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We haTetffiflD and emmilBed the Notbna in honor of St. Frakcos Xavixr, translated into Eng- lish, and recommend the same to all the &ithful of our Diocese. f JQ, Bishop of Montreal. Montreal, 16th Fehruaiy, 1860. Registered aoeording to the Act of the Provincial Legislature, in the year CHie thousand eight hun- dred and fifty, in tbe Registrar's Office of the l^royince of Oapada. BNA in [>£i]g- uthful eal. vincial ithun- of the PREUMtNARY OBSERVATIONS OM nOB PPB TQ Thb Emerrace shown to the Baihte i& but the development o£ the Artido of the Groed; <^I belwNftin tka (bvfimmdon of Saints.'' From oiir Fathers in the^faith^ mi fvoipi, iha primitive age% of 12 PRi;j.IM{Ni^Ry OB^ERYATIOlfS. Jesus Christ, are to be venerated by the faithful, because they have been the living members of Jesus Christ, the temples of the Holy Ghost and shall be raised up again to eternal life and glori- fied by him." (Con, Trid. Sess. 25). May we not say that the virtue of the just man lives even in his hallowed re- mains, since in the energetic language of the prophet, "The iniquities of the wicked were in their bones." (Ezecb.xxxii. 27). Indeed the conduct of the Almighty towards his elect sufljciently attests it, as appears by many passages of the Scriptures.* " Next to their living voice," exclaims St. John Chrysostom, " the tombs of the * 4 Kings xiii. 21; Ecclus xlviii. 14; Acts xix. 12, \ PBBMMINABV OBSERVATIONS. !» saints have the greatest power tp Stir US «p to an imitation of their virtues. When we approach them we seem seized hy ^ TViP very sieW ot ,„„e tataiWe power. The «ry g ^ Ae„> mato a deep !«?«»■«» »» »»' U, we are affected, a. ^■"^^^^^ lie. .bere, were «««.llyi»«=-f'»l'^"°'. ,100. joy. we «.ire changed .0.0 other ::: '^o, .«-. ^.e Ood ..« u, .he rdte. of the Saints.'' , 'to the insuUs, which ignorance or bad . -tl. nuts in the mouth of impiety or 't Iwer shall be in the words error, our answer ^ f the of St. Ambrose : "^" *^" "^ ^^^j, ^.^ „,artYr I honor the wounds whicU n TetTved in the name of Jesus Christ; I Zr the memory of virtue, which never 14 FUttLIMINART OBSl&iarATtONS. dies; I honor those ashes hallowed by a noble profession of his faith; I honor in them a germ of eternal life; I honor a hero, who teaches me to love God, nor fear death itself in his service.** Let us conclude ; the Church does not command us to honor the Saints, but she judges it good and useful. She condemns those who censure it, ^^And with reason,'^ says Bossuet, <^ for she should not suffer the wholesome practices of piety to be despised, or a doctrine hallowed by anti« quity to be mocked by error.** a PRBLliUNARV OBSIRViWONS. is TX. witb in «»« -.68 of the Saints wit. many miraculous incidents, wdl litedtostrengthenour faith and nounh L piety of the faithful. They are xn ine pio J ^.-„„.i„n of the honor fact the best sustvficatwn ottn wMch we render to the Sa-*»- J^ ^nenUghtened creduUty ^J^ ^e which could not be estabhshed by p,oof, it is very certain that th^e a^e LW others which cannot be rejected by any rules of sound critidsm. Lts not recorded in U^eScnptum or solemnly recognized by the Church, a^ purely within the domain of hxstory. % LeL, they do not demand the hom^ r f Hh they do, when presented of our f"itb, tney u , under certain conditions, require the res 16 PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS. pect and belief of evef'y enlightened man^ It would be as illogical as it is i^ncbris- tian to reject all without distinction. This Would annihilate every basis of his- toric truth. Shall we deny them, because they are extraordinary? This casts a doubt on God's omnipotence, and this question, seriously treated, would be impious, if ic were not absurd. "Punishment," sars even an avowed infidel, " would be doifig over much honor to the one who would solve it in the negative; he should be confiaed :n a mad house." Shall they be denied then, because the motive is hidden to our eyes? This is but another proof that our faculties are limited. A wise and prudent man needs for iJ;'^ their able< No prej even or a this! and tole eith are nes vei lor ch tb d< PRELIMINARY OBS£RVAtIONS. 17 their attestation^ nothing beyond reason- able evidence, the only basis of history. No one, uninfluenced by passion and prejudice, can deny, that many of the events recorded in the lives of the Saints or ascribed to their intercession, have this sanction of credible testimony. Science and virtue are even often combined so as to leave no reasonable ground to suspect either ignorance or fraud. These facts are often public, seen by a crowd of wit- nesses, and of a nature to require in their verification, neither great learning nor long research. Thus the number and character of the witnesses, the nature of the facts, the monuments which have come down to us give them sufiicient authority. Let us not bury them in silence; let 18 PREUMINARY OBSERVATIONS. our lips be sealed neither by fear of ridicule from the Protestant or infidel^ nor even by complaisance for the ill founded reserve of some timid Catholics. These facts will never produce errors fraught with danger to faith or morals. They will, on the contrary, serve to lead us on in virtue by a holy emulatioui and to augment in our hearts confidence in the goodness of God and the protection and intercession of his Saints. f Is. id UrOVGlTA IN HONOE OF SOiM ^(!tt)td§ ^c^i^^ OB FIRST OF THE TEN FRIDAYS * HOnVES OF OQNFIPENOS IN ST. FRANCIS XAYIEB. (\ Among the Saints honored by the Church, St. Francis Xavier is one of those, who are, in an especial manner, the object of the admiration, confidence and devotion of the faithful. This Novena especially, which we here present, used in happier days to arouse in an extraor-^ *« I II II " 11 M ill ■ I < * See page 80. 20 NOVENA IN HONOR OP dinary manner the piety of nations. It is performed in many countries, and especially in Canada, with no less fruit than solemnity. Established long since at Montreal, it has always attracted a great concourse of the faithful, and there really assumes the form of a retreat, a sermon being delivered morning and evening. We cannot indeed be surprised at the eagerness of the faithful to share in these pious exercises ; for what un*- bounded confidence should we not have in the intercession of this hero of reli- gion, whether we consider — Firsts — His incredible labors. — Leaving his native land, he traversed the vast ocean, and in ten years baptized with his own hand ipore than twelve hundred thousand idolaters, overthrew more than forty thousand idols, introduced the wor- ship of the true God into almost three SAINT FI^ANCIS XAVIER. 91 hundred kingdoms, and in his travels more than trebled the circumference of the earth. Far from shrinking with dismay from so many hardships and dangers, " Still more," he cried, " still more." Secondly^-^His miracles — As well at- tested as they are striking and countless; vouched for by even Protestant authors. The process of his canonization cites no less than eighty-eight; besides which more than fifty persons are recorded to have been raised by him to life. In various parts volumes have been published, to record the favors obtained by his intercession. His apostolic career was one series of miracles. He had received from God in an eminent degree the gift of tongues. The very heathens styled him the man of prodigies, the Lord of nature ; and in their Idolatry carried their admiration S2 KOftCNA IN HOHOA Ol* for him so far as to erect temples in his honor. And flnatlj^ by a perpetual muracle, his body, though twice buried in quick-lime, is still, after the lapse of two centuries, preserved, at Goa, un« touched by corruption. 7%irc%,— 7%e origin of this Novena, and the fruit of benediction which it has produced."^St. Francis Xavier himself recommended it to F. Marcellus Mastrilli, when he appeared to him and by a new miracle raised him from a bed of death, bidding him repair to Japan, where at a later date he obtained for him the hap- piness of shedding his blood for the faith. The holy practice was soon caught up in Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, and even in the New World, and was every where crowned with wonderful success; so that even though dead the Apostle of the East still continues his career of charity and zeal. chl otl m< asil c1 SAINT yiUNCIS XAVISB. 2S his )tual Id in of BEFLECTIONS. I. St. Francis Xavier has all the charity for me, that he had for so many others. Can he, who went to the utter- most parts of the earth, refuse me his assistance, if I invoke him? Can hie charity have grown cold in heaven? IL The holy Apostle has lost none of hia great influence with the Almighty. He is at the fountain of grace, can I fear that I shall not be heard? nL If there be any ground to fear, it is that my prayer is not accompanied by the dispositions which draw down the blessings of heaven, a pure, faithful, resigned and persevering heart. 24 NOVENA IN HONOR OF i Particular favors which may be asked of God by those who perform this Novena. The exaltation of our Holy Mother, the Catholic, Apostolic and Roman Church. The choice of a state of life, in confor- mity to the will of God, or grace to fulfil the duties of that in which God has placed us, and of profiting by the troubles which attend it. Grace to pray with fervor.— A happy death. Some virtue which you greatly need as purity or patience. A triumph over some temptation, some predominant passion. The success of something undertaken for God's glory. Strength to surmount the obstacles in the way of salvation. fr< fai otl fa^ SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER. 25 Of this The conversion of some soul estranged from God. The reconciliation of individuals or families at variance. Health for self or others, — any other corporal or spiritual favour. METHOD OF PERFORMING THIS NO VENA. The public and general No vena in honor of St. Francis Xavier is solemnized annu* ally in the month of March, beginning on the fourth and closing on the twelfth of that month, the anniversary of the canonization of that servant of God. It may be made privately at any other time. The following practical suggestions are made that the reader may select such as shall suit him best : — 1. On the eve of the day that you pro- pose to begin the Novena, put yourself ^ i 26 NOVfiNA IN HONOR Of in a state of grace by a good confession, or at least by a perfect sorrow for your sins. It would be well, perhaps necessary, to take a retrospect of your past life, and see whether nothing has been omitted or neglected in your preceding confessions, which may now prove an obstacle to the grace which you expect. 2. Receive communion once at least during the Novena. 3. Hear mass in spirit at least, if you cannot be actually present each day; and if possible have some masses said for your intention, that is, to thank the Almighty for the favors that he bestowed upon St. Francis Xavier, and to obtain those which you now ask through his inter- cession. 4. Read the consideration given for each day, and if you have leisure, medi- tate on it for a time. Draw from it some .1^ SAII^T VRAXfCXB XAVIW. 27. good thought to occupy your mind during the day, and thus help you to pass it piously. 5. Recite daily some prayers^ such as those given hereafter with the Litany of the Saint. If you cannot read, say ten times the Our Father ^ Sail Mary^ and Ghrjf he to the Father, recommending yourself to God| to the Blessed Virgin and St* Francis Xavier, setting before them your wants with humiUty and simplicity. Do not forget that confidence in the all^ powerful goodness of God, and in the power of bis servant, must be the soul of your prayer; that your motive must be good ; and that you must always pray with perfect submission to the will of God, especially if you ask a corporal favor. 6. Let your prayer be accompanied by alms, and some other works of mercy. ^ NOVEKA IN HONOR OP such as the instruction of the ignorant^ visits to the hospitals, the prisons^ the sick or afflicted. 7. During this time of devotion excite especially iii your heart a spirit 6f pe- nance, lior neglect to put it in practice. If you be unable to fast or perform other austerities, you can at least deprive yourself of some innocent pleasure, live with more recollectedness, be the first to greet one whom you dislike, even if he be your inferior; be more attentive to repress your vivacity, to subdue your passions, to govern your tongue, to restrain your curiosity, to overcome any repugnance which you may feel for acts of virtue; to offer to God some sacrifice which he has perhaps long demanded of you, and in general to discharge your duties with greater care and perfection. SAtNT FAANGIS XAVIElt. 29 PRATER FOR THB NOVENA. O God, who glorifiest those that glo- rify thee, and art honored in the honors paid to thy Saints, grant propitiously that I, who venerate the glorious merits of thy servant, St. Francis Xavier, may feel the efficacy of his holy patronage.