; first preached the gospel in Iv. -^pt the other in Mesopotamia ; and afterwards going to"etJ)Vr into Persia, after having converted an infinite multitude of that nation to the faiUi, they uccomi^lished their martvidom m the year 08. J ^ iTot, 1 — Fkast of all Saints.— The Church lin instituted ft single least m men D»y of all the Sauits, to obtain abun- iant mercy hom God, by employing a great multitude of mtercessurs ; to exhibit that union which exists between the saints on earth, and those who are in heaven, and to show' that we are called to a holy life; because, there being ainong th;> Smnts persons of all ages, of all sexivs, and of al conditi^Tis, no one can find a pretext for not becoming solidly vu-«uous. * Nw. 2." 'Ownmemoration o/ uli oW/i«.— To pray for the 111(1 passing tiverffd in- layotl iilive Jii,atin()44. (U tVlJlMt of iH birth, by orii to thf us by her 11. tt, (ji Tca^t liopiu, was niyst«'ru!8, as- Day, ^a n luiis.s, in as \i\»u to oiiHjL^c and 'ec(fiv«(l of it is calU'd ^ u cl lurch • d endured I the iloly 74, whose tid thence rhath](!U8, in KiL;-_\j>t, ' togijtlur iltitude of lartyidom insfitiite«l ain abun- iltitude of Aveen the i to JjJlOW jre bfcing !», and of becoming y for tLe EXPLAllArUN OP FESTIVALS. 49 dond is a pious duty which f ho nil., ..„i xt . «he h«.s al'ways relil^im 1 p^^^^^^^ author.zeM, anJ ^hlch d'iy is, that the faithfi. ^C. i" "''^'"^^^"^"»" >" thia God for the reponeai 1 ' rnt ;. :i 7^ ' "'"" ^''T^ ^" i-on- that ther Hiipplic' H ^"1^ Y v ''"'''''^^^^^^ al;n^.leed«. mortiS l^^'" V^he t^T'T^ "'^^^ which will maice thorn mrVrl '^"^'. ^^'»'^1<« <>f witisfaotion, they reflect upon t idr own exit^:'"'''";'' ' '^"'^ '"''^l^' *'"5 induce them to be more Lrp • .1 "' ^''*:7^'"-»^'- ^hf^.h wiU forniin,. the dutijr<,iTchrr;tiiuif; '""""^^ «'" ""^' P^^' Vr.M\^'±:^l ^^ i- ^-t of devotion,) who, liended by Kkc.is Uie m.l »nd Scythia; but, appro- mo. t cruelly Lte laK vl- ?' ?* ""I>n.soned, then he lived two day« preucl i^ t^. H ''"'* V^ " ''''''' ^'''«'-''<'n 8.>uffht our Lj;urttS ]^n W';"r^ ^V"'^ ^'^ compassed with a c^reat E .TV i ''*' **'^''" ^c. 21.~^r7y,orrlP. f P""ty of souland body. Imvmg preacTied t r^^^^^ ^-o^'- ) wl^^) fiians, and Hyrcaniam went in n *.^%^ "^^bians, ,v ,, p^r. fclmt pec,ple in the ciiristll^^ "^.^.^r* ^^ "»«tructed through L bod;';i^l;c;t'^^^^^^^^^^ at Calamma, anno 44. ^ P ^ oleseed soul aoift tltTo/owtiZTy^ f^r'^ '^fr ^"--' (* lie Church, even f ™ the aCstt''; 'n. "'"^ ^^ **^" ^^*^ Saviour's birth at liethlehem and i- i'' ?nT''"°''^ °^«'« the mass celebrated otW 'i • '\^"^"«*i Christmas, from We should all p^^^^^^^^^^^^ bi« holy birth, ancrels announced ^ the shent^ '^ J.'^*^ J**^ ^'"^^ *^« wliich consists ip IZ l?v to Vh f "* "^^'""' «"^ ble a lavor, and en,?^n^ tCZ ?'"^ 5'' '« mconipara- will, to those who' iarn from^ tl ' ^r«?^^*i« '"«" of good -notify their -rs/a^ s^Te trhemtTve'sX^^^^ *^ *'f redemption. mt-mseives the blessings Dec. 2S.~.St Stej^hev (a feast of devotion.) the first mar 50 SUMMARY OF FAITH AND PRACTICE. tyr nftvr Christ's ascension, was stoned to death by the Jc\v«, anno 34. IM;. "l.—h(. John, npostle and evangelist, (a feast of de- votion,; who, after writing hia gospel, his banishment, and rewfivinjj the revelations, lived to the time of Trajan the enijM;r' be with him forever, and that one pari of them fell from vloix i>y sin, and bccun e devils: tha "God also created Ada?i» SUMMARY OF FA..TH AND IRACTICE. 61 and Eve the first parents of all mankind, and placed thorn in he earthly paradise, from whence they were justirbaniSbed tor he 8in they committed in eating of the Cit ot" iZ Ir bidden tree ; and that by tliia trans|ression of Adam tt^ te mu.> ; perfect God from all eternity,' equal to hi's vlolZ ail dnngs; and perfect man, from ^he^tfrnfohi^c'tin" downtrom heaven for U8, having a body and sou 1 ke u"^ wlfo.!^?>f"'S^'^^' *^^^* this Jesu3 Christ, our SLbur who bad been long foretold by the prophets Wasnt aod'^' appunted time, conceived in the womb of th; vK M^t re viiSi^''^^ T'' ^"'.? ""'}''' '^'' «^i" remainig a pmeviigm that, during the time of his mortal life ho ounded the Christimi religion by his heavenly doctrh^.nd vonderfui miracles and then olfered hiniself ^a aSceXr the sins of the whole world, by dyin- unon irrn^^T cnase mercy, grace, and salvation, for us ; and that npitl.pr mercy nor grace, nor salvation, e ther can or ever r m ^r smce Adam's fall, be obtained any othurwrse than thro h ^ this death and passion of the Son of God "^^ 6 We niust believe that Jesus Christ, after he hid boon e cedes for n, T ^^iV "^^'u'"' ^' '"'^"' ^« continually in- loiceaes tor us. Irom thence he sent down the Holv Gl,f.«* apon his disciples, to abide with them forever a itd Poised, and to guide thorn and their success'ors ill aU (^l.Lf^^"'?*!^"^'^^ **^^ ^^*'^«l'c «' universal Church of flock; St." John xi 6 Te 17 "Tl,'f '=™"""«<«".is whole ijo. JO, lb, 17. iius saiug Church is alwaya 62 SUMMARY OF FAITH AND PRACTICE. holy, by teaching a lioly doctrine, by inviting all to a holy life, and by tlje eminent holiness of many of her childrea She is Catholic, or universal, by subsistir'g in all ages, by teacliing all natit)n8, imd maintaining all truth : she is apos- tolical, by deriving her doctrine, hfir coamunion, her orders, and her mission, by an uninterrupted succession, from the Apostles of Clirist. 8. With this Catholic Chui'ch, the Scriptures, both of the Old and New Testament, were deposited by the Apostles ; she is, in her pastors, the guardian and interpreter t)f Ihem, and the judge of all controversies relating to them. These Scriptures, thus interpreted, together with the tradil.ons of the Apostles, are to le received and adnutted by all Chris- tians for the rule of their faith ami practice. ^ 9. We must beUeve that Jesus Cluist has instituted in his Church seven sacraments, or mysterious signs and instru- mental causes of divine grace in our souls. Baptism, by way of a new birth, by which we are made children of God, and washed from sin. Confirmation, by which we receive the Holy Ghost, by the imposition of the hands of the successors of the Apostles; Acts viii. The blessed Eucharist, which feeds and nourishes our souls with the body and blood of Christ, really present imder the forms of bread and wine, or under either of them. Penance, by which penitent shiners are absolved from then- sins, by virtue of the commission given by Christ to his ministers ; St. John XX., and St. Matt, xviii. Extreme Unction, wliich wipes away the remains of sin, and arms the soul with the grace of God in the time of sickness ; St. James v. Holy Orders, by which the ministers of God are consecrated. And Matrimony, which, as a sacred sign of the indiseoluble union of Christ and his Church, unites the married couple in a holy band, and imparts a grace to them suitable to that state ; Eph. v. 10. We must believe that Jesus Christ has also instituted ^the great Eucharistic Sacrifice of his body and blood in remembrance of his death and passion. Jn this sacrifice he is mystically immolated every day upoi. our altars, being himself both priest and victim. This sacrifice is the princi- pal worship of the new law, in which, and by which, wo unite ourselves to Jesus Chi ist, and with hun and through hiui we adore God in .spirit and truth, give him thanks ftff SUMMARY or FAITH AND PRACTICE. 53 world. tfKS ai? r " ''' ^"T^-« -^ t^e -J-le and tlie "lead " ''"' '"^'' ^"^ *^"^« ^^ t^^e living Jl'i;',irs. We conununLa e witf tl^tinJsInT^^ '" "" ^'^^^ gix e tluuiks to God for Lis ^iS to t -. '''* x'^^'"'^ = ^'^ eartir[n'7;?an/sL :;;;;enir^^^ f ^'^^ '^^'^ "I-» u.uon of faith and ch itv An . '''^"^^^' '"''* '" '^ ^'"i/ fuitJiful, who have e 2tc.d1 is n? ^?»^"^"'"«^^te ^ith thi state,, and who. by S aw of PoH'f ' '".'^ """''" ^"'P^*-*"^'^* i» .1 place of buffer nc/hv ?i' ? •^"'*'^*'' ^"'^ ^°^ ^ ^^^^i^^ sacrifice to GodtW thSm ^ ^^' P''^'^"'"' '^'^^ ^^^"« ^»d wiL^Slet;:tt^:^r : Iff ^ «^ ^- grace, heaven; and that all our Sod a , Z. / n ""''•f^'P ^^''^^^ of God ; that Cliri^st dKor Si ntn "tl'^fn ' f-' *''" ^'^^ autiior of sin- and th,t h L . ' *''''* ^"^ '« "^t the free will. ' *^'''* '"' ^""^^^ '^"^s not take away our both good and S £1 n^f^'" "!.''^ ' *^'''* '^'^ *^'^ ^«^^^. of th? last trumpei and "halfr -^T f'^' ^<^ *^^« «'^"nd to their woiks that^e S f if^^"^ ,^^ ^'"^ according body and soul to be hannff 'lf\ ^'' .*^ ''"'^^^'^ ^i^h him, of the Sovereign Good^^Ll^if ,1?""*^!" '^'' enjoyment den.ned, both bod> a ml so" to f '" ''''^'"^ *^^^^" ^^ ^"n* are most grievous In "iv:ll^/j" '""""'^ «^ ^^"' ^'^^^ II. TT7ia; «;wy Christian must do i« to bo porf,,, f& ?5f ?,^ '"f f"''- This w,„-„l,ip these truths w),id G«n as ' J f II''"'''' "'"' f"'*'"^" "" ',>' 54 SUMMARY OF FAITH AND PRACTICii. these grounds, raises the soul to an assured rxpectacion of mercy, grace, and salvation, through the merits oi Jesus Christ. 3dly, By charity, which teaches us to love God with our whoJfe hearts, for his cvn sake, and our neigh- bors as ourselves, for God's sake. 4thly, By the virtue of religion, the chief acts of which are adoration, praise, thanksgiving, oblation of ourse.ves to God, s.icrifico, and prayer, which ought to be the daily employments of a Christian soul. 2. We must fly all idolatry, all false religions and sujer- stition ; under which name are comprehended all manner of divinations or pretensions to fortune-telling ; all witchcraft, charms, spells, observations of omens, dreams, ou to life everlasting. R. Amen. P-May the Almighty and merciful Lord gnmt us par- don, absolution, and remission 01 our sins. a. Amen. - principio, et nunc et sem- h">V Gltt A^'".' *" '^' per et m saroula sa^culorum. the bc4 m t. it ""''' ''! Amen. ucgmnmg, is now, and ever shall be, world without • end. Amen, Salbe jKeflfna. ric'rT«: '"''''"'• "■"*' "--^ f H.„, holy Que™, Mother Vita, dulcedo, ot spes „os- oTrl/e, our sweotnesa. id onr lif^nn r.11 i,„:i ^ tra, salve. -.,.A;i <^« olamamus, exules lilu Hevae ; Ad te suspiramus, gemen ;a fit flpnfoa I'r. k„„ 1 marura valle •>^" f "" 'n™™ng in this vale of 17. • • . tears. marum valle. Eia ergo, Advocata nostra. Illos tuos misei-icordes ocu- los a(hnos converte ; Et Jesum, benedictum fruc- ixm, veutrls tui , «v». one and our hope, all hail. • J" *^e« we cry, poor ban- ished sons of Eve ; Jo thee we sigii, weepng tears. Therefore, our Advo- cate. Turn thou on us those mer- ciful eyes of thine ; And afior *^J'' •! ...vcr inia OUT exiJa snow us ^ 58 Nobis post hic exilium os- teiide, O clt'inens, pia, O dulcis Virjio Miiriii. \'. Oia pro nobis, sancta D( i (rciKitrix. R. Ut iligni efficiainur pro- luissionibus Cliristi. The blessed fruit of thy \» omb, Jksu8, O merciful, kind, sweet Virgin Mary. V. Pray for us, holy Mother of (Jod. R. That we may be made worthy of the jiromisses Clirist. iHemorare. Memorakk, O piissima Vir- go Maria, non esse auditutu a s.'uculo, quemqiiam ad tua currentem piitsidia, tua iui- ploranteiu auxilia, tua ]>f ten- tem sutfragia, esse derelic- tum. Ego, tali aniuiatus coi.tidentia, ad to, Virgo vir- giim.n. Mater, curro. Ad te vciiio; coram t,e gemens pec- cator assisto. Noli, Mater Verbi, verba mca dcspicere. Bed audi nropitia et exaudi. Amen. • ritro you may make you/ re- Rkmkmbkk, u most gra cious Virgin Mary. that never was it known, tliat any one who Ihid to thy protection, implored tliy help, and sought thy interc(;ssi()n, was left x\n- aiiled. Inspired witii this confidence, I fly unto th(;e, Virgin of virgins, my Mo- ther. To thee I come •, be- fore thee T stand, HJnful and sorrowful* O Mother of the Word Uncarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy me"cy heai* and answer me. Am*.', ff» Inetrnrtiona anh JOtmiom for illorninfl. A, soon „, ,o„ „w„ko, make the ai«„ .J. „r .h„ ,„„. G orT be" t'o M " «""'*"■•, "'"' •'«'' -««t«d me ^^ y be to the Holy Ghost, who Imth sanctified On min^. from your bed, say, MayhfbC;:L:";:r/o:::^.r::;;^ mo to everlasting life. Amen '"""S Cptti&tL<^:^j^Hrrr^ ;.~&!T:nfi%H-'™- ° »y your .orni,^. It IS well or ill performHo w 1 h I \ ^^^^^drng as clay ; ami our lifers mXu;' f duv« % 7"'*'^ t ^''« ' your prayers, theref<,re, rZl^t vourilf "'"Z^" ^''^''" your mind. Think who von 7.V >^« "«elf, and compose you are about to adTro J " T'L?^ ""^^^ ^« ^^ ^f^<"n sc-lf with those senSmei^ ^f huminfr^"'' *" "^"*^« ^^"^ Avhich become you on such on n^-"^' '"^^'^''^^"ce, and awe, Then kneeling. irAntrnd^'r"' f ^ ^^ «"^^^ ^ *'"'« °iSf-rd£~=o..o„.t.. f»«.on „r „„ ,ins, re«,lutio„-of Imo'X.SrSaln"'^ 60 PRIVATE PRAYEIS. cirselves to GoiTs service, prayers for pardon and grace, and prayers in behalf of others, Ac. All forms of prayer are composed, more or less, of these parts, though not always in the same order. Each parson 18 at liberty to ])\eme himself both as to the form and ' arrangement of his prayers. Some forms are useful if not necessary for all. We nhall give several of those form* which have been most approved, and are most used, to suit the different tastes of different minds, and to afford to all the advantages of occasional variety. A greater variety may be gained by adding at choice one or more of the " Occasional Prayers." IWorntnfl Stager. Make the sign of the cross ; saying, In the name of the«-f- Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Blessed be the holy and undivided Trinity now and forever. Amen. Come, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love. Send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created, and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. O God, who hast taught the hearts of the faith- ful by the light of thy Holy Spirit ; grant us, by the same Spirit, to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his consolation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 1. An Act of Faith in the Presence of God. my God ! I firmly believe that thou art here present, and perfectly seest me, and observest all my actions, all my thoughts, and the most secret motions of my heart. 1 acknowledge that I am MORNING. g. not worthy to olme into thy presence r-.r f. vr. my eyes unto thee, because f We s'ooL ^^ ^ "J against thee. But thy goodness «nd 1 '•''"'^ me to come unto thee aS L fu ""T^ ^"^'^« thy Holy Spirit imulnn-^.^' therefore, with ought. ^ ^ ' ""^ ^""'^ "^^ '° P'-ay to thee as I Our Father, cfec. Hail, Mary, &c. I believe, cfeo. 2. An Act of Adoration and Thanksgiving profound hu^mllit "l Pr fsra d". 7"',;;''^ ""^' give thee thanks for all tl,» h! «. *"^ ""'«• ""^ conferred upon me tL A. ?^" '''"•='> "'<»' >>■■«" of nothing, Cade mlAll'l,-'" "''"''.•''^ ™« ""' likeness, fede™Zd me w h he"*;;"" '"'tF """ thy Son, and sanctified me with thv T?' « '""'^ "' thank thoe that thou bos? pJIh ^ °'^ ®P'"'- ' assisted me by thy 'mce so nf^ '"^^^ ^-'^^ F""^^^^^^^ thy sacrament^, bc-n! tith mf • "f-""^'"'^ ™« '» watched over me 8^*)! '"7,"'S'"»t,tude so long. ed me, notwiferanLXf^ Zl'^T ■ "''"'■ thiness, with the contim^.e „f ^f """'.'" ""^°'- tection • and for ,, ™t"]»ance of thy gracious pro- I owe t'oX u„d e.td'br?''''''.'""'"'"?