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DEVOTIONS FOR THE

EUCHARISTIC HOUR

ST. MARY’S COLLEGE
NOTRE DAME, INDIANA



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for

Look forward to the Hour

of Adoration as to an hour

in Paradise. Go there as if

going to Heaven, to the Di-

vine Banquet, and you will

desire this hour, you will

hail it with gladness when it

comes.

Entertain in your heart a

sweet desire; say to your-

self: ^^In a few hours, in two

hours, in one hour, I will go

to the gracious and profit-

able audience of my loving

Lord—He invites me. He
waits for me. He desires

me.^’

—Venerable Eymard,



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Acts

By S. M. R.

0 God, I believe that Thou art God;
I believe that Thou art One in Three

My faith is founded on Thy word,

—

0 strengthen, God, my faith in Thee

0 God, I hope in Thee as God!
Relying on Thy word divine,

1 hope to gain eternal life,

—

0 strengthen, God, this hope of mine

0 God, I love Thee as my God,
For infinitely good Thou art!

0 strengthen this poor love of mine
Until it doth consume my heart!

0 God, I believe and hope and love.
And yet I have offended Thee!

1 promise, God, to sin no more:

Do Thou in mercy pardon me!



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0 SALUTARIS

0 saving Victim! opening wide
The gate of Heaven to man below!

Our foes press on from every side

Thine aid supply, Thy strength be-
stow.

To Thy great name be endless praise,
Immortal Godhead! One in Three!

Oh, grant us endless length of days.

In our true native land, with Thee!

PREPARATORY PRAYERS

What happiness for me^ O Lord, to

be with Thee, to admire the immense

love of Thy Heart for mankind, to

offer Thee some reparation for the

outrages which they continually heap

upon Thee ! But how am I able to per-

form this sacred action, sinner as I

am? O Jesus, unite my prayers to
Thine; offer to Thy heavenly Father

the holy dispositions of Thy divine

Heart to make amends for my short-

comings. Give me grace, O Holy Ghost,
Spirit of the Father and the Son^ to

say to Thee always and everywhere,

‘‘Speak Lord, for Thy servant hear-

eth.’^

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Mary^ my Mother^ help me to enter

the Heart of thy divine Son^ that sanc-

tuary of all graces and all virtues. I

join with thee in rendering Him hom-

age. Glorious angels^ who are so hum-

bly prostrated before this adorable

Hearty allow me to place myself among

you in profound adoration; infuse into

me your love for Him^ your recollection

in prayer^ and present my petitions to
Him. Saints of heaven and the just

here on earthy come let us adore to-

gether the Heart of our God.

FORMULA OF CONSECRATION

N
^
servant of Jesus Christ,

although unworthy, but full of confi-

dence in divine grace, under the guid-

ance and auspices of the Immaculate

Virgin Mary, under the protection of

Saint Michael the Archangel, of Saint

Joseph, of the blessed apostles. Saint

Peter and Saint Paul, of the beloved

disciple Saint John, consecrate and de-

vote myself with all my heart, with all
my soul, and with all my strength, to

the service of adoring Jesus Christ our

Lord, truly, really, and substantially

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present in the Most Blessed Sacrament

for the love of men; and, in order to

promote more efficaciously the reign of

His love in me, in mine, and in the

whole world, I associate myself to the

life of adoration of the Congregation

of the Most Blessed Sacrament and

promise to make in union with it and

its associated members, the monthhj

adoration, and to devote myself accord-

ing to my ability to the greatest glory

of Jesus in His Sacrament of Love.

Confirm in me, O my God, the work
of Thy grace. O Mary, Blessed Mother
of Jesus, and my own loving Mother,
help me as thy child, direct me in the

service of Jesus, that I may serve Him

worthily and please Him now, and fi-

nally after death, have the happiness of

praising and loving Him with thee for

all eternity. Amen.

REPARATION TO THE MOST HOLY
SACRAMENT*

I adore Thee, and I love Thee with

all my heart, O my God and my Divine
Saviour, truly God and truly man; I

adore Thee and love Thee with the

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profound respect which faith inspires;

I adore Thee and I love Thee in rep-

aration of all the irreverences^ of all

the profanations^ and of all the sacri-

leges I may have unfortunately com-

mitted up to the present time^ and of

all the others that have been committed

and that may be committed hereafter.
Indulgence of 300 days every time for recit-

ing the Act of Reparation and the following

Ejaculatory Prayers.

EJACULATORY PRAYERS

I adore Thee at every moment of my

life, O Bread of Heaven^ O Blessed
Sacrament

!

Divine Jesus! Heart of Mary! bless

me^ I beseech you.

I give Thee^ O sweetest Saviour^ my

soul and my heart forever. May the

most holy and most divine Sacrament

be known, adored and thanked at every

moment by all

!

PRAYER TO THE MOST HOLY
SACRAMENT AND TO THE

SACRED HEART OF JESUS

To what a degree, O loving Jesus,
has Thy exceeding great charity at-

tained ! Thou hast prepared for me a

heavenly nourishment of Thy body and

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of Thy precious Blood to give Thyself

entirely to me. What has moved Thee

to such transport of love? Nothing,

certainly, but Thy Heart full of char-

ity. O adorable Heart of my Jesus,
burning furnace of divine love, receive

my soul into Thy sacred wound, that

I may learn in that school to love my

God, Who gives me such admirable

proofs of His love. Amen.

ACTS OF ADORATION AND
REPARATION TO JESUS IN THE

BLESSED SACRAMENT

Profoundly I adore Thee, O Jesus,
hid beneath the mystic emblems; I ac-

knowledge Thee true God and true

man. By this act of adoration I fain

would make Thee reparation for the

cold hearts of so many of Thy people,

who pass before Thy temples, nay, be-

fore Thy very tabernacle, where, hour

after hour. Thou dost deign to dwell

with loving impatience to give Thyself

to be Thy people's food, who yet do

not even bend the knee before Thee,

their God; but, like the Israelites in the

wilderness, seem, by their indifference,

to loathe this Bread of heaven. I offer

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Thee^ then, Thine own most precious

Bloody which Thou didst shed from the

wound in Thy left foot^ in reparation

for this hateful coldness; and entering,

in spirit, within this same wound, I

cry aloud, in never-ending praise:

0 Sacrament most holy! 0 Sacrament
divine 1

All praise and all thanksgiving be every

moment Thine.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the

Father)

Profoundly I adore Thee, my Jesus;

1 acknowledge Thy presence in the

most Holy Sacrament. By this act

of adoration I fain would make amends

for Thy people, so many of whom seem

as though they knew Thee not; but,

while they see Thee go to the poor sick,

to be their strength in their great jour-

ney to eternity, leave Thee unescorted,

and hardly give Thee even one out-

ward sign of homage. I offer Thee, in

reparation for this coldness. Thine own

most precious Blood, which Thou didst

shed from the wound in Thy right foot,

and entering therein, in spirit, again

I cry ten thousand times

:

0 Sacrament most holy! 0 Sacrament
divine

!

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All praise and all thanksgiving be every

moment Thine.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the

Father)

Profoundly I adore Thee^ my Jesus,

true Bread of life eternal; and by this

act of adoration I fain would make

Thee compensation for all the wounds

with which Thy Sacred Heart doth

daily bleed to see the profanation of

the churches wherein Thou dost vouch-

safe to abide beneath the sacramental

emblems, to receive the love and adora-

tion of Thy people. I offer Thee, in

reparation for such great irreverence.

Thine own most precious Blood, which

Thou didst shed from the wound in

Thy left hand, and entering therein, in

spirit, I say at every moment:

0 Sacrament most holy! 0 Sacrament
divine

!

All praise and all thanksgiving be every

moment Thine.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the

Father)

Profoundly I adore Thee, my Jesus,
living Bread come down from heaven;

and by this act of adoration I fain

would make amends for all the acts of

irreverence which Thy people, day by

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day^ commit in assisting at Holy Mass,

wherein Thou dost renew^ though

bloodlessly^ that self-same sacrifice

which once Thou didst consummate on

Calvary for our salvation. I offer Thee^

in reparation for all this ingratitude^

Thine own most precious Bloody which

Thou didst shed from the wound in Thy

right hand; and entering therein^ in

spirit_, I uplift my voice^ and^ together
with Thy holy Angels^ who stand

around Thy Throne, I say:

0 Sacrament most holy! 0 Sacrament
divine

!

All praise and all thanksgiving be every

moment Thine.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the

Father)

Profoundly I adore Thee, my Jesus,

true victim of atonement for our sins

;

and I offer this act of adoration in

compensation for the sacrilegious out-

rages which Thou dost receive from so

many of Thy ungrateful people, who

dare to draw nigh to Thee and to re-

ceive Thee in Communion, with mortal

sin upon their souls. In reparation for

these hateful sacrileges, I offer Thee

those last drops of Thy most precious

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Blood which Thou didst shed from the

wound in Thy most sacred side; and

entering therein^ in spirit, I adore

Thee, I bless Thee, I love Thee, and,

with all the holy souls who love Thee

in the most Blessed Sacrament, I ex-

claim :

0 Sacrament most holy! 0 Sacrament
divine

!

All praise and all thanksgiving be every

moment Thine.

(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the

Father)

A DAILY OBLATION TO JESUS

Jesus! my only treasure, I give Thee

every one of my thoughts, words, ac-

tions, breathings, steps, and movements

from this time till the hour of my

death. Come for me then, dear Jesus,

and grant me the grace I most humbly

and ardently crave, that of dying in

Thy Sacramental embrace, of being

judged and sentenced while yet incor-

porated with Thy Sacred Body, and

of being presented by Thee to Thy

Eternal Father, spotless from the

fountain of Thy precious Blood. Amen.

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PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

O Holy Spirit of God^ take me as
Thy disciple. Guide me. Illuminate

me. Sanctify me. Bind my hands that

they may do no evil. Blind my eyes

that they may see it no more. Sanctify

my heart that evil may not dwell with-

in me. Be Thou my God. Be Thou

my guide. Whithersoever Thou leadest

me I will go. Whatsoever Thou for-

biddest me I will renounce. Whatso-

ever Thou commandest me^ in Thy

strength I will do. Lead me^ then^ into

the fulness of Thy love.

PRAYERS AND PETITIONS

O Father^ O Son^ O Holy Ghost!

O most Holy Trinity^ O Jesus^ O

Mary

!

Blessed angels and saints of para-

dise^ obtain for me the following

graces^ which I ask through the most

precious Blood of Jesus Christ:

Always to do the will of God.

To be always united with God.

To think of nothing but God.

To love God alone.

To do all for God.

To seek only the grace of God.

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To sanctify myself for God alone.

To know well my own nothingness.

Always to know more and more the

holy will of my God.

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE
SACRED HEART

O Lord Jesus^ I consecrate my heart

to You; place it in Yours. It is therein

I wish to breathe^ to love^ to live un-

known to men and known only to You.

It is in this most Sacred Heart I

shall derive those loving ardors which

should consume mine; it is there I shall

find strength^ lights courage^ and true

consolation. When sad, it will rejoice

me; -when languishing, it will animate

me
;
when troubled and disquieted, it

will encourage and uphold me.

O Heart of Jesus, may my heart be
the altar of Your love; may my tongue
publish Your bounty, my mind medi-

tate on Your perfections, my memory
preserve forever the precious remem-

brance of Your mercies.

May all in me express my love for
Your Heart, O Jesus, and may my
heart be disposed to offer You every

sacrifice.

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EJACULATORY PRAYERS

Sweet Heart of Jesus^ make me love

Thee more and more.

Most Sweet Jesus^ be not my Judge^

but my Saviour.

My Jesus^ mercy!
Praised and thanked at each moment

be the most holy and most divine Sacra-

ment !

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the

most precious Blood of Jesus Christ in

expiation of my sins^ and for the needs
of the holy Church.

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF THE
MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT

O Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the

Most Blessed Sacrament, who art the

glory of Christians, the joy of the Uni-

versal Church, and the hope of the

world, pray for us 1 Stir up in all the

faithful devotion to the Most Holy

Eucharist, that they may render them-

selves worthy to communicate every

day.

Indulgence of 300 days.

Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacra-

ment, pray for us

!

(300 days)

Time for private devotions and hymns.

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EVENING PRAYER TO THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT

O Divine Jesus^ alone tonight in so

many Tabernacles^ without visitors or

worshipers^ we offer Thee our lowly

hearts. May every beating be a prayer

of love to Thee. In Thy love Thou art

ever watching under the sacramental

veils. Thou never sleepest^ and Thou

art never weary of Thy vigil for sin-

ners. O loving Jesus^ O lonely Jesus^
may my heart be a lamp, the light of

which shall burn and beam for Thee

alone in time and eternity.

Watch, Sacramental Sentinel! Watch

for the weary world, for the erring

soul, and for Thy poor, lonely child.

MEMORARE OF THE SACRED
HEART

Remember, O most sweet Jesus, that
no one who has had recourse to Thy

Sacred Heart, implored Its assistance,

or called for mercy, has ever been

abandoned. Filled and animated by

this same confidence, O Divine Heart,
Ruler of all hearts, I fly to Thee; and,

oppressed beneath the weight of my

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sins^ I prostrate myself before Thee;

despise not my feeble prayers, but lis-

ten to them with a favorable ear^ and

vouchsafe to answer them. Show us

that Thou hast the Heart of the best

of Fathers^ and that He Who has

deigned to give Thee to us for our sal-

vation will^ through Thee^ receive our

prayers. Amen.

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere
loved. (100 days)

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.

(100 days)

^itang of

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

God, the Father of Heaven,
^

God the Son, Redeemer of the world,

God, the Holy Ghost,

Holy Trinity, one God, ^

Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal
^

Father,
^

Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy ^
Ghost in the Womb of the Virgin
Mother, i

Heart of Jesus, substantially united g
to the Word of God,

Heart of Jesus, of Infinite Majesty, J

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Heart of Jesus, Sacred Temple of

God,

Heart of Jesus, Tabernacle of the

Most High,

Heart of Jesus, House of God and

Gate of Heaven,

Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of

charity,

Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and

love.

Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and

love.

Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues,

Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all

praise.

Heart of Jesus, King and Centre of

all hearts.

Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the
treasures of wisdom and knowl-

edge.

Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the
fulness of divinity.

Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father
was well pleased.

Heart of Jesus, of whose fulness we
have all received.

Heart of Jesus, desire of the ever-

lasting hills,

Heart of Jesus, patient and most

merciful.

Heart of Jesus, enriching all who in-
voke Thee,

Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and

holiness.

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Have

mercy

on

us



Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our

sins,

Heart of Jesus, loaded down with
opprobrium.

Heart of Jesus, bruised for our of-

fences.

Heart of Jesus, obedient unto death, ^
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, §

Heart of Jesus, source of all con-

solation, §

Heart of Jesus, our life and resur-

rection,

Heart of Jesus, our peace and recon- o
ciliation, ^

Heart of Jesus, Victim of sin, g
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those

who trust in Thee,
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who

die in Thee,

Heart of Jesus, delight of all the

saints.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins
of the world, spare us, 0 Lord,

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins
of the world, graciously hear us, 0

Lord,

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins
of the world, have mercy on us,

V. Jesus, meek and humble of heart,

R. Make our hearts like unto Thine.

LET us PRAY

O Almighty and Eternal God, look

upon the Heart of Thy dearly beloved

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Son^ and upon the praise and satisfac-

tion He offers Thee in behalf of sin-

ners, and being appeased, grant par-

don to those who seek Thy mercy, in

the name of the same Jesus Christ, Thy

Son, Who liveth and reigneth with

Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost,

world without end. Amen.

Indulgence of 300 days, once a day.

PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART

O Heart of Jesus ! deign to grant me

an increase of faith in Thee; a strong

faith to realize Thee; a loving faith

to appreciate Thee; a trusting faith to

turn to Thee in every want and ever}'

sorrow.

O loving Heart, I commend to Thee
my thoughts, words, and works, that
Thou mayest inspire and guide them;

my affections, intentions, and desires,
that Thou mayest purify and direct

them; my dearly-bought soul, that
Thou mayest sanctify and save it; my
last sigh, that Thou mayest receive it

united to Thine own. Amen.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy

on us.

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ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

O Heart of Mary, ever Virgin! O

Heart the holiest, the purest, the most

perfect ! O Heart full of all grace and

sweetness, throne of love and mercy,

image of the adorable Heart of Jesus!

Heart that didst endure for love of us

the bitter dolors at the foot of the Cross

and dost so justly merit the love and

gratitude of all mankind, we give thee

thanks for all the benefits which thou

hast o*btained for us from the Divine

Heart of Jesus, and unite ourselves to

all the souls that find their joy and

consolation in loving thee. We renew
once more the consecration of ourselves

to thee; we desire to perfect this offer-

ing and to persevere therein until

death, and we ask thee as our Mother

to take full possession of our hearts.

Let not thy love grow weary of our

infidelity
;

may thy goodness and

bounty continue to bless us, our pupils,

our houses, and the Congregation of

the Holy Cross. Grant that we who

are united to thee and to each other by

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the bonds of the most tender charity,

may find the fulfillment of all our de-

sires in eternal union with thee in

heaven. May the Divine Heart of

Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of

Mary be known, praised, blessed, loved,

and glorified in all places forever.

Amen.

Jesus, my God, I adore Thee in the

Sacrament of Thy Love.

All for Thee, sweet Jesus, thirsting

for my love.

TO JESUS

Sweet Jesus, let me lay at Thy

Sacred feet my daily share of struggles

and sorrows, my hopes and fears; and

do Thou, in the stillness of Thy sanc-

tuary, tenderly gather them into Thy

Sacred Heart. Solace my doubts, calm

my fears, and grant that, day by day,

I may become more united to Thee.

Amen.

O Jesus, when dawns the day which
shall be my last, come to me, as my
Divine Friend; come to me once more

in a last Host, in order that, having

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begun with Thee every day of my life

on earthy I may also begin with Thee

the day of eternity that shall never

end. Amen.

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Down in adoration falling,

Lo ! the sacred Host we hail

;

Lo ! o’er ancient forms departing,

Newer rites of grace prevail;

Faith for all defects supplying.

Where the feeble senses fail.

To the everlasting Father,

And the Son Who reigns on high.
With the Holy Ghost proceeding

Forth from each eternally.

Be salvation, honor, blessing,

Might and endless majesty.

Amen.

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IHttang of doohneas anh ^e&otion

O Jesus ! living in the Holy Euehar-

ist^ but living silent and inactive^ void

of that material life which falls under

the senses, and, consequently, unable

to make them feel Thy goodness and

mercy as in the days of Thy mortal

life; Jesus, Who nevertheless, desirest

that men feel Thy love, I come to of-

fer myself to Thee, that communicat-

ing Thyself to me, dwelling within me.

Thou mayest use all the members of

my body, all the faculties of my soul,

to do for even those whom Thou lovest

what Thou wert wont to do for them

on earth, when Thou wert visibly pres-

ent with them.

O Jesus, abandoned by all in the
Garden of Olives, with no one to com-

fort, to strengthen, to encourage Thee;

Jesus, Who knowest that at this hour
there are souls who, like Thee, have

no longer any support, strength or con-

solation on earth, send them an angel

to pour into their souls a little joy, a

little peace ! Oh, that I might fill that

angelic mission ! What must I suffer

to that end, O Jesus If there be need-

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ed an interior trial or exterior sorrow

to make me for a few moments the con-

soling angel of a desolate soul, oh,

whatever the bitterness of the trial,

whatever the duration of the sorrow, I

ask it of Thee, O Jesus.

O Jesus, Who seekest lips to tell souls

of the love Thou bearest them; lips to

remind the poor and the outcast that

they are not despised, the timid that

they are protected; Jesus, take my lips,

and without my knowledge, if it is to

be feared that vanity may spoil what

comes but from Thee, give me to speak

or write words of strength, of love, of

kindness, of pardon. Grant that I may

consider that day lost in which I shall

not have spoken of Thy goodness, in

which I shall not have raised up or

fortified a soul, in which I shall not

have caused Thy name to be uttered

with love at least by a little child

!

O Jesus, so patient with those who
tried Thee by their importunity, and

wearied Thee by their ignorance and

their slowness in comprehending Thy

words; Jesus, so kind in repeating the

same lessons, in waiting the hour of

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grace rather than humiliate those who

seemed to be indifferent to Thy doc-

trine; Jesus^ make me patient to listen^

patient to instruct^ patient to begin

again the same lessons three^ four^ ten

times. Make me strong to preserve in

my countenance a kind expression,

even when the importunity of a visitor

weighs heavily upon me
;
and if the

weakness of my temperament overcome

my will, and I allow my weariness and

fatigue to be visible, O Jesus, give me

quickly to repair by loving words the

pain I may have caused

!

O Jesus, Who with infinite delicacy

didst wait on the roadside the oppor-

tunity to do good. Who didst simply

ask a material service to approach more

easily the soul of the Samaritan woman,

whom Thou didst seek to save; Jesus,

give me to divine the sorrow which

timidity, fear, or even an exaggerated

delicacy conceals in the depth of the

soul; give me that simple, courageous

but discreet tact which insinuates it-

self without wounding, which asks

without irritating, and which, without

humiliating, pours oil and wine into the

wound it has discovered.

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O'Jesus^ Who seekest a faithful dis-

penser of Thy material treasures and

of those exterior joys^ the reflection of

the ineffable joys of heaven^ give me

much that I may bestow much. Take

my hands and make them the dis-

pensers of Thy alms; take them that

like Thine^ when Thou didst wash the

feet of Thy Disciples^ they may be at

the service of all^ laboring for all, com-

ing to the assistance of all. Grant that

I may never forget that like Thee, I

am on earth to serve, not to be served.

Take my lips, also, that they may give

to hearts joyous words and cheering

smiles. O Jesus, may I be like the
fountain by the wayside where all may

be refreshed; may I be like the tree by

the roadside which is the property of

no one, and belonging to all, offers to

the passing traveler the shade of its

branches laden with the fruit God has

lent it for others

!

O Jesus, Who passionately loves t
souls,, and Who never permittest Thy-
self, in spite of pleasing or repellent

exteriors, docile or unquiet minds,

gentle or irascible tempers, to forget

that these souls, even the coarsest, are

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God’s beloved children; grant me in

my relations with those about me to

see but their souls^ to love but their

souls^ to help them but with a view to

their souls—these souls^ O Jesus^ for
whom Thou didst die^ who in truth may

with me call Thee Father^ and with

whom near Thee^ in the intimacy of

Thy Hearty I am to live for a happy

eternity.

goby's mercy

Was there ever kinder Shepherd,
Half so gentle, half so sweet.

As the Saviour who would have us
Come and gather at His feet?

There^s a wideness in God’s mercy.

Like the wideness of the sea;

There’s a kindness in His justice.

Which is more than liberty.

There is no place where earth’s sorrows

Are more felt than up in heaven;
There is no place where earth’s failings
Have such kindly judgment given.

—F. W, Faber,

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PRAYER or ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
FOR VISITS TO THE BLESSED

SACRAMENT

O Thou Who lovest me so much^

Jesus^ truly here^ my hidden God, hear

my prayer, I implore Thee.

May Thy good pleasure be my pleas-

ure, my passion, my love. Grant me to
seek it, to find it, to fulfill it! Show

me Thy ways, teach me Thy paths.

Thou hast Thy designs over me, make

them known to me, and give me grace

to follow them that so I may save my

soul.

Indifferent to all that passes away,

and wishing to see only Thee, may I

love all that is of Thee^ but Thee above

all, O my God!

Make bitter every joy that comes not

from Thee, impossible every desire

which tends not to Thee, delightful

every labor undertaken for Thee, un-

bearable all rest which is not sought

in Thee. At every hour, O good Jesus,
may my soul take its flight towards

Thee, may my life be an act of love.
Cause me to feel that every work which

is not done for Thee is useless and

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dead. May my piety be less a habit

than a continual uplifting of the heart

towards Thee.

O Jesus, my delight and my life,

grant me to be without self-seeking in

my humility, without dissipation in joy,

without despondency in sadness, with-

out harshness in austerity. Grant that

I may speak without dissimulation, fear

without despair, hope without presump-

tion, be pure without stain, reprove

without anger, love without pretense,

edify without ostentation, obey without

questioning, suffer without murmuring.

O Supreme Goodness, O Jesus, I ask

a heart captivated by Thee, which no

sight or sound may distract from Thee;

a pure and faithful heart which never

wavers, never descends
;

a dauntless

heart, ever ready to renew the battle

after defeat; a free heart, never se-

duced, never enslaved
;

an upright

heart, never found in devious ways.

And my mind, O Lord, grant that

eager to know Thee, ardent in seeking

Thee, it may know how to find Thee,

O Thou Supreme Wisdom ! May its
thoughts and meditations be agreeable

in Thy sight; confiding and calm, may

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it wait Thy answer^ and tranquilly re-

pose in Thy word.

May penance make me feel the

thorns of Thy crown; may grace load

me with Thy gifts during my exile;
may glory inebriate me with Thy joys

in Thy Kingdom. Amen.

DIVINE PRAISES

Blessed be God.

Blessed be His holy Name.

Blessed be Jesus Christy true God

and true man.

Blessed be the name of Jesus.

Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.

Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy

Sacrament of the altar.

Blessed be the great Mother of God,

Mary most holy.

Blessed be her holy and Immaculate

Conception.

Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin

and Mother.

Blessed be St. Joseph, her most

chaste spouse.

Blessed be God in His angels and in

His saints.

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|[Ittang of tl{E of 3)csua

Lord, have mercy on ns.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Jesus, hear us.

Jesus, graciously hear us,

God, the Father of heaven.

Have mercy on us,

God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,

God, the Holy Ghost,

Holy Trinity, one God,

Jesus, Son of the living God,

Jesus, splendor of the Father,

Jesus, brightness of eternal light,

Jesus, King of glory,

Jesus, sun of justice,

Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary,

Jesus, most amiable,

Jesus, most admirable,

Jesus, mighty God,

Jesus, Father of the world to come,

Jesus, Angel of the great council,

Jesus, most powerful,

Jesus, most patient,

Jesus, most obedient,

Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Jesus, lover of chastity,

Jesus, lover of us,

Jesus, God of peace,
Jesus, author of life,

Jesus, model of all virtues,

Jesus, zealous lover of souls,

Jesus, our God,

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Have

mercy

on

us



Jesus, our refuge,

Jesus, Father of the poor,

Jesus, treasure of the faithful,

Jesus, good Shepherd,

Jesus, true light,

Jesus, eternal wisdom,

Jesus, infinite goodness,

Jesus, our way and our life,
Jesus, joy of angels,

Jesus, King of patriarchs,

Jesus, Master of apostles,

Jesus, teacher of evangelists,

Jesus, strength of martyrs,

Jesus, light of confessors,

Jesus, purity of virgins,

Jesus, crown of all saints.

Be merciful unto us.

Spare us, 0 Jesus,

Be merciful unto us.

Graciously hear us, 0 Jesus,

From all evil.
From all sin.
From Thy wrath.
From the snares of the devil.
From the spirit of fornication,
From everlasting death.
From neglect of Thy inspirations.
Through the mystery of Thy holy

Incarnation,

Through Thy nativity.
Through Thine infancy.

Through Thy most divine life.
Through Thy labors.

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Have

mercy

on

us

'

^

Jesus,

deliver

us-



Through Thine agony and passion, ^
Through Thy Cross and dereliction,

g
Through Thy weariness and faintness, ^
Through Thy death and burial, ^
Through Thy resurrection, ^
Through Thine ascension, §*

Through Thine institution of the ^
Most Holy Eucharist, g

Through Thy joys, ^

Through Thy glory.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins
of the world.

Spare us, 0 Jesus.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins

of the world.

Graciously hear us, 0 Jesus.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins

of the world.

Have mercy on us, 0 Jesus.
Jesus, hear us.

Jesus, graciously hear us.

LET us PRAY

O Lord Jesus Christ Who has said,
‘‘Ask, and ye shall receive; seek and

ye shall find; knock, and it shall be

opened unto you;*' grant, we beseech

Thee, to us who ask the gift of Thy

divine love, that we may love Thee

with our whole heart, in word and

work, and never cease from showing

forth Thy praise.

