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COL. GEORGE WASHINGTON FLOWERS 
 MEMORIAL COLLECTION 
 
 DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 
 DURHAM, N. C. 
 
 PRESENTED BY 
 
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THE ANGEL OF PRAYER. 
 
 WITH A SELECTION OF DEVOTIONS FOE 
 CHRISTIANS. 
 
 And the smoke of the incense of the prayers 
 of the saints ascended up before God, from 
 the hand of the AngeV — Apoc. c. viii : 
 V. 4. 
 
 PUBLISHED WITH THE APPROBATION OF 
 
 Rt. Rev. J. McGILL, Bishop of Richmond. 
 
 J. W. RANDOLPH: 
 
 121 Main Street, Richmond, Va. 
 
 18(31. 
 
Entered according to Act of Congress, 
 
 BY J. W. RANDOLPH, 
 In the Clerk's Office of the Eastern Dis- 
 trict of the Confederate States of 
 America. 
 
The clifEcuhy of obtaining books of 
 devotion, under the circumstances result- 
 ing from the war, and the necessity of 
 meeting the frequent demands that are 
 made by our Catholic soldiers and citizens 
 for a cheap and portable prayer-book, is 
 our excuse for presenting to the public 
 the present little compilation. It may 
 not contain all that some may desire to 
 find in it, but, as an aid for the most 
 essential practices of Christian life, we 
 are confident that it will be kindly wel- 
 comed, and especially by those who are 
 not already supplied with some otlier 
 manual of piety. 
 
 Richmond^ Nov. 1861. 
 
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 The manner of lay persons' baptizing an infant 
 in danger of death. 
 
 Take common water, and pour it on the head or 
 face of the child, and while you are pouring it, say 
 the following ti:ords: 
 
 "I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and 
 of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Jlmen.^' 
 
 Note. — Any person, whether man, woman or 
 child, may baptize an infant, in case of danger of 
 death. 
 
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SHORT PRAYERS DURING THE 
 DAI. 
 
 Before Meals. 
 
 Bless us, O Lord ! and these thy gifts, 
 which we are about to receive from thy 
 bounty: through Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 After Meals. 
 
 We give thee thanks, O Almighty God ! 
 for all thy benefits, who livest and reign- 
 est, world without end. Amen. 
 
 Before Work, or Study. 
 
 To thee, Lord ! I offer the work, 
 which, in compliance -with thy holy will. 
 I am about to begin ; give it thy blessing, 
 that it may contribute to thy glory, and 
 my salvation. 
 
8 SHORT PRATERS DURING THE DAY. 
 
 Invocation of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 V. Come, O Holy Spirit! fill the hearts 
 of thy Faithful. 
 
 R. And kindle iu them the fire of thy 
 divine love. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O God 1 who, by the light of the Holy 
 Ghost, didst instruct the hearts of the 
 Faithful, give us by the same Holy 
 Spirit, a love and relish of what is right 
 and just, and a constant enjoyment of 
 his comforts: through Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
im^U mA gmU 
 
 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 
 
 Holy days on which there is a strict obliga- 
 tain to hear Mass, and refrain from 
 servile works. 
 
 All Sundays in the year. 
 
 The Feast of the Circumcision of our 
 Lord, Jan. 1. 
 
 The Epiphany, Jan. 6. 
 
 The Annunciation, March 25. 
 
 Ascension of our Lord. 
 
 Corpus Christi. 
 
 Assumption of the B. V. Mary, August 
 15. 
 
 Feast of All Saints, November 1. 
 
 Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, Dec. 
 25. 
 
JO FEASTS AND FASTS. 
 
 Fasting Days. 
 
 All days in Lent, except Sundays. 
 
 The Eve of Whitsuntide. 
 
 The Quarter-Tenses, or Ember days, 
 that occur in the four seasons of the year. 
 
 The Vigil of the Assumption of the 
 Blessed Virgin Mary, and of All Saints. 
 
 Every Friday in Advent, and Christ- 
 mas Eve. 
 
 Days of Abstinence from Flesh Meat. 
 
 Every Day in Lent except when the 
 use of meat is allowed by the Archbishop 
 or Bishop of the diocess. 
 
 All Fridays in the year. 
 
 If a fasting day fall on a Sunday, the 
 fast is kept on the Saturday before. If 
 Christmas Day fall upon a Friday, neither 
 fast nor abstinence is observed. 
 
 N. B. — The Catholic Church com- 
 mands all her children to be present at 
 the great Eucharistic Sacrifice, which we 
 call the Mass ; and to rest from servile 
 work on Sundays and Holydays. 
 
FEASTS AND FASTS. 11 
 
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 Secondly, To abstain from flosh on all 
 the days of fasting and abstinence. 
 
 Thirdly, To confess their sins at least 
 once a year. 
 
 Fourthly, To receive the blessed sacra- 
 ment at least once a year, during Easter 
 time. 
 
 The time for satisfying the Easter pre- 
 cept in the States, as well North as South, 
 is, in virtue of a late concession, from the 
 first Sunday of Lent to Trinity Sunday, 
 both inclusively. 
 
12 
 
 Before prayer prepare thy soul, and 
 be not as a man that temptcth God. 
 
 Eccles. xviii. 23. 
 
 In every thing, by prayer and suppli- 
 cation, with thanksf-iving, let your peti- 
 tions be made known to God. 
 
 Phil iv. 6. 
 
 Pray to thy Father in secret, and thy 
 Father who beholdeth what is secret, 
 will repay thee. 
 
 Mat. vi. 6. 
 
 And all thinj>;s whatsoever you shall 
 ask in prayer believing, you shall receive. 
 Mat. xxi. 22. 
 
 Hearken to the voice of my prayer, 
 my King and my God. 
 
 For to Thee will I pray : Lord, in 
 the morning Thou shalt hear my voice. 
 Ps. V. 3, 4. 
 
To be said Morning, Noon, and Night, in 
 Memory of our Saviour's becoming 3Ian. 
 for our Salvation. 
 
 1. The angel of the Lord declared 
 unto Mary; and she conceived of the 
 Holy Ghost. HaiI,Mary, &c.— 2. Behold 
 the handmaid of the Lord. May it be 
 done unto me according to thy word. 
 Hail, Mary, &c. — 3. And the Word was 
 made flesh ; and dwelt among us. Hail, 
 Mary, &c. 
 
 Let us Pray. 
 
 POUR forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, 
 thy grace into our hearts, that we, to 
 whom the incarnation of Christ, tliy Son, 
 was made known by the message of an 
 angel, may by his passion and cross be 
 brought to the glory of his resurrection: 
 through the same Christ our Lord. Amen . 
 
14 THE ANGELUS DOMINI. 
 
 The Regina Cedi* 
 
 Queen of Heaven! rejoice. Alleluia; 
 
 For lie whom thou didst deserv'e to bear. 
 Alleluia, 
 
 Is risen again, as he said. Alleluia. 
 
 Pray for us to God. Alleluia. 
 
 V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary! 
 Alleluia. 
 
 R. Because our Lord is truly risen. Alle- 
 luia. 
 
 Let us Pray. 
 
 God ! who by the Resurrection of thy 
 Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, hast been 
 pleased to fill the world with gladness, 
 grant, we beseech thee, that by the inter- 
 cession of the Virgin Mary, his mother, 
 we may obtain the joys of eternal life : 
 through the same Christ our Lord. 
 R. Amen. 
 
 * To be said instead of the Angelas, 
 from Holy Saturday, at noon, till noon 
 before Trinity Sunday. 
 
crning (^i^tttist 
 
 [Awaking in the morning, say:] 
 
 my God ! my only good ! the author 
 of my being and my last end ! I give 
 thee my heart. Praise, honor, and glory 
 be to thee for ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 [Rising, say.J 
 
 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
 
 and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 1 will raise myself up from this bed of 
 sleep, to adore my God : and to labor for 
 the salvation of my soul. Oh ! may I 
 rise on the last day, unto life everlasting ! 
 
 [When clothed, kneel down, and say :] 
 In the name of the Father, and of the 
 Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
16 MORNING PRAYERS. 
 
 Blessed be the holy and undivided 
 Trinity now, and for ever more. Holy, 
 Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts! The 
 earth is full of thy Glory. Glory be to 
 the Father ! Glory be to the Son ! Glory 
 be to the Holy Ghost! 
 
 ACT OF ADORATION. 
 
 O GREAT God! the sovereign Lord of 
 lieaven and earth! I prostrate myself 
 before thee. With all the angels and 
 saints I adore thee. I acknowledge thee 
 to be my Creator ^nd sovereign Lord, 
 my first beginning, and last end. I ren- 
 der to thee the homage of my being and 
 life. I submit myself to thy holy will, 
 and I devote myself to thy divine service 
 this day and for ever. 
 
 AN ACT OP FAITH. 
 
 J^Y God ! I firmly believe all the 
 sacred truths, which thy holy Catholic 
 Church believes and teaches ; because 
 thou hast revealed them, who canst 
 neither deceive, nor be deceived. 
 
MORNING PRAYERS. , 17 
 
 AN ACT OF HOPE. -" 
 
 O MY God ! relying on thy infinite 
 goodness and promises, I hope to obtain 
 the pardon of my sins, the assistance of 
 thy grace, and life everlasting ; through 
 the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord, and 
 Redeemer, 
 
 AN ACT OF LOVE. 
 
 O MY God ! I love thee above all 
 things with my whole heart and soul, 
 because thou art infinitely amiable, and 
 deserving of all love. I love also my 
 neighbor as myself for the love of thee. 
 I forgive all who have injured me, and 
 ask pardon of all, whom I have injured. 
 
 AN ACT OF THANKSGIVING. 
 
 O GLORIOUS Trinity ! I praise thee and 
 give thee thanks for the numberless 
 benefits thou hast bestowed upon me. I 
 thank thee, heavenly Father! for hav- 
 ing created me to thy own image and 
 likeness, and for having preserved me to 
 this day. I thank thee, O merciful Son ! 
 2 
 
18 MORNING PRAYERS. 
 
 for liaving redeemed me by thy death, 
 and so often fed me with thy precious 
 body and blood. I tliank thee, O holy 
 Spirit ! for having cleansed my soul by 
 thy grace in holy baptism, for having 
 called me to the true faith, and so often 
 washed me from my sins in the sacra- 
 ment of penance- I tliank thee, O most 
 bountiful God ! for having preserved me 
 this night, and for granting me this day 
 to serve thee. I earnestly invite all the 
 saints of heaven and earth, to join with 
 me in praise and thanksgiving for thy 
 infinite goodness. 
 
 [Pause a while, and foresee the sins 
 you are most subject to; and firmly re- 
 solve to avoid them.] 
 
 AN ACT OP CONTRITION. 
 
 O MY God ! L am most heartily sorry 
 for all my sins, and I detest them above 
 all things from the bottom of my heart, 
 because they displease thee, my God, 
 who art most deservins: of all my love 
 for thy most amiable and adorable per- 
 
MORNING PRAYERS. 19 
 
 holy grace, never more to offend thee, 
 and to do all that I can to atone for my 
 sins. 
 
 A RESOLUTION TO AVOID EVIL AND TO DO 
 GOOD. 
 
 Adorable Jesus! Divine Model of that 
 perfeetion to which we should all as- 
 pire ! I will endeavor, this day, to fol- 
 low thy example; to be mild, humble, 
 chaste, zealons, patient, charitable and 
 resigned. Incline my heart to keep thy 
 commandments. I am resolved to watch 
 over myself with the greatest diligence, 
 and to live soberly, justly and piously, 
 for the time to come. I will take care 
 of my ways, that I may not offend with 
 my tongue. I will turn away my eyes, 
 that they may not see vanity ; and I will 
 be particularly attentive not to relapse 
 this day, into my accustomed failings, 
 but to struggle against them with thy 
 gracious assistance. Enlighten my 
 mind, purify my heart, and guide rny 
 steps, that I may pass all my life in thy 
 divine service. Amen. 
 
20 MORNING PRATERS. 
 
 OPFBR YOURSELF WITHOUT RESERVK TO GOD. 
 
 O Lord ! I offer thee my whole being, 
 and particularly all my thoughts, words, 
 and actions of this day, together with all 
 the crosses and contradictions, I may 
 meet with, in the course of it. I conse- 
 crate them entirely to the glory of thy 
 name, in union with those of Jesus 
 Christ, my Saviour, that through his infi- 
 nite merits, they may all find acceptance. 
 Give them, O Lord ! a blessing. May 
 thy divine love animate them; and may 
 they all tend to the greater honor of thy 
 sovereign Majesty. Amen. 
 
 implore the necessary graces. 
 
 Thou knowest, 0,God ! my weakness j 
 that I ain poor and destitute ; that 1 can- 
 not do, that I cannot even think of any 
 good without thee. Rise vip, then, to 
 help me; strengthen me with thy gjace, 
 that I may fervently execute what I have 
 firmly resolved, and not only avoid all 
 the evil thou forbiddest, but also perform 
 all the good thou commandest. 
 
MORNING PRAYERS. 21 
 
 THE LORD S PRAYER. 
 
 Our Father, who art in heaven! hal- 
 lowed b* thy name; thy kingdom come; 
 thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
 heaven. Give us this day our daily 
 bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as 
 we forgive them, who trespass against 
 us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
 but deliver us from evil. Amen, 
 
 THH ANGBtlQAL SALUTATION. 
 
 Hail Mary, full of grace! the Lord is 
 with thee ; blessed art thou amongst 
 women, and blessed is the fruit of thy 
 womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of 
 God ! pray for us sinners, now, and at 
 the hour of our death. Amen. 
 
 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, suffered under 
 .Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and 
 
22 MORNING PRAYERS. 
 
 buried ; he descended into hell, the third 
 day he rose again from the dead; he 
 ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the 
 right hand of God the Father Aknighty ; 
 from thence he shall come to judge the 
 living, and the dead. I believe in the 
 Holy Ghost ; the holy Catholic Church; 
 the communion of Saints; the forgiveness 
 of sins; the resurrection of the lx)dy, and 
 life everlasting. Amen. 
 
 THE CONFITBOR. 
 
 I 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 ex- 
 ceedingly in thought, word, and deed, 
 through my fault, through my fault, 
 through my most grievous fault. There- 
 fore I beseech the blessed Mary ever 
 Virgin, the blessed Michael the Arch- 
 angel, the blessed John the Baptist, the 
 holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the 
 saints, to pray to the Lord our God, for 
 me. 
 
MORNING PRAYERS. ZO 
 
 Alay the Almighty God have mercy 
 on me, forgive me my sins, and bring me 
 to everlasting life ! Amen. 
 
 May the Almiglity and merciful Lord 
 give me pardon, absolution, and remis- 
 sion of all my sins 1 Amen. 
 
 Invoke the blessed Virgin, your angel guar- 
 dian, and your patron saint. 
 
 O HOLY Virgin, Mother of God! my 
 advocate and patroness ! pray for thy 
 poor servant, show thyself a mother to 
 me. And thou, blessed Spirit, whom 
 God in his mercy hath appointed to 
 watch over me, intercede lor me this 
 day, that I may not stray from the path 
 of virtue. Thou also. O happy saint ! 
 whose name I bear, pray for me, that I 
 may serve God faithfully in this life, as 
 thou hast done, and glorify him eternally 
 with thee in heaven. Amen. 
 
 Litany of the holy Name of Jesus. 
 Lord, have mercy on us. 
 Christ have mercy on us. 
 Lord, have mercy on us. 
 
24 MORNING PRAYERS. 
 
 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, 
 Jesus, son of the living God, 
 Jesus, splendor of the Father, 
 Jesus, brightness of eternal light, 
 Jesus, king of glory, I ^ 
 
 Jesus, sun of justice, | g 
 
 Jesus, son of the Virgin Mary, \ § 
 
 Jesus, most amiable, \ § 
 
 Jesus, most admirable, 
 Jesus, powerful God, 
 Jesus, father of the world to come, 
 Jesus, angel of the great council, 
 Jesus, most patient, 
 Jesus, most obedient, 
 Jesus, meek and humble of heart, 
 Jesus, lover of chastity, 
 Jesus, God of peace, 
 Jesus, lover of mankind, 
 Jesus, author of life, 
 Jesus, model of virtues, 
 
MORNING PRAYERS. 25 
 
 Jesus, zealous for souls, "| 
 
 Jesus, our God, 
 
 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 the patriarchs, 
 
 Jesus, master of the apostles, 
 
 Jesus, teacher of the evangelists, 
 
 Jesus, strength of martyrs; 
 
 Jesus, light of confessors, 
 
 Jesus, purity of virgins ! 
 
 Jesus, crown of all saints! 
 
 Be merciful unto us. Hear us, Jesus ! 
 
 Be merciful unto us. Spare us, O Jesus! 
 
 From all evil, "^ 
 
 From all sin, | ^^ 
 
 From thy wrath, I §^ ^ 
 
 From the snares of the devil, i ^ ^ 
 
 From the spirit of uncleanness, | § 2 
 
 From eternal death. J * * 
 
29 MORNING PRAYERS. 
 
 From the neglect of thy inspira- 
 tions, 
 
 TJirougli the mystery of thy incar- 
 nation, 
 
 Through thy nativity, / . 
 
 Through thy childhood. 
 
 Through thy most sacred life, 
 
 Through tliy labors, 
 
 Through thy agony and passion, 
 
 Through thy death and burial, 
 
 Through thy resurrection, 
 
 Through thy ascension. 
 
 Through thy joys. 
 
 Through thy glory. 
 
 Lamb of God ! who takest away the 
 
 sins of the world ! Spare us, Jesus ! 
 Lamb of God ! who takest away the 
 
 sins of the world ! Hear us, Jesus f 
 Lamb of God ! who takest away the 
 
 sins of the world ! Have mercy on us, 
 
 Jesus ! 
 
 Jesus, hear us. Lord Jesus, gracioufly 
 
 hear us. 
 
 Let us Pray. 
 Lord. Jesus Christ! who hast said, 
 
MORNING PRAYERS. Zi 
 
 Ask, and thou shalt receive ; seek, and thou 
 shalt find ; knock, and it shall be opened 
 unto thee; merciiully attend to our sup- 
 plications, and grant us the divine gift of 
 thy charity, that we may ever love thee 
 with our wliole hearts, and never desist 
 from thy praise ; who livest and reignest 
 one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
^hning €xtiitht. 
 
 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
 and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 Blessed be the holy and undivided 
 Trinity, now and for ever. Amen. 
 
 Come, Holy Ghost I replenish the 
 hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them 
 the fire of thy divine love. 
 
 ' ACT OF ADORATION. 
 
 Great God! the Lord of heaven and 
 earth ! I prostrate myself before thee. 
 With all the angels and saints, I adore 
 thee. I acknowledge thee to be my 
 Creator and sovereign Lord, my first 
 beginning and last end. I render to thee 
 the homage of my being and life. I 
 submit myself to thy holy will; and I 
 devote myself to thy divine service, now 
 and for ever. 
 
EVENING PRAYERS. 29 
 
 AN ACT OF FAITH. 
 
 O MY God! T firmly believe all the 
 sacred truths, which thy holy Catholic 
 Church believes and teaches : because 
 thou hast revealed them, who canst nei- 
 ther deceive, nor be deceived. 
 
 AN ACT OP HOPE. 
 MY God! relying on thy infinite 
 goodness and promises. I hope to obtain 
 the pardon of my sins, the assistance of 
 thy grace, and life everlasting, through 
 the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord, and 
 Redeemer. 
 
 AN ACT OP LOVE. 
 
 MY God ! I love thee above all things 
 with my whole heart and soul, because 
 thou art infinitely amiable and deserving 
 of all love. I love also my neighbor as 
 myself, for the love of thee. I forgive 
 all who have injured me, and ask par- 
 don of all, whom I have injured. 
 
 LET us RETURN THANKS TO GOD FOR THB 
 FAVORS BESTOWED ON US. 
 
 flow shall I be able to thank thee, O 
 
30 EVENING PRATERS. 
 
 Lord! for all thy favors'? Thou hast 
 thought of me from all eternity ; thou 
 hast brought me forth from nothing; thou 
 hast given thy life to redeem me, and 
 thou 'continuest still, daily, to load me 
 with thy favors. Alas! my God! what 
 return can I make thee, for all thy bene- 
 fits, and in particular for the favors of 
 this day ! Join me, ye blessed spirits ! 
 and all ye elect ! in praising the God of 
 mercies, who is so bountiful to so un- 
 worthy a creature. 
 
 LET US BEG OF GOD TO MAKE KNOWN ODB 
 SINS TO US. 
 
 O Holy Ghost, eternal source of 
 light! remove my darknsss, and dispel 
 those shades, that hide from me the 
 filth and enormity of my offences. Show 
 me, I beseech thee, the sins I have this 
 day committed, in thought, word, and 
 action. Grant me a feeling sense of 
 them, that I may detest them all from 
 the bottom of my heart, and dread noth- 
 ing so much, as ever to commit them 
 hereafter. 
 
EVENING PRAYERS. ol 
 
 Let us examine our consciences, and con- 
 sider where we have been this day, and in 
 what company. Let us call to mind the 
 duties of our state, and our different 
 offences. 
 
 Against God. By omissions, negli- 
 gence in our religions duties, irreverence 
 in the Church, wilful distractions in 
 prayer, faults i^n our intentions, resis- 
 tance to divine grac^ oaths, mnrmurings. 
 want of confidenne and resignation. 
 
 Against our neighbor. By rash judg- 
 ments, hatred, jealousy, contempt, desire 
 of revenge, quarrelling, passion, impre- 
 cations, injuries, detraction, raillery, 
 false reports, damaging either in goods 
 or reputation, bad example, scandal ; 
 want of obedience, respect, charity, or 
 fidelity. 
 
 Against ourselves. By vanity, human 
 respect, lies ; by thoughts, desires, dis- 
 course, or actions contrary to purity ; by 
 intemperance, rage, impatience; by a 
 useless and sensual life, or sloth in com- 
 plying with the duties of our state. Re- 
 
32 EVENING PRAYERS. 
 
 cite the general confession, / confess to 
 Almighty God, ^q., as in page 22, 
 
 A FIRM PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT. 
 
 ETERNAL God ! against whom I have 
 sinned, I wish from my heart that I had 
 never offended thee ; but as I have been 
 so unhappy, O grant me now grace, 
 never more to offend thee. Thou wiliest 
 not the death of a sinner, but rather that 
 he be converted and live. Convert me 
 then, and I shall Re converted. Have 
 mercy on me according to thy great 
 mercy, and according to the multitude 
 of thy tender mercies, blot out my iniqui- 
 ties. I renounce all sin, and firmly pur- 
 pose to shun all the occasions of it, and 
 to walk hencefortli in the path of thy 
 commandments. This is my fixed reso- 
 lution, which I hope I shall faithfully 
 keep, relying upon thee, through Jesus 
 Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Litany of the Blessed Virgin. 
 
 ANTHEM. 
 
 We fly to thy patronage, holy 
 
EVENING PRAYERS. 6., 
 
 Mother of God ! despise not our petition* 
 
 in our necessities, but deliver us from all 
 
 dangers, ever glorious and blessctJ 
 
 Virgin ! 
 
 Lord, have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ, have mercy on us. 
 
 Lord, have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ, hear us : Christ, graciously heai 
 
 us. 
 God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on 
 
 us. 
 God the Son, Bedeemer of the -world 
 
 Have mercy on i(S. 
 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 Clirist, 
 Mother of divine grace, 
 Mother most pure, 
 Mother most chaste. 
 Mother undefiled. 
 Mother unviolated, 
 Mother most amiable, 
 Mother most admirable, 
 3 
 
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34 EVENING PRAV'ERS. 
 
 Mother of our Creator, 
 
 Mother of our Redeemer, 
 
 Virgin most prudent, 
 
 Virgin most venerable, 
 
 Virgin most renowned, 
 
 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, 
 
EVENING PRAYERS. 35 
 
 Queen of patriarchs, "] 
 
 Queen of prophets, 
 
 Queen of apostles, | ^ 
 
 Queen of martyrs, j << 
 
 Queen of confessors, J-"^. 
 
 Queen of virgins, | ^ 
 
 Queen of all saints, _S 
 
 Queen conceived without original | 
 
 sin, j 
 
 Lamb of God, who takest away the 
 sins of the world. Spare ms, Lord! 
 
 Lamb of God, who takest away the 
 sins of the world. Graciously hear us, O 
 Lord ! 
 
 Lamb of God, who takest away the 
 sins of the world. Have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hearus. 
 
 Lor<l, have mercy on us. Christ, have 
 mercy ou us. 
 
 Lord, have mercy on us. 
 
 V. Pray for us, holy Mother of God. 
 
 R. That we may be made worthy of 
 the promises of Christ. 
 
 Let us Pray. 
 
 Defend, we beseech thee, O Lord ! 
 through the intercession of the blessed 
 
36 EVENING FRAYERS. 
 
 Mary, ever virgin, tliis family from all 
 adversity; and, as in all humility, they 
 ptostrate themselves before thee, do thou 
 mercifully protect them against all the 
 anares of their enemies; through Christ, 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Pour down thy blessing, Lord ! on 
 thy holy Church, on our holy Father the 
 Po])e; on this diocess, on our most rever- 
 end Archbishop, on our Bishop, and all 
 pastors of souls; on this country, on our 
 rulers, and all superiors, temporal and 
 spiritual ; on this congregation ; on this 
 family; on our parents, relations, bene- 
 factors, friends, and enemies. Help the 
 poor, the sick, and those that are in their 
 agony; convert all heretics, and enlight- 
 en the infidels. 
 
 Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c. I 
 believe in God, &c. p. 21. 
 Let us pray for the souls of all the Faith- 
 ful departed, particularly for those of 
 our friends and benefactors. 
 
 PSALM 129. 
 Out of the depths I have cried unto 
 
EVENING PRAYERS. 6i 
 
 thee, Lord! Lord hear my vou-e. 
 
 Let tliy ears be attentive to the voice 
 of my supplication. 
 
 If thou, O Lord ! wilt mark iniquities ; 
 Lord ! who shall stand it. 
 
 For with thee, there is merciful for- 
 giveness: and by reason of thy law, I 
 have waited for thee, O Loril ! 
 
 My soul hath relied on his word; my 
 soul hath hoped in the Lord. 
 
 From the morning watch even until 
 night, let Israel hope in the Lord. 
 
 Because with the Lord there is mercy; 
 and with him plentiful redemption. 
 
 And he shall redeem I:trael from all 
 his iniquities. 
 
 V. Eternal rest give unto them, O 
 Lord ! 
 
 R. And let perpetual light shine upor* 
 them. 
 
 May they rest in peace. Amen. 
 
 V. O Lord ! hear my prayer. 
 
 R. And let my cry come unto thee. 
 
 Let us Pray. 
 O God ! the Creator and Redeemer oj 
 
38 EVENING PRATERS. 
 
 all the faithful, grant to the souls of thy 
 servants departed, the remission of all 
 their sins : that, through pious supplica- 
 tions, they may obtain that pardon, 
 which they have always desired, who 
 livest and reignest world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
 Let us recommend our rest to God, to the 
 blessed Virgin, and the Saints. 
 
 V. Vouchsafe, O Lord! this night, to 
 keep us without sin. 
 
 R. Have mercy on us, Lord ! have 
 mercy on us. 
 
 Let us Pray. 
 
 ViSfT, we beseech tliee, O Lord ! this 
 habitation, and drive from it all the 
 snares of the enemy. Let thy holy 
 angels dwell herein, to preserve us in 
 peace: and may thy blessing be \ipon us 
 for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 .Amen. 
 
 Bless, Lord ! the repose I am going 
 to take, in order to renew my strength. 
 That I may be better able to serve thee. 
 
EVENING PRAYERS. 
 
 ?/.) 
 
 nil ye saints and angels! but chiefly 
 tliou. O Mother of God ! intercede for me 
 this night, and during the rest of my life, 
 bnt particularly at the honr of my death. 
 May the divine assistance remain 
 always with us. Amen. 
 
ANTHEMS 
 
 AT 
 
 SPRINKLING THE HOLY WATER 
 
 BEFORE HIGH MASS. 
 
 Before solemn Mass, from Trinity to Pal in 
 Sunday inclusively, thefollowing Anthem 
 is Sling : 
 
 AsPERGES me, Do- 
 mine, hyssopo, et 
 iTiundabor; lavabis 
 me, et super nivem 
 ilealbabor, 
 
 Ps. Miserere mei, 
 Dens, secundum 
 ma2;nam misericor- 
 (Jiam tuam. 
 
 F, Gloria, &c. 
 
 ^nt. Asperges, 
 &c. 
 
 Sprinkt,e me with 
 hyssop, Lord, and 
 I shall be cleansed ; 
 wash me and I shall" 
 be whiter than 
 snow. 
 
 Ps. Have mercy 
 on ine, O God, ac- 
 rortling to thy great 
 mercy. 
 
 V. Glory, &c. 
 
 ^nt. Sprinkle me. 
 &c. 
 
ANTHEMS. 
 
 41 
 
 The Priest being returned to the foot of the 
 Altar^ says : 
 
 V. Ostende nobis. 
 Domine, misericor- 
 (liam tuam. 
 
 R. Et sal u tare 
 tuum da nobis. 
 
 V. Domine, exan- 
 di orationem meani. 
 
 R. Et clamor 
 meus ad te venial. 
 
 V. Dominus vo- 
 biscum. 
 
 R. Et cutu spiritii 
 tuo. 
 
 V. Show us, 
 Lord, thy mercy. 
 
 R. And grant us 
 thy salvation. 
 
 V. O Lord, hear 
 my lirayer. 
 
 R. And let my 
 cry come unto thee. 
 
 V. The Lord be 
 with )'on. 
 
 R. And with thj 
 spirit. 
 
 For the prayer Exaudi, see next page. 
 From Enster to Whitsunday inclt(,sively, 
 the following is sung: 
 
 ViDl aquam egre- 
 dlentem de tempio 
 k latere dextro, jllle- 
 luia; et omnes ad 
 quos pervenit aqua 
 ista, salvi facti sunt, 
 et dicent, Alleluia, 
 
 I SAir water flow- 
 ing from the right 
 side of the tempio, 
 Alleluia; and all to 
 wliom that .w-ater 
 came were saved, 
 and they shall say. 
 JtUehnn. 
 
42 
 
 ANTHEMS. 
 
 Ps. Confiteniini Fs. Praise the 
 Domino, quoniam'Loril, because he is 
 bonus; quoniam in 'good; because his 
 saeculum raisericor-jmercy endiireth for 
 dia ejus. Gloria, ever. Glory, &c. 
 &c. J 
 
 The Prayer, Exaudi. 
 
 Exaudi nos, Do- 
 mine Sancte, Pater 
 omnipotens, geterne 
 Deus : et mittere 
 digneris sanctum 
 angelurn tuum tie 
 ccElis, qui cnstodiat. 
 foveat, protegat, vis- 
 itet, atque defendat 
 omnes habitantes in 
 hoc habitaculo, per 
 Christum Dominum 
 nostrum. Amen. 
 
 Hear us, holy 
 Lord, Almighty Fa- 
 ther, eternal God, 
 and vouchsafe to 
 send thy angel from 
 heaven to guard, 
 cherish, protect, vis- 
 it, and defend all 
 that are assembled in 
 this place ; through 
 Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Jimen. 
 
Which may be formed with much 
 
 spiritual profit., either before 
 
 or after heaHng Mass. 
 
 I. 
 
 I detest and abhor all and every one 
 of the sins I have ever committed, or 
 that have been committed by others from 
 the beginning of the world to the piesent 
 hour, or that may be hereafter committed 
 to the e\id thereof; and I would, with the 
 grace of God, do my utmost to prevent 
 them, which I therefore humbly implore. 
 
 II. 
 
 I extol and approve of all the good 
 works that have been done from, the 
 beginning of the world, or that may be 
 done hereafter to the consummation 
 thereof: and I would, with the help of 
 GotI, multiply them, whose grace I most 
 humbly implore. 
 
44 POINTS OR RESOLUTIONS. 
 
 III. 
 
 I purpose lienceforth to direct all my 
 tlioughts, words and actions, to the 
 greater f^lory of God, in union with all 
 those good intentions which the saint? 
 have ever bad — now have — or can possi- 
 bly have hereafter. 
 
 IV. 
 
 I pardon and forgive, from the bottom 
 of my heart, all my enemies — all who 
 cahunniate or detract me, all who would 
 by any means injure me, or wish that 
 evil would befall me. 
 
 V. 
 
 r O ! that it were possible I could save 
 all mankind by dying for each individual: 
 this I would freely do by the lielp of the 
 grace of God. which I therefore earnestly 
 invoke, for without his grace, I can do 
 nothing. — Ex. Missali Roma^io. 
 
gtbtjons for Pass. 
 
 A PRAYER BEFORE MASS. 
 
 Father of mercies! and God of all 
 consolation ! who, not content, that thy 
 only beg'otten Son should have once been 
 offered a bleeding victim upon tlic cross 
 for our salvation, wouldst have tiie same 
 most acceptable oblation, daily repeated 
 in an unbloody manner, to renew in our 
 souls. the fruit thereof ; grant, we beseech 
 thee, that we may assist at this adorable 
 mystery of thy power, wisdom, and good- 
 ness, with such reverence, attention, and 
 love, that we may plentifully partake of 
 the fruits it is intended to produce in us, 
 through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord. 
 Amen 
 
46 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF MASS. 
 
 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
 and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 It is in thy name, O adorable Trinity ! 
 it is to honor thee, and to do thee homage, 
 that I presume to assist at this most holy 
 and august sacrifice. Permit me then, 
 Lord! to unite my intention with that of 
 thy minister, in oliering up this precious 
 victim; and give me now the sentiments 
 with which I should have been filled, on 
 Mount Calvary,'ha(l I been witness to the 
 bloody sacrifice offered thereon. 
 
 CONFITEOR. 
 
 [Think now, in the bitterness of your 
 heart, on all your past sins, and recall to 
 your mind in a general manner, such of 
 them as are most humbling to you. Lay 
 your weakness before God. Beg of him 
 to pardon you, and to assist you in all 
 your necessities, through the infinite mer- 
 its of this great sacrifice.] 
 
