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 Ask. and it shall be given too.— Mali. vii. 7. 
 
 NEW-YORK : 
 
 THE CATHOLIC PUBLICATION SOCIETY, 
 
 126 Nassau Street. 
 
 1870. 
 
IMPRIMATUR. 
 
 ^ JOHN, 
 
 Archbishop of New- York, 
 
THE 
 
 ROMAN CALENDAR, 
 
 The Calendar is a Table containing 1 the Feasts which 
 are kept during- the year. They are of two sorts: some 
 are affixed to certain days, and are called immoveable,- 
 others have no fixed days, and are called moveable. 
 
 The immoveable feasts have been carefully distin- 
 guished in the Calendar. Those which are of obliga- 
 tion, are printed in large capitals, those of peculiar 
 devotion in smaller ones; the others in ordinary round 
 types. Those which are not found in the Roman of- 
 fice are in italic letters. 
 
 Most of the moveable feasts depend upon the feast 
 of Easter, which is regulated by the full moon of the 
 vernal equinox. A compendious table of these feasts 
 is here affixed. The first Council of Nice, held in 
 the year 325, decreed that the feast of Easter should 
 be celebrated on the Sunday following the full moon, 
 which falls either on the 21st of March, (which was 
 looked upon, at that time, as the day of the equi- 
 nox,) or on the days following, till the 18th of April. 
 Hence if the full moon fall on the 21st of March, and 
 this be a Saturday, the next day will be Easter Sun- 
 day. But if it fall on the 20th, this moon will not be 
 considered the paschal moon : the next full moon only, 
 
4 THE ROMAN CALENDAR. 
 
 which will be on the 18th of April, can be leckoned 
 such. Should this 18th of April be a Sunday, Easter 
 would be the Sunday following-, or the 25th of April. 
 Easter, then, can be no later than the 25th of April, 
 nor earlier than the 22nd of March. 
 
 The Dominical letters are used to indicate the Sun- 
 days throughout the year. They are seven in number, 
 corresponding" to the seven days of the week, and 
 are changed annually. In leap year, two are set 
 down. — The first indicates the Sundays till the 25th 
 of February — the other during- the remaining- part of 
 tne year. 
 
 The Golden number is contained in a cycle of 19 
 years. In this cycle the new-moons return, in a reg- 
 ular succession, to the same days in which they were 
 in the preceding" cycle. Hence the different num- 
 bers of the Epact, which is used to designate the 
 new-moon and to determine the feast of Easter, al- 
 ways correspond with the same gulden numbers in 
 every cycle. 
 
TABLE 
 
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 Easter 
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 Feb. 12 
 