— Amen» Holy Spirits of the choir of Angels beg for us and with us all the graces of which we stand so much in need, and which are the particular object of our Novena. NOTE. * The exercises of this Novena may be used also fbr the devotion of the Ten Fridays, This is a fovourite devotion in many parts of Europe Rud the East» and is everywhere attended with great fruit. It consists in giving St Franoit Xavier some mark of conlidence or respect, for ten consecutive Fridays. That day was chosen^ first, because St. Francis always had a most tender and ardent devotion for the passioB of Our Lord; Secondly, because St Francis Xavier died on a Friday, about the hour when Our Saviour expired on the cross: Thirdly, because a crucifix at Xavier castle, the birth place of the Saint was miraculously covered with a bloody sweat, every Friday during the last year of the life of this miraculous man; and also, Ivhenever the Saint was overborne by his great labours or in imminent peril; as though when the Apostle suffered for Jesus, Jesus, though impassible, would have suffered for hipi; Lastly, The number ten was chosen, because for that number of years St. Francis labored in the Indiec and Japan with unwearied zeal and inconceivable success for the conversion of sinners and idolaters. r 3f Conversioji de f of fixtt trag of Qe $0fiena; OR SECOND FRIDAY. eovnnsBistas of gt. fbanoib xAViBii and ism pbbfeot D3EN0AGBMENT FROM ALL EAi^THLY THIMOS. Xavieb, completely enslaved by self love, and dazzled by a false glory, thought of nothing but advancement in the world in the career of letters in which he ex- celled, and was teaching with great success at PariSi when Ignatius Loyola, who was at that time laying the foundations of his Society, cast his eyes upon him as an important conquest for the glory of God. That holy man attempted it ; he pressed him not to neglect his salvation, and often 32 NOV£NA IN HONOR OF repeated to him these words of Our Saviour : " What will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul?'* And by the help of God's grace he rescued him from tl^e giddy torrent of the world, and inspired him with the design of giving himself entirely to God. Xavier thqs gained, made a month's retreat under the guidance of St. Igna- tius. He came forth full of the spirit of God, changed in fact into another man. No mortal object could now arrest his glance for a single moment. A rich benefice is oiFered to him at Pamplona, and he refuses it. But when it is pro- pose4 to make, in the spirit of devotion^ a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he binds him- self by YQw to accomplish it. He had been vain, haughty, delicate, and eager for praise: he begins to serve his companions ^itji humility. At Venice he tpojc i|p SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER. 33 .\ 11 his lodging in the hospital of the inci - rableSy making the beds of the sick, dress- Sng their sores, and rendering them the most humble services; and in order to toaster his self love and his natural delicacy, which virould have loathed so abject a calling, he gazed steadily on the ulcer of a man laboring under a loath- some disease, and in spite of all the repugn nances of nature, drained the sore. At last to offer to God the most difficult sacrifice of his heart, when quitting * Europe to go to the East Indies, he passed near the castle of Xavier, but would not turn off from his road for a short distance to see his family, and to take a last farewell of his mother, who was still living, and for whom he bad always felt the most tender affection. He consoled himself for this heart rend- ing privation by the prayers which he 84 KOVENA IN HONOR Of addressed to God for her> and by the hope of seeing her in heaven for all eternity. The sincerity of a convet'sion may certainly be judged by such admi- rable instances of complete disengage-* ment from all that is not God. RHIFLEGTION. 1. Do I really serve God? Have I not as much, and perhaps more, reason than Xavier, to think seriously of my conversion, and of weaning my heart from earth? 2. What obstacle is there to my serving God? Is it myself? I must master myself. Is it the devil ? I must resist him. The world? I must despise it. 8. Xavier obeys his vocation and sanctifies himself. It is by Tulfilling my duties, according to God's pleasure, that I also can and should sanctify myself. SAINT FRvANOIS XAVIER. 85 the all ion ni- je- I )n PRATER. Break, Almighty God, the ties which still bind me to eaith and convert me all in all to thee. This favor I intreat through the intercession of thy faithful servant, St. Francis Xavier. Amen. Holy Spirits of the choir of Angels, I rejoice with you for your fidelity to God: obtain for me the grace of sincere con- version, and pray that all souls alienated from God, may happily return to Him. Amen. r. e ^ttatiti trss uf i^t fiobrnK^ OR THIRD FRIDAY. MORTIFICATION OF ST. FEANCIS XAVIER AND HIS LOVE OF SUFFERING. We cannot serve Jesus Christ, says St. Paul, without crucifying our flesh and our inordinate desires, that is, unless we be mortified. This St. Francis Xavier perfectly understood; this made him embrace a life of penance. During the first retreat, he passed three or four days without taking any food, and prac- tised the most astonishing austerities, which he moderated indeed by order of Ignatius; but of which he never entirely gave up the use. Destined to preach 38 NOVENA IN HONOR OF Christ crucified h^ hxr i,- , poor, nee and water; and even nf ♦»,• h« ate so little that one of h "ions assures us that it was on^V^^P*" »iracle that he could irve n"^ '^ r« apostolic labors in T . "°^ ^'^ -tirel^fJ^earantSlf-^'^*^'"^' - bitter roots and i,^ '/S^-^^ alvrays traveled on foot, even ii i^ >vhere the roads are ve 'v " .! ^'°' often went bare-footed in List •''^' ous season. He slent Z I "^'''- "Sherman's Imf « . b*"i^"Ci m a '^^''- ^" the austeri- SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER. 39 ties, which the Bonzes, who are great hypocrites, pretended to practice, in order to impose on the people, were actually performed by him to the letter, so truly did the desire of si Tering for Christ and for the edification of his neighbour, in- spire him with the love of the cross and induce him to embrace it with pleasure. REFLECTIONS. 1. I have sinned ; I may yet sin again; great motives induce me to do penance and to mortify a body which can ruin any soul. 2. I run great danger by deferring my penance too long, I will perhaps not be able at the hour of my death ; it is terrible in Purgatory, eternal, yet useless in Hell. 3. But what penance can I do? That which the saints have done. I will at 40 NOVENA. : least unite my crosses to my Savior's, and bear them for his love. PRAYER, I am most guilty, O Lord ; and with- out thy help can do naught to atone for my sins. Help me, therefore, O God of strength, to use against myself a whole- some violence, and to bear in a spirit of penance the trials of life; uniting them with the sufferings of my Savior; I offer them to Thee with those of St. Francis Xavier. Amen. O blessed Spirits of the Choir of Prin- cipalities, I congratulate you on having preserved your fidelity to your God: Oh! implore for me and for all sinners the spirit of penance and Christian mortifi- cation^ in order to expiate our past iniquities, and save us from all sin here- after. Amen. !^ QCJ^irtt Iras nf tl^t ^abtna^ -* OB FOURTH FRIDAY. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER'S LOVE OF GOD AND ZEAL FOR HIS GLORY. The fire of divine love glowed so in- tensely in Xavier's breast that he seemed wholly inflamed by it. His countenance was often seen lit up with its flames. The transports of its ardor he could neither hide nor restrain, and even during his sleep, he was often heard to cry out : O blessed Trinity! O Jesus! O Jesus, delight of my soul! He was fired with the desire of shedding his blood for the greater glory of God, and his heart bled when he saw Him offended. When the 42 NOVENA IN HOMOR OF i trials and labors which awaited him in the East Indies and * in Japan were revealed to him, " Still more," he ex- claimed, " O Lord, still more!" He could never be saved with them. But his love wa^ not confined to these tender emotions; what he undertook and accomplished shows far better its extent, its energy. Appointed to the Eastern Missions, he left Italy and Portugal where his labors were surpassed only by his success, crossed the ocean, repaired to the uttermost parts of Asia, penetrated into many regions till then unknown, preached the gospel in all the Islands of Japan, overthrew more than forty thou- sand idols, baptized more than twelve hundred thousand idolaters, and intro- duced the worship of God into about three hundred kingdoms, undergoing for this purpose innumerable labors, expos- ■jWffWWW IIIII ■■! I ■II max raui.'mmt.tmi.u.,. -:-!ntmim SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER. 43 i ing himself to the most fearful daii- gers, facing death, bearing all kinds of torture, surmounting the greatest ob- stacles, and making all bow to the power of his zeal. What* zeal! what love! But regarding all this as nothing; he still intended to go to China, then to Tartary, and after passing by the north into Europe, there to bring back to the bosom of the church those who had strayed, and revive the ancient purity of morals; afterwards to proceed to Africa and thence once more to Asia in order to subjugate new kingdoms to Christ. Such is the zeal which the love of God inspires. REFLECTIONS. 1. Can I without confusion compare \y coldness and indifference for the interests of God to the zeal and fervor ►f St. Francis? 44 NOV£NA IN HO^OR OF 2* Am I rejoiced when I see my Creator loved and served? Am I grieved when I hear his adorable Name taken in vain, or see his holy Commandments transgressed? God Is my king, my bene- factor, my father, 3. To love him then with all our hearts, to labor and suffer for his glory; to prevent evil and encourage good are acts of zeal from which no one was ever exempt* PRAYER. I am confounded, God of my heart, and blush through shame, for having served thee so little and served thee so ill, after all the benefits thou hast bestowed upon me and still dost promise to bestow. Alas! Shall I never cease to be un* grateful! Yes, O Lord, for henceforth I will love thee, and none but thee; now SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER. 45 have I begun, do thou support my weakness. Amen. St. Francis Xavier, pray for me. Blessed Spirits of the Choir of Powers, I congratulate you on your fidelity to God, obtain for me the grace to do all that I can to increase the number of his servants, and lessen the offences daily committed against him. s aaEHK isiiisgsaais FIFTH FRIDAY. E-" XAVIER S CHARITY AND ZEAL FOR THE SALVATION OF SOULS. Love of his neighbor was always deeply rooted in the heart of Xavier. His solicitude for the poor, the afflicted and the sick, was really that of a father. Although apostolical legate, he went begging through the streets of Goa to procure relief for the indigent Portu- guese and Hindoos. His miracles were for the most part wrought to remedy public or private evils. Those even who persecuted him the most, enjoyed the greatest share in his love and prayers; 48 MOVENA 7.N HONOR OF thus it was that he daily offered up the holj sacrifice of the mass for the Go- vernor of Malacca during nearly all the time that he received such infamous treatment at his hands. But his ardent charity appeared more strikingly in his zeal for the salvation of souls. He fain would have converted all the nations of the earth, yet he took no less pains for the conversion of a single individual than he would have taken for that of a whole nation. When a poor man or a child asked for him^ he left all to give himself up entirely to the impulse of charity. Nothing could arrest him when souls were to be saved. In vain was it represented to him that, in the island of Moro, whither he desired to go, and which he actually visited and con- verted, the air was fatal to strangers, the earth often opened, and swallowed up the SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER. 48 the Go- the lOUS inhabitants, the cruel and savage natives poisoned one another and fed on human flesh, without any regard to the ties of kindred. He answered that if great riches were there to be had, self interested men» unappalled by these dangers would have flocked thither in thousands; what! added he, shall souls to be saved be looked upon as nothing, and charity be less intrepid than avarice ? It is impos* sible to read without astonishment all that even Protestants have written con- cerning the admirable effects of his zeal, and yet they have given but a trifling portion of "^hat he really efiected. BEFLEOTIONS. 