 I CONFESS, my God ! not only in thy 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 47 
 
 presence, who seest the secrets of hearts, 
 but in presence of all the blessed in hea- 
 ven, and of all the faithful on earth, that 
 I have often and grievously offended thee 
 by my thoughts, words, actions and omis- 
 sions. Yes, I have sinned, O my God ! I 
 have sinned! I acknowledge it to m/ 
 shame, and with the most bitter regret. 
 I have abused -ill thy gifts. I am unwor- 
 thy to appear before thee. But thy mer- 
 cies, O my God ! are above all thy works; 
 thou ^vilt not despise a contrite, and an 
 humble heart. 
 
 O most holy Virgin ! and ye angels, and 
 saints of heaven! I humbly beseech you 
 to intercede for me. Vouchsafe, O Lord! 
 to listen to their prayers. Grant to the 
 ardor of their supplication, what thou 
 mayest justly refuse to the coldness of 
 mine; and to their services, so pleasing 
 in thy sight, that pardon, to which my 
 offences can have no claim. 
 KYRIE ELEISON. 
 
 [Beg of the Lord to show you mercy, 
 and rely with confidence on his infinite 
 
48 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 goodness. By granting you so powerful 
 a means of reconciliation as this is, he' 
 gives you a sure j:* I edge that you will ob- 
 tain it.] 
 
 Thocgh I were, at every instant of my 
 life, to cry out, Lord, liave mercy on me! 
 this would still be unequal to the number 
 and quality of my offences. But though, 
 after long repeating this prayer, thou 
 shouldst appear to disregard me, I would 
 still redouble my i.-vq>ortnnity, and cry 
 out with a louder and more animated 
 voice, as the woman of Canaan, and the 
 blind naan of Jericho did ; " Jesus, son 
 of David ! have mercy on me !"' Be not 
 then tired, O Lord ! of my supplications. 
 I know that thou lovest to be importun- 
 ed. If. as yet, thy goodness hath not 
 granted my pardon, my perseverance 
 shall at length engage thee to grant it. 
 Have pity, bountiful Creator ! on the work 
 of thy hands. Father of mercies! 
 grant pardon to thy children. 
 
DEVOTIONS. FOR MASS. 
 
 .49 
 
 GLORIA IN EXCELSI8. 
 
 [Conceive a great desire of promoting 
 God's glory and your neighbor's good. 
 Rejoice with the angels at the share you 
 have in the holy mysteries, and form to 
 yourself the highest idea of the majesty 
 of God, and of Jesus Christ his Son.] 
 
 Glory be to God 
 
 Gloria in excelsis 
 Deo. Et in terra pax 
 hominibusbonae vol- 
 untatis. Laudamus 
 te. Benedicimus te. 
 Adoramus te. Glo- 
 rificamus te. iGra- 
 tiasagimus tibi prop- 
 ter magnam gloriam 
 tuam. DouiineDeus, 
 Rex ooBlestis ! Deus 
 Pater omnipotens ! 
 Domine, Fili unige- 
 nite, Jesu Christe ! 
 Domine Deus ! Ag- 
 nus Dei ! Filius Pa- 
 tris ! Qui tollis pec- 
 4 
 
 on high, and peace 
 on earth to men of 
 good will. We praise 
 thee. We bless thee. 
 We adore thee. We 
 glorify thee. We give 
 thee thanks for thy 
 great glory. Lord 
 God ! O heavenly 
 King! O God, the 
 Father Almighty! O 
 Lord Jesus Christ, 
 the only begotten 
 Son! O Lord God, 
 Lamb of God ! Son 
 of the Father! 
 
60 
 
 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 cata mundi ! mise- 
 rere nobis. Qui tol- 
 lis peccata mundi ! 
 suscipe deprecatio- 
 nem nostram. Qui 
 sedes ad dexteram 
 Patris ! miserere no- 
 bis. Quoniam tn so- 
 lus Sanctus. Tu so- 
 lus Domiqus. Tu 
 solus altissimus, Je- 
 su Christe ! Cum 
 Sancto Spiritu in 
 glori^ Dei Patris. 
 Amen. 
 
 thou, who takest 
 away the sins of the 
 world ! have mercy 
 on us. O thou, who 
 takest away the sins 
 of the world ! re- 
 ceive our prayer. 
 thou, who sittest at 
 the right hand of the 
 Father ! have mercy 
 onus. Forihoualone 
 art holy. Thoualone 
 art Lord. Thoualone 
 art most high, O Je- 
 sus Christ! Together 
 with t|je Holy Ghost, 
 in the glory of the 
 Father. Amen. 
 
 THE COLLECT. 
 
 [This prayer is so called, because, in it, 
 ihe priest lays before God the necessities 
 of his people, their vows, and their de- 
 sires, collected in a manner, together. 
 Whence, turning to the congregation, he 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 51 
 
 .'•ays, Oranus, Let. iis pray, inviting them 
 to unite with him in the petition he is 
 about to make] 
 
 Almighty, and eternal God ! We hum- 
 bly beseech thee to look down upon this 
 congregation from thy lieavenly sanctu- 
 ary, and graciously hear these prayers of 
 thy Church, addr<3ssed to thee for us all, 
 by the ministry of this priest. 
 
 Grant us in thy infinite mercy, pardon 
 for our sins, health of mind and body, 
 peace in our days, unity and increase of 
 Catholic Faith, fervor of charity, sincere 
 devotion, patience in suffering, and eve- 
 ry thing conducive to thy glory, through 
 Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 THE EPISTLE. 
 
 [Return God thanks for having called 
 you to the knowledge of his law. Sub- 
 mit to it with perfect docility, and beg of 
 him to extend our holy religion over all 
 the world.] 
 
 O ETERNAL God ! who never ceasest to 
 excite us to the worship, and love of thy 
 
Ol: DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 holy name, and to arm us against the at- 
 tacks of the world, the flesh and the de- 
 vil, by the public ministry of thy Church, 
 by the doctrine of thy prophets and apos- 
 tles, and by many other holy admoni- 
 tions, grant we may faithfully attend to 
 these lessons of salvation, that thus our 
 knowledge of thy law may never rise in 
 judgment against us, but guide us seciire- 
 ly to thee, through Christ, our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 THE GOSPEL. 
 
 [Look on the Gospel, which you are now 
 ^)ing to hear, as the rule of your faith 
 and morals; a rule which Christ himself 
 has drawn up, which, at your baptism, 
 you have solemly promised to follow, and 
 by which you shall most certainly be 
 judged.] 
 
 It is not thy interpreters, O God ! who 
 are now to insuuct me ; it is thy only 
 Son; it is his word I am going to hear. 
 I most gratefully embrace this heavenly 
 dipctrine. I rise up and declare, in the 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. Ou 
 
 face of heapen and earth, that I will 
 walk faithfully in that way which he 
 bath marked out for me. He tells me* 
 here, " That it will avail a man nothing 
 to gain the whole world, if he lose his 
 own soul ; that the sensual, the covetous. 
 the worldling, the libertine, the detractor. 
 and such as are insensible to the mise- 
 ries of the poor, shall have no share in 
 his heavenly kingdom ; and that, in order 
 to become his disciple, I must take up 
 my cross and follow him." I receive, 
 with all my heart, these sacred maxims; 
 grant me the grace to put them in prac- 
 tice. For, to what purpose, O my Jesus ! 
 should I declare myself thy disciple, if 1 
 were not to live according to thy Gospel ''. 
 
 THE CREED. 
 
 [Renew here your faith. All these 
 things which the Church proposes to your 
 belief, are founded on God's own word, 
 revealed in the scriptures, announced by 
 the prophets, supported by miracles, con- 
 firmed by the martyrs, verified by the 
 
54 
 
 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 establishment of our faith, and obviou.s 
 by the sanctity of our religion.] 
 
 Credo in unum 
 Deuni, Patrem om- 
 nipotentem, facto- 
 rem cceU et terrse 
 visibilium omnium, 
 et invisibilium. El 
 in unum JDominnm 
 Jesum Christum, Fi- 
 lium Dei unigeni- 
 tum. Et ex Patre 
 natum ante omnia 
 saecula, Deum de 
 Deo, Lumen de Lu- 
 mine. Deum verum 
 de Deo vero. Geni- 
 tum non factum, con- 
 substantialem Pa- 
 tri, per quern omnia 
 facta sunt. Qui. 
 propter nos homi- 
 nes, et propter nos- 
 tram salutem, des- 
 cendit de coelis. Et 
 
 I BRLIEVE in one 
 God, the Father Al- 
 mighty maker of 
 heaven and earth, 
 of all tilings visible 
 and invisible. And 
 in one Lord, Jesus 
 Christ, the only be- 
 gotten son of God, 
 and born of the Fa- 
 ther before all ages. 
 God of God, Light 
 of Light, true God 
 of true God. Begot- 
 ten not made ; con- 
 substantial to the Fa- 
 ther, by whom all 
 things were made. 
 Who for us men, and 
 for our salvation, 
 came down from 
 heaven. And was 
 incarnated by the 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 55 
 
 jncarnatns est de 
 Spiritu Sancto ex 
 Maria Virgine ; ET 
 HOMO FACT US 
 EST. Crncifixus 
 
 etiam pro nobis, sub 
 Pontic Pilato, passus 
 et sej)ultiis est. Et 
 resurrexit teriid die, 
 secundum scriptu- 
 ras. Et ascendit in 
 ccelum,sedetad dex- 
 teram Patiis. Et ite- 
 rum venturus est 
 cum gloria judicare 
 vivos et mortuos ; 
 cujus regni non erit 
 finis. Et in Spiri- 
 tum Sanctum, Dom- 
 inum ct vivifican- 
 tem ; qui ex Patre 
 Filioque procedit. 
 Qui cum Patre et 
 Filio simul adoratur. 
 et conglorificatiir : 
 qui locutus est per 
 
 Holy Ghost of thf 
 Virgin Mary. AND 
 WAS MADE MAN. 
 He was crucified 
 also for us, suffered 
 under Pontius Pilate, 
 and was buried. And 
 the third day he rose 
 again according to 
 the Scriptures. And 
 ascended into hea- 
 ven, sittetli at the 
 right hand of- the 
 Father. And he is 
 to come again with 
 glory, to judge both 
 the living and the 
 dead; of whose king- 
 dom there shall be 
 no entl. And in thf 
 Holy Ghost, the Loi' 
 and Giver of life 
 who })r o c e e d e til 
 from the Father and 
 the Son : who togeth- 
 er with the Father 
 
56 
 
 DEYOTIONS FOR MASS, 
 
 Prophetas. EtUnani, 
 Sanctam, Catholi- 
 cam, et Apostolicam 
 Ecclesiam. Conii- 
 teor unum Baptisma, 
 in remissionein pec- 
 catorum. Etexpec- 
 to resurrectionem 
 mortuorum. Et vi- 
 tam venturi sseculi. 
 Amen. 
 
 and the Son, is ador- 
 ed and gloiificci : 
 who ?poko by the 
 Prophets. And One. 
 Holy, CitUinlic, and 
 Apo^tolit; Church. I 
 confe.ss ou!^ Baptism 
 for the remission of 
 sins. And I look for 
 the resurrection of 
 the dead. And the 
 life of the world to 
 come. Amen. 
 
 THE OFFERTORY. 
 
 [Consider what an advantage it is to 
 have, in this great Sacrifice, wherewith 
 to honor God perfectly, to thank him in 
 a manner equal to his gifts, to blot out 
 entirely your past sins, and to obtain, 
 both for yourself and others, all the 
 graces you stand in need of.] 
 
 O HOLY Father, Almighty and Eternal 
 God ! hoV unworthy soever I be to 
 appear in thy presence, I dare to offer 
 
DE70TI0NS FOR MASS. 57 
 
 thee this Host, by the hands oi'tlie priest, 
 with that intention which Christ my Sa- 
 viour hm\, when lie first instituted this 
 sacrifice, and which he has, at this very 
 instant, that he immolates himself for us. 
 I oiler it in acknowledgment of thy 
 snpreme dominion over nie, and all 
 creatures. I offer it in expiation of my 
 crimes, and in thanksgiving for all thy 
 benefits. I ofler it to obtain of thy infi- 
 nite goodness, for my parents, benefac- 
 tors, friends and enemies, all those pre- 
 cious graces, which only through him 
 can be obtained, who is the just one by 
 excellence, and who became a victim 
 for the sins of men 
 
 Accept then, Lord ! this ineffable 
 sacrifice, as a sweet odor, and permit 
 me to unite to this sacred oblation, the 
 sacrifice of my soul and body, and 
 whatever I am, or have. Change me, 
 Lord! and make me a new creature in 
 Christ, as thou art going to change this 
 bread and wine by thy power, to make 
 them the body and blood of thy Son. 
 
58 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 THE LAVABO. 
 
 O ! WHAT cleanness and purity of 
 heart should vve not bring with us to this 
 great sacrifice ! But, alas ! I am a poor, 
 unclean sinner. Oh ! wash me, dear 
 Lord! from all the stains of sin in the 
 blood of the Lamb, that I maybe worthy 
 to be present at the^e heavenly myste- 
 ries. 
 
 THE ORATE FRATRES. 
 
 Receive, O Lord! from the hands of 
 the priest, the sacrifice which is now 
 prepared, for the praise and the glory of 
 thy name, for our benefit, and that of all 
 thy holy Church. Graciously hear the 
 prayers, which she now ofiers to thee, 
 by the mouth of her minister, and merci- 
 fully grant us all the graces, which thou 
 knowest to be necessary for our salva- 
 tion. 
 
 THE PREFACE. 
 
 [Raise your thoughts to heaven, to the 
 very throne of the Divinity ; and there, 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 59 
 
 with most holy and respectful awe, pay 
 homage to his glorious Majesty, mixing 
 your praises with t!iose sacred hymns 
 which the heavenly spirits are ever 
 singing to him.] 
 
 P. Doniinus vo- 
 biscum. 
 
 R. Et cum spiritu 
 tuo. 
 
 p. Sursum cor- 
 da. 
 
 R. Habemus ad 
 Dominum. 
 
 P. Gratias aga- 
 mus Domino Deo 
 nostro. 
 
 R. Dignum et jus- 
 tum est. 
 
 P. Vere dignnm 
 et justum est. tequum 
 et salutare, nos tibi 
 semper, et ubique 
 gratias agere ; Do- 
 rnine sancte, Pater 
 omnipotens, seterne 
 
 P. The Lord be 
 with you. 
 
 jR. And with thy 
 spirit. 
 
 P. Lift up your 
 hearts. 
 
 R. We lift them 
 up to the Lord. 
 
 P. Let us give 
 thanks to our Lord 
 God. 
 
 R. It is meet and 
 just so to do. 
 
 P. It is truly meet, 
 and just, right, and 
 available to salva- 
 vation, that we al- 
 ways, and in all 
 places, give thanks' 
 to thee, holy Lord, 
 
60 
 
 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 Deus ; qui cum uni- 
 genito Filio tuo et 
 Spiritu Sancto unus 
 es Deus, unus es 
 Doniinus ; noii in 
 unius singularitate 
 personae, sed in un- 
 ius Trinitate sub- 
 stantite. Quod enim 
 de tud gloria, reve- 
 lante te, credimus, 
 hoc de Filio tuo, hoc 
 de Spiritu Sancto. 
 sine differentia dis 
 cretionis sentimus. 
 Ut in confessione 
 verse sernpiternseque 
 Deitatis, et in per- 
 sonis proprietas, et 
 in essentia unitas, et 
 iu maj estate adore- 
 tur aequalitas. Quarn 
 laudant Angeli at- 
 que Arc li angeli. 
 Cherubim quoque 
 ac Seraphim, qui 
 
 Father Almighty, 
 eternal God, who, 
 with thy only be- 
 gotten Son and the 
 Holy Gliost, art one 
 God, and one Lord ; 
 not in one single 
 person, but in three 
 persons and one 
 substance. For 
 what we believe of 
 thy glory, as thou 
 hast revealed it, we 
 believe the same of 
 thy Son and of the 
 Hcjly Ghost, without 
 any ditlerence : so 
 tliat, in the confes- ■ 
 sion of one true and 
 eternal Deity, we 
 adore a distinction 
 of persons, an unity 
 of essence and an ; 
 equality of majesty ; | 
 which the Angels 
 and Archangels 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 61 
 
 non cessant clamare 
 quotidie, unS, voce 
 dicentes : 
 
 vSanctus ! Sanctus! 
 SanctHS ! Dominus 
 Deus Sabanth. Pleni 
 sunt coeli et terra 
 gloria tu&. Hosanna 
 in excelsis. Bene- 
 dictixs qui venit in 
 nomine Domini. — 
 Hosanna in excel- 
 sis. 
 
 praise, the Cheru- 
 bim and Seraphim 
 also, who cease not 
 to cry out daily, 
 saying, v/ith one 
 voice : 
 
 Holy ! Holy ! Ho- 
 ly ! Lord God of 
 Sabaoth ; the hea- 
 vens and the earth 
 are full of thy glory. 
 Hosanna in the 
 highest. Blessed is 
 he that cometh in 
 the name of the 
 Lord. Hosanna in 
 the highest. 
 
 THE CANON. 
 [Represent here to yourselfthe altar as 
 a throne of mercy, upon which Christ is 
 to sit, where you are entitled to present 
 yourself, to expose to him your wants, to 
 ask for blessings, and to obtain them. 
 Can he who giveth us his only Son, re- 
 fuse us any thing !] 
 
62 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 Father of mercy ! graciously receive 
 by the liands of the priest, this most 
 holy sacrifice, in union with that which 
 thy beloved Son offered up to thee, 
 during his whole life, at his last supper, 
 and on the cross. Look down on thy 
 Christ, thy dearest and only begotten, in 
 whom thou art always well pleased j 
 and by the infinite merits of his Incarna- 
 tion, of his Nativity, of his tears, labors, 
 sufferings, and death, have mercy upon 
 me, and upon all those for whom I ought 
 to pray, [here name the particular persons,) 
 my parents, brethren, friends, benefac- 
 tors, relations, and those who liave in- 
 jured me, or whom I have injured. I 
 also beseech thee to guard, prosper, and 
 extend the holy Catholic Church, to 
 pour down thy blessing upon our chief 
 pastor the Pope, upon the bishops, and 
 all the clergy ; cnligliten and guide them 
 in the way of salvation. Bless and pre- 
 serve our rulers and all our fellow citi- 
 zens. Look upon us all, I beseech thee, 
 with eyes of mercy and compassion. 
 Bring us all to the perfect practice of a 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 63 
 
 holy, and virtuous life here, and to tlie 
 possession of thy eternal glory hereafter. 
 May we all know thee; may we all 
 please thee perfectly, may we fear, k)ve 
 and glorify thee, through the same Jesus 
 Christ, who. with thee and the Holy 
 Ghost, liveih and reigneth one God, 
 world without end. Amen. 
 
 Why have I not, O God ! at this mo- 
 ment, the ardent sighs with which the 
 holy patriarchs wished for the Messiah ? 
 Why have 1 not their faith, and all t'leir 
 love? Come, Lord Jesus ! come, sweet 
 Redeemer of the world ! to accomplish a 
 mystery, which is an abridgment of all 
 thy wonders ! 
 
 Thou art, indeed, the true Pastor of 
 souls, who didst lay down thy life for 
 thy flock. Thou art the Lamb of G^d, 
 that died upon the cross, to save us. I 
 prostrate myself in spirit before thee, 
 and desire to praise and bless thee for 
 ever. 
 
 THE ELEVATION. 
 [Behold your God, your Saviour, and 
 
64 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 your Judge ; remain for a while in silent 
 astonishment at what passes before you; 
 call up all your fervor, and all those 
 sentinients which fear, respect, and con- 
 fidence can inspire.] 
 
 Hail, Victim of Salvation ! Eternal 
 King ! Incarnate Word, sacrificed for 
 me and all mankind! Hail, precious 
 body of the Son of God! Hail, sacred 
 flesh, torn with nails, pierced with a 
 lance, and bleeding on a cross, for us 
 poor sinners! O amazing goodness ! 
 infinite love ! Oh ! let that tender love 
 plead now in my behalf! let all ray ini- 
 quities be here effaced, and my name be 
 written in the book of life! I believe in 
 thee ; I hope in thee ; I love thee. To 
 thee, be honor, praise and glory from all 
 creatures for ever. 
 
 AT THE ELEVATION OF THE CHALICE. 
 
 Hail, sacred Blood ! flowing from the 
 wounds of Jesus Christ, and washing 
 away the sins of the world ! Oh ! cleanse, 
 sanctify, and preserve my soul, that 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 65 
 
 nothing may separate me from thee ! 
 Behold, eternal Father ! thy holy Jesus, 
 and look upon the face of thy Christ, in 
 whom thou art well pleased. Hear the 
 voice of his blood, that cries out to thee, 
 not for vengeance, but for pardon and 
 mercy. Accept this divine oblation, and 
 tlirough the infinite merits of all that 
 Jesus endured on the cross for our salva- 
 tion, be pleased to look upon us, and 
 upon all thy people, with an eye of 
 mercy. 
 
 THE CANON CONTINUED. 
 
 [Contemplate, in the most affectionate 
 manner, your Saviour here present. Re- 
 flect on the mysteries he here renews; 
 unite the sacritice of your heart to that 
 of his body; offer him to Godliis Father, 
 with the several intentions, with which 
 the sacrifice should be offered, beseech- 
 ing the Father of mercy, to accept the 
 prayers, wljich his dear Son addresses 
 to him in your behalf] 
 
 It is now, O Eternal Majesty ! that we 
 5 
 
66 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 ttaily and really offer thee that pure, holy, 
 and immaculate victim, which of thyself 
 thou hast been pleased to grant us, and 
 of which all other offerings were only 
 the types. The sacrifices of Abel, of 
 Abraham, and Melchisedech, were noth- 
 ing compared to ours. This glorious 
 victim, thy dear Son himself, the perfect 
 object of thy eternal love, is alone worthy 
 of thy altar, and an offering by so much 
 the more precious than theirs, as God is 
 greater than all creatures. 
 
 OFFER THE MASS, AS A SACRIFICE OF 
 ADORATION. 
 
 O Sovereign Lord of all things ! gra- 
 ciously accept my humble homage, in 
 union' with that which thou here re- 
 ceivest from Christ, thy beloved Son, in 
 whom thou a^t well pleased. With him, 
 I offer thee his own holy sacrifice, for 
 the end he proposes, while he immo- 
 lates himself upon this altar. He alone 
 knows the boundless excellence of thy 
 tinspeakable majesty. He alone fully 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. . 67 
 
 comprehends the entire extent of thy do- 
 minion. He beholds thee as thou art ; 
 and how all creatures, visible and invisi- 
 ble, depend on thee. He clearly con- 
 ceives, that thy right is absolute over all 
 we are. and all we possess, or can hope 
 for in this life and in eternity. It is to 
 acknowledge this supreme dominion, and 
 to make in his name a public profession 
 of our total dependence upon thee, that 
 he renews every day, and that we renew 
 with him, this most holy sacrifice. 
 
 OFFER IT AS A SACRIFICE OF THANKSGIV- 
 ING. 
 
 Vouchsafe also, dearest Lord ! to re- 
 ceive this precious victim in thanksgiv- 
 ing for all thy benefits. Thou has 
 created me to thy own likeness, and 
 without thee, I must fall back into my 
 original nothingness. For my sake, thy 
 beloved Son gave himself up to the 
 cruelty of the Jews, and to an ignomi- 
 nious death ; nor doth a moment of my 
 existence pass away, without new proofs 
 
C8 PEVOTIONS FOR MAS'?. 
 
 of thy bounty. I wish, O Lord ! I could, 
 even at the price of my blood, acknowl- 
 edge, in some degree, these numberless 
 favors; but the offering I here make 
 thee, is far more acceptable ; it is thy 
 own Son, equal in all things to thee ; the 
 figure of thy substance, the splendor of 
 Ihy glory. 
 
 AS A SACRIFICE OF EXPIATION. 
 
 Remember, merciful Father! that the 
 sacrifice we are now offering to thee, is 
 a representation of that, which was 
 offered by our Saviour on the cross. May 
 it be now again a propitiatory sacrifice. 
 Pardon us our ingratitude. Our trans- 
 gressions, it is true, are grievous and 
 manifold ; but then, O Lord ! it is the 
 blood of a God we offer in atonement. 
 
 AS A SACRIFICE OF IMPETRATION. 
 
 (jQDlwho art infinitely bountiful, be 
 pleased now, to crown all thy favors by 
 the gift of a lively faith, of a firm hope, 
 of an ardent charity. Bless all my 
 
DEYOTIONS FOR MASS. 69 
 
 labors; give me clearly to know thy holy- 
 will, and Steadily to execute it; grant me 
 to persevere in thy grace to the end of 
 my life. Have mercy on the souls of the 
 faithful departed, and particularly on 
 those, whom I am bound to pray for. 
 [^Name them.^ Deliver them, Lord ! 
 from their sufferings, through the power- 
 ful merits of thy Son. 
 
 PATER NOSTER. 
 [Here we are with Jesus on a new 
 Calvary. Let us remain at the foot of 
 his cross, with the tender compassion of 
 Magdalen, with the ardent love of St. 
 John ; or standing afar off with St. Peter, 
 let us weep bitterly over our offences. 
 With sentiments like these, let us recite 
 the Lord's prayer with the priest.] 
 
 Pater noster! qui 
 es in coelis ; sancti- 
 ficetur nomen tuum. 
 Adveniat regnum 
 tuum. Fiat voluntas 
 tua sicut in cceIo et 
 in terra. P a n e m 
 
 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, 
 
70 
 
 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 tliis day, our daily 
 bread. And forgive 
 us our trespasses, 
 as we forgive ihem, 
 that trespass against 
 us. And lead us 
 not into temptation; 
 but deliver us from 
 evil. Amen. 
 
 nostrum quotidian- 
 urn da nobis liodie. 
 Et dimitte nobis de- 
 bita nostra, sicut et 
 nos dimittimus de- 
 bitoribus nostris. Et 
 ne nos inducas ii 
 tentatioiiem. R. Sed 
 libera nos a malo. 
 P, Amen. 
 
 Deliver us, we beseech thee, O Lord! 
 from all evils past, present, and to come. 
 And by the intercession of the blessed 
 and ever Virgin Mary, mother of God, 
 and of the holy apostles Peter, Paul, and 
 Andrew, and all the saints, mercifully 
 grant peace in our days, that through the 
 assistance of thy mercy, we may be 
 always free from sin, and secure from 
 all disturbance, through the same Jesus 
 Christ, our Lord, who with thee liveth 
 and reigneth in the unity of the Holy 
 Ghost, world without end. Amen. 
 
 THE AGNUS DEI. 
 
 [God, so glorious in heaven, so power- 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 71 
 
 erful on earth, so dreadful in hell, is here 
 oi)ly a Lamb full of sweetness and 
 bounty. He comes here to take away 
 the sins of the world, and your sins in 
 particular. What a motive of confidence! 
 What a subject of consolation 1] 
 
 O Lamb of God ! sacrificed for my 
 sake, have mercy on me. adorable 
 victim of my salvation ! look down on 
 me, and save me. Divine Mediator! 
 obtain pardon of thy Father for me, a 
 sinner, and mercifully grant me the 
 sweets of thy peace. Amen. 
 
 THE COMMUNION. 
 
 [To communicate spiritually, renew by 
 an act of Faith, your firm belief of 
 Christ's real presence. Make an act of 
 contrition. Desire most earnestly to re- 
 ceive him with the priest. Beg him to 
 accept these desires, and to unite liim- 
 self to you in the eflusion of his graces.] 
 
 What a comfort to me, O my God! 
 were I in the number of those, whose 
 
72 I>BVOTIONS 'FOR MASS. 
 
 sanctity allows them to receive thee 
 daily! What an advantage, if I could at 
 this instant possess thee in my heart, 
 pay thee there my homage, lay open to 
 thee my wants, and share in the favors, 
 which thou grantest to tliose who re- 
 ceive thee really ! But since I am un- 
 worthy, do thou, Lord ! supply my 
 w^ant of dispositions ; pardon me my 
 sins; I detest them from my heart, be- 
 cause they are displeasing to thee. Ac- 
 cept my ardent wish to be united to thee j 
 cast thine eye upon me, and purify my 
 soul, that I may soon be fit to receive 
 thee worthily. But, until the arrival of 
 this happy day, I earnestly entreat thee, 
 dearest Lord! that thou wouldst make 
 me a sharer in all the advantages, which 
 the communion of the priest shall pro- 
 duce in these thy people. 
 
 Increase my faith by the virtue of this 
 sacrament, strengthen my hope, refine 
 in my soul thy divine charity, fill my 
 heart with love, that it beat but for 
 thee, and live for thee alone. Amen. 
 
DETOTIONS FOR MASS. 73 
 
 THE LAST PRAYER. 
 
 [Strive earnestly to offer your Lord sac- 
 rifice for sacrifice, becoming the victim 
 of his love. Immolate freely to him all 
 sinful inelinations, and whatever is con- 
 trary to his holy will.] 
 
 Thou hast offered thyself, O Lord ! for 
 my salvation ; T desire to be sacrificed 
 for thy glory. I am thy victim ; do with 
 me as thou wiliest. Whatever I have, I 
 consecrate entirely to thee. ThosA cross- 
 es, which thou shalt please to send me, 
 I most freely accept. I bless them ; I 
 receive them from thy hand, and unite 
 them with those thou hast endured for 
 my sake. I am now about to leave thy 
 temple, resolved, with thy help, to serve 
 thee faithfully. I will struggle against 
 my failings, but chiefly against that to 
 which I am most inclined. Thy law 
 shall henceforth direct me, and I shall 
 forfeit all, and suffer every thing, rather 
 than mortally transgress it. 
 
74 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 THE BENEDICTION. 
 
 [Receive this blessing from the priest, 
 as being given you in the name of the 
 Lord. Thank him sincerely for the 
 favors here granted you ; lay up with 
 care the fruits of this sacrifice, and let 
 your conduct be such, tliat all who see 
 you, may clearly perceive how much 
 you have profited by so holy an action.] 
 
 Most holy and adorable Trinity! by 
 thee we have begun this sacrifice, by thee 
 we desire to conclude it; we therefore 
 shall not leave thee, until thou bless us. 
 Give us. Lord ! thy blessing, by the 
 hands of this priest; may it ever remain 
 with us ; may it inlluence our actions, 
 and be the sure iilcdge of that last bene- 
 diction, which thy elect shall receive, 
 when called by thee into eternal glory. 
 
 THE LAST GOSPEL. 
 
 Divine Word, only Son of the Father, 
 Light of the world ! who camest from 
 heaven to show us the way to it, I adore 
 
DEVOTIONS rOR MASS. iO 
 
 thy Majesty with the most profound res- 
 pect. I place my whole confidence in 
 thee. I hope most firmly, that as thou 
 art my God, a God made man to save 
 mankind, thou wilt grant me those graces 
 my sanctification requires, and also the 
 ,' enjoyment of thee in thy glory. 
 
 I A PRAYER AFTER MASS. 
 
 I EARNESTLY thank thee, O my God ! 
 for having permitted me to assist at the 
 ' celebration of this holy sacrifice, in pre- 
 ference to so many others, who have not 
 been thus favored. I humbly entreat 
 thee to pardon me the faults, which I 
 have committed during it, either by my 
 inattention or my neglect. Grant that I 
 remember through the course of the day, 
 what thou hast here done for me. Grant 
 that no thought, word, or action of mine, 
 deprive me of the gracefc, of which, 
 through thy infinite mercy, I have been 
 partaker. 
 
[The clerk, or minister, kneeling at the 
 leli liantl of ihe priest, shall answer him, 
 as follows :] 
 
 Priest. Introibo ad Altare Dei. 
 
 Clerk. Ad Deum qui loetjficat juventu 
 tern meaiu. 
 
 P. Judica me, Deus, et discerne cnu- 
 sam meam de gente non sancl^: ab ho- 
 mine iniquo et tioloso erne me. 
 
 C. Quia tu es Deus, fortitudo mea quare 
 me rejjuiisti, et quare tristis incedo, dum 
 allligit me inimicus? 
 
 P. Emitte lucem tuam et veritatem 
 tuam : Ipsa me deduxerunt, et adduxe- 
 runt in moniem sanctum tuum et in 
 tabernacuhi tua. 
 
 C. Et introibo ad altare Dei : ad Deum 
 qui Iffitificat juventutem meam. 
 
 P. Confitebor tibi in cithar4, Deus, 
 Deus meus : quare tristis es anima mea, 
 
MANNER OF SERVING AT MASS. 77 
 
 et quare conturbas me ? 
 
 C. Spera in Deo, quoniam adhuc con- 
 fitebor illi ; salutare vult<is mei, et Deus 
 meus. 
 
 P. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui 
 Sancto. 
 
 C Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et 
 fsemper, et in sa^cula saeculorum. Amen. 
 
 P. Introibo ad altare Dei. 
 
 C. Ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem 
 meam. 
 
 P. Adjutorium nostrum in nomine 
 Domini. 
 
 C. Qui fecit caelum et terram. 
 
 P. Confiteor Deo, &c. 
 
 C. Misereatur tui omnipotens Deus, et 
 dimissis peccatis tuis, perducat te ad 
 vitam tEternam. 
 
 P. Amen. 
 
 C. Confiteor Deo omnipotenti, beata; 
 Marias semper Virgini, beato Micliaeli 
 Archangelo, beato Joanni Baptistae, Sanc- 
 tis Apostolis Petro et Paulo, omnibus 
 Sanctis, et tibi, Pater, quia peccavi 
 nimis cogitatione, verbo et opere (here 
 strike your breast thrice,) nie& culpa, nie4 
 
78 MANNER or 
 
 culpS me4 maximd culpfi. Ideo precor 
 bealam Mariain semper Virginem, beat- 
 um Alichaelem Archaiigelum, beatum i 
 Joanneni Buptistam, Sanctos Apostolos 
 Petriun ct Pauhim, omnes Sanctos, et te, 
 Pater, orare pro ine ad Doniinum Deum 
 nostrum. 
 
 P. Misereatur vestri, &c. 
 
 C. Amen. 
 
 P. Indiilgentiam, absolutionem, et re- 
 missionem, &c. 
 
 C. Amen. 
 
 P. Deus tu conversus, vivificabis nos. 
 
 C. Et plebs tua ketabitur in te. 
 
 P. Os>tende nobis, Domine, niisericor- 
 diam tuam. 
 
 C. Et salutare tuum da nobis. 
 
 P, Domine. exaudi orationem meam. 
 