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Grant^ O Lord^ that We may have a
perpetual fear and love of Thy holy

Name; for Thou never failest to direct

and govern those whom Thou instruct-

est in Thy true and solid love: Who
livest and reignest, world without end.

Amen.

OFFERING OF THE PRECIOUS
BLOOD

Eternal Father^ we offer Thee the

most precious Blood which flowed for

us from the wound in the right hand of

Jesus^ and by the merits and virtue of

this precious Blood we supplicate Thy

Divine Majesty to grant us Thy holy

benediction in order that by it we may

be protected against our enemies and

delivered from all evil.

May the blessing of God the Father

Almighty, Son, and Holy Ghost de-

scend upon us and abide with us for-

ever. Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be

to the Father, etc.

Indulgence of 100 days.

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RABBONI

When I am dying how glad I shall be
That the lamp of my life has been burn-

ed out for Thee,

That sorrow has darkened the pathway

I trod,

That thorns, not roses, were strewn o’er

the sod

—

That anguish of spirit full often was

mine.

Since anguish of spirit so often was

Thine.

0 sweetest Rabboni! how glad I shall be
To die with the hope of a welcome from

Thee.

O Heart of Love^ I place all my
trust in Thee; for though I fear all

things from my weakness, I hope all

things from Thy mercies.
(300 days)

Jesus, meek and humble of heart,

make my heart like unto Thine.
100 days, once a day.

Heart of Jesus, burning with love

of us, inflame our hearts with love of

Thee.

100 days, once a day.

Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have

mercy on us

!

(300 days)

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^ass

DAILY OFFERING OF MASSES

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the

sacrifice which Thy beloved Son, our

blessed Redeemer, made of Himself on

the cross and now renews on this altar.

I offer it in union with all the Masses

which have been said and which shall

be said throughout the whole world,

for all the intentions and interests of

the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in praise

and adoration of Thy supreme majes-

ty; in thanksgiving for the numberless

benefits which Thy divine mercy has

conferred upon me; in reparation for

my offences and in atonement for the

sins of all mankind; finally, in humble

supplication for my temporal and eter-
nal welfare, for the wants of our holy

Mother the Church, for the conversion

of sinners, for the propagation of the

Faith, and for relief of the souls in

purgatory.

MANNER OF ASSISTING PIOUSLY
AT HOLY MASS

To follow the Holy Sacrifice by

means of the Missal is the best possible

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manner of assisting at Mass for those

who can do so profitably; another way

is to read pious reflections adapted to

the various parts of the Mass.

Those capable of meditating will And

it profitable to observe the following

advice of St. Leonard of Port Maurice:

The priest offers the Holy Sacrifice to

acquit the four debts we owe to God.

The first is to praise and adore the

infinite Majesty of God; the second, to

atone for our sins; the third, to return

thanks for the benefits we have re-

ceived; the fourth, to pray to Him as
the Author and Source of all graces.

Therefore earnestly consider these four

ends, by making use of the four offer-

ings here given.

At the beginning of Mass, when the

priest, humbling himself at the foot of

the altar, recites the Confiteor, make a

short examen, excite yourself to a

heartfelt act of contrition, humbly ask

the forgiveness of your sins, and im-

plore the assistance of the Holy Ghost

and of the Blessed Virgin, to hear Mass

with due respect and devotion. Then,

divide the Mass into four parts, in order

to acquit in the most perfect manner
the four debts mentioned above, which

correspond to the four ends for which

Jesus Christ instituted this august

Sacrifice. Do this in the following man-
ner.

In the first part, from the beginning

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until the Gospel, pay the debt, by ador-

ing and praising the Majesty of God,

worthy of infinite honor and praise. To

this end humble yourself with Jesus

Christ, hide yourself in your own noth-
ingness, confess your unworthiness be-

fore His immense Majesty, and say the

following prayer:

O my God^ I adore Thee and ac-
knowledge Thee as my Lord and the

Master of my soul; I confess that all

that I am, and all that I have, is from

Thee; but as Thy Sovereign Majesty

merits infinite honor, and receives in-

finite homage, and as I am poor and

totally unable to pay this great debt,

I offer Theo the humiliations of Jesus

and the homage He gives Thee upon

the altar. What Jesus does, I wish to

do. I humble and abase myself with

Him before Thy Supreme Majesty. I

adore Thee with the same sentiments

of humility with which Jesus adores

Thee. The infinite submission which

my Divine Jesus renders to Thee for

me fills my soul with joy.

Here close the book and continue to

make interior acts, rejoicing that God
is infinitely honored, and say repeat-

edly:

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O my God! I rejoice with all my

heart at the infinite honor which is

given to Thy Divine Majesty in this

Holy Sacrifice. My joy and satisfac-
tion are unutterable.

Do not be anxious about repeating
these prayers word for word, but make
use of any other words devotion may
suggest. Above all, be recollected and
united to God. You may thus worthily
pay the first debt.

From the Gospel to the Elevation,
pay the second debt. Cast a glance upon
your many sins, and seeing what an
enormous debt you owe to divine Jus-
tice, say with profound humility:

Behold^ my God^ the wretch who has

so often rebelled against Thee. With

sincere sorrow I heartily detest my

numberless sins. I offer to Thee in

atonement the same satisfaction which

Jesus on the altar gives to Thee. I

offer to Thee the merits of Jesus^ the

Blood of Jesus; this same Jesus Him-

self^ whole and entire^ true God and

true man^ Who as Victim deigns to re-

new His sacrifice for me. And as my

Jesus on the altar is my mediator and

advocate^ and asks mercy for me by

His most precious Bloody I unite my

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voice to that of His adorable Bloody

and beseech Thy pardon for the many

enormous sins I have committed. The

Blood of Jesus asks Thy mercy, and

my heart, also, penetrated with sorrow,

most humbly asks it. Oh, God of my
heart, if Thou art not moved by my

tears, listen to the sighs of my Jesus.
And, as upon the Cross He obtained

mercy for the whole human race, why

should He not obtain it for me upon
this altar ? I hope through this pre-

cious Blood to obtain pardon for my
sins, which I shall weep over until the

last moment of my life.

Then, closing your book, repeat these

acts of true and profound contrition;

give free scope to the affections of your

heart, and say to Jesus with all your

soul:

My most beloved Jesus
!
give me the

tears of St. Peter, the contrition of St.

Magdalene, and the sorrow of all those

saints who from sinners became true

penitents, that I may obtain by the

merits of this Holy Sacrifice the abso-

lute pardon of my sins.

With profound recollection in God,

repeat these acts, being sure that thus

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you will pay, in the best possible man-

ner, the debt which you owe to God for

your sins.

During the third part, from the Ele-

vation until the Communion, consider

how many and how great are the bene-
fits you have received from God, and

offer to Him in exchange the precious
Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, the
value of which is infinite, and ask the

Angels and Saints in heaven to thank

God for you, in words like the follow-
ing:

Behold me^ O God of my hearty load-
ed with the benefits which Thou hast

deigned to heap upon me^ and which

Thou art willing to give me in time

and in eternity. I confess that Thy

mercy toward me is infinite^ and yet I

am ready to pay Thee entirely, even

to the last farthing. In acknowledg-

ment therefore, and in payment of all

I owe Thee, I present to Thee by the

hands of the priest this Divine Blood,

this most precious Body, this innocent

Victim. Certain am I that this offering

is enough to compensate for all the

gifts Thou hast bestowed upon me
;
this

gift of infinite value is worth all those

which I have heretofore received, which

I receive each moment, and which I

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shall receive hereafter from Thee. O
all ye Angels of the Lord^ all ye bless-

ed inhabitants of heaven ! help me to

thank my God^ and offer Him for me
in thanksgiving for so many benefits^

not only this Mass, but all those which

are now celebrating throughout the

world: that I may thereby perfectly

compensate His loving kindness for all

the graces He has bestowed upon me,
for those He now gives me, and for
all those which He will deign to grant
me through all eternity.

With what sweet complaisance will

not the God of goodness receive such

sincere testimonies of grateful affec-

tion! How satisfied He will be with
this offering of infinite value! In order

to favor these pious and tender senti-

ments, invite all the Angels and Saints

to thank God for you, and particularly

those to whom you have a special de-
votion, and in the fulness of your heart

say the following prayer:

O ye, my holy patrons ! return

thanks to God in my behalf for His

goodness to me, that I may not live and

die ungrateful; entreat Him to accept

my good will and to have regard to the

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loving thanksgiving which my Jesus

gives Him for me in this Holy Sacri-

fice.

To keep these pious sentiments alive,

repeat this prayer as often as possible,

and be assured you will in this manner

fully discharge this great debt.

In the fourth part, from the Com-
munion to the end, while the priest com-

municates sacramentally, make a Spir-
itual Communion. Then contemplating

God within you, fervently ask Him for
all the graces you need; it is at this

moment that Jesus unites Himself with
you; He prays and entreats for you;
dilate your heart, do not limit yourself

to little things, but ask for great graces,

since the offering you have made of His
Divine Son is of infinite value. Say with

profound humility:

O God of my soul ! I am unworthy

of Thy favors; I sincerely confess my

utter unworthiness. I do not merit to

be heard by Thee, on account of the

multitude and enormity of my sins

;

but canst Thou reject the prayer of

Thy adorable Son upon this altar, on

which He offers Thee His life and His

precious Blood for me? O God of my
heart ! accept the prayer of Him who

pleads to Thy Majesty for me, and

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for His sake grant me all the graces

Thou knowest I need in order to secure

the great affair of my salvation. At

this moment more than ever^ I dare ask

pardon for all my sins^ and the grace

of final perseverance in good. More-

over^ always placing my confidence in

the prayers which my Jesus addresses

to Thee in my behalf^ I ask Thee, O
my God, for every virtue in the highest

degree, and all the assistance I need in

order to become a true saint. I pray

also for the conversion of infidels, of

all sinners, and particularly of all

those who are near and dear to me by

ties of blood or friendship. I also be-

seech Thee to grant me the deliverance,

not of one soul, but of all the souls

now in purgatory; free them all; and

by the efficacy of this Holy Sacrifice

may that place of torment and expia-

tion be emptied. Convert all the souls

of the living, that this miserable world

may be changed into a paradise of de-

lights for Thy Majesty, that having

loved Thee, praised Thee, blessed and

adored Thee here, they may praise and

glorify Thee in heaven for all eternity.

Amen.

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^c6otto«0 for Olottfraatou

PRAYER BEFORE CONFESSION

Holy Spirit, eternal Source of light,

dispel the darkness which hides from

me the malice and greatness of my sins.

Grant me grace, O my God, to hate

them, if possible, as much as Thou dost

hate them Thyself
;
and may I hence-

forth fear nothing so much as the com-

mission of any sin.

Now make a serious and calm self-
examination on the Commandments of
God and of the Church; the Seven Cap-
ital Sins; and the duties of your state

of life.

CONFESSION

Regard Jesus Christ in your Con-

fessor. Having said the Confiteor dur-

ing the immediate preparation, on en-

tering the Confessional make the sign
of the Cross, and say:

Bless me. Father, for I have sinned.

Since my last confession, which was—

,

I accuse myself of—

.

Having finished the accusation say:

For these and all the sins which I do

not remember, and those of my past
life, especially

,
I am sincerely

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sorry^ and I promise to amende humbly

begging pardon of God^ and of you^

Father^ penance and absolution.

Answer candidly the questions of
your Confessor, and listen to his advice.

During the absolution, bow profoundly
and say the Act of Contrition.

AN ACT or CONTRITION

O my God, I am heartily sorry for

having offended Thee, because Thou

art infinitely good and infinitely ami-

able, and because sin displeases Thee.

I am firmly resolved, with the help of

Thy grace, to do penance for my sins

and never to offend Thee for the future.

Amen.

PRAYERS AFTER CONFESSION

May the Passion of our Lord Jesus

Christ, the merits of the Blessed Virgin

and of all the Saints, the good which

I may do, and the evil that I may suf-

fer, serve for the remission of my sins,

the increase of grace, and the attaining

of everlasting life. Amen.

Dare I hope, O my God, that from
the sinner which I was but a moment

ago I am now become pure and agree-

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able to Thee? Yes^ O God of good-
ness^ Thy pardoning words of mercy

have justified me in Thy sights and

cleansed me from all stain of sin.

Ah^ Lord^ a merciful God indeed art

Thou, thus to pardon so miserable a

sinner ! May Thy forgiveness^ which

I have just received^ increase both my

love for Thee and my sorrow for hav-

ing offended Thee. All my life shall

be spent in atoning for my past sins,

and in honoring and loving so good a

God^ so merciful a Father.

SHORT OFFERING OF

SACRAMENTAI. PENANCE

My Lord and my God^ I offer Thee
the penance I am going to perform^

and I unite it to the infinite satisfac-

tion of Jesus Christ my Saviour. Grant

that the abundant merits of Thy dear

Son Jesus^ and the immense extent of

the love of His Sacred Hearty may sup-

ply the imperfections and feebleness of

the works which I shall perform, and

the punishment which I wish to endure,

to satisfy Thy divine justice. Amen.
(Recite here the penance imposed.)

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^g&ottott0 for Polg Commumon

BEFORE HOLY COMMUNION
Harken to the voice of your Blessed

Redeemer: ‘‘Come to Me all you that
labor and are burdened, and I will re-

fresh you/’

“The bread that I will give is My
flesh, for the life of the world.”

“Take ye and eat; this is My body.”
“Take ye and drink; this is My

blood.”

“He that eateth My flesh and drink-
eth My blood, abideth in Me, and I in
him.”

O my Jesus^ these words so full of

tenderness, sweetness, and love, en-

courage me; but my sins tei^rify me

and keep me back from approaching

so great mysteries. The sweetness of

Thy words giveth me hope, when the

multitude of mine offenses weigheth

me down.

Thou commandest me to approach

with confidence, if I would have part

with Thee; and to receive the food of

immortality, if I desire to have life

and glory everlasting. Come to Me,

Thou sayest, all ye that labor and are

heavy-laden, and I will refresh you.

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O sweet and welcome words in the
ear of a sinner^ that Thou^ our Lord

and God^ shouldst invite the poor and

needy to the Communion of Thy most

sacred Body

!