1 . Every Christian is an Apostle in his own family; zeal should interest parents towards their children, their servants, &c. 2. If we sin by not contributing, as much as lies in us, to the salvation of 50 NOVENA. our neighbor, how dreadful a crime must it not be to contribute in any man* ner to his eternal ruin. 3. What zeal can he have for others, who has no charity for himself ? Xavier saved a million of souls, and I do not even think of saving my own. PRAYER. Thou hast ransomed our souls, O divine Jesus, at the price of thy blood; why cannot I shed mine for the salva- tion of my brethren? I will at least endeavour to edify, console, instruct and sanctify them as much as lies in my power, aided by thy grace and the ex- ample of St, Francis Xavier. Amen. Blessed Spirits of the Choir of Virtues, I congratulate you on your faithful adhe- rence to God ; implore for me the virtue which the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary desire to see reigning in my heart. Inme lers, [vier not dTtftl) tras of i^t i^Qbtixa. OB SIXTH FRIDAY. XAVIER S CONFIDENCE IN GOD. •od; va- nd X- e i We can undertake, and hope for, all things, when like St. Francis Xavier, we put all our trust in God. No one but he was ever in so many perils by sea and by land. A vessel, in which he happened to be, was dashed to pieces by a dreadful storm, and he, for three days and three nights, lay at the mercy of the winds and waves. He fell several times into the hands of an infuriated populace, and was fired at by the barbarians with poisoned arrows. The Mahomedans, and the Brahmins sought by various means to 52 NOVKNA IN HONOR OF take away his life. The Bonzes after many furious but fruitless attempts^ finally assembled to the number of three thousand, resolved on using every effort to accomplish his destruction. These dangers however damped not his courage; the more he was threatened, the more he trusted in God. "Were we," said he in one of his letters, "not only in the midst of barbarians, but even in the empire of the demons, neither the outpourings of the most violent passions nor all the rage of hell could harm us without God's pef^ mission; him and him alone do I fear." It seems indeed that God, moved by the confidence and faith of his servant, had placed his power in his hands. This appears in the astonishing miracles which were so ordinary to him, and which struck the Pagans so much that they called him the wonder-worker, the friend of eai •wi pol SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER. 53 idst of of age It he ad lis h h y i of heaven, the lord of nature, the God of earth. He renewed all the miracles wrought in the time of the Apostles, possessed the gift of tongues, cast out devils, healed the sick, arrested alone a whole army of barbarians, obtained the total defeat and dispersion of a hostile heathen fleet, sweetened the waters of the sec: \ppeased storms, saved the ship- wreckea, predicted the future, read and revealed the secrets of hearts. In fine, it was almost a miracle in him to work none : for putting all his confidence in the Almighty he shared, as it were, his omnipotence. 4 REFLECTIONS. 1. God sees all my wants, he can do all things, and he honors me with his love : what more is needed to excite my confidence? •i 64 NOVKNA. I' 2. Our continual unfaithfulness ren* ders us fearful before God. We dare not hope in hiro, because we know that we are undeserving of his approbation. 3. Let us take every means to please this God whose goodness is infinite, and we may, like St. Francis, rely on the miraculous effects of his power. PRAYER. In thee, O Lord, I put my confidence. Thou seest my necessities and canst help me. Thou art my father, and were hell with all its powers armed against me; like St. Francis Xavier, I fear not be- neath so powerful a protection ; I ask it of thee through the intercession of thy blessed Apostle. Amen. Blessed Spirits of the Choir of Domi- nations, I congratulate you on your fidelity to God; obtain for me the grace to perform at all times and in all things his holy will. > ren* dare ' that on. »Iease and the nee. help hell nej^ be- : it Ihy ai- 'ur ce OR TENTH FRIDAY. 6T. FRANCIS XAVIEr's RESIGNATION TO DIVINE PRO* VIDENCE. — HIS HOLY DEATH. The whole life of St. Francis Xavier was an entire self- resignation to the guid'^ ance of Divine Providence. But if this submission to the decrees of heaven, this entire resignation to Providence, were ever more strikingly displayed, it was especially in his design of entering China^ despite the multiplied obstacles thrown in his way, yet which he almost entirely sur- mounted. Behold him now, in sight of that vast empire! his desires seem now to be fulfilled. But, alas! the merchant who 70 KOViiNA IN HONOR Of' had promised to bear him in, is faithless ^ the Chinese who was to have been his interpreter, disappears. In this distress- ing moment he is seized with a raging fever ; conscious that he would never rise again, his thoughts were centered on his approaching voyage to Eternity. The close air and the fitful motion of the ship heightened his fever. They laid him on the shore, exposed to a keen blast : there he would have died, had not a Por- tuguese carried him into a wretched cabin, little better than the strand. There Xa- vier awaited his last hour, forsaken by all^ without a remedy, without food, without assistance. All forsook him but God^ and in God alone he rested; his consolation was to look up to heaven, or fix his eyes on the crucifix which he clasped in his hand ; turning at times his streaming eyes to China, filled with anguish to leave it SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER, 71 iless ,* n his tress - iging rise his : )n of laid last: Por- ibin, Xa- ^all, bout and was the nd ; \ to it still idolatrous : yet contented to make this sacrifice of his zeal and life to God. After two days, thus spent without any nourishment, he gradually sunk, and at last calmly gave up his soul, on the second of December, 1552, in the forty-sixth year of his age, and the tenth of his apostleship in the East. His dying words were *' In te Domine speravi ; non confundar in aeter- num/' **In thee O Lord have I hoped; I shall not be confounded forever.'* REFLECTIONS. I. How sweet it is thus to resign the «oul into the hands of God. A happy death ! this must henceforth be my only thought. II. For this happiness I can prepare only by submitting with entire resignation to him who disposes of all the events of my life. ■ n NOV£NA. III. Whatever then befals me, be it pleasing or not, it is by the will of God. I shall bow down : my resignation glori- fies him, and at the same time, draws down his graces upon me. PRAYEK. Lord, I will all that thou wilt, because thou wilt, as thou wilt. Dispose of me according to thy good pleasure in this life, but forsake me not in my last hour ; grant me then the grace to die in thy love, like thy blessed servant, St. Francis Xavier. Amen. Angel of God, my Guardian, to whom I have been committed by the Divine clemency, enlighten, guard, direct and govern me, this day, and during my whole life, but particularly at the hour of my death. 1 « V. PRAYERS FOR (!Fac|) Iras of tit j^abena or far radb at tt^t TEN FRIDAYS. PRAYEB TO ST. FRANCIS XAVIER. Glorious Apostle of the Indies! St. Francis Xavier, I come with humble confidence to implore thy protection this day, and beg thee to stand as my inter- cessor, at the Throne of the Father of Mercies. Thou hast ever been so zealous for souls, so charitable to assist them in every need ; thou still daily givest such signal marks of the power which thou enjoyest in heaven; do not, O great Saint, refuse the same zeat and charity 74 PRAYERS. to me: may thy favor with the Most High avail to obtain for me the grace which I beg of Him, in this Novena which I perform in thy honor. Thou didst go to the ends of the earth to serve barbarians and enemies of the faith ; and now a child of the Church comes to thee, who honors thee, who blesses God with his whole heart for the graces He show- ered on thee; who chooses thee as his protector, and who invokes thee with unwavering trust. Can'st thou be less — zealous and less powerful this day than thou wast then ? Those who invoke ^ thee, daily experience the happy effect of thy zeal and power ; shall I alone be excluded from thy tender and compas- sionate charity? No, my beloved pro- tector, thou wilt not refuse me; my con- fidence in thee is too great not to believe that thou wilt hear my prayer, that thou PRAYERS. 75 Most race vena rhou erve and thee, with lOW- his vith than ect ! be )as- )ro- on- eve lOU wilt intercede for me, that I may o1)tain the grace which I ask for thy greater glory! Amen. PRAYER COMPOSED BY ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, And daily recited hy him^ to beg of God the conversion of the heathen^ O God! Eternal Maker of all things, remember that the souls of the unbe- lievers were created by thee and formed to thy image and likeness. Behold, Lord! to thy dishonor hell is filled with them. Remember that Jesus, thy Son, sufiered for their salvation a most cruel death. Let the heathen no longer, Oh Lord, I implore thee, despise thy Son. But appeased by the prayers of thy Saints and of thy Church, the most holy spouse of thy Son, and forgetful of their idolatry and unbelief, grant that they too, may at 76 PRAYERS. last acknowledge Our Lord Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent, who is our salva- tion, life and resurrection, by whom we have been saved and redeemed. To whom be glory through ages of ages without end. Amen. ! W. hrist, ialva- we horn Itbout LITANY OF Saint iTrancia Xaoicr. This Litany was composed by a holy Prelate, Caspar de Villarcet, Bishop of Santiago, in Chili, in thanksgiving for a great miracle wrought in his behalf, A violent earthquake prostrated his palace, in which he was at che time. In this crisis he made a vow that if God preserved his life, through the interces- sion of St, Francis Xavier, he would execute some work in honor of that great Saint. He was found unharmed amid the ruins, beneath which all deemed him crusheil, and to fuitii his vow composed this Litany. LORD have mercy on u% Christ have mercy on us, Lord have mercy on us, Christ hear us, Christ graciously hear usj lU 1 1 ' 78 LITANY. God, heavenly Father, God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God, the Holy Ghost, Holy Trinity, one God. Holy Mary, Holy Father Ignatius, St. Francis Xavier, most worthy son of our holy Father Ignatius, St. Francis Xavier, Apostle of the Indies, St. Francis Xavier, announcing good things. Vessel of Election bearing the name of Jesus before the Gentiles, Overflowing vessel of divine love, Support of the Eastern Church, Defender of the Faith, Subverter of infidelity, -i Preacher of Gospel truths, Destroyer of idols, - ;. >, ^ CD f| s LITANY. 79 4 Chosen instrument of the Father to extend his Divine glory, Faithful imitator and associate of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Resounding trumpet of the Holy Ghost, Pillar of the temple of God, Light of Pagans, Master of the faithful, Mirror of true piety, Model of apostolic spirit and holiness, f ^ Guide in the path of virtue and per- fection, Light of the blind, ^^ ' n i Foot of the lame, Helper in famine, pestilence and war, \ Terror of demons, Life of the dead, ^ r ■^■, I Thou, whose power the sea and tempests obeyed, \ Worker of miracles, I ^ g 80 LITANV. Eefuge of the wretched, Joy of the comfortless, Splendor of the East^ Tabernacle of incorruption, Glory of the Society of Jesus, Xavier most pure, Xa^fer most chaste, Xavier most obedient, Xiv Hir most humble, Xavier, lover of the cross of Christ and of labors for Christ, Most ardent in zeal for the honor of God and the good of souls. Angel in life and manners, Patriarch in love and zealous care for the people of God, Prophet in gift and spirit, . f r Apostle in dignity and merit. Doctor of the Gentiles, mighty in word and work, Martyr in desire of dying for Christ, ca } LITANY. 81 y ^ 8 Confessor in virtue, and in thy pro- fession in life, Virgin in soul and body, ^ Thou in whom by the mercy of God we honor the 'assembled merits of all the Saints, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, hear us, O Lord, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Christ hear us. Christ graciously hear us. V. Pray for us, St. Francis Xavier. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. PRAYER. God, who hast vouchsafed to gather the nations of the East into thy Church by the preaching and miracles of St. 82 LITANV. Francis, grant mercifully, that we who venerate his merits, may imitate also the example of his virtues ; through Jesus Christy our Lord. Amen. who ^o the ^esus THE ^Manner of hearing Mrbb. IN the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. I will draw near thy altar, my God, there to gain new strength and vigor to my soul, and I beseech Thee, by thy grace to separate me from those unbe- lievers who have no trust in Thee : — that graoe which comforts me, when the re- membrance of my sins a£9icts and casts me down : — that grace which lets me know there is an everlasting refuge in thy goodness, and that Thou art ready to forgive even our greatest sins upon a sincere repentance. The people may say the Confiteor after the Priest, or as folloms : I CONFESS then and acknowledge, O my God, not only to Thee, to whom the secrets of my heart are already known> 84 PRAVERS AT MASS. w but also to that sacred assembly of saints who are eternally blessed with thy pre- sence, to all about me, that are here pre- sent, groaning under the burden of sin, that I have infinitely offended Thee in my thoughts, in my words, and in my actions ; an i that nothing but thy infinite mercy can equal my sins ; therefore, I beseech those favorites of heaven, that are always attending thy divine majesty, to intercede for me : And, first, that glo- rious and perpetual Virgin, thy ever blessed mother ; then thy pure and holy angels, and all thy saints, who are inflam- ed with diviine charity : and lastly, all those who here below are endeavoring, though at a distance, to follow their great example. After the Conjiteor: O MY GOD, who hast commanded us to pray for one another, and in thy holy church hast given, even to sinners, the power of absolving us from sin ; receive, with an equal bounty, the prayers of thy PRAYERS AT MASS. 8 5 saints 7 p re- re pre- of sin, hee in in my infinite fore, I n, that ajesty, at glo- ever id holy inflam- I7, all oring, ' great us to holjr » the eive, thy people for the priest, and those of thy priest for the people. While the Priest is going up to the Altar. UNITE, O Lord, our hearts and our wills' and remove from us every thing that may in any way make us unfit f Photographic Sdences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14S80 (716)872-4503 m FRATERS AT MASS. At the Kyrie Eleison : HAVE mercy on me, Lord, and forgive me all my sins ; and though I have noth- ing of my own to move thy goodness, yet let my importunity prevail ; have mercy on me, O Lord, have mercy on me. GLORIA IN EXCELSIS. GLORIA in exceU sis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonse voluntatis. Lauda^ mus te, benedicmus te, adoramus te, glo- rificamuste. Gratias agimus tibi prop- ter magnam gloriam tuam, Domine Deus, Rex coBlestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domini Fill uni- genite Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, Ag- nus Dei, Filius Pa- GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace to men of good will. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we adore Thee, we glorify Thee. We give Thee thanks for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father almigh- ty. O Lord Jesus Christ, the only be- gotten Son. O Lord God, Lamb of God^ PRAY£RS AT MASS. 87 Son of the Father, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Who takest away the sins of the world, re- ceive our prayers. Who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us, for Thou alone art holy. Thou alone art Lord, Thou alone O Jesus Christ, to- gether with the Holy Ghost,are most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. When the Priest turns to the People^ and says : Dominus vobiscum. BE Thou always with us, O my God, and let thy grace never depart from us. trib*, qui tollis pec- cata mundi, miserere nobis. Qui tollis pec- cata mundi suscipe deprecationem nos- tram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. Quo- niam Tu solus sanc- tus, Tu solus Domi- nus, Tu solus altis- simus, Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu, in gloriH Dei Patris. Amen. X 88 PRAYERS AT MASS. V t I While the Priest is saying the Collects^ or Prayers of the Day^ the People may thtfsjoin with him : AJjMIGHTY and eternal God, we hum- bly beseech Thee mercifully to give ear to the prayers of thy servant, which he oflTers Thee in the name of thy church, and in behalf of us thy people : accept them to the honor of thy name and good of our souls : and grant us all those bless- ings which may any wise contribute to our salvation : through Jesus Christ. Amen. On a Sunday, or Holy day y may be said: O GOD, who never forsakest those that put their trust in Thee, mercifully hear our prayers ; and since our weak- ness is such, that without Thee we can ^o nothing, grant us the daily assistance of thy grace, that, in observing thy com- mandments, we may ever be acceptable to Thee : through our Lord Jesus Christy Amen. PRAYERS AT MASS. 89 On the Festival of a Saint : GRANT, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that the example of thy saints may effectually move us to reform our lives, that whilst we celebrate their festivals, we may also imitate their actions : through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. ^t the Epistle : THOU hast taught us, O Lord, by thy prophets and apostles : grant we may so improve by their doctrine and exam- pie, in the love of thy holy name^ that we may manifest in our lives whose disciples we are ; that though we live amidst corruption, we may not follow the inclinations of flesh and blood ; but hav- ing mastered all our passions, we may be directed by thy light, be strengthened by thy grace, walk in perfect observance of thy law, and serve Thee with clean hearts. At the Gradual. HOW wonderful, O Lord, is thy name through the whole earth ! I will bless V 90 PRAYERS AT MASS. Thee, Lord, at all times : thy praise sh^ll be ever in my mouth. Be thou my God and my protector. In thee alone will I put my trust ; let me not be confounded for ever. fVhen the Priest stands bowing down before the middle of the altar, and the Book is removed to the, other side: WHAT ears, O Lord, are fit to hear thy gospel, or heart to receive it, except they are first prepared by thy sanctifying grace ? Let the fire, then, of thy love, have the same effect on us as the fire of thy altar had on the prophet Isaiah ; for thus only, O Lord, will thy holy word be to us a means of life, and never rise in judgment against us. At the Gospel: IMPRINT, O Lord, we beseech Thee, the maxims and rules of thy gospel deep in our hearts, that, while we profess our- selves Christians, we may not live like Heathens. What will it profit me, if I know thy will and do it not— 'if I hear I PRAYKRS AT MASS. 91 thy law, and keep it not ? This will be only to turn the food of life into poison, and make the way to happiness the in- crease of my damnation. Deliver me, O God, from this error ; and so perfectly at present possess my heart, that my rebellious appetites being overruled by thy grace, I may henceforth live in the denial of myself, and, like thy true set- vants, only hear and follow Thee. THE NICENE CREED. CREDO in unum Deum, Patrem om- nipotentem, facto- rem coeli et terras, visibilium omnium et invisibilium. Et in unum Domi- num Jesum Chris- tum, Filium Dei unigenitum. Et ex Patre natum ante omnia ssecula. Deum de Deo, lumen de I BELIEVE in one God, the Father al- mighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten son of God, and born of the Father before all ages. God of God, light of light) y 93 PRAY£RS AT MASS. luinine, Deum ve- true God of true rum de Deo vero. God. Begotten, not Genitum non fac- made. Consubstan- turn, consubstan- tial to the Father, tialem Patri : per by whom all things quern omnia facta were made. Who sunt. Qui propter for us men, and for nos homines, et prop- our salvation, came ter nostram salu- down from heaven | tem, descendit de and became incar-^ coelis. Et incarnatus nate by the Holy est de Spiritu Sane- Ghost, of the Vir- to, ex Maria Vir- gin Mary : AND gine : ET HOMO WAS MADE FACTUS EST.* MAN.* He was Crucifixus etiam pro crucified also for us^ nobis, sub Pontio suffered under Pon- Pilato passus, et tins Pilate, and was sepultus est. Et buried. And the resurrexit tertia die, third day he rose secundum Scriptu- again according to ras. Et ascendit in the Scriptures. And coelum ; sedet ad ascended into hea-* dexteram Patris et ven, sitteth at the >,,■ .1 — . ^^ ■■■■■■■^ II 1,1 I m, , W !■■■ 11^ ■! !■■ II I m u ■■ ■■■■■■ t i '. ♦ Kneel in reverence of Christ*s incarnation. PRAYERS AT MASS. 93 iterutn venturus est cum glorift, judicare vivos et mortuos : cujus regni non erit finis. Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem : qui ex Patre, Filioque procedit. Qui cum Patre et Fiiio simul adoratur, et conglo- rificatur ; qui locu- tus est per Pro- phetas. Et unam sanctam Catholicam, et Apostolicam Ec- clesiam. Confiteor unum Baptisma in remissionem pec- catorum. Etexpecto resurrectionem mor- right hand of the Father. And he is to come again with glory, to judge both the living and the dead, of Whose king, dom there shall be no end. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son ; who together with the Father and the Son, is adored and glorified ; who spoke by the Prophets. And one onh Ca- tholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the remission of sins. And I expect the resurrection of the 94 PBAYERS AT MASK. 1. tuorum. Et vitam dead, and the life of venturi seculi. A- the world to come, men. Amen. Jit the Offertory^ when the Priest uncO" vers the Chalice^ and offers the Host on the Paten^ the people ought to offer it with him : ACCEPT, O Eternal Father, this offer- ing we make Thee : it is only bread as yet : but by a miracle of thy power and grace, Thou art going to make of it a holy and eternal host, who offers himself to Thee for the salvation of all the faithful, absent and present, living and dead. Regard not, O Lord, our misery, except it be with an eye of pity ; but look on that eternal Priest, Christ Jesus^ who being innocent and spotless, is con* tinually our advocate before Thee, plead- ing for the remission of our sins, and the relief of our necessities. PRAYSRS AT MASS. 95 When the Priest at the corner of the Jlltar^ puts Wine and Water into the Chalice : IN thy incarnation, O Lord, Thou h^st united the divinity to our frail human nature ; but go on still daily, we beseech Thee, with thy works of mercy ; and grant that we, thy people, may be so truly united to Thee, that neither interest, pleasure, nor neglect, may be ever able to divide us from Thee. When the Priest offers the Chalice in the middle of the Mtar: WE offer Thee, O Lord, the chalice of salvation, beseeching thy clemency, that it may ascend before thy divine Majesty, as a sweet perfume, for our salvation, and for that of the whole world. When the Priest bows down : ACCEPT us, O Lord, in the spirit of humility, and a contrite heart : and so may our sacrifice be made this day in thy sight, that it may be pleasing to Thee, O Lord God. i I PRAYERS AT MASS. fVhen he blesses the Bread and Wine^ which he has offered^ making the sign of the Cross over them : THERE remains now this to be done by Thee, my Lord, that Thou come, O most holy and Almighty God, and bless and sanctify what already begins to be- long to Thee. • When the Priest washes his fingers at the corner oj the Jlltar : THOU, O Lord, who once vouchsafedst to wash thy disciples' feet, before their invitation to thy holy table, wash us also, we beseech Thee, O Lord ; and wash us again, not only our feet and hands, but our hearts, our desires, and our souls, that we may be wholly innocent and pure. When the Priest in the middle of the Jlltar J stands bowing down : RECEIVE, O holy Trinity, this oblation which we make to Thee, in memory of the passion, resurrection, and ascension of our J.or4 Jesus Christ ; and in honor of the PRAY£RS AT MASS. 97 ever blessed Virgin Mary, of blessed John Baptist, of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the Saints, that it may be available to their honor and our salvation. And may they vouchsafe to intercede for us in heaven, whose me- mory we celebrate on earth ; through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. TVhen he turns about and says, Orate Fratres, the People ought to prat/, as he desires, saying : MAY our Lord receive this sacrifice, from thy hands, to the praise and glory of his name, for our good, and the benefit of his whole church. When the Priest is saying the Prayers proper to the Day^ in a low voice, the People may thus join with him : MERCIFULLY hear our prayers, O Lord, and graciously accept this oblation, which we thy servants, aro making to Thee ; that as we offer it to the honor of Thy name, so it may be to us here a n 98 P11AY£RS AT MASSr. n !