 C. Et clamor mens ad te veniat. 
 
 P. Dominus vobiscum. 
 
 C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
 
 [After the Introit, the priest returns to 
 the middle of the altar and says :] 
 
 P. Kyrie eleison. 
 C. Kyrie eleison. 
 
SERTING AT MASS. 79 
 
 P. Kyrie eleison. 
 C. Christe eleison. 
 P. Christe eleison. 
 C. Christe eleison. 
 P. Kyrie eleison. 
 C. Kyrie eleison. 
 P. Kyrie eleison. 
 P. Dominus vobiscum. 
 C Et cum spiritu tuo. 
 
 [When the priest says, Flectamus gen- 
 ua. The C. answers, Levate.] 
 
 P. Per omnia saecula saeculorum. 
 C. Amen. 
 
 [At the end of the Epistle, say :] 
 
 C. Deo gratias. 
 
 [The Epistle, Gradual and Alleluia or 
 Tract, being read, remove the Mass-book 
 to the right corner of the altar, making a 
 reverence, as you pass before the middle 
 of the altar. Always kneel or stand on 
 the side opposite to that on which the 
 book is placed.] 
 
 P. Dominus vobiscum, 
 
80 MANNER OP 
 
 C Et cum spiritu tuo. 
 P. Sequentia sancti Evangelii secun- 
 <lum, &c. 
 
 [Making the sign of the cross on your 
 forehead, mouth and breast, and bowinsf, 
 say:] 
 
 C. Gloria tibi, Domine ! 
 
 [Always bow at the name of Jesus. 
 At the end of the Gospel, say :] 
 
 C. Laus tibi, Christe! 
 
 p. Domiiius vobiscum. 
 
 C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
 
 [When the priest has offered the bread, 
 the clerk gives liim wine and water; then 
 prepares the towel, and gives him water 
 for his hands That done, let him kneel 
 down as before.] 
 
 P. Orate, fratres. 
 
 C. Suscipiat Dominus Saerificium de 
 manibus tuis, ad laudem et gloriamnora- 
 inis sui, ad utilitutcm qiioque nostram, 
 totiusque Ecclesite suae sanctfE. 
 
 P. Per omnia saecula Sceculorum. 
 
 C. Amen. 
 
SERVING AT MASS. 81 
 
 P. Dominus vobiscum. 
 
 C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
 
 P. Sursum corda. 
 
 C. Habemus ad Dominnm- 
 
 P. Gratias agamus Domino Deonostro. 
 
 C. Digniim et justum est. 
 
 [At Sanctus^ Sanctus, Sanctus^ ring the lit- 
 tle bell. When yon see the priest 
 spread his hands over the chalice, you 
 mnst give warning, by the bell, of the 
 consecration, which isaboutto be made. 
 Light the candle, if any be prepared 
 for that purpose. Then holding up the 
 vestment with your left liand, with the 
 right, ring the bell during the elevation 
 of the host. Do the same at the eleva- 
 tion of the chalice. As often as you 
 pass by the blessed Sacrament, make a 
 genuflexion.] 
 
 P. Per omnia saecula saeculorum. 
 
 C. Amen. 
 
 P. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, 
 
 C. Sed libera nos a malo. 
 
 P. Per omnia ssecula saeculorum. 
 
 C. Amen. 
 
82 MANNER OF 
 
 P. Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum. 
 C. Et cum spiritu tuo 
 [The priest's commnnion being ended, 
 be ready to give him wine first, then 
 wine and water. But if there be any 
 communicants, provide first a commu- 
 nion cloth, and say the Confiteor. And 
 after the communion, give the priest 
 wine and water. Then remove the 
 book to the left corner of the altar, put 
 out the candle which you lighted be- 
 fore the elevation, take away the com- 
 munion cloth, and return to your form- 
 er place.] 
 
 P. Dominus vobiscum. 
 C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
 P. Per omnia sajcula sajculorum. 
 C. Amen. 
 
 P. [te, Missa est, or Benedicamus Dom- 
 ino. 
 
 C. Deo gratias. 
 [In Masses for the dead. P. Requiescant 
 
 in pace. C. Amen.] 
 [If the book be left open, remove it. 
 Kneel to receive the priest's blessing.] 
 
SERVING AT MASS. 83 
 
 P. Pater et Filius, et Spiritus Sanctus. 
 C. Amen. 
 
 P. Dominus vobiscum. 
 C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
 P. Iniiiuin, or sequentia sancti Evan- 
 gelii, secundum, &c. 
 C. Gloria tibi, Domine. 
 
 [At the end of the last gospel, whatever 
 it be, say: Deo Gratias.] 
 
§ibotions kfffwCcufession. 
 
 A PRAYER BEFORE CONFESSION. 
 
 O ALMIGHTY and most merciful God! 
 who liast made me out of nothinij;, and 
 redeemed me by the precious blood of thy 
 only Son ; who hast borne with me to 
 this day with so much patience, notwith- 
 standing my sins and ingratitude ; behold 
 me, O Lord ! prostrate at thy feet to im- 
 plore thy forgiveness. I desire most 
 sincerely to leave all my evil ways, to 
 forsake this region of death where I have 
 so long lost myself, and to return to thee, 
 the fountain of life. I desire, like the 
 prodigal child, to enter seriously into my- 
 self, and, with the like resolutions, to rise 
 without delay, and go home to my Father, 
 though I am infinitely unworthy to be 
 called his child, in hopes of meeting with 
 the like reception from his most tender 
 
DEVOTIONS BEFORE CONFESSION. 85 
 
 mercy. I know thou desirest not the 
 death of a sinner, but that he may be 
 converted and live I know thy mercies 
 are above all thy works ; and 1 most con- 
 fidently hope, that as in ihy mercy thou 
 hast spared me so long, and hast now 
 given me this desire of returning to thee, 
 so thou wilt finish the work thou hast be- 
 gun, and bring me to a perfect reconcili- 
 ation with thee. 
 
 I desire now to comply with thy holy 
 institution of the sacrament of penance. 
 I desire to confess my sins with all sin- 
 cerity to thee and to thy minister, and 
 therefore I desire to know myself and to 
 call myself to an account by a diligent 
 examination of my conscience. 
 
 But, O my good God ! what will it avail 
 me to know my sins, if thou dost not also 
 give me a hearty sorrow and repentance 
 for them. Without this, my sins will be 
 all against me still, and I shall be still thy 
 enemy and a child of hell. Thou insis- 
 test upon a change of heart, without 
 which there can be no reconciliation with 
 thee; and this change of heart none but 
 
86 DEVOTIONS 
 
 thou caiist give. Oh! give it me then, 
 dear Lord ! at this time. Give me a live- 
 ly faith and a firm hope in the jjassionqf 
 my Redeemer. Teach me to fear thee, 
 and to love thee. Give me, for thy mer- 
 cy's sake, a hearty sorrow for having of- 
 fended so good a God. 
 
 O blessed Virgin, mother of my Re- 
 deemer, niirror of innocence and sanctity, 
 and refuge of penitent sinners ! intercede 
 for me through the passion of thy Son, 
 that I may obtain the grace to make a 
 good confession. O all you blessed an- 
 gels and saints of God! pray for me, a 
 most miserable sinner, that I may now 
 effectually turn from my evil ways, that 
 my heart may henceforward be for eTer 
 united with yours in eternal love, and 
 never moie go astray from the sovereign 
 good. ^men. 
 
 A SHORT TABLE OP SINS : 
 
 To help the memory ivhen we prejAire for 
 
 Confession. 
 
 AGAINST THE COMMANDMENTS. 
 
 1. Have you doubted in matters of faith? 
 
BEFORE CONrKSSION. 87 
 
 Murmured against God at your own 
 adversary, or at the prosperity of others 1 
 
 Despaired of his mercy ? 
 
 Believed in fortune-tellers, or consulted 
 them 1 
 
 Gone to places of wroship belonging to 
 other denominations? 
 
 Not recommended yourself daily to 
 God? 
 
 2. Taken the name of God in vain ? 
 Spoken irreverently of holy things, or 
 
 profaned any thing relating to religion? 
 
 Sworn falsely, rashly, or in slight and 
 trivial matters ? 
 
 Cursed yourself, or others, or any crea- 
 ture ? 
 
 Angered others so far as to make them 
 swear, or blaspheme God? 
 
 3. Have you kept holy the Lord's day, 
 and all other days commanded to be kept 
 holy ? 
 
 Bought or sold things, not of necessity 
 for that day ? 
 
 Done or commanded some servile work, 
 not of necessity? 
 
88 DEVOTIONS 
 
 Missed Mass, or been wilfully distract- 
 ed in time of Mass? 
 
 Talked, gazed, or laughed in the 
 church 1 
 
 Profaned the day by dancing, drinking, 
 gambling'? &c. 
 
 4. Have you honored your parents, su- 
 periors, masters, according to your just 
 duty? 
 
 Deceived them ; disobeyed them? 
 Failed in due reverence to aged per- 
 sons? 
 
 5. Procured, desired, or hastened the 
 death of any one? 
 
 Borne haired ; oppressed any ; desired 
 revenge ; nor. forgiven; refused to speak 
 to others; given provoking language; 
 threatened or struck others not under 
 your charge; made others fall out? 
 
 6 & 9. Have you been guilty of lascivi- 
 ous dressing or painting; lewd company; 
 have you read immotlest books? been 
 guilty of unchaste songs, discourses, 
 words, looks, or actions by yourself or 
 others? Wilfully entertained impure 
 thoughts or desires ? 
 
BEFORE CONFESSION. 89 
 
 7. Stealinsf; deceit in gaming, reckon- 
 ing, buying or selling, in wares, prices, 
 weights, or measures ; bought of such as 
 could not sell ; wilfully damaged another 
 man's goods, or negligently spoiled tliem ■ 
 run into debt carelessly, beyond your 
 power of payment? 
 
 8. Borne false witness ; called injuri- 
 ous names; uttered another's sins ; Flat- 
 tered yourself or others ; opened others' 
 letters ; judged rashly ; falsely suspected ? 
 
 10. Coveted imjustly any thing that be- 
 longs to another ? 
 
 Precepts of the Church. — Have you gone 
 to confession, at least once a year? re- 
 ceived the holy communion during the 
 Easter-time 1 
 
 Have you not violated the fasts of the 
 Church, or eaten flesh-meat on prohibited 
 days? 
 
 The Seven Capital Si7is. — Pride, Cove- 
 tousness, Luxury, Anger, Gluttony, Envy, 
 Sloth. 
 
90 DEVOTIONS 
 
 AFFECTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS BEFORE CON- 
 FESSION. 
 
 My Lord, and my all! I am confound- 
 ed at the multitude and enormity of my 
 offences against so good a God. I dare 
 not presume even to lift up my eyes to 
 heaven, much less to come near thy altar, 
 after so many treasons against thee. 
 Alas ! what shall I now do, Lord ! 
 What shall I say? With the humble pub- 
 lican I will strike my breast, and cry unto 
 thee ; O God ! he merciful to vie, a sinner. 
 
 My sins exceed in number the hairs of 
 my head, and the sands of the sea. But 
 thy mercies are still greater in number 
 than my sins. ocean of mercy! have 
 compassion on me, a poor miserable sin- 
 ner, and make me, now at last, a true pen- 
 itent. 
 
 Father, I have sinned against heaven, 
 and in thy sight, and am not worthy to be 
 called thy child. Oh! receive me asone 
 of the least of thy servants, and never 
 suffer me to stray from thee any more. 
 
 It grieves me, my God ! that I have 
 
BEFORE CONFESSION. 91 
 
 offended thee. I am heartily sorry for all 
 the sins I have committed against thy in- 
 finite goodness. Oh! that I could suffi- 
 ciently lament them, even with tears of 
 blood. 
 
 Who will give water to my head, and 
 fountains of tears to my eyes, that, night 
 and day, I may bewail all my sins and 
 my ingratitude ! 
 
 Oh ! that ] had never offended my God ! 
 Oh ! that I had never sinned ! happy those 
 souls, who have never lost their baptis- 
 mal innocence ! Ah ! sweet Jesus ! that 
 I had been so happy ! 
 
 Have mercy on me, God! according 
 to thy great mercy, and according to the 
 multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out 
 all my iniquities. Wash me yet more 
 from my iniquities, and cleanse me from 
 my sins ; because I know my iniquities, 
 and my sins are always before me. 
 
 Oh! that I could now, like Magdalen, 
 prostrate myself at the feetof my Saviour ! 
 Oh ! that I could wash them with ray 
 tears ! Oh ! suffer me, dear Lord ! to lay 
 
92 DEVOTIONS 
 
 down all my sins at thy feet, to be can- 
 celled by thy precious blood. 
 
 Lord ! thou hast said, tliere is joy in 
 heaven upon one sinner's doing penance, 
 more than upon ninety-nine just: Oh! 
 give me now grace to be a true penitent, 
 indeed, that hereby heaven may rejoice 
 at my conversion. 
 
 Tlioii earnest, my dear Redeemer! 
 not to call the just, but sinners, to repen- 
 tance. Look down upon me, a poor jnis- 
 erable sinner, and draw me now power- 
 fully to thee by thy grace. 
 
 I know thou wiliest not the death of a 
 sinner, but that he be converted, and live. 
 Oh ! let me no longer remain dead in my 
 sins! Oh! let me now at least begin to 
 live to thee ! 
 
 Create a clean heart in me, O God ! and 
 renew a right spirit within my bowels. 
 Oh ! grant that I may now serve thee in 
 good earnest! Let this he the change of 
 the right hand of the Most High ! 
 
 Thou hast made me, O my God ! and 
 redeemed me by thy precious blood. 
 Oh ! despise not the work of thy hand.s, 
 
BEFORE CONFESSION. 93 
 
 and let not thy blood be spilt for me in 
 vain ! 
 
 Too late have I known thee, O eternal 
 truth! too late have I loved thee, eter- 
 nal beauty! too long have I gone astray 
 from thee ! From this moment, O my 
 Sovereign Good ! I desire to be for ever 
 thine. Oh ! let nothing, in life or death, 
 ever separate me from thee any more ! 
 
 O divine lover of penitent souls ! give 
 me henceforth a contrite and humble 
 heart. I wish from this hour to offer this 
 sacrifice to thee daily, to the end of my 
 life. 
 
 O divine love, how little art thou known 
 in this wicked world! how little art thou 
 loved ! Come now, and take full posses- 
 sion of my whole heart and soul, for time 
 and eternity. 
 
 Thy mercy has been infinite, in bear- 
 ing so long with so ungrateful a sinner 
 as I have been, and in daily heaping thy 
 favors upon me. Add this one favor, O 
 Lord ! to all the rest, that henceforth, 
 through thy grace, I may never oli'end 
 thee more. This one thing I earnestly 
 
^4 DEYOTIONS 
 
 beg of thee, for thy infinite mercy's sake, 
 and through tbe death and passion of thy 
 only Son. Hear tliis onp ])rayer, I be- 
 seech thee, and in all things else do with 
 me what thou pleasest. 
 
 I am resolved, by thy grace, never more 
 to turn to my sins. Oh! rather let me 
 die than offend tjiee wilfully any more. 
 I am resolved to avoid all evil company, 
 and dangerous occasions ; and to take 
 proper measures for a thorough amend- 
 ment of my life for the future. All this 
 I resolve; but thou knovvest my frailty, 
 
 my God ! and if thou assist me not 
 with thy grace, bII my resolution will 
 prove ineffectual, and 1 shall be for ever 
 miserable. Oh ! look to me, Lorjl ! that 
 
 1 may never betray thee any more. 
 
 MKTHOD OF CONFESSING. 
 
 After having carefully examined your con- 
 science, excited yourself to a hearty sorrow 
 for your sins, and made a firm purpose of 
 amendment, go and make your confession 
 to the minister of God, xvho, in virtue of 
 the power and commission which he has 
 
BEFORE CONFESSION. 95 
 
 received to that effect, is, either " to forgive 
 or retain, to loose or bind," according 
 to the preparation of your heart, the na- 
 ture of your transgressions, their number, 
 their enormity, Sfc. 
 
 Ingoing to confession, humble yourself by 
 considering the majesty of God, and your 
 own many infirmities and great unwor- 
 thiness. Let yotir confession be plain, 
 entire, and prudent ; neither obscuring 
 your faults, nor concealing any thing 
 wilfully, nor saying what would be preju- 
 dicial to a third person. 
 
 Being on your knees, in the attitude of a 
 suppliant, say first : Bless me, Father, 
 because I have sinned ; "I confess to 
 Almighty God," &c., p. 22, as far as 
 "through my fault." 
 
 Then proceed thus : Since my last confes- 
 sion, which was (mention the time) I 
 accuse myself of, &c. &c. 
 
 Having finished the declaration of your sins, 
 add : For these and all other sins that 
 have escaped my memory, I am 
 heartily sorry, humbly ask pardon of 
 God, and penance and absolution of 
 
96 DEVOTIONS BEFORE CONFESSION. 
 
 yon, my ghostly father, '"through my 
 fault," &c. 
 After this, listen attentively to the instruc' 
 tions and advice of your confessor^ an- 
 sivcr his questions^ and humbly accept the 
 penance which he will enjoin. Whilst 
 he absolves you, bow down your head, and^ 
 with profound humility, say 
 
 AN ACT OF CONTRITION. 
 
 MY God! I am most heartily sorry 
 for all my sins; and I detest them above 
 all tilings, because they displease thee, 
 who art infinitely gooil and amiable, and 
 subject me to the rigors of thy justice ; 
 and I firmly resolve, with the help of 
 thy grace, to do penance for them, and 
 never more to oifend iheo. 
 
God of infinite goodness! wlio hasi 
 shown such niercy to a niiserable sinner! 
 
 )nost in<lulj^ent Fatlicr! who hast re- 
 ceived once more thy prodigal chihl. 
 how shall I thank thee ? how shall I 
 testify the joy and gratitude that fill my 
 heart? that I could worthily thank 
 thee, my good God! and acknowledge, 
 as I ought, that infinite mercy which 
 forgiveth all ray iniquities^ which healeth 
 
 all my diseases. Ps. cii. 3. Oh! that I 
 could now be heard all over the world. 
 
 1 would p^ibJish to all sinners, that thou 
 art a God: compassionate and merciful, 
 who wilt not always be atigry, nor threaten 
 for ever. Ibid. 8, 9. I would invite all 
 
 who ever had the misfortune of offending 
 thee, to return with their whole hearts, 
 that they may enjoy with me the bliss of 
 having been received into thy grace and 
 favor. Thou wouldst receive them no 
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98 PRAYERS 
 
 less mercifully than thou receiA'eclst me - 
 for as a father hath compassion on his 
 'hildren, so hath the Lord compassion <tn 
 them that fear him. Ibid. 13. My God, 
 thou hast broken the bonds of uiy sins; 
 thou hast blotted out, with thy own pre- 
 cioiis blood, the sentence of eternal death, 
 which stood ajiainst me; tiiou hast 
 >natclied me almost fiom the brink of 
 hell, and delivered me from the power 
 of the devil, who has now no claim to 
 my soul : as far as the east is from the 
 west, so far hast thou removed my iniquities 
 from me, (lb. V2.) and by the mouth of 
 thy minister thou hast desired the most 
 unworthy of all sinners to "Go in pcuce.''^ 
 O divine Jesus! I have obeyed thy com- 
 mand, my heart rejoices, my soul is truly 
 at peace, because I hope I am no longer 
 thy enemy; because thou hast received 
 me with mercy and forgiveness, and 
 satisfied the first and only desire of my 
 heart. But, Lord ! hast thou not said, 
 that those to whom much has been for- 
 given, should love thee much 1 To 
 whom hast thou ever rerSitted such in- 
 
AFTER CONFESSION. 99 
 
 gratitude as mine ? who had ever so 
 little claim on thy compassion; yet, at 
 the same time, who ever experienced 
 more of thy mercy and goodness? Oh! 
 let me then love thee, at least, more than 
 those who offended thee less, and to 
 whom less was remitted ; let me love 
 thee unceasingly, and sincerely begin, 
 from this happy day, to serve thee alone, 
 and love thee above all created things. 
 O most bountiful Redeemer, so worthy 
 of my whole heart! though thou hast 
 mercifully forgiven me, yet I will never 
 pardon myself; though I firmly trust thou 
 hast forgotten my iniquities, yet I will 
 never forget them, but grieve over them 
 to the last moment of my life. The 
 more mercy and tenderness I have ex- 
 perienced from thee, the more reason I 
 have to deplore my misfortune in having 
 ever offended so good a God. This day 
 shall be the beginningof my perfect con- 
 version ; from this moment forward, the 
 recollection of my past ingratitude and 
 thy ineffable goodness shall be ever 
 present to my mind, and with the assis- 
 
]00 PRAYERS 
 
 tance of thy grace, shall be a double 
 motive for detesting sin, and foithfuUy 
 observing my resolutions, which I fer- 
 vently renew, and once more present to 
 thy divine Majesty. Do not refuse to re- 
 ceive, O my God! the remainder of my 
 life. I am heartily sorrow for the years 
 I have misspent ; they have gone down 
 as a shadow ; they have passed away 
 without fruit; but as I cannot recall 
 them. I will at least tliink of them in the 
 bitterness of my soul. Oh ! let the ardor 
 with which I pursued a life of sin, be in 
 future applied to thy service, that where 
 sin hath abounded, thy divine grace may 
 be still more abundant. Let the change 
 in my conduct be visible to all, and may 
 I henceforward edify more than I have 
 hitherto scandalized. 
 
 O DIVINE Lord! vouchsafe graciously 
 to remember thy holy thoughts from all 
 eternity, and chiefly that tender design 
 of becoming man for the redemption of 
 the world. Pardon me, through the 
 merits of these, all my vain and evil 
 imaginations, as well as the bad thoughts 
 I may have excited in others. 
 
AFTER CONFESSION. 101 
 
 most compassionate Jei;us ! l, a 
 wretched sinner, dare to present thee all 
 the words of salvation which have fallen 
 iVom thy sacred lips, and which others 
 have uttered, or shall hereafter utter to 
 the glory of ihy name ; and I earnestly 
 beseech thee, through these expressions, 
 lull of glory to God and peace to men, to 
 forgive whatever I have said offensive to 
 thy divine Majesty, or what others, 
 through my means, may have sinfully 
 uttered. 
 
 O most amiable Lord, Jesus Christ! re- 
 member all the good works thou hast 
 performed for our salvation, and through 
 their infinite merits graciously ])ardou 
 my reiterated offenses against thy holy 
 law. Mercifully direct all my thoughts, 
 words, and actions to thy greater glory, 
 and regulate them by the model of thy 
 own blessed life. 
 
 O Jesus Christ, Saviour of the world ! 
 who invitest the sinner to return to thee, 
 kindly receiving, refreshing, and consol- 
 ing him ; remember that with thy pre- 
 cious blood thou wast jjleased to redeem 
 
102 PRAYERS 
 
 my sinful soul : to thy sacred wounds I 
 therefore flee for refuge ; and as in thy 
 mercy thou didst pray for thy enemies, 
 and saci-ifice thy life for thy tormentors, 
 vonchsafe to impart to me the benefits 
 of thy sacred death and passion. Grant 
 that I may never again crucify thee by 
 any wilful offence ; but sincerely grieving 
 lor the past, and resolutely striving 
 against present temptations, I may fer- 
 vently persevere to the end in thy love 
 and service. Into thy hands I commend 
 my v/liole being. O Jesus, Son of David ! 
 have mercy on me. 
 
 O HOLY Virgin, and all ye saints ami 
 angels! bless and extol the Lord for his 
 infinite mercies : beg of him to accept 
 the confession I have made, to supply, 
 through his goodness, for all its deficien- 
 cies, and graciously to confirm in heaven 
 the sentence of absolution which has 
 been pronounced upon me on earth. 
 
 [For satisfaction (besides your perform- 
 ance of the penance which is enjoined,) 
 you must labor to conquer all inclina- 
 
' AFTER CONFESSION-. 103 
 
 tions to the sins you have confessed. 
 If you have injured any, you must 
 make restitution as far as you are 
 able ; if, by your example or otherwise, 
 you have given scandal or occasion 
 for sin, you must, by contrary virtues, 
 endeavor to repair the spiritual dam- 
 age oi your neighbor.] 
 
!i^w}i0ii^ M$^^ emmmmUn, 
 
 [Imagine that our Saviour invites you, 
 Into the same room in which he ate his 
 last supper vi'ith his apostles, to be a wit- 
 ness of the miracle he is there going to 
 perform, and to give yon communion with 
 iiis own sa(n-ed hands. How fervent so- 
 ever your sentiments nii<jht have been 
 on that solemn occasion, they ought not 
 to be less so at present ; for as he ordain- 
 ed that this divine food should be daily 
 renewed, for the nourishment of the faith- 
 Jul, till his second coming to judge man- 
 kind at the end of the world, so he gives 
 himself no less to us at present, than he 
 did at that time to hi* apostles. Take 
 them now for your model. The accounts 
 which we have in the gospel of this last 
 mysterious supper, will furnish you with 
 I)roper Acts for Communion. Read them 
 attentively : make them your own, by 
 
DEVOTIONS BEFORE COMMUNION. 105 
 
 reflection ; and let them sink deeply into 
 your heart.] 
 
 AN ACT OF ADORATION. 
 
 Could we ever believe, Lord, or even 
 imagine, that thy love for ns was so ex- 
 cessive, had not thine own infallible word 
 convinced us of its truth? Hadst thou, 
 when thou \vast about to quit this world, 
 left us thy adorable heart as a pledge of 
 thy atfection ; or hadst thou, when thy 
 side was pierced, ordered thy precious 
 blood to be distributed throughout thy 
 Church ; such favors would justly claim 
 our most grateful acknowledgments. But 
 this would not satisfy the extent of thy 
 love: thou didst choose, in a godlike 
 manner, to penetrate into tlie very cen- 
 tre of our hearts, and give thyself to each 
 of us in particular, entirely, and foi ever. 
 With what amazement, then, must not 
 the angels, and the whole hierarchy of 
 celestial intelligences, have beheld such 
 a prodigy! Were they not, in some mea- 
 sure, jealous to see mankind thus uncom- 
 monly favored? But what didst thou dis- 
 
106 DEVOTIONS 
 
 cover in me, O Lord, that could thus at- 
 tract thee? or ^vhat conldst thou possibly 
 expect from my indigence 1 Can I be- 
 come tlie dwelling place of Him who is 
 the delight of the blessed. Alas ! had I 
 even tlie innocence of the beloved disci- 
 ple St. John, or the anient love of thy 
 zealous apostle St. Peter, I should then 
 have some little claim to sit down at thy 
 table ; but since I am removed at so great 
 a distance from such holy cfVspositions, 
 vouchsafe, Lord, to supply my defi- 
 ciency by the efl'usion of thy grace. 
 Whence is this favor to me, O my mer- 
 ciful Redeemer? What is man, that thou 
 art mindful of him 1 or the so7i of man, that 
 thou visitest him ? Ps. vii;. 5. 
 
 AN ACT OF DESIRE. 
 
 Since tho<^ O Lord, art so prodigal of 
 miracles, and obligest me to receive thee 
 under such severe penalties, nothing can 
 be more certain thn,n that thou desirestto 
 make my heart thy dwelling place. With 
 what fervent desires should I not, there- 
 fore, endeavor to co-operate with inten- 
 
BEFORE COMMUNION. 
 
 tions so bountiful, O my all-sufficient 
 God ! Thougli thou standest in no need 
 of me, yet tliou hast compassion on my 
 poverty. May then the efficacy of thy 
 grace supply my indigence ; may it ,i wa- 
 ken every faculty of my soul, and render 
 my desires to receive thee worthily, still 
 more inflamed : for though they are arri- 
 ved at a certain anxiety, I am neverthe- 
 less sensible of their being too tepid. 
 Alas, my Redeemer ! why do I not sigh 
 after thee, with the same holy fervor as 
 did the Patriarchs of the Old Law, who 
 expected thy coming ? Co7nc, O Lord ! and 
 do not delay. Remember, O heavenly 
 Physician ! that thou canst not refuse thy 
 all-healing balsam to the wounds of my 
 soul, since thy motive for descending on 
 earth was to heal the sins of men. Al- 
 though I am needy and poor, yet thou 
 canst enrich me. Although I nm ensla- 
 ved under the tyranny of my predomi- 
 nant passions, yet thou canst break my 
 chains and set me at liberty: a single 
 word of thine would be altogether suffi- 
 cient to work these miracles in favor of 
 
108 DEVOTIONS 
 
 one so unworthy of thy corporeal pres- 
 ence as I am. Sjieak it then, O Sover- 
 eign Good ! for I can no longer live witli- 
 out thee. Let blind and infatuated world- 
 ings intoxicate themselves with the false, 
 transieiit, and fading happiness of this 
 life ;,as ibr my part, nothing be."?ides thy- 
 self can content me, either in heaven or 
 on earth ; for what have I in heaven, or 
 what can I desire on earlh, beside thee ? 
 Come, then, thou Lamb of God, who 
 talce.^t away the sins of the world ! Come!, 
 thou beloved of my heart ! adorable flesh 
 and precious blood of my Saviour ! Come, 
 to nourish, comfort, and enliven my sick- 
 ly soul. O God of my heart! let me 
 neither love, seek, nor think on any other 
 object but thyself alone ; for thou alone 
 art my consolation, my treasure, my joy, 
 my life, my God, and my all ! My heart 
 us eagerly desires to receive thee, as the 
 wearied stag longs to quench his thirst in 
 the foimtains of water. 
 
 AN ACT OF FEAR. 
 
 If the uncertainty of being worthy of 
 
BEFORE COMMUNION. 109 
 
 thy love or hatred, O Lord ! made even 
 St. Paul, that vessel of election, tremble, 
 how much more reason liave not I to ap- . 
 preliend lest some concealed sin, lurking 
 in my heart, might obstruct the salutary 
 influence of those graces, which thou 
 hast prepared for them that worthily re- 
 ceive thee in this divine Sacrament? 
 May not I perhaps, like another Judas, 
 give thee the kiss of peace to-day, and 
 basely betray thoc to-morrow ? or, instead 
 of coming to visit me, as a faithfid disci- 
 ple, <,lost thou not rather come with horror 
 an(i indignation, as to a concealed ene- 
 my ? How can I answer for the integrity 
 of my confession, the fervor of my con- 
 trition, or the sincerity of )T»y resolutions? 
 Is it not custom, or human respect, that 
 brings me to the foot of thy altar ? Have 
 I not still some favorite attachment? and 
 in the resolution I have made of relin- 
 quishing my evil habits, have I not spar- 
 ed some favorite, though dangerous pas- 
 sion? With the same heartfelt anguish 
 as thy disciples experienced on the like 
 occasion, I ask thee, O Lord! Is it I? 
 
110 DEVOTIONS 
 
 But the most abominable traitor Judas 
 asked thee the same question. Is not my 
 anxiety, as his was, only false and appa- 
 rent ? It is this thought, O my God ! that 
 terrifies me ; and it is to thyself alone I 
 liave recourse to preserve me from so 
 horrible a sacrilege. No ; thou wilt nev- 
 er })ermit me to be guilty of so horrid a 
 profanation, since thou scest there is no 
 evil I dread so mtich. Wherefore, my 
 dear Saviour! after being as diligent as 
 I could in my preparation to receive thee, 
 I now rest entirely on thy infinite mercy. 
 Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, 
 Lord! Luke v. 8. Son be of good heart : 
 thy siiis are forgiven thee. Matt. ix. 2. 
 
 AN ACT OF CONTRITION. 
 
 To transform a soul so defiled as mine 
 into a state of innocence and })urity, must 
 be the work of tlie right hand of the Most 
 High. Ah, my God! I shall never be 
 able to discover any vestige of that pre- 
 cious innocence which makes a soul so 
 lovely and acceptable in thy sight, unless 
 I trace back my whole life to the days of 
 
BEFORE COMMUNION. Ill 
 
 my childhood. But although I liave had 
 tlie misfortune to forfeit my baptismal 
 innocence by sin, yet there remains for 
 my consolation this sure anchor, whereby 
 I may hope to regain thy favor, grounded 
 on tliy infallible promise, viz. That thou 
 wilt never despise a contrite and humble 
 heart. 
 
 But if even the enormity of my sins 
 had not exposed me to tliy wrath, and 
 consequently to the eternal pains of hell, 
 yet would I nevertheless sincerely detest 
 them. my God! do not upbraid mc with 
 mine iniquities, they are always in my 
 sight ; and the bitterness of my regret 
 for having committed them, shall serve 
 as a continual punishment of my base- 
 ness. Ah, my Redeemer! though I can- 
 not suffer such an excessive degree of 
 anguish as thou didst during thy agony 
 in the garden of Gethsemani, when in a 
 bloody sweat, thou didst offer thyself as 
 a victim to the eternal Father ; yet I am 
 fully determined to suffer with patience 
 every cross or affliction which may fall 
 in my way, as well in atonement for the 
 
112 DEVOTIONS 
 
 sins I have hitlierto committed, as to pre- 
 vent me from future relapses. Assist mc 
 with thy grace, O Ijoiintiful Saviour! and 
 remove every occasion of sin from me ; 
 and as I dread no evil so much as thatof 
 offending tliee, rather cut the thread of 
 my life, than suffer me again to commit 
 a deliberate sin. O my amiable Saviour ! 
 inflamed with thy love, I am fully resolved 
 to avoid every fault that may in the least 
 displease thee, or diminish the infhience 
 of thy graces. Although I have a well- 
 grounded confidence that my soul has 
 been cleansed in the Sacrament of Pen- 
 ance, still I desire to be washed more 
 and more from my iniquities. Create a 
 dean heart in me, O God ! and renew aright 
 spirit within my botvcls. Psalm 1. 12. 
 
 AN ACT OF HUMILITY. 
 
 What am I, God of majesty and 
 glory, or who am 1 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 
 
BEFORE COMMUNION. 113 
 
 and vile a worm of the earth? How 
 daros a being more contemptible than 
 nothing, approach so lioly 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. 
 