But who am Lord^ that I should

presume to come to Thee? Behold the

heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee

;

and Thou sayest^ ‘‘Come^ you all to

Me/' What meaneth this most loving

condescension^ this most friendly invi-

tation? How shall I dare to approach
Thee? who am conscious of no good

on which I could presume^—how shall
I dare to introduce Thee into my

house ?

Had at leasts like so many of Thy

servants, unceasingly labored to please

Thee ! Had I never ceased to lament

my ingratitude in corresponding so un-

worthily to Thine infinite love and

goodness ! But, alas, how little is it

that I do ! With what little sorrow do

I ever grieve for my past offenses

!

With what apathy do I now continue

in Thy service ! How feebly resolved
to amend; how little inclined to resist

temptation! Nay, alas, how much read-

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ier perhaps to court the first impulses

to sin

!

And yet do Thou^ O God^ O Good

Jesus^ vouchsafe to give me^ though so

unworthy^ some little of Thine all-

powerful grace^ that I may confess and

bewail these and other of my defects

with a hearty sorrow and a great dis-

like of mine own weakness
;
that I may

make stronger^ and yet stronger reso-

lutions always to amend my life and

to advance in virtue; that I may en-

deavor^ with my whole heart and will^

to offer myself as a perpetual holocaust

to Thine honor^ and faithfully commit

to Thee both my body and soul.

*‘Be of good heart. . . . They that are in
health need not a physician, but they that are

ill.”—St. Matt. ix. 2, 12.

My Saviour ! I will then approach
to Thee^ because my soul is sick and

in need of the abundance of Thy graces,

and the multitude of Thy mercies. I

am subject to innumerable faults, tepid

and inconstant in my duty to Thee

;

but it is only Thou, my adorable Physi-

cian, Who canst remedy my miseries and

my weaknesses
;
Thou Who art the God

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of mercy and the bread that strength-

ens the soul.

O my sweet Saviour ! I am aware

that I have no claims to address Thee

with the confidence with which I feel

animated
;

yet I am persuaded Thou

wilt pardon my presumption^ since

Thou Thyself inspirest me to tell Thee

what my wretchedness would otherwise

forbid me to utter. Yes^ I will call Thee

my dearest Love; for every power of

my soul and every feeling of my heart

tells me that Thou art essentially love^

and peculiarly my Love. Come^ then^

adorable Love of my soul ! Come^ and

let me^ far removed from all creatures^

enjoy Thee as my soul desires^ and

become totally changed and trans-

formed into Thee. O my Jesus ! eternal

Lover of my soul^ fill my heart with

divine charity; and grant that every

earthly affection^ everything even in

the least displeasing to Thee^ may be

entirely consumed in its holy flames

;

thaL w'hen Thou enterest therein^ I

may say with truth that Thou art all

mine, and that I am all Thine.

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O Sovereign of my heart ! what wilt

Thou have me to do? Speak, Lord, for

Thy servant heareth (I Kings iii. 9) ;

command^ and let Thy sweet accents be

heard in the inmost recesses of my soul^

that they may produce therein such

fruits of virtue as will attract the eyes

of Thy mercy^ and gain Thy compas-

sionate heart. O my Almighty Saviour !

Thou canst do all things : by one glance

Thou canst banish all imperfection

from my soul. Grants then^ I beseech
Thee^ that when Thou comes t in Thy

adorable Sacrament to me^ who am al-

together unworthy of the smallest of

Thy favors^ I may be Thine unaltera-

bly and forever.

Come^ my adored Lord ! come and

take possession of my soul and body^ of

my will^ memory^ and understanding;

of all my thoughts^ words^ and actions

;

of every look^ step^ breathy and motion;

in fine^ of all that I am and have.

Come, and deliver me from all my spir-

itual enemies. Come, and unite me in-

dissolubly to Thyself. Come, my God

and my Saviour ! I long to be united

to Thee
;

I desire to receive Thee in

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the best manner I can^ into my poor

heart; come^ take possession of it^ and

make it Thy dwelling place forever.

Amen.

May the Heart of Jesus in the Most

Blessed Sacrament be praised, adored,

and loved with grateful affection, at

every moment, in all the tabernacles of

the world, even to the end of time.

Amen.
(100 days)

HEAVEN

My Heaven is hidden within the
Small White Host,

Wherein beneath Love’s veil the

Bridegroom dwells.

Thence I draw life—the very
Life of God!

There does my Saviour hear me
Night and day.

And, Oh! the blissful moment when

Thou comest. Beloved One, to change

Me into Thee!

Mystery of Love, union ineffable!

This—this is Heaven for me!
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AX ACT OF HUMILITY

What am I^ O God of majesty and

glory^ or who am I^ that Thou shouldst

deign even to look on me? Whence am

I honored with so unspeakable a favor^

as that my Lord and my God should

come and visit in person so miserable

a sinner and vile a worm of the earth?

How dares a being more contemptible
than nothing, approach so holy a God^

eat the bread of Angels, and feed on

Thy divine Flesh? Ah, Lord, it is too

much: I am not worthy of so great a

favor; I shall never, no, never deserve

it.

O King of heaven and earth ! ador-

able Sovereign ! the Author and Pre-

server of the Universe ! behold, I anni-

hilate myself before Thee, protesting

that I would humble myself as much

for Thy glory, as Thou dost here for

my salvation. I acknowledge, with the

most profound respect, the infinite

grandeur of Thy divine Majesty, and

my own miserable baseness. The con-

templation of the one and the other

fills me with inexpressible confusion.

Can I possibly say more, my dear Sav-

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iour^ than to confess with the utmost

humility^ in the words of the Centurion,

Lord, I am not worthy that Thou

shouldst enter under my roof; but only

say the word, and my soul shall he

healed!

TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
(Prayer which the Blessed Virgin herself

taught St. Gertrude.)

O most chaste Virgin Mary, I be-
seech thee by that unspotted purity

wherewith thou didst prepare for the

Son of God a dwelling of delights in

thy virginal womb, that by thy inter-

cession I may be cleansed from every

stain.

O most humble Virgin Mary, I be-
seech thee by that most profound hu-

mility whereby thou didst merit to be

raised high above all the choirs of

angels and of saints, that by thy inter-

cession all my negligences may be ex-

piated.

O most amiable Virgin Mary, I be-
seech thee, by that ineffable love which

united thee so closely and so insepar-

ably to God, that by thy intercession

I may obtain an abundance of all

merits. Amen.

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TO OUU LORD JESUS CHRIST

Prayer of St, Gertrude before Com-

munion, the efficacy of which Our

Lord revealed to her,

O most loving Lord Jesus Christy I

beseech Thee^ by all the love of Thy

sweetest Hearty that Thou wouldst

vouchsafe to offer for me all that per-

fection wherewith Thou didst stand ar-

rayed in the presence of God the

Father when Thou didst ascend on

high to enter into Thy glory
;

and

through Thy sinless and unspotted

manhood to render my polluted soul

pure and free from every sin^ and

through Thy most glorious divinity to

endow and adorn it with every virtue^

and through the virtue of that love^

which has forever united Thy supreme

divinity to Thine immaculate human-

ity, to furnish it befittingly with Thy

best gifts. Amen.

ACT OF FAITH

O God^ because Thou hast said it, I

believe that I shall receive the sacred

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Body of Jesus Christ to eat and His

precious Blood to drink. My God, I
believe this with all my heart.

ACT OF ADORATION

O Jesus, great God, present on the
altar, I bow down before Thee, I adore

Thee.

ACT OF CONTRITION

O my God, I am heartily sorry for

having offended Thee, because Thou

art infinitely good and infinitely ami-

able, and because sin displeases Thee.

I am firmly resolved, with the help of

Thy grace, to do penance for my sins

and never to offend Thee for the fu-

ture.

ACT OF HUMILITY

My God, I confess that I am a poor
sinner; I am not worthy to receive the

Body and Blood of Jesus on account

of my sins. Lord, I am not worthy that

Thou shouldst enter under my roof

;

say but the word and my soul shall be

healed.

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ACT OF LOVE AND DESIRE

Sweet Jesus^ I love Thee. I desire

with all my heart to receive Thee.

Most sweet Jesus^ come into my poor

soul and give me Thy Flesh to eat and

Thy Blood to drink. Give me Thy

whole Self : Body, Bloody Soul, and

Divinity, that I may live forever with

Thee.

PRAYER FOR HELP

O my God, help me to make a good
Communion ! Mary, my dearest Mother,

pray to Jesus for me. My dear angel
guardian, lead me to the altar of God.

TWO ASPIRATIONS TO BE USED
BEFORE HOLY COMMUNION

O Mary ! O Joseph ! my guides, my

models, my advocates with Jesus, help

me to think of Him, to receive Him

worthily, to belong to Him entirely for

time and for eternity. Amen.

O Jesus! Jesus! how sweet it is to

think of Thee ! How sweet it is to ap-
proach Thee in Thy Sacrament of

Love_, to belong entirely to Thee

!

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jAftcr Communtott

After you have received Holy Communion,
do not take up your prayer-book at once. Adore

God, present in your heart. Speak to Him as
you would to your greatest benefactor, your

best friend. Thank Him for all He has done
for you

; tell Him your desires, your ambitions.
Ask Him for those spiritual and temporal bless-
ings you most need. However, rather than al-
low the mind to wander to other matters, have
recourse to your prayer-book, trying to make
yourself feel and realize what you are saying

to God.

O my dear Jesus^ Thou art mine and

I am Thine! Thou^ our Lord Jesus

Christ, hast come to me ! And what re-

turn do I make for so great a favor?

Do I remember that Thou art my God,

my Creator and my Redeemer? Do I

remember that Thou comest to me

laden with all the graces I need and

that Thou art ready to shower every

blessing on the faithful? Do I remem-

ber that in order to gain these much-

needed graces, I need only ask them of

Thee, for Thou hast said: ‘‘Ask, and

ye shall receive’'?

Thou hast also said, “Seek, and ye

shall find.” Thou art in my own heart
now^ really and truly present. Do I
seek Thee? O my dear Jesus, I am
overwhelmed by the coldness and indif-

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ference with which I receive Thee^ my

God^ into my heart ! But Thou canst

and Thou wilt forgive me^ in virtue of

Thine own words: and ye shall

receive/’ I now ask^ most humbly^ for-

giveness from Thy Divine Heart for

the indifference with which I have hith-

erto received Thee in Holy Com-

munion.

Thou hast come to me^ my God, and

prostrating myself before Thee^ I adore

Thee with all the powers of my soul^

and I love Thee with my whole heart.

But^ O my God^ make me feel this love

which my soul has for Thee; let it per-

meate my every thought^ word and

action.

Thou^ my Jesus^ art my best friend;

and^ as my friend^ Thou art my con-

fidant and my consoler in all my afflic-

tions. What truer friend could man find

than Thee ! Thou dost understand all

hearts^ Thou wilt understand mine^

and Thou wilt tell me what Thy will

is for me in all things. With great rev-

erence I should guard and preserve

this heart of mine from all vain and

worldly thoughts—this heart which is
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so often visited by Thee in Holy Com-

munion. Without Thy grace^ O my

God^ I can do nothing ! Grant that I

may at all times and in all places re-

member that Thou hast visited me in

my heart and that Thou vrilt again visit

me, and so remembering this, I may

observe a watchfulness and a guard

over myself, my soul and my body,
which so often forms the Tabernacle

of the Most High. Amen.

It is but just, it is only an act of

gratitude, O my Jesus, that I should

give myself entirely to Thee, since

Thou hast given Thyself entirely to

me. Let my eyes be Thine, my ears

Thine, my taste Thine. Thou hast

sanctified my senses, let them, then, be

all Thine; let them no longer be op-

posed to Thy divine and holy law, but

act according to it in all things. Thou

hast sanctified my memory; may it be

ever mindful of Thee. Thou hast sanc-

tified my intellect
;
may it think on

Thee alone. Thou hast sanctified my

will; may it be in harmony only with

Thine. To Thee, then, with my whole
heart, do I offer, as a perpetual holo-

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caust, my soul and body, my senses and

my powers. Burn^ O divine fire^ all
that is foreign to Thee in me. Consume,

Omnipotent Lord, all that is not Thine.

Amen.

Jesus, all beauty, all strength and all

power!

Jesus, be with me each day and each
hour.

Jesus, all beauty, all strength and all

power!

Jesus, be with me in my dying hour.

ANIMA CHRISTI

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.

Body of Christ, save me.

Blood of Christ, inebriate me.

Water from the side of Christ, wash me.

Passion of Christ, strengthen me.

0 good Jesus, hear me.
Within Thy wounds hide me.

Permit me not to be separated from
Thee.

From the malignant enemy defend me.
At the hour of my death call me.
And bid me come to Thee;
That with Thy saints, I may praise Thee,
For ever and ever. Amen.

Indulgence of 300 days.

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PRAYER TO PRESERVE THE FRUITS
OF holy communion

Jesus Christ lives^ Jesus Christ

reigns^ in my soul and over my senses.

May my eyes which have heheld Thee,

Lord, never be pleased with any pro-

fane or criminal object; may my lips,

sanctified by Thy touch, repel all words

scandalous to religion or injurious to

my neighbor
;
may my heart, which

has possessed Thy Heart, demand

thoughts and tastes conformable to

Thine; may my feet and hands never

be employed in the performance of

any action unbecoming so great an

honor. What could I give to the

world without wronging Thee.^ It

comes too late to claim my heart

;

I gave it to Thee without reserve in

Holy Communion, and it is a source of

joy to me to think that Thou didst

deign to accept it with pleasure, and

that Thou wilt sustain me in my earnest
desire to be wholly and entirely Thine.

O Jesus and Mary, give me your
blessing now and at the hour of my
death. Amen.

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PRAYER FOR PERSEVERANCE

At this moment, O Jesus^ when Thy
adorable Body is within me^ what
strength dost Thou not communicate to
my soul ! Oh ! how much I need it. The
road I have to travel is so difficult that
without Thee I should fear to venture
upon it. In a short time I shall return
to my daily occupations; I shall con-
tinue my life of yesterday; I shall be
exposed to many temptations; I shall
find myself with my usual faults; bufc^
Jesus^ Thou Who dost help the saints^
hast come to me. Oh! stay with me,
and do Thou, Thyself, help to preserve
in all my words and actions modesty,
sweetness, and humility, evenness of
temper, simple obedience, and a cheer-
ful countenance on occasions of contra-

diction. Help me to make Thy presence
within me visible to all. Let others see
in me the sweetness of Thy charity,
goodness, and submission. Give me the
grace of perseverance in Thy service
unto a happy death and a glorious im-
mortality. Amen.