^ -^i-'h -norning, /thank tW fZ^^'- ^^'-^^-'^ly this during Ihe niW t Ll, 7 "T'"? P'''^^"^^ "o to the\eginnf„g^7t: .tXT^rorf '^ good art thou unto me I wZ' r„, ^ t ' ''""^ unto thee for all that tho„ i? . f ™ """ ^ ""'''« will bless thy howiiira rse:i"''r°r/ 1 'he uays of my life. Bless'tt,: r™.,'"^"' '™'y my lite. Bless the Lord, 6 my soul, ■m: 62 PRIVATE PRATER8. and let all that is within me praise his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all that he hath done for thee. Here call to mind the hief sins of your past life, and mak« resolutions against the t( mptations and dangerous occa sions yjou may probably meet with this day 3 An Act of Contrition, with good Resolutions. my God, liow little have I served thee in time past ! how greatly ha\ 3 I sinned against thee ! I acknowledge niy iniquity, and my sin is always be- fore me. But I repenl, Lord, I repent. I am heartily sorry that I have lost that time in offending thee which thou gavest me to be employed in thy service, in advancing the good of my own soul, and obtaining * everlasting life. I detest all the sins which I have committed against thy divine Majesty, and I resolve never to commit them any more. I am sorry, above all things, that I have offended thee, because thou art infinitely good, and sin is in- finitely displeasing to thee. 1 love thee with my whole heart, — at least 1 desire so to do , and I firm- ly purpose, by the help of thy grace, to serve thee more faithfully for the time to come. Receive, I beseech thee, tlie offering I now make to thee of the remainder of my life. I renew the vows and promises made in my baptism. 1 re- nounce the devil, and all his works ; the world, and all its pomps. I now begin, and will endeavor to spend this day according to thy holy will, perform- ing all my actions so that they may be pleasing unto thee. I will take particular care '.o avoid the fail- liigD I am so apt to conjmit. Bn{ to exercisp. th(> orpiep MORNING. -_ . 03 4. iln Oblation. ;"/ benefits, ■„ satisfLc^o; or't^rS t"" ;" tmn the assistance ol tliv smce .h^?' ■'"■ to the end in don,,, chy\„Yv will I P''^ «'"'g enjoy thee forever i'n tl^ Sy '"' ^ ""y '""^ '''«' 5. A Pelilion. aJt'no'^oT''i°..?;l''°^r'' ^""^ --^'^ I fully to e„n/p,p .iu;':hU" .of^^:.e::,in?i:r 't- lighten my understandincr with a iv„l, f ",t "' «P my will to a firm hope and Infl ^ f' "'• ,''""*'' a.de„t charity. Streng^Cn mj i^;' i::^* ''" the corruption of my heart; granrtharnl ''^"' ;uretfSir:£^ V. Unto thee, Lord T Imva i,-f+^j ^. And eari; in the morJn "^ "^ "^ '"''<'*• come before thee. ^ "^ '"•''^'" «'>"" fi ThlT ""'"•'' ""Tf ^"^'' ^i'h 'hy praises long- o/^hj ^gr^S^ °^ '"^ ^'-^- -'' ^" the ?«;• K Turn awiiy thy face, Lord, from my sins. 64 PRIVATE PRAYERS. Ji, And bl»)t out all my iniquities. V. Create in me a clean heart, Gcd. R., And renew a right spirit within me. V. Cast me not away from thy presence. R. And take not thy Holy Spirit from me. V. Restore urto me the joy of thy salvation. R. And strengthen me v/ith a perfect spirit. V. Our help is in the name of the Lord. 11. Who hath made heaven and earth. V. Vouchsafe, Lord, this day, R. To keep us without sin. V. Have mercy upon us, Lord. R. Have mercy upon us. V. Let thy mercy be upon us, Lord. R. As we have put our trust in thee. V. Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto thee. A Collect. Lord God Almighty, who hast safely brought me to the beginning of this day, defend me in the same by thy mighty power; that this day I may fall into no sin, but that my words may always proceed, and my thoughts and actions be directed, to the performance of thy justice, through our Lord Jesus Christ thy Son, who liveth and reigneth -vith thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, Gcd, forever and ever. Amen. O Lord God, King of heaven and earth, vf uch- safe this day to direct and sanctify, to rule and gov- ern, our hearts and bodies, our thoughts, words, and deeds, in thy law, and in the works of thy com- mandments ; that henceforth \nd forever, O Saviour o» vxi£ worxd, YtTc may be prDtcctcd and saved, MORNING. 65 dians ; give ear to hi «. 'r-^^ ?"S'^'^ '^°'- <>">• gi^r- fl'ay be added to he rt 'LC»h "f' '"f, """ ^« Amen. •" • "' lumoer for all eternity. May the blessed Virgin Mnrv «jt t i. evil, aL briW „s o lifr'e'i ^''''''' "^ fr°'" «« souls of the faUhwl'Srted tC'^i l""* "^^ ">« God, rest in peace TmeL ^^ ""* "'*'''=y ''^ A SECOND POEM OF MOBNINO PBArtu. -. and confir^'^Tn'^i*, J 'd'wCrth"V™'''«i forever ; and after this short and m scTib e ""^ oyes, that I n^lfy L er sLr "'''V '"^'S^''" ""7 Ihc deceits of The eneml ^ ""' '"'' "' '^"^ '™« should prevail ^i:rr' "' "^ °"" ^'"^P'^--' wuraes into thi« world • t^\^r.^f ,, ","^1 ' -^ ""^ ''"'^^ world , disH all clouds of ignorance. 66 PRIVATE ;?KAYERS. and give me a r.^ht understanding, that in thee, and through thee, X may see and know the Father ; whom to know is to hve ; and to serve, is to reign forever. God the Holy Ghost, who i'lflamest the wills of all those in whom thou vouchsafest to dwell Jvith heavenly affection ; pour into my mind the gifts of holy charity, that, despising all vain and transi* tory things, I may, with a continual desire, long for the true and everlasting joys of thy heavenly kingdom. holy Trinity, one God, defend me this day from the deceits and temptations of the devil, keep me from all sin, and presei've me from sudden and un- provided death. Raise up, God, my body from sleep and drowsiness, and my soul from sin, that I may praise and glorify thy holy name, to whom be- longs all benediction, and honor, and wisdom, and thanksjjivinLC, now and forever. Amen. In the name of the Father, ™t' °P«n thou ^L„ 1-?^ iT'-*" P™'*'' ''"d !?lorify thy holv m,me which ,s blessed above all naSies ; purL mv soul from all ev,l and peryerse though s^ha[ my nmd may eontmually meditate on thee my "ns U ru^t^hr' 7 ''" S'°"fy thee. And beL Je li.ough thy goodness alone, I have been created to the pra,se and glory of thy holy name, gmnt f and etlJlT' *'"' ^ ""J ff^'fully '.serve thfe kL, and eteinaliy moice w.tl, thee hereafter; who, with the Father and tl,e Holy Ghost, livcst and reig es one God, world without end. Amen. Almighty God, who, dwelling i„ the hin-hest en eaith, I humbly adore thy sacred Majesly and witl, a the powers of my soul e.xalt and p -2; by name for the mfinite blessings thou hast'^.o freeh^ bestowed on me ; for electin| me i„ thy lovo a ^J creatmg me in thy own ima|e ; for rode,™ m/me by thy Son, and sanctifvin.r me wi.i, ,1,- p, . "^. "" S8 PllIVATE PRAYERS. for preserving me in all the chances and accidents ot this life, and raising up my thoughts to the hope ot a better ; and particularly this morning, that thou hast protected me from the dangers of the night and hast brought me safely to the beginning of this day. Continue, Lord, thy mercy to me ; and as thou hast awakened my body from sleep, so raise my soul from sin, that I may walk soberly and chastely, as in the day, in all holy obedience before thy face. Deliver me, merciful God, from the evils of this day, and guide my feet in the way of peace, strenrrth- en ray resolution to embrace with gladness all op- portunities of doing good, and carefully to avoid alj occasions of sin, especially those which I have found, by experience, to be most dangerous to my soul • and when, through frailty, I forget thee, do thou' m thy mercy, remember me ; that as I often fall by the evil propensity of my nature, I may always rise again by the assistance of thy grace. Make me dili- gent m the duties of my calling and station, and not too solicitous about the things of this life • but in all the miseries and crosses of the world, abso- lutely to submit to thy divine pleasure, and wholly to rely on thy merciful providence. Let thy bless- ings be upon my actions, and thy grace direct my intentions ; that the whole course of my life and the pniici])al design of my hoart, may always'tend to the advancement of thy glory, the good of others, and the eternal salvation of my own soul, throuirh Josus Christ our Lord and only Saviour, who with thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth ever one God, world without end. Amen. MORNING. 69 Give me grace, Lord, to do what thou com mandest, and command what thou pleasest 4;™Twrru;t;r'^' '"- p------ me under thy protection this dayf ' '''''* mnXol^°^''^'' "'•' "y g-'^dian, enlighten, guard, duect, and govern me, who have been com And ye, holy saints (N. N.), my chosen Tn'd an/praise him l-e^eT and irfclSfy oT 'b? hold h,s face for all eternity. Amen. ^ ' ^'' Ihe blessmg of God Almighty, the Father qr,n A THIRD FORM OF MORNING PRAYEil. 1. An Act of Adoration. and^ei^i^h'lT//"""''^''''? ^"^^ Lord of heaven and earth behold I, a poor worm of the earth and a most miserable sinner, presume to a^pem before tl.ee, and speak to thee, the Holy of Holies and th! now t\t% ''°"' """""''y '°'-<'^ ■> but assist me and'^flfe l"!pf47''"^f "g "y^^'f tby creature. 70 PRIVAl'K t liAYERS. dependence on thee, — I desire to praise and glorify thee, and to pay thee the best homage i am able, in union with that which is paid to thee by all that fear thee and love thee upon earth, and by all the blessed angels and saints in heaven, and by thy Son my Saviour Jesus Christ in his humanity.' I adore thy sovereign Majesty, prostrate in soul and body before thee. I ofier up myself, and all thai i have or am, to thee ns to my first beginning ; and I aspire to thee as my last end, with whom I hope to live forever. 2. An Act of TJupik^frhifi^, I give thee thanks, from the bctlom of my heart, for all thy benefits ; for haviiig ttjought of me from sli eternity ; for having made me out of nothing, preserved me from innumerable evils, borne with me so long in my sins, when there was but a hair's- breadth bet » our manifold sins have deserved ™H 1"°"^ "l^"^ wandering steos to l'^^'"'^'^- ana brmg back our Have mercy on mv In ^T "! P^'"'^ ^"'1 truth. benefactorsTanS on^fl thos^ /''"'r^' ''™"'''' «»«' B--..,.... ,, '. ," •'" those for whom T »m ~„..- i uouiia to pray, or who have desired my 74 PniVATK PRAYERS prayers ; on my superiors ; on all tho«5«^ yho are under my charge ; on all those who ' ' " in- jured, or to wliom I have given sleison. Kyi lo eieison. Christe eieison. Christe elewt>' Kyrie eieison. Kyrie eleisoiu Christe iiudi nos. Christe exaudi nos. Pater de coelis Deus, Fill Redemptor mundi Deus, Spiri^us Sancte Deus, Surv'ta Trinitas, unus Deus, Jesu, Fill 1 i vivi, Tesu, JSplen J >r Patris, S5 a* O Lord have mercy. Lord haie mercy. Christ have mercy. Chriai have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lmf have mercy. C, ' ht .r us. Chi I. gracixifudy hear us. God the i .. i her of l\jBaven, God the Soil, Redeemer tr) of the world, I God the Holy Ghos^ a Holy Trinity, one God, | ••« Jesus Son of the livi^^g § God, ^ Je«u8, Splendor of the Father, ' This Litany is taken, word *or word, from he .ktest editions of the Paradii^us ^nima and the Calesie Pa.rnetum, m which latter i niial it ■ deciat<^u io have beeu iniitilgeuced hy to^a aexias V., July li ^^- "' '■ 1 ' i 76 PRIVATE PRATIES. JcbU, Candor lucis 8d- ternas, Jesu, Rex glorias, Jesu, Sol justitise, Jesu, Fill MaricB Virgi- nis, Jesu, admirabilis, Jesu, Deus fortis, Jesu, Pater futuri sjbcuH, Jesu, roagni consilii An- gele, Jesu, potentissime, Jesu, patientissime, Jesu, obedient issiine, Jesu, mitia et humilis corde, Jesu, Amator castitatis, Jesu, Amor noster, Jesu, Deus pacis, Jesu, Auctor vitne, Jesu, Exemplar virtu- tum, Jesu, Zelator animarum, Jesu, Deus noster, Jesu, Refugium nostrum, Jesu, Pater pauperum, Jesu, Tliesaurus fidelium, Jesu, Bone Pastor, Jesu, Lux vera, Jesu, Sapientia iEterna, Jesu, Bonitas infinita, Josu, Via et Vita nostra, Co JesuH, Brightness of tter. nal light, Jesus, King of glory, Jesus, the Sun of justice, Jesus, Son of t' > Virgin Mary, Jesus, most admirable, Jesus, tlie miglity God, Jesus, the Father of the w rid to come, Jesus, the Angel of great counsel, Jesus, most powerful, Jesus, most patient, Jesus, most obeident, Jesus, meek and humble of heart, Jesus, Lover of chastity, Jesus, our Beloved, ^ Jesus, the God of peace, '« Jesus, the Author of life, | Jesus, the example of all g virtues, Jesus, the zealous Lover ' of souls, Jesus, our God, Jesus, our Refuge, Jesus, the Father of the poor, Jesus, the Treasure of the faithful, Jesus, the Good Shep- herd, Jesus, the true Light, Jesus, the Eternal Wis- dom, Jesus, infinite Goodness, Jesus, our Way and our Life, MOBNINO. JeHu, Gaudiuir. Angelo- ruin, Jesu, Magistcr Apo^tol- oriiin, Jesu, Doctor Evangcliat- uniin, Jesu, Fortitude Marty- rum, Jesu, Lumen Confesso- ruin, Jeau, Puritas Virginum, Jesu, Corona Sanctorum omnium, Propitiua esto. Parce nobis^ Jesu, Pn»pitius esto. Exaudi 710S, Jesu. Ab oniiii peecato, Ab ira tua, Ab insidiis diaboli, A spiritu fornicationis, A morte perpetua, Aiiegltictu inspiration urn tuarum, Per mysterium sanctse Inciirnationis ^ute, Per Nalivitutom tuam, Per Infantiam tuam, i'er diviniasiiuam Vitam tuam. Per Labores tuos, Per Agoniam et Passion- em tuam, Per Crueem et Derelicti- oncm tuam, o Jesus, tlie Joy of Angels, Jesus, the Master of Uio Apostles, Jesus, the Teacher of the ^ Kvangelists, 5^ Jesus, the Strength of 5 Martyrs, ^ ;5 Jesus, the Liglit of Con- I fessors, g: Jesus, the Purity of Vir- • gins, Jesus, the Crown of all Saints, Be merciful. Spare us, O Jesus. Be merciful. Graciously hear ws, O Jesus. From all sin, From thy wrath. From the snares of the devil, From the spirit of for- nication. From everlasting death. From neglect of thy in- spirations, Tln-ough the mystery of thy holy Incarnulion, llirough thy Nativity, Through thine Ijifancy, Through tliy most divine Life, Through thy Labors, Through thine Agony and Passion, Through thy Cross and J^ereiiction, 77 3 3 ^ ? IS 1* if Ai 1 It f!' 78 TRIVATE PRAYERS. r ^ Per Lttiiguorcs tuos, Per Mortem ot Scpultn- rnii) til am, Per KeHUiTeetioucm tu- tiin, Pit AHccnsionoin tuam, Per Caiuliii tun, Per (iloriam tuum, AgniiH IM,<|ui tollispec- cutii xnuiuli, Parcc vnhis, Jesiu AiJ^iMiM Dei, qui tollia pec- catu tiituuli, llxauiJi 7/05, Jesii. A^iiiiM 1 Vi, (|ui tollis pcc- eatu muiidi, Miserere nobis j Jesu. JcMii, audi no». Jt'sUf ex audi nos, V, Confitebimur tibi, HtMIH. R. Et invocabimus No- mcii tuum. Oremus. Domine Jesu Chriatc, qui dixiHti, "Petite, et aocipie- tin; quicrite, et inveni(ti8; pulsate, et nperietur vobis ;" qua^Kumu.H. da uobin poton- tibuK divini.-*Himi tui anions affeetum, lit te toto corde, ore et opere diligamua, et a ^ S- Tliroujfh thj WearincsH and FaintnesH, Throujrb thy Death and Burial, Through thy Resurrec- tion, Through thine Aseen- ^ sion, g Through thy Joys, Through thy Glory, Lamb of Cod, who takost away the sins of the world, Spare, vs, O Jesus. L:unb of God, who takcst away the sins of the world, G ncionsly hear vs, O Jesus. Lamb of God, who lakest away the sins of the world, Hare mercy on us, O Jesus. Jesus, hear us. Jesus, graciously hear us. V. We will praise thee, O God. R. And wo will call upon thy name. Let us pray. O Lord Jesus Christ, who hnst said, "Ask, and ye shah receive ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it siinll bo opened unto you;" grant, we beseech thee, to us who ask the gift of thy divine love, that we may love thee MORNIlfO. tua nunqimm laudo cesBe- with our uholc heart, in word and work, and never cenHo from showing forth JUJL (J itaionis niHtituiH. slruc,l<.,st in thv trno -nu] Qui viviH et re^rnns Deus in solid love. W ^ 1 v 't ; d s^'cuia sa3cuIorunK Au.on. rd,.u.t, God, Ibrever und D(MH,qniunig(.nituniFi. Q God, who h-ist -m »"» tuum c.M.HtiluiHti hu. pointed thncolJ;ttic^; innn, ^rn.eri« Salvatoreni, v,t Lu the Savi ,u (^f-nu.nk d tuK. pi()|)itiu8, ut ciijus he .should be c'ilh'd Jcsii^- H^uict.nn Nomen veneranuir mercifully x'ra' thai we 1" terns, ejus quoque as- may enjoy Yn heaven the e.irtii. Ihrough the same our Lord. Ame.f. 79| Vel, Dens, qui j,Woriosissimum Nomen Domini nostri Jesu Christi, uninrcniti Fllli tui, ft 'isti tidelibus tuis summo BUI yit.