 King of heaven and earth ! adorable 
 Sovereign ! the Author and Preserver of 
 the universe! behold, I annihilate my- 
 self before thee, protesting that I would 
 humble myself as much for tliy glory, as 
 thou dost here for my salvation. I ac- 
 knowledge, with the most profound res- 
 pect, the infinite gnrandeur of thy divine 
 Majesty, and my own miserable baseness. 
 The contemplation of the one and the 
 other fills me with inexpressible confu- 
 sion. Can I possibly do more, my dear 
 Saviour! 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 be healed.. 
 
114 DEVOTIONS 
 
 AN ACT OF FAITH. 
 
 Singe thou, omnipotent God ! whose al- 
 mighty words are creative, productive, 
 and effective; since thou, eternal Tru.h! 
 who canst neither deceive nor be deceiv- 
 ed ; since ihou, I say, hast declared that 
 thou art really and actually present, under 
 the appearance of mitterial bread. I there- 
 fore implicitly believe it; for what great- 
 er proof can I require of the truth of tliis 
 mystery, than tliine own infallil^lc word? 
 Yes, my dear Saviour, I openly confess, 
 and am inwardly convinced, that it is 
 thou thyself I am going to receive ; thou 
 who, for my saUe, wast born in a man- 
 ger; thon who, for my redemption, didst 
 die on a cross, and wlio, though now glo- 
 riously seated on thy heavenly throne, 
 still continuest on i>arlh. under the sacra- 
 mental veils, to feed and nourish the 
 souls of men. Were I to behold thee 
 with my corporal eyes, and examine the 
 impressions of the wounds thou didst re- 
 ceive in thy sacred hands and side, as 
 .St, Thomas did, still I could not sav with 
 
BEFORE COMMUNION. 115 
 
 move confidence than I now do. that tlioii 
 art my Lord and my God. I do not asU a 
 iTiiracle. as a proof of thy real presence : 
 no, Lord! let me rather have the whole 
 merit of faith; for thou hast said : Bless- 
 ed are they that have not seen, and have be- 
 lieved. Wast thou therefore to speak to 
 me from this very tabernacle, thy voice 
 would affect me less than that which re- 
 bounds in thy Gospel, and in thy Church 
 founded by thyself and propagated in a 
 miraculous manner. Tliough to my sen- 
 ses it appears to be bread, yet submitting 
 them entirely in obedience to divine faith. 
 I answer, it is thy real body and blood, 
 accompanied by thy soul and divinity. 
 In this faith I am determined to live and 
 die ; and were I to suffer a thousand mar- 
 tyrdoms in testimony thereof, I am per- 
 suaded that, with the help of thy grace, I 
 would remain immoveable. Verily thou 
 art a hidden Cor/, the God of Israel the Sa- 
 viour, ^s. xlv. I do believe, Lord; help 
 thou my unbelief. 
 
116 DEVOTIONS 
 
 AN ACT OF HOPE. 
 
 Since thou vouchsafest to come and 
 dwell within me, O my Redeemer, what 
 may I not expect from tliy bounty ? I 
 theiefore present myself before thee 
 with that lively contidence which thy 
 infinite goodness inspires. Thou not 
 only k no west all my wants, but thou art 
 also willing anc" able to relieve them. 
 Thou hast not only invited me, but 
 also promised me thy gracious assistance : 
 Come to me, all you that, labor and are 
 \keavy laden, and I tvill refresh you. Be- 
 hold, then, Lord ! I accept thy gra- 
 cious invitation ; I lay before thee all 
 my wants, my misery, and my blindness ; 
 and confidently hope, without the fear 
 of being disappointed, that thou wilt 
 enlighten my understanding, inflame my 
 will, comfort mc in the miilst of such 
 crosses or afflictions as thou hast ap- 
 pointed I should suffer, strengtTien me 
 in all temptations and trials, aiul, with 
 the powerful assistance of thy grace, 
 change me into a new creature ; for, art 
 
BEFORE COMMUNION. 117 
 
 not thou, God, the master of my heart? 
 and when shall my heart be more abso- 
 lutely disposed of by thee, than when 
 thou shalt have once entered into it 1 
 
§tvMyn$ Hlfer ^^mmuiUiOftJ. 
 
 AN ACT OF FAITH AND ADMIRATION. 
 
 Is it credible then, my soul ! that the 
 great God of heaven and earth should 
 dwell in me? That I should now pos- 
 sess within myself, tlie same Jesus, who 
 is sitting in heaven at the right hand of 
 God, and who is there the joy of saints 
 and angels'? Yes, my Saviour! I lirm- 
 ly believe it. It is thou, God of glory ! 
 who art hidden under these Sacramental 
 veils, whom I have just now received, 
 and who dost, at this instant, reside 
 within me. It is thou, O sovereign Ma- 
 jesty! who vouchsafest to heap tliy fa- 
 vors on me, who am but dust and ashes, 
 and come into this poor cottage, this 
 house of clay of my earthly habitation. 
 heavenly manna! O adorable sacra- 
 
DEVOTIONS AFTER COMMUNION. 119 
 
 ment! inestimable pledge of God's 
 love to mankind! O inexhaustible founT 
 tain of divine grace! boundless mer- 
 cy! O divine charity! O Lord, my 
 God ! What is man, that thou art mind- 
 ful of him ; or the son of man, that thou 
 visitest liim ! hov^^ sweet, and mild, 
 and merciful art thou, to those who call 
 upon thee ! When I had no being at all, 
 thou createdst me ; when I was gone 
 astray, and lost in my sins,, thou didst 
 seek after me. and redeem me by dying 
 fbr my sake ; and after restoring me to 
 life, with more than a mother's love, 
 thou didst feed me with thy own sub- 
 stance, even with thy own flesh and 
 blood ! O wonderful condescension ! 
 immense love bestowed on sinful man! 
 
 AN ACT OF ADORATION. 
 
 Under these sacred veils, where thy 
 love for man has concealed the sp^ncior 
 of thy Majesty, I most humbly adore 
 thee, O Almighty God! The grandeur 
 of the heavens is in thy sight as nothing: 
 the heavens are the work of thy hands, 
 
120 DEVOTIONS 
 
 they shall perish, but thou shalt lemaiij ; 
 they shall grow old and be changed as 
 a garment, but thou art the same and 
 thy years shall not fail. The earth tlion 
 hast poised in thy hand, the ocean is to 
 thee, but a drop of water ; all nature 
 bends before thee, and trembles in thy 
 presence. How then shall I extol thee, 
 immortal King of Ages ! What homage 
 can I give, proportioned to thy greatness ! 
 Thou art the perfect image of thy Fa- 
 ther's substance ; thou art the inhe/ent 
 splendor of his glory ; thou art his pow- 
 erful word, supporting all things; thee 
 he hath seated at his right hand. Thy 
 throne, God! is for ever and ever; a 
 sceptre of justice is the scejjtre of thy 
 reign. I bow before thy sacred Majesty ; 
 I acknowledge with the sincerest grati- 
 tude, that thou art my Redeemer, my 
 Creator, and the supreme Arbiter of my 
 eternal doom. I wish to humble myself 
 as much for thy sake, as thou art here 
 humbled for love of me, and to conse- 
 crate to the glory of thy name, the whole 
 extent of my being. Jesus ! be now 
 
AFTER COMMUNION. 121 
 
 the absolute Lord and master of my 
 heart. Reign there as a sovereign Mon- 
 arch on thy throne; rule with an absolute 
 sway over all the powers of my soul. 
 Suffer not the devil, or the world, to 
 have any part in me. Subdue my rebel- 
 lious nature ; deliver me from the shame- 
 ful slavery of my passions, and grant me 
 tlie glorious liberty of thy children. O 
 sweet empire of my God ! O delightful 
 service of Jesus! To serve thee, amia- 
 ble King ! is to reign. 
 
 AN ACT OF LOVE. 
 
 Am T then, my God! so happy as to 
 possess thee ! What a blessing is this ! 
 what unspeakable comfort! Thou art 
 indeed my Saviour: thy goodness hath 
 no bounds ; thy beauty is inexpressible ; 
 thou art the brightness of eternal light; 
 the glory of heaven is from thee. Thou 
 art the unfailing source of endless hap- 
 piness ; the angels desire to behold thee ; 
 thou fiUest the hearts of the blessed. 
 Therefore will I love thee, O amiable 
 Redeemer! who hast loved me even unto 
 
122 DEVOTIONS 
 
 death, and hast left me in this Sacra- 
 ment, the sweetest pledge of thy affec- 
 tion. Oh! inflame my heart, burn and 
 consnine it with this heavenly fire; let 
 me love thee above all things ; let me 
 love thee, more than myself; let me ad- 
 here to thee always; let me never be 
 separated from thee. Yes, my God ! I 
 love thee with all my heart, with all my 
 strength. I love thee for thy own sake, 
 and I heartily wish that every object on 
 earth may increase my love for thee. 
 If I cannot love thee, as much as I de 
 sire, as much as thou hast loved me, as 
 much as thou deservest to be loved may 
 I at least, love thee as mucli as I am 
 able. Let disgust and anguish embitter 
 every other attachment, that I may be 
 happily forced to rest in thee alone. 
 Make this love, I beseech thee, cflcctual, 
 ardent and persevering, that its divine 
 influence may support me in every trial, 
 may purify my affections, and bring me 
 securely to thee. 
 
AFTER COMMUNION. * 123 
 AN ACT OF OBLATION. 
 
 Father of mercies, and God of all 
 consolation, how liasl tliou loved us, to 
 whom thou hasrt given thy only begotten 
 Son, once for our ransom, and daily for 
 the food of our souls! What can I, a 
 wretched creature, return thee for this 
 infinite cliarity ! Verily nothing else 
 but this same beloved Son of thine, 
 whom thou hast given me, and surely 
 thou couldst give me nothing greater, or 
 more worthy of thyself. Him then I 
 offer to thee, O heavenly Father, with 
 whom thou art always well pleased; 
 him, whom thou hast lovingly delivered 
 up to death lor me, and given me in this 
 most holy sacrament, which we frequent 
 for the everlasting memorial of his death. 
 He is our High Priest and Victim ; he is 
 tlie Propitiation for the sins of the whole 
 world; he is our Advocate and Interces- 
 sor. Look down then upon him, and for 
 his sake look down upon me, and upon 
 us all. Remember all his sufferings, 
 which he endured here in his mortal 
 
124 ' DETOTIONS 
 
 life, his bitter anguish, his mortal agony 
 and bloody sweat, all tlie injuries and 
 affronts, all tlie blows and stripes, all the 
 bruises and wounds that he received for 
 us. Remember his death, w^hich thoii 
 wast pleased shouUl be the fountain of 
 our life ; and for the sake of his sacred 
 passion, have mercy on vis. Receive, 
 holy Father, Almighty and Eternal God ! 
 this holy and ttnspotted Victim, which I 
 here offer thee, in tmion with that love, 
 with which he offered himself to thee 
 upon the altar of the cross. Receive 
 him for the praise and glory of thy name ; 
 in thanksgiving for all the benefits bes- 
 towed on me, and on all mankind ; in 
 satisfaction also for all my sins, and for 
 the benefit of thy whole Church, and the 
 refreshment and succor of all thy faith- 
 ful, living and dead, through the same 
 Lord Jesus Christ thy Son. 
 
 AN ACT OP TH^UKSGIVING. 
 
 When I reflect, my God! on the 
 innumerable blessings and favors thou 
 hast heaped on me, from the first moment 
 
AFTER easiMUNroN. 125 
 
 of my existence to the present hour, I 
 am penetrated with ('.onfusion; and my 
 lieart, overpowered with gratitude and 
 love, is unable to express what I feel. I 
 am siirrounded on all sides with thy ben- 
 efits. Thou art not only the God of the 
 universe ; thou art also, in a special man- 
 ner, a God to me; so interested art thou 
 in all that concerns my welfare, that thy 
 attention seems to be fixed on me alone. 
 Thou hast given me all that I am, and 
 even all that thou art thyself. I can call 
 thee, with as much reason as David 
 coilld, the God of my salvation, and my 
 mercy; my refuge and my support; my 
 treasure and my inheritance. What do 
 I say? Dost thou not deign at present to 
 become my nourishment, to incorporate 
 thyself with my very substance, that I 
 may know the extent of thy love, and 
 possess within my breast a pledge of 
 eternal life ? How great, then, will be my 
 ingratitude, if henceforward I do not en- 
 deavor, to the utmost of my ability, to 
 correspond with this infinite love, this 
 marked predilection ! O my God ! may 
 
126 DEVOTIONS 
 
 I never be unmindful of thy fuvors ! may 
 my right hand be forgotten, and my 
 tongue cleave to my mouth, if ever I 
 neglect to extol thy mercies! But how- 
 shall I. a wretched, miserable creature, 
 make thee a suitable return for all thou 
 hast done for mc? In myself I have no- 
 thing ; but do I not possess, in the inval- 
 uable gift I have just received, an ade- 
 quate thanksgiving ? an oft'ering worthy 
 of thy supreme greatness ? Accept then, 
 omnipotent Lord 1 the uninterrupted 
 praise and thanksgivings which thy dear 
 Son oft'ered thee from the moment of his 
 incarnation, to the close of his inortal 
 life; particularly at the institution of this 
 eacranient, when fully sensible of our 
 weaknesses, vind of the infinite value of 
 the benefits then bestowed, he raised his 
 eyes to tiiee, O omnipotent Father! and 
 in our name gave thanks. The sacrifice 
 of my whole Ijeing is not worthy to be 
 presented to thee; but in offering thee to 
 thyself, I look on my debts as abundantly 
 discharged. May thy infinite mercies be 
 for ever exalted, for liaving given me so 
 
AFTER COMMUNION. 127 
 
 excellent a means of repaying, in some 
 manner, all the obligations I have con- 
 tracted towards thy justice, as well as 
 thy mercy. 
 
 ' AN ACT OP PETITION. 
 
 MOST merciful Saviour ! thou seest all 
 my maladies, and all the wonnds of my 
 soul ; thou knowest how prone I am to 
 evil, and how backward and sluggish to 
 good. Thou seest this self-love, that ty- 
 rannizes over my soul, which is so deeply 
 rooted in my corrupt nature, and branch- 
 es out into so many vices, so mucu priue 
 and vanity, so much passion and envy, 
 so much covetousness and worldly solici- 
 tude, so much sensuality and concupis- 
 cence. Oh ! who can heal all these my 
 evils, but thou, the true physician of my 
 soul, who givest me thy body and blood 
 in this blessed sacrament, as a sovereign 
 medicine for all my infirmities, and a 
 sovereign balsam for all my wounds. 
 Dispel the darkness of ignorance and 
 error from my understanding, by thy heav- 
 enly light ; drive away the corruption 
 
128 DEVOTIONS 
 
 and malice of my will, by the fire of di- 
 vine love and charity ; restrain all the 
 motions of concupiscence, and all the 
 irregular sallies of passion, that they may 
 no more prevail over me ; strengthen my 
 weakness with heavenly fortitude ; de- 
 stroy this monster of self-love, with its 
 many heads, or, at least, chain down this 
 worst of all my enemies, that it may no 
 longer usurp the empire of my soul, 
 which belongs to thee, and whicli thou 
 hast taken possession of, this day ; cut 
 off the heads of this beast, and particu- 
 larly tliat which ainioys me most, and. 
 which is my predominant passion ; stand 
 by me henceforward in all my tempta- 
 tions, that I may never more be overcome; 
 remove from me all dangerous occasions, 
 and grant me this one favor, that I may 
 rather die a thousand deaths than live to 
 offend tlice deliberately. 
 
 my Jesus! thou art infinitely rich, 
 and all the treasuries of ilivine grace are 
 locked up in thee; these treasures thou 
 bringest with thee, when thou comest to 
 visit us in this blessed sacrament, and 
 
AFTER COMMUNION. 120 
 
 thou takest an infinite pleasure in open- 
 ing them to us, to enrich our poverty. 
 This gives me the contidence to present 
 tliee now with my petitions, and :o beg 
 of thee those graces and virtues, which 
 1 so much need, as thou best knowest. 
 Oh ! increase and strengthen my belief of 
 thy heavenly truths, and grant that hence- 
 forward I may ever live by faith, and be 
 guided by the maxims of thy Gospel. 
 Teach me to be poor in spirit, to take off 
 my heart from the love of these transito- 
 ry thinp^s, and to fix it upon eternity ; 
 teach me, by thy divine example, and by 
 thy most efiicacious grace, to be meek 
 and humble of heart, and in my patience 
 to possess my soul. Grant that I may 
 ever keep my body and soul chaste and 
 pure ; that I may ever bewail my past 
 sins, and by a daily mortification restrain 
 all irregular inclinations and passions 
 for the future. Above all things, teach 
 me to love thee ; teach me to be ever recol- 
 lected in thee, and to walk always in thy 
 presence; teach me to love my friends 
 in thee, and my enemies for thee : grant 
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DEVOTIONS 
 
 me the grace to persevere to the end in 
 this love. Let nothing in future be my 
 comfort, but thou, O Divine Jesus! nor 
 let any ihing afflict me hereafter but my 
 sins and whatever is displeasing to thy 
 Divine Majesty. O Soul of Christ, sanc- 
 tify me ; Body of Christ, save me ; Blood 
 of Christ, purify me; Water issuing from 
 the side of Christ, wash me; Passmn of 
 Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, 
 graciously hear me; hide me within thy 
 wounds; suffer me never to be separated 
 from thee ; call me at the hour of death, 
 and command me to come to thee, that 
 I may associate A.C'ith the saints and an- 
 gels, and the whole choir of celestial 
 spirits, to sing forth canticles of praise 
 and glory to thy holy name for ever and 
 ever, world without end. Amen, amen, 
 sweet Jesus ! amen. 
 
 A PRAYER OF ST. THOMAS OF AQIJIN. 
 
 I give thee thanks, eternal Father; for 
 having, out of thy pure mercy, without 
 
AFTER COMMUNION. 131 
 
 any deserts of mine, been pleased to feed 
 my soul with the body and blood ot^ thy 
 only son, our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 beseech 
 tliee, that this holy communion may not 
 be to my condemnation, but prove an ef- 
 fectual 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 concupiscence; per- 
 fect me in charity, patience, humility, 
 obedience, and in all other virtues. May 
 it secure me against yll the snares of my 
 enemies, both visible and invisible; per- 
 fectly moderate all my inclinations, close- 
 ly unite me to thee, the true and only 
 good, and happily settle me in unchange- 
 able 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 thy Son and the Holy Ghost, art the 
 true hghi, eternal fulness, everlasting 
 joy, and perfect happiness of all the 
 saints, through the same Jesus Christ, our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
Devotions to the B. Sacrament 
 
 DEVOUT PRAYERS. 
 I 
 
 most adorable Jesus ! whom tliy own 
 infinite love induces to dwell among us, 
 thy unworthy servants, in the adorable 
 Sacrament of the Altar, receive, I be- 
 seech thee, my profound adoration. I 
 firmly believe that thou art really pres- 
 ent in the holy Eucharist, as powerful, 
 as amiable, and as adorable as thou art 
 in heaven ; thou hast mercifully hidden 
 the splendor of thy Majesty, lest it should 
 deter us from approaching thy sanc- 
 tuary. I believe thou dwellest on our 
 altars, not only to receive our adorations, 
 but to listen to our petitions, to remedy 
 our evils, to be the strength and nourish- 
 ment of our souls, our powerful helper, 
 our refuge and our sacrifice. I hope in 
 that boundless mercy which detains thee 
 among us, poor weak sinners. I love 
 
THE B. SACRAMENT. 13S 
 
 that infinite goodness, which induces 
 thee to communicate thyselfso liberally 
 and so wonderfully to thy creatures ; I 
 thank thee for so convincing a proof of 
 thy love, and ardently wish that I could 
 worthily acknowledge all the blessings I 
 have ever received from this fovmtain of 
 grace and mercy. I sincerely regret that 
 this precious pledge of thy love is re- 
 ceived by so many with such coldness 
 and indiflerence. 
 
 Alas! I myself have had too much 
 share, by my ungrateful conduct, in 
 wounding thy merciful heart on this 
 altar, and lam more guilty than others, 
 since very few have been so much fa- 
 v'ored. Thou hast not only granted me 
 abundantly the general blessings, which 
 this fountain of grace pours on the world ; 
 but thou hast provided me with the most 
 favorable opportunities of loving and 
 adoring thee in this august mystery. 
 
 Thou hast placed me close to thy 
 sanctuary, where I can recur to thee fre- 
 quently, and daily behold the sacrifice 
 on the altar. Ah ! my good God ! I am 
 
134 DEVOTIONS TO 
 
 now convinced that thou deservest from 
 me all the love tliat vny heart is capable 
 of feeling ; thereforo, I humbly con?ecrat3 
 to thee all my affections, and iirrnly re- 
 solve, from this moment, to endeavor to 
 imitate the respect, gratitude, and love, 
 which always distinguished those among 
 thy faithful servants, who were most 
 peculiarly devoted to the august Sacra- 
 ment of the Altar. Accept, O Divine 
 Jesus ! all tlie sacrifices of Mass, that 
 have been offered, and that will be 
 offered hcrenftej-, throughout the whole 
 world, in thanlcsgiviug for the institution 
 of this amiable mystery: in atonement 
 for all the insidts, irreverences, and 
 sacrileges \vhich have ever been com- 
 mitted against it. and to implore for my- 
 self and all creatures a solid devotion to 
 the holy Eucharist. Mercifully give 
 efficacy to my ardent desire of worthily 
 honoring thee in this adorable mystery, 
 and grant me, through thy divine heart, 
 a share in the purity and fervor of the 
 angels, who day and night surround thy 
 sarxctuary, and of all those who have 
 
THE B. SACRAMENT. 135 
 
 loved thee most in this sacred mystery j 
 that I may serve thee with sincerity and 
 perseverance during my lite, and be so 
 hapi)y as to enjoy thee in the splendor of 
 thy glory for all eternity. Amen, 
 
 II 
 
 O MY God, my most adorable Refuge ! 
 terrified at my own weakness, covered 
 with the wounds I have already received, 
 solicited by innumerable passions to 
 offend thee anew, and tortured by the 
 apprehension of being at this moment an 
 object of thy just indignation, I throw 
 myself at the foot of iliis altar. Lord! 
 thou, in whose sight the stars are not pure, 
 cast me not away from thy face, and take 
 not thy holy spirit from me. I have 
 often and grievously offended thee: I 
 know not whether ihou hast pardoned 
 me, or whether I am worthy of love or 
 hatred; lam engaged in a conflict, to 
 which, of myself, I am unequal ; and by 
 the abuse of the favors thou hast hitherto 
 granted me, I have rendered myself un- 
 worthy of those special graces, which are 
 
136 DEVOTIONS TO 
 
 necessary to conquer such enemies as 
 mine. Pursued by unceasing solicita- 
 tions to oflend thee, my sovereign God ! 
 wearied by my evil inclinations, and dis- 
 gusted with the fund of depravity, wliieh 
 lies lurking in my heart, I too often doubt 
 whether I may not have committed the 
 evil which I sovereignly dread ; and am 
 even on thei-)oint of wountling thy adora- 
 ble heart, by despairing of that mercy 
 which cannot be exhausted by ingrati- 
 tude even greater than mine. my 
 God! all my misery is before thee, and 
 my conflicts are not hidden from thy 
 sight : thou hast not forbidden thy chil- 
 dren to complain to thee, to lay their 
 griefs at thy feet, and pour their sorrows 
 into that paternal bosom, where the good 
 and ^he weak find a secure refuge. Ah ! 
 why have I so long delayetl to seek thee, 
 my divine Comforter? M-hy have I not 
 always fled to thee in this most amiable 
 Sacrament, where thou ait to all who 
 hope in thee, a Helper, a Deliverer, a 
 Tower of strength from tlie face of their 
 enemies 1 Behold me now, my God and 
 
THE B. SACRAMENT. 137 
 
 Redeemer! behold me at thy sacred feet, 
 oppressed, and pursued by inveterate 
 foes, whom tliou alone canst put To flight. 
 Arise, then, adorable Jesus ! arise, and 
 judge thy own cause ; abandon not a 
 soul which combats in thy name, and for 
 thy love ; be thou unto vie a God, a Protec- 
 tor, and let this august tabernacle be to 
 me a house of refuge, where thou, my 
 divine Master, wilt not only preserve me 
 from grievous falls, but also instruct me 
 in that sublime perfection, which springs 
 from humility of heart, and which 
 teaches to detest sin, but at the same 
 time to embrace the abjection which 
 springs therefrom, and dwell viath joy on 
 the conviction which it creates of the 
 innate misery of our weak natixres. Ah ! 
 why should I despond ? Am I not re- 
 solved to die a thousand deaths rather 
 than ofiend theel Yes, my adorable 
 Saviour! I will, with the assistance of 
 thy grace, resist all that is contrary, not 
 only to thy law, but to the perfection of 
 thy love ; and all the torments of hell 
 itself I would infinitely prefer to the 
 
138 DEVOTIONS TO 
 
 enjoyment of any worldly delight, which 
 would separate me from tliee. For 
 these dispositions, Lord! I most fer- 
 vently thank thy boundless mercy ;"they 
 come not from myself, but are the etfects 
 of thy grace, which is with me, notwith- 
 standing my unworthiness. 
 
 I will then confidently hope in thy 
 assistance, in that mercy which is above 
 all thy works, and once more cast myself, 
 and all that I am, and have, into thy 
 divine bosom : I commit my salvation to 
 thy care ; for I am well convinced that it 
 is dearer to thee, than it can be to me, 
 and that thou wilt never abandon a soul, 
 which thou didst not consider too highly 
 purchased by the sacrifice of thy pre- 
 cious life. 
 
 III. 
 
 MY God, my adorable Love ! I am 
 firmly convinced that the heart made for 
 thee, will be satisfied with nothing less 
 than thyself I consecrate myself for 
 ever to thee in this august mystery, per- 
 suaded that the soul created to feast on 
 
THE B. SACRAMENT. 139 
 
 thy adorable clmrms. can never be so 
 happily; so profitably employed, as in 
 contemplating the most wonderful mira- 
 cle of thy mercy and love. Come then 
 into my heart, that I may enter into thine. 
 Come, and by one sweet transport of thy 
 love, concentrate every power of my soul 
 in thee. Teach me, my heavenly Spouse ! 
 to spare no exertion in thy service ; to des- 
 pise, and for ever renounce every gratifi- 
 cation which this world can bestow, that 
 I may deserve to repose in thy arms, to 
 lean on thy bosom, with thy beloved dis- 
 ciple, and to taste and see how siccet thou 
 art. Adorable hea^ of Jesus, delicious 
 abode of the just, |nd secure refuge of 
 sinners! receive me : thou art my rest for 
 ever and ever — in thee will I dwell, for I 
 have chosen it. 
 
 DEVOUT ASPIRATIONS. 
 
 O SOUL of Christ, sanctify me. Body of 
 Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, ine- 
 briate me. Water of the side of Christ, 
 purify me. Passion of Christ, comfort 
 me. good Jesus, hear me. Within 
 
140 DEVOTIONS TO B. SACRAMENT. 
 
 thy sacred wounds shelter me. Never 
 sufler me to be separated from thee. 
 From the malice of my eneinies, defend 
 me. At the hour of my death, call me. 
 Command me to come to thee, that, with 
 thy saints, I may praise thee for ever and 
 ever. Amen. 
 
 OTHER DEVOUT ASPIRATIONS. 
 
 Blood of Jesus, wash me. 
 Passion of Jesus, strengthen me. 
 Wounds of Jesus, heal me. 
 Heart of Jesus, receive me. 
 Spirit of Jesus, enliven me. 
 Love of Jesus, infiaAie me. 
 Mercy of Jesus, spaJe me. 
 Cross of Jesus, support me. 
 Thorns of Jesus, crown mc. 
 Sighs of Jesus, plead for me. 
 Agony of Jesus, atone for me. 
 Lips of Jesus, bless me in life and death, 
 in time and in eternity, Jlyiien. 
 
In the name of the Father, &c. 
 
 I believe in God, &c. 
 
 V. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord 
 is with thee. 
 
 R. Blessed art thou amongst women, 
 and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Je- 
 sus. 
 
 V. Thou, O Lord, will open my lips. 
 
 R. And my tongue shall announce thy 
 praise. 
 
 V. Incline unto my aid, O God : 
 
 iv. O Lord, make haste to help me. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, &c. 
 
 [Jlleluia, is said at all times except 
 from Septuagesima till Easter, during 
 which period, say:] 
 
 Praise be to thee, O Lord, King of 
 eternal glory. 
 
142 THE ROSARY OF 
 
 THE FIVE JOYFUL MYSTERIES. 
 
 1. The Incarnation. 
 
 Let us contemplate in this Mystery, 
 how the Angel Gabriel saluted our 
 blessed La iy, with tlie title of Full of 
 Grace, and declared unto her. the Incar- 
 nation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus 
 Christ. 
 
 Then say, Our Father, &c., once, Hail 
 Mar;/, &c., ten tiiuos. 
 
 When the Hail Mary has been repeated 
 a tenth time, the decade finishes with 
 Glory he to the father, &c., then follows 
 the prayer. 
 
 LET CS PRAY. 
 
 O HOLY Mary, Queen of virgins! by the 
 most high mystery of the Incarnation of 
 thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, 
 by which our salvation was so happily 
 begun, obtain for us, by tliy intercession, 
 light to know this so great a benefit 
 which he hath bestowed upon us, vonch- 
 safijig in it to make himself our brother, 
 
THE B. VIRGIN. 143 
 
 and thee, (his own most beloved mother,) 
 our mother also. Amen. 
 
 II. The Visitation. 
 
 Let lis conteinplnte in this Mystery, 
 how the Blessed Virgin Mary, under- 
 standing from the angel, that her cousin 
 St. Elizabeth had conceived, went with 
 haste into the mountains of Judea, to 
 visit her, and remained with her three 
 months. Our Father, ^c. 
 
 LET us PRAY. 
 
 HOLY Virgin, most spotless mirror of 
 humility ; by that exceeding charity 
 which moved thee to visit thy holy cousin 
 St. Elizabeth, obtain for us, by thy inter- 
 cession, that our hearts may be so visited 
 by thy most holy Son, that being free from 
 all sin, we may praise him and give him 
 thanks for ever. Amen. 
 
 III. The birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, in 
 Bethlehem. 
 
 Let us contemplate in this Mystery, 
 how the Blessed Virgin Mary, when the 
 
144 THE ROSARY OF 
 
 time of her delivery was come, brought 
 forth our Redeemer, Christ Jesus, at mid- 
 night, and laid him in h man<?er, because 
 there was no room for him in the inns at 
 Bethlehem. Our Father, &c. 
 
 LET us PRAY. 
 
 O MOST pure Mother of God, by thy 
 virginal and most joyful delivery, in 
 which thou gavest unto the world thy 
 only Son, our Saviour, we beseech thee 
 to obtain for us. by thy intercession, grace 
 to lead so pure and holy lives in this 
 world, that we may worthily sing with- 
 out ceasing, both day and night, the mer- 
 cies of thy Son, and his benefit's to us by 
 thee. Amen. 
 
 IV. The Oblation of our blessed Lord in the 
 Temple. 
 
 Let us contemplate in this Mystery, 
 how the most Blessed Virgin Mary, on 
 the day of her purification, presented the 
 child Jesus in the temple, where holy 
 Simeon, giving thanks to Gotl with great 
 devotion, received him into his arms. 
 Our Father, fyc. 
 
THE B. VIRGIN. 145 
 
 LET US PRAY. 
 
 O HOLY Virgin, iTiost admirable mistress 
 and pattern of obedience, who didst pre- 
 sent in the teniple the Lord of tlie tem- 
 ple, obtain for us of thy beloved Son, 
 that, with holy Simeon iind devout Anna, 
 we may praise and glorify him for ever. 
 Anun. 
 
 V. The finding of the child Jesus in the 
 Temple. 
 Let us contemplate in this Mystery 
 how the Blessed Virgin Mary, having 
 lost without any fault of hers her beloved 
 Son in Jerusalem, she sought him for the 
 space of three days, and at length found, 
 him the third day in the temple, in the 
 midst of the doctors, disputing wilh them, 
 being of the age of twelve years. Our 
 Father, &c. 
 
 LET us PRAY. 
 
 Most Blessed Virgin, more than martyr 
 in thy sufterings, and yet the comfort of 
 such as are afflicted ; by that unspeaka- 
 ble joy, wherewith thy soul was ravished 
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146 THE ROSARY OF 
 
 in finding thy beloved Son in the temple, 
 in the midst of the doctors, disputing 
 Avith them, obtain of him for us, so to 
 seek him, and to find liim in the holy 
 Catholic Church, that we may never be 
 separated from him. Amen. 
 
 SALVE REGINA. 
 
 Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, 
 our life, our sweetness, and our hope ! 
 to thee we cry, poor banished children 
 of Eve ; to thee we send up our sighs, 
 mourning and weeping in this valley of 
 tears. Turn, then, most gracious advo- 
 cate, thy eyes of mergy towards us, and 
 after this our exile is ended, sliow unto 
 us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus : 
 clement, O pious, O sweet Virgin Mary. 
 
 V. Pray for us, holy Mother of God. 
 
 R. That we may be made worthy of 
 the promises of Christ. 
 
 LET us PRAY. 
 
 God, whose only begotten Son, by 
 his life, death and resurrection, has pur- 
 chased for us the rewards of eternal life; 
 
THE B. VIRGIN. 147 
 
 grant, we beseech thee, that meditating 
 upon those mysteries, in the most holy- 
 Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we 
 may imitate what they contain, and 
 obtain what they promise : Tlirough the 
 same Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 THE FIVE DOLOROUS MYSTERIES. 
 
 I. Tlie prayer and bloody sweat of our 
 blessed Saviour in the Garden. 
 
 Let us contemplate in this Mystery, 
 how our Lord Jesus was so afflicted for 
 us in the garden of Gethsemani, that his 
 body was bathed in a bloody sweat, which 
 ran trickling down in great drops to the 
 ground. 
 
 Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c. Glo- 
 ry be to the Father, Sec, as before. 
 
 LET DS PRAY. 
 
 Most holy Virgin, more than martyr, 
 by that ardent prayer which thy most 
 beloved Son poured forth unto his Father 
 in the garden, vouchsafe to intercede for 
 
148 THE ROSARY OF 
 
 US, that our passions being reduced to the 
 obedience of reason, we may always, 
 and in all thinjjs, conform and subject 
 ourselves to the will of God. Amen. 
 