O God, that I might know Thee, that
knowing Thee I might love Thee, that

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loving Thee I might serve Thee faith-

fully unto the end.

PRAYER OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

I give Thee thanks, Eternal Father,

for having, out of Thy pure mercy,

without any deserts of mine, been

pleased to feed my soul with the Body

and Blood of Thy only Son, our Lord

Jesus Christ. I beseech Thee that this

holy Communion may not be to my

condemnation^ but prove an effectual

remission of all my sins. May it

strengthen my faith, encourage me in

all that is good, deliver me from my

vicious customs, remove all concupis-

cence, perfect me in charity, patience,

humility and obedience, and in all

other virtues. May it secure me against

all the snares of my enemies, both vis-

ible and invisible; perfectly moderate

all my inclinations; closely unite me to

Thee, the true and only good, and hap-

pily settle me in unchangeable bliss.

I now make it my hearty request that
Thou wilt one day admit me, though

an unworthy sinner, to be a guest at

that divine banquet, where Thou, with

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Thy Son and the Holy Ghost^ art the

true lights eternal fullness^ everlast-

ing joy^ and perfect happiness of all

the saints^ through the same Jesus

Christy our Lord. Amen.

SUSCIPE

Take^ O Lord^ and receive all my

liberty^ my memory^ my understand-

ing and my whole will. Thou hast given

me all that I am and all that I possess

;

I surrender it all to Thee that Thou

mayest dispose of it according to Thy

will. Give me only Thy love and Thy

grace
;
with these I will be rich enough^

and will have no more to desire.

Indulgence of 300 days, once a day.

FORMULA FOR SPIRITUAL
COMMUNION

O Jesus^ I turn toward the holy

tabernacle where You live hidden for

love of me. I love You^ O my God. I

cannot receive You in Holy Commun-

ion. Come nevertheless and visit me

with Your grace. Come spiritually into

my heart. Purify it. Sanctify it. Ren-

der it like unto Your own. Amen.

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SUPPLICATION

Be to me, 0 my Jesus!
The Bread of the strong to-day;

My burden presses so wearily,
I falter and faint on the way.

From the depths of misery and weari-
ness

I cry, 0 my Master, to Thee;
Thou art the hope of the erring.

Thou wilt hear and pity me.

Storms in the hidden heart and life

—

Trifles, that sting from without.

Work, with never a respite.

Prayer, with the life gone out;

Thy Heart grows dim in the darkness,
Thy cross stands naked and bare,
Backward and onward I look to my fail-

ures.

And see failures everywhere.

How little the eyes that look coldly
On the gathering faults of each day,
Can dream of how much lies hidden
From all, save Thy dear sight, away.

Could they know of the deep crucifixion,
That can never be put into speech.

How gently their judgment would lin-
ger.

On the little their blindness can reach.

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0 my Master and Lord, Who hast made
me.

Oh ! Hands that have fashior^ed my clay,
Be to me, so inconstant and weary.
The Bread of the strong, to-day.

Eucharistic Heart of Jesus burning
with love for us^ inflame our hearts with
love for Thee.

(200 days)

PRAYER TO JESUS CRUCIFIED

Look down upon me, good and gentle
Jesus, while before Thy face I humbly
kneel, and with 'burning soul pray and
beseech Thee to fix deep in my heart
lively sentiments of faith, hope and
charity, true contrition for my sins,
and a firm purpose of amendment; the
while I contemplate with great love

and tender pity Thy five wounds, pon-
dering over them within me, whilst I
call to mind the words which David,
Thy prophet, said of Thee, my Jesus:
“They have pierced my hands and my
feet; they have numbered all my
bones.” (Ps. xxi. 17

,
18

)

Plenary indulgence under the usual con-
ditions.

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Special Pragere

CONSECEATION OF THE HUMAN
RACE TO THE SACRED HEART

OF JESUS

(For the First Friday of the Month)

Most sweet Jesus^ Redeemer of the

human raee^ look down upon us humbly

prostrate before Thy altar. We are
Thine^ and Thine we wish to be; but,

to be more surely united with Thee,

behold each one of us freely conse-

crates herself today to Thy most

Sacred Heart. Many indeed have never

known Thee; many too, despising Thy

precepts, have rejected Thee. Have

mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus,

and draw them to Thy Sacred Heart.

Be Thou King, O Lord, not only of the
faithful who have never forsaken Thee,

but also of the prodigal children who

have abandoned Thee; grant that they

may quickly return to. their Father’s

house lest they die of wretchedness and

hunger. Be Thou King of those who

are deceived by erroneous opinions, or

whom discord keeps aloof, and call

them back to the harbor of truth and

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unity of faith^ so that soon there may

be but one flock and one Shepherd. Be

Thou King of all those who are still in-

volved in the darkness of idolatry or

of Islamism^ and refuse not to draw

them all into the light and kingdom of

God. Turn Thine eyes of mercy toward

the children of that race, once Thy

chosen people. Of old they called down

upon themselves the Blood of the

Saviour
;
may It now descend upon

them a laver of redemption and of life.

Grant, O Lord, to Thy Church assur-
ance of freedom and immunity from

harm; give peace and order to all na-

tions, and make the earth resound from

pole to pole with one cry: Praise to the

Divine Heart that wrought our salva-

tion; to It be glory and honor forever.

Amen.

Indulgence of 300 days.

PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART

O Divine Heart of Jesus, grant we
beseech Thee, eternal rest to the souls

in purgatory, the grace of final perse-

verance to those who will die today,

true repentance to sinners, the light of

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faith to pagans^ and Thy blessing to

me and mine. To Thee O most compas-

sionate Heart of Jesus^ I commend all

these souls and I offer to Thee on

their behalf all Thy merits^ together

with the merits of Thy most Blessed

Mother and of all the angels and saints^

and all the sacrifices of the Holy Mass^

Communions^ prayers and good words,

which shall be offered today through-

out the Christian world.

Indulgence of 100 days, once a day.

INVOCATIONS TO THE
HEART OF JESUS

Love of the Heart of Jesus, inflame

my heart.

Charity of the Heart of Jesus, flow

into my heart.

Strength of the Heart of Jesus, sup-

port my heart.

Mercy of the Heart of Jesus, pardon

my heart.

Patience of the Heart of Jesus, grow

not weary of my heart.

Kingdom of the Heart of Jesus, be

in my heart.

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Wisdom of the Heart of Jesus^ teach
my heart.

Will of the Heart of Jesus^ dispose

of my heart.

Zeal of the Heart of Jesus^ consume

my heart.

Immaculate Virgin_, pray for us to

the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

THEEE INCOMPARABLE ACTS
OF PRAISE

I venerate and glorify Thee, O most
blessed Trinity^ in union with that in-

effable glory with which God the
Father in His omnipotence honours the

Son and the Holy Ghost forever.

I magnify and bless Thee^ O most
blessed Trinity^ in union with that

most reverent glory with which God
the Son in His unsearchable wisdom

glorifies the Father and the Holy

Ghost forever.

I adore and extol Thee^ O most
blessed Trinity, in union with that most

adequate and befitting glory with which

the Holy Ghost in His unchangeable

goodness extols the Father and the Son

forever. Amen.

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PRAYER TO THE HOLY FACE

O Jesus^ Who in Thy cruel Passion

didst become the reproach of men and

the Man of Sorrows, I worship Thy

Divine Face. Once it shone with the

beauty and sweetness of the Divinity

;

now, for my sake it is become as the

face of a leper. Yet in that disfigured

countenance I recognize Thy infinite

Love, and I am consumed with the de-

sire of loving Thee and of making Thee

loved by all mankind. The tears that

streamed in such abundance from Thy

Eyes are to me as precious pearls which

I delight to gather, that with their in-

finite worth I may ransom the souls of

poor sinners.

O Jesus, Whose Face is the sole
beauty that ravishes my heart, I may

not behold here upon earth the sweet-

ness of Thy glance, nor feel the in-

effable tenderness of Thy kiss. There-

to I consent, but I pray Thee to im-

print in me Thy Divine Likeness, and

I implore Thee so to inflame me with

Thy Love, that it may quickly consume

me, and soon I may reach the Vision

of Thy glorious Face in Heaven!

Amen.

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AN ACT OF CONSECRATION
TO THE HOLY GHOST

On my knees^ before the great multi-

tude of heavenly witnesses^ I offer my-

self^ soul and body, to Thee^ Eternal

Spirit of God. I adore the brightness

of Thy purity; the unerring keenness

of Thy justice^ and the might of Thy

love. Thou art the Strength and the

Light of my Soul. In Thee I live and

move and am. I desire never to grieve

Thee by unfaithfulness to grace, and

I pray with all my heart to be kept

from the smallest sin against Thee.

Mercifully guard my every thought,

and grant that I may always watch

for Thy light and listen to Thy voice,

and follow Thy gracious inspirations.

I cling to Thee, and give myself to

Thee, and ask Thee, by Thy compas-

sion, to watch over me in my weakness.

Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus, and

looking at His Five Wounds, and trust-

ing to His precious Blood, and ador-

ing His opened Side and stricken

Heart, I implore Thee, Adorable Spirit,

Helper of my infirmity, so to keep me

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in Thy grace that I may never sin

against Thee. Give me grace, O Holy

Ghost, Spirit of the Father and the

Son, to say to Thee always and every-

where: ‘‘Speak Lord, for Thy servant

heareth.’’ Amen.

A PRAYER

That the Spouse of Jesus Christ, St,

Catherine of Siena, wrote with her own

hand in vermilion upon parchment.

O Holy Ghost, O Deity Eternal,
Christ-Love, come into my heart. By

Thy power allure me to Thee, my God,

and grant me charity with fear. Guard

me, O Love unspeakable, from every
evil thought

;
warm me and fire me

with Thy sweetest love that all pain

seem slight to me, my Holy Father,
my sweet Lord. Help me now in my

every service.

Christ-Love ! Christ-Love ! Amen.

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'^earning

Teach me^ my Lord^ to be sweet and

gentle in all the events of life: in dis-

appointments, in the thoughtlessness of

others, in the insincerity of those I

trusted, in the unfaithfulness of those

on whom I relied.

Let me put myself aside, to think of

the happiness of others, to hide my

little pains and heartaches, so that I

may be the only one to suffer from

them.

Teach me to profit by the suffering

that comes across my path. Let me so

use it that it may mellow me, not hard-

en or embitter me; that it may make

me patient, not irritable; that it may

make me broad in my forgiveness, not

narrow, or haughty and overbearing.

May no one be less good for having

come within my influence; no one less

pure, less true, less kind, less noble

for having been a fellow-traveler in

our journey toward Eternal Life.

As I go my rounds from one distrac-
tion to another, let me whisper from

time to time, a word of love to Thee.

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May my life be lived in the supernat-

ural^ full of power for good^ and strong

in its purpose of sanctity.

Apart from the surging thousands who

throng the city street,

From the noise and glare and tumult

and the tramping of many feet;

I seek Thee, my hearths own Treasure,
upon Thine altar-throne.

For here would I lay my burden and
speak with Thee—alone.

I hear Thy voice ’mid the silence: ‘‘My
child, I have traveled wide.

O’er lonely moor and woodland and

over the mountain’s side;

And now at last have I found thee,
weary and bowed with care.

Come, lay thy head on My bosom, and
rest in safety there.”

Oh, keep me, my heart’s own Treasure,
close in Thy fond embrace;

Help me to see through the darkness a
smile on Thy loving Face;

Guide gently back to Thy pathway the
feet that have gone astray;

Hasten the end of the journey and the

breaking of the day.

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©IfE of dross

Act of Contrition

O God, we love Thee with our whole
heart and above all things, and are

heartily sorry that we have offended

Thee. May we never offend Thee any

more ! Oh, may we love Thee without

ceasing, and make it our delight to do

in all things Thy most holy will

!

Before each Station;

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and
bless Thee.

R. Because by Thy Holy Cross

Thou hast redeemed the world.*

After each Station:

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be

to the Father.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
R. Have mercy on us.

V. And may the souls of the faithful

departed through the mercy of God

rest in peace.

R. Amen.

Between the stations recite:

Holy Mother
!

pierce me through

In my heart each wound renew

Of my Saviour crucified.
Indulgence of 3 years.

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FIRST STATION

Jesus condemned to death by Pilate

What a spectacle ! The Sovereign

Lord at the tribunal of His creature^

and innocence condemned by wicked-

ness ! I alone am to blame. Blind

Judge! He is holiness itself; I alone

have committed the crime. O Jesus,
Thou lettest Thyself be condemned to

death without uttering a word of com-

plaint, and I have not the courage to

support a rash judgment, a slander, or

a calumny I

SECOND STATION

Jesus laden with His Cross

After having overwhelmed Him with

outrages, they have laid upon Him a

heavy Cross, the instrument of His

punishment. This He receives with

love. What have I done to deserve such

devotion? I am unable to support the

least trouble in order to please Thee,

O my God, and to expiate my sins I
Henceforth I also will bear my cross.

THIRD STATION

Jesus falls beneath His Cross

His strength is exhausted. He has

already suffered so much since His

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agony in the Garden of Olives, and lost

so much blood in His scourging. He

falls. They strike Him, blaspheme

Him, and raise Him up again. He

once more bears His Cross. O Lord,

I lose courage at the first difficulty; and

if I fall I can not raise myself again.

Give me strength to brave the obstacles

that are opposed to my salvation, and

to repair nobly all my faults.

FOURTH STATION

Jesus meets His Blessed Mother

What a sword of grief pierced the

soul of this tender Mother when her

eyes met those of her Son at the turn-

ing of the street, where she was wait-

ing to see Him for the last time ! Who
can tell the anguish of these two hearts !

And yet they display no bitterness,

hatred or revenge. They love their

executioners ! How, after this can 1

encourage feelings of hate or revenge?