 March 1 
 
 April 16 
 
 1844 
 
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 11 
 
 Feb. 4 
 
 Feb. 21 
 
 April 7 
 
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 3 
 
 22 
 
 Jan. 19 
 
 Feb. 5 
 
 March 23 
 
 1846 
 
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 3 
 
 Feb. 8 
 
 Feb. 25 
 
 April 12 
 
 1847 
 
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 14 
 
 Jan. 31 
 
 Feb. 17 
 
 April 4 
 
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 6 
 
 25 
 
 Feb. 20 
 
 March 8 
 
 April 23 
 
 1849 
 
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 7 
 
 6 
 
 Feb. 4 
 
 Feb. 21 
 
 April 8 
 
 1850 
 
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 8 
 
 17 
 
 Jan. 27 
 
 Feb. 13 
 
 March 31 i 
 
 1851 
 
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 9 
 
 28 
 
 Feb. 16 
 
 March 5 
 
 April 20 
 
 1852 
 
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 10 
 
 9 
 
 Feb. 8 
 
 Feb. 25 
 
 April 11 
 
 1853 
 
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 11 
 
 20 
 
 Jan. 23 
 
 Feb. 9 
 
 March 27 
 
 1854 
 
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 12 
 
 1 
 
 Feb. 12 
 
 March 1 
 
 April 16 
 
 1855 
 
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 13 
 
 12 
 
 Feb. 4 
 
 Feb. 21 
 
 April 8 
 
 1856 
 
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 23 
 
 Jan. 20 
 
 Feb. 6 
 
 March 23 
 
 1857 
 
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 Feb. 8 
 
 Feb. 25 
 
 April 12 
 
 1853 
 
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 15 
 
 Jan. 31 
 
 Feb. 17 
 
 April 4 
 
 1859 
 
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 17 
 
 26 
 
 Feb. 20 
 
 March 9 
 
 April 24 
 
 1860 
 
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 18 
 
 7 
 
 Feb. 5 
 
 Feb. 22 
 
 April 8 
 
 1861 
 
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 19 
 
 18 
 
 Jan. 27 
 
 Feb. 13 
 
 March 31 
 
 1862 
 
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 Feb. 16 
 
 March 5 
 
 April 20 
 
 1863 
 
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 11 J Feb. 1 
 
 Feb. 18 
 
 April 5 
 
 1864 
 
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 3 
 
 22 J Jan. 24 
 
 Feb. 10 
 
 March 27 
 
 1865 
 
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 4 
 
 3 1 Feb. 12 
 
 March 1 
 
 April 16 
 
 1866 
 
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 5 
 
 14 Jan. 28 
 
 Feb. 14 
 
 April 1 
 
 1867 
 
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 6 
 
 25 Feb. 17 
 
 March 6 
 
 April 21 
 
 1868 
 
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 7 
 
 6 Feb. 9 
 
 Feb. 26 
 
 April 12 
 
 1869 
 
 C 
 
 8 
 
 17 Jan. 24 
 
 Feb. 10 
 
 March 28 
 
 1870 
 
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 9 
 
 23 Feb. 13 
 
 March 2 
 
 April 17 
 
 1871 
 
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 10 
 
 9 Feb. 5 
 
 Feb. 22 
 
 April 9 
 
 1872 
 
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 11 
 
 20 Jan. 28 
 
 Feb. 14 
 
 March 31 
 
 1873 
 
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 12 
 
 1 Feb. 9 
 
 Feb. 26 
 
 April 13 
 
 1874 
 
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 13 
 
 12 Feb. 1 
 
 Feb. 18 
 
 April 5 
 
 1875 
 
 C 
 
 14 
 
 23 Jan. 24 
 
 Feb. 10 
 
 March 28 
 
 1876 
 
 BA 
 
 15 
 
 4 Feb. 13 
 
 March 1 
 
 April 16 
 
 1877 
 
 G 
 
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 15 Jan. 28 
 
 Feb. 14 
 
 April 1 
 
6 TABLE OF THE MOVEABLE FEASTS. 
 
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 June 4 
 
 June 15 
 
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 May 26 
 
 June 6 
 
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 1845 
 
 May 1 
 
 May 11 
 
 May 22 
 
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 Nov. 30 
 
 1846 
 
 May 21 
 
 May 31 
 
 June 11 
 
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 Nov. 29 
 
 1847 
 
 May 13 
 