 II. The scourging of our blessed Lord at 
 the Pillar. 
 
 Let us contemplate in this Mystery, 
 how our Lord Jesus Christ was most 
 cruelly scourj;ed in Pilate's house, the 
 number of stripes they gave him being 
 above five thousand, (as it was revealed 
 to St. Bridget.) Oicr Father, &c. 
 
 LET us PRAY. 
 
 O Mother of God, overflowing foun- 
 tain of patience ; by those stripes thy 
 only and most beloved Son vouchsafed 
 to suffer for us, obtain of him for us 
 grace that we may know how to mortify 
 our iel>eiiiou^ senses, and cut off all oc- 
 casions of sinning, with that sword of 
 grief and comjjas'sion, which pierced thy 
 most tender soul. Amen. 
 
THE B. VIRGIN. 149 
 
 III. The crowning of our blessed Saviour 
 ivilh Thorns. 
 Let us conteuiphite in this Mystery, 
 how those cruel ministers ol" ISatan 
 platted a crown of sharp tliorns, and 
 most cruelly pressed it on the sacred 
 head of our Lord Jesus Clirist. Our 
 Father, ike. 
 
 LET us PRAY. 
 
 O Mother of our eternal Prince and 
 King of glory ; by those sharp thorns, 
 wherewitli his most holy head was 
 pierced, we^ beseech thee, that, by thy 
 intercession, we may be delivered here 
 from all motions ot pride, and, in the 
 day ol' judgment, from that confusion 
 which our sins deserve. Amen. 
 
 IV. Jesus carrying his Cross 
 Let us contemplate in this Mystery, 
 how our Lord Jesus Christ, being sen- 
 tenced to die, bore with the most amazing 
 patience the cross, which was laid upon 
 him for his greater torment and ignominy. 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
150 THE ROSARY OF 
 
 LET US PRAY. 
 
 O Holy Virgin, example of patience, 
 by the most paintul carrying oftlie cross, 
 in which thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, 
 bore the heavy weight of our sins, obtain 
 of him for us, by thy intercession, cour- 
 age and strength to follow his steps, and 
 bear our cross after him to the end of our 
 lives. Amen. 
 
 V. The aucifixion of cur Lord Jesus Christ. 
 Let us contemi)la':e in this Mystery, 
 how our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 
 being come to Mount Calvary, was stript 
 of his clothes, and his hands and feet 
 most cruelly nailed to the cross, in the 
 presence of his most aftiicted Mother. 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 LET us PRAY. 
 
 Holy Mary, Mother of God, as the 
 body of thy beloved Son was for us ex- 
 tended on the cross, so may our desires 
 be daily more and more stretched out in 
 his service, and our liearts wounded witli 
 compassion of his most bitter passion. 
 
THE B. VIRGIN. 151 
 
 And thou, most B. Virgin, graciously 
 vouchsafe to help us to accomplish the 
 ■work of our salvation, by thy powerful 
 intercession, jimen. 
 
 Hail^ holy Queen, &c., with the verse 
 and prayer as before, at page 146. 
 
 THE FIVE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES. 
 
 J. The resurrection of Christ from the Dead. 
 
 Let us contemplate in this Mystery, 
 how our Lord Jesus Christ, triumphing 
 gloriously over deatli, rose again the third 
 day, immortal and impassible. 
 
 Our Father, Sec. Hail Mary, Sec. Glory 
 he to the Father, Sec. as before. 
 
 LET US PRAY. 
 
 O Glorious Virgin Mary, by that un- 
 speakable joy thou receivedst in the re- 
 surrection of thy only Son, we beseech 
 thee, obtain of him for us, that our hearts 
 may never go astray after the false joys 
 of this world, but may be ever and whol- 
 ly employed in the pursuit of the only 
 true and solid joys of heaven. Amen. 
 
THE ROSARY OF 
 
 . The ascension of Christ into Heaven. 
 
 Let us contemplate in tliis Mystery, 
 how our Lord Jesus Christ, forty days 
 after his resurrection, ascended into hea- 
 ven attended by Angels, in tlie sight of 
 his most holy Mother, his holy Apostles 
 and disciples, to tlie great admiration of 
 tbem all. Ou?- Father, &c. 
 
 LET us PRAY. 
 
 Mother of God, comfort of the af- 
 flicted ; as thy beloved Son. when he as- 
 cended into heaven, lifted up his hands, 
 and blessed his apostles: so vouchsafe, 
 most holy Mother, to lift up thy pure 
 hands to him for us, that we may enjoy 
 the benefit ' f his blessing and thine, 
 here on earth, and hereafter in heaven. 
 Ameti. 
 
 IIL The coming of the Holy Ghost to his 
 Disciples. 
 
 Let us ccJntemplate in this Mystery 
 how our Lord Jesus Clirist, being seated 
 on the right hand of God, sent, as he had 
 
THE B. VIRGIN. 
 
 promised, the Holy Ghost upon the Apos- 
 tles, who, after he was ascended, return- 
 ed to Jerusalem, and continued in pra} er 
 and supplication with the blessed Virgin 
 Mary, expecting* the performance of his 
 promise. Our Father, &c. 
 
 LET us PRAY. 
 
 O Sacred Virgin, tabernacle of the Holy 
 Ghost; we beseech thee, obtain by thy 
 intercession, that tlis most tweet com- 
 forter, whom thy beloved Son sent down 
 upon his Apostles, filling them thereby 
 with a spiritual joy, may teach us, in this 
 world, the true way of salvation, and 
 make us walk in the path of virtue and 
 good works. Amen. 
 
 ^Y . The assumption of the Blessed Virgin 
 Mary into Heaven. 
 
 Let us contemplate in this Mystery, 
 how die glorious Virgin Mary, after the 
 resurrection of her Son, passed out of 
 this world unto him, and was by him 
 assumed into heaven, accompanied by- 
 the holy AngelS. Our Father, &c. 
 
' *^ THE ROSARY OF 
 
 LET US PRAY. 
 
 .GST prudent Virgin, who, entering 
 ill, the heavenly palace, didst fill t':e 
 holy Angels with joy, and man with 
 hope ; vouchsafe to intercede for us in 
 the hour of death, that, free fnm the 
 illusions and temptations of the devil, 
 we may joyfully and successfully pass out 
 of this temporal slate to enjoy the happi- 
 ness of eternal life. Amen. 
 
 V. The coronation of the most Blessed Vir- 
 gin Mary in Heaven. 
 
 Let us contemplate in this Mystery, 
 how the glorious Virgin Mary was, with 
 great jubilee and exultation of the whole 
 court of heaven, and particular glory of 
 all the Saints, crowneil by her Son with 
 the brightest diadem of glory. Oiir Fa- 
 ther, &c. 
 
 LET us PRAY. 
 
 O Glorious Queen of all the heavenly 
 citizens, we beseech thee, accept this 
 Rosary, which, as a crown of roses, we 
 
THE B. VIRGIN. 
 
 offer at thy feet ; and grant, most gracious 
 Lady, that by tliy intercession, our souls 
 may be inflamed with so ardent a desire 
 'of seeing thee so gloriously crowned, that 
 it may never die in us, until it shall be 
 changed into the happy fruitioa of thy 
 blessed sight. Amen. 
 
 Hail, holy Queen, &c., with the veise 
 and prayer as before, at page 146. 
 
 PRAYER OF ST. BERNARD, 
 
 To the B. Virgin Mary. 
 Remember, most pious Virgin Mary ! 
 that 1:0 one ever had recourse to thy p o- 
 tection, implored thy help, or sought thy 
 mediation, without obtaining relief. Con- 
 fiding, then, in thy goodness and mercy, 
 I cast myself at thy sacred feet, and do 
 most humbly supplicate thee, Mother 
 of the eternal Word ! to adopt me as thy 
 chile', and take upon thyself ti.e care of 
 my salvation. Oh ! let it not be said, my 
 dearest Mother, that I have perished 
 where no one ever found but grace and 
 salvation. Amen. 
 
^ -OSARY OF THE B. TIRGIN. 
 
 A PRAYER 
 
 To our Angel Guardian, 
 
 O HOLY Angel ! to whose care God in 
 his mercy bath committed nie ; thou, who 
 assistest me in my wants, who consolest 
 me in my afflictions, who supportest me 
 when dejected, and who constantly ob- 
 tainest for me new favors; I return thee 
 now most sincere and humble thanks, 
 and I conjure thee, O amiable Guide! to 
 continue still thy care; to defend me 
 against my enemies ; to remove from me 
 the occasions of sin; to obtain for me a 
 docility to thy holy inspirations; to pro- 
 tect me, in particular, at the hour of my 
 death; and then conduct me to tlie man- 
 sions o[ eternal repose. Amen. 
 
ito §Mana 0f Mnt$. 
 
 Lord, have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ, have mercy on us. 
 
 Lord, have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ, hear us. 
 
 Christ, graciously hear us. 
 
 God tlie Father of heaven, have mercy 
 
 on us. 
 God the Son. Redeemer of the M'orld, 
 
 have mercy on us 
 God thi Holy Ghost, have mercy on us. 
 Holy Trinity one God, have mercy on us. 
 Holy Mary, "^ 
 
 Holy Mother of God, 
 Holy Virgin of Virgins, 
 St. Micliael, 
 
 St. Gabriel, ^ l^^ 
 
 St. Raphael, 
 
 All ye holy Angels and Archangels 
 All ye holy orders of blessed Spirits 
 St. John the Baptist, 
 St. Joseph, 
 
158 
 
 THE LITANY OP 
 
 All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets,' 
 St. Peter, 
 St. Paul, 
 St. Andrew, 
 St. James, (Son of Zeb.) 
 St. John, 
 S\ Thomas, 
 
 St. James, {Son of Alph.) 
 St. Philip, 
 St. Bartholomew, 
 St. Matthew, 
 St. Simon, 
 St. Thaddeus, 
 St. Matthias, 
 St. Barnaby, 
 St. Lnke, 
 St. Mark, 
 
 All ye holy Apostles and Evangel- 
 ists, 
 All ye holy disciples of our Lord, 
 All ye holy innocents, 
 St. Sfephen, 
 St. Laurence, 
 St. Vincent, 
 
 St. Fabian and St. Sebastian, 
 St. John and St. Paul, 
 
SAINTS. 
 
 St. Cosmas and St. Daniian, 
 
 St. Gervase and St. Protase, 
 
 All ye holy Martyrs, 
 
 St. Sylvester, 
 
 St. Gregory. 
 
 St. Ambrose, 
 
 St. Augustin, 
 
 St. Jerom, 
 
 St. Martin, 
 
 St. Nicholas, 
 
 All yc holy Bishops and Confessors, | 
 
 All ye holy Doctors, 
 
 St. Anthony, 
 
 St. Bennet, 
 
 St. Bernard, 
 
 St. Dominick, 
 
 St. Francis, 
 
 All ye holy Priests and Levites, 
 
 All ye holy Monks and Hermits, 
 
 St. Mary Magdalen, 
 
 St. Agatha, 
 
 St. Lucy, 
 
 St. Agnes, 
 
 St. Cecily, 
 
 St. Catharine, 
 
 St. Anastatia, 
 
 All ye holy Virgins, and Widows, 
 
160 TUE LITANY OF 
 
 All ye Men and Women, Sain.s of God, 
 make intercession for us. 
 
 Be merciful unto us, Sfiare us, Lord, 
 
 Be merciful unto us. Graciously hear us, 
 Lord. -] 
 
 From all evil. 
 
 From all sin. 
 
 From thy wrath, 
 
 From a sudden and unprovided 
 death, 
 
 Froiii the deceits of the devil, 
 
 From anger, hatred, and ill-will, 
 
 From the spirit of fornication, 
 
 From lightning and tempest, 
 
 From everlasting death, 
 
 Through the mystery of thy holy in- 
 carnation. 
 
 Through thy coming, 
 
 Through thy nativity. 
 
 Through thy baptism and lioly fasting 
 
 Through thy cross and passion, 
 
 Through thy death and burial, 
 
 Through thy holy resurrection, 
 
 Through thy admirable ascensio"'. 
 
 Through the coming of the Holy 
 Ghost the Comforter, 
 
 In the day of judgment, 
 
 ri 
 
IGl 
 
 We sinners, do beseech thee to hear us. 
 
 That thou spare us, 
 
 That thou pardon us, ^ 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to bring tfe to 
 true penance, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to govern and 
 preserve thy holy Church, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to preserve 
 our Apostolic Prelate, and all ec- 
 clesiastical oraers in thy holy reli- 
 gion. 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to humble the 
 enemies of thy holy Church, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to give peace, 
 and true concord to christian kings 
 and princes, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to grant peace, 
 and unity to all christian people, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to confirm and 
 preserve us in thy holy service. 
 
 That thou lift up our minds to hea- 
 venly desires. 
 
 That thou render eternal good things 
 to all our benefactors, / 
 
 That thou deliver our souls, and those / 
 11 
 
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 162 THE LITANY 00 
 
 of our brethren-, kinsfolks, and 
 benefactors, from eternal dam- 
 nation, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to give, 
 and preserve t'^e fruits of the 
 earth, 
 
 Tliat thou vouchsafe to j^ive eter- 
 nal rest to all the faithful de- 
 parted, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe graciously 
 to hear us, | 
 
 Son of God, J 
 
 Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 
 of the world. Spare «s, O Lord. 
 
 Lan.b of God, who takest away the sins 
 of the world. Hear tis. O Lord. 
 
 Lamb'Of God, who takest away the sins 
 of the world, Have mercy on us. 
 Christ hear us. Christ, graciously hear 
 
 us. 
 
 Lord, have mercy on us. Christ have 
 
 mercyon us. Lord, have mercy on us. 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 V. And lead us not into tempta ion. 
 R. But deliver us from evil. Amen. 
 
SAINTS. 163 
 
 Psalm Ixix. 
 
 God, come to my assistance ; Lord 
 make haste to help me. 
 
 Let t#em be confounded -and asliamed 
 thu seek my soul: 
 
 Let them be turned backward, and 
 blush for shame that desire evils to me : 
 
 Let them be presently turned away 
 blushing for shame that say to me: 'Tis 
 well, 'tis well. 
 
 Let all tha' seek thee, rejoice and be 
 glad dn thee ; and let sucli as love thy 
 salvation say always: The Lord be mag- 
 nified. 
 
 But I am needy and poor ; O God, help 
 me. 
 
 Thou art my helper and my deliverer: 
 Lord, make no delay. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, &c. 
 
 V. Save thy servants. 
 
 R. Trusting in thee. O my God. 
 
 V, Be unto us, O Lord, a tower of 
 strength. 
 
 R. From the face of the enemy. 
 
 V. Let not the enemy prevail against 
 us at all. 
 
164 THE LITANY OF 
 
 R. Nor the son of iniquity have any 
 power to hurt us. 
 
 V. Lord, (leal not with us according 
 to our sins. fl 
 
 R. Neither reward us according to our 
 iniquities. 
 
 V. Let us pray for our chief bisliop, N. 
 
 R. The Lord preserve him, and give 
 liim life, and make him blessed upon 
 earth, and deliver him not to the will of 
 his enemies. 
 
 V. Let us pray for our benefactors. 
 
 7i. Vouchsafe, Lord, Jbr thy name's 
 sake, to reward with eternal life all those 
 who have done us good. 
 
 V. Let us pray fur the faithful departed. 
 
 R. Eternal rest give them, Lord ; and 
 let perpetual light shine upon them. 
 
 V. May they rest in peace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
 V. For our absent brethren. 
 
 R. my God, save thy servants trust- 
 ing in thee. 
 
 V. Send them help, Lord, from thy 
 holy place. 
 
 R. And from Sion protect them. 
 
SAINTS. 1G5 
 
 V. Lord, hear my prayer. 
 
 R, And let my cry come unto thee. 
 
 LET us PRAY. 
 
 • 
 
 O God, whose property is always to 
 have mercy and to spare, receive our pe- 
 tition, that we, and all thy servants who 
 are bound hy the chains of sin, may, by 
 tlie compassion of thy goodness, be mer- 
 cifully absolved. 
 
 Hear, we beseech thee, Lord, the 
 prayers of thy suppliants, and pardon the 
 sins of them that confess to thee "hat, 
 in thy bounty, thou mayest give us par- 
 don and peace. 
 
 Out of thy clemency, O Lord, show 
 thy unspeakable mercy to us ; that so 
 thou mayest bo^h acquit vis of our sins, 
 and deliver us from the punishments we 
 deserve for them. 
 
 God, who by sin art offended, and by 
 penance pacified, merifully regard the 
 prayers of thy people making supplica- 
 tion to thee, and turn away the scourges 
 of tliy anger, which we deserve for our 
 sins. 
 
166 THE LITANY OF 
 
 O Almighty and Eternal God, have 
 mercy on thy servant, A^. our chief bishop, 
 and direct him according to tliy clemen- 
 cy, into the way of everlasting salvation; 
 that, by thy grace, he may desire those 
 things that are agreeable to thee, and 
 perform them with all his strength. 
 
 O God, from whom are all holy desires, 
 right counsels, and just works, give to 
 thy servants that peace which the world 
 cannot give: that our hearts may be dis- 
 posed to keep thy commandments, and 
 the fear of enemies being removed, the 
 times, by thy protection, may be peace- 
 able. 
 
 Inflame. O Lord, our reins and hearts 
 with the fire of thy holy spirit, that we 
 may serve thee with chaste bodies, and 
 please thee with clean hearts. 
 
 O God, the Creator and Redeemer of 
 all the faithful, give to the souls of thy 
 servants departed, the remission of all 
 their sins; that through pious supplica- 
 tions, they may obtain the pardon which 
 they have always desired. 
 
 Prevent, we beseech thee, Lord,o:^r 
 actions by thy holy inspirations, and car- 
 
SAINTS. 167 
 
 ry them on by thy gracious assistance : 
 that every prayer and work of ours may 
 begin always from thee, and by thee be 
 happily ended. 
 
 Aim ghty and Eternal God, who hast 
 dominion over the living and the dead, 
 and art merciful to all whom thou fore- 
 knowest shall be thine by faith and good 
 works ; we humbly beseech thee, that 
 they for whom w^e have determined to 
 offer up our prayers, vvhether this world 
 still detains them in the flesh, or the 
 world to come has already received them 
 out of their bodies, may, by the clemency 
 of thy goodness, all thy Saints interceding 
 for them, obtain pardon and full remis- 
 sion of all their sins ; Through our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, thy son, who liveth and 
 reigneth, one God with thee and the 
 Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen. 
 
 V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 
 
 R. And let my cry come unto thee. 
 
 V. May the Al ni -hty and most merci- 
 ful Lord graciously hear us. R. Amen. 
 
 V. And may the souls of the faithful 
 departe i, through the mercy of God, rest 
 in peace. R. Ameru 
 
THE SEVEN 
 
 ^tnittntjal ^saims. 
 
 [Remember not, O Lord ! our offences 
 nor those of our parents, and take not re- 
 venge on our bins.] 
 
 Psalm vi. Domine, nc in furore. 
 
 O Lord ! rebuke me not in thy indig- 
 nation nor chastise me in thy wrath. 
 
 Have mercy on me, Lord ! for I am 
 weak : lieal me, Lord ! for all my bones 
 are troubled. 
 
 And my soul is troubled exceedingly; 
 but thou, Lord ! how long? 
 
 Turn to me, O Lor i ! and deliver my 
 soul ; O! save me for thy mercy's sake. 
 
 For there is no one in tleath, that is 
 mindful of thee; and who shall confess 
 to thee in hell ? 
 
 ^ have labored in my groanings, every 
 
PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 169 
 
 night I will wash my bed ; I will water 
 my couch with tears. 
 
 My eye is troubled through indigna- 
 tion ; I have grown old among all my 
 enemies. 
 
 Depart from me, all ye workers of ini- 
 quity; for the Lord hath heard the voice 
 of my weeping. 
 
 The Lord hath heard my supplication ; 
 the Lord hath received my prayer. 
 
 Let all my enemies be ashamed, and 
 very much troubled; let them be turned 
 back and be ashamed very speedily. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 
 and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the 
 beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
 world without end. Amen. 
 
 Psalm xxxi. Beati quorum. 
 
 Blessed are they, whose iniquities are 
 forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 
 
 Blessed is the man, to whom the Lord 
 hath not imputed sin, and in whose spi- 
 rit, there is no guile. 
 
 Because I was silent, my bones grew 
 old; whilst I cried all the day long. 
 
170 THE SEVEN 
 
 For, dlayand night thy hand was heavy 
 upon me; I am turned in my anguish, 
 whilst the thorn is fastened. 
 
 I have acknowledged my sin to thee, 
 and my injustice I have not concealed. 
 
 I said, I will confess against myself 
 my Injustice to the Lord ; and thou hast 
 forgiven the wickedness of my sin. 
 
 For this, shall eycry one that is holy, 
 pray to thee in a seasonahle time. 
 
 Yet in che deluge of many waters, they 
 shall not come* nigh unto him. 
 
 Thou art my refuge from the trouble 
 which hath encompassed me ; my joy, 
 deliver me from them that surround me. 
 
 I will give thee undersanding, and I 
 will instruct thee in this way, in which 
 thou shalt go; I will fix my eyes upon 
 thee. 
 
 Do not become as the horse, and mule 
 that have no understanding. 
 
 With bit and bridle bind fast their jaws, 
 who come not near unto thee. 
 
 Many are the scourg.es of the sinner, 
 but mercy shall encompass him that 
 hopeth in the Lord. 
 
PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 171 
 
 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice ye 
 just ! and glory, all ye right of heart. 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 Psahn x'xxvii. Domine, ne m furore. 
 
 Rebuke mo not, Lord ! in thy indig- 
 nation, nor chastise me in thy wrath. , 
 
 For thy arrows are fastened in me, and 
 thy hand hath been strong upon me. 
 
 There is no hea'th in my flesh, be- 
 cause of thy wrath ; there is no peace 
 for my bones, because of my sins. 
 
 For my iniquities are gone over my 
 head; and as a heavy burden, are be- 
 come heavy upon me. 
 
 My sores are putrified and corrupted, 
 because of my foolishness. 
 
 I am become miserable, and am bow- 
 ed down even to the end : I walked sor- 
 rowful all the day long. 
 
 For my loins are filled with illusion ; 
 and there is no health in my flesh. 
 
 I am afflicted and humbled exceed- 
 ingly : I roared with the groaning of my 
 heart. 
 
172 THE SEVEN 
 
 OLortl! all my desire is before thee, 
 and my groaning is not hid from ihee. 
 
 My lieart is troubled, my strength hath 
 left me ; and the light of my eyes itself 
 is not with me. 
 
 My friends, and my neighbors, have 
 drawn near, and stood against me. 
 
 And they that were near me stood afar 
 off: and they that sought my soul, i\sed 
 violence. 
 
 And they that sought evils to me, spoke 
 vain things, and studied deceits all the 
 da/ long. 
 
 But I, as a deaf man, heard not ; and 
 was as a dumb man, not opening his 
 
 )TlOUth. 
 
 And I became as a man that heareth 
 not, and that hath no reproofs in his 
 mouth. 
 
 For in thee, O Lord ! have I hoped ; 
 thou wilt hear me, Lord ! my God! 
 
 For I said, lest at any time my enemies 
 rejoice over me; and whilst my feet are 
 inoved, they speak great things against 
 me. 
 
 For I am ready for scourges ; and my 
 
PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 173 
 
 sorrow is continually before me. 
 
 For I will declare my iniquity ; and I 
 will think for my sins. 
 
 But my enemies live, and are stronger 
 than I; and they that hate me wrongful- 
 ly, are multiplied. 
 
 They, that render evil for good, have 
 detracted me, because I followed good- 
 ness. 
 
 Forsake me not, Lord! my God! do 
 not thou depart from me. 
 
 Atteml unto my help, Lord! the God 
 of my salvation. Glory, &c. 
 
 Psalm L Miserere. 
 
 Have mercy on me, God! according 
 to thy great mercy. 
 
 And, according to the multitude of thy 
 tender mercies, blot out my iniquity. 
 
 Wash me yet more from my iniquity, 
 and cleanse mo from my sin. 
 
 For I know my iniquity, and my sin is 
 always before me. 
 
 To thee only have I sinned, and have 
 done evil before thee, that thou mayest 
 
174 THE SEVEN 
 
 be justified in thy words, and mayest 
 overcome when thou art judged. 
 
 For behold, I was conceived in iniqui- 
 ties; and in sins did my mother conceive 
 me. 
 
 For behohl thou hast loved truth ; the 
 uncertain and hidden things of thy wis- 
 dom, thou hast made manifest to me. 
 
 Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, 
 and I shall be cleansecf^ thou shalt wash 
 me and I shall be made whiter than 
 snow. 
 
 To my hearing thou shalt give joy, and 
 gladness; and the bones, that arc hum- 
 bled, shall rejoice. 
 
 Turn away thy face from my sins, and 
 blot out all my inif|uities. 
 
 Create a clean heart in me, O God! 
 and renew a right spirit within my bow- 
 els. 
 
 Cast me not away from thy face, and 
 take not thy holy spirit from me. 
 
 Restore unto me the joy of thy salva- 
 tion, and strengthen me with a perfect 
 spirit. 
 
PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 175 
 
 I will teach the unjust thy ways ; and 
 the wicked shall be converted to thee. 
 
 Deliver me from blood, O God! thoii 
 God of my salvation! and my tongue 
 shall extol thy justice. 
 
 Lord ! thou wilt open my lips, arid 
 my mouth shall declare thy praise. 
 
 For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I 
 would indeed have given it: witli burnt- 
 offerings thou wilt not be delighted. 
 
 A sacrifice to God is an afilicted spirit; 
 a contrite and humble heart, God 
 thou wilt not despise. 
 
 Deal favorably, Lord ! in thy good 
 will with Sion, that the walls of Jerusa- 
 lem may be built up. 
 
 Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of 
 justice, oblations, and whole burnt-offer- 
 ings; then shall they lay calves upon thy 
 altar. Glory, &c. 
 
 Psalm ci, Domine exaudi. 
 
 Hear, Lord! my, prayer, and let my 
 cry come to thee. 
 
 Turn not away thy face from me ; in 
 
176 THE SEVEN 
 
 the day when I am in trouble, incline 
 thine ear to me. 
 
 In what day soever I shall call upon 
 thee, hear me speedily. 
 
 For my days are vanished like smoke; 
 and my bones are grown dry as fuel for 
 the fire. 
 
 I am smitten as grass, and my heart is 
 withered ; because I forgot to eat my 
 bread. 
 
 Through the voice of my groanimj. my 
 bone hath cleaved to my flesh. 
 
 I am become like a pelican of the 
 wilderness; I am like a night-raven in 
 the house. 
 
 I have watched, and am become as a 
 sparrow, all alone on the house-top. 
 
 All the day long my enemies re- 
 proached me : and they that praised me, 
 did swear against me. 
 
 For I did eat ashes like bread, and 
 mingled my drink with weeping. 
 
 Because of thy anger and indignation, 
 for having lifted me up, thou hast thrown 
 me down. 
 
PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 177 
 
 My days have declined like a shadow; 
 and .[ am withered like grass. 
 
 But thou, Lord! eudurest for ever; 
 and thy memorial to all generations. 
 
 Thou slialt arise and have mercy on 
 Sion; for it is lime to have mercy on it, 
 for the time is come. 
 
 For the stones thereof liave pleased 
 thy servants, and they shall have pity on 
 the earth thereof. 
 
 And the gentiles shall fear thy name, 
 Lord ! and all the Kings of the earth, 
 thy glory. 
 
 For the Lord hath built up Sion ; and 
 he shall be seen in his glory. 
 ' He hath had regard to the prayers of 
 the humble; and he hath not despised 
 their petition. Let these things be writ- 
 ten unto another generation; and the 
 people that shall be created shall praise 
 the Lord. 
 
 Because he hath looked forth from his 
 high sanctuary ; from heaven, the Lord 
 hath looked upon the earth. 
 
 That he might hear the groans of them 
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178 THE SEYEN 
 
 that are in fetters; that he might release 
 the children of the slain : 
 
 That they may declare the name of 
 the Lord in Sioii, and his praise in Jeru- 
 salem. 
 
 When the people assembled together 
 and kings, to serve the Lord. 
 
 He answered him in the way of his 
 strength, declare imto me the fewness of 
 my days. 
 
 Call me not away in the midst of my 
 days; thy years dre unto generation, and 
 generation. 
 
 In the beginning, O Lord, thou found- 
 edst the earth ; and the heavens are the 
 ■works of thy^liands. 
 
 They shall perish, but thou remainest; 
 and all of them shall grow old like a gar- 
 ment. 
 
 And as a vesture thou shah change 
 them, and they shall be changed : bnt 
 thou art always the self-same and thy 
 years shall not fail. 
 
 The children of thy servants shall 
 continue; and their seed shall be directed 
 for ever. 
 
PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 Psalm cxxix, De profundis. 
 
 Out of the depths I have crieJ to thee, 
 OLord! Lord! hear my voice. 
 
 Let thy ears be attentive to the voice 
 of my supplication. 
 
 If thou, Lord! wilt mark iniquities, 
 Lord! who sliall stand it? 
 
 For with thee there is merciful forgive- 
 ness : and by reason of thy law I have 
 waited for thee, Lord! 
 
 My soul hath relied on his word : my 
 soul hath hoped in the Lord. 
 
 From the morning watch even until 
 night, let Israel hope in the Lord. 
 
 Because with the Lord there is mercy; 
 ai^d witli him, plentiful redemjjtion. 
 
 And he shall redeem Israel, from all 
 his iniquities. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 Psalm cxlii. Domine exaudi. 
 
 Hear, Lord! my prayer, give ear to 
 y s'jpplict 
 thy justice. 
 
'II 
 
 80 PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 
 
 And enter not into judgment with thy 
 servant; for in thy sight no man living 
 shall be justiMcd. 
 
 For the enemy hath persecuted my 
 soul; he hath brought down my life to 
 the eartii. 
 
 He liatii made me dwell in darkness, 
 as thos-e that have been dead of old; and 
 my spirit is in anguish within me, my 
 heart within me is troubled. 
 
 I remembered the days of old; I medi 
 tated on all thy works; I mused on the 
 works of thy hands. 
 
 I stretched forth my liandj= to thee, my 
 soul is as earth witlrout water unto thee. 
 
 Hear me speedily, Lord! my spirit 
 hath fainted away. 
 
 Turn not away thy ftice from me, l^st 
 I be like unio them that go down into 
 the pit. 
 
 Caixse me to hear thy mercy in the 
 morning, for in thee I have lio])ed. 
 
 Make the way known tomt^ wherein I 
 should walk ; for I have lifted up my 
 sou I to thee. 
 
 Deliver me from my enemies, Lord I 
 
VARIOUS PRAYERS. 181 
 
 to thee have I fled ; teach me to do thy 
 will, for thou art my God. 
 
 Thy good spirit shall lead me into the 
 right land ; for thy name's sake, Lord! 
 thou will quicken me in thy justice. 
 
 Thou wilt bring my soul out of trou- 
 ble; and in thy mercy thou wilt destroy 
 my enemies. 
 
 And thou wilt cut off all them that 
 afflict my soul! for I am thy servant 
 
 Glory. &c. 
 
 Anthkm. Remember not, Lord! our 
 offences, nor those of our parents, and 
 take not revenge on our sins. 
 
 Under Temptations. 
 
 Lord! thy enemies and mine have 
 risen up against me; they seek my soul 
 
182 VARIOUS PRATERS. 
 
 to destroy it, and use their utmost efforts 
 to drag it into the bottomless pit: I there- 
 fore come, and cast myself at thy feet, to 
 implore thy succor. 
 
 Ah! sutler not that soul vvhicli thou 
 hast redeemed at the price of thy hlood, 
 to become their prey. Be thou my pro- 
 tector and my refuge; receive me into 
 thy arms, and shield me from tlicir rage 
 confound their devices ; destroy their 
 power; disappoint their malice. Thy 
 glory, O my Saviour! is concernetl in 
 not suffering those that belong to thee, 
 to fall into the hands of thy enemies. 
 Support me, therefore, I beseech thee, iti 
 the severe conflicts I have to sustain 
 against them, and make me victorious 
 over all their elforts. Amen. 
 
 IN SICKNESS. 
 
 MY God! I offer thee the pains which 
 I endure, in expiation of my sins. Alas! 
 I have so often, so grievously, so con- 
 temptuously offended thee, who art so 
 so fidl of goodness for me, O my Jesus! 
 who for the love of me didst suffer upon 
 
VARIOUS PRAYERS. 183 
 
 the cross the most excruciating tortures. 
 Alas!: what are my sufferings compared 
 with thine? what are they compared 
 with my sins ! what* are they, compared 
 with the everlasting flames of hell 
 which I have deserved by my horrid 
 crimes! my God, O sweet Jesus, grant 
 me the grace I stand in need of, to profit 
 by my sufferings, now; to die in thy 
 divine love ; and to be happy with thee 
 for ever. Amen. 
 
 PRAYERS 
 
 For the Ecclesiastical and Civil Authorities. 
 
 We pray thee, O Almighty and Eter- 
 nal God ! who, through Jesus Christ, hast 
 revealed thy glory to all nations, to pre- 
 serve the works of thy mercy; that thy 
 church, being spread throughout the 
 world, may continue, with unchanging 
 faith, in the confession of thy name. 
 
 We pray thee, who alone art good and 
 holy, to endow with heavenly know- 
 ledge, sincere zeal, aaid sanctity of life, 
 our chief bishop iV. N. the vicar of our 
 Lord Jesus Christ, in the government of 
 
184 VARIOUS PRAYERS. 
 
 his eliurcli; our own bishop N. N. (^or. if 
 he be not consecrated,^^ our bishop elect;") 
 all other bishops, prelates, and pastors of 
 the chnrcli; ami especially those who 
 are appointed to exercise among us the 
 functions of the holy ministry, and con- 
 duct thy people into the ways of salva- 
 tion. 
 