• means of obtaining thy grace, and in the next life everlasting happiness. On a Sunday, or Holyday, this may be said: ACCEPT, O Lord, we beseech Thee, both our offerings and prayers ; and, by this holy sacrifice, work such a change in our hearts, that our affections being taken off from the things of this world, our desires may be wholly fixed on hea- ven. On the Festival of a Saint: SANCTIFY, O Lord^ we beseech Thee, these gifts which we offer Thee in this solemnity of thy holy servant ; and so strengthen us by thy grace, that, both in prosperity and adversity, our ways may be ever directed to thy honor : through our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, &c. TTie Prayers being endedy he says again, in a loud Voice, thus : Per omnia sascula sseculorum ; PRAYERS AT MASS. 99 ^nd begins the Preface, which the People may say with him^ or as follows : RAISE our hearts, O Lord, we beseech Thee, above the thoughts of earthly things, and lift them up to Thee : where our treasure is, the treasure of salvation, there let our hearts also continually be. As our life is but one continued series of thy favors towards us, so let us continue our daily thanksgivings to Thee. Behold the whole hierarchy of thy holy angels, who stand always trembling in thy presence, are now with us going to adore Thee, on this altar. Permit us, O Lord, to join our weak and tepid praises in concert with their divine hymn, and say in an humble manner — Holy, holy, holy. Lord God of Sabaoth, the heavens and earth are fall of thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he that comes in the nanjie of our Lprd* Hosanna in the highest BM I 100 PRAYERS AT MASS. When the Priest begins the Canon, boW' ing down, and in a low Voice : MOST merciful Father, who hast given us thy only Son to be our daily sacrifice, we beseech Thee, in the name of this holy victim, incline thy ear to our pray- ers, and favor our desires. Thou who art the pastor of all pastors, protect, unite, and gowern thy holy church through the whole world ; pour forth thy blessings on his present Holiness, and on that Prelate who has a particular charge over us. Preserve and save our earthly rulers, render them both good and gxeat in this life, and eternally happy in the' next ; and give a blessing to all our fellow-citizens. When the Priest makes his MementOy standing with his hands joined before his breastj the Faithful ought at the same time to make their Memento^ praying in particular for themselves and friends ^ Sfc.y something after this manner : I OFFER Thee, 6 eternal Father, with this thy minister at the altar, this oblation pray!ers at mass. 101 boW" b given tcrifice, Df this r pray- mstors, church • forth 3SS, and pticular ive our h good r happy 5 to all ementOy fore his he same ying in friendsy of the body and blood of thy only Son, to thy honor and glory, in remembrance of my Saviour's passion, in thanksgiving for thy benefits, in satisfaction for all my sins, and for obtaining thy grace whereby I may be enabled to live virtuously and die happily — I beseech Thee likewise to accept it, O God, for N. N. my parents, friends, and benefactors ; grant them all blessings spiritual and temporal : likewise for all such as are in misery ; for those I have any ways injured in word or deed ; for all my enemies; for the conversion of sinners, and enlightening of all that sit in darkness. Pour forth thy blessings on all, according to their different neces- sities : through the merits of thy only Son our Lord. Here every ore may add his par.''**ular necessities^ as likeioise those of Frv^nds^ &c. GIVE ear, we beseech Thee, to the pray- ers of thy servant, who is here appointed to make this oblation on our behalf ; and Till. »«.i , r JH .i 102 PRAYERS AT MASS. 71 M> \ i grant it may be effectual for the obtaining those blessings which he asks for us. Be Thou, Lord, the eternal bond of all our friendships and societies : and as Thou hast vouchsafed to join us not only in communion with thy sacred household of faith here below, but also with those who are now triumphing in heaven, with the martyrs and apostles, and thy blessed Virgin Mother ; be Thou the sacred tie to fasten and preserve us therein for ever. When the Priest holds his hands spread over the Chalice. BEHOLD, O Lord, we all here, though of different conditions, yet united by cha- rity, as members of that one body of which thy dear Son is the head, present to Thee, in this bread and wine, the sym- bols of our perfect union. Grant, O Lord, that they may be made for us, who are here below, the true body and blood of thy dear Son, that, being consecrated to Thee by this holy victim, we may live in thy service, and depart this life in thy grace. PRAY£RS AT MASS. 103 He that is Almighty, he that is Truth itself, has said with his holy mouth, ** This is my body." And how then can we doubt the truth of it ? He that hath made all things of nothing by his word, is he not to be believed, when he says he has changed one thing into another? Yes, I believe, and adore. , At the Elevation of the Host MOST adorable body, I adore Thee with all the powers of my soul. O Lord, who hast given thyself wholly to us, grant we may become entirely thine. I believe, O Lord, help thou my unbelief. Most mer- ciful Savior, be Thou my protector ; strengthen and defend me by thy heavenly grace, now, and especially at the bour of my death, sweet Jesus. Amen. Atthe Elevation of the Chalice. MOST adorable blood, that washeth away all our sins, I adore Thee : happy we, if wf^ can return our life and blood for thine. O Jesus, do Thou cleanse, sanctify, and preserve our souls to eter* 104 PRAY£RS AT MASS. N nal life. Live, Jesus, in us, and we in Thee. After the Elevation. IT is now, O Lord, with grateful hearts, we call to mind the sacred mysteries of thy passion and death, thy resurrection and ascension. Here is thy body that was broken, here is thy blood that was shed for us ; of which these exterior signs are but the figures, and yet in reality contain the substance. It is now we truly offer Thee, O Lord, that pure and holy victim, which Thou hast been pleas- ed to give us, of which all the other sacri- fices were but so many types and figures. If with a favorable eye Thou hast regarded the sacrifices of Abel, of Abra- ham, of Melchisedech, look likewise on ours ; for however weak our faith may be, yet our sacrifice is greater than theirs, and alone worthy of thy heavenly altar. When the Priest bows down. ALMIGHTY GOD, who art infinitely good, look not to our sins, but on the i !l PRAYERS AT MASS. 105 infinite ransom paid for them. And now, while it is offered on our altars, here below, do Thou receive it on thy altar abovo ; here from our hands ; but there from the angel of the great council, that eternal Priest, who is himself both priest and victim, all in Thee as Thou art all in Him. Bless all those who here partake of this holy sacrifice, either by their lips or hearts. While the Priest makes his Memento for the Dead, standing in silence with his hands joined before his breast^ the Faithful ought likewise to make their Memento thus : . I OFFER Thee again, O Lord, this holy sacrifice of the body and blood of thy only Son, in behalf of the faithful depart- ed, and in particular for the souls of N. N., my parents, relations, benefactors, neighbors, &c., likewise of such as I have anywise injured, or been the occa- sion of their sins ; of such as have injur- ed me and been my enemies ; of such as mmm 106 PRAYERS AT MASS. die in war, or have none to pray for them, &c. For these and all others, as many as are yet in the state of penance, waiting for their discharge, we beseech Thee to hear us : — Grant them rest, O Lord, and eternal salvation ; and admit them to the company of thy blessed saints. When the Priest strikes his breast^ and in a loud voice^ saysy Nobis quoque pec- catoribus : ">?/irf to us sinners,^^ VOUCHSAFE to grant the same one day to us, poor and miserable sinners as we are, and judge us not according to our demerits ; but, thr6ugh the infinite multi- tude of thy mercies, in which we hope, liberally extend to us thy grace and pardon. We ask it of The j in the name of thy dear Son, who lives and reigns eternally with Thee, and in that form of prayer which he himself hath taught us. FRAY£RS AT MASS. 107 At the Pater Noster. Oremus. Let us Pray. PR^CEPTIS sa- INSTRUCTED lutaribus moniti, et by thy saving pre- divin& institutione cepts, and following formati, audemus thy divine direc- dicere : tions, we presume Pater noster, qui to say : es in coelis, sanctifi- Our Father who cetur nomen tuum ; art in heaven, hal- adveniat regnum tu* lowed be thy name ; urn; fiat voluntas tua thy kingdom come ; sicut in coelo, et in thy will be done on terra ; panem nos- earth, as it is in trum quotidianum heaven ; give us da nobis hodi^ ; et this day our daily dimitte nobis debita bread ; and forgive nostra, sicut et nos us our trespasses, as dimittimus debito- we forgive them ribus nostris : et ne that trespass nos inducas in against us ; and lead tentationem. B. Sed libera nos k malo. P. Amen. us not into tempta- tion. B. But deliver us from evil. P. Amen mm 108 PF.AYERfii AT MASS. •^fter the Pater Noster. DELIVER us from those evils which we labor under at present ; from past evils, v\rhichcan be nothing but our mani- fold sins ; and from the evils to come, which will be the just chastisement of our offences ; if our prayers and those more powerful of thy saints, who intercede for us, avert not thy justice, or excite not thy bounty. When he breaks the Hosty and puts a particle of it into the Chalice. THY body was broken, and thy blood shed for us ; grant, O Lord, that the comnremoration of this holy mystery may obtain for us peace, and that those who receive it may find everlasting rest. ^t the m^gntis Dei, LAMB of God, who takest away the sins of the world : Have mercy on us. Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the world ; Have mercy on us. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world : Grant us thy peace. PAAY£ilS AT MASS. 109 Prayers before the Communion. IN saying to thy Apostles, "My peace I leave you, my peace I give you," Thou hast promised, O Lord, to all thy church, that peace which the world cannot give ; peace with Thee, and peace with our- selves. Let nothing, O Lord, ever interrupt this holy peace. Let nothing separate us from Thee, to whom we heartily desire to be united through this blessed sacra- ment of peace and reconciliation. Let this food of Angels strengthen us in every Christian duty, so as never more to yield under temptations, or fall ii^to our common weaknesses. But, alas ! who does not tremble at this holy table ? Since it is true, as we are differently disposed, we may receive either life or death, and that the un- worthy receiver draws down upon him- self, not a blessing, but thy just wrath. Help us, therefore, O Lord, and so pre- pare us by thy grace, that in this holy mystery, we may find the eflfectual reme- dy of all our evils. no PRAYEKS AT MASS. At the **liomine non sum dignus,^ say^ thrice^ LORD, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof; say only the word and my soul shall be healed. A Spiritual Communion. MOST loving Jesus, I adore Thee with a lively faith, who art present in this sacrament by virtue of thine infinite power, wisdom, and goodness. But con- scious of my infirmities and my sins, I dare not now receive Thee sacramentally. All my hope is in Thee. I love Thee, O Lord, with all my heart, who hast so loved me ; and therefore I desire to re- ceive Thee now spiritually; come, there- fore, O Lord, to me in spirit, and heal my sinful soul. Feed me that am hun- gry; comfort me that am weak; enliven and sanctify me with thy sacred body and blood; deliver me from all sin, and make me always obedient to thy com- mands; and let me never be separated from Thee, my Savior, who, with the PRAYERS AT MASS. Ill Father and the Holy Ghosts livest and reignest one God for ever. Amen. At the Wiping of the Chalice. GIVE US) O Lord, a part in the fruits of thy death and passion, the sacred me- mory of which we have commemorated in this sacrifice. Happy those who sit at thy table to partake of the bread of life. O Jesus, ray soul sighs after Thee. I long, with thy Apostle, to be dissolved, and to be with Thee. My heart and my whole body with transports of joy seek the living God. My soul languishes with an ardent desire of entering into the house of the Lord. I love Thee, O my God, with all ray heart! O that I could always enjoy the presence of thy adorable body, which is the pledge of our eternal happiness! I adore thy goodness, and return Thee infinite thanks, O gracious Lord, for thy inestimable favor and mercy in admit- ting me to be present this day at the dread sacrifice, where Thou art both priest and victim. Make me, O God, 112 PRAYERS AT MASS. ' always sensible of this great blessings and let not my unworthiness put a stop to the effect of thy mercy and goodness. At the Second Ablution. GRANT, O most merciful Jesus, that whenever I shall receive this precious body and blood, they may for ever abide in me, and become as heavenly nourish- ment to my soul. When the Chalice is covered^ he goes to ^ the Bookf and reads the Communion. LET it be now, O Lord, the effect of thy mercy, that we who have been present at this holy mystery, may find the benefit of it in our own