 May 23 
 
 June 3 
 
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 Nov. 28 
 
 1848 
 
 June 1 
 
 June 11 
 
 June 22 
 
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 May 17 
 
 May 27 
 
 June 7 
 
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 May 19 
 
 May 30 
 
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 May 29 
 
 June 8 
 
 June 19 
 
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 Nov. 30 
 
 1852 
 
 May 20 
 
 May 30 
 
 June 10 
 
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 Nov. 28 
 
 1853 
 
 May 5 
 
 May 15 
 
 May 26 
 
 27 
 
 Nov. 27 
 
 1854 
 
 May 25 
 
 June 4 
 
 June 15 
 
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 Dec. 3 
 
 1855 
 
 May 17 
 
 May 27 
 
 June 7 
 
 26 
 
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 1856 
 
 May 1 
 
 May 11 
 
 May 22 
 
 28 
 
 Nov. 30 
 
 1857 
 
 May 21 
 
 May 31 
 
 June 11 
 
 25 
 
 Nov. 29 
 
 1858 
 
 May 13 
 
 May 23 
 
 June 3 
 
 26 
 
 Nov. 2S 
 
 1859 
 
 June 2 
 
 June 12 
 
 June 23 
 
 23 
 
 Nov. 27 
 
 1860 
 
 May 17 
 
 May 27 
 
 June 7 
 
 26 
 
 Dec. 2 
 
 1861 
 
 May 9 
 
 May 19 
 
 May 30 
 
 27 
 
 Dec. 1 
 
 1862 
 
 May 29 
 
 June 8 
 
 June 19 
 
 24 
 
 Nov. 30 
 
 1863 
 
 May 14 
 
 May 24 
 
 June 4 
 
 26 
 
 Nov. 29 
 
 1864 
 
 May 5 
 
 May 15 
 
 May 26 
 
 27 
 
 Nov. 27 
 
 1865 
 
 May 25 
 
 June 4 
 
 June 15 
 
 25 
 
 Dec. 3 
 
 1866 
 
 May 10 
 
 May 20 
 
 May 31 
 
 27 
 
 Dec. 2 
 
 1867 
 
 May 30 
 
 June 9 
 
 June 20 
 
 24 
 
 Dec. 1 
 
 1868 
 
 May 21 
 
 May 31 
 
 June 11 
 
 25 
 
 Nov. 29 
 
 1S69 
 
 May 6 
 
 May 16 
 
 May 27 
 
 27 
 
 Nov. 28 
 
 1870 
 
 May 26 
 
 June 5 
 
 June 16 
 
 24 
 
 Nov. 27 
 
 1871 
 
 May 18 
 
 May 28 
 
 June 8 
 
 26 
 
 Dec. 3 
 
 1872 
 
 May 9 
 
 May 19 
 
 May 30 
 
 27 
 
 Dec. 1 
 
 1873 
 
 May 22 
 
 June 1 
 
 June 12 
 
 25 
 
 Nov. 30 
 
 1874 
 
 May 14 
 
 May 24 
 
 June 4 
 
 26 
 
 Nov. 29 
 
 1875 
 
 May 6 
 
 May 16 
 
 May 27 
 
 27 
 
 Nov. 23 
 
 1876 
 
 May 25 
 
 June 4 
 
 June 15 
 
 25 
 
 Dec. 3 
 
 J 1877 
 
 May 10 
 
 May 20 
 
 May 31 
 
 27 
 
 Dec. 2 
 
JAN'UARY. 
 
 t CIRCUMCISIOX OF OUR LORD. 
 
 t Octave of S. Stephen. 
 
 t Octave of S. John. 
 
 t Octave of holy Innocents. 
 
 f Vi^il of Epiphany. 
 
 f EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD. 
 
 Of the Octave of Epiphany. 
 
 Of the Octave. 
 
 Of the Octave. 
 
 Of the Octave. 
 
 Of the Octave. 
 
 Of the Octave. 
 
 Octave of Epiphany. 
 
 S. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers 
 
 S. Paul, first Hermit. 
 
 R. Marcellus.. Pope and Martyr. 
 
 S. Anthony, Abbot. 
 
 Chair of St Peter, at Rome. 
 
 S. Canute, King of Den. Martyr. 
 
 SS. Fabian and Sebastian, Martyrs. 
 
 S. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr. 
 
 SS. Vincent &. Anastasius, Martyrs 
 
 Espousals of the B. V. Mary. 
 
 S. Timothy, Bishop and Martyr. 
 
 Conversion of S. Paul, Apostle. 
 
 S. Poly carp, Bishop and Martyr 
 
 S. John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor. 
 
 S. Raymund of Pennafort, Confessor. 
 
 S. Francis of Sales, Bishop. 
 
 S. Martina, Virgin and Martyr. 
 
 S. Peter Nolasco, Confessor. 
 
 On the 2d Sunday after Epiphany, The most Holy 
 
 name of JESUS. 
 
 N. B. The days marked with a { are days 
 Plenary Indulgence. 
 
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 S. Ignatius, Bishop and Martyr. 
 
 t Purification of the B. V. Mary. 
 
 f S. Blase, Bishop and Martyr. 
 
 f S. Andrew Corsini, Bishop. 
 
 f S. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr. 
 
 f S. Dorothy, Virgin and Martyr. 
 
 f S. Romuald, Abbot. 
 
 f S. John of Martha, Confessor. 
 
 { S. Apollonia, Virgin and Martyr. 
 
 S. Scholastica, Virgin. 
 
 SS. Saturninus, and his Companions, Martyrs. 
 
 S. Meletius, Patriarch of Antioch, Confessor. 
 
 S. Catharine of Ricci, Virgin. 
 
 S. Valentine, Priest and Martyr. 
 
 SS. Faustinus and Jovita, Martyrs. 
 