-itis atfeetu amabile, et niaiiirnis spiritibus tremen- dum at(jue terribile; con- cede propilius, ut omnes, qui hoc nomen Jesu devote "enerantur in terris, saiictaj consolationis dulcodinem in praisenti percipiant, et'in Or, O God, who hast m.-ide the most jrlorious N.'ime of our Lord Jesus Christ, thine only-begotten Son, so love- ly to thy faithful, that their hearts jire ravished with de- lij/ht, and so terrible to the spirits of evil, that they tremble before it: mercifully grant, that all who devoutly vener.ttc this nan)e Jesus on earth, may experience the 80 PRIVATE PRAYERS. futiirogaiidium cxultjitionis, et intcnniiiabilia jubiktionis obiiiu'jitit in co-Uh. Per cundeni Doininum noHtrum Josnm Christuiu Filium luuin, (jui tecum vivit et ro^niiit ill unitate Spirituw tSaiicti Dcu8, per omnia sffi- cula sauculorum. Amen. sweetnoHs of a holy conso- lation in the present life, and attain unto joys unspeak- able, and never-endintr jrlorj hereafterinlieaven.Tbrou^rh. the same our Lord .lesua Christ, thy Son, who liveth and rei<,Mieth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen. A DEVOUT RECOMMENDATION, Which may he used every Morning, or at any other time. . I ADOiiE and glorify thee, blessed Trinity, God Ami^rhty, Father, Son. and Holy Ghost ; I otter myself to thy divine Majesty, humbly beseeching thee to take from me, and from all the taithtul, whatever displeases thee, and to give us that which is u-rateful in thy sight. Grant that we may here do what thou commandest, and hereafter receive what thou promisest. To thee, Lord, I commend my soul and body \mu wife and children, my father and another, my brothers and sisters] ; all my relations, benefactors, friends, and acquaintances ; all who have injured or offended me ; and all whom I have in any way scan- dalized, injured, or offended; all who have asked my prayers, or for whom I am acci-^*omed or bound to' pray ; supply all their uecessities, comiort an.* MORNING. 81 heT?™™'?/.'!"" "'^''" '""'^ '"'^ ^"""tions. deliver spread of truth and .V| , '„ Ltl "" "T^-'T'." ou. country, that thou rrS ^-.i, , J^yJ-/'- "and-'gote "i'^ Cr^fr^r;/ '-'• souls departed, re'st S pete. Are^'. ''" *° "'^ ili going forth. »o .njustice .ay ru,e"o;er^;;;r-Mit^X't; g2 PRIVATE PRAYERS. walking in thy paihs, that my footsteps may not be moved. divine wisdom, the eternal ^vord of the Father I humbly beseech thee, by thy grace to P^g^ry i TrZ all wicked and -Ff Jf ^7;^:; t1 „V mouth may never open but to thy praise ana honor, and to the benefit of others. On going in^^ Church. O Lord in the multitude of thy mercies, I will ent^r^nto thy house, and worship thee m thy holy temple, and praise thy name. At taking Holy Water. t n the 'snow. Create in me a clean heart. God. and renew a right spirit withm me. GRACE BEFORE MEAT, rr T3 a:. Ttnmme V. Bless us, Lord, J. irttdo^~ ^^^t^^rt l^mSH^;rCh=l^toS through SnumnLtrum. . Ch.st o. Lord. B. Amen. •"" GRACE AFTER MEAT, tibi ^ratias, We give thee thants, almighty uoa, lor uii Mi; A mmns cmnipotens Deus, p-' jQ, iOr ilil I njf MORNING. 83 rsis beneficiis tuis; benefits; who livest nnd lino £\T ««^^ ^-« --»«-» ,^ --._._ _ • reignest, world without nnivc qui vivis et regnas in sui- rula soDculorum. Amen. end. Amen Retnbuere dignere, Do- Vouchsafe, Lord to mine, omnibus nobis b.,na render to all who do' u« fr.cientibus propter nomen good for thy name's sake tiium, vitam oeternam. hfe everlastincr. Amen Amen. ° ^ujcu. THE ANGELUS. To be said Morning, Noon, and Night. I. V, Angelas Domini I. Tlio nuntiavit Mari^ Lord annourrced unto i?^ Et concepit de Spi- Mary and she conceived iituSancto., of the Holy Ghost. Ave, Maria, gratia pie- Hail, Mary, full of na Dominus tecum; be- grace, the Lord is with nedicta tu mter mulieri- thee; blessed art thou bus, et benedictus fruc- among women, and bless tus ventris tui, Jesus, ed is the fruit of thy fenncta Maria, mater Dei, womb, Jesus. Holy Mary ora pro nobis peccatori- mother of God, pray iox bus, nunc et in hora mor- us sinners, now and k the tis nostras Amen hour of our death. Am- n. 11. F-.EcceancillaDo. XL Behold the hand- angel of the mini R- Fiat mill! secun- dum verbum tuum. Ave, Maria, (fee. ni. V. Ec Verbum caro factum est. R. Et habitavit in no- amonc? us. ^"^- Haii, Marir, Jcc. maid of the Lord ; be it done unto me accordintr to thy word. Hail, Mary, dc. in. And' d - Word was made flei ".; .uid dwelt 84 PRIVATE PRAYERS. Ave, Maria, « •'""om of my heart for all thy merces and blessings bestowed upon me nd upon thy whole Church r and particZlv for those I have received from thee thU d —J O-aA an A rntT o.h.\of ""ood. Sr^auG m6-. I hft- — t '-'^-t 1' ;i vt Uii m.^ EVENUfG. 87 seech thee, by the death and love of Jesn^ Christ I have this day, or heretofore, committed against thee, my neighbor, or myself. ^ (Here you may say the 50th Psalm, or any other act of penance.) 6. A Resolution of Amendment. Almighty God! I firmly resolve, here in thy presence, and before the whole company of heaven to ive more exactly in conformity to thy will and to the ru e of thy commandmentsf hereafter I r" solve to keep a more strict watch over myself- to d lioently o my dut.es ; and to avoid more carefully all sm, and all temptations and occasions of sin 13ut without thy assistance, Lord, there is no strength m man Thou, therefore, who makest me to will that which IS good, give me also the power to perform ,t. Give what thou commandest, and command what thou wilt, that I may live soberly righteously, and piously in this world, and praiJe thee foi;ever with thy saints in the world to come Despise not, Lord, my petitions, for thine in- finite mercies sake, but accept this my evening sac- ntice, anrf let it ascend as incense in thy si^^ht farst, holy Virgin, mother of my God ; thou too, mj an^rel guardian , and ye, my chosen patrons, K samts, who praise God unceasingly, even while we ^eep ; take me under your protection, and commend — ^^ „„„^ ^.^^j^ ^ jjj^^ j.^ protected from all the 88 PRIVATE IRAYERS. snares of c ur enemies, who ave eve/ ready U> hurt us while we sleep. 7. Intercession. O Lord God, grant us an increase of faith, hope, and charity. Root out from among us all sin and vice, infidelity, dissensions, and erroneous opinions. Reprov^, the wandering ; correct the unbelieving ; show to all in schism the light of thy grace, and re- store them to the unity of thy Church. Preserve the pastors and rulers of thy Church, and all kings, princes, and rulers in the same, from all adversities, both of mind and body. Give to all sinners true repentance. Preserve the just in righteousness ; establish all their thoughts, words, and works for good. Confirm all who are dedicated to thy name in tiu'ir holy resolutioas. Have nercy upon all, O Loid. Give food to those who Itbor ; comfort those who are oppressed with sorrow ; heal the sick ; sup- ply tlie necessities of the needy ; give a safe return to all who travel, w nether by land or sea; grant liberty to the captive ; and consolation to all women laboring with child. Foi give all who have sinned with me, or whom I have led into sin. Repay a hundred-fold with good all whom I have injured, offended, or scandalized. Direct in the way of salvation all my relations and friends [my parents, brothers, sisters, o&c] ; all who pray for me, all who have commended themselves to my prayers, all who think kindly of me. Hear them, Lord, when they cry unto thee in any trib- ulation. Bestow perpetual charity both on us and on our enemies. May all be filled with patience, kindness, and mercifufness. May envy, hatred, and SM% U) hurt 1, hope, sin and ►piniv>n6j. ilicving ; and rc- ?*reserve 11 kings, rcrsities, lers true rustless ; orks for liy name m all, ort those ck ; sup- fe return a ; grant 1 women whom I ^ith good ndalized. tions and all who lemselves e. Hear any tri fa- in us and patience, tred, and EVENING. 89 dl : 'tterness, be put away. Have merrv n1 -^ n mere, ul Father, 'on all w^ho sleep Tn^'n^t 'es pocia ly on [my ^«,..V,1, ,„d those .ith w L j' them! "^^ ""'^ ^'' P^^P^^^^^ ^'^''^t shine upon aeati. ot tiiy beloved Son, and bv the bowels of thv gooa woiks, and die in thy grace TnurVAf' ""' ^y ^^'^ ^'''^ ^Ords with which thou didst c .n.ucnd thy spiril to him UDon the cross, reeeiv^en.y soul at my lasr ..ur. ^ '^'' u Holy Spirit, have mercy on me and bv H On getting into bed. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ crucifieH I lay me down to rest ; may he bless, toveinnu; Composing yourself to sleep. Into thy hands, Lord, I commend my snirit r ou hast redeemed me, Lord God of 7ut ^ I I ^Mll sleep m peace, and take my -est ANOTHER FORM OF EVENING PRAYER. In the name of the ^ Father. &c iilessed be the holy and undivided, (io. 8* IMAGE EVALUATEON TEST TARGET (MT-3) ^ // {./ A f/j ^^ . jl5v 75 7 Photographic Sciences Corporation 33 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (716) 872-4503 ? 4i PRIVATE PRATKHS. Our Father, ' ">« vJl^tt/" "^J"^?'!'^ 9°'^- '" '''««^«d Mary ever tI^ ;, ^*''*!''^ **"'''*<^' "le Archan-rel to biesspH Paul nd to'^nlh*" "?•' '°{y Apostles 'p^teJa'd ceedinX in ft "","/«'"''' 'h«t I have sinned ex- f«nl/ a^ '"thought, word, and deed, throug.- through bounty, and intended whoIlVfo? ^^"f^/"'"' *'>y lurly for preservino- me th , H. .""^ 2°"'' -• Particu- «any djgers incidenTtotytndUi™ "If :,' f ^ "-preme perfection o? my nature ml ^T^'^'^ ow of thy winirs is ner,li, i ^"^^'' t'>e shad- and the night to ^ke our re fas l" "^"^ '° '"'""■' the blessin|s of the dav so T ; , P^'f ">« fo' tion during this n "ht ^r' ?i ""P'"'"« "'? P'otec- idence waVh ter^me ,u,d h'v ?'? "' "'^ P™- their tents about me 'th.t h^ ''"'y »"g«>s pitch from all dan thy blessed trust and special char/e and ?n fk bosom of thy mercy, this day and tv'erv dav 'h at the hour of my 'death, I Lml K^e^ '^ soul and my body ; to thee I commit all r^y hZ and all my consolation, my distresses and m/mT EVENING. advance to more per- till, having lem in thy y heavenly 1 and only lost liveth i. Amen. the faith, arted the >ious sup- hich they Jst, world 93 itress, to I to the lay, and self, my ly hope y miser- igh thy irits, all cording A Prayer to your Guardian Angel mitted to thee by L s^^e^al 1°J„^;;. '^'=" -- The Blessing. Lord Jesu^, retet Vso^- '"" "^ ''''"'• ^^^^^ you go to bed, my: I lav 1%"""?^ '""■ ^"'^ J«^"« Christ + crucified 1 iay me down to rest Blf a&s the lise and MOANING. enemies'"' *^" ''" ''^"^^' ^ ^-^^' ^or all thy voke; ^"'" '^"'' ^ ^''^' ^^^« ^« lifted up our ^. Vouchsafe, Lord, this day, ^. lo keep us without sin. r. Have mercy upon us, Lord. -«. Have mercy upon us. P w'i' ^u\'^ ^",^^^ "^™« «f the Lord; /?. Who hath made heaven and earth. Z If! . " '" ""* »"''y Our Fa he r / i x?""" ""<' «''<"•• Amen. Let us S:'ttnks":''God^tn his ''"'"'■ ""'■ pee^Wor those which wen:-tJ:rdXd:;: ™ei!i:stsitr„tt','i''"'s'.''ii «°<^- f-«» thy tbathe3t:;;r^Ser:droir-''<'^-''^<>rali r* ^f "^'^Kf^. ''"*• ^^^^s unto the Lord A Before all his people * F. We will walk in the ways of the Lord y. JJIessed be the name of the Lord, ^. Henceforth and forever. Amen. Let us pray for light to see into our cmscience. r. iinlisfhten our evAa n t ^-j I 100 FAMII^T PRAYERS. R. That we sleep not in the sleep of sin V. Prove us, God, and know our hearts. li. iixarame us, and know our paths. V. See if there be in us any evil way ; ^^- ^"^ ^^»d "8 in the way everlasting. (A We confess unto thee, Almighty God, that we have sinned exceedingly ,n thought, word, and dnf< through our fault, through our fault, through our own most grievous fault. We are heartily sorry for ^l.T .r''/T'^'">^ '^^^'« ^^'«h ^« l^ve com- mitted this day (a pause) ; and we resolve, bv thv grace, never more to sin against thee. Therefore we beseech thee, Lord, to have mercy upon us and to forgive us all our sins, and to bring us to life everlasting. And we beseech the blessed^Mary ever Virgin the blessed Michael the Archangel, the bless- God for us '^'"*^' '"^ ^"^y ^"^ "'^ ^°'^ °^^ H. Have miercy upon us, Lord, and forgive us our sms, and bring us to live everlasting y. Wash us yet more from our iniquity; re. And cleanse us from our sin. V. Create in us a clean heart, 6 God • Ji. And renew a right spirit witliln us! Collect for the Week and Day, Or this: Look down, we beseech thee, Lord, upon this thy family for which our Lord Jesus Christ d"d not refuse to be delivered into the hands of sinner^ and to undergo the torment of the cross ; who limh and rts. that we Jgh our orry for 'e corn- by thy lerefore pon us, s to life try ever e bless- ter and >rd our give us n this id not s, and h and AvxiHIlfO. 101 eou^nsK.,raT. Tu". 'dt c'of ''^•- "" "^^' servants' that peaie wS ,h. '=''?V'' S'^" to thy tha< our hearts\efnjS,„'^V° ^''''"r ^''' mandments, and the ffar of o, ^ •"''''>' "'>' "=»'"- away, the times, b; % lt::.^o"nT 'f « "'''^° H through our Jrd ieC'cS; :;:^ ^^^^ For Peace. Give peace, Lord, in our davs • for ti. - none otW that Utrht^tu e .^ ' *^^ *"ere is God. ^ ^^^'^^^^ ^^^ "« but only thou, our J. Let peace be in thy strength. ^. And plenteousness in thy towers. ""'oLTl^^^^^^^y^^^^e BIe«ed Vi,^„,orany which ^ ^^^ ^^' *^e day or season; aft^ t^t us pray for the Dead. ^^: wfheXvt! ^ "^^^ "- "'- supill^'™* ^"^ '=^"^'<'" -«" 'he voice of „,y .hall t^el^"^' '''^" ""'' i»iq"ities, Lord, who raeir.„'i:.';!rrS^-'"='^ «-«" until ni^ht. let I«. 102 FAMILY PR ASTERS. For with the Lord there is mercy ; and with him iS plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his in- iquities. V. Eternal rest give unto them, Lord. H. And let perpetual light shine upon them. Here may follow a Collect for any member of tlie family, or da ' Then ^ ^ deceased, or on their anuiversary God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faith- ful, grant to the souls of thy servants departed, the remission of all their sins, that through our pious supplications they may obtain the pardon which they have always desired; who hvest and reijrnest with God the father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost God, forever and ever. Amen. V. Let us pray for our Sovereign Pontiff, N. R The Lord preserve him, and give him life and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies. V. Let us pray for our benefactors. i?. Vouchsafe, Lord, for thy name's sake, to reward with eternal life all them that do us good. V. Let us pray for our absent brethren. R Save thy servants, who hope in thee, my God. -^ V. Send them help from thy holy place, Ji, And defend them out of Sion. V. Lord, hear our prayer. " M. And let our cry come unto thoe. We fly to thy patronage, holy Mother of God ' despise not our petitions in our necessities, but de- liver us always from all dangers, glorious and Diessea v iigin. enemt.