souls, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. At the Post Communion. WE give Thee thanks, O God, for thy mercy, in admitting us to have a part in offering this sacrifice to thy holy name 5 accept it now to thy glory, and be ever mindful of our weakness. Most Gracious God, Father of Mercy, grant, I beseech Thee, that this adorable PRAYERS AT MASS. 113 sacrifice of the blessed body and blood of thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, may obtain for us, at thy hands, mercy and the remission of all our sins. Amen. On a Sunday or Holiday. SANCTIFY us, O Lord, we beseech Thee, by the powerful effects of these divine mysteries: may we be cleansed by them from all sin, delivered from all ad- versities, and confirmed in thy grace for ever. On a Festival of a Saint, HEAR us, O merciful God; and, by the intercession of this thy holy servant, may the effects of these thy blessings ever ap- pear in our lives, that while we celebrate his memory, we may be in hopes of par- taking of his reward. When the Priest bows before the middle of the Altar, MOST holy and adorable Trinity, with- out beginning and without end; it is through Thee, and by Thee, we began mfr^im- 114 PRAYERS AT MASS. this saerifice, and by Thee we ought to finish it. Vouchsafe, therefore, to accept it; and^ as Thou art an abyss of majesty hidden from us, be Thou also an abyss of pity and mercy to gs. Turning himself towards the People, he gives them his Blessing, saying : BENEDICAT vos, MAY Almighty, omnipotens Deus,+ God, + the Father Pater, et Filius, et Son, and Holy Spiritus Sanctus. Ghost, bless you. R. Amen. B. Amen. P. Dominus vo- P. Our Lord be biscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. P. Initium sancti Evangelii, secun- dum Joannem. R. Gloria tibi, Domine. with you. R. And with thy spirit. P. The beginning of the Gospel ac- cording to St. John. R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord. PRAYERS AT MASS, 115 ight to accept lajesty abyss eighty, Father H0I7 ^ou. >rd be h thy nning 1 ac- John, e to IN principio erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deum, et Deus erat Verbum. Hoc erat in princi- pio apud Deum. Omnia per ipsum facta sunt, et sine ipso factum est nihil, quod factum est. In ipso vita erat, et vita erat lux hominum; et lux in tenebris lucet, et tenebrae eam non compre- henderunt. Fuit homo missus a Deo, cui nomen erat Joannes. Hie venit in testimonium, ut testimonium perhi- beret de lumine, ut omnes crederent per ilium. Non erat ille IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. AH things were made by him, and without him was made nothing that was made. In. him was life, and the life was the light of men ; and the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. There was a man sent from God,whose name was John. This man came for a witness, to give tes- timony of the light, that all men might believe through him. 116 PRAYERS AT MASS. lux; sed ut testimo- nium perhiberet de lumine. Erat lux vera, quae illuminat omnem hominem venientem in hunc mundum. In mundo erat, et mundus per ipsum factu3 est, et mun- dus eum non cogno- vit. In propria venit, et sui eum non receperunt. Quotquot autem re- ceperunt euna, dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri; his qui credunt in nomine ejus. Qui non ex- sanguinibus, neque ex voluntate carnis, neque ex voluntate viri, sed ex Deo nati He was not the light, but was to give tes- timony of the light. That was the true light which enlight- eneth every man that Cometh into this world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them he gave power to be made the sons of God; to them that believe in his name. Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will PRAYERS AT MASS. 117 sunt. Et Verbum CARO FACTUM EST, et habitavit in nobis: et vidimus gloriam ejus, gloriam quasi unig^niti a Patre, plenum gratia? et veritatis. R. Deo gratias. of man, but of God, And THE Word WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us; and we saw his glory, as it were the glory of the only begotten of the Fa- ther, full of grace and truth. R. Thanks be to God. A Prayer after Mass. I RENDER Thee all possible praise and thanks, O Sovereign Creator, for the fa- vor I have this day received of thy bounty, and of which many better de- serving Christians are deprived. Receive, O Lord, my unworthy prayers, supply all my defects, pardon all my distractions and indevotions, and grant, that by the strength and virtue of those divine mys- teries, I may go on cheerfully in the path of thy commandments, love, and service, amidst all the temptations, troubles, and "!'\SV\, 118 PRAY£IIS AT MASS. dangers of my life's pilgrimage; till I shall one day happily arrive at thy hea- venly kingdom, where, with thy blessed Angels and Saints, I shall more clearly contemplate Thee, more perfectly enjoy Thee, and more understandingly celebrate thy infinite goodness and mercy, with uninterrupted canticles of eternal praise, admiration, and gratitude. Amen. ^ THE (Sommon J&tu^ns on Sunttasis* V. DEUS in adjutorium meum in- tende. R. Domine ad adjuvandum me festina. . V. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. Alleluia. In Lent, Laus tibi Domine, Rex seternse glorias. AnL Dixit Dominus. PSALM cix. DIXIT Dominus Domino meo : Sede a dextris meis. 2. Donee ponam inimicos tuos : sea- bellum pedum tuorum. 3. Virgam virtutis tuae emittet Domi- nus ex Sion : dominare in medio inimi- corum tuorum. 4. Tecum principium in die virtutis 120 VESPERS ON SUNDAYS. tudB, in splendoribus sanctorum : ex utero ante luciferum genui te. •5. Juravit Dominus, et non poenitebit eum : tu es Sacerdos in seternum se- cundum ordinem Melchisedech. 6. Dominus k dextris tuis, confregit in die suae reges. 7. Judicabit in nationibus, implebit ruinas : conquassabit capita in terra mul- torum. 8. De torrente in via bibet : propterea exaltabit caput. Gloria Patri, &c. Ant, Dixit Dominus Domino meo, Sede a dextris meis. Ant. Fidelia. PSALM ex. CONFITEBOR tibi Domine in toto corde meo : in concilio justorum, et con- gregatione. 2. Magna opera Domini : exquisita in omnes voluntates ejus. 3. Confessio et magnificentia opus VESPERS ON SUNDAYS. 121 ejus: et justitia ejus manet in sa3culum saeculi. 4. Memoriam fecit mirabilium suorum, misericors et miserator Dominus : eseam dedit timentibus se« 5. Memor erit in sasculum testamenti sui : virtutem operum suorum annuntia- bit populo suo : 6. Ut det illis haereditatem Gentium : opera manuum ejus, Veritas et judicium, 7. Fidelia omnia mandata ejus, con- firmata in saeculum sseculi: facta in veri- tate et sequitate. 8. Bedemptionem misit populo suo : mandavit in aeternum testamentum suum* 9. Sanctum et terribile nomen ejus: initium sapientiae timor Domini. 10. Intellectus bonus omnibus facienti- bus eum : laudatio ejus manet in saeculum sseculi. Ant. Fidelia omnia mandata ejus ; confirmata in saeculum scecuH. Jlnt. In mandatis. y*" "" ^* * ?*' 122 VESP£RS ON SUNDAYS. PSALM CXI. BEATUS vir qui timet Dominum ; in mandatis ejus volet nimis. 2. Potens in terra erit semen ejus: generatio rectorum benedicetur. 3. Gloria et divitise in domo ejus : et justitia ejus manet in saeculum sseculi. 4. Exortum est in tenebris lumen rectis : misericors, et miserator^et Justus. 5. Jucundus homo qui miseretui et commodat, disponet sermones suos in ju- dicio : quia in eeternum non commove* bitur. 6. In memoria aeterna erit Justus : ab auditione mala non timebit. 7. Paratum cor ejus sperare in Domino, confirmatum est cor ejus : non commove- bitur donee despiciat inimicos suos. 8. Dispersit, debit pauperibus ; jus- titia ejus manet in sseculum sseculi : cornu ejus exultabitur in gloria. 9. Peccator videbit, et irascetur, den- tibus suis fremet et tabescet : desiderium peccatorum peribit. •dni. In mandatis ejus cupit nimis. •dnt. Sit nomen Domini. VESPERS ON SUNDAYS. PSALM CXII. LAUDATE pueri Dominum : laudate nomen Domini. 2. Sit nomen Domini benedictum : ex hoc nunc, et usque in sseculum. 3. A solis ortu usque ad occasum ; laudabile nomen Domini. 4. Excelsus super omnes gentes Domi- nus : et super ccbIos gloria ejus. 5. Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster, qui in altis habitat : et humilia respicit in coelo et in terra? 6. Suscitans a terra inopem : et de stercore erigens pauperem : 7. Ut collocet eum cum principibus, cum principibus populi sui. 8. Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo : matrem filiorum laetantem. ^nt. Sit nomen Domini benedictum in saecula, Jlnt. Nos qui vivimus. PSALM CXIII. IN exitu Israel de JEgypto : domus Jacob de populo barbaro : '( 124 VESPERS ON SUNDAYS. 2. Facta est Judsea sanctificatio ejus: Israel potestas ejus. 3. Mare vidit et fugit : Jordanis con- versus est retrorsum. 4>. Montes exultaverunt ut arietes : et colles sieut agni ovium. 5. Quid est tibi mare, quod fugisti? et tu Jordanis, quia conversus es retrorsum? 6. Montes exultastis sicut arietes! et colles sicut agni ovium? 7. A facie Domini mota est terra: h facie Dei Jacob. 8. Qui convertit petram in stagna aquarum ; et rupem in fontes aquarum. 9. Non nobis Domine, non nobis : sed nomini tuo da gloriam. 10. Super misericordia tua, et veritate tua ; nequando dicant Gentes, ubi est Deus eorum? 11. Deus autem nosterin ccelo : omnia quaecumque voluit, fecit. 12. Simulacra Gentium argentum et aurum : opera manui'm hominum. 13. Os habent, et non loquentur : oculos habent, et non videburit. viESPERS ON SUNDAYS. 125 14. Aures habent, et non audient : nares habent, et non odorabunt. 15. Manns habent, et non palpabunt : pedes habent, et non ambulabunt : non clamabunt in gutture suo. 16 Similes illis fiant qui faeiunt ea : et omnes qui eonfidunt in eis. 17. Domus Israel speravit in Domino : adjutor eorum, at protector eorum est. 18. Domus Aaron speravit in Domino: adjutor eorum, et protector eorum esi. 19. Quitiment Dominum, speraverunt in Domino: adjutor eorum, et protector eorum est. 20. Dominus memor fuit nostri: et be- nedixit nobis. 21. Benedixit domui Israel: benedixit domui Aaron. 22. Benedixit omnibus qui timent Dominum: pusillis cum majoribus. 23. Adjiciat Dominus super vos: super vos et super filios vestros. 24. Benedicti vos a Domino: qui fecit coolum et terram. 25. Coelum coeli Domino: terrnm au- tem dedit filiis hominum. 126 VESPERS ON SUNDAYS. I 26. Non mortui laudabunt te Domine: neque omnes qui descendant in infernum. 27. Sed nos qui vivimus, benedieimus Domino: ex hoc nunc et usque in saecu- lum. AnL Nos qui vivimus benedieimus Domino. AnL Tempore Paschali^ Alleluia, AUe- luia, Alleluia. PSALM cxvi. LAUD ATE Dominum omnes gentes: laudate eum omnes populi. 2. Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia ejus: et Veritas Domini manet in seternum. BENEDICTUS Deus, et Pater Domi- ni nostri Jesu Christi, Pater misericor- diarum, et Deus totius consolationis qui consolatur nos in omni tribulatione nos- tra. R. Deo gratias. VESPERS ON SUNDAYS. 127 3omine: fernum. dicimus n saecu- gentes: iper nos Domini jr Domi- isericor- onis qui me pos- LUCIS Creator optime, Lucem dierum proferens, Primordiis lucis novae Mundi parans originem: 2. Qui mane junctum vesperi. Diem vocari prsscipis ; lUabitur tetrum chaos. Andi preces cum fletibus. 3. Ne mens gravata crimine, Vitae sit exul munere, Dum nil perenne cogitat, Seseque culpis illigat. 4. Cceleste pulset ostium ; Vitale toUat prsemium : Vitemus omne noxium ; Purgemus omne pessimum. 5. Praesta, Pater piissime Patrique compar unice, Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Regnans per omne saeculum.. Amen* V. Dirigatur Domine, oratio mea, B. Sicut incensum in conspectu tuo. 128 VESPERS ON SUNDAYS. MAGNIFICAT anima mea Pomi- num: 2. Et exultavit spiritus mens: in Deo salutari meo. 3. Quia respexit humilitatem ancillse suae : ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes. 4. Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est: et sanctum nomen ejus. 5. Et misericordia ejus k progenie in progenies, timentibus eum. 6. Fecit potentiam in brachio suo : dispersit superbos mente cordis sui. 7. Deposuit potentes de sede: et ex- altavit humiles. 8. Esurientes implevit bonis: et divites dimisit inanes. 9. Suscepit Israel puerum suum: re- cordatus misericordia^ suae. 10. Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros : Abraham, et semini ejus in saecula. Gloria Patri, &c. \ I' 130 ANTHEMS OF THE B. V. From the Vespers of Christmas-day is said — F. Post part urn virgo inviolata per- niansisti. /?. Dei genitrix, intercede pro nobis. Oremus. DEUS, qui salutis aeternae beatse Mariae virginitate foecunda, humano generi praemia praestitisti : tribue quaesumus, ut ipsam pro nobis intercedere sentiamus, per quam meruimus auctorem vitae susci- pere Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum. Qui, &c. B. Amen. Anthem from the Purification until Maunday Thursday. AVEj regina ccelorum, Ave domina angelorum, Salve radix, salve porta, Ex qua mundo lux est orta ; Gaude virgo gloriosa. Super omnes speciosa ; ^ Vale 6 valde, decora, Et pro nobis Christum exora. ANTHEMS OF THE B. V. 131 V. Dignare me, laudare te, virgo sa- cratii. R. Da mihi virtutem contra hostestuos, Oremus. CONCEDE, misericors Deus, fragili- tati nostras praesidium : ut qui sanctas Dei Genitricis memoriam agimus, interces- sionis ejus auxilio, k nostris iniquitatibus resurgamus. Per eundem Christum Do- minum nostrum. Anthem from Holy Saturday until Tri- nity Eve, REGINA, coeli laetare, Alleluia. Quia quern meruisti portare, Alleluia. Ressurrexit sicut dixit. Alleluia. Ora pro nobis Deum, Alleluia. V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, Al- leluia. R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, Alle- luia. 132 ANTHEMS OlT fltE B. V. } I !