 S. Onesimus, Bishop of Ephesus, Martyr. 
 
 S. Theodulus, Martyr. 
 
 S. Simeon, Bishop of Jerusalem, &, Martyr. 
 
 S. Mansuetus, Bishop of Milan, and Confessor. 
 
 S. Eucherius, Bishop and Confessor. 
 
 S. Severianus, Bishop and Martyr. 
 
 Chair of St. Peter, at Antioch. 
 
 (Vigil.) S. Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor. 
 
 S.Matthi as, Apostle, in leap years on the 25. 
 
 S. Felix, Pope and Confessor. 
 
 S. Alexander, Bishop of Alexandria, Confessor. 
 
 S. Leander, Bishop of Seville, Confessor. 
 
 S. Romanus, Abbot. 
 
 S. Oswald, Bishop >f Worcester, Confessor. 
 
 On Friday after Quinquag. Sund., Passion of our 
 Lord. 
 
 — after the 1st Sund. of Lent, Crown of Thorns 
 of our Lord. 
 
 — after the 2d Sund. of Lent, Spear and Nails 
 of our Lord. 
 
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 MARCH. 
 
 S. Albinus, Bishop and Confessor. 
 
 S. Simplicius, Pope and Confessor. 
 
 S. Cunegundes. Virgin. 
 
 S. Casiinir, Confessor. 
 
 S. Phocas, Martyr. 
 
 SS. Victor and Comp. Martyrs. 
 
 S. Thomas of Aquino, Conf. and Doctor. 
 
 S. John of God, Confessor. 
 
 S. Frances, Widow. 
 
 The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. 
 
 S. Eulogius, Priest and Martyr. 
 
 S. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor. 
 
 S. Euphrasia, Virgin. 
 
 S. Mathilda, Widow. 
 
 S. Longinus, Martyr. 
 
 S. Abraham, Hermit. 
 
 S. Patrick, Bishop, Apostle of Ireland. 
 
 S. Gabriel, Archangel. 
 
 S. Joseph, Spouse of the B. V. Mary. 
 
 S. Cuthbert, Bishop and Confessor. 
 
 S. Benedict, Abbot. 
 
 S. Basil, Priest and Martyr. 
 
 S. Turibius, Bishop of Lima, Confessor. 
 
 S. Simeon, Martyr. 
 
 f ANNUNCIATION of the B. V.MARY. 
 
 f S. Ludger, Bishop and Confessor. 
 
 f S. John, Hermit. 
 
 f S. Goniran, King and Confessor. 
 
 f S. Cyrillus, Deacon and Martyr. 
 
 f S. John Climacus, Abbot. 
 
 f S. Balbina, Virgin. 
 
 On Friday after the 3d Sund. of Lent, Five Wounds 
 
 of our Lord. 
 after the 4th Sund. of Lent, The most precious 
 
 Blood of our Lord. 
 after Passion Sund. the feast of the Compassion 
 
 of the B. V. Mary. 
 
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 t S. Hugh, Bishop of Grenoble, Confessor. 
 
 S. Francis of Paula, Confessor. 
 
 S. Richard, Bishop and Confessor. 
 
 S. Isidore, Bishop of Seville, andDoctor. 
 
 S. Vincent Ferrier, Confessor. 
 
 S. Celestine I., Pope and Confessor. 
 
 S. Hegesippus, Confessor. 
 
 S. Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth. 
 
 S.Mary of Cleophas, s'ister of the B. V. Mary. 
 
 S. Macarius, Bishop of Antiocluand Confessor. 
 
 S. Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor. 
 
 S. Victor, Martyr. 
 
 S. Hermenegild, Martyr. 
 
 SS. Tiburtius, Valerian andMaximus, Mar. 
 
 SS. Basilissa and Anastasia, Martyrs. 
 
 S. Lambert, Martyr. 
 
 S. Anicetus, Pope and Martyr. 
 
 S. Perfectus, Priest and Martyr. 
 
 S. Timon, Deacon and Martyr. 
 
 S. Agnes, Virgin. 
 
 S. Anselm, Bishop of Canterbury, 8c Doctor. 
 
 SS. Soter and Caius, Popes and Martyrs. 
 