*""'""''' *'"' ^"^'"'S'^' defend us from our Ji. Amen. of God! ^'^^^' ■""■ '""™" '''"''• '"'' "" *« ««i"ts i?. Intercede for us. holy angel-guardians, to whose care we hnv. ^. Amen. THK HYMN. The Compline, or mj other hymo, mr.y be here eaid or sung. T1 Save us, Lord, waking; and keen us whil^ I rn%t:r ^'^^ "^ -^-tchiith chr't^ z:':': R. Amen. V. Preserve us as the apple of thine eye. wing;. ^'^'''' "' ""^^^ ^^« ^^^^dow of thy F. Vouchsafe, Lord, this night, n. lo keep us without sin. ^. Have mercy upon us, Lord. K. Have mercy upon us. K Let thy mercy be upon us, Lord. ^. As we have hoped in thee. V. O Lord, hear our prayer. A; And let our cry come unto thee Jfp'lrl^^^ thy holy angels dwell herein to pre"er™e'us L _,-.., ^Ui xjwiu. Amen. May the Lord bU.s us, and keep us, and deliver 104 FAMILY PRAYERS. US from nil evil ; and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. si. Amen. '^ In the name of the f Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Blessed be the holy and undivided Trinity, now And forever. Amen. ^ Our Father, itc. Hail, Mary, dness for the benefit/which I haTe m" T""-^ ^'""1 ""'*• ""'' P"rticularly this day. May the sanits and angels supply my defect in ron de nng thee due thanks. Neve^r permit me to be^ gratitude, and thy blessa-gs with offences and in- juneb. Lot us ask of our Lord Jesus Christ grace to discover the rt^uetrro^;" '"'.'i ■""""''/"•^ "-^ ^y = and b^'oY l^' » ITUe sorrow lor t.lmm anA n ^: , !^ ° ^"* - - , «,,u „ ciuvcre rcpeniaiict'. HVENIlfO. lOA contrite l.eart, that I may sfe wl,^,li" r ^""'•'". ""Z Offend thee I relolvl '^ ^'''\^^^er more to Bin- r wni -^/^^^^^^ to avoid the opcasions of sin , 1 will confess mv sins anH wWi i make satisfaction for them R„ endeavor to adoration wink i^^ to ';r;'di:in: SS a'd i'slinient justly due to mv sin. ip 1^^?Z'."'u -1 jP"".—" ■■"-'"■ J"»"y uue to mvsina ip ..^:„.- ...:.i- .he death of my dear Redeemer/and asliTe" ^nly 106 FAMILY PEAYERS. mains of coming to thee, my beginning and last Cni ^,':"^^3; believe all the sacred truths which the Cathohc CLurch believeth and teacheth, because hou hast revealed them. And by the assistance of hy holy grace, I am resolved to live and die in the communion of this thy Church 1 h^lr*^ T- ^^'yg«°d"««S'Pow;r,and promises, J hope to obtam pardon of my sins, and life ever- iastmg through the merits of thy Son Jesus Christ M.V':iW''^"''''/"^ ^y the intercession of b blessed Mother, and all the saints. to W V^"" ""'iu f , "^^ ^^"''^'■^ ^"^ «^"^' ^^»d desire to love thee as the blessed do in heaven. I adore a^l the designs of thy divine Providence, resigmW myself entirely to thy will. 'b""% mvJr It "^y^i^^?' for thy sake, as I lovo myself I sincerely forgive all who havt injured me and ask pardon of all whom I have injured 1 renounce the devil, with all his wrrks-'the Jt. Lord Jesiis, receive my soul. the Z!','* ''"''I'' ^''■^■" **'"^' St- Joseph, and all the samta, piay for us to our Lord, that we may be preserved th,s night from sin and ill evils. Amen tie tW ^'- **'°''«^'v'^rf«"d "» in the day TbZ tie hat we may not be lost at the dreadful judg. ment. Amen. •' » O my good Angel, whom God, by his divine mercv tect me, direct and govern me this ni|ht. AmeS. LITANY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. I07 May Almighty God have mercy on ns nnr? f. • F;nion, ahsoluL/a„J^;^:SL^t^--^ V. Vouchsafe. Lord, this night, ^. lo keep us without sin. ^. Have mercy upon us, Lord. if. Wave mercy upon us. V' Let thy mercy be upon us, Lord ^. As we have hoped in thee. y. U Lord, hear my pinyer. H. And let my cry come unto thee. Let us pray. through our Lord i^""^""^ *>^ '''"'"ys upon us, ^ Amen Citanj) of tl)e Sub tuum prajsidium con- luguuuH, sunctu Dei Geiii- trix, nostnis depreeutiones ne dcHpicias in neceHsita- tibusnostris.-sedupericuiis cunctis libera nos .seniper Virgo gloriosa et benedicu! BIcsseb birgm. Ojioly Mother of God, SJ spi.se not our petitionn in our necessities; but deliver us always from all dangers. ^ , ionous and blessed Vir. L r 108 K^rie eleison. liyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison. Christe audi nos. Christe exaudi nos. Pater de coelis Deus, LITA5Y OF THE BLESSED VIBQIN. r Fill Redemptor mundi Deus, Spiritus Sancte Deus, Sfincta Trinitas, unus Deus, Saneta Maria, Ora pro nobis. Sancta Dei Genitrix, Saneta Virg-o virginum, Mater Christi, Mater divinaB gratiae, Mater purissima, Mater castissima, Mater inviolata, Mater intemerata, Mater amabilia, Mater admirabilis, Mater Creatoris, Mater Salvatoris,. Virgo prudentisaima. Virgo veneranda, Virgo praedicanda, Virgo potens, Virgo Clemens^ Virgo fidelis, Speculum justitise, Sedea sapientiae, Causa nostraB laetitije, Vas spirituale, Vas honorabile, o Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Christ hear us. S Christ graciously hear us. 3 God the Father of hea- '"^^ ven, i God the Son, Redeemer .§ of the world, God the Holy Ghost, Holy Trinity, one God, Holy Mary, Pray for us. Holy Mother of God, Holy Virgin of virgins, Mother of Christ, Mother of divine grace, Mother most pure, Mother most chaste, Mother inviolate, Mother undefiled. Mother most amiable. Mother most admirable, Mother of our Creator, )^ Mother of our Saviour, ^ Virgin most prudent, ^ Virgin most \enerable, ^ Virgin most renowned, g Virgin most powerful, ' Virgin most merciful. Virgin most faithful. Mirror of justice, Seat of wisdom. Cause of our joy. Spiritual Vessel, Vessel of honor, 90 Vm Insigne devotionis, Ro^ia mystica, Turris Davidica, Turris eburnea, Domus aurea, Ftuderisj area, JanuA cojli, Utiiila inatutino, SaliiH infinnorum, Refugiuni peccatorum, CoiiHolatrix afflictorum, Auxilium Christianow rum, Rf^'itia Angelorum, Re_V; Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. ' R. That we may be rande worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ, thy Son, was made known by the message of an Angel, may, by his Passion '^ and Cross, be brought to the glory of his Resur- rection. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. V. May the divine assist, ance remain always with ua. R. Amen. (S>ccasiomi ^tajins. For the Holy Catholic Church, ^n of the blessed a„l ^I^Z^Vy'^^lXTl S from intor- I OCCASIONAL PR4 JTERS. 211 blessings Jf peace aL't-S^ %Tt"'^' Si"/ iSl errors being removed, thy Church mnvfrLi ? , servo thee ; through our Lord' &c^ ^'''^^ ^"^ ^^^"^^^V For a// D^rees o/iWew in the Church. Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Snirif in whole body of the Church is sanPtifi J „ I ^ "* ^^.^ mercifully Lar our humble uppSit s for aH'^ and orders therein; that by tKf nf fK ^^^'^ff isji^j.^. r-' ^"«- '4%M;-Lrr*'; i^or i^e Pcpe. been pleased to ap^nt tL pX o^iCchureh Vtt -/:mf tht?ot' w'ht t ^^'"^ f-^"^"' «'ith the fiock commLrd to hi! 1 '"' ""^^ '•"S*"'" lasting life; through, &c <""•«. °>ay attain ever- For Bishops, and the People commuted to them. matvl^slL^H ^^-^''^'ti-'SGod, who alone doest great gon them the continual irofX^b&grt\V„"gi: For a Congregation or Family. J' J _..u merviiuijjr protect us, now prostrate 112 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. before thee with our whole hearts, from all the snares of our enemies; through, &c. For the Preservation of Concord in a Congregation. O God, who art the giver of peace and lover of charity, pant to thy servants true concord and union with thy hoI;jr will, that we may be delivered from all temptations Which assault us; through, &c. Against the 'Persecutors oftJie Church, Hear the prayers of thy Church, O Lord, we beseech thee, and turn away thine anger from us ; that all ad- versities and errors being done away, we may freely and securely servq thee; through, &c. • In any Necessity. O God, our refuge and strength, the author of all godlmess, give ear to the fervent prayers of thy Church • throu'^h 1'''^ ask in laith we may eifectually obtain '; In any Tribulation. O Almighty God, despise not thy people who cry nnto thee in their affliction ; but for the glory of thy name, turn away thine anger, and help us in our tribula. tions ; through, «fec. In Time of Famine or Pestilence. Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, an answer to our hearty supplications ; and, thy wrath being appeased, turn away from us this famine (or pestilenc?) ; that the hearts of men may know that these scourges proceed trom thme anger, and cease by thy mercy ; through, &q. OCCASIONAL PBAiEBS. F(n- Forgiveness of Sins, 118 repent; mc^ifulirZird o,,r ,1 ^"""^-"^ -'""''" '^''O ful/U U.y ooLrndmen^sT'Jh^igh, ^0.""'^ '"' "'"'' '» for (Ae remyW a„^ Afflicled. tl.y.Mnjesty to pfoTe'^t fhy* i'S ^ItK^tt'i; ""'"f asaiatance, who truat in thv «. , ^"^ heavenly by thy continual p"?Jtio 7- tiZtXf ''^^»^"« t^eii serve thee, and fiv no t^mntt f v^ ""^ constantly thee i through, &!«f temptaUon be separated from A Prayer for Perseverance in Goodness. in go:fpurp"oLa"^d''ln''fh^^"f • """ ' ""y P^'^^vere •lutherto donef noLg?^ •'itf^ '"'^"' *■"'• ^' ' '«'^« for Heretics and Schismatics. Bio^ on'i^WwSsT""! ?"?' "•'"' »-* -"Pas- fcvorably ook dovvn unci n\h I"' T ^'"'"''' P''"^''.- the deceit of Sato™ ?hZ' 1, ^? 'T''." "''^ »<''''"=«'l '>y «.oved, the hea Uof u , a e ? mTv ,""'"f ^ ^'^'"°" '''^ to the unity of thy -u?h « rough i"^""'' ""^ ''='"™ For Jews. L . , ^.. a _ .»., lox uie blindness of that people; 10* 114 OCGilMONAL PRa "^Bt. that the light of thy truth, Christ our Lord, heing known to them, they /nay b* dolivered from their darkness: through, &c. For Pagttns. O almiffhty and everlasting God, who dewirest not the deatli but the life of sinners; mercifully accept our prayers, and, delivering pagans from the worship of idols, unite them to thy Church, to the praise and honor of thy glorious name ; through, &c. For our Friends. •0 God, who, by the grace of the Holy Spirit, hast poured into the hear Is of :hy fulthful the gifts of chari- ty ; grant to thy servants, for whom we implore thy mercy. ' alth both of body and soul ; that they may love thee wiui all U ir strength, and cheerfully perform those thm;^8 which are pleasing unto thee; through, &c. A short Recommendation to God. Into the hands of thy unspeakable mercy, O Lord, I- commend my soul and body ; my senses, my words, my thoughts, and all my actions, with all the necessities of my body and soul ; my going forth and coming in ; my faith and conversation ; the course and end of my life ; the day and hour of my death ; my rest and resurrec- tion with the saints and elect. Amen. For the Sick. V. Heal thy servants, O Lord, who are sick, and who put their trust in thee. R. Send them help, O Lord, and comfort them from tliy holy place. O almighty and everlastin^T ,. ^' -'-.q e+ernal salvation or them that believe in thee, u ;; u.^ i:\ behalf of thy 0CCA»I01I*L PHATEH*. Jjs Bcrvnnts Who aie iick; for whom we humbly crnve I. help of thy mercy, that their health being TcS„ For the Dead. O almighty and ctern.,1 (Jod, Nvho hast dominion over the hving and the dead, and art merciful t^a" uhon thou foreknowest shall be tiu.e by taith and ^Ld works we hurnblv beseech (hee, that tlfey, for whom vve la^ ttl7ZM 't • "t:; "P ?"^P-y«-' whether tMs I re^:^^^ wo. Id still detain them m the flesh, or the world to come hath already received them out of their bodies nvnZ he clemencv of thy goodness (all thy saints inlercedin^ or tnem), okain pai^on and full remission of "l ei .ins through our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who wl h thee wll'lft S^ ^r;"^^^^ -' reiU one^GoTwo'rM^ Before a Journey. May the almighty and merciful God direct us in th« way of pence and prosperity ; and may the Angel Rap^^^^^^^ accompany us m our ourney, that we may return to o^^ home with joy, in peace and safety. ^ ^ "" ^ Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy Lord, have mercy. Our Father, &c. V. have thy servants, O Lord. R. Who put their trust in thee. y f^A^n^ us help from thy holy place. ,[?. ^'J '' ^lefend T s .ut of Sion. P i;*' ^^'to "J O Lord, a tower of strength. R. From the face of the enemy. V. Let not the enemy prevail against us. V wl ^^^'ll!'^"'H^ify approach to hurt us. V. Blessed be the Lord from day to day R. Prosper thou our way, O God of A- salvnfion ''. »5iio\)( us thy ways, O lord. 116 (KCASIONAL FBAY£RS. R. And teach us thy paths. V. Oh, that our ways were directed, R. To k/^ep thy righteous hiws. V. Tlie ^ rooiced ways shall be made straight. R. And the rough places smooth. V. The Lord hath given his angels charge over thee R. To keep thee in all thy ways. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto thee. Prayer. Give ear, we be^sech thee, O Lord, to our supplica. tions, and farorably direct thy servants in the way of thy salvation ; that amidst all the changes of this our life and pilgnmage, we may ever be protected by thy help ; through, &c. ^ V. Let us go forth in peace. JR. In the name of the Lord. A Prayer before Study or Instructions. O incomprehensible Creator, the true Fountain of light, and only Author of all knowledge; vouchsafe we beseech thee, to enlighten our understandings, and to remove from us all darkness of sin and ignorance. L 1 hou, who makest eloquent the tongues of those that want utterance, direct our tongues, and pour on our lips the grace of thy blessing.] Give us a diligent and obedient spirit, quickness of apprehension, capacity of retaining, and the powerful assistance of thy holy crrace • ihat what we hear or learn, we may apply to thylioiior ana the eternal salvation of our own souls, through Jesus thribt our Lord. Amen. F)r a Hushand or Wife. O God, who hast ordained and panctified the holy eatote of matrimony, for replenishing the earth, for mi/- t ver thee supplica- e way of is our life thy help ; ntain of )uehsafe, ngs, and :norance. lose that on our jent and meity of ly grace ; ly lionor jh Jesus he lioly for m u- OOCASIONAL PRATERS. 117 andSirChnr!?h"' '"^ "' ^ *yP? ^^ *h^ ""ion Of Christ own will and i„eli„„,i,P„ in Vthings ^ Let ?"i Z trials and crosses of tln'u i;f« ;.,^ ""'fe»- i^ei not the Jesus Christ Amen """•"'" """>" "'"' "'«^. 'h^ouffh A /'raj-er/or Parents/or llumsekes and for their Children. cess of severity; and grant that, both by word a^d ex God, forever and ever. " ^ ""'' rcig«c8i one il8 OCCASIONAL FLAYERS. O Hea (jnly Father, 1 commend my children unto thee. Be thou tlieir God and Father; and mercifuLy supply whatever is wanting in me, through frailty or nejrlijrent'e. Stren„„t re ervc, witrr,nost "pettt Snt i'*^-^'™""'^ Far be it from me O I ,J1 ,. """""""X'"- % wisdom, and, m^, thfi to .J*''''''- ">? "'^'" "^ gn,ee, to strive to sul eit i will „f rPr''"" "^ "'y enprice of the creatuif irnow'r't^''""" '" '"" clioose the way in whieli li,. <^:"y "wn didst to the ChJ-rSam.,ern' ' Tl''' '" "^ '" •''« thy servant Laretb '• !„ , s, "^Vi^ l" "«• ^"''^ ; for am ready, if it be thv will .„ ^f "^ "' *''y '''"^t' ""<) I to thee for the remJi,rde ' .^fZT^"" "'^''<'"''"' " "'^'w thou Shalt deem Z wwt v .7.1^'^'' '". "'"'' "''«' »» my God, overruleTh,. * • ^ greatness. guide ti.ir projecracfo d^!^rti?",r^°'^" P'i"'""'' ""I eternal wisdom Lo,^ I 7^ . '® counsels of thine «r»cle of t™th,"since eiv anTwi-h" f"™," ""'« »" 'I'" that they also marSra tLl ?' P'f"™"''; g™"' faithfull/and wi?ho^ut™eser"e ™''°' *» "^ ^"^'""^ A Prayer in Time., ofO^reatened Calamity. Ha^et'y^!;;^:; Ts tdr.m"'?r ""'^ ™-'^"' «'"»■ % holy bloodXgire ,w bv v" ! T u f""''^ "" ''y thy holy blood; no^ l^d fortvW A^"""''' '"''' "' '>>' 120 IHebitations for et)er|) SDag in t[)e tOeek. FIRST MEDITATION. ON ETERNAL HAPPINESS. Preparation 1. Having put away all earthly cares and af- fections, say, — Come, Htily Ghost, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love. Prayer. God, who hast taught the hearts of the faithful, by the light of thy Holy Spirit, grant us, by the samA Spirit, to have a right understtuiding in all things, and continue to re- joice in his consolation ; through Christ our Lord. 2. Picture to yourself, as weU as you are able, the spacious and most beautiful mansions of the blessed, and in them God, with his holy angels, ifcc, ed iu Apuu. bat do I desire MONDAY. 