■ Oremus. DEUS, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui Domini nostri Jesu Christi mundum Isetificare dignatus es ; praesta quaesumus, ut per ejus genitricem virginem Mariam perpetuae capiamus gaudia vitae. Per eundem. Anthem from Trinity Eve^ until Advent SALVE Regina, mater misericordiae ! — vUa, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve ! Ad te clamamus exules Filii Hevae, Ad te suspiramus, gementes et fientes in hac lacrymarum valle. Eja erga advocata nostra illos tuos mise* ricordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Jesum benedictum fructum ventris tui^ nobis post hoc exiliura ostende. O Clemens, O pia, O dulcis virgo Maria. V. Ora pro nobis sancta Dei genitrix. R» Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi. BENEDICTION. 133 Oremus. OMNIPOTENS sempiterne Deus, qui gloriosae Virginis Matris Mariae corpus et animam, ut dignum Filii tui habitaculum effici mereretur, Spiritu Sancto co-ope- rpnte, preparasti : da, ut cujus coraemora- tione laetamur ejus pia intercessione ab instantibus malis et k morte perpetua li^ beremur. Per eumdem Christum Do- minum nostrum. B. Amen. St ^tfltmn Mmttslttiati* Whilst the Priest takes the Blessed Sacra^ ment out of the Tabernacle^ the Choir sings : SALUTARIS SAVING host ! hostia! that heaven's gate Quae cceli pandis os- Laidst open at so tium; . dear a rate; Bella praemunt hos- Intestine wars in- tilia, vade our breast, Da robur, fer auxi- Be thou our strength, Hum. support, and rest. 134 BKNEDICTION OF THE 2. Uni trinoque 2. To God the Domino, Father, and the Son. Sit sempiterna And Holy Spirit, gloria; Three in One, Qui vitam sine ter- Be endless praise; mino, may He above, Nobis donet in With life eternal patri^ crown our love. At the Benediction. TANTUM ergo Saeramentum, Veneremur cernui; Et antiquum docu- mentum Novo cedat ritui; Praestet fides sup- plementum, Sensuum defectui. TO this mysterious table now Our knees, our hearts, and sense we bow; Let ancient rites resign tfieir place To nobler elements of grace; And faith for all defects supply, Whilst sense is lost in mystery. BLESSED SACRAMENT. 135 Genitori, Genitoque To God the Father, born of none, To Christ, his co- eternal Son, And Holy Ghost, whose equal rays From both proceed, be equal praise: One honor, jubilee, and fame. For ever bless his glorious name. Jimen. Laus et jubilatio; Salus, honor, virtus, quoque, Sit et benedictio; Procedenti ab utro- que, Compar sit laudatio. ^men. V. Panem de c(e1o praestitisti eis, Jille- luia. R. Orane delecta- mentum in se haben- tem, Alleluia. Oremus. DEUSqui nobis,8ub Sacramento mirabili, passionis tuae memo- riam reliquisti: tri- V. Thou hast given them bread from heaven, Alleluia. R. Replenished with whatever is delicious, Alleluia. Let us Pray. O GOD, who in this wonderful sacra- ment, hast left us a ' perpetual memorial 136 BENEDICTION. bue, qusesumus, ita no3 corporis et san- guinis tui sacra mjsteria venerari ut redemptionis tuse fructum in nobis j ugiter sentiamus. Qui vivis, &c. of thy passion; grant us, we beseech thee, so to reverence the sacred mysteries of thy body and blood, as in our souls to be always sensible of the redemption thou hast purchased for us. Who livest) &c. Bthotiani far €antc^HQ\u Instructions for Confession, 1st. IN order to prepare yourself to make a good confession, endeavor in the first place to recommend the matter earnestly to God ; and for some days beforehand, frequently and fervently beg his divine grace and assistance. 2ndly. Examine your conscience with a just and faithful diligence, but without anxiety or too much scrupulousness; helping your memory by reflecting on your particular inclinations, and the cir- cumstances of place, company, employ- ment, &c. 3rdly. In going to confession, humble yourself by considering the majesty of God, and your own many infirmities and great unworthiness. 4thly. Let your confession be plain, entire, and prudent; neither obscuring your faults with dark words, nor con- 138 DEVOTIONS, ETC. 1' ' i cealing any thing of moment, nor using expressions immodest or prejudicial to a third person. Stbly. Excite yourself to a true and hearty contrition, detesting your sins for the fear or love of God, and resolving firmly to forsake them. 6thly. For satisfaction, (besides your performance of the penance which is enjoined,) you must labor to conquer all inclinations to the sins you have confes- sed; if you have injured any, you must make restitution as far as you are able ; if, by your example or otherwise, you have given scandal or occasion of sin, you must, by contrary virtues, endeavor to recompense the spiritual damage of your neighbour. Prayer before Sacramental Confession. O MAKER of heaven and earth, King of kings, and Lord of lords, who of noth- ing createdst me to thine own image, and redeemedst me with thy most precious blood ; whom I, a sinner, am not worthy I >*f<« DEVOTIONS, ETC. 189 to name, or so much as to think on ; I humbly beseech Thee, that Thou wouldst look on me in thy pity, and have com- passion on me, who showedst mercy to the woman of Chanaan, and Mary Mag- dalen, who forgavedst the publican, and the penitent thief. To Thee, most holy God, I confess my sins, which, if I would, I cannot hide from thy sight. Have mercy on me, O Christ ; for I have ex- ceedingly oflfended Thee in thought, word, and deed; through my faulty through my faulty through my exceeding great fault. Therefore, I most humbly beseech thy goodness, O Christ, who for my sake descendedst from heaven, have mercy upon me. Thou art my Creator and Helper, my Maker and Redeemer, my Governor and most indulgent Father : Thou art my strength and refuge, my hope and resurrection, my life and eter- nal felicity. Though I have committed that for which Thou mayest condemn me, yet Thou hast not lost that whereby Thou "W 140 DEVOTIONS, ETC. \ canst forgive me. Let not my wicked- ness, Lord, overcome thy goodness. — Spare me, O my dearest Savior, and take compassion on my sinful soul. To whom should I fly but to Thee? If Thou cast me off, who will receive me? If Thou despise me, and turn thy face from me, who shall look upon me? Receive me, therefore, my gracious Lord, re- turning to Thee though sinful and un- worthy: for, if I am impure. Thou canst make me clean ; if I am sick. Thou canst heal me; if I am cast down. Thou canst revive me; thy mercy is far greater than my iniquity, and Thou canst forgive more than I can offend. Consider not, therefore, O Lord, the number of my sins; but, according to the greatness of thy mercy, pardon all my transgressions. Say to my soul, I am thy salvation; who saidst to all the world I will not the death of a sinner, but rather that he be converted and live. Convert me to Thee, Lord, and make me live hereafter with a greater fear of DEVOTIONS, ETC. 141 offending Thee, and a due sense of my duty in obeying Thee. Make me direct all my actions to thy honor, and dili- gently redeem the time J have misspent, that so, by a holy life, I may be brought to a happy death, and rejoice with Thee to all eternity. Amen. A Prayer for obtaining Contrition. I HAVE now here before me, Lord, a sad prospect of the manifold offences by which I have displeased thy divine Majesty, and which I am assured will appear in judgment against me, if I repent not, and my soul be not disposed by a hearty S(>rrow to receive thy par- don. But this sorrow, Lord, this repentance, must be thy free gift ; and if it come not from the hand of thy mercy, all my endeavors will be vain, and I shall be for ever miserable. Have mercy, therefore, on me, O Father of mercies, and pour forth into my heart thy grace, whereby I may sincerely repent of all my sins; give me a true contrition, that 142 DEVOTIONS, ETC. I may bewail my past misery and ingra- titude, and grieve from my heart for having offended Thee, so good a God. Permit me not to be deluded with a false sorrow, as, I fear, I have been too often, through my own weakness or neglect; but let it be now thy gift, descending from Thee, the Father of light, that so ray repentance may be accompanied with amendment and a change of life, and I may be fully acquitted from the guilt of all my sins, and once more received into the number of thy servants. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. •^ Prayer after Confession. O ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, who, according to the multitude of thy tender mercies, hast vouchsafed once more to receive this prodigal child, after so many times going astray from Thee, and to admit him to this sacrament of reconciliation ; I give Thee thanks with all the powers of my soul, for this and all thy other mercies, graces, and bless- iDEVOTIONS, ETC. 143 ings, bestowed on me, the most unworthy of all sinners; and prostrating myself now at thy sacred feet, I offer myself to be henceforward for ever thine. O ! let nothing in life or death evermore separate me from Thee. I once more renounce with my whole soul, all my treasons against Thee, and all the abominations and sins of my past life. I renew my promises made in baptism, and from this moment I dedicate myself eternally to thy love ai: trvice. O! grant that for the time to Come, I may ever fly and abhor sin more than death itself, and avoid all such occasions and companies as have unhappily brought me to it ; I resolve henceforth to fly them all by thy divine grace without which, of myself, I can do nothing. I resolve to fly idleness, and to set myself a regular order and method of life, for the time I have yet to live. I beg thy blessing upon these my resolu- tions, that they may not be ineffectual, like so many others I have formerly made; for, O Lord, without Tliee, I am 144 DEVOTIONS, ETC. nothing but misery and sin. Supply also, by thy mercy, whatever defects have been in this my confession. I am sensi- ble it has been very impeiifect, and that I was far from having that true sorrow which the heinousness of my sins required; but let the precious blood of thy only Son make up this deficiency. Accept of my poor performance, such as it is, and give me grace to be now and always a true penitent: through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son. Amen. A Method of offering the Penance en- joined in Confession. Accustom yourself to direct your inten- tion before you recite your Sacramental Penance, fervently uniting it to the suffer- ings and merits of Christ. This may be done by the following or any other short Prayer. O My God and my Creator ! I offer thee the penance I am about to perform ; it was thou who imposed it on me by the minis- try of my confessor, and I desire to per- DEVOTIONS, ETC. 145 Supply 'ts have i sensi- nd that sorrow quired; 7 only 5cept of is, and pv'ays a Jesus ice en^ inten- mental suffer- lay be short form it with the utmost contrition, devo- tion, and humility. But, Lord ! since thou weM knowest it is inadequate to my sins, and that any thing I could do would be incapable of blotting out the least of my oflfences, permit me to unite this penance, as well as all the actions, pains, and sufferings of my life, which I now offer in the spirit of penance, to the bitter sufferings of my Redeemer ; to the great sacrifice of expiation which Jesus offered on Mount Calvary for my sins, also to the merits of the Blessed Virgin, to the penance and sufferings of all the saints and all the just, that thereby the deficien- cies of my imperfect satisfaction may be abundantly supplied for. ir thee it was ninis- per- Bthatian^ for Eomimmioiu H A PREPARATORY PRAYEft. m 1. Direct your Intention. O LORD Jesus Christ, King of ever- lasting glory, behold I desire to come to Thee this day, and to receive thy body and blood in this heavenly sacrament, for thy honor and glory, and the good of my soul: I desire to receive Thee, because it is thy desire, and Thou hast so ordained; blessed be thy name for ever. I desire to come to Thee, like Magdalen, that I may be delivered from all my evils, and embrace Thee, my only good. I desire to come to Thee, that I may be happily united to Thee, that I may henceforward abide in Thee, and Thou in me; and that nothing in life or death may ever separate me from Thee. DEVOTIONS, ETC. 147 2. Commemorate the Passion of Christ. I DESIRE in these holy mysteries to commemorate, as Thou hast commanded, all thy sufferings, thy agony and bloody sweat, thy being betrayed and appre- hended, U I. ^ reproachc^ ^rd affronts, all the blows and calumnies, all the scoffs and buffets, Thou hast endured for me ; thy being scourged, crowned with thorns, and loaded with a heavy cross for my sins, and for those of the whole world : thy crucifixion and death, together with thy glorious resurrection, and triumphant ascension. I adore Thee and give Thee thanks for all Thou hast done and suffered for us; and for giving us, in this blessed sacrament, this pledge of our redemption, this victim of our ransom, this body and blood which were offered for us. 3. Make an Act of Faith, I MOST firmly believe, that in this holy sacrament Thou art present, verily and indeed; that here is thy body and blood, thy soul and thy divinity; I believe that ( ; 148 it I ..