 We pray thee, God of might, wis- 
 dom, and justice! through whom autho- 
 rity is rightly administered, hiws are 
 enacte'd, and judgment decreed, assist 
 with thy Holy Spirit of counsel and for- 
 titude, the President of these Confederate 
 States; that his administration maybe 
 conducted in righteousness, and be emi- 
 nently useful to thy people, over whom 
 he presides; by encouraging due respect 
 for virtue and religion; by a faithful ex- 
 ecution of the laws in justice and mercy, 
 and by restraining vice and immorality. 
 Let the light of thy divine wisdom direct 
 the deliberations of Congress, and shine 
 forth in all their proceedings and laws, 
 framed for our rule and government; 
 so that they may tend to the preservation 
 
TARIOUS PRAYERS. 185 
 
 of peace, the jnomotion of national hap- 
 piness, the increase of industry, sobriety, 
 and useful knowledge; and may perpe- 
 tuate to us the blessings of equal liberty. 
 We pray for his Excellency the Gov- 
 ernor of tliis State, for the Members of 
 Assembly, for all Judges, Magistrates, 
 and other officers, who are appointed to 
 guard our political welfare ; that they 
 jnay be enabled, by thy powerful protec- 
 tion, to discharge the duties of their re 
 spective stations with honesty and abili- 
 
 We recommend, likewise, to thy un 
 bounded mercy^ all our brethren and fel- 
 low-citizens, throughout the Confederate 
 States, that they may be blessed in the 
 knowledge, and sanctified in the obser- 
 vance, of thy most holy law : that they 
 may be preserved in union, and in that 
 peace which the world cannot give; and 
 after enjoying the blessings of this life, 
 be admitted to those which are eternal. 
 
 Finally, we pray thee, O Lord of mer- 
 cy ! to remember the souls of thy servants 
 departed, who are gone before us, with 
 
186 VARIOUS PRATERS. 
 
 the sign of faith, and repose in the sleep 
 of peace; the souls of our parents, rela- 
 tions, and friends 5 of those, who, when 
 living, were members of this congrega- 
 tion, and particularly of such as are 
 lately deceased ; of all benefactors, who 
 by their donations or legacies to this 
 church, witnessed their zeal for the de^ 
 cency of divine worship, and proved 
 their claim to our grateful and charitable 
 remembrance. To these, O Lord, and to 
 all that rest in Christ, grant we beseech 
 thee, a place of refreshment, light, and 
 everlasting peace, through the same Jesus 
 Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR ONE's CONFESSOR, 
 
 Hear, adorable Saviour! my hum- 
 ble prayer in behalf of him whom thou 
 hast appointed to be my spiritual guide 
 through the difliculties that beset my 
 path. As I desire to hear in his voice 
 the expression of thy holy will in my re- 
 gard, enlighten him witli thy holy inspi- 
 ration; make him a worthy minister of thy^ 
 altar, a priest according to thy heart; 
 
VARIOUS PRAYERS. 187 
 
 that his advice may urge me to the per- 
 formance of ihe duties incumbent on me 
 as tliy child, and finally lead me to ever- 
 lasting happiness. Give him that peace 
 which the world cannot give; bestow on 
 him an ardent love for thee, and a tender 
 confidence in thy virgin Mother. Grant 
 that he may faithfully discharge all the 
 duties of his exalted station; and be 
 thou, amiable Jesus ! his exceeding 
 great reward during all eternity. I ask 
 these favors of thee for him, through the 
 powerful intercession of Mary, thy spot- 
 less and ever blessed Mother. Amen^ 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE SOULS IN PURGATORY. 
 
 O GOD, whose goodness and mercy are 
 unbounded, listen to the prayers we offer 
 thee in behalf of our suffering brethren 
 in Purgatory. O bountiful Jesus, who 
 upon the cross didst shed the last drop of 
 thy blood for the redemption of mankind, 
 look with compassion upon the sufferings 
 of these dear souls. Let some drops of 
 that precious iDlood flow upon them, and 
 purify their least stains, and extinguish 
 
188 VARIOUS PRAYERS. 
 
 the devouring? flames in which they are 
 plunged. Deliver them, O merciful 
 ' Jesus, from that ])lace of darkness and 
 tortures, and receive them immediately 
 into thy paternal bosom, there to beJiold, 
 and praise, and love thee for all eternity. 
 Amen. 
 
 A PRAYER 
 
 For the conversion of sinners, and of those 
 separated from the Church. 
 Almighty and most merciful Father, 
 who boldest in tliy hands the destinies 
 of thy creatures, and who desirest not 
 the death of the sinner, but rather that 
 he be converted and live, hearken to the 
 humble petition which I offer to thee in 
 behalf of those who are separated from 
 thee by a sinful life, or remain out of thy 
 Church which thou has commanded all 
 to obey under pain of incurring thy dis- 
 pleasure. Grant tViat all may forsake 
 their evil ways, and serve thee faithfully 
 to the end. Enlighten those who belong 
 not to thy fold: open their eyes to a 
 knowledge of thy truth, and give them 
 
VARIOUS PRAYERS. 189 
 
 grace and courage to embrace it. Grant 
 them patience under the sufferings they 
 may have to enihire for thy s^ake ; and 
 jiuide them through the thorny path of 
 this world to the endless happiness of the 
 worhl to come. I ask tliese favors of 
 thee, O merciful Father! through the 
 merits of thy adorable Son, and through 
 the intercession of liis spotless Mother. 
 Amen. 
 
 Our Father. — Hail Mary. 
 
ii^tmrti03i^ im& §tuti$m 
 
 1. If attacked with serious siclcness, 
 send immediately for your confessor, and 
 make a good confession. As sickness is 
 often a punishment of sin, sincere repen- 
 tance and a good confession are often 
 means of recovery. Delay not. 
 
 2. If your will is not already made, 
 make it, and settle your temporal affairs. 
 
 3. Ask your best friends candidly to 
 tell you your condition. Admit but few 
 visitors, and profit by the time you have 
 left. 
 
 4. Discharge your debts if you have 
 any. Forgive tliose who have injured 
 you, and ask pardon of aU you liave in- 
 jured. Be reconciled to enemies if you 
 have any. 
 
 5. With resignation accept your sick- 
 ness as coming from God, and a just in- 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 191 
 
 fliction on you for your sins. Offer your- 
 self and your sufferings to God, and beg 
 He will grant you patience. Unite your 
 sufferings with those of Christ our Sa- 
 viour. 
 
 6. Ask some friend to read to you 
 spiritual lessons and prayers. 
 
 7. Keep the crucifix before your eyes, 
 and think much and often on the passion 
 and death of our Lord. 
 
 8. Try, by frequent acts of contrition, 
 to excite in your soul a truly penitential 
 spirit. It is said by St. Augustine, that 
 however innocent his life may have been 
 no christian ought to venture to die ex- 
 cept as a penitent. 
 
 A DAILY PRAYER IN TIME OP SICKNESS. 
 
 Lord Jesus Christ, behold I receive 
 this sickness with which thou art pleased 
 to visit me, as coming from thy fatherly 
 hand. It is thy will it should be thus 
 with me, and therefore I submit: thy will 
 he done on earth, as it is in heaven. ^ May 
 this sickness be to the honour of thy holy 
 name, and to the good of my soul. For 
 
192 INSTRUCTIONS AND 
 
 this end, I here ofier myself with an en- 
 tire submission to ihy appointments, to 
 sufler whatever thou pleasest, as long 
 and in what manner thou pleasest. For 
 I thy creature, O Lord, have most un- 
 gratefully offended thee; and, as my sins 
 have long since cried aloud to heaven for 
 justice, bow can I now comi)lain of thy 
 chastisements? Now, my God, thou are 
 just in all thy ways; I have truly de- 
 served thy punishment; and therefore 
 can have no reason to complain of thee, 
 but rather of my own wickedness. 
 
 Rebuke me not, Lord, in thy fury^ 
 nor chastise me in thy tvrath ; but have 
 compassion on my weakness. Thou 
 knowest my frailty, and that I am noth- 
 ing but dust and ashes. Deal not with 
 me, therefore, according to my sins, nor 
 punish nie according to my iniquities, 
 but according to the multitude of thy 
 tender mercies have compassion on me. 
 May thy justice, O Lord, be tempered 
 withjnercy; and let thy heavenly grace 
 come to my assistance, to support me 
 under this illness. Enable me, with 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 193 
 
 Strength from above, to bear all the un- 
 easiness, pains, and difficulties of my 
 sickness, with Christian patience, and to 
 accept them with cheerfulness, in just 
 punishment of my offences. Preserve 
 jne from all temptations, and be thou to 
 me a tower of strength against the as- 
 saults of the enemy, that in this illness 
 I may no ways offend thee. And should 
 it be my last, I beg of thee so to direct 
 me by thy grace, that I may neither neg- 
 lect nor be deprived of those helps which 
 thou hast, in thy n:ercy ordained for the 
 safe conduct of my soul in its passage 
 to eternity; that being perfectly cleansed 
 from my sins, I may believe in thee, 
 hope in thee, love thee above all things; 
 and, through the meriis of thy death and 
 passion, be admitted into the company of 
 the blessed, where I may praise thee for 
 ever. AmenJ 
 
 Actt of the most necessary virtues, to be 
 made in time of sickness. 
 Lord, I accept this sickness from thy 
 hands and resign myself entirely to thy 
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194 INSTRUCTIONS AND 
 
 blessed will, whether it be for life or 
 death. Not my will, but thine be done; 
 tliy will be done on earth, as it is in hea- 
 ven. 
 
 I offer up to t-liee, O Lard, all that I 
 now suffer, or may hereafter suffer, to be 
 united to the si.fferings of my Redeemer, 
 and sanctified by his passion. 
 
 I adore tiiee, O my God and my all, as 
 my first bej^inning and last end ; and, 
 bowing down all the powers of my soul 
 in thy presence, desire to pay thee the 
 best homage I am able. 
 
 I desire to praise tliee, O Lord, with- 
 out ceasing, in sickness as well as in 
 health; and to join my heart and voice 
 with the whole church in heaven and on 
 earth, in blessing thee for ever. 
 
 I give thee thanks from the bottom of 
 my lieart, for all the mercies and bless- 
 ings bestowed upon rne and thy whole 
 church, through Jesus Christ thy Son; 
 and above all, for his having loved me 
 from all eternity, and redeemed me with 
 his precious blood. let not that blood 
 be shed for me in vain ! 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 195 
 
 Lord, I believe all those heavenly 
 truths which thou hast revealed, and 
 which thy holy Catholic church believes 
 and teaches; thou art the sovereign 
 truth, who canst neither deceive nor be 
 deceived; and thou hast promised the 
 Spirit of truth to guide thy church into 
 all truth. / believe in God, the Father M- 
 mighty, &c. In this faith I resolve, 
 through thy grace-, both to live and die ; 
 
 Lord, strengthen and increase my faith. 
 O my God, all my hopes are centered 
 
 in thee, from wliom I hope for mercy, 
 grace, and salvation, through the passion 
 •and death of my blessed Reileemer. In 
 thee, O Lord, have I put my trust; let 
 me never be confounded. 
 
 sweet Jesus, receive me into thy 
 arms in this day of my <listress; hide me 
 within thy wounds; bathe my soul in 
 thy precious blood. 
 
 1 love thee, O my God, with my whole 
 heart and soul, above all things; at least 
 
 1 desire so to love thee. O come now, 
 and lake full possession of my soul, and 
 teach me to love thee for ever. 
 
196 INSTRUCTIONS AND 
 
 I desire to be dissolved, and to be with 
 Christ. 
 
 When, O Lord, will thy kingdom come? 
 When wilt thou perfectly reign in all 
 hearts? When shall sin be no more? 
 
 I desire to embrace every neighbour 
 in the arms of perfect charity, for love of 
 thee. I forgive, from my heart, all that 
 have any ways offended or injured me, 
 and ask pardon of all whom I have any 
 ways offended. 
 
 Have mercy on me, God, according 
 to thy great mercy; and, according tc 
 the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot 
 out my iniquities. 
 
 O who will give water to my head,, 
 and fountains of tears to my eyes, that 
 night and day I may bewail all my sins, 
 
 that I had never offended so good a 
 God! that I had never sinned! Hap- 
 j)y those souls that have preserved their 
 baptismal innocence. 
 
 Lord be merciful to me a sinner; sweet 
 Jesus, Son of the living God, have mercy 
 on me. 
 
 1 recomme»d my soul to God, my Cre- 
 ator, who made me out of nothing ; to 
 
DEVOTIONS POR THE SICK. 197 
 
 Jesus Christ, my Saviour, who redeemed 
 me with his blood; to the Holy Ghost, 
 who sanctified me in baptism. Into thy 
 hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. 
 
 I renounce from this moment, and for 
 all eternity, the devil and all his works; 
 and abhor all his sfiggestions and temp- 
 tations. Suffer not this mortal enemy of 
 my soul, Lord, to have any dominion 
 over me, either now or at my last hour. 
 O let thy holy angels defend me from all 
 the powers of darkness. 
 
 O holy Mary, mother of God, pray for 
 me, a poor sinner, now and at the hour 
 of my death. all ye blessed angels 
 and saints of God, pray for me a poor 
 sinner. 
 
 [/i may also be proper to read some part of 
 fA(? Meditations on the passion of Christ, 
 the Miserere, or other penitential psalms, 
 devout acts of contrition, SfC. ; but not too 
 much at a time^ lest it might fatigue the 
 &ick personJ] 
 
 A DAILY PREPARATION FOR DEATH. 
 
 1. My heart is ready, God, my heart 
 is ready; not my will, but thine be done. 
 
198 INSTRUCTIONS AND 
 
 I resipn myself entirely to thee, Lord, 
 to receive death at the time nnd in the 
 manner it slinll [jlease thee to send it. 
 
 2. I most humbly ask pardon for all the 
 sins I have committed against thy sover- 
 eign goodness, and repent of them all 
 from the bottom of my heart. 
 
 3. I firmly believe whatsoever the holy 
 Catholic Church believes and tenches; 
 and by thy grace I will die in this belief. 
 
 4. I hope to possess eternal life, through 
 thy infinite mercy and the merits of my 
 Saviour Jesus Christ. 
 
 5. my God, my sovereign good, I de- 
 sire to love thee above all things, and to 
 despise this miserable world. 1 desire 
 to love my neighbour as myself, for the 
 love of thee, and from my heart to for- 
 give all injuries. 
 
 6. O my divine Jesus, how great is my 
 desire to receive thy sacretl bndy! O 
 come now unto my soul, at least by a 
 spiritual communion! grant that I 
 may worthily receive thee before my 
 death ! I desire to unite my communion 
 to all the worthy communions which 
 
DEYOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 199 
 
 shall be made in thy holy church, even 
 to the end of the world. 
 
 7. Grant me the grace, O my divine 
 Saviour, perfectly to efface all the sins I 
 have committed by any of my senses, by 
 applying? daily to njy soul thy blessed mer- 
 its, the holy unction of thy precious blood. 
 
 8. Holy Virgm, JMotlier of God, defend 
 me from my enemies in my last hour, 
 and present me to thy divine Son. Glo- 
 rious St. Michael, prince of the heavenly 
 host; my angel guardian, and blessed 
 patrons, intercede for me, and assist me 
 in this my last and dreadful passage. 
 
 9. my God, I renounce all tempta- 
 tions of the enemy, and in general what- 
 soever may displease thee. I adore and 
 accept thy divine appointments with re- 
 gard to my soul, and entirely abandon 
 myself to them as most jnstand equitable. 
 
 10. O Jesus, iny divine Redeemer, be 
 to me a Saviour. Save me, O my God, 
 hiding myself with an humble confidence 
 in thy dear wounds. I deliver my soul 
 into thy divine hands; receive it into 
 the bosom of thy divine mercy. Jtmen. 
 
The Treasury of the church, consisting 
 of the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ, 
 of the merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary 
 and of the other saints, is the source 
 from which we may seek aid to make 
 satisfaction to God for oiir sins, after we 
 have sought pardon for them through re- 
 pentance and absolution. Of this treas- 
 ury the Sovereign Pontif, the successor of 
 St. Peter, holds the keys. In virtue of 
 the Communion of Saints we can be 
 made partakers of this spiritual treasury. 
 The application is made to us by what 
 is termed an indulgence, requiring on our 
 part, that we place ourselves in the state 
 of grace, and comply with the prescribed 
 conditions. 
 
 An indulgence is not the remission of 
 sin, it is much less a license to sin, but it 
 is the remission of the temporal punishment, 
 which remains due to sin, after the sin has 
 been forgiven by means of the sacrament 
 
INDULGENCES. 201 
 
 of penance. The temporal punishment 
 a.nd obligation of satisfaction are not al- 
 ways remitted when sin is forgiven, but 
 most commonly are still to be undergone. 
 We know not what will be the amount 
 of satisfaction God will require, nor whe- 
 ther our penitential works, in the imper- 
 fect way we perform them, will amount 
 to much in satisfying for our sins, but the 
 church teaches us we can be aided from 
 the riches of the church, which is the 
 mystic body of Christ of which we are 
 weak members, and hence the great im- 
 portance for us to avail ourselves of the 
 indulgences offered to us, on the condi- 
 tion of our doing certain pious works, in 
 themselves agreeable to God. 
 
 There must be a renouncing of sin, a 
 purpose of amendment and satisfaction, 
 a sincere scrrrow for sins committed, and 
 a due performance of the conditions pre- 
 scribed. This penitential disposition 
 must be found in him who seeks the aid 
 of an indulgence. 
 
 The church, at an early period of her 
 existence, drew up certain rules or can- 
 
202 INDULGENCES. 
 
 ons for 'penitential works, to be perform- 
 ed, for a period of days or years br even 
 for the whole life of the penitent, accord- 
 ing to the gravity of his sins. The in- 
 dulgence remitted so many days or so 
 many years of such canonical penances 
 and of the satisfaction which correspond- 
 ed with them, and such remission was 
 called a partial indulgence. An entire 
 reniis ion was called ;9/c/i«rj/. And tiiough 
 the public penances of those canons are 
 not now performed by penitents, yet the 
 obligation of satisfaction being the same, 
 the granting of partial or plenary indul- 
 gences still prevails. When these are 
 granted by the competent ecclesiastical 
 authority, and the faithful comply with 
 the conditions with a jiroper spirit, they 
 obtain from the mercy of God great 
 spiritual favours, for God has said to Him 
 in whose hands He placed lh« Keys of 
 the Kingdom of Heaven: " WItatsoever 
 thou shall, bind upon earth it shall be bound 
 also in heaven : and whatsoever thou shalt 
 loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in hea- 
 ven" Math. c. xvi. v. 19. 
 
On the cross, say : The Apostles creed. 
 
 First large bead : Our Father. 
 
 On each of the three small beads : Thb 
 Hail Mary. 
 
 On the next large one The Glory, &c., 
 Then again OUR Father, and thus on each 
 large bead; saying the Hail Mary for each 
 small one of every teyi or decade. 
 
 The substance of the Meditations and Mys- 
 teries. 
 
 I. In the joyful mysteries add to the 
 word Jesus in the Hail Mary as follows : 
 
 1. Who was made man for us. 
 
 2. Whom thou didst carry in visiting St. 
 Elizabeth. 
 
 3. Who was born in a stable for us. 
 
 4. Who was presented in the temple for us. 
 
 5. Whom thou didst find in the temple. 
 
204 THE ROSARY OR BEADS. 
 
 II, In the Sorrowful Mysteries, say : 
 
 1. Who sweated blood for us. 
 
 2. Who was scourged for us. 
 
 3. Who was crowned with thorns for us 
 
 4. Who carried the heavy cross for us. 
 
 5. Who was crucified for us. 
 
 III. In the Glorious Mysteries, say : 
 
 1. Who arose from the dead. 
 
 2. Who ascended into Heaven. 
 
 3. Who sent the Holy Ghost. 
 
 ,4. Who assumed thee into Heaven. 
 5. Who crowned thee in Heaven. 
 
CHAPLET OF THE 
 
 INVOCATION TO THE SACRED HEART OP JESUS. 
 
 Adorable Jesus ! whose divine Heart 
 is ever ready to compassionate the un- 
 happy, have mercy on us, miserable sin- 
 ners, and grant us the graces w^e ask 
 through the immaculate and afflicted 
 Heart of thy holy mother and ours also, 
 to whom thou canst refuse nothing. 
 
 On the First Bead.—'By thy sacred Vir- 
 ginity and Immaculate Conception, O 
 most pure Virgin, Queen of Angels, ob- 
 tain that my soul and body may be free 
 from all sin. (300 days indulgence.) 
 
 On the three following. — Ave Maria. 
 
 On the fifth, — By thy sacred Virginity, 
 &c. 
 
 On the twelve following. ""O Mary! con- 
 
20C CHAPLET OF THE 
 
 ceived without sin, pray for us, wlio have 
 recourse to thee. 
 
 (100 days indulgence each time.) 
 
 On the last. — By thy sacred Virginity, 
 &c. 
 
 In Conclusion, soy. — St. Joseph ! chaste 
 Spouse of the Immaculate Vir<rin, pray 
 for us, who have recourse to thee, obtain 
 us the love of Jesus and Mary. Jesus, 
 Mary, Joseph ! I give you my heart, my 
 soul and my life. 
 
 Jesus, Mary, Joseph ! assist me in my 
 last agony ! 
 
 Jesus, Mary, Joseph ! grant that I may 
 expire in peace in your holy company. 
 (100 days indulgence to each of these InvO' 
 
 cations. 
 
 CONCLUDE WITH THE PRAYER OF 
 ST. BERNARD. 
 
 Remember, O most pious Virgin Mary, 
 that no one ever had recourse to thy pro- 
 tection, implored thy help, or sought thy 
 mediation, without obtaining relief. — 
 Confiding, therefore, in thy goodness and 
 
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. 207 
 
 mercy, I cast myself at thy sacred feet, 
 and do most humbly supplicate thee, 
 Mother of the Eternal Word, to adopt 
 me as thy child, and to take upon thyself 
 the care of my salvation. O! let it not 
 be said, my dearest Mother, that I have 
 perished where no one ever found but 
 grace aud salvation. Amm' 
 
 ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROPAGA. 
 TIOV OF THE FAITH. 
 
 To assist by alms and prayers, the 
 CathoHc missionaries, who are charged 
 with preaching the Gospel to Foreign 
 nations, is the object of this association. 
 Members contribute one cent per week. 
 They are to recite daily, one Our Father 
 and one Hail itf«ry, and to add this invo- 
 cation : " Saint Francis Xavier pray for 
 i*s." The Our Father and Hail Mary of 
 the Morning or Evening prayer, may be 
 offered for this purpose. 
 
 The association is administered by two 
 central councils, one of which is in Ly- 
 ons, the other in Paris, France. The re- 
 ports of subscriptions, &c., appear in the 
 
208 PROPAGATION OF THE 
 
 Annals of the Propagation of the Faith, 
 six numbers of which appear annually. 
 Every ten members can receive a copy of 
 each number. 
 
 The Sovereign Pontifs, Pius VII. Leo 
 XII. Pius VIII. Gregory XVI. have, by 
 rescript, warmly recommended this asso- 
 ciation to the faithful, granting indulgen- 
 ces, which may be applied to the souls 
 in purgatory. 
 
 The association was first established in 
 Lyons in the year 1822, on the festival of 
 " the Finding of the Holy Cross, and on 
 this Festival a plenary indulgence may be 
 gained by the members. Also on the 
 feast of St. Francis Xavier, the patron of 
 the society, and once a month, on any 
 day selected by the member, who each 
 day of the month says the appointed 
 prayers. To gain the indulgence, the 
 member must be sorry for his sins, make 
 his confession, receive holy commuuion, 
 visit the church or oratory of the Institu- 
 tion, if it have one, and if not, visit the 
 parish church or chapel, and there offer 
 prayers for the prosperity of the churchy 
 
FAITH. 209 
 
 and the intention of the pope. The sick 
 and infirm, are (iispensed from the visit 
 to the church, if with the advice of their 
 confessor they do their best to comply 
 with the other conditions. The indul- 
 gence on these festivals can be obtained 
 either on the day, or within the pctaves. 
 A partial inchdgence of one hundred 
 days can be gained each time that the 
 member says the preset ibed prayers with 
 a contrite heart, or makes a donation to 
 the missions, or performs some other 
 pious or cliaritable work. 
 
 14 
 
Archconfraternity of the Sacred and 
 Immaculate Heart of Mary to Pray 
 for the Conversion of Sinners. 
 
 This pious Associatioii was establish- 
 ed in Paris, at the church of Notre Dame 
 des Victoires, Dec. 10, 1836, by the pastor 
 Rev. M. DeGeneltes, and approved by 
 the Pope, on the 24th Api"!!? 1838, accord- 
 ing the privilege of aggregating similar 
 associations. To pray for the conversion 
 of sinners is its primary object. 
 
 The chief requirement is, that each 
 associate, after his name has been regis- 
 tered, should recite every day the Jdaii 
 Mary for the intentions of the Associa- 
 tion. Besides which, a short act of ob- 
 lation of the thoughts, words and actions 
 of the day to God through the Holy and 
 Immaculate heart of tlie ever Blessed 
 Virgin Mary is recommended, with the 
 following short prayers: " Mary, refuge 
 of sinners, pray for us." " Mary, con- 
 ceived without sin, pray for us who have 
 recourse to thee." 
 
PIOUS ASSOCIATIONS. 211 
 
 It is further recommended, 1st, To re- 
 ceive communion once a month. 2. To 
 recite the fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary 
 once a week, and offer the Communion 
 and Rosary for the intentions of the As- 
 sociation. 3. To wear either the Medal 
 of the Immaculate Conception, or that 
 known as " the Miraculous Medal." 4. 
 To say, often the prayer of St. Bernard, 
 the Memorare or " Remember." 
 
 The Associates, complying with the 
 usual conditions, can gain the following 
 plenary indulgences : 
 
 1. On the day of Admission. 
 
 2. At the hour of Death. 
 
 3. On the Sunday before Septuagesima. 
 
 4. On the feast of our Lord's circiirn- 
 cision. 
 
 5. On the feasts of the Purification, 
 Annunciation, Assumption, Conception, 
 Seven Dolours, and Nativity of our 131ess- 
 ed Lady. 
 
 6. On the festival of the conversion of 
 St. Paul, 25!h of January. 
 
 7. On that of St. Magdalen, July 22d. 
 
 8. On any two days of the month the 
 member may select. 
 
212 PIOUS 
 
 9. On the anniversary of their Baptism. 
 
 An indulgence of 000 days can be 
 gained by members who assist at the 
 masses celebrated on Saturdays, in honor 
 of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of 
 Mary, in the church or cliapel of the 
 confraternity, and there pray for the 
 conversion of sinners. 
 
 On the first Saturday of each month a 
 mass is offered for deceased members in 
 the chnrcli of No b-e Dame des Victoires, at 
 Paris. 
 
 THE HOLY SCAPULAR OF OUR' LADY OP 
 MOUNT CARMEL. 
 
 The word scapular is derived from the 
 Latin, and signifies a garment worn over 
 the shouklers. The devotion of the 
 Scapular was instituted towards the mid- 
 dle of the 13th century. St. Simon Stock, 
 one ' of the superiors of the monks of 
 Mount Carmel, in England, established 
 it in consequence of the singular favour 
 extended to him by the Blessed Virgin, 
 who, appearing to him, presented to him 
 
ASSOCIATIONS. 213 
 
 the scapular as the livery of her confra- 
 ternity, a privilege granted to him and 
 to all the Carmelites, with the declara- 
 tion that " pr/ioeycr shall be so happy as to 
 die wearing this garment, shall not suffer in 
 the eteryial flames of Hell."'' A promise of 
 protection, which is not interpreted as 
 assuring to the sinner, who wears the 
 scapular, a preservation fiom eternal 
 punishment if he persevere and die in 
 his sins, but rather a promise to protect 
 him from dying in sin by procuring him 
 the grace of conversion and repentance. 
 This vision occurred on the 16th of July 
 1251 Since then Popes, Kings, princes, 
 >and the faithful of every rank have 
 sought the protection of the Blessed Vir- 
 gin by wearing the scapular a? her livery. 
 The bull of Pope John XXII. issued 
 March 3d, 1322, and called the Sabbatine 
 Bull, represents that the Blessed Virgin 
 appeared to him and promised a still 
 greater favour to tlie members of this 
 devout confraternity, which is, their de- 
 liverance from purgatory, (if they have 
 been sent there,) on the Saturday after 
 
214 PIOUS 
 
 their death. This bull has received the 
 approbation of several of the Sovereign 
 Pontifs. 
 
 To gain the graces and privileges an- 
 nexed to the scapular, two things are 
 necsssary. 
 
 1st. The scapular must be received 
 with the accustomed ceremonies from, a 
 priest empowered to give it. 
 
 2d. It must be devoutly worn, as a 
 scapular, that is hanging from the shoul- 
 ders. When it is worn out it may be 
 replaced by another, blessed or not, 
 without a new ceremony. 
 
 N. B. The pious reception and devout 
 wearing of the scapiilar, without any special 
 prayers on account of it, is of inestimable 
 advantage to the christian. 
 
 But to gain the privileges of the Sabba- 
 tine bull, the following conditions must 
 be complied with. 
 
 1st. Chastity to be observed according 
 to the state of life of the member. 
 
 2dly. Those who can read should each 
 day recite the little office of the Blessed 
 Virgin. 
 
ASSOCIATIONS. 215 
 
 Those who cannot read, instead of the 
 office, must abstain from the use of flesh 
 meat on Wednesdays and Saturdays. 
 
 N. B. Persons who can read are not 
 free to choose the abstinence on Wediies- 
 days and Saturdays, instead of the office 
 of the Blessed Virgin. But for reasons, 
 they may obtain a commutation from a 
 confessor who has the faculty to grant 
 such commutation. 
 
 The scapular must be worn continu- 
 ally, nii^ht and day, and especially at the 
 hour of death. 
 
 Children may be invested and partake 
 of the Sabbatine privilege without being 
 obliged to any thing before the age of 
 seven years. After obtaining the use of 
 reason, they must comply with the con- 
 ditions to gain the privileges. 
 
 The cloth of the scapular must be 
 woolen and of a dark brown colour, the 
 two parts attached by woolen strings for 
 wearing part on the breast and part on 
 the back. The picture, and initials I. H. 
 S., usually put on them, are not necessary. 
 
 For sharing in the merits and good 
 
210 PIOUS 
 
 works of the confraternity, no particular 
 prayer, fast, or abi^tinence lias been 
 prescribed by the church, but each mem- 
 ber is free to oiler such as his piety will 
 dictate. Those who recite seven owr 
 Father''s, and seven HoU Mary's each 
 day, being members, ga'n an indulgt nee 
 of forty days, but these are not the pray- 
 ers prescribed for the Sabbatine privilege, 
 which, as we have said, is the little office 
 of the Blessed Virgin, The others can 
 only take the place of the office by an 
 authoritative commutation. 
 
 No one should be deterred fio.n be 
 coming a member by the idea that they 
 cannot read the office of the Blessed Vir- 
 gin, or perform the abstinence, because 
 by leading a good life and devoutly 
 wearing the scapular, they can gain most 
 of the advantages of the confraternity. 
 
 To the members of the scnpuhir of 
 Mount Carmel are granted a plenary in- 
 dulgence. 
 
 1. On the day of admission, (by Pope 
 Paul, V.) 
 
 2. On tlie feast of our Lady of Mount 
 
ASSOCIATIONS. 217 
 
 Carmel, July 16, or during the octave, 
 (Paul v., and Benedict XIV.) 
 
 3. On the day in each month wlieu 
 there is a procession in honor of the 
 Blessed Virgin, to those who assist ai it. 
 
 4. At the liour of death, for those who 
 pronounce devoutly the lioly name of 
 Jesus, or at least say it in their hearts. 
 (Paul V.) 
 
 5. Everytime that other confraternities 
 have a plenary indulgence, ^Sixtus IV, 
 Clement VII.) 
 
 6. On all the festivals of the Blessed 
 Virgin, of the twelve Apostles, and of 
 the canonized . saints of the Carmelite 
 order, (Gregory XVI.) 
 
 7. Those who wear the scapular, may 
 on two days in each week at their op- 
 tion, gain a plenary indulgence, (Gregory 
 XVI.) 
 
 Several partial indulgencies can also 
 be gained by the members, as: 
 
 1. Of five years and five quarantaines 
 to members who accompany the blessed 
 sacrament to the sick, (Paul V.) 
 
 2. Five years and five quarantaines to 
 
218 PIOUS 
 
 those who receive holy communion once 
 a montli, and pray for the intentions of 
 the Pope. 
 
 3. Three hundred days to those who 
 abstain from meat on Wednesday and 
 Saturday. 
 
 4. One hundred days each time the 
 member gives an alms or performs some 
 other corporal or spiritual work of mercy. 
 
 5. Forty days, once a day, to those 
 %vho recite seven our Fathcr^s, and seven 
 Hail Mary''s, in honor of the seven joys 
 of the Blessed Virgin, viz : The Annun- 
 ciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the 
 Adoration of the tliree Kings, the finding 
 of Jesus in the Temple, the Resurrection, 
 and the Assumption. 
 
 N. B. All these by suffrage can be ap- 
 plied to the souls in Purgatory. 
 
 THE LIVING ROSARY. 
 
 This devotion commenced in the city 
 of Lyons in 1820. It was approved by 
 Pope Gregory, XVI, who annexed to it 
 the following indulgences: 
 
 The members, who recite the part 
 
ASSOCIATIONS. 219 
 
 assigned to them, may gain a plenary 
 indulgence. 
 
 1st. On the first festival after their ad- 
 mission. 
 
 2d. On the third Sunday of each month. 
 
 3d. On the feasts of Christmas, Epi- 
 phany, Circumcision, Easter, Ascension, 
 Corpus Christ], Pentecost, and Trinity 
 Sunday ; and on all the festivals of the 
 Blessed Virgin, provided they receive the 
 sacraments of penance and the Eucharist 
 on those days, and ofi'er up some prayers 
 in a church. 
 
 4. A partial indulgence of one hun 
 dred days each time they recite their 
 paft during the week. 
 
 Also an indulgence of seven years and 
 seven times forty days each time they 
 recite their part on Sunday's and Festi- 
 vals. 
 
 '•The Living Rosary" is the union of 
 fifteen persons into a circle for saying 
 the Rosary. The fifteen tj^steries being 
 divided, one to each of the iifteen. Thus 
 each recites one our Father, ten Hail 
 Mary's, and <me ^^Glory he to the Father,''' 
 
220 PIOUS 
 
 &c.. every duy in honor of the mystery 
 assigned. 
 