FIFTH STATION

Jesus aided hy Simon of Cyrene

How fortunate was this man to bt
obliged to carry, with his Saviour, that

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heavy Cross ! How I envy him his

place! I wish^ O my God! to support

with Jesus all the crosses Thou mayst

send me^ and to console His Heart by

a great devotion to Thy glory and ser-

vice.

SIXTH STATION

A pious woman wipes the face of Jesus

This courageous woman braves the

insults of the multitude and the brutal-

ity of the guard. She comes forward,

wipes the face of her Saviour^ and de-

servedly bears away with her the image

of His blessed countenance imprinted

on the linen.

O Jesus ! shall the fear of the opinion
of others deter me from proclaiming

myself Thy disciple? No, I will brave

it. Give me grace to engrave Thy love

on my heart.

SEVENTH STATION

Jesus falls the second time

Although assisted by Simon^ Jesus

falls the second time under the Cross.

O my Lord and my God^ what trials
and sorrows hast Thou not endured for

my sake ! My frequent relapses into

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sin are the cause of them. Forgive me;

at length I would make Thee some re-

turn for so much suffering.

EIGHTH STATION

Jesus consoles the women of Jerusalem

He was in such a terrible state that

the wives of His enemies could not but

mourn on His account. He said to

them: “Weep not for Me^ but for your-

selves.” In truths all evil comes from

ourselves
;
and but for our sins we

should have no cause for fear. O God,
give me grace to amend my life and

to appease Thy anger by my penitence.

NINTH STATION

Jesus falls a third time

Regard, O my soul, thy Saviour fall-

en for the third time. He lies extended,

bleeding in the dust. The soldiers curse

Him, strike Him with their lances, and

drag Him on the ground. He can not

raise Himself again. O Eternal Father!
wilt Thou defend Him.^ No, He must

needs die in our stead. He makes a last

effort, and arrives at Calvary. Let us

kiss the trace of His footsteps.

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TENTH STATION
Jesus stripped of His garments

His garments had adhered to His

wounds. They are torn from Him^ and

His Blood flows afresh. What pain

!

what ignominy ! It behooved Him thus

to expiate our sensuality. Ah ! let us

learn to mortify our flesh and to re-

strain the assaults of lust by keeping

our bodies in subjection.

ELEVENTH STATION

Jesus nailed to the Cross

Behold^ He is extended on the Cross !

They stretch out His hands and feet,

and drive large nails into them. What

suffering ! Ah ! if my hands and feet

were pierced in like manner, to expiate

their sins, should I not shriek with

pain ! But my Saviour is silent. I will

suffer everything without complaint.

TWELFTH STATION
Jesus dies on the Cross

Prostrate yourself at the foot of this

bloody tree on which your God expired

for love of you. Contemplate His

wounds, mingle your tears with the

streams of His Blood, and plead for

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mercy. But give yourself unreservedly

to Jesus^ as He has sacrificed Himself

for you. This Cross teaches you all

the virtues : charity, patience, forgive-

ness of injuries, love of suffering, etc.

THIRTEENTH STATION

Jesus taken down from the Cross and

restored to His Mother

Mary received in her arms the* body

of her Son, when they had taken Him

down from the Cross. See, O tender
Mother, in what a state do we restore

Him to thee! Oh, forgive us! We will
console your maternal heart; we will

cause you to forget so many sorrows.

Only deign to pray for us.

FOURTEENTH STATION

Jesus placed in the tomb

The Body of Jesus was placed in the

grave, but to rise again in glory. Our

bodies will be gnawed by worms, but

will they afterward partake of the

Saviour’s glory? Yes, if we do not

render so many sacrifices useless, and

if we sanctify them frequently by Holy

Communion, which is the seed of im-

mortality.

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Six times ‘‘Our Father/^ “Hail Mary/^

and “Glory be to the Father^’ are said,

before the high altar, for the intentions

of our Holy Father the Pope, and to

gain the indulgences.

Lord, for to-morrow and its needs

I do not pray;

Keep me, my God, from stain of sin.
Just for to-day.

Let me both diligently work
And duly pray;

Let me be kind in word and deed.
Just for to-day.

Let me be slow to do my will.
Prompt to obey;

Help me to mortify my flesh.
Just for to-day.

Let me no wrong or idle word
Unthinking say;

Set Thou a seal upon my lips.
Just for to-day.

Let me in season, Lord, be grave.
In season gay;

Let me be faithful to Thy grace.
Just for to-day.

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And if to-day, my tide of life
Should ebb away,

Give me Thy Sacrament Divine,
Sweet Lord, to-day.

In Purgatory^s cleansing fires

Brief be my stay;
Oh, bid me, if to-day I die.

Come home to-day.

So for to-morrow and its needs,

I do not pray;

But guide me, guard me, keep me.

Lord, just for to-day.

PRAYER FOR PRIESTS

We pray Thee^ O Lord Jesus Christ,
to shower Thy most abundant and pre-

cious graces on the Priests of Thy Holy

Churchy who are Thy dearest servants,

the dispensers of Thy celestial graces,

the fathers of our souls
;

that they,

being more and more intimately united

to Thee, may obtain from Thy bounty

the grace to confirm our faith, to

strengthen our hope, to increase our

charity, and to make us detest our sins

with more lively sorrow, through our

Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to tho
Father,

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ACT OF CONSECRATION TO

MARY IMMACULATE

O pure and Immaculate Virgin we^

N . . . ^ desiring to consecrate our-
selves to thee^ in a particular manner,

under the august title of thy children,

come to prostrate ourselves at thy feet.

Deign we beg of thee, our Mother, to

place us in the number of thy cherished

children and obtain for us the grace to

imitate thy virtues, above all, the vir-

ginal modesty which always character-

ized thee. Do not permit that we

should ever forget the protestation we

make at thy feet, to avoid in the world

all that would be opposed to thy ser-

vice or to that of thy Divine Son, and

to embrace with joy all occasions of

extending His glory and thine. Help

us, O our Mother, to acquire the vir-
tues that are wanting in us

;
obtain for

us the necessary graces, when we shall

re-enter the world
;

sustain us in all

our combats against our own weakness.

Place us under the shade of thy power-

ful protection; conduct us to Jesus, O
Mother, that we may be one day at

thy feet in the celestial Jerusalem. We

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renew the sacred promises of our Bap-

tism^ in the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and

Mary^ under the protection of St.

Joseph^ St. Angela, St. Aloysius Gon-

zaga, and our Guardian Angel. Amen.

THE MEMOEARE

Remember, O most gracious Virgin

Mary, that never was it known that

anyone who fled to thy protection, im-

plored thy aid or besought thy inter-

cession was left unaided. Inspired with

this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Vir-
gin of virgins, my Mother. To thee

I come, before thee I stand, sinful and

sorrowful. O Mother of the Word In-
carnate, despise not my petitions, but,

in thy mercy, hear and answer me.

Amen.

Indulgence of 300 days.

PRAYER TO OUR LADY QUEE>^
OF THE APOSTLES

O Queen of the Apostles, conceived

without sin, pray the Lord of the Har-

vest to send laborers into His Vineyard.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the
Father.

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TO THE MOTHER OF DOLORS

O Mother of Dolors^ by the anguish

and love with which you stood beneath

the cross of Jesus^ stand by me in my

last agony. To your maternal heart I

commend the last three hours of my

life.

Offer these hours to the Eternal

Father^ in union with the agony of our

dearest Lord. Offer in atonement for

my sins^ the precious Blood of Jesus

mingled with your tears on Calvary^

to obtain for me the grace to receive

Holy Communion with dispositions of

perfect love and contrition^ immediate-

ly before my deaths and to breathe

forth my soul in the actual presence of

Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

Dearest Mother^ when the moment

of my death has at length arrived^ pre-

sent me as your child to Jesus, and say

to Him: “Forgive her and receive her

this day into Thy Kingdom.'’

Mary^ most sorrowful Mother of all

Christians^ pray for us.

(300 days)

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PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF
PERPETUAL SUCCOR

Behold at thy feet^ O Mather of Per-

petual Succor^ a miserable sinner^ who

has recourse to thee and confides in

thee. O Mother of Mercy^ have pity

on me. I hear thee called by all^ the

refuge and the hope of sinners; be

therefore my refuge and my hope. As-

sist me for the love of Jesus Christ;

stretch forth thy hand to a miserable

wretch who has fallen and who recom-

mends himself to thee^ and who conse-

crates himself to be thy servant for-

ever. I bless and thank Almighty God^

Who by His mercy has given me this

confidence in thee^ which I hold to be

a pledge of my eternal salvation. It is

true that in past times I have miser-

ably fallen into sin^ because I had not

recourse to thee. I know that with thy

help I will be able to conquer ! I know^

too^ that thou wilt assist me if I recom-

mend myself to thee; but I fear that in

the time of danger I may neglect to

call on thee and thus lose my soul. The
grace, therefore^ which I ask of thee,

and for which I beg with all the fervor

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of my soul^ is that in all trials and

temptations I may ever have recourse

to thee and say to thee: O Mary, help

me
;
O Mother of Perpetual Succor,

never permit me to lose my God.
Five Hail Marys.

Indulgence of 100 days, once a day.

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF VICTORY

O Victorious Lady! thou who hast

ever such powerful influence with thy

Divine Son in conquering the hardest

of hearts, intercede for those for whom

we pray, that their hearts being soft-

ened by the rays of Divine grace, they

may return to the unity of the true

Faith, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Three Hail Marys.

Indulgence of 300 days, each time. .

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF LIGHT

Our Lady of Light, spouse of the

Holy Ghost, I give thee my whole self,

soul and body, all that I have, or may

have, to keep for Jesus, that I may be

His for evermore.
*

Our Lady of Light, spouse of the

Holy Ghost, pray for me.

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^Utiattg of tlyc ^trgm

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.

Christ graciously hear us.

God, the Father of heaven,

Have mercy on us.

God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,

Have mercy on us.

God, the Holy Ghost,

Have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God,

Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary,

Holy Mother of God,

Holy Virgin of virgins.

Mother of Christ,

Mother of divine grace.

Mother most pure, ^
Mother most chaste, 2
Mother undefiled, ^
Mother inviolate,

Mother most amiable,

Mother most admirable, g
Mother of good counsel.

Mother of our Creator,

Mother of our Redeemer,

Virgin most prudent.

Virgin most venerable,

Virgin most renowned,

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Virgin most powerful,

Virgin most merciful,

Virgin most faithful.

Mirror of justice.

Seat of wisdom.

Cause of our joy.

Spiritual vessel.

Vessel of honor.

Vessel of singular devotion.

Mystical rose.

Tower of David,

Tower of ivory.

House of gold.

Ark of the covenant.
Gate of heaven.

Morning star.

Health of the weak.

Refuge of sinners,

Comforter of the afflicted.

Help of Christians,

Queen of angels.
Queen of patriarchs.

Queen of prophets.
Queen of apostles.
Queen of martyrs.

Queen of confessors.
Queen of virgins.

Queen of all saints.

Queen conceived without original sin.
Queen of the most Holy Rosary,

Queen of peace.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins
of the world.

Spare us, 0 Lord!

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Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins
of the world,

Graciously hear us, 0 Lord!

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins
of the world.

Have mercy on us,

V. Pray for us, 0 holy Mother of God,

R. That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.

LET us PRAY

We beseech Thee^ O Lord^ through
the intercession of Mary, ever Virgin,

to protect this humble family against

adversity and the snares of all enemies^

through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Indulgence of 300 days.

NOYENA POR THE IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION

Through thy purity and Immaculate

Conception, O pure and holy Mother

of God, obtain for me perfect purity of

heart, soul and body, and be to me a

Mother.

O Mary conceived without sin, pray
for us who have recourse to thee.

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THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES
(Monday and Thursday)

1. The Annunciation Humility

2. The Visitation Charity

3. The Nativity Spirit of Poverty

4. The Presentation Oibedience

5. The Finding of the Child

Jesus in the Temple Zeal

THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES
(Tuesday and Friday)

1. The Agony in the Garden

Resignation

2. The Scourging at the Pillar. .Purity

3. The Crowning with Thorns

Humility

4. The Carrying of the Cross. .Patience

5. The Crucifixion

Abiding Sorrow for Sin

THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES
(Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday)

1. The Resurrection Faith

2. The Ascension Hope

3. The Descent of the Holy Ghost....

Charity

4. The Assumption of the B.V.M

Desire of Heaven

5. The Coronation of the B.V.M

Confidence in Mary

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PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF
MOUNT CARMEL

O most beautiful flower of Mount

Carmel^ Fruitful Vine^ Splendor of

Heaven^ Blessed Mother of the Son

of God^ Immaculate Virgin, assist me

in this my necessity, O Star of the

Sea, help me, and show me herein thou

art my Mother,

O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen
of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech

thee from the bottom of my heart, to

succor me in this necessity; there are

none that can withstand thy power. O,

show me herein thou art my Mother,

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray
for us who have recourse to thee.

(Three times)

Sweet Mother, I place this cause in

thy hands.

(Three times)

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF
GOOD SUCCESS

Our Lady, our Queen, our Mother, in

the name of Jesus and for the love of

Jesus, we implore thee to take our

cause in hand and to grant it good suc-

cess.

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PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF
GOOD COUNSEL

Hail Mary^ Mother of Good Counsel

!

We lovingly salute thee in thy won-
drous image, from which, as from a

throne of grace and mercy, thou dost

dispense to all, with extraordinary lib-

erality, the benefits and blessings of

thy Good Counsel. O bright Star,
guide us over the stormy sea of life

!

O pure Star, comfort and counsel us

in the trials of our exile ! Most sweet

Star, Virgin of Good Counsel, we de-

voutly salute thee; and beseech thee to

hear our petitions, and obtain for us

the benediction of the Divine Infant

Jesus. Amen.

OBLATION TO MARY

O my Sovereign ! O my Mother ! I
devote myself entirely to thee; and to

prove my love toward thee, I conse-

crate to thee this day my ears, my
mouth, my heart ! in a word, myself
wholly. Since, then, I am thine, O good
Mother, keep me, defend me as thine

own.

With one Hail Mary, morning and evening,
an indulgence of 100 days, once a day.