> I i ! DEVOTIONS, ETC. Thou, my Savior, true God and true Man, art really here, with all thy trea- sures ; that here Thou communicatest thyself to U8,^makest us partakers of the fruit of thy passion, and givest us a pledge of eternal life. I believe there cannot be a greater happiness than to receive Thee worthily, nor a greater mi- sery than to receive Thee unworthily, all this I most steadfastly believe, because it is what Thou hast taught us by thy word and by thy church. 4. Conceive a great Fear^ and humble yourself. BUT, O my God, how shall I dare to approach to Thee, so wretched a worm, to so infinite a Majesty, so filthy a sinner to such infinite purity and sanctity ! Alas! my soul is covered with an univer- sal leprosy, and how shall I presume to embrace Thee! My whole life has been nothing but misery and sin: and it is only by thy mercy that I have not been long since in hell, which I have deserved DEVOTIONS, ETC. 149 a thousand times; and how shall I ven- ture so much as to lift up my eyes to Thee, much less to receive Thee within my breast! I tremble at the sentence of thy Apostle, that He that receives unwov" thily^ receives his own damnation ; for I cannot but acknowledge myself infinitely unworthy ; nor should I dare ever to come to Thee, were I not excited by thy most loving and pressing invitation; and encouraged by thy infinite goodness and mercy. It is in this mercy, which is above all thy works, I put my whole trust : and it is in this confidence alone that I presume to approach Thee. Oh! grant that it may be with a contrite and humble heart; for this, I know, Thou wilt never despise. 5. Make an Act of Contrition. LORD, I detest with my whole heart all the sins by which I have ever offended thy divine Majesty, from the first mo- ment that I was capable of sinning, to this very hour. I desire to lay them alL 150 DEVOTIONS, ETC. ! down here at thy feet, to be cancelled by thy precious blood. What can 1 do for them, but humbly confess and lament them all my lifetime ! and this I heartily desire to do, and from this moment con- tinually to cry to Thee for mercy. Hear me, O Lord, by that infinite love, by which Thou hast shed thy blood for me. let not that blood be shed in vain. All ray sins displease me now exceedingly, because they have oflFended thy infinite goodness. By thy grace I will never commit them any more : I am sorry for them, and will be sorry for them as long as I live ; and according to the best of ray power, will do penance for them. Forgive, dear Lord, for thy mercy's sake: pardon me for all that is past; and be Thou my keeper for the time to come, that I may never more offend Thee. 6. Make an Act of Divine Love. O SWEET Jesus, the God of my heart, and the life of my soul, as the hart pai^js after the fountains of water, so. does my DEVOTIONS, ETC, 151 soul pant after Thee, the fountain of life, and the ocean of all good. I am over- joyed at the hearing of these happy tidings, that I may go to the house of our Lord ; or rather, that our Lord is to come into my house, and take up his abode with me. O ! happy moments, when I shall be admitted to the embraces of the living God, for whom my poor soul languishes with love! come, dear Jesus, and take full possession of my heart for ever! I offer it to Thee with- out reserve : I desire to consecrate it eternally to Thee. I love Thee with my whole soul above all things ; at least I desire so to love Thee : it is nothing less than infinite love that brings Thee to me. 0! teach me to make a suitable return of love. 7. Humbly beg GoiTs Grace, BUT, O my God, Thou knowest my great poverty and misery, and that of myself I can do nothing : Thou knowest how unworthy I am of this infinite favor, 152 DEVOTIONS, ETC. and Thou alone canst make me worthy. O! since Thou art so good as to invite me thus to Thyself, add this one bounty more to all the rest, prepare me for thyself. Cleanse my soul from its stains, clothe it with the nuptial garment of charity, adorn it with all virtues, and maKe it a fit abode for Thee. Drive sin and the devil far from this dwelling, which Thou art here pleased to choose for thyself, and make me one according to thy own heart : that this heavenly visit which Thou designest for my salva- tion, may not, by my unworthiness, be perverted to my damnation. O, let me never be guilty of thy body and blood, by an unworthy communion. For the sake of this same precious blood, which Thou hast shed for me, deliver me from so great an evil: O! rather let me die ten thousand deaths, than thus presume to crucify Thee again. DEVOTIONS, ETC. 153 8. Implore the Prayers of the blessed Virgin and of the Saints. ALL ye blessed Angels and Saints of God, who face to face see him, whom I here receive under these humble veils ; and thou most especially ever blessed Virgin, Mother of thf same God and Savior, in whose sacred womb he was conceived and borne for nine months ? I most humbly beg the assistance ' ^' your prayers and intercession, that I may in such manner receive him h«)re in tiiis place of banishment, as to be brought one day to enjoy him with you in our true country, there to praipe him and to love him for ever. ^cts of Devotion^ Praise, and Thanhs- giving, after Communion. O MY sweet Jesus, my Creator and my Redeemer, my God and my all, whence is this to me, that my Lord, and so great a Lord, whom heaven and earth cannot contain, should come into this poor cot- tage, this house of clay of my earthly 154 DEVOTIONS, ETC. Tiabitation! O, that I could give Thee a hearty welcome ! that I could enter- tain Thee as I ought! ! what return shall I make to Thee, O Lord, for all Thou hast done for me. Behold ! when I had no being at all, Thou hast created me: and when I was gone astray, and lost in my sins. Thou hast redeemed me, by dying for me; all that I have, all that I am, is thy gift ; and now after all thy others favors, Thou hast given me thyself ; blessed be thy name for ever. Thou art great, O Lord, and exceedingly to be praised; great are thy works, and of thy wisdom there is no end : but thy tender mercies, thy bounty and goodness to me, are above all thy works: these I desire to confess and extol for ever. Bless then thy Lord, O my soul, and Iv^t all that is within thee praise and magnify his name. Bless thy Lord. O my soul, and see thou never forget all that He has done for Thee. all ye works of the Lord, bless the Lord, praise and glorify him for ever. O all ye i:)£VOTIONS, ETC. 155 Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord. Bless the Lord, all ye Saints, and let the whole church of heaven and earth join in praising and giving him thanks for all his mercies and graces to me; and so in some measure supply for what is due from me. But as all this still falls short of what is owing to Thee from me for thy infinite love, I offer to Thee, O eternal Father, this same Son of thine, whom thou hast given me, and his thanksgiving, which is of infinite value, and of this I am sure Thou wilt accept. Look not then upon my insensibility and ingratitude, but upon the face of thy Christ; and with him, and through him, receive this offering of my own poor self, which I desire to make to Thee. An Oblation. WHAT pledge can I give, O my Savior, as an earnest of the love which I have now engaged to thee ? I have nothing worthy of thee, and if I had, I have no- thing but what is truly thy own, not mine! •ts 156 DEVOTIONS, ETC. f ! but such is thy goodness, as to be content to accept from us what is already thine. Wherefore, behold, I here offer to thee my body and soul, which are both now sanctified by the honor of thy divine pre- sence : I consecrate them to thee for ever, since thou hast chosen them for thy temple ; my body to be continually em- ployed in thy service, and never more to become an instrument of sin ; my soul to know thee, to love thee, and be evermore faithful to thee. Bless, Lord, the pre- sent I here make thee. Bless^ O Lord, this house. Permit not my body to be any more defiled with sensual delights, nor my soul by a will to commit any mor- tal sin ; for as I am now resolved to serve thee with body and soul, I will take pains to correct their evil inclinations. I wiM declare war against myself, renounce my wonted pleasures, my delights, my passions, my concupiscence, my anger, my pride, my self-love, my own will, and last- ly, whatever else may offend thee. DEVOTIONS. ETC. 157 A Prayer for Perseverance^ PRESERVE, O Lord, for ever in my soul the holy resolutions wherewith thou hast now inspired me, and grant me grace faithfully to put them in execution. Without thy aid I can do nothing : I therefore, earnestly crave thy assistance to conquer all the difficulties I may meet with in the way of my salvation. Regard me with an eye of mercy; have compassion on my weakness ; and strengthen me daily with thy grace. O glorious Virgin, unite with me in giving thanks to thy beloved Son, who has restored me to his grace, and refreshed my soul with the banquet of his mo3t precious body. Offer him all the grateful service thou didst him in this life, to supply the defects of my devotion; and obtain of him that he depart not from me without leaving a large benediction behind him for my soul. Holy angels! ye ministering spirits of God, behold the only Son of the eternal father, whom you adored at his entrance into the world: O become now petitioners in my behalf, «■ 158 DEVOTIONS, ETC. ^i that I may henceforth serve him with the same spirit and truth, as you did whilst he remained on earth, and with the same cheerfulness as you now do in his celes- tial kingdom. All ye men and women, saints of God, behold here withia my breast, your Lord, the origin and reward of all your virtuous actions, and let all your prayers accompany mine to the throne, that, by his grace I may follow your steps in the exact performance of every duty, till, abounding in good works, I may at length be admitted into your so- ciety, and possess my Jesus for all eter- nity. T'he Conclusion. GRACIOUSLY hear all my prayers. good Jesus ; hide me within thy wounds, and there protect me from all my enemies. O let nothing ever separate me from thee. Call me to thee at the hour of my death, that with thy saints I may praise thee for ever. And now, Lord Jesus, I go from thee for awhile, but I hope not without DEVOTIONS, ETC. 159 thee, who art my comfort and the ulti- mate happiness of my soul. To thy love and protection I recommend myself, as well as my brethren, relations, my coun- try, my friends^ and my enemies. Love us, O Lord, change our hearts, and trans- form us into thyself. May I be wholly employed in thee, and for thee ; and may thy love be the end of all my thoughts, words, and actions, who livest and reign- est for ever and ever. Amen. Prayer to Jesus Crucified. A plenary indulgence, applicable to the souls in Purgatory, may be gained by reciting the following prayer before a Crucifix, after Confession and Communion. BEHOLD, O good and most sweet Jesus, I prostrate myself in thy sight, and with the utmost fervor of mind I pray and beseech thee to vouchsafe to imprint upon my heart lively sentiments of Faith, Hope, and Charity, and a true contrition for my sins, and a firm resolution of amendment; while, with deep affection, and grief of 160 CONTENTS. I; mind, I consider within myself and con- template in spirit thy five wounds, keep- ing before my eyes the words which the Prophet David spoke of thee, O good Jesus ! " They have dug my hands and feet, they have numbered all my bones." • ^ CONTENTS. PAOIfi Preliminary Observations.......... 8 NOVEN A to St. Frands Xavier, 17 Prayer for each Day, 73 Litany of St. Francis Xavier, 77 ^ Prayers for Mass, 83 Vespers for Sundays, 119 Hymns for Benediction, 133 Prayers before Confession...... 137 Prayers after Confession, 142 Prayers before Communion, 146 Prayers after Communion, 153 prayer to Jesus Crucified, 159 If and con- unds, keep- 3 which the ee, O good hands and my bones." . 3 . 17 . 73 . 77 ,. 83 .. 119 .. 133 .. 137 .. 142 .. 146 .. 163 ... 159