12] ^^^'Tirt^^L'^rAi «■« bl-e-^ Virgin Bhall be united to Qidlld OM luu" "",?*»• ^'"«' "U l.iglmst »iU embrace tte Wert tuh'.^^^^ ^"x^™ the of contempt, and the InwL iTi l**" ""* !Klmixt.r8 any envy ^f IheTr supeJS '"''"^ ""' ''«'"*' ^'"»"' Lord," & r^. kSf ''*'' '" "•" <»"'» »f U« TTiird Point. other the glory of ^eTa'" P„ S'^'y °f *•>« ni«»i, and in- Co%wy. Give thanks to God that h^^ great reward for siirh slio-iw . • ' ^® "^ prepared a him. Reproach tCe tr f iT''' ^•'"" ^ ^^^d^'' "«to protection of the blessed Virgin m o^,^evotion to the thy patronage. Ax. ; ^ lo^ ^ " ^"'^ ' ^^ ^^^^ ^^ % to _ SECOJVD MEDITATIOIf. ON DEATH. preparation, swne as before for Sundav _Con8ider that«it ia annoinf^H *^ „ii -__ <-e^. -); but that the'Iafp horru^c:?Sn'' ^^r" 122 MEDITATIONS FOR THE WEEK. " the day of the Lord shall so come aa a thief in the night For when they shall say peace and security) then shall sud- den destruction come upon them." 1 Thess. v. 3. The wise man truly observes (Ecclea. ix.): "As fishes are taken with the hook, and as birds are caught with the snare, so men are taken in the evil time." Affections. Why, then, do I not hold myself in readiness every day and every hour, as Christ exhorteth ? Matt, xxiv.: " Be ye reaely, for ye know not at wluit hour the Son of man will come." Second Point. Consider how great may be at that time your bodily pain : on account of which, you may neither be able to pray, or to repent, or even to remember your sins. For that shall be fulfilled; Ps. xl. : " Thou hast turned all his couch in his sickness." Affections. " Therefore, while we have time let us do good." Gal. vi. 10. But, concerning this present time, it is said (2 Cor. vi. 2) : " In an accepted time have I heard thee, and in the djiy of salvation have I helped thee : behold now is the acceptable time, now is the day of salvation." Third Point. Consider in what great straits will thy soul then be, when it is about to leave the body, and knows not " whether it is worthy of hatred or love ;" whether it is to be received into heivvcn or thrust down into hell. The soul of Hilarion, who had served Christ for nearly seventy years, trembled at its departure from the body. " Why art thou afraid, my B(jul, to depart ?" said he. Job, also, at the prospect of death, says (x. 20), "Suffer me that I may lament my sor- row a little before I go, and return no mqi-e to a land that is dark, and covered with the mists of death." How much more cause for fear have you ! " But the souls of the just aie in the hands of God, and the torments of death shall not touch them." Wis. iii. 1. Affections. Would that T might so ponder these things, and so arrange my life, that I might be able to say, "To me to IJi e is Christ, and to die is gain." PbQ. i 21. TUESDiY. 123 Colloauy Accuse yourself to Christ of having neglected meditation on death, and promise him to amendT THIRD MEDITATIO]!^ ON JUDGMENT. Preparation, same as for Sunday. Imagine that you are standing as a debtor before Christ seated on his throne of judgment, and about to give an ac count of your hfe unto him. ^ First Point. Consider how the soul, released from the bonds of the flcHh, an(l forsaken by all, must stand before Christ its Judire when neither prayers nor tears shall avail, nor any excuse oe admitted, and when your guardian angel and the devil . sliall produce your good and evil deeds, c/ Point. *h?Tl'^'''' ^I'lJ'T f ^f '•'' '^'""'^ ^'^ ^^e'-nal exclusion frr.n, the vision of God and the society of the saints, bv far t Im greatest and most intolerable of all punishments Mechom. Oh, that I might never forget these things ! Uwt me not away from thy face, Lord." Ps 1 Let your Colloquy be the deprecation of so great miaeryr FIFTH MEDITATION. ON THE MERCIES OK GOD. Preparation, as before. Imagine to yourself all the gifts of God brought together at one tune, and placed before your eyes. First Point. Consider that God, from all eternity, sot his eyes upon you, and decreed that you should be created out of notlS unto everlasting salvation. Jer. xxxi. 8 : " I have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore have I drawn thee takmg pity on thee " Then, that he brought you forthTn the tune of grace, ph.ced you m the Catholic Chuich and pive you pious parents, Ac.; that he spared you going on tCl 7'f T" ^T "'-""^ d^^%'ers,and d'rew you Into the way of salvation, ■- " ■> wid penance that we might be delivered from our sins no? 11* 126 MEDITATIONS FOR THE WEEK. for his own, but for our sakes, for he has no need of us ; he might, without injury, have condemned us to eternal dam- "'i";iL. « Bless the Lord, oh, my sotd ; and let all that is within me bless his holy name." Ps. cu. Third Point. Consider the incomprehensible love of God towards us, in the institution of the most holy Eucharist, m ^vhich he gave himself to us for our food. "There is no other nation so grela that hath God so nigh them, as our God is present ^""jLaonf' Where is our love in return? " What shall I renX u^^^^^^^^ for all the tilings that he hath rendered *" Collquf' Beg of God not to withdraw his mercies from you. SIXTH MEDITATION. ON THK PASSION AND DEATH OF CHRIST. ^rf'iTi^l^'L Mount of Olives, at the foot of wWch Christ sweat blood; Mount Bion, on which was situ- Tted the city of Solyma, where he was accused, scourged, ^d condemned; md Mount Calvary, where he was crucified. First Point. Consider what passed in the garden, the agony, the bloody *T;£r 'mo will not suifer with 1^. -^ take fi.m his hand the cup of liis passion which he giveth to drmk ? Second Point. Consider what he suifered in the city, before Annas, Cai- , ^., . ... XI, „ ...p^i,j,..v Iniff'^tinors. scourffings, '^t'^yotl ill three Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; that the Son was made man oy taking flesh and " a human soul, by the operatitector '' ^ ''" "^'^ '^''' ''' "^^ '^'^'^'^^^ Vouchsafe, O my God, to conduct me by thy wisdom to restnnn me by thy justice, to comfort m^y thy' mercy, to defend me by thy power. "^ To thee I desire to consecrate all my thoughts, words ac ions, and sufferings; that henceforward I may S only ot Thee, speak of thee, refer all my acticn?to y Sl^ ^'^' ^"ff'^r willingly whatever thou shalt i.ord, I desire that in all things thy will mav bp /innp tXr '' '^ ''-' ^'"' ^"' in^he'minnTthat/lhou flni,^''^ ""^ -n^®. *"" enlighten mv understanding, to in- flame my will, to purify my body, and to sanctify m^ Give me strength, O my God, to expiate my offences OA ercome my temptations, to subdue my passions, and to acquire the virtues proper for my state. J5 T/ i?y^:r;^^ *«"^«r "ff-^^!-". for thy goodness, of tiie world. " "'^ "e.ghbor, and contempt 132 PllAYBRS AND DEVOTIONS. Let, ino nlwnys ronieinbcr to be submisBiyo to my su- periors, coiMleseeiuling to my interiors, faithful to my friondn, juui charitable to my enemies. A»HiHt me to overcome Hetmuaiity by mortification, avarice by almH-deedH, anger by meeknesH, and tepidity by devotion. () my tJoil, make me prudent in my undertakui}r», courageous in dangerw, patient in atiliction, and liumble In pro^*peritv. (;rant that 1 nuiy be ever attentive at my prayers, t. onr n,eat, and thy niont preei^^^H blood to bo our d.n.k: no vv.t can teach, n(,r underHlandinxr penetrate the hottonileHH depth of thi« thy charity. V^''^'rMe , 4. U »)od and ^m,cioii8 JesuH! who, having entered nto the pnh.„ of ()iive«, be^annt t<, fear and to be l.oavy ; whereupon thou «aidst to thy disciploH, mIsoZ ^v sorrorrM even vrUo death; and then Jeavinnirm kneeiedHt upon the ground, and falling flat on LfZ prayedst to thy Father, Jf it be possL. iHoJ^lnZ ini.sJromme. A,jd yet with perfect HubmiHWon, wholly eHi^r„edst thyself to hin,, nayin^r, Father, not rm Zf ^: ^.??«^, ^^^ gracious Jesus! who, inflamed with an n,efinT,le denire to redeem me, didst go to im^et t^^e •UKiTs.J^'l -ff-edst Judas the traitor to kSss thc^ •UK thyself o be taken and bound A^ith cords, and as a naU.factor disgracefully led by the basest of the people t< Annas, where with admirable meekness thou rere^v! edHt a cruel stroke on thy face, most unjustly given ^^^^^^^ l>y a vile wretch and slave. ^ ^ ® hnnnyi.^l'''''^ """^ ^'''*'^^^"' "^^""^ ' ^'>« ^ast led fast hound 1 ke a notorious malefactor from Annas to the m,Zlv,,^'-'^P'r/'^' ^'^^ priest, where the Jews most iinnn /h,; ~^"" i" '"j"* ""•"'i ?''" "^^^"^roua insolence spat upon thy meek and amiable face, bufieting thy cheeks 12 134 PRATERS AND DEVOTIONS. and l.lindfoldiiiff thine eyes, scornfully moekinj^, find maliciously allroutin^' llu'c with iiijuriew uU that night. 7. O good and {rracious Jesus ! wiio in the morning vast brought to (he presenee of Pilate, and with a most Bweet nd humble countenanee, casting thine eyes down, stoodst before him in the jndgnu'nl-liall; and when thou wast most falsely calumi'dated by the Jews, and many insulis and provocations were given thee, thou meekly heldst thy peace, and patiently' sull'eredst their unjust proceedings. 8. O good and gracious Jeaus ! who wast sent from rilate to Herod; he out of vain curiosity coveting to see HOiiie miracle at thy hand, denninded many thmgs of thee, and tJie Jews continuing their perverseness agiiiiiht thee; but to all these thy nieekness replied n(>t a vv(,rd: vvh' refore Herod and all his court desjustnl tlioe, and putlisig on thee a winte garment in scorn and derision, sent thee thus back again to I'ilate. O un- speakable lunnility and obedience to the will of thine enemies! thou wentst forth and returncdst again, and wast led iij:) and down from place to place whiiout j,*ainsaying, t>ut suffering them to do whatever they would. 11 O good and gracious Jesus! wlio in the judgment- hull wast siript naked, and without any compassion most cn;elly scourged. 'Tliere was thy blessed virginal and tt-ruler llesh torn with stripes, and altogether mangled and del'ormed; so that the streams of thy most precious blood ran down on every side upon the earth. 10. O good and gracious Jesus! after thy feharp and bh rAy scourging, to put thee to more shame and ton- fusion, as also to increase thy torments, they clothed thee with an old purj)le garment, and platting a 2rown of thorns, pressed it on thy holy head, till the sharp points piercv ^ thy temples, and thy most precious blood ran down and covered thy face and neck: they gave thee in derision ii reed fur thy sceptre, and kneeling fj/>\»rii l>afV)rn thee in scorri; saluted thee=i snviiifr, Hdil, Kirm of Uie Jews; then to\)k they tr.e reed out of thy PltAYERS AND DEVOTIO.VS. 135 l.reuthle».s: 'thou refusX m„ ?„ '', "^^^ "' "•""'J' "'"• rJf" ^?/"'^ """^ ^^nit-ious Jesus ! boiriff come to Monnf fountain, thy preeiouB blood gusheS int. '' •"" ^""^ " 14. U good iind griicious Ji'aus! who, hmmnn nn tl « OSS k^weei, two thieves, w„8t ass„a;d wXfw . 136 PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS. 15. O good and gracious Jesus! O good Shepherd I thus thou bestowedst thy life for thy sheep, and even after death still thou wouldst suffer for us, the sacred side of thy dead body being opened with a spear, out of which flowed water and blood. TItus at last ended a I thy sufferings; and thy enemies having slacked their thirst for thy blood, and being gone away, thy disciples came and took thy immaculate body down from the cross, reposed it on the knees of thy blessed Mother, and after all imaginable expressions of piety, reverence, and love, wrapped it up in linen, and laid it hi a sepulchre. Prayer. O mild and innocent Lamb of God, thus heartily thou didst love me, these things thou didst for me, these pains most patiently and lovingly thou sufferedst for me. What shall I render unto thee ? I adore and glo- niy thee, I praise thee and give thee thanks, with all the powers of my soul. Jesus, Son of the living God, King of kings, and Lord of lords. Hail, most glorious Redeemer of our souls, whose death quickens and gives life to the world. O blessed Saviour, have mercy on me, for thy good- ness' sake ; forgive me all my sins, destroy and mortify in me whatever displeaseth thee. Make me one accord- ing to thy heart, and grant that to the utmost of my power I may most diligently imitate thy holy life. O blessed Father of heaven ! behold I offer the most holy incarnation, life, and passion of thy dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ, in full satisfaction for all my sins, and perfect amendment of my life. Grant, most merciful Fatlier, for' the merits of thy only-begotten Son, to the living mercy and grace, and to the s(m'.s departed rest »nd iile everlastiivj. Amen. PBAYERS AND bEVOTlONS. 137 THIRTY DAYS' PRAYER W QUE H^irKSED EEDEKMEK, IN HOXOK OF HIS BITTEB PASSION. F*' the afflicted, dL ?eie7 ^r fi'T''"^"' my sorrows, and remedy my LrSvnnM / /^^^V.^^^l^S^ «^y«elf encompasBed with very eoSnt hn{ Jor succor, or to whom I may make my ^TAhLl ^^'' "i^ "^^^^ ^"*^ °^^'-^if"l Saviour, 7hl u , ^3 '''""^ confidence that thou wilt vouchsafe nat^L^^w^'^ ""^f -'^^ "^^ *^y ^'^"^^"^o with our human tinosi to unite thy divme person to mortal flesh fr.V man 8 Halvation, thou didst send thy angel to the ho Iv me n in for thT"" "^t»'-'\»-«mainedst, true God ai d womb '^^'' ^^ '""^ "^^"ths in her sacred By the anguish thou enduredst when, the time of thv &F?r'.? f--i»^- ni^i^, thou prayert to t1; ;^' inilh '«■' '^''' 'I '' ""'T ^"^'''^^^ that bitter dui moTtr T^'^'^'V ^'.'"^ ^^^"^ ' y^t concluding, witii a most perfect act of resignation, Not my will, but thine be % the outra^reous injuries, shameful disgraces, cruel b ovvs, contumelious blasphemies, forged witnesses raise accusations, and unjust i„df^nipnt v-hl i ■ ' innoiiiTif l.iniKf , +• "/v^"^' J""omemn, \vhidi mou, mnotuitLamb! patiently enduredst ; by the shackles 12* 138 PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS. wliioli fettered thy limbs, the tears which flowed from tliiiio eyes, the blood which trickled from thy whole body ; by the fears, sorrows, and sadness of thy heart ; by the shame thou reeeivedst in being stript of thy gar- ments, to hang naked on the cross, in the sigh t 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 witli vinegar and gall ; by thy side opened with a spear, whence issued blood and water, to refresh our souls with that living fountain of thy love and mercy ; by the sharp inails wherewith thy tender hands and teet were cruelly pierced and fastened to the cross ; by the recomraen- dation of thy departing soul to thy heavenly Father, saying, bito thij hands I conunend my spirit ; by thy piayinf, for thy enen)i88, Fither, forgice t^em^ f'*r lli^y know not what they do ; by thy giving up the ghost, when thou criedst out with a loud voice, My God, my Gwi, why hast thou forsaken me ? and then, bowing down thy most blessed head, saidst, // is consummated. By the great mercy thou showedst towards the peni- tent thief, saying, This day thou shall be with me in Paradise; by thy descent into Limbus, and the joy thou communicatedst to the just souls therein detained ; by the glory of thy triumphant resurrection, and the consoling appearance thou frequently didst vouchsafe 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 holy Mother and thy apostles, thou wast elevated into heaven ; by the miraculous coming down of the Holy Ghost in the form of liery tongues, whereby thou re- pleni^hedst the hearts of thy disciples with thy love, and gavest them strength and courage to plant thy faitl in the whole world ; by the dreadful day of gen- eral judgment, on which thou wilt pass sentence on all mankind. By all tnose sorrows, joys, passions, corapassit ns, and whatsoever else is dear io thee in heaven and or. yarth, PKAYERS AND DEVOTIONS. 