 A number of these circles form a so- 
 dality under the direction of a clergyman. 
 
 The member to whom the first mystery 
 is allotted recites before his decade the 
 crecd^ the our Father, and three Hail Ma- 
 ry^s, which precede the Rosary, and each 
 member concludes his part with this 
 short prayer. 
 
 "May the Divine Heart of Jesus, and 
 "the Immaculate Heart ol Mary, be ever 
 "known, loved, and imitated in all places 
 "throughout the world." 
 
 N. B. Monthly donations are made by 
 the members, to be employed in meeting 
 the expenses of the sotlality, for printing, 
 stationary, &c., or procuring vestsments 
 and ornaments for the altar. The dona- 
 tion in this country is six cents per 
 month. 
 
 Jlssociation of prayers for the conversion 
 of those who, in this country, arc not in 
 communion with the church. 
 
 By a rescript of the 5th September 
 1852, our Holy Father, Pope Pius, IX, at 
 
ASSOCIATIONS. 221 
 
 the instance of the National Council of 
 Baltimore, approves thi-s association, and 
 accords the following indulgences : 
 
 1. To those ' who recite the following 
 prayer : 
 
 "Almighty and Eternal God, who 
 savest all, and wilt have none to perish, 
 have regard to the souls wdio are led 
 astray by the deceits of the devil that 
 rejecting all errors, the hearts of those 
 who err may be converted, and may re- 
 turn to the unity of thy truth, through 
 Christ our Lord. Amen." The Pope 
 grants a plenary indulgence on receiving 
 the Easter communion. 
 
 2. Also a plenary indulgence at the 
 hour of death, on confessing their sins 
 with sincere sorrow, anil receiving the 
 Holy Eucharist; or if unable to receive 
 communion, on their invoking the Holy 
 name of Jesus with their lips, or at least 
 in their hearts.. 
 
 3.. He grants an indulgence of one 
 hundred days each time they recite the 
 above prayer. 
 
 4. Those not able to recite the above 
 
222 PIOUS ASSOCIATIONS. 
 
 prayer, may gain these indulgences by 
 daily saying in its place an our Father, a 
 Hail Mary, and a Glory, with the same 
 intention. 
 
VESPERS, 
 
 OR 
 
 FOR SUNDAYS. 
 
 Pater noster, §cc. 
 Ave Maria, &c. 
 
 V. Deus, in ad- 
 jutonnm meum in- 
 tende. 
 
 i?. Doinine, ad ad 
 juvandum me festi- 
 na. 
 
 V. Gloria Patri. 
 et Filio, et Spiritui 
 sancto. 
 
 R. Si cut erat in 
 principio, et nunc, 
 et semper, et in 
 saecula saecnlorum, 
 Amen. Alleluia. In 
 Lent: Laus tibi, Do- 
 mine, Rex seternae 
 glorise. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 Hail Mary. &c. 
 
 F. Incline unto 
 my aid, O God ! 
 
 R. Lordl make 
 haste to help me. 
 
 V. Glory be to the 
 Father, and to the 
 Son, and to the Holy 
 Ghost. 
 
 R. As it was in 
 the beginning, is 
 now, and ever shall 
 be, world without 
 end. Amen. Alle- 
 luia. 7n ie???; Praise 
 be to thee, O Lord! 
 king of eternal glo- 
 
224 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Psalm cix. 
 
 Dixit Dominus 
 Doinino meo : * Se- 
 de a dextris meis : 
 
 Donee poiiam ini- 
 micos tuos, * sca- 
 bellum pedum tu6- 
 rum. 
 
 Virgam virtutis tuse 
 emittet Dominus ex 
 Sion,* (lominare in 
 in medioinimicorum 
 tuorum. 
 
 Tecum principi- 
 um in die virtutis 
 tuce in spencloribus 
 sanctorum ■* exvifero 
 ante luciferumgenui 
 te. 
 
 Juravit Dominus 
 et non pcenitebit 
 eum: * Tu es Sa- 
 
 The Lord said to 
 my Lord : Sit thou 
 at my right hand : 
 
 Until I make thy 
 enemies thy foot- 
 stool. 
 
 The Lord will 
 riend forth the scep- 
 tre of thy power out 
 of Sion : rule thoa 
 in the midst of thy 
 enemies. 
 
 With thee is the 
 principahty in the 
 • lay of thy strength; 
 in the brightness of 
 the saints : from the 
 womb before the 
 day-star I begot thee. 
 
 The Lord hath 
 sworn, and he will 
 not repent : Thou 
 
225 
 
 cdrdos in tet^rnnm 
 secunbura ordinerh 
 Melchisedech. 
 
 Dominiis a dextris 
 mis, * confr6git in 
 die iros sine reges. 
 
 Jndicabit in na- 
 tionibus, implebitru- 
 inas: * conquassabit 
 capita in terra mul- 
 torum. 
 
 De torrente in via 
 bibet : * propterea 
 exaltabit caput. 
 
 Gloria Patri, &c. 
 
 CONPITEBOK t i b i 
 Doniine in toto cor- 
 ds meo : * in conci- 
 lio justorum, et con- 
 gregation e. 
 15 
 
 art a priest for ever 
 according to the or- 
 der of Melchisedecli. 
 
 The Lord at thy 
 right hand, hath bro- 
 ken kings in the day 
 of his wrath. 
 
 He shall judge 
 among nations ; he 
 shall fill ruins : lie 
 shall cr-usli the heads 
 in the land of many. 
 
 He shall drink of 
 the torrent in the 
 way ; therefore shall 
 he lift up the head. 
 
 Glory be to tlic 
 Father, &c. 
 
 Psalm ex. 
 
 I WILL praise thee, 
 O Lord ! with my 
 whole heart ; in the 
 council of the just, 
 and in the congrega- 
 tion. 
 
226 
 
 Magna opera Dom- 
 ini : * exquisita in 
 omnes voluntates 
 ejus. 
 
 Conf6ssio et mag- 
 nific^niia opiis e- 
 jus; * et justitia ejus 
 manet in saeculum 
 sseculi. 
 
 Memoriam fecit 
 mirabilium suorum, 
 mis^ricors et mise- 
 rator Dominus : * es- 
 cani dedit tim^nti- 
 bus se. 
 
 Memor erit m sae- 
 culum testam^nti 
 sui : * virtutem 6pe- 
 rum su6rum annun- 
 tiabit populo suo : 
 
 Ut det illis haere- 
 ditatem gentium : "^ 
 opera manuum ejus. 
 Veritas et judicium. 
 
 Great are the 
 works of tlie Lord ; 
 sought out according 
 to all his wills. 
 
 His work is praise 
 and magnificence : 
 and his justice con- 
 tinueth for ever and 
 ever. 
 
 He hath made a 
 remembrance of his 
 wonderful works, 
 being a merciful and 
 gracious Lord ; he 
 hath given food to 
 them that fear him. 
 
 He will be mind- 
 ful for ever of his 
 covenant: he will 
 show forth to his 
 people the power oi 
 his works : 
 
 That he may give 
 them the inherit 
 tance of the gentiles 
 the works of his 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 227 
 
 Fiddlia omnia 
 mand4ta ejus: con- 
 fir ma ta in saeculum 
 soeculi ; * facta in 
 veritate et aequitate. 
 
 Redemp tionem 
 misit populo suo : * 
 mandavit in aet^i- 
 num testamentum 
 feuum. 
 
 Sanctum, et ter- 
 ribile nomen ejus: * 
 initium sa[)i^ntiae ti- 
 mer Domini. 
 
 Intellectus bonus 
 omnibus faci^ntibus 
 eum : * landatio ejus 
 manet in saeculum 
 saeculi. 
 
 Gloria Patri, &c. 
 
 hands are truth and 
 judgment. 
 
 All his command- 
 ments are faithful 5 
 confirmed for ever 
 and ever, made in 
 truth and equity. 
 
 He hath sent re- 
 demption to his peo- 
 ple: he hath com- 
 manded his cove- 
 nant for ever. 
 
 Holy and terrible 
 is his name : the fear 
 of the Lord is the 
 beginning of wis- 
 dom. 
 
 A good under- • 
 standing to all that 
 do it: his praise 
 continueth for ever 
 and c^er. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
228 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Psalm cxiii. 
 
 Eeatus vir, qui ti- 
 met Dominum: * in 
 mandatis ejus volet 
 nimis. 
 
 Potensin tend erit 
 semen ejus: * gene- 
 ratio rectorum beue- 
 dic^tur. 
 
 Gloria et divitia* 
 in domo ejus : * et 
 justitiaejus manet in 
 sEeculum sseculi. 
 
 Exortum est in 
 tenebris lumen rec- 
 tis: * misdricors, et 
 miserator, et Justus. 
 
 Jucundiis iiomo 
 qui miser^tur et 
 commodat, disp6net 
 sermones suos in ju- 
 
 Blessed is the 
 man that feareth the 
 Lord : he shall de- 
 light exceedingly in 
 his commandments. 
 
 His seed shall be 
 mighty upon earth: 
 the generation of 
 the righteous shall 
 be blessed. 
 
 Glory and wealth 
 shall be in hishouse: 
 and his justice re- 
 maineth for ever and 
 ever. 
 
 To the righteous 
 a light is risen up in 
 darkness: he is mer- 
 ciful, and compas- 
 sionate and just. 
 
 Acceptable is the 
 man that showeth 
 mercy and lendeth: 
 he shall order his 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 229 
 
 quia in 
 
 cet^r 
 
 num non commovd- 
 bitur. 
 
 In memoridset^rna 
 erit Justus". * ab au- 
 ditioTie niali non 
 tim^bit, 
 
 Paratum cor ejus 
 sperare in Domino, 
 confirn[i||||ni est cor 
 ejus: 'Hjj^Bp. comnio- 
 v^bitup cBnec despi- 
 ciat inimicos suos. 
 
 Disp^rsit. dedit 
 paup^ribus : justuia 
 ejus manet in stecu 
 lum sceculi, * cornu 
 ejus exaltabitur in 
 glorid. 
 
 Pfeccator videbit, 
 et irasc^tur, d^ntibus 
 suis fremet et tabes- 
 cet: * desid^riutn 
 
 words with judg- 
 ment: because he 
 shall not be moved 
 for ever. 
 
 The just shall be 
 in everlasting re- 
 membrance: he shall 
 not fear the evil 
 hearing. 
 
 His heart is ready 
 to hope in the Lord: 
 his heart is strength- 
 ened, he shall not be 
 moved until he look 
 over his enemies. 
 
 He hath distribu- 
 ted, he hath given to 
 the poor: his justice 
 remaineth for ever 
 and ever: his horn 
 shall be exalted in 
 glory. 
 
 The wicked shall 
 see, and shall be 
 angry; he shall gnash 
 with his teeth, and 
 
230 
 
 peccatorum peribit. 
 
 Gloria Patri, &c. 
 
 pine away: 
 
 sire of the 
 
 sliall perisli, 
 
 Glory, &c 
 
 the de- 
 wicked 
 
 Psalm cxii 
 
 Laud ATE pueri D6- 
 minum : * 1 audate 
 nomen Domini. 
 
 Sit nomen Domi- 
 ni benedictum, * ex 
 hoc nnnc, et usque 
 in sseculum, 
 
 A solis ortu usque 
 ad occasum, * landa- 
 bile nomen Domini. 
 
 Exc^lsus super 
 omnes gentes Domi- 
 nus, * et super cce- 
 los gloria ejus. 
 
 Quis sicut Domi- 
 nus Deus noster, qui 
 
 Praise the Lord, 
 ye children : praise 
 ye the name of the 
 Lord. 
 
 ■# 
 
 be the 
 Lord, 
 th and 
 
 Blessed 
 name of 
 from hen( 
 forever. 
 
 From the rising of 
 the sun, unto the 
 going down of the 
 same, the name of 
 the Lord is worthy 
 of praise. 
 
 The Lord is high, 
 above all nations; 
 and his glory above 
 ihe heavens. 
 
 Who is as the 
 Lord our God, who 
 
231 
 
 in altis habitat, * et 
 humilia r^spicit in 
 cceIo et in terr^? 
 
 Suscitans a terri 
 inopem, * et de ster- 
 core Origans paupe- 
 rem: 
 
 Ut coUocet cum 
 cum principibus, * 
 cum pvincipibus p6- 
 puli sui. 
 
 Qui habitare facit 
 st^rilem in domo, * 
 matrem filiorum la3 
 tantem. 
 
 Gloria Patria, &c. 
 
 dwelleth on high, 
 and looketh down 
 on the low things in 
 heaven and earth ? 
 
 Raising up the 
 needy from the earth 
 and lifting up the 
 poor out of the dung- 
 hill : 
 
 That he may place 
 him with princes, 
 with the princes of 
 his people. 
 
 Who maketh the 
 barren woman to 
 dwell in a house, the 
 j oy f u 1 mother of 
 children. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 Psalm 
 
 In exitu Israel de 
 iEgypto, * domus 
 Jacob de populo bar- 
 baro. 
 
 When Israel went 
 out of Egypt, the 
 house ol Jacob from 
 a barbarous people : 
 
232 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Facta est Judsea 
 sanctificatio ejus, * 
 Israel pot^stas ejus. 
 
 Mare vidit, et fu- 
 git: * Jordan is oon- 
 vfersus est retrorsum. 
 
 Monies exultav6- 
 runt ut arietes : * et 
 colles sicut agniovi- 
 um .? 
 
 Quid est tibi ma- 
 re quod fuglsti: et 
 tu Jordanis quia con- 
 versus es retror- 
 sum'? 
 
 Montes exultastis 
 sicut arietes, * et 
 colles sicut agni ovi- 
 
 A facie Domini 
 mota est terra, * a 
 facie Dei Jacob. 
 
 Judea was made 
 his sanctuary, Israel 
 his dominion. 
 
 The sea saw, and 
 fled : Jordan was 
 turned back. 
 
 The mountains 
 skipped like rams, 
 and the hills like 
 the lambs of the 
 flock. 
 
 What aileth thee, 
 thou sea! that 
 thou didst flee? and 
 thou, Jordan ! that 
 thou wast turned 
 back? 
 
 Ye mountains that 
 ye skipped like rams, 
 and ye hills, like 
 Iambs of the flock? 
 
 At the presence 
 of the Lord the 
 earth was moved, at 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 233 
 
 Qui convert! t pe- 
 tram in stagna aqua- 
 rum, * et rupein in 
 fontes aquarum. 
 
 Non nobis Do- 
 mine, non nobis : * 
 sed n6mini tuo da 
 ^I6riam. 
 
 Super miseriordi^, 
 tua et veritate lua; 
 nequando d i cant 
 gentes: Ubi est Deus 
 e6rum 1 
 
 Deus autem nos- 
 ter in cceIo : * om 
 nia qnsecumque v6- 
 luit, fecit. 
 
 Simulacra gentium 
 argentum etaurum,"* 
 6pera mannum ho 
 minum. 
 
 the presence of the 
 God of Jacob. 
 
 Who turned the 
 rock into pools of 
 waters, and the sto- 
 ny hill into fountains 
 of waters. 
 
 N€t to us, O Lord! 
 net to us; but to thy 
 name give glory. 
 
 For thy mercy, 
 and for the truth's 
 sake : lest the gen- 
 tiles should say : — 
 Where is their God? 
 
 But our God is in 
 heaven : h e hath 
 done all things 
 whatsoever he 
 would. 
 
 The idols of the 
 gentiles are silver 
 and gold, the works 
 of the hands of men. 
 
234 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Os habent, et non 
 loqu^ntur : * oculos 
 habent, et no a vidd- 
 bunt. 
 
 Aures habent, et 
 non audient ; * na- 
 res habent, et non 
 odorabunt. > 
 
 Manus habent, et 
 non palp^bunt: pe- 
 des habent, et non 
 ambulabunt: * non 
 clamabunt in gutture 
 suo. 
 
 Similes illis fiant 
 qui faciunt ea: * et 
 omnes qui confi 
 dunt in eis. 
 
 Domus Israel spe- 
 ravit in Domino: * 
 adjutor eorum et 
 protector eorum est 
 
 Domus Aaron spe 
 ravit in Domino : ^ 
 
 They ha ve mouths 
 and speak not ; they 
 iiave eyes, and see 
 not: 
 
 They have ears, 
 and hear not: they 
 have noses, and 
 smell not: 
 
 They have hands, 
 and feel not : they 
 have feet, and walk 
 not: neither shall 
 they cry out through 
 their throat : 
 
 Let them that 
 make them, become 
 like unto them, and 
 all such as trust in 
 them.' 
 
 The house of Is- 
 rael hath hoped in 
 the Lord : he is their 
 hel[)er and their 
 protector. 
 
 The house of Aa- 
 ron hath hoped in 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 235 
 
 adjutor eorum et 
 protector eornm est. 
 
 Qui tinient Domi- 
 num, speraverunt in 
 Domino : * adjutor 
 e6rum et protector 
 eorum est. 
 
 Dominus memor 
 f ui t nostri ; * et 
 benedixit nobis. 
 
 Benedixit domui 
 Israel: * benedixit 
 domui Aaron. 
 
 Benedixit omni- 
 bus, qui timent D6- 
 minuni, * pusillis 
 cum majoribus. 
 
 Adjiciat Dominus 
 super vos ; * super 
 vos, et super filios 
 vestros. 
 
 Benedicti vos a 
 D6mino * qei fecit 
 ccelum et terrant 
 
 the Lord : he is their 
 helper and their pro- 
 tector, 
 
 Tliey that fear the 
 Lord have hoped in 
 the Lord : he is their 
 helper and their pro- 
 tector. 
 
 The Lord hath 
 been mindful of us. 
 and hath blessed us. 
 
 He hath blessed 
 the house of Lsrael : 
 he hath blessed, the 
 liouse of Aaron. 
 
 He hath blessed 
 all that fear the 
 Lord, both little and 
 great. 
 
 May the Lord add 
 blessings upon you; 
 upon you, and upon 
 your children. 
 
 Blessed be you of 
 tlie Lord, who made 
 heaven and earth. 
 
236 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Coelum cosli Do 
 mino; * terram an- 
 tern dedit f iliis ho 
 mi num. 
 
 The heaven of 
 heaven is the Lord's: 
 but the earth he 
 hath given to the 
 children of men. 
 
 The dead shall 
 not praise thee, O 
 Lord! nor any of 
 them that go down 
 to hell. 
 
 But we that live 
 bless the Lord, from' 
 tliis time now and 
 for ever. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 [The following Psalm is sung on sundry 
 festivals, in place of the foregoing.] 
 
 Psalm cxvi. 
 
 Non mortui lau- 
 dabunt te Domine : * 
 neque omnes, qui 
 desc^ndunt in inf^r- 
 num, 
 
 Sed nos qui vivi- 
 m u s, benedicimns 
 Domino, * ex hoc 
 nunc et usque in 
 saeculum. 
 
 Gloria Patri, &c. 
 
 Laudatb Dominum 
 omnes gentes :* lau- 
 date eum omines po- 
 puli. 
 
 Qiioniam confir- 
 
 Praise the Lord, 
 all ye nations: praise 
 him, all ye people. 
 
 F»r his mercy is 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 237 
 
 mata est super nos 
 misericordia ejus : * 
 et Veritas Domini 
 manet in eeternuni. 
 Gloria Patri, &c. 
 
 confirmed upon iis : 
 and the truth of the 
 Lord remaineth for 
 ever. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 Capitulu7n, 2 Cor. i. 
 
 Benedictus Deus 
 et Pater Domini 
 nostri Jesu Christi, 
 Pater misericordia- 
 rum, et Deus totius 
 consolationis, qui 
 coQSolatur nos in 
 omni tribulatione 
 nostra. 
 
 R. Deo gr^tias. 
 
 Blessed be the 
 God and Father of 
 our Lord Jesus 
 Christ the Father 
 of mercies, and the 
 God of all comfort, 
 who comforteth us 
 in all our tribula- 
 tion. 
 
 E. Thanks be to 
 God. 
 
 The Hymn. 
 
 Lucrs Creator optime! 
 Lucem dierum proferens, 
 Primordiis lucis novae, 
 Mundi parans oiiginem. 
 
238 VESPERS. 
 
 Qui mane junctum v6speri, 
 Diem voc^'ri praecipis ; 
 Ill^bitur tetrum chaos; 
 Audi preces cum fletibus; 
 
 Ne mens, gravata crimine, 
 Vitas sit exul munere : 
 Dura nil perfenne cogitat, 
 Seseque culpis illigat. 
 
 Coeleste pulset ostium, 
 Vit^le tollat praemiumr 
 Vitemus omne noxium : 
 Purg^mus omne pessimum. 
 
 Praesta, Pater piissime ! 
 Patrique compar unice, 
 Cum Spii'itu Paraclito, 
 Kegnans per omne saeculum. 
 
 V. Dirigatur, Doraine, oratio mea, 
 E. Sicut incensum in conspectu tuo. 
 
YESPERS. 
 
 239 
 
 The Magnificat ; or, the Canticle of the 
 blessed Virgin: St. Luke i. 
 
 My soul doth mag- 
 nify the Lord. 
 
 And my spirit 
 hath rejoiced in God 
 my Saviour. 
 
 Because he hath 
 regarded the humi- 
 lity of his hand- 
 maid : for behold 
 from henceforth all 
 generations shall 
 call me blessed. 
 
 For he that is 
 mighty hath done 
 great things to me ; 
 and holy is his 
 name. 
 
 And his mercy is 
 from generation to 
 generation to them 
 that fear him. 
 
 He hath showed 
 might in his arm • 
 
 Magnificat* an- 
 imamea Dominum. 
 
 Et exultavit Spi- 
 ritus meus* in Deu 
 salut^ri meo. 
 
 Quiarespexit hu- 
 militatem ancillae 
 sase,"^ ecce enim ex 
 hoc, beatam me di- 
 cent omnes genera- 
 tiones. 
 
 Quia fecit mihi 
 magna qui potens 
 est ; * et sanctum 
 nomen ejus. 
 
 Et misericordia 
 ejus a prog^nie in 
 progenies, * timen- 
 tibus eum. 
 
 Fecit potentiam 
 in brachio suo ; * 
 
240 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 dispersit superbos 
 mente cordis sui. 
 
 Deposuit, poten 
 tcs desede : *et ex 
 altkvit humiles. 
 
 Esurl6t»tes imple 
 
 vit bv")ni8 : * et divi- 
 tes dimisit in^nes. 
 
 Susc^pit Israel 
 puerum suum ; * 
 recordatua miseri 
 c6rdia3 suae. 
 
 Sicut locutus est 
 ad patres nostros ; 
 Abraham et s^mini 
 ejus in ssecula. 
 
 G16ria Patri, &c. 
 
 he hath scattered 
 the proud in the 
 conceit of their 
 heart. 
 
 He hath put down 
 the mighty from 
 their seat ; and hath 
 exalted the hum- 
 ble. 
 
 He hath filled the 
 hungry with good 
 things; and the rich 
 he hath sent empty 
 away. 
 
 He hath received 
 Israel his servant ; 
 being mindful of 
 his mercy. 
 
 As he spoke to 
 our fathers ; to 
 Abraham and to 
 his seed for .ever. 
 \ Glory, &c. 
 
 [Then follows the prayer, which is 
 dilferent every Sunday.] 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 241 
 
 V. Dominus vo- 
 biscum. 
 
 B. Et cum spi- 
 ritu tuo. 
 
 V. Benedic&mus 
 Domino. 
 B. Deo giktias. 
 
 V. Fide'ium ^nl- 
 mae, per. misericor- 
 diam Dei, requies- 
 cant in pace. 
 
 a. Amen. 
 Pater noeter, &c. 
 
 V. The Lord be 
 with you. 
 
 B. And with thy 
 spirit. 
 
 V. Let us bless 
 the Lord. 
 
 B. Thanks be to 
 God. 
 
 F. May the souls 
 ot" the fui t h f u 1, 
 through the mer- 
 cy of God, rest in 
 [)eace. 
 
 B. Amen. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 [When Complin is not said immedi- 
 ately after Vespers, after the verse, Fide- 
 liinn aiiimae, &c. May the souls &c. and 
 Our Father, — is said.] 
 
 F. Dominus det 
 nobis suam pacem. 
 B. Et vitam geter- 
 nam. Amen. 
 16 
 
 V. Our Lord grant 
 us his peace ! 
 
 B. And life ever- 
 lasting. Amen. 
 
>42 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 [Then is said one of the following an- 
 -hems, according to the time.] 
 
 The Anthem, from the first Sunday of 
 Advent till the Purification, inclusive. 
 
 Alma Redemp- 
 toris mater, qu93 
 p6rvia cocli, 
 
 Porta manes, et 
 Stella maris, sue 
 curre cadenti, 
 
 Surgere qui curat 
 populo, tu quae ge- 
 nuisti, 
 
 Natiira mirante, 
 tuura sanctum gen- 
 itorem, 
 
 Virgo prius ac 
 posterius : Gabrie- 
 lis ab ore," 
 
 Sumens illud 
 a V e , peccat6rum 
 miserere. 
 
 Mother of Jesus! 
 heaven's open gate, 
 
 Star of the sea, 
 support the fallen 
 state, 
 
 Of m6rtals ; thou 
 whose womb thy 
 maker bore ; 
 
 And yet, strange 
 thing, a virgin, as 
 before ; 
 
 Who didst, from 
 Gabriel's hail, this 
 news receive. 
 
 Repenting sin- 
 ners by thy prayers 
 I relieve. 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 In Advent, 
 
 243 
 
 V. Angelas Do- 
 mini nuntiavit Ma- 
 rise. 
 
 R. Efcconc6pitde 
 Spiritu Sancto. 
 
 Oremus 
 
 Gr ATI AM tuam 
 qujesumus Domi- 
 ne ! mentibus nos- 
 tris infunde; ut qui, 
 angelo nunti^nt-e, 
 €hristi, Filii tui 
 incarnation em cog- 
 novimus, per pas- 
 fiionem ejus et cru- 
 •ceni, ad resurrec- 
 tionis gloriara per- 
 ducamur, Per eun- 
 dem Christum, Do- 
 
 V. The angel of 
 the Lord dechired 
 his message to Ma- 
 ry- 
 
 R, And she con- 
 ceived by the Holy 
 Ghost. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 Pour forth, we 
 beseech thee, O 
 Lord! thy grace 
 into our hearts, that 
 we, to whom the 
 incarnation of thy 
 Son has been made 
 known by the mes- 
 sage of an angel, 
 may, by his pas- 
 sion and cross, be 
 brought to the glo- 
 ry of his resurrec- 
 
244 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 milium nostrum. Ji. 
 Amen. 
 
 V. Pt>6t partum 
 virgo inviolata per- 
 mansisti. 
 
 7?. Dei genitrix ! 
 intercede pro no- 
 bis. 
 
 Or emus 
 
 D Eus ! qui salu- 
 t i 8 set6rna3 beatce 
 Marise virgin itate 
 foecunda h u m an o 
 g^neri prtiemiaproo- 
 stitisti: tribue, quse- 
 sumus, u t ipvsatn 
 pro nobis interce- 
 dere sentiamus, per 
 quam nieruimus 
 Auctorem vito3 sns- 
 cipere Dominum 
 
 tion : through the 
 same Christ, our 
 Lord. Ji. Amen. 
 
 V. After child- 
 birth thou didst re- 
 main an inviolate 
 virgin. 
 
 JL Mother of 
 God ! make inter- 
 cession for us. 
 
 Lei us 2)rat/. 
 
 God ! who by 
 the fruitful vi'gini- 
 ty of the blessed 
 virgin Mary, hast 
 given to mankind 
 the rewards of eter- 
 nal salvation; grant 
 we beseech theo, 
 that we may be 
 sensible of the ben- 
 efits of hm* inter- 
 cession, by whom 
 
245 
 
 nostrum Jesum 
 Christum filium 
 tuum. E. Amen. 
 
 we have received 
 the Author of life, 
 ou" Lord Jesus 
 Christ, thy son. R. 
 Amen. 
 
 Irom the Purification till Easier. 
 
 Ave, llegina c(e- 
 lorum ! 
 
 Ave, Domina an- 
 gelorum. 
 
 Salve, radix ! sal- 
 ve, porta ! 
 
 Ex qua mundo 
 lux est orta. 
 
 Gaude, virgo glo- 
 riosa ! 
 
 Super omnes spe- 
 ciosa ; 
 
 Hail, Mary, 
 
 queen of heavenly 
 spheres ! 
 
 Hail, whom the 
 angelic host r e- 
 veres ! 
 
 Hail, fruitful 
 root, hail sacred 
 gate ! 
 
 Whence the 
 World's light de- 
 rives its date. 
 
 glorious maid, 
 with beauty bless- 
 ed! 
 
 May joys eternal 
 fill thy breast ! 
 
246 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Vale, V de 
 
 decora ! 
 
 Et pro nobis 
 Christum exora. 
 
 V. Dignare me 
 laudare te, virgosa- 
 crata ! 
 
 i?. Da mihi vir- 
 ttitem contra hostes 
 tuos. 
 
 Oremus 
 
 Concede, raise- 
 ricors Deus ! fragi- 
 litati nostrge prae- 
 sidium: ut qui 
 sanctse d e i geni- 
 t ri ci 8 memoriam 
 agimus, intercessi- 
 6nis ejus auxilio a 
 nostris iniquitati- 
 b u s resurgamus. 
 
 T h u 8 crowned 
 with beauty and 
 with joy. 
 
 Thy prayers with 
 Christ for us em- 
 ploy. 
 
 V. Vouchsafe, 
 sacred virgin ! to 
 accept my praises. 
 
 li. Give me pow- 
 er against thy ene- 
 mies. 
 
 Let ns pray. 
 
 Grant us, mer- 
 ciful God! strength 
 a gainst all our 
 weakness ; that we, 
 who celebrate the 
 memory of the lioly 
 mother of God, may, 
 by the help of her 
 intercession, rise 
 again from our in- 
 
TESPEBS. 
 
 241 
 
 Pgr eundem Chris- 
 tum, D 6 m i n u m 
 nostrum. E. Amen. 
 
 iquities : through 
 the same Christ our 
 Lord. E. Amen. 
 
 From Easter until Trinity. 
 
 O Queen of hea- 
 rejoice, Alle- 
 
 Regi NA coeli !j 
 IsetAre, Alleluia : ven ! 
 luia; 
 
 Quia quera me-! For he -jj^-hom 
 ruisti portare, Al- thou didst deserve 
 leluia; to bear, Alleluia: 
 
 Resurrexit, sicut Is risen again as 
 dixit, Alleluia. Ihe said, Alleluia. 
 
 Ora pro nobis De-i Pray for us to 
 um. Alleluia. JGod, Alleluia. 
 
 F. Gaude et la3-| F. Rejoice and 
 tare, Virgo Maria ! be glad, Virgin 
 Alleluia. iMarj! Alleluia. 
 
 E. Quiasurrexit E, Because out 
 Dominus vere, Al-j Lord is truly risen, 
 leluia. I Alleluia. 
 
 Oremns 
 Beus ! qui, per 
 
 Let 'US pray. 
 God! who fey- 
 
248 VESPERS. 
 
 resurrecti6nem Fi- the resurrection of 
 lii tui, Domini nos- thy Son, our Lord, 
 tri, Jesu Christi, Jesus Christ, hath 
 mun^um Isetificare been pleased to fill 
 dignatus es, pr^es- the world with joy ; 
 ta, quaesumus, ut grant we beseech 
 per ejus genitricem thee, that by the 
 
 virginem Mariam 
 perpetuae eapiamus 
 gaudta vit£e. Per 
 eundem Christum, 
 Doirjinurn nostrum. 
 R, Amen. 
 
 virgin Mary, his 
 mother, we may 
 receive the joys of 
 eternallife: through 
 the same Christ, our 
 Lord. R. Amen. 
 
 From Trinity Sunday until Adoent. 
 
 S A L VE , regina,! Hail, Queen, 
 mater misericor- mother of mer- 
 diae! vita, dulcedo, cy ! hail, our life, 
 et spes nostra, sal- u r comfort, and 
 ve ! jour hope ! 
 
 Ad te clamamus,! We, the banished 
 exules filii Evae. children of Eve, 
 Ad te suspir^mus, cry out unto thee, 
 gementes et flentes. To thee we send up 
 
VESPERS. 249 
 
 in hac lacrymirum our sigfcs, groaning 
 valle. and weeping in this 
 
 vale of tears. 
 Eia ergo advo- Come, then, our 
 cata nostra, ill.^s advocate, and look 
 tu 8 miserioordes upon us with those 
 6culos ad nos eon- thy pitying eyes, 
 verte. | 
 
 Et Jesum bene- And after this our 
 dictum f r I' c t u m banishment, show 
 ventris tui nobis us Jesus, the bless- 
 post hoc exilium ed fruit of thy 
 ostende; womb; 
 
 OclemensIO merciful! 
 pia ! dulcis Virgo pious! sweet 
 Maria. Virgin Mary ! 
 
 F. Ora pro nobis, F. Pray for us, 
 sancta Dei Geni- holy mother of 
 trix ! God ! 
 
 ^ B. Ut digni effi- B. That we may 
 ciamur promissio- be made worthy of 
 nibus Christi. the p ro m is e s of 
 
 Christ. 
 Oremus Pray for us, 
 
 Omnipotens, I Almighty and 
 
250 
 
 sempiterne Deus ! 
 qui gloriosoe Vir- 
 ginia Matris Ma- 
 riae corpus et ani- 
 mam, ut diguum 
 Filii tui habitkcu- 
 lum effici merere- 
 tur, Spiritu Sancto 
 CO - operante, pra> 
 par^sti ; da, ut cu- 
 jus commemorati- 
 6ne li^tamur ejus 
 p i a intercessione 
 ab instantibus raa- 
 lis, et a morte per- 
 pe t ua libereniur. 
 Per eundem Chris- 
 tum, Dominum 
 nostrum. E. Amen. 
 
 V. Divinum aux- 
 iliura maneat sem. 
 per nobiscum. B. 
 Amen. 
 
 j eternal God ! who, 
 by the cooperation 
 of the Holy Ghost, 
 didst prepare the 
 body and soul of 
 the glorious virgin 
 .mother, Mary, that 
 she might become 
 a worthy habitation 
 for thy Son ; grant, 
 that as with joy we 
 [celebrate her me- 
 mory, so by her 
 pious intercession 
 we may be deliv- 
 ered from present 
 evils and eternal 
 death : through the 
 same Chris t, our 
 Lord. R. Amen. 
 