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PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES

O ever Immaculate Virgin^ Mother
of Mercy^ health of the sick^ refuge of

sinners^ comfort of the afflicted^ you

know my wants^ my troubles^ my suf- '

ferings; deign to cast upon me a look

of mercy. By appearing in the Grotto

of Lourdes^ you were pleased to make '

it a privileged sanctuary, whence you

dispense your favors
;
and already many

sufferers have obtained the cure of their

infirmities^ both spiritual and corporal.

I come^ therefore^ with unbounded con-

fidence^ to implore your maternal inter-

cession. Obtain^ O loving Mother^ the
grant of my requests. I will endeavor

to imitate your virtues^ that I may one
'

day share your glory^ and bless you in

eternity. Amen. i

Mary, Mother of God, and Mother •

of Mercy, pray for me and for the de-
!

parted. ^

(100 days)

Blessed be the holy and Immaculate

Conception of the most Blessed Virgin

Mary, Mother of God.

(100 days)

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PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH

To thee, O Blessed Joseph, we have

recourse in our tribulations, and, after

imploring the aid of thy most holy

Spouse, we confidently invoke thy pat-

ronage also. By that love which united

thee to the Immaculate Virgin Mother

of God, and by the fatherly affection

with which thou didst embrace the In-

fant Jesus, we humbly beseech thee

graciously to regard the inheritance

which Jesus Christ purchased by His

Blood, and to help us in our necessities

by thy powerful intercession.

Protect, O most provident guardian
of the Holy Family, the chosen chil-

dren of Jesus Christ; ward off from

us, O most loving father, all taint of
error and corruption; graciously assist

us from heaven, O most powerful Pro-
tector, in our struggle with the powers

of darkness
;
and as thou didst once

rescue the Child Jesus from imminent

peril to His life, so now defend the

Holy Church of God from the snares

of her enemies and from all adversity.

Shield each one of us with thy unceas-

ing patronage, that imitating thy ex-

ample, and supported by thy aid, we

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may be enabled to live a good life, die

a holy death, and secure everlasting

happiness in heaven. Amen.

Indulgence of 300 days once a day. Seven

years and quarantines for each public recital
during October.

LITANY OF ST. JOSEPH

Lord have mercy on us.

Christ have mercy on us.

Lord have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

God, the Father of Heaven,

God the Son, Redeemer ^
of the world,

^

God, the Holy Ghost, §

Holy Trinity, one God,

Holy Mary,

Saint Joseph,

Illustrious scion of David,

Light of Patriarchs,

Spouse of the Mother of God,

Chaste guardian of the Virgin,

Foster-father of the Son of God^

Zealous defender of Christ,

Head of the Holy Family,

St. Joseph most just,

St. Joseph most chaste.

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Have

mercy

,

Pray

for

us,



St. Joseph most prudent^

St. Joseph most valiant,

St. Joseph most obedient^

St. Joseph most faithful^

Mirror of patience.

Lover of poverty,

Model of laborers.

Honor of domestic life.

Guardian of virgins.

Safeguard of families.

Solace of the afflicted,

Hope of the sick.

Patron of the dying.

Terror of the demons.

Protector of Holy Church,

Lamb of God, Who takest away the

sins of the world, spare us 0 Lord,

Lamb of God, Who takest away the

sins of the world, graciously hear us,

0 Lord,

Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, have mercy on us,

V. He appointed him lord of His

house,

R. And prince of all that was His.

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LET US PRAY

O God^ Who in Thine ineffable pro-
vidence didst vouchsafe to choose

blessed Joseph to be the spouse of Thy

most holy Mother^ grants we beseech

Thee^ that we may be made worthy to

have him for our intercessor in heaven,

whom on earth we venerate as our pro-

tector; Who livest and reignest, world
without end. Amen.

An indulgence of 300 days, once each day.

NOVENA IN HONOR OF ST. JOSEPH

Remember, O most pure spouse of
the Blessed Virgin Mary, my sweet

protector St. Joseph! that no one ever

had recourse to thy protection or im-

plored thy aid without obtaining relief.

Confiding therefore in thy goodness,

I come before thee, and humbly suppli-

cate thee. Oh, despise not my petitions,

foster-father of the Redeemer, but gra-

ciously receive them. Amen.
Indulgence of 300 days, once a day.

St. Joseph, model and patron of

those who love the Sacred Heart of

Jesus, pray for us.

(100 days)

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PRAYER TO ST. ANNE

Glorious St. Anne, filled with com-

passion for those who invoke thee, and

with love for those who suffer, heavily

laden with the weight of my troubles,

I cast myself at thy feet and humbly

beg of thee to take the present affair,

which I recommend to Thee, under thy

special protection.

Vouchsafe to commend it to thy

daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary,

and lay it before the throne of Jesus,

so that He may bring it to a happy

issue. Cease not to intercede for me

until my request is granted. Above all,

obtain for me the grace of one day be-

holding my God face to face, that with
thee and Mary and all the saints I may

praise and bless Him for all eternity.
Amen.

Good St. Anne, mother of Mary, who

is our life, • our sweetness, and our

hope, pray to her for us, and obtain

our request. (3 times.)

Mother of love, of sorrow, and of

mercy, pray for us.
(300 days)

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PRAYER TO ST. JUDE

St. Jude^ glorious Apostle^ faithful

servant and friend of Jesus^ the name

of the traitor has caused you to be for-

gotten by many^ but the Church honors

and invokes you as the patron of

things despaired of
;
pray for me^ who

am so miserable; pray for me^ that fi-

nally I may receive the consolations and

the succor of heaven in all my neces-

sities^ tribulations and sufferings, par-

ticularly {here make request), and that

I may bless God with the elect through-

out eternity. Amen.

St. Jiide, Apostle, martyr and rela-

tive of Jesus Christ, of Mary, and of

Joseph, intercede for us!

NOVENA TO THE LITTLE FLOWER

O Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus,
who during thy short life on earth be-

came a mirror of angelic purity, -of love

strong as death, and of whole-hearted

abandonment to God, now that thou re-

joicest in the reward of thy virtues,

cast a glance of pity on me as I leave

all things in thy hands. Make my

troubles thine own—speak a word for
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me to our Lady Immaculate^ whose

flower of special love thou wert—to
that Queen of heaven ‘Vho smiled on

thee at the dawn of life/' Beg her as

Queen of the Heart of Jesus to obtain

for me by her powerful intercession,

the grace I yearn for so ardently at

this moment, and that she join with it

a blessing that may strengthen me dur-

ing life, defend me at the hour of death,

and lead me straight on to a happy

eternity.

Hail, holy Queen,

Indulgence of 100 days.

PRAYER TO ST. PAULINE

O God! who amongst the wonderful
effects of Thy power hast granted the

crown of martyrs to young, timid vir-

gins, be pleased to give us grace in

celebrating the triumph of blessed

Pauline, Thy martyr, to imitate her ex-

ample by walking in the way which

leads to Thee. Through Our Lord

Jesus Christ, great Saint, by thy gen-

erous intercession, obtain for me cour-

age to suffer a thousand deaths rather

than commit one deadly sin.

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PRAYER TO ST. RAPHAEL.

ARCHANGEL

Glorious archangel St. Raphael,

great prince of the heavenly court, il-

lustrious by thy gifts of wisdom and

grace, guide of travelers by land and

sea, consoler of the unfortunate, and

refuge of sinners, I entreat thee to help

me in all my needs and in all the trials

of this life, as thou didst once assist

the young Tobias in his journeying.

And since thou art the “physician of

God,’’ I humbly pray thee to heal my

soul of its many infirmities and my

body of the ills that aflOiict it, if this

favor is for my greater good. I ask,

especially, for angelic purity, that I

may be made fit to be the living temple

of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Indulgence of 100 days.

Angel of God, whom Divine Good-

ness has made my guardian, enlighten,

protect, guide, and govern me. Amen.

(100 days each time)

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PRAYER OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
BEFORE STUDY

Ineffable Creator Who out of the

treasures of Thy wisdom hast appoint-

ed three hierarchies of angels and set

them in admirable order high above the

heavens, and hast disposed the divers

portions of the universe in such mar-

velous array. Thou Who art called the

True Source of Light and super-emi-

nent Principle of Wisdom, be pleased

to cast a beam of Thy radiance upon

the darkness of my mind and dispel

from me the double darkness of sin

and ignorance in which I have been

born.

Thou Who makest eloquent the

tongues of little children, fashion my

words and pour upon my lips the grace

of Thy benediction. Grant me penetra-

tion to understand, capacity to retain,

method and facility in study, subtlety

in interpretation, and abundant grace

of expression.

Order the beginning, direct the pro-

gress, and perfect the achievement of

my work. Thou Who art true God and
Man and livest and reignest for ever
and ever. Amen.

Ill



Alone with Thee, a little while apart

From all the world, I love to be away
And in the twilight calm, 0 Sacred

Heart,

I love to be alone with Thee and pray.

Before Thy altar, silent and alone.

What human tongue can tell the joy
I feel

To know I am, dear Lord, Thy very
own.

And Thou art near me when at eve
I kneel

To pray for those on earth I dearly

love.

Oh, guard and bless our loved ones

near and far

And lead us onward to our home above
To dwell with Thee where bright-

robed angels are.

Alone with Thee, peace in my rapt soul
swelling

!

In pain and sorrow Thou my comfort
be.

Fill all my thoughts that they may still
be dwelling

In life, in death, dear Lord, alone

with Thee.

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PRAYER FOR THE RIGHT CHOICE
OF A STATE OF LIFE

O Thou^ the God of wisdom and

counsel^ Who dost perceive in my heart

a sincere desire of pleasing Thee alone,

and of conforming myself entirely to

Thy most holy will in the choice of

my state of life, grant me, I beseech

Thee, through the intercession of the

Blessed Virgin, my Mother, and of my

patron Saints, especially St. Joseph

and St. Aloysius, the grace to know

what state of life I should choose; and

when known to embrace it, so that I

may seek and spread therein Thy glory,

work out my salvation, and merit that

reward in heaven which Thou hast

promised those who fulfill Thy Divine

will. Amen.

Indulgence of 300 days, once a day.

May the holy will of God be done

in me, for me, and by me. Glory be to

the Father, glory be to the Son, and

glory be to the Holy Ghost.

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AN HABITUAL GOOD INTENTION

O my God^ I offer Thee all my
thoughts^ words^ and deeds^ in union

with the precious Blood of Jesus^ the

Sorrows of Mary, and all the Masses

now being celebrated, for the needs of

the Church, for my family and friends,

and for my own sanctification, that I
may faithfully practice unfailing char-

ity, avoid sin, and obtain a personal,

conforming, and excluding love for my

dearest, truest, and best Friend, in His

Sacrament of Love, with an unlimited

confidence in my Mother, Mary Im-

maculate, Queen of Sorrows.

PBAYEB FOR THOSE IN
THEIR AGONY

Merciful Jesus, lover of souls, I

pray Thee by the agony of Thy most

Sacred Heart, and by the sorrows of

Thy Immaculate Mother, wash in Thy

Blood the sinners of the whole world,

who are now in their agony, and are to

die this day. Amen.

Heart of Jesus once in agony, have

pity on the dying.

Indulgence of 100 days, each time. Plenary

once a month when said three times a day.

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PRAYER FOR THE AFFLICTED

Holy Spirit^ Who art God and our

good Comforter^ deliver us this day

from sadness, discouragement, and

above all, from sin.

Preserve forever all Christians from

despair and its fatal results.

To all, even to those who kill them-

selves, or who may be taken away by

a sudden or violent death, very merci-

fully grant time and salutary contri-

tion before the soul leaves the body.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, help all

afflicted souls.

Indulgence of 100 days.

PRAYER FOR THE SOULS IN
PURGATORY

Mary most holy, offer to the Eter-

nal Father the most precious Blood of

Jesus Christ for my soul, for the souls

in Purgatory, for the needs of the Holy

Church, for the conversion of sinners

and for the whole world.

Glory be to the Father, three times.

Hail Mary once. Eternal rest grant

unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual
light shine upon them.

(300 days)

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PRAYER FOR A HAPPY DEATH

O my Lord and Saviour support me
in that hour in the strong arms of Thy

Sacraments^ and by the fresh fragrance

of Thy consolations. Let the absolving

words be said over me^ and the holy

oil sign and seal me, and Thy own

Body be my food, and Thy Blood my

sprinkling; and let my sweet Mother,

Mary, breathe on me, and my Angel

whisper peace to me, and my glorious

Saints . . . smile upon me; that in them

all, and through them all, I may re-

ceive the gift of perseverance, and die,

as I desire to live, in Thy faith, in Thy

Church, in Thy service, and in Thy

love. Amen.

—Cardinal Newman.

May He support us all the day long,

till the shades lengthen, and the even-

ing comes, and the busy world is hush-

ed, and the fever of life is over, and

our work is done ! Then in His mercy

may He give us a safe lodging, and a

holy rest, and peace at the last

!

—Cardinal Newman.
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PRAYER IN HONOR OF THE

SACRED WOUNDS

Oh! sacred Feet, all gashed and torn,

Bruised by the hammer’s cruel blows.

Bathed in the Life-blood dripping down

From anguished Heart in bitter
throes

;

I press you to my lips in tears
With contrite sorrow, fervent sigh.

Dear precious Wounds, God’s bleeding

prayers.

Receive my soul when death draws
nigh.

Oh! mangled Hands, transfixed and wan.

In suppliance raised to Heaven above.

Pierced by the nails that torture wrung
From breaking Heart of burning love;

I press you to my lips in tears
With contrite sorrow, fervent sigh.

Dear precious Wounds, God’s bleeding

prayers.

Receive my soul when death draws
nigh.

Oh! sacred refuge, tender Side,

Rent by the lance with cruel thrust.
There, where His Heart is, let me hide.

There, where His Love is, let me
trust;

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I press Thee to my lips in tears
With contrite sorrow, fervent sigh,

Most holy Wound, allay my fears.
Receive my soul when death draws

nigh.

N. N.^ in acknowledgment of my

infidelities and in reparation for them^

give Thee my heart and consecrate my-

self entirely to Thee^ O amiable Jesus!

and purpose, by Thy grace, never more

to offend Thee.

PRAYER FOR DAILY NEGLECTS

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the

Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all Its

love, all Its sufferings and all Its mer-

its.

First—To expiate all the sins I have
committed this day and during all my

life. Gloria Patri.