139 take pity on mo, O comprmsionate Redeemer ! hear mv prayers, and j^rant mo that for which I now mokt hu7 h\y and heartily petition thee. [Mention hcret S you desire or reflect mentally upon if.] Give n.e O S eious Saviour, npcedily to experienci thy divh^' buS and corn ort who, aecording to the aecuston ed sweet nesH of thy tender he^rt, art wont to grant the requestfl < f Lose who feur and love tliee, even to theh Sh dcwe and satisfaction; bestow o'n me also, O blessed Jesus, a constant faith, a hrm hoj.e, a i)erfect charitv a true contrition, a sincere coniessiin a fuU sL fi^^ a d hgent guarding of myself from future fail us a contempt ot the world, a complete conquest of n vH^s" Bions, a zealous imitation of thy exemplary life and conversation, an entire accomplishment of my vovvs an ubsoluto mortihcntion of my self will, h willing r^dhi'^ss to die for thy love and honor, a final persevjral^e L grace and good works, a happy departire of nw soil out of this world, with my perfect senses about me ar"d with thy ho y sacrainents to strengthen me; thvse f O dear Jesus, to comfort me! thy sacred Virgin llothev with the saints, my particular patrons, to pmy Zml THE THIRTY DAYS' PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, IN HONOR OF THE SA3RED PASSION 3F OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, BY THE BTAOVT RECITAL OF WHICH, FOR THE ABOVE SPACE OF TIME rE^QU^E^T ''''''^'''^''''''^ ««^^ ^^" O^TA^N «UR LAWFUL ft is P'^'-"'^"'«^'y/2T;"ended as a proper devotion for every day In i^eiit, and all the f ndays throughout the year. Ever-glorious and blessed Mnrv. ouper of '--H-,., n.<.tl,e,- „f mercy, the hope n.dcoMo^ JPi^^l^ 140 PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS. desolate aoula ; through that sword of sorrow which piercoil thy toiulor hoart, whilst thine only Son Josua Christ our Lord sutlored deatii and ignominy on the crosa; through that tilial tenderness and pure love he had for thee, grieving in thy grief, whilst from his crosa he reconifnended thee to the care and protection of his beloved disciple St. John ; take pity, \ beseech tliee, ou my poverty and necessities ; have compassion on my anxieties and cares ; assist and comfort me in all my in- firmities and miseries, of what kind soever. Thou art the motiier of mercies, the sweet comforter and only ref- uge of the needy and the orphan, of the desolate and afflicted. Cast, therefore, an eye of pity on a poor child f f Eve, and hear my praytir; for since, in just punish- flient of my sins, 1 tind myself encompassed by a mul- titude of evils, and oppressed with much anguish of spirit, whither can I tly for more secure shelter, O amiable mother of my I^rd and Saviour Jesus Christ ! than to the wings of thy maternal protection? Attend, therefore, I beseech thee, with an ear of pity and com- passion to my humble and earnest request. I ask it through the mercy of thy dear Son : through that love and condescension wherewith he embraced our nature, when, in compliance with the. divine will, thou gavest thy consent ; and whom, after the expiration of nine months, thou broughtest forth from thy chaste womb to visit this world, and bless it with his presence. I ask it through that anguish of mind wherewith thy beloved Son, our dear Saviour, was overwhelmed on the Mount of Olives, when he besought his eternal Father to re- move from him, if possible, the bitter chalice of his i)as- siou. I ask it through the threefold repetition of his prayer in the garden, from whence afterwards, with sor- rowing steps, and mournful tears, thou didst accompany him to the doleful theatre of his death and sufferings. I ask it through the wounds and sores of his virginal flesh, occasioned by the c(»rds and whips wlujrewith ho was bound and scourged, when stripped of his seamless garmeiit, for wiiicli liis execuLioiiers afterwards cast PHAYERS AND DEVOTIONS. 141 11 he wL'LlZf ZmH' """ '*^'!"'"'"'- -her.. his biiUT tea™ and bCdy teS.n' ""'' " i'""''«'' 'mti„n, hi» »adne»H and Sf of llrt i""? '•""', ''''"'ff- the blood wluch Hick «l (V,Vn, f • , ' "'I* " "i">"gh when struek w tl dt h1 r ,■" '"^l' ""'' '"■<^'-'"" ''A l.i» crown of Tho ,t, it^kUtl' "'"^,' '■J!"' l"'''"'"^ *'"• torments he sufltred wh„,? j • ,'","*'''' "'" '^''"'•"eiating cned with h™";?:!!"' r -f •"f.^'^T «'t when ho exclaimed: 4 fW'^w, "",*''," """'^ >rs" the good tliief and .1,1 Ifi^ ■"" '"*=''")' "^'ended to l>reeio„s sou a„T BO t iH^ '';? '^'T't''"" »'' '"» i'ather before he ex^ ll 1 ' r'""^' "^ ^'^ "'"""•I it through the blood miVr/'"^'/' " ■^""'^<'- ' "^^ fiom ■-Saer^dXXrpirrceV,;'?,';: a^f 'r"* bitter pass":„, alrUVS^ dealh T th"" "'^' ■"" wh eh nature itself w°,..i-." "" ""' "oss, at burstin/orrofks rSi rjr, '"'».™7"'«io"«. by ihe earthquake, and d'ark^ss^o? t !" "V'" ''"'P'''' "'« it through his deacent i^L I, i ?" *!"^ """"'• ' ""k ence, he mi'reututended'']n o'h """ '"7 P''=- &oft aT^iP '^-?Sd InSVe' tn nA4 th ' /^ *^^« word. When thev went forth - x-.v.a.h th. guHpel. 1 ask It Von^h the awful ap." 142 PRAVERS AiNl> ^KVOTIOKS, pearnnce ot thy 8011, at the hwt dreadful day, when ho shall como to judj^'e the living and the dead, and the world by tire. 1 ask it throuj,'h the conipaHsion he bore thee in this lite, atid the ineffable joy thou didst feel at thine assumption into heaven, where thou Jirt eternally absorbed in the sweet contt'inplation of his divine per- fections. O glorious and ever-blessed Virgin ! coml'ort the heart of thy suppliant, by obtaining for me [Here mention your request under the condition of its beinff dgrenable to the will of G(hI]. And as I am persuaded my divine Saviour doth honor thee as his beloved Mother, to whom he can refuse nothing, so let me speedily experience the efficacy of thy powerful inter- cession, according to the tenderness of thy maternal atiection, and his filial loving heart, who mercifully granteth the rc(|uests and complielh with the desires of those that love and fear him. Wherefore, O most blessed Virgin, besides the object of my present peti- tion, and whatever else I may stand in need of, obtain for me also of thy dear Son, our Lord and our Ood, a lively faith, a firm hope, a perfect charity, a true contH- tion of heart, unfeigned tears of compunction, a sincere confession, an abstinence from sin, a love of God and my neighbor, a contempt of the world, and patience under all affronts and ignominies ; nay, even, if neces- sary, an opprobrious death itself, for the love of my Sav- iour Jesus Cli ist. Obtain likewise for me, O sacred Mother of God ! perseverance in good works, the per- formance of good resolutions, the mortification of self- will, a pious conversation through life, and, at my last moments, a strong and sincere repentance, accompanied b}' such a lively and attentive presence of mind as may enable me to receive the last sacraments of the Church worthily, and die in thy friendship and favor. Lastly, obtain, I beseech thee, for the souls of my parents, brethren, relations, and benefactors, both living and dead, life everlasting. Amen. TR AYKRS AND DEVOTIONS. Sia: Prayers of St. Bridget. 'mTciful lover of .UnVninf ^ "' •'^"'•'•'>^^-^»K and rno>t -'">m then didst nssu,: W,;;,.r" '•'"'", ^''^ '^'^ «'^ «orr()WH uluch did m'rc7ihvT 'l''""''/^" ^^'^'^c sharp -''"''^^ thou wast i' V i tZ."^'' T"^ ''"^'^^ prehended by thy chosen In .1 ' ' «^'n/li^cip]e, at), nesses, unjustly Jrr i^n'd k '' H*'"'^'^ ^^>' ^^^'"^^ ^^ii fhvchosen^dtyjn thfp'ilh H •'" ^''^^'••^' "^'•' "> "^ ^'ge of thy youth wnu^^^^^^^ '^'^ ''^^"nsh- l^t'-'ten, spurned sn^ „r f ""•^, ^-^^''^^^''^ned, bound. -Hi ci<;th!.d vvhh oX'r Tn s;.t'^tVM.^'\^ ^'^"-"-"^^ f^'f^Mi, spit upon ao-.in br'nH ' ^T* ^^''^''^^^'^'^^'^^ ''tifl! '^"'elly Lourled/cC'ned u1^h"'"t^^'' '" " I'illnr, mo.t ^-;^^ and afflict;i "Tt tn'n'^er 1;;':"%^'''"^'^ ^^"'^ ^^ ['••'ins, and injuries. O niv Ch V i^^^'f torn,ent.s, «nd merit of all that bittp7n.f i'''"'' ^>' ^^^^ '"^'"'''7 breathedst thy lasf up n ^ " '""^ "'^^"^^'^' '^^^f^"'^' ^^oj m. before mv de it! ? ''''.''"'' ^^"^hsafe to rrrant ^1} dcaca, uue contrition, ei tiro confess! ^ Hi PRATERS AND DEVOTIONS. ft fl(>wi?ijf fountjiin of tcnrM, full sntisfaction, jind plenary roinission of nil my Hiiis. Amen. () (.lost •rracloua Lord Jomua, bo propitioim to m6 a •i'UH»r. Our Father, iVc. Ilail, Mary, &c. U. () nioHt Hweet Lord Johuh, ever-Howing fountain of heavenly delltflitH, rennunber, 1 beHeeeh thee, that jjfrief and sorrow which thou didst Huffer when thy cruel ene- mies, liko tieivo lions, with furious and dreadful looks, compassiufr thee round nbout, did tear off thy hair, apit upon thy sacred face, scratch, bullet thee, and with all niauner of »inheard-of injuries, oulr.Mj^'es, and torments, did most cruelly a!id basely blaspheme, scorn, and affront thee. O most sweet Lord Jesus, by all those most bar- barous and inhuman outrajrea which thou didst suffer, Youchsale to deliver me from all my enefuies, visible and invisible, that, protectcil und(?r the shadow of thy winjrs, I may safely arrive at the port of eternal glory. Amen. O most jjrncioua Lord Jesua, &c. 8. O uu>st sweet liord Jesus, omnipotent eronrtor and fabricator of the world, and repairer of mankind, who containest both heaven and earth in thy hand, and whoso immensity no bounds can limit: remember, I beseecli thee, that bitter pain and anguish which thou didat en- dure, when the perfidious Jews [)ierced thy delicate and tender hands and feet with most rough and blunt nails, atretchintr them forth violently with cords to the holes they had made in the cross. Thus they heaped dolors upon dolors, most cruelly disjointing all thy bones, breaking all thy veins, and renewing aFl thy sacred wounds. O most aweet 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 neighbor. Amen. O most pious Lord Jesus, &c. 4. O most sweet Lord Jesus, heavenly physician of human nature, and eternal king; remember, I beseech tJiee. uL tho-ft bitter pains which thou didst endure in I" PII...V1SK8 AND DEVOTIONS, could (,„ c^'um^e I'u ,, '■''„r':;r',";-'''''',";' -J"'"' '"^''HlHMMJe t(rr.i A <>"""P<'(m.t Father, re- im-dVitudii Wi'm in h,. ,1... wJt;K«a, who lor thoir «I»''(I teura for us nZ r 1 1 i ^'^J«t coinmiserute und uiifjiy by that mercy thou didst shnw t,. fi, Vi • i?' tite cross, savinxr f,/him '#" • / T ^ "'*^ ^'"'^* "P<^" "^y Lord Sd mTc'd tshow^lhf 1?'^^'' ^^^' ''''''* »ow, and at the Lr of ^ Sif i^^L""^*^ ^^ -' O most sweet Lord Jesus, &c. t»r..<-. .oaipu^sioiMie thee, but only the blcsscnl Virfdi 146 PRAYERS FOR A HAPPY DEAIH. Mary, tliy mother, who, standing under the cross, in the bitterness of her soul, aecompanied thee in all thy tor- ments, unto whom thou didst commend tliy beloved dis- ciple Si. John in tliy place, sjiying unto her, Woman^ behold thy son! and after to that disciple, Behold thij another ! O most sweet Lord Jesus, by that sword which did then transpierce her sacred soul, and by the tender love arid compassion wherewith thou didst behold the sad distress of thy sorrowful mother, have pity and com- l>assion on me, I beseech thee, my dearest Lord, and mercifully help, comfort, succor, and assist me in all my tribulations, adversities, necessities, sorrows, and auf ferings, both spiritual and corporal. Amen. O most blessed Lord Jesus, &c. \ ►•♦« JJrascre for a flappji iHeatl). Hf. In the name of the Father, &c. Open thou our lips, O Lord, to bless thy holy name ; cleanse our hearts from all our wandering and distnurt- ing thoughts ; enlighten our understandings, and inflame our wills, that we may perform this holy exercise with due attention and devotion, and deserve to be heard in the presence of thy divine Majesty, through Christ our Lont. Amen. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Holy Mary, All ve holy Angels and Archangels, St. Abel, St. Abraham, St. John the Baptist, _ All ye holy Apostles and KYRngeliata, 1 f» ^'sion for us. ) Lord. I PEA^-KRS FOR A HAPPY DEATH. U^ All ye holy Disciples of our Lord, All ye holy Innocents, St. Stephen, St. Laurence, All ye holy Martyrs, St. Silvester, St. Gregory, St. Austin, All ye holy Bishops and Confessors, bt. Bennct, St. Francis, • All ve holy Monks and Hermits, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Lucy, All ye holy Virmns and Widows, I All ye Saints ot God, make int ' " -^ Be merciful unto us, and spare / i^oro Be merciful unto us, and hear us, O Lord. r rom thy anger, From an unprovided death, From the pains of hell. From all evil, From the power of the devil. By iny hativity. By thy cross and passion. By thy death and burial. By thy glorious resurrection. By thy admirable ascension, By the grace of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, In the day of judgment, I We sinners, beseech thee to hear us. That thou spare us, we beseech thee to hear us Lord, have mercy on U3. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Let us pr-y. ^ O God of mercy, strengthen us thy servants in thy «eaveihy ^rmcc, tnat at tiie hour of our death the enemy O r a- d 148 PRAYERS FOR A HAPPY DEATH. 1 may not prevail over us, and that we may deserve to be conducted by thy angels into everlat ing life, through our Jjord Jesus Christ. Amen. Almighty and most merciful Creator, who, to refresh thy thirstnig people in the desert, didst command streams of water to llov from the hard rock ; touch, we beseech thee, our stony hearts, and give us tears of perfect com- punction, that we may detest all sui, and thirst after the blissful and glorious sight of thee, our God, the Father the Son, and the Holy GMiost. Amen. O Lord Jesus Christ, Redeemer of the world, behold prostrate at thy feet a most ungrateful and perfidious creature. O my God, I have offended thee exceedingly in thought, word, and deed. My heinous crimes fixed thee to the Woody cross. To rescue me from eternal damnation, thou didst endure an agony of three hours on Mount Calvary. I am astonished and confounded at thy unwearied patience in supporting a most pro- voking and wilful sinner. From the very bottom of my heart I detest all my sins ; and because I love thee, and will love thee above all created things, T stead- fastly purpose, by the help of thy grace, never to offend thee more ; rather to die than commit one ijiortal sin. Amen. O Jesus, who, in thy prayer to thy Father in the garden of Gethsemani, wast filled with anguish and sorrow, which forced from thy trembling body drops of blood, trickling to the ground ; have mercy on us, have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on ua. O lesus, who wast betrayed by the kiss of Judas into the hands of thy enemies, wast seized and bound like a thi< f, and abandoned by thy disciples ; have mercy on us, have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. O Jesus, who, by the unjust verdict of the Jews, wast found guilty of death, brought like a malefactor before the tribunal of Pilate, mocked and derided by the im- pious Herod ; have mercy on us, have mercy on us, O AjUI'II, iliivc illcii;}- usi tin. O Jesus, who wnst stripped of th - garments, .and most L PBAYUKS FOa A HaITY DEATH. 