 V. May the di- 
 vine assistance al- 
 ways remain with 
 us. R. Amen. 
 
• HYMNS AND ANTHEMS 
 
 WHJCH MAY BE SUNG AT THE BENEDICTION 
 OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. 
 
 Ch. Adoremus in jBt^rnum 
 
 Sanctissimum Sacram6ntum. 
 Solo. Laudate Dominum, page 236. 
 
 The Same in English. 
 
 Prostrate in trembling awe, let's all adore 
 This holy Sacrament for evermore. 
 
 praise the Lord, page 236. 
 
 SALUTARis hostia. 
 Quae ca'li pandis ostium ! 
 Bella premunt hostilia, 
 Da robur, fer auxilium. 
 
 Uu'i trin6que Domino, 
 Sit sempit6rna gloria; 
 Qui vitam sine termino 
 Nobis donet in patria. 
 
252 BENEDICTION. 
 
 The same in English. 
 
 O SAVING host! lieav'nly bread! 
 That mak'hit our souls for ever live, 
 Against tlie cruel foes we dread, 
 Thy heav'nly aid unto us give. 
 
 O thou, who feed'st us with thy blood 
 Good shepherd ! praise be to thy name, 
 Whilst mortals taste th' immortal food, 
 Let heav'nly clioirs thy love proclaim. 
 
 Panis angelicus fit panis hominiim, 
 Dat panis callous liguris tdrminum : 
 res mirabilis! irianducat Dominum 
 Pauper, servus et hiimilis. 
 
 Te, trina D^itas, unaque p6scimus. 
 Sic nos tu visita, sicut te colimus ; 
 Per tuas sdmitas due nos quo t6nujmus. 
 Ad lucern quam inh&bitas. 
 
 The same in English. 
 
 The bread of angels, bread of men is 
 
 made ; 
 The truth and substance now exclude the 
 
 shaile. 
 
BENEDICTION. 253 
 
 strange effect of love ! the sovereign 
 God 
 
 Becomes the poor's, the slave's, the sin- 
 ner's food ! 
 
 Three and One ! we humbly tliee im- 
 plore 
 
 To manifest thyself, as we adore; 
 
 By thy own way instruct ns how to ifiove, 
 
 To find th" abyss of light, in wliich thou 
 dwell's above. 
 
 Ave, vernm corpus! natum 
 
 De Maria Virgine, 
 Vere passum, immolatum, 
 
 [n criice pro h6mine. 
 
 Cujns hitiis perforatum 
 Unda lluxit sanguine, 
 
 Esto nobis pra?gnstatum, 
 Mortis in examine. 
 
 O Jesu dulcis ! 
 
 O Jesu pie ! 
 Jesu fili Mariae! 
 
 Tu nobis miserere. 
 
254 BENEDICTION. 
 
 The same in English. 
 
 Hail! real body of our Lord, . 
 
 Frona spotless Virgin born! 
 Hail ! Victim, stretch'd upon the cross. 
 
 And for us, bruis'd and torn! 
 
 Thy%ide with cruel spear transpierc'd. 
 
 Let out a saving flood. 
 To wash our sinful stains away, 
 
 Of water mix'd with blood. 
 
 O heav'ttly manna! be our food, 
 
 Whilst in this life we stay; 
 And when death comes, prepare our souls 
 
 To meet the judgment day. 
 
 O gracious Jesus! bounteous Lord! 
 
 O Mary's clement Son ! 
 Let sinners grace and pardon find. 
 
 Before thy mercy's throne. 
 
 The following Anthans to the Blessed Virgin 
 are sometimes a0.ded. 
 
 Solo. Sub tuum prsesidium confugimus, 
 sancta Dei genitrix! 
 
BENEDICTION. 255 
 
 Chorus. Sub tuum, &c. 
 
 Solo. Nostras deprecationes ne despi- 
 cias in necessitatibus nostris. 
 
 Chorus. Sub tuum, &c. 
 
 Solo. Sed a periculis cunctis libera nos 
 semper, virgo gloriosa et benedicta! 
 
 Chorus. Sub tuum, &c. 
 
 The same in English. 
 
 OflOLY Mother of our God! 
 
 To thee for help we fly ; 
 Despise not this our humble prayer, 
 
 But all our wants supply. 
 
 glorious Virgin, ever bless'd! 
 
 Defend us from our foes ; 
 From threat'ning dangers set us free, 
 
 And terminate our woes. 
 
 Solo O SANCTissiMA, purissima, 
 
 Dulcis Virgo Maria! 
 Ch. Mater amata, intemer<ita ! 
 
 Ora, ora pro nobis. 
 Solo. Tota puichra es, O Maria I 
 
 Et macula non est in te. 
 
256 BENEDICTION. 
 
 Ch. Mater amata, &c. 
 
 Solo. Sicut liliiim inter spinas, 
 Sic Maria inter filias, 
 
 Ch. Mater amata, &c. 
 
 Tantum ergo Sacramentum. 
 
 Venerdinur cernui : 
 
 Et antiquum documentum 
 
 Novo cedat ritui. 
 
 ProDstet fides supplem^ntum 
 
 S<5nsuum def<5ctui. 
 
 Gcnitori, Genitoqne 
 
 Lans et jubilaiio, 
 
 Salus honor, virtus quoque 
 
 Sit et benedictio ; 
 
 Proced^nti ab ntroque 
 
 Compar sit laudatio. Amen. 
 
EXERCISE 
 
 OF 
 
 Note. — The opening prayers are to be 
 said before the Altar. 
 
 In the name of the Father, and of th« 
 Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 Blessed be the Most Holy and undivi- 
 ded Trinity, now and for ever more. 
 Amen. 
 
 V. Thou Lord, wilt open my lips, 
 
 R. And my tongue shall announce thy 
 praise. 
 
 V. Incline unto my aid, O God. 
 
 R. O Lord, make haste to help me. 
 
 V. Glory be to the Father, and to the 
 Son, and to the Holy Ghost. 
 
 R. As it was in the beginning, is now, 
 and ever shall be. Amen. 
 Let us pray. 
 
 Direct, we beseech Thee, Lord, our 
 17 
 
>258 THE HOLY WAY 
 
 actions by thy lioly inspirations, and 
 carry them on by thy gracious assistance, 
 tliat every prayer and work of ours may 
 commence always with Thee, and by 
 Thee be happily ended : Through Christ 
 Jesus our liord. Amen. 
 
 A PKAYER TO DIRECT THE INTENTION. 
 
 Lord Jesus Christ, Saviour of my soul, 
 I present myself before Thee to follow 
 the Way of thy Cross and to retrace in 
 spirit that sacred path, which was wa- 
 tered with Thy adorable blood during 
 Thy painful journey to Calvary's Mount. 
 I offer to Thee this pious exercise with 
 the view of gaining the indulgences, 
 which the Sovereign Pontiffs have at- 
 tached to it : and I propose to pray for 
 all the intentions, which they had in 
 view in dispensing so rich a treasure. 
 Grant me, O Lord, the dispositions neces- 
 sary for obtaining these indulgences, as 
 well for myself, as for the souls in pur- 
 gatory, and in particular for those, for 
 whom I design to pray. May I by this 
 
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 holy exercise merit your mercy in this 
 world, so as to secure, with those suffer- 
 ing souls, a place in your eternal king- 
 dom in the life to come. Amen. 
 
 And thou, O Blessed Mother of G( 
 assist me by thy ])owerful intercessic 
 Present this my feeble homage to thy 
 Divine Son, in reparation of the many 
 injuries He daily receives from bad 
 Christians and from so many impious 
 men, ^-who deny Him that bought them.''' 
 Let me participate in that ineffable sor- 
 row, which pierced thy most tender soul 
 during the several stages of His passion : 
 that I may reap an abundant fruit from 
 this holy exercise, for the advantage and 
 ultimate salvation of my own soul, and 
 the benefit of all those for whom I pray. 
 Amen. 
 
 While proceeding towards each Station, a 
 stanza of the "Stabat Mater" may be said 
 or sung : 
 
 1. Stabat Mater, dolorosa, 
 Juxta crucem lacrymosa, 
 Dum pendebat filius. 
 
2()0 .' THE HOLY WAY 
 
 FIRST STATION. 
 
 V. We adore thee, Loid Jesus 
 Clirist, and bless thy holy name : 
 
 R. Because by thy holy Cross thou 
 hast redeemed the world. 
 
 Jesus is condemned to death. 
 
 Let us consider the wonderful submis- 
 sion of Jesus, when he received this un- 
 just sentence. Let us reflectj that it was 
 not Pihite alone who condemned him, 
 but that all here present, and all the sin- 
 ners of the world cried aloud for his 
 death. Let us. therefore, penetrated with 
 the most lively sorrow, say to him: 
 
 O adorable Jesus ! since it is our crimes 
 that have sentenced you to death, grant 
 that we may detest them with our whole 
 heart, and that our sincere repentance 
 may obtain for us mercy and pardon. 
 
 Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to 
 the Father. 
 
 V. Have mercy on us, Lord. 
 
 R. Have mercy on us. 
 
 V. May the souls of the faithful de- 
 
OF THE CROSS. 261 
 
 parted, through the mercy of God, rest '\n 
 peace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
 2. Cujus animam gementem, 
 Contristatam et dolentem, 
 Pertransivit gladius. 
 
 SECOND STATION. 
 
 V. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus 
 Christ, and bless thy holy name : 
 
 jR. Because by thy holy Cross tho'\ 
 hast redeemed the world. 
 
 Jesus takes the Cross on his shoulders. 
 
 Let us consider with what meeknes? 
 our divine Master takes on his mangled 
 and bloody shoulders, the terrible instru- 
 ment of his punishment. He thus wished 
 to teach us how to carry our cross, by 
 accepting with the greatest resignation, 
 the sufferings that shall be inflicted on 
 us by our heavenly Father, and those 
 which we may endure from our fellow 
 creatures. 
 
 O meek Jesus ! It was we, miserable 
 
!!G2 THE HOLY WAY 
 
 Mimers, who are guilty of all kinds of 
 iniquity, that should have carried th' 
 rross, and not you ; for you were inno 
 cent. Grant us then strength to imitate 
 your example, by enduring, without a 
 murmur, all the trials of this life, which, 
 in the order of your fatherly Providence, 
 may enable us to satisfy your jur^tice, and 
 to arrive at our heavenly country. 
 
 Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to 
 the Father. 
 
 V. Have mercy on us, Lord. 
 
 R. Have mercy on us. 
 
 V. May the souls of the faithfnl de- 
 parted, through the mercy of God, rest in 
 peace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
 3. O quam tristis et afflicta, 
 Fuit ilia benedicta 
 Mater unigeniti ! 
 
 THIRD STATION. 
 
 V. We adore thee, Lord Jesus 
 Christ, and bless thy holy name : 
 
 R. Because by thy holy Cross thou 
 hast redeemed the world. 
 
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 Jesus falls the first time binder the Crosx. 
 
 Let us consider Jesus Christ begin- 
 ning his painful journey to Calvary. The 
 blood which he lost when he wa? 
 scourged and crowned with thorns, has 
 weakened him to such a degree, that he 
 falls under the heavy load. He rises 
 again, after the most cruel outrages, 
 which he endures without betraying the 
 least emotion of resentment. Behold 
 how he thus wished to atone for our 
 many falls, and to teach us to rise again, 
 by the austerities of penance, when we 
 have had the misfortune to fall into the 
 abyss of sin. 
 
 O Good Jesus! stretch forth your suc- 
 coring hand, and assist us amidst all the 
 dangers to which we are exposed.. 
 Vouchsafe to strengthen us in our weak- 
 nesses, that after havin^ comageously 
 followed you to Calvary, we may there 
 taste the delicious fruits of the tree of 
 life, andbecome eternally happy with you. 
 
 Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to 
 the Father. 
 
264 THE HOLY WAY 
 
 V. Have mercy on us, Lord. 
 R. Have mercy on U5. 
 V. May the souls of the faithful de- 
 i)arte(l, through the mercy of God, rest in 
 peace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
 I. Qu3B moerebat at dolebat, 
 Pia mater, dum videbat 
 Nati pccnas inclyti. 
 
 FOURTH STATION. 
 
 V. We adore thee, Lord Jesu^ 
 Christ, and bless thy holy name : 
 
 R. Because by thy holy Cross thou 
 liast redeemed the world. 
 
 Jesus meets his most afflicted Mother. 
 
 Let us consider how painful it was to 
 this divine Son, to meet his iriost beloved 
 Mother under s+ich afliicting circumstan- 
 ces ; and how heart-rending it was to 
 Mary to behold her adorable Son, drag- 
 ged along by a troop of ruffians, through 
 an immense crowd, who load him with 
 reproaches. At this sight, her maternal 
 
or THE CROSS. 265 
 
 heart is pierced, with a thousand swords, 
 and is torn with all anguish. She 
 wished to deliver our Saviour, and to 
 rescue him from the hands of his execu- 
 tioners ; but she knows that the work of 
 our salvation is to be thus accomplished. 
 Uniting then the sacrifice of her love to 
 that of her Son, she participates in all 
 his sufierings, and accompanies him, 
 even to his last breath. 
 
 O Mary ! Mother of Sorrows ! obtain 
 for us that ardent love with which you 
 accompanied Jesus to that holy moun- 
 tain, and that constancy which you dis- 
 played at the foot of the cross, in order 
 that we may faithfully remain there with 
 you, and that nothing may be ever able 
 to separate us from thence. 
 
 Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to 
 the Father. 
 
 V. Have mercy on us, CTLord. 
 
 R. Have mercy on us. 
 
 V. May the souls of the faithful de- 
 parted, through the mercy of God, rest'in 
 peace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
266 THE HOLY WAT 
 
 5. Qnis est homo qui non fleret. 
 Christi matrem si videret 
 In tanto supplicio ? 
 FIFTH STATION. 
 V. We adore thee, Lord Jesus 
 Christ, and bless thy holy name : 
 
 i?. Because by thy holy Cross thou 
 hast redeemed the worhl. 
 
 Jesus is assisted in carrying his Cross by 
 Si7non of Cyrene. 
 
 Lkt us consider the great goodness of 
 Jesus Christ towards us. Though he al- 
 lows himself to be assisted in carrying 
 his cross, it is not because he wants 
 Strength, it being his powerful hands 
 that sustain the world; but he was anx- 
 ious to teach us to unite our sufferings 
 to his, and to drink with him of his cha- 
 lice of bitterness. 
 
 O Jesus, our Master! You have drunk 
 the most bitter portion of this chalice, 
 and you have left the smallest to our 
 share. Do not suffer us to be such ene- 
 mies to ourselves, as to refuse it. Ena- 
 
OF TI^ CEOSS. 2'')7 
 
 ble us, on the contrary, to accept it cheer- 
 fully, that we may become worthy of 
 drinking in the torrent of delights with 
 which you inebriate your elect in the 
 land of the living. 
 
 Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to 
 tlie Father. 
 
 V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. 
 
 R. Have mercy on us. 
 
 V. May the souls of tlie faithful de- 
 parted, through the mercy of God, rest in 
 peace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
 f). Quis posset non contristari 
 Piam matrem contemplari 
 Dolentem cum filio ! 
 
 SIXTH STATION. 
 
 V. We adore thee," O Lord Jesus 
 Christ, and bless thy holy name : 
 
 R. Because by~ thy holy Cross thou 
 liast redeemed the world. 
 
 Veronica tcipes the fare of Jesus. 
 Let us consider the heroic action of 
 
268 THE HOLY WAY 
 
 this holy woman, who presses through 
 the crowd of soldiers to behokl her di- 
 vine Master. She sees that he is cov- 
 ered all over with spittle, dust, perspira- 
 tion, and blood. The painful sight 
 afflicts her soul, even to tears ; and her 
 love, placing her above all fear, she 
 approaches Jesus, and wipes his dis- 
 figured countenance ; that august counte- 
 nance, which ravishes all the Saints, 
 and before the splendor of which, the 
 Angels veil their faces with their wings. 
 
 O Jesus! the most beautiful among the 
 sons of men ! to what a condition has 
 your love for us reduced you ! Oh, never 
 were you more worthy of our adorations 
 and homage than now! We adore you, 
 therefore; and prostrate before your di- 
 vine Majesty, we beseech you to remem- 
 ber no more our many offences, and to 
 restore to our soul its ancient beauty, 
 which it has lost by sin. 
 
 Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory bo to 
 the Father. 
 
 V. Have mercy on us, Lord. 
 
 R. Have mercy on us. 
 
OF THi; CROSS. 269 
 
 ; V. May the souls of the faithful de- 
 I parted, tlirough the mercy of God, rest in 
 ; peace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
 7. Pro peccatis suas gentis, 
 Vidit Jesum in tormentis, 
 Et flagelhs subditiim. 
 
 SEVENTH STATION. 
 
 V. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, 
 and bless thy holy name. 
 
 R. Because by thy holy Cross thou 
 hast redeemed the world. 
 
 Jesus falls under the Cross the second time. 
 
 Let us consider the Man-God falling 
 again under his grievous Load. Let us 
 behold this victim stretched along the 
 ground, under the terrible wood of his 
 sacrifice, exposed anew to the cruelty of 
 his executioners, and the soldiers. It 
 was in order to give us a further proof of 
 his infinite love, that Jesus Christ pre- 
 mitted this second fall. He also wished 
 V to teach us, that as we so often relapse 
 
270 THE HOLY WAY 
 
 into sin, we sliould never lose our conti- 
 dence in his mercy — that in the midst of 
 the greatest afflictions, we should not bo 
 discouraged — that the road to heaven is 
 tilled with briars and thorns, and that in 
 order to share in his glory, we must pass 
 through the crucible of sutiering. 
 
 O Jesus, our strength ! Preserve us 
 from every relapse — save us from the 
 misfortune of losing our immortal souls, 
 and of thus rendering useless all the 
 suflering and fatigue which you endured 
 to deliver us from eternal death. 
 
 Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to 
 the Father. 
 
 V. Have mercy on us, Lord. 
 
 R. Have mercy on us. 
 
 V. May the souls of the faithful de- 
 parted, through the mercy of God, rest in 
 peace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
 8. Vidit suum dulcem natum, 
 
 Morientem, desoiatum. 
 
 Dum emisit spiritum. 
 
OF THE CROSS, 271 
 
 EIGHTH STATION. 
 
 V. We adore thee, Lord Jesus Christ, 
 and bless thy holy name : 
 
 R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
 redeemed the world. 
 
 Jesus consoles the women of Jerusalem^ who 
 followed him, and ivept over him. 
 
 Let us here admire the noble gener- 
 osity of our Divine' Lord. He seems to 
 forget his own sufferings altogether, to 
 administer consolation to those holy wo- 
 men, who were plunged in the deepest 
 grief at his deplorable state. He ex- 
 horts them, not to weep for him, but 
 rather for themselves, and their un- 
 grateful, perfidious country. He has thus 
 taught us, that our compassion for his 
 sufferings, will make little impression on 
 his tender heart, unless we bewail our 
 sins, which are the sole cause of all his 
 agony. 
 
 O amiable Jesus, true comforter of 
 afflicted souls ! vouchsafe to look down 
 upon us with tenderness and mercy. 
 
272 THE HOLY" WAY 
 
 Grant lis grace to walk constantly after 
 you, on the royal road of the cross, that 
 like the women of Jerusalem we may 
 hear the words of life, and enjoy your 
 unspeakable consolations. 
 . Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to 
 the Father. 
 
 V. Have mercy on tis, Lord. 
 
 R. Have mercy on us. 
 
 V. May the souls of the faithful de- 
 parted, through the mercy of God, rest in 
 peace. 
 
 'R. Amen. 
 
 9. Eia mater, fons amoris, 
 Me sentire vim doloris 
 Fac, ut tecum lugeam. 
 
 NINTH STATION. 
 
 V. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus 
 Christ, and bless thy holy name : 
 
 R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
 redeemed the world. 
 
 Jesus falls under the Cross the third time. 
 Let us consider our adorable Jesus ar- 
 
or THE CROSS. 2<o 
 
 rived at the summit of Calvary. He di- 
 rects his eyes to the spot where he 1?^ 
 soon to be sacrificed to the fury of hi- 
 enemies. His attention is engaged at this 
 moment by our endless relapses, and the 
 great number of sinners, for whom his 
 blood will be ^hed in vain. This cruM 
 thought afflicts his tender heart, more 
 than all the punishment which he has 
 yet to endure. It fills liis soul with a 
 profound sorrow, and his strength failing 
 him, as in his agony, he falls on his face 
 to the earth. 
 
 Jesus, Victim of Love ! Behold yoir 
 are at length going to be immolated for 
 the salvation of mankind. Deign to 
 apply to our souls the merits of your 
 sacrifice in this life, that we may offer 
 you the sacrifice of our praises during all 
 eternity. 
 
 Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to 
 the Father. 
 
 V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. 
 
 jR. Have mercy on us. 
 
 V. May the souls of the faithful de- 
 p-erted, through the mercy of God, rest in 
 peace. i?. Amen. 
 
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274 THE HOLY WAY 
 
 \ 
 19. Fac ut aicleat cor nienm, 
 In amando Christum Deum, 
 Ut illi complaceam. 
 
 TENTH STATION. 
 
 V. We adore thee, Lord Jesus 
 Christ, aud bless thy holy name : 
 
 R. Because by thy holy Cross thou 
 hast redeemed the world. 
 
 Jesus is stripped of his garments. 
 
 Let us consider how much our dear 
 Redeemer suffered, when his execution- 
 ers stripped off his garments. All the 
 wounds which he had received, and by 
 which his clothes adhered to his sacred 
 flesh, were now torn open, and thus the 
 pain of his bloody scourging was re- 
 newed. But what he most sensibly fell 
 was, to see himself exposed, in a state 
 of nakedness, before such an immense 
 multitude. 
 
 O Jesus, divine Lamb ! you have at 
 length come to the place of slaughter, 
 without opening your mouth to complain. 
 
OF THE CROSS. SlO 
 
 All, how forcible and how eloquent 
 your silence ! With what efficacy ii 
 teaches us the necessity of repressini^ 
 our impatience and our murmurs ! You 
 suffer yourself to be stripped of all your 
 garments, to expiate our misfortune, in 
 having lost the precious gift of grace. 
 Oh, grant that we may recover that ines- 
 timable treasure, that we may entirely 
 put off the old man, and be clothed with 
 the new, according to you, so that we 
 may henceforth live according to the 
 sentiments of your adorable heart. 
 
 Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be \o 
 the Father. 
 
 V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. 
 
 R. Have mercy on us. 
 
 F. May the souls of the faithful de- 
 parted, throngh the mercy of God, rest in 
 peace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
 11. Sancta mater, istud agas, 
 Craciflxi fige plagas 
 Cordi meo valide. 
 
276 5HE HOLY WAY 
 
 ELEVENTH STATION. 
 
 V. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus 
 Christ, and bless thy holy naine : 
 
 R. Because by thy holy Cross thou 
 hast redeemed the world. 
 
 Jesus is nailed to the Cross. 
 
 Let us consider Jesus Christ oflering 
 himself to his executioners to be cruci- 
 fied, and stretching himself out on the 
 wood of the cross. Oh! what torment 
 does he not endure whilst the heavy 
 strokes of the hammer are driving the 
 nails into his feet, and his adorable 
 hands! His flesh is torn, his bones are 
 bruised, his nerves are broken, his veins 
 are burst asunder ! His blood flowing 
 in great torrents, exhausts his strength, 
 and adds to his other terrible sufferings, 
 that of the most burning thirst. 
 
 sin ! accursed sin ! It was you 
 plunged into that ocean of sorrow the 
 victim of our salvation. Ah ! Christian, 
 what an excess of love! what immense 
 sharity ! Shall not our hearts be rent 
 
OF THE CROSS. 277 
 
 asunder with grief, and burn with love 
 at this dreadful sight! will they not re- 
 nounce all the pleasures of the world! 
 Shall they not be ever crucified with 
 that of Jesus, and will not our eyes pour 
 forth torrents of tears both day and night ! 
 
 Our Father Hail Mary. Glory be to 
 the Father. 
 
 V. Have mercy on us, Lord. 
 
 R. Have mercy on us. 
 
 V. May the souls of the faithful de- 
 parted, through the mercy of God, rest in 
 peace. R. Amen. 
 
 12. Tui Nati vulnerati, 
 
 Tarn dignati pro me pati. 
 Pcenas mecum divide. 
 
 TWELFTH STATION. 
 
 V. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus 
 Christ, and bless thy holy name : 
 
 R. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
 redeemed the world. 
 
 Jesus expires on the Cross. 
 Let us consider Jesus the God of all 
 
!:(» THE HOLY WAY 
 
 sanctity, expiring between tw6 malefac- 
 rors, and let us admire the sweetness and 
 strength of his love. He jirays to his 
 Father for the pardon of his niiirderers. 
 tie promise* heaven to the good thief. 
 He recommends his Mother to his be- 
 loved disciple. . He commits his soul to 
 the hands of his Father. He announces 
 that all is consummated, and he expires 
 for us. At the same moment all crea- 
 tures proclaim his Divinity. All nature 
 mourns, and seems anxious to annihilate 
 itself, on beholding the death of its Crea- 
 tor. 
 
 sinners! will you be the only excep- 
 tion to this general mourning'? Will you 
 alone remain insensible before this heart- 
 rending spectacle? Cast one look upon 
 your Saviour, and see the frightful state 
 to, which your sins have reduced him. 
 Nevertheless, he forgives you, if your 
 repentance be sincere. His feet are 
 nailed to await your coming. His arms 
 are stretched out to receive you. His 
 side is opened, and his heart wounded to 
 pour out all his graces upon you. His 
 
OF THE CROSS. 
 
 27U 
 
 head is bowing down to give you tl ■ 
 kiss of reconciliation and peace! Oli 
 let us all then run up to his cross, an 
 let us die for him, as he has died for u- 
 
 Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to 
 the Father. 
 
 V. Have mercy on us, Lord. 
 R. Have mercy on us. 
 V. May the souls of the faithful de- 
 parted, through the mercy of God, rest in 
 peace. 
 
 R. An:en. 
 
 13. Fac me tecum pie flere, 
 Crucifixo coiidolere, 
 Donee ego vixero. 
 THIRTEENTH STATION. 
 V. We adore thee, O Lord Je>:u- 
 Christ, and bless thy holy name : 
 
 R. Because by thy holy Cross thou ha:-t 
 redeemed the vv^orld. 
 
 •OSS. 
 
 Jesits is taken down from the C 
 
 Let us consider the overvv^helming 
 
 rrief of his tender Mother after the death 
 
-80 THE HOLY WAY 
 
 ol lier Divine Son Jesus. She receives 
 this precious deposite in her arms. She 
 p^azes on his jjale, bloody, and disfigured 
 •;ountenance. She sees his eyes closed, 
 liis mouth shut, his side opened, and his 
 liands and feet pierced through. This 
 sight is to her an unspeakable martyr- 
 dom, the value of which God alone can 
 comprehend. 
 
 Mary ! we, we alone are the cause 
 of your affliction; and it is our sins that 
 liave pierced through your soul, by fas- 
 tening Jesus to the cross. O Mother of 
 Mercy! vouchsafe to obtain our pardon, 
 and permit us to adore in your arms our 
 orucilied Love. Imprint so strongly in 
 our souls, the sorrows which you feel at 
 the foot of the cross, that we may never 
 lose the recollection of them. 
 
 Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to 
 the Father. 
 
 V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. 
 
 B. Have mercy on us. 
 
 K May the souls of the faithful de- 
 parted, through the mercy of God. rest in 
 peace. R. Amen. 
 
OF THE CROSS. 281 
 
 14. Juxta cruceni tecum stare, 
 Et tibi me sociare 
 
 In planctu desidero. . 
 
 FOURTEENTH STATION. S? 
 
 V. We adore thee, O Lord Jesus ^ 
 Christ, and bless thy holy name. ''i 
 
 i?. Because by thy holy Cross thou hast 
 redeemed the world. 
 
 Jesus is laid in the Sepulchre 
 
 i^EHOLD then, Jesus, our dear Re- 
 deemer ! behold the spot where your 
 adorable body, the precious pledge of our 
 salvation is reposed. Grant, that our 
 greatest comfort in this valley of tears 
 may be to meditate on the sufferings and 
 i^nominous death which you endured 
 for our deliverance. You wished to be 
 placed in a new sejpulchre, to give us to 
 understand, that we must approach you 
 in |the sacrament of your love, Svith'a 
 new heart. Vouchsafe to. purify us from 
 all our stains, and to render us worthy 
 to assist frequently at your holy banquet. 
 
282 THE HOLY WAY 
 
 Bury in the same tomb all our iniquities, 
 that we may die to our passions and to 
 every thing earthly, to lead with you a 
 liie hidden in God, and thus deserve a 
 happy end, and the blissful vision of you 
 in the splendor of your glory. 
 
 Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to 
 the Father. 
 
 V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. 
 
 R. Have mercy on us. 
 
 V. May the souls of the faithful de- 
 parted, through the mercy of God, rest in 
 peace. 
 
 i?. Amen. 
 
 (On returning to the Altar, recite tha 
 following prayers:) 
 
 ^intiphor. Christ became obedient for 
 us unto death, even the death of tho 
 Cross. 
 
 V. By thy Holy Cross deliver us, O 
 God. 
 
 R. From all our en«mies. 
 Let us pray. 
 
 Look down, we beseech Thee, O eter- 
 nal Father, on this thy family, for which 
 
OF THE CROSS. 283 
 
 our Lord Jesus Christ was pleased to he- 
 delivered into the hands of the wiekc' 
 •and to ?uffer the torment of the cros^ 
 who liveth and reigneth, one God J . 
 unity with Thee and the Holy Ghost, for 
 ever and ever. R. Amen. 
 
 Antiplion. O all ye. that pass by the 
 way, attend and see if there be grief like 
 unto my grief 
 
 V. Pray for us, O most .sorrowful Mo- 
 ther of God. 
 
 R. That we may be made worthy of 
 the promises of Christ. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 \Ve beseech thee, O Lord Jesus Christ 
 /hat the Blessed Virgin Mary, who. 
 during Thy bitter passion, had her most 
 holy soul pierced with the sword of sor- 
 row, may effectually intercede for us with 
 Thy clemency, both now and at the hour 
 of death. Who livest and reignest, one 
 God with the Father and the Holy Ghost, 
 for ever and ever. R. Amen. 
 
 Antiphon. It is a holy and wholesome 
 
l!84 THE HOLY WAY OF THE CROSS. 
 
 thought to pray for the dead; that they 
 may be loosed from their sins. 
 
 V. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord. 
 
 P. And let perpetual light shine upon 
 them. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O God, the Creator and Redeenier'of 
 all the faithful, grant to the souls of Thy 
 servants departed the remission of all 
 their sins, that through pious supplica- 
 tions they inay obtain that pardon, which 
 they have always desired. Who livest 
 and reignest one God for ever and eve 
 R. Amen. 
 
 (Our Father, &c., Hail Mary, &c., 
 Glory be to the Father, &c. Each to be 
 recited six times.) 
 
 V. Jesus Christ crucified have mercy 
 on us. 
 
 R. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have 
 mercy on us. 
 
 V. And may the souls of the faithful 
 departed, through the mercy of God, rest 
 in peace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 Aspergcs, 
 
 Angelas Domini, 
 
 Ave Vevum, 
 
 Alnm Retlemptori 
 
 Ave Regina, 
 
 ActsofFaith, Hope, Charity and Con 
 
 trition, 
 Arcliconfraternity o 
 
 Heart B. V., . 
 Benediction of the B 
 Confiteor, 
 
 Confraternity of the 
 Canon of the Mass, 
 Chaplet or Beads of 
 
 Conception, . 
 Devotions for Mass, 
 Devotions to the B. Sacrament 
 Devotions before Confession. 
 
 f Ii 
 
 Pagh 
 40 
 
 253 
 
 245 
 
 ;ulate 
 
 Sacrament, 
 Scapular, . 
 he Immaculate 
 
i'i CONTEXTS. 
 
 PAGE. 
 
 Devotions after Confession, . 97 
 
 Devotions before Communion, . . 104 
 
 Devotions after Communion, . .118 
 
 Daily Examen of Conscience, . . 31 
 
 Devotions for the side, ". . 191 
 
 Evening prayers, . . . 2S 
 
 Feasts and Fasts, . 
 
 Five Points before or after Mass. 
 
 Gloria in Excelsis, . 
 
 Invocation of the Holy Spirit, . 
 
 Indulgences briefly explained, 
 
 Living Rosary, .... 
 
 Litany of tVje Holy name of Jesus, 
 
 Litany of the B. Virgin, . 
 
 Litany of the Saints, 
 
 Lucis Creator, .... 
 
 Memorare or Remember, . 
 
 Morning prayers, 
 
 Magnificat, .... 
 
 Method of Confession, 
 
CONTENTS in 
 
 PAGE. 
 Manner of serving Mass, . . 76 
 
 Manner of saying the Beads, . . 203 
 Nicene Creed, . . . .54 
 
 Sakitaris, 252 
 
 O Sanctissi.Tia, ..... 255 
 Penitential Psalms, .... 168 
 Panis Angelicus, .... 252 
 Propagation of the Faithj . .207 
 
 Prayer for the Authorities, . .183 
 Prayer for the conversion of this 
 
 country, ..... 220 
 
 Prayer for one's confessor, . .186 
 
 Prayer for the souls in Purgatory, . 187 
 Prayer for the conversion of sinne^^^, . 18S 
 Prayer to our Angel Guardian, . 156 
 
 Prayer of St. Bernard, Remember, &c. 155 
 Rosary of the B. Virg-in, . . . J41 
 
 Regina Coeli, 14 
 
 Salve Regina, 249 
 
 Tantuni Ergo, ...... 256 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 Tableof Moveable Feasts, 5 
 
 Table of sins for Confession, . . SB 
 
 The Seven Penitential Psalms, . 16» 
 The Rosary of the B. Virgin, . .141 
 
 Vespers, 223^ 
 
 Via Crucis or stations of the Cross, . 257 
 
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