Second—To purify the good I have
done badly this day and during all my

life. Gloria Patri.

Third—To supply for the good I
ought to have done, and that I have

neglected this day and during all my

life. Gloria Patri.

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JV PutScrsal ^rager

FOR AIX THINGS NECESSARY

TO SALVATION

0 my God, I believe in Thee^ fortify

my faith; I hope in Thee^ strengthen

my hope
;

I love Thee^ increase my

love; I am sorry for having sinned^

augment my sorrow.

1 adore Thee as my first beginning;

I seek Thee as my last end; I thank

Thee as my constant Benefactor; I in-

voke Thee as my sovereign Protector.

Vouchsafe^ O my God! to guide me

by Thy wisdom^ to restrain me by Thy

justice^ to comfort me by Thy mercy,

to defend me by Thy power.

To Thee I consecrate my thoughts,

words, actions and sufferings, that

henceforth I may think and speak only

of Thee, live according to Thy holy

law, and suffer all things for Thee.

Lord, I pray that Thy will may be

done because it is Thy will, and in all

things even as Thou wiliest.

I pray Thee to enlighten my under-
standing, to inflame my will, to purify
my heart, and to sanctify my soul.

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Give me strength to atone for past

offences^ to overcome future tempta-

tions^ to govern my ruling passions^ and

to acquire all those virtues of which I

am in need.

Fill my heart with gratitude for Thy

benefits^ hatred for my sins^ love for

my neighbor^ and contempt for the

world.

Make me submissive to my superiors^

condescending to my inferiors^ faitjiful

to my friends^ and charitable to my

enemies.

Aid me to overcome sensuality by

mortification^ avarice by almsdeeds^

anger by meekness^ and lukewarmness

by zeal.

O my God, make me prudent in my

dealings^ courageous in dangers, pa-

tient in trials, and humble in pros-

perity.

Grant me to be attentive at my

prayers, temperate at my meals, dili-

gent in my employments, and constant

in my good resolutions.

May my conscience be ever pure, my

exterior modest, my conversation edi-

fying, and my conduct regular.

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May I ever strive to conquer nature,

to correspond to Thy grace, to keep

Thy commandments, and to work out

my salvation.

Discover to me, O my God, the noth-

ingness of earth, the greatness of

Heaven, the shortness of time, and the

duration of eternity.

Grant me, O God, to prepare for

death, to fear Thy judgments, to es-

cape hell, and in the end to obtain

everlasting life—through the merits of
our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Amen.

FOR OUR FRIENDS

O God, Who by the grace of the Holy

Ghost, didst pour the gifts of charity

into the hearts of Thy faithful, grant

to Thy servants for whom we entreat

Thy mercy, health of mind and body;

that they may love Thee with all their

strength, and by perfect love may do

what is pleasing to Thee, through

Christ our Lord. Amen.

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PRAYER FOR ADVENT

0 Jesus, living in Mary,
Come and live in Thy servants.
In the spirit of Thy holiness.
In the fulness of Thy might.
In the truth of Thy virtues.
In the perfection of Thy ways.
In the communion of Thy mysteries.
Subdue every hostile power.

By Thy spirit, for the glory of the
Father. Amen.

Indulgence of 300 days, once a day.

A PRAYER FOR THE CONVERSION
OF UNBELIEVERS

O Holy Spirit of Truths we beseecJi
Thee to enlighten the minds of unbe-

lievers in the midst of us, to incline

their hearts to receive Thy word, and

to believe the teachings of Thy Church

;

give them courage to accept the faith

and openly profess it; that they may

come into union with Thee and the

Father, through Christ Our Lord, Who
liveth and reigneth forever and ever.

Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the
Father.

An indulgence of 100 days, once a day.

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CHURCH UNITY OCTAVE

Antiphon: That they all may he one,

as Thou^ Father^ in Me and I in Thee;

that they also may be one in Us; that

the world may believe that Thou hast

sent Me.

V.—I say unto thee that thou art
Peter.

R.—And upon this rock I will build
My Church.

LET us PRAY

O Lord Jesus Christy Who saidst

unto Thine Apostles : Peace I leave

with you^ My Peace I give unto you;
regard not our sins^ but the faith of

Thy Churchy and grant unto her that

peace and unity which are agreeable

to Thy Will, Who livest and reignest,

God forever and ever. Amen.

Jan. 18—Return of all to the one Fold.
Jan. 19—Return of all Orientals to

communion with the Apostol-

ic See.

Jan. 20—Submission of all Anglicans
to the Pope.

Jan. 21—That all Protestants in Eu-
rope corne back to Holy

Church.

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Jan. 22—That all Christians in Amer-
ica may be one in communion

with Rome.

Jan. 23—Return to the Sacraments of
all lapsed Catholics.

Jan. 24—Conversion of the Jews.
Jan. 25—Missionary conquest of the

entire world for Christ.

Plenary Indulgence to all who receive Holy
Communion on first or last day.

Say at least a decade of the Rosary

for intentions each day.

Receive Holy Communion as often

as possible during the Octave,

NOVENA FOR CHRISTMAS

Hail and blessed be the hour and the

moment in which the Son of God was

born of the most pure Virgin Mary^

at midnight in Bethlehem^ in piercing

cold. In that hour^ vouchsafe, O my

God, to hear my prayer and grant my

desires, through the merits of our

Saviour Jesus Christ and of His

Blessed Mother. Amen.

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^orntng

MORNING OFFERING
OF THE APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER

O Jesu3^ through the Immaculate

Heart of Mary^ I offer Thee my

prayers, works, and sufferings^ of this

day for all the intentions of Thy Sacred

Heart, in union with the Holy Sacrifice

of the Mass throughout the world, in

reparation for my sins, for the inten-

tion of all our Associates, and in par-

ticular for . .
.
(the General Intention

recommended each month by the Holy

Father).

THE LORD^S PRAYER

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hal-

lowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom

come. Thy will be done on earth as it is

in heaven. Give us this day our daily

bread; and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass

against us, and lead us not into temp-

tation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

THE ANGELIC SALUTATION

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is

with Thee; blessed art thou among

women, and blessed is the fruit of Thy

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womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of

God, pray for us sinners, now, and at

the hour of our death. Amen.

THE APOSTLES^ CREED

I believe in God, the Father Al-

mighty, Creator of heaven and earth;

and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our

Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy

Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suf-

fered under Pontius Pilate, was cruci-

fied, died, and was buried; He descend-

ed into hell; the third day He arose

again from the dead; He ascended into

heaven, sitteth at the right hand of

God, the Father Almighty, thence

He shall come to judge the living and

the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost,

the holy Catholic Church, the Com-

munion of Saints, the forgiveness of

sins, the resurrection of the body, and

life everlasting. Amen.

THE SALATE REGINA

Hail, holy Queen ! Mother of Mercy

:

our life, our sweetness and our hope;

to thee do we cry poor banished chil-

dren of Eve; to thee do we send up our

sighs, mourning and weeping in this

valley of tears; turn then, most gra-

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cious advocate^ thine eyes of mercy to-

wards us^ and after this^ our exile,

show unto us the blessed fruit of thy

womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O
sweet Virgin Mary.

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of
God.

R. That we may be made worthy of

the promises of Christ.

ASPIRATIONS

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy

on us

!

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray

for us !

Saint Joseph, pray for us!

THE ANGELUS

The Angel of the Lord declared un-

to Mary;

And she conceived by the Holy

Ghost.

Hail Mary, etc.

Behold the handmaid of the Lord;

Be it done unto me according to Thy

word.

Hail Mary, etc.

And the Word was made flesh;

And dwelt amongst us.
Hail Mary, etc.

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V. Pray far us^ O holy Mother of
God.

R. That we may be made worthy of

the promises of Christ.

LET us PRAY

Pour forth^ we beseech Thee^ O
Lord, Thy grace into our hearts, that

we to whom the Incarnation of Christ,

Thy Son, was made known by the mes-

sage of an angel, may by His passion

and cross be brought to the glory of

His resurrection, through the same

Christ our Lord. Amen.

During Paschal Time the following prayer is
said standing, in place of the Angelus:

V. O Queen of heaven, rej oice ! alle-

luia.

R. For He Whom thou didst deserve
to bear, alleluia.

V. Is risen again as He said, alle-

luia.

R. Pray for us to God, alleluia.

V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin

Mary, alleluia.

R. Because our Lord is truly risen,

alleluia.

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LET US PRAY

O God^ Who^ by the Resurrection of

Thy Son^ our Lord Jesus Christ, hast

been pleased to fill the world with joy;

grant, we beseech Thee, that by the

Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may re-

ceive the joys of eternal life, through

the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

0 Almighty and Eternal God, I

prostrate myself before Thy adorable

Majesty. I adore Thee with all the

powers of my soul, I love Thee with

all my heart. Grant me pardon for all

the sins that I have committed this

day in thought, word, action or omis-

sion, and give me perfect sorrow for all

my sins.

THE CONFITEOR

1 confess to Almighty God, to blessed

Mary, ever Virgin, to Blessed Michael

the Archangel, to Blessed John the

Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and

Paul, and to all the Saints, that I have

sinned exceedingly in thought, word,

and deed, through my fault, through
my fault, through my most grievous

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fault. Therefore, I beseech the Blessed

Mary^ ever Virgin^ the blessed Mi-

chael the Archangel^ the blessed Johu

the Baptist^ the holy Apostles^ Peter

and Paul^ and all the saints to pray to

the Lord our God for me.

May Almighty God have mercy on

me^ forgive me my sins^ and bring me

to life everlasting. Amen.

May the Almighty and merciful

Lord grant me pardon^ absolution^ and

remission of all my sins. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, and Creed.

ACT OF FAITH

O my God^ I firmly believe whatever
the holy Roman Catholic and Apostolic

Church teaches^ because Thou^ O in-
fallible Truths hast revealed it to her.

ACT OF HOPE

O my God^ I have a firm confidence,
founded on Thy promises and the mer-

its of Jesus Christy that^ by making

good use of Thy grace in this life^ I

shall possess Thee eternally in the

next.

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ACT OF CHARITY

O my God^ I love Thee above all
things for Thy sake^ and my neighbor

as myself for love of Thee. I forgive

all who have injured me^ and ask par-

don of all those whom I have injured.

ACT OF CONTRITION

O my God^ I am heartily sorry for
having offended Thee and I detest all

my sins because I dread the loss of
heaven and the pains of hell^ but most

of all because they offend Thee^ my

God^ Who art infinitely good and
worthy of all love. I am firmly re-

solved^ with the help of Thy grace^ to

confess my sins^ to do penance^ and
to amend my life.

LOVING SOUL

Sweet Jesus, since Thy will ordains
These daily cares of mine,

And since I may not break the chains
That keep me from Thy shrine.

Oh, grant that this may be my part:
A torch of charity.

To kindle in each selfish heart
A tender love for Thee.

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®oob 3lc0U0

Jesus, dear, the day is over.

Now I leave my labor light.
And before I seek my slumber.
Come to say a sweet ^‘Good-night.’’

Would that I might tarry near Thee,
Rest before Thy lonely shrine;

Thou wouldst whisper loving secrets,
And I’d tell Thee all of mine.

But I cannot linger, Jesus,

I must leave Thee for a while;

Now bestow on me a blessing
And a fond, approving smile.

I will leave my heart beside Thee
It will rest securest here.

And within Thy fond embraces.
It will grow to Thee more dear.

So “Good-night” once more, my Jesus,
Grant, no matter where I be.

All my thoughts and all my dreaming
Be of Thee and only Thee.

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INDEX
Page

Act of Consecration

To the Holy Ghost 78

To the Immaculate Heart of Mary 24

To Mary Immaculate (Children
of Mary) » 91

To the Sacred Heart 73

*Acts, The 6
*Alone With Thee 112

Angelus, The 127

An Habitual Good Intention 114
Anima Christi 66
Church Unity Octave 123

Devotions

For Confession 49

For the Eucharistic Hour 7
For Holy Communion 52

Divine Praises 34

Evening Prayer to the Blessed

Sacrament 19

Formula for a Spiritual Communion 70
*God^s Mercy 31

*Good Night, My Jesus 132
*Heaven 57

Holy Mass 40

Invocations to the Heart of Jesus.... 75

Learning Christ 80

Litany of

The Blessed Virgin Mary 96
Goodness and Devotion 27

The Holy Name 35
The Sacred Heart 20

St. Joseph 104

*Loving Soul 131

Poem.



Memorare to the Blessed Virgin 92
Morning Prayers 125

Mysteries of the Rosary 99

*My Treasure 81
Night Prayers 125

Novena

For Christmas 124

For the Immaculate Conception.... 98

To the Little Flower 108

To St. Joseph 106

Oblation to Mary 101
Offering of the Precious Blood 38

O Salutaris 7

Prayer

For Advent 122

For the Afflicted 115

For Those in Their Last Agony....114

For Conversion of Unbelievers 122

For Daily Neglects 118

For a Happy Death 116
For Our Friends 121

For Perseverance 68

For Priests 90

For a Right Choice of a State of

Life ...113

For the Souls in Purgatory 115

*In Honor of the Sacred Wounds 117
Of St. Thomas Aquinas after

Holy Communion 69
Of St. Thomas Aquinas before

Study Ill

Of St. Thomas Aquinas for Visits

to the Blessed Sacrament. 32

*Poem.



Prayer

To the Holy Face 77

To the Holy Ghost (of St. Cath-

erine of Siena) 79

To Jesus Crucified 72

To the Mother of Dolors 93

To Our Lady of Good Counsel 101

To Our Lady of Good Success 100

To Our Lady of Light 95

To Our Lady of Lourdes 102

To Our Lady of Mount Carmel.. ..100

To Our Lady of Perpetual Succor 94

To Our Lady, Queen of Apostles.. 92

To Our Lady of Victory 95

To St. Anne. 107

To St. Joseph (for October) 103

To St. Jude 108

To St. Pauline 109

To St. Raphael 110

To the Sacred Heart 74

*Rabboni 39

Regina Coeli 128
* Supplication 1 71

Suscipe 70

Tantum Ergo 26
Three Incomparable Acts of Praise.. 76

*Today , 89

Universal Prayer 119

Way of the Cross 82
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