149 Inhumanly scourged at the pillar; have mercy on us. have mercy on ua, O Lord, have mercy on us O Jesus, who wast crowned with thorns, blindfolded, buffeted, struck with a reed, clothed in derision with a purple garment, and in many other ways mocked and reviled ; have mercy on us, have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. y tiu'rto n »).st ^'riovous piiiwH, M-hich I, howcvor unwortiiy, d(» comnifmoiato, and hy thy most Hiwwd doatii tnul j)aHsi(iii, deliver ine from tho pains of hell, and ecMuiiiet ine whilher thy ineicy did condupt tho ponitent thief, who wjim erucHied with theo, wh(», with tho Father and rho Holy (]lho;T(t, livoHt and roinnoBt forovor. Anion. Pnti/ent on the Five Wounds of our Saviour. () Lord JoHUH Christ, I njost humbly adore the moHt Hiiered woinid in thy letY foot. I jrivo theo thnnkH for that ernel pain, sutVerod with ho much love and charity. I eondoh^ with theo ni thy tornuMilM, ana with thy nn)si atllieted Mother. I humbly ben- pardon for all my kIhs, whieh I lament more than "all imajrinable evils, heeauHC they ollenti thee, () intiinte tjoodneHs! And I resolve never ujore to sin. O! bring with me all sinners to a true eonversion, and give them light to discover the heint>nstiess and tlu. enormity of a mortal sin. Our Father, &e. Hail, Mary, &e. Glory, &e. O Lord Jesus (^hrist, I lnuni)lv adore the most .sacred wound in thy right foot. 1 give thee thaidis for that cruel p.Min, endured with so much love and chnrity. I condole with thee in thy torments, and with (hy most atHicted Mother. Grant 'me strength agaiiist all tempta- tions, and prompt obedience in the execution of thy Divine will. (Comfort, () .lesus, all poor, miserable nlllicted, tempted, and persecuted persons. ]\losl just Judge, govern tho-e who administer just'ce, and assist all laborers in the can> of souls, whet'hei among Chris. tians or Inlitlels. Our Father, c^'c. Hail. :\lary, »!l'c. Glory, «!tc. O I.oi-d Jesus Christ, I humhlv adore themost sncred wound in thy left hand. 1 give theo thar.ks for that PRAYEHS FOR A HAPPY DEATH. 151 crii(,l nnln endured with so much lovo and charitv T condole with theo n thv HuiYovintru nL si .? •^* * « '■l™ ""'' resBlute Willi the .-r,™tf fi„.J ,1 '"^ ""'""'""• «1^^™ '"e OiJr Father, «fee. w "nd'hl firble?:'d''i"'°1 '".""'^'7 ""ioro 'he -cred .-•.-■in. >o4 .!rtfd"tow„fr„H':? ^i^l^ f"'- "-? ni-MKs of divini. m-^ „ 1 f "" '^ ''""'«' «™'i- « J.^™'. '•""M.. V c"r ,, »! .: '" V"',r''' *? *■•'*' 'I'y ff"^- r>f sal vatiun all tho into Ihc w ^y «e M^h^ have gone astray, vhetW 162 mAYEllS FOR A H/ PPT DEATH. tlirou|j;h malice or ijjfnoranco. Subject unto thy sncred Yoke till iiifidulH, hereticH, und all tho onoiniuH of thy iioly Nmne. Our Futher, &c. Ijet us pray. O liord JcHUH Christ, God of my heart; by thoHo five Wouruln, which thy love for uh iullictt'd on thee, Nuceor thy servants whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. Amen. Most merciful Redeemer; by those ineffable tormontS; and the immense yrief which thou wast pleased to sutler for me, a contemptible creature, especially when thy blessed soul was bitterly separated from thy body, I humbly beseech thee to secure my soul at the hour of its departure, nnd comfort me then, as thou didst tho penitent thi«if, with tho blessed assurance that I shall be with'thoe in Paradise. Amen. Liit ua say thrico tho " Our Father," and the " Hail, Mary," in uioinory of the throe hours our Redooujer hung upon tho cross, for tho souls of tho fjiithful departed in tliis cony;ro{jfation. " Our Fatliur," have mercy on me. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) Jesus, have mercy on me, O God of compassion, and forgive the many and great offences 1 have committed in thy sight. Many have been the follies of my life, and great are the miseries I have deserved for my ingratitude. Have mercy on me, dear Jesus, for I am weak ; O Lord, heal me, who am unable to help myself. Deliver me from setting my heart upon any of thy creatures, which may divert my eyes from continually 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 despise all worldly vanities. Have mercy on all sinners, O Jesus, I beseech thee; turn their vices into virtues, and making them true ob- servers of thy law, and sincere lovers of thee, bring them to bliss in everlasting glory. Have mercy also on the souls in purgatory, for thy bitter passion, I beseech thee, and for thy glorious name, Jesus. THE PSALTEH OF JESUS. Jgj ^ O blessed Trinity, one eternal God, have ,ne, y on Holy Gils'"' ^ *" ^''"'''' ""■* '» ""> S""- «"'l to the ^oHkwithouTeni" 'tt*^""""^' '" — "<» '»-- Oar Father, &c. Hail, Mary, &c. Second Petiiion. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. - Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,' S help me. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) sucjirra^ral^p^iir/^tt---'--"^'" witT'deXt'o^Cl •"■™"''''* "^ """^' ™d i-fl-n-^d wiui aesires ot thy glorious presence. fuund^':;:„•s°^vr^cth'7onr "c'r %''^ » •'-'»^«- eomfort,'and the l^neht Others ' """' '° "^ "^'^^ Have meroy on all sinners, '&o. Third Petiiion, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ^strengthen me. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) Jesus, strengthen me in soul and body, to please thp« m domg such works of virtue as may hrZmeVthl everlastmg joy and felicity. ^ ^ ^^ *° ^^'^ Grant me a firm purpose, most merciful Snvionr t^ amend my life, and atone for' the years past : ' ' Ihose years which I have misspent to thy displeasuro m vam or wicked thono-hts woX .i^pj " 1- -fP .?®"^®' toms. - 3'""; • -^.vi.,, aeeua, una evu eus- ir»6 THE rSALTER OF JEBU8. Make m) henrt obedient to thy will ; and ready, for tliv love, to perform all the works of mercy. Grant mo the giftn of the Holy GhoHt, wliich, throujrh a virtuous life, and a '^ovout frequenting of thy raoHt holy Huor iments, may at length bring me to thy heavenlv liin^'doni. Have nierey on all siiiners, &.c. > Fimrlh Petition. comfort me. J08US comfort ^ne, and give me grace to place my ehief, my only joy and felicity in thee. Send me lieuvenly nieditntionH, Hpiritnal 8weetnes«, and fervent desires of thy glory ; ravish my soul with the contemplation of heaven, where I shall everlastingly dwell with thee. Bring often to my remcnjbrance thy unspeakable goodness, thy gifts, ami thy great kindness shown to me. And when thou bringest to my mind the sad remem- brance of my sins, whereby I have so unkindly ott'ended thee, comfort me with the assurance of obtaining thy grace, by the spirit of perfect penance, purging awav my guilt, and preparing me fur thy kingdom. Have mercy on all sinners, &.c. Fifth Petition. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ^ Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, > make me constant, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) Jesus, make me constant in faith, hope, and charity, with continuance in all virtues, and resolution not to offend thee. Make the memory of thy passion, and of those bitter pains thou sutferedst for me, sustain my patience, and refresh me in all tribulations and adversity. THE rSALTER OF JESUS. 157 i-n^f^'r* n? ®T *^«!^/a8t the doctrines of thy holy Ltd'l?"""' ' ^' " ^^"^'^"' frequenter ^ofii Let no false delight of this deceitful world blind me. no^ HcBhly temptation or fraud of the devil shaSe my M;ir heart, whi"h has forever set up its rest in thee; and IS resolved to give up all things for thy eternal re! Have mercy on all sinners, &c. - Our Lord J-n. Chri.t hnmbled him«>lf, becoming ob«llent onto ealh even Uie dtath of the croM."— PAi* iils. ' Hear these my petitions, O most merciful Savio .- sider them, that they may prove easy steps; whereby mv soul may clmib up to the knowledge, love, and perfbr7 ance of my duty to thee and to m^ neighbor throuSi the whole course of my life. Amcnf ^ ' ^ Our Father, &c. Hail, Mar^, &,c. I believe m God, &.C. Part H. " At the nam. of Jeins," Lc-PAU, H. 10, 11, as befor* Sixth Petition. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) ,. , Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, J*^"g"ien me with spirit. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) "^^ wisdom. Jesus, enlighten me with spiritual wisdom, to know tetth'ef ^" ^'^^^ ^'""^'^-^^^^ - --^^ - diSn^: ::^^:^ sr ^^ ^-^^ -^ tilUtTVi^K { "^^y wisely proceed from virtue to virtue, Majesty^^ ^"""^^ ^* ^' "^'^^ '^«^«" ^^ % S^^^ons Permit me not, dear Lord, to return to those sins for 14 168 THE PSALTER OF JESUS. which I have sorrowed, and of which I have purged my- self by confession. Grant me grace to benefit the souls of others by my good example, and to convert those by good counset who have used me ill. Have mercy on all ainners, &c. Seventh Petition. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ^ Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, > grant me grace to fear thee. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, } Jesus, grant me grace inwardly to fear thee, and to avoid all occasions of otfending thee. Let the threuts of the torments which shall befall sin- ners, the fear of losing thy love and thy heavenly inher- itiince, ever keep me in awe. Let me not dare to remain in sin, but call me soon to repentance ; lest through thine anger the dreadful sen- tence of endless death and damnation fall upon me. May the powerful intercession of thy blessed Mother and all the saints, and, above all, thy own merits and mercy, O my Saviour, be ever between thy avenging justice and me. Enable me, O my God, to work out my salvation with fear and trembling ; and may the apprehension of thy sacred judgments render me a more humble and diligent suitor at the throne of grace. Have mercy on aii siimtrs, &c. grant me grace truly to love thee. Eighth Petition, Jesus, Jesas, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ^ Jesus, grant me grace truly to love thee for thy infinite goodness, and those great bounties 1 have received, and hope forever to receive, from the? Let the remembnince of thv kindness and patience con- quer the malice and evil inclinationsof m v pervnrse nature THE PSALTER 01 JESUS. 169 Let the corsideration of my many deliverances and thy gracious calls and continue'd protection throS li?^ shame me out of my ingratitude. ^ ^ And what dost thou require of me, for and by all thy rrrmTinr/g^o^odr ^'"^ ^"' "'^'^"* ^— *^- . ?o.^I dear Lord! my whole life shall be nothing but a desire of thee; and because I truly love thee, I will most diligently keep thy commandments. Have mercy on all sinners, &c. Ninth Petition. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) , ' .Tesus, Jesus, Jesus, } ^'"^"^ ^^ ^^^e *to remem- Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, 3 ^^^ "^7 <^eath. Jesus, grant me grace always to remember my death, and the great account I then must render; that so beini? kept continually disposed, my soul may depart out of this world rightly in thy grace. Then by the gracious intercession of thv blessed Mother, and the assistance of the glorious St! Michael deliver me from the danger of my^soul's enemies and hou?of ar'^ ""^^'^' ^ ^'''''^ t^^«' help me at the Then, dear Jesus, remember thy mercy; and turn not for my offences, thy face away from me. ^ Secure me against the terrors of that day, by causinrr me now to die daily to all earthly things.^^ncf to S ni}^ continual conversation in heaven. Let the remembrance of thy death teach me how to esteem my life; and the memory of thy resurrection eiic()urage me cheerfully to descend into the grave Have mercy on all sinners, &c. Tevah Petition. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) , , Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, > ®^"^ °^® "^re my purga- T/i<3iia IV.™,. - T , i torv •.'v.Tuo, .jcnurr, jcmUS, J ^ ' Jesus, send me here my purgatory, and so prevent the 160 THE P'ilLTER OF JESUS. torments of that clt;ansing fire, which, after this life, awaits unpurged souls. Vouchsafe to grant me those merciful crosses and afflictions, which thou seest are necessary to break off my affections from all things here below. Since none can see thee that loves any thing but for thy sake, permit not my heart to find here any rest but in seeking after thee. Too bitter, alas! will be the anguish of a separated soul that desires, but cannot come to thee, clogged with the heavy chains of sin. Here then, O my Saviour, keep me continually morti- fied in this world; that, purged thoroughly by the fire of love, I may immediately pass into the everlasting pos- sessions. Have mercy on all sinners, &c. •' Our Lord Jesus Christ humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death even the deatli of the cross." — Phtl. ii. 8. Hear these my petitions, &c., as before. Our Father, &c. Haii, Mary, &c. I believe in God, &.C. Part IE. " At the name of Jesus," fitc— PA«. ii. 10, 11, as bejore. Eleventh Petition. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^j Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ^ « company. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) . Jesus, grant me gracp/to fly evil company; or if I chance to come among such, I beseech thee, by the merits of thy uncorrupt conversation among sinner«, iirfis(>rve me from beinsr overcome I v anv temptations to mortal sin. THE rSALT£B OF JESUS, 16] Make me, O blessed Lord, to remember a. ways with dread, tluit thou art present and hearest; who wiltluZo us jiccordmg to our words and actions. ^ ^ How, then, dare I converse with slanderers, liar8,drunic. ard., or swearers, or such whose discourse is either quar- rcLsome, dissolute, or vuin ? ^ Repress in me, dear Jesus, all inordinate afFection for the pleasures ot taste and of the flesh; and ffrant uie grace to avoid all such as would excite he fire^f these unhappy appetites. ^^^ May thy power defend, thy wisdom direct, thy fatherly pity chastise me, and make me so to live he/e umo2 rne'i; as may ht me for the conversation of angels heri Have mercy on all sinners, Jesus, I bese.ch thee • turn their vices into virtues, and having made them true observers of thy law and sincere lovers of therb 1' them to bliss in everlasting glory. *= Have mercy also on all the souls in purgatory, for thv bitter passion, I beseech thee, and for thy glorious nlml O blessed Trinity, one eternal God, have mercy on Glory be to the Father, &c. Our Father, &c. Hail, Mary, &c. Twelfth Petition. , Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) , . Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, JS^''^"* ^^ ffrace to call Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, 3 ^^^ ^^'P *<> thee. hphf f?;F'''''"^ '!]^rP!^^ i" «" my necessities to call for he 1, to thee and taitntully to remember thy death and renurroition for me. M.JTv^ ?""'' ^^ ^^''^ ^"^ '"y ^"^«' ^'h« wouldst lay down onl 1 t \ZTl '■'"'"'"•• r ''''"'' '^'^^" "^** «^^« "'^' who coujdst take it up acrain for rnv i-vawn ^ Whom have 1 to invoke but t/iee, O my Jesus, whose K 14* 162 THE PSALTER OF JESUS. own blessed mouth has pronounced, Call upon me in Ike day of trouble^ and I will relieve thee ? , , . j j Thou art my sure rock of defence against all kinds of enemies ; thou art my ever present grace, able to strength- en me to fight and conquer. In all my sufferings, therefore, in all my weakness and temptations, will I c )nfidentlv call upon thee ; hear me, O my Jesus, and when thou hearest, have mercy. Have mercy on all sinners, &c. Glory be to the Father, &c. Our Father, &c. Hail, Mary, &c. Thirteenth Petition. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ persevere m Taaiia JoailB. .lAniin. > . .* ss- virtue. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ^ Jesus, make me to persevere in virtue and a good life ; and never to draw back from serving thee, till thou bringest me to my reward in thy kingdom. In all pious customs and holy duties, in my honest and necessary employ moi its, continue and strengthen, Lord, both my soul and body. Is my life any thing but a pilgrimage upon earth towards the new Jerusalem, at which he that sits down, or turns out of the way, can never arrive 1 O Jesus, make me always consider thy blessed ex- ample, through how many and great pains and how little pleasure thou pressedst on to a bitter death ; because it is the way to a glorious resurrection. Make me, O my Redeemer, seriously ponder those severe words of thine. He only that per severes to tJie end shall be saved. Have mercy on all sinners, &c Glory be to the Father dtc. Our iFather, &c. THE PSALTER OF JESUS. Fourteenth PetUimi. 163 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) . Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, J ^^"* ^^ grjce to fix Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, > ^^ ™^^*^ ^^ ^^^e. Jesus, grant me grace to fix' my mind on thee ; espe- cially in the time of prayer, when I aspire to converse , directly with thee. Control the wanderings of my mind and the affections of my heart ; repress the power of my spiritual enemies, who could then draw off my mind from heavenly things, to thoughts and imaginations of vanity. So shall I, with joy and gratitude, behold thee, as my deliverer from all the evils I have escaped, and as my benefactor for all the good I have received or can hope for. 1 shall see that thou thy very self art my oniy 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 be eternally happy. beloved of my soul, absorb all my thoughts here, that I may become worthy to behold thee for evermore face to face in thy glory. Have mercy on all sinners, &c. Glory be to the Father, &c. Our Father, &c. Hail, Mary, &c. Fifteenth Petition. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) . . , Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, >^^® °^®,.f f ^^<> ^^^e' Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) ^^ ^^^® ^^ *^®®- Jesus, give me grace tc order my life to thee, heartily intending and wisely designing all the operations of my body and soul, for obtaining the reward of thy infinite blLss and eternal felicity. For what else is this' world, but a school to discipline 164 THE PSALTER OF JESUS. souls, and fit them for the other'' And ho r are Ihoy fitted for it but by an eager desire of enjoyin^^^ God, their only end? Break my forward spirit, O Jesus; raake it humble and obedient ; ^rant me grace to depart hence with a contempt for this world, and with a joyful hope of com- ing to thee in the next. Let the memory of thy passion make me che '.fully j embrace all occasion:-} of suffering here for thy love ; L whilst ray soul breuthos after that blissful life, and un- ] mortal glory, which tiioa hast ordained in !.eaven for ihy servants. Jesus, let me frequently a.Kl atkntlvely eonsider, that whatsoever I gain, if I lose thv-e, tXi m lost; and whatsoever I lose, if I gain thee,al' J- jauied. Have mercy on all sinners, & c. *' Ou,' Lord Jesas Christ hambled himseif, beooming obedient onto death even the deatli of the cross.'*— PAi/. ii. 8. mear these my petitions, &c., as before, • Our i'athei; &c. Hail, Mary iScc. 1 believe in Gocli ho* are (hey od, their humble } with a of eom- eeiflilly ly love; i and iin- for Ihy onsider, 4t; and Dtodeatb 165 Prasere for tl)c Station©, OR THE WAY OF THB CROSS. PREPARATORY PRAYER. T}i£ priests and acolythsy kneeling before the altars say as follows: ; '■^'i'i.'O Jesus, our adorable Saviour, behold us prostrate at thy feet, imploring thy merey for ourselves, and for the souls of all the faithful departed. Vouch- safe to apply to us the mfinite merits of thy passion, on which we are now about to meditate. Grant that while we trace this path of sighs and tears, our hearts may be so touched with ifontrition and repentance, that we may be ready to embrace with joy all the crosses and sufferings and humiliations of this our life and pilgrimage. V. Domine, labia mea ape- K Thou shalt open my "es. Up8,OLord. Ji. Et OS meum annuntia- bit laudem tuam. V. Deus, in adjutorium meum intende. B. Domine, ad adjuvan- dum me festina. V. Gloria Patri, «kc. E. Sicut erat. Ji. And my mouth shall show forth thy praise. V. God, come to my as- sistance. Ji. O Lord, make haste to help me. y. Glory be, V. Lofd, have mercy jpon mine. us. R. Miserere nostri. Ji. Have mercy upon v V. FideliuDi animae, per, V. May the souls of ihs Ac. faithful, i.^ l Dun. ,.„.ieba.'Kr'' ''?s;«^';vrrfrtKr-'^"*' ^rZnrJ ^ 7 '' '''''•^ "'^^^^ the verse, in order, and tZ rest 0/ thr people repeat after each verse : R. Sancta Mater, istud agau, Crucifixi fige plagas Cordi meo valide. Holy Mother ( pierce me thronch • III my lieart each wound renew ' mlh tf cle ^ ^"^ "'^ "''y "« "^"^-d frl the ^. Quip moBrebat et dolebat ; na Mater, cum videbal Nati ptenas inclyti. «. Sancta Mater, Sec. Act of Contrition, tjhc, aa hefov Pater, Ave, d'c, aa be/ore. SJie beneath beholds the parJS u^'n?"'y'ng glorious Son. Holy Mother, &o. iTfftlj 5btatfo«. THE CROSS IS LAID UPON SIMON OF CTRENE F: Adoratnus te. Aa v. We adore thee, Ac. H Quia per, lari Dolentem cum Filio \ R. Sancta Mater &c. Tan the human lieart refrain From pnrt .-iking jn her nain^ In tltat M< tiler's paiit untoli/ F Holy Motlio &c. STATIONS OF THE CROSS. 171 fiebenti) Statfon. JESUS FALLS A SECOND TIME. V. Adommus te, Haw hill) liai)j[; in laga« Cordi rneo valide. R. ^' kticia Mater, &c. Holy Mother ! pierce me through; in niy heart each wound renew Ol my Savioi'.r crucified. Holy Mother, &c. a:U)elfil) Statfott. JESUS DIES UPON THE CROSS. V. Adora.rvus te, ifec. V. We adore thee, e, receive our prayer, who for us vouchsafed to be thy Son. Act of Contritifm, ct'c, as he/ore. Pater fiontrr, itc, as before. f Fno mo tconm pie llt're, Om-itixo I'ouiiolt're, Doiu'O ejio vixoro. R. SaiicU Matur, &.o. L««t !iiu miii|(lu tc riobifl flagellatus est, was scourged, loaded with crucoin portavit, ot fuit cruci- his cross, and crucified, fixus. R. Amen. ^ Amea -•-•^> L bia (Irucis, or Jlragers for tl)e Stations. ANOTBKB FORM FOR PRIVATE USE. Preparatory Prayer. Receive, holy Trinity, tliis my dutiful service, which I offer unto thee in union with the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Virgin, and all the Saints, to the glory of thy divine majesty, in satisfaction for my sins, in remembrance of our redemption, and to obtain for the departed rest, for the living grace, and for all everlasting glory. To thee be praise, and honor, and glory, blessed Trinity, forever and ever. Amen. Statfon SfivBt. CHRIST IS CONDEMNED TO DEATH. He willingly submitted to that unjust judgment, that he might deliver thee from the sentence of everlasting damnation. Ant, The wicked have said, reasoning with them- selves, but not right : Let us lie in wait for the just, for he is contrary to our doing : he boasteth that he hath the knowledge of God, and calleth God his Father. Let us see if his words be true. If he be indeed the Son of God, he will dehver him out of our hands. Let us condemn him to a most shame- fui death. ^Hv lii'T'^: STATIONS OP THE CROSS. 179 Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father. Hail, Mary. V. God spared not his own Son. B. But deHvered him up for us all. V. He was offered up, because he himself do* sired it. JR. And he opened not his mouth. V. Lord, hear my prayer. li. And let my cry come unto thee. Prayer. Lord Jesus Christ, who out of the bosom of the Father didst descend from heaven to earth, nnd didst shed thy most precious blood for tlie remission of our sins ; we humbly beseech thee, that in the day of judgment we may be found worthy to stand at thy right hand, and to hear thee say unto us "Come, ye blessed," m I.I 1.25 U 1 1.6 7] w/ y Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 d^ V \ :\ ^^ \ ^ '^Q-o- c^ ^^^r<> ri,-^"' ^ ^v- U.x 182 STATIONS OF THE CROSS. Our Father. Hail, Mary. V. God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. E. By whom the world is crucified unto roe, and I unto the world. V. faithful cross, thou peerless tree ! R No forest yields the like of thee, leaf, flower, or bud. V. Lord, hear my prayer. B, And let my cry come unto thee. Player. Lord Jesus Christ, &c. ' * Statron SStlvtb' CHRIST IS MET BY VERONICA. How excellent a mirror did Veronica obtain in the imatre of the face of Christ ! Do thou ever contem- plate thyself in that mirror. Ant. Behold, we have seen him without beauty or comeliness, despised and the most abject of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with infirmity, and his look was as it were hidden and despised ; whereupon we esteemed him not. ^ His appearance is without honor among the living and his beauty among the sons of men ; yet he is beautiful above nil the children of men ; by whose bruises we are healed. Lord, have mercy, &c. Our Father. Hail, Mary. F. Lord God of Hosts, correct us. R. Show us thy face, and we shall be saved. V. Turn not away thy face from us. r» >t-:j.i 1 aK— 4._5 :„ j: — ^^^^..,.^ £i,» jDiiUiiUcr iuuvc buy qcxvu.ui,3 lu uiopicosuio. s we are 8TATI0K8 OF THE CROSS. 183 V Lord, hear my prayer. a. And let my cry come unto thee. Prayer. Lord Jesus Christ, S bitter; I gave thee rdri,7oL "f ,1^/ 'Tt water of sal™»ion „„j .u V °' '"* ''o<'k 'he vinegar and Pa 1 • Wha "TiT't'I^' "'« "> •J^nk for ^>ee, thatYhave noU^n:'? ' "^^ """"^ """■- Lord, have mercy, . THE BODY OF CHRIST IS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS AND LAID UPON THE KNEES OF HIS MOTHER. * Consider the vehement anguish of Mary's soul when she received in her arms the dead body of her Son taken dowr^ from the cross, and laid him on her knees. Love caused her so great grief, and made her truly a martyr. What love and sympa- thy dost tliou feel for thy Saviour ? Ant. To what shall I compare thee, or to wbnm Biiali I hken thee, O daughter of Jerusalem ? To 188 STATIONS OF THE CROSS. what shall I equal thee, virgin daughter of Sion ? Great as the sea is thy desolation. mo- ther of mercy, make me to share with thee the death of Christ ; make me a partaker of his passion. Lord, have mercy, &c. Our Father. Hail, Mary. V. Through thee, Virgin Mary, may we obtain sanation, M. From the wounds of Christ. F. holy Jesus, grant me to obtain, through thy mother, M. The crown of victory. V. Lord, hear m/ prayer. R. And let my cry come unto tfiee. Prayer. Lord Jesus Christ, ««. Amen. '"otiier, to be our Mother also. n. The Ymtation. B^edTirgTSvl'" f '"ystery, how the i 'hat her coK?e Ll^f. «"'^'"? ^om the angel ' «ith haste into tL mountins nfl r^''"*'^' "«»' bearing her Divine Son win • Z""^** *° ^^^ her, mainel with her ftree ™on ? ''"■ "°"''' «»<» '- Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Glory be, &o. Let us pray. br^'thXagTar t h- r °' °^ ''"-% ; visit thy holy cofsin «.%■■"'","'' ™'>^«'l 'hce to M j^ 194 THE ROSARY OF THE III. The Birth of our Saviour Christ in Bethlehem, Let us contemplate, in this mystery, how the Blessed Virgin Mary, when the time of her deliv- ery was come, brought forth our Redeemer, Jesus Christ, at midnight, and laid him in a manger, be- cause there was no room for him in the inns at Bethlehem. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Glory, ation, presented the child Jesus in the' Temple, where holy Simeon, giving thanks to God, with great devotion received him info his arms. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Glory, (fee. Let us pray. Holy Virgin, most admirable mistress and pattern of obedience, who didst present the Lord of the Temple in the Temple of God'; obtain for us. of thy blessed Son, that, with holy Simeon and J MOST BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. 195 devout Anna, we may praise and glorify him for- ever. Amen. ^ V. TU Finding oftiui Child Jesus in the Temple. Let us contemplate, in this mystery, how the Blessed Virgin Mary after having lost (through no fault of hers) her beloved Son in Jerusalem, sSuijht him for the space of three days ; and at length found h.m m the Temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors hearing them, and asking them questions, being of the age of twelve years Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Glory, c. Let us pray. most Blessed Virgin, more than martyr in thy suffermgs, and yet the comfort of such as are afflicted; by that unspeakable joy wherewith thy sou was filled, when at length thou didst find thy well-beloved Son in the Temple, teaching in the. midst of the doctors ; obtain of him that w? may so seek him and find him in his holy Catholic Church as never more to be separated from him. Amen ' Salve Regma &c., Hail, holy Queen, &c. ; with y. and M. ; and prayer, " Hear, merciful God." &c., as given p 191 ; or else, " God, whose only- begotten Son," wTHE KOSARY OF THE Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, bore the heavy weirrht of our sins, obtain for us of him, through thineln- tercession, courage and strength to follow his steps, and bear our cross after him to the end of our lives! Amen. V. The Crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us contemplate, in this mystery, how our Lord Jesus Christ, being come to' Mount Calvary was stripped of his clothes, and his hands and fe#>t nailed to the Cross, in the presence of his most af- flicted Mother. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Glorj% &c. Let us pray. Holy Mary, Mother of God ; as the body of thy beloved Son was for us stretched upon tha Cross, so may we offer up our souls and bodies to be crucified with him, and our hearts to be pierced with grief at his most bitter Passion ; and thou, most sorrowful Mother, graciously vouchsafe to h'r^lp us, by thy all-powerful intercession, to accomplish the work of our salvation. Amen. Salve Regina, or Hail, holy Queen, &c. Prayer. Hear, merciful God, &c., or God whose only-begotten Son, (fee. ' A SHORT METHOD OF RECfTlNG THE ROSARY OP TfJP BLESSED VIRGIN. The Sorrowful Mysteries /or Tuesdaijs and Fridays. The agony in the garden— virtue of resignation. J he scourging of our Lord— virtue of mortification. 1 he crowning with thorns— virtue of humility The carrying the cross— virtue of patience. Tue crucifixion— virtue of the love of our enemies. -MOST DLESSED VIRGIN MARY. 199 I The Resurrectum of our Lord from the dead. Lord JeTusa^^^^ '-w our roas affnin the th iJ Ho^- ^ gloriously over death. Let us pray. Son, we beseech thee obtafn forul "f h L ^1, ,'""' II. The Ascension of Christ into Heaven. Our Father. Ten H J Z^s atyfS " Let us pray. 'vas parted from thcrv. . , ^P^stles, as he m£. to Jr:p rp^eXSit r » iialf, that we maveniov th. K...«.„ J , • , pur be- half, that we ma> e^joy^^h; bTn^fiJs olVAT'^" ne liereon --1^^ ^^"f&ts of his blessing. "«, iuie on cai ui, and Hereafter in heaven. and of thine Amen. aoo IHE ROSART 01 TH8 I in. The Descent of the Holy Ghost on the Aj^stles, Let us contemplate, in this mystery, how the Lord Jesus Christ, being seated on the right hand of God, sent, as he had promised, the Holy Ghost upon his Apostles, who, after he was ascended, re« turning to Jerusalem, continued in prayer and sup- plication with the Blessed Virgin Mary, expecting the performance of his promise. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Glory,