 S. George, Martyr. 
 
 S. Fidelis, Martyr. 
 
 S. Mark, Evangelist. 
 
 SS. Cletus &. Marcellinus, Popes and Marts. 
 
 S. John, Abbot and Confessor. 
 
 S. Vitalis, Martyr. 
 
 S. Peter, Martyr. 
 
 S. Catharine of Sienna, Virgin. 
 
 On the third Sunday after Easier, Patronage of| 
 S Joseph. 
 
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 SS. Philip and James, Apostles. 
 
 S. Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, &. Doct. j 
 
 Finding of the Holy Cross. 
 
 S. Monica, Widow. 
 
 S. Pius V., Pope and Confessor. 
 
 S. John the Apostle, before the Latin Gate. \ 
 
 S. Stanislas, Bishop and Martyr. 
 
 Apparition of S. Michael, the Archangel. j 
 
 S. Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop and Doctor. 
 
 S. Antoninus, Bishop of Florence. 
 
 S. Mamertus, Bishop of Vienna, and Confessor. I 
 
 SS. Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs. 
 
 S. John the Silent, Hermit. 
 
 S. Boniface, Martyr. 
 
 SS. Torquatus and his Companions, Martyrs. 
 
 S. Ubaldus, Bishop. 
 
 S. Paschal Baylon, Confessor. 
 
 S. Venantius, Martyr. 
 
 S. Peter Celestine. Pope. 
 
 S. Bernardinof Sienna, Confessor. 
 
 S. Valens, Bishop and Martyr. 
 
 S. John Nepomucen, Martyr. 
 
 S. Desidcrius, Bishop and Martyr. 
 
 Feast ofB.V. M. as help of Christians 
 
 S. Gregory VII., Pope and Confessor. 
 
 S. Philip of Neri, Confessor. 
 
 S. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi, Virgin. 
 
 S. Germanus, Bishop of Paris, and Confessor. 
 
 S. Maximus, Bishop of Triers, and Confessor. 
 
 S. Felix, Pope and Martyr. 
 
 S. Petronilla, Virgin. 
 
 On Friday next to the Octave of Corpus Christ 
 Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 
 
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 JUNE. 
 
 S. Pamphilus, Priest and Martyr. 
 
 SS. Marcellus, Peter and Erasmus, Martyrs. 
 
 S. Clotildis, Queen of France. 
 
 S. Francis Caracciolo, Confessor. 
 
 S. Boniface, Bishop, Apostle of Germany. 
 
 S. Norbert, Bishop of Magdeburgh. 
 
 S. Robert, Abbot. 
 
 S. Medardus, Bishop and Confessor. 
 
 SS. Primus and Felicianus, Martyrs. 
 
 S. Margaret, Queen of Scotland. 
 
 S. Barnabas, Apostle. 
 
 S. John a S. Facundo, Confessor. 
 
 S. Anthony of Padua, Confessor. 
 
 S. Basil the Great, Bishop and Doctor. 
 
 SS. Vitus, Modestus and Crescentia, Martyrs. 
 
 S. John Francis Regis, Confessor. 
 
 S. Avitus, Priest and Confessor. 
 
 SS. Marcus and Marcellianus, Martyrs. 
 
 S. Juliana of Falconieri, Virgin. 
 
 S. Silverius, Pope and Martyr. 
 
 S. Aloysius Gonzaga, Confessor. 
 
 S. Paulinus, Bishop of Nola. 
 
 Vigil of S. John the Baptist. 
 
 Nativity of S. Johx the Baptist. 
 
 S. William, Abbot. 
 
 SS. John and Paul, Martyrs. 
 
 Of the Octave of S. John the Baptist. 
 
 (Vigil.) S. lrenoeus, Bishop of Lyons, & Mar. 
 
 f SS. Peter and Paul, Apostles. 
 
 f Commemoration of S. Paul. 
 
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 JULY. 
 
 f Octave of S. John the Baptist. 
 
 j VISITATION OF THE B. V. MARY. 
 
 t Of the Octave of SS. Peter and Paul. 
 
 f Of the Octave. 
 
 t Of the Octa%e. 
 
 t Octave of SS. Peter and Paul. 
 
 S. Leo II., Pope and Confessor. 
 
 S. Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal. 
 
 S. Cyrillus, Bishop of Gortyna, Martyr. 
 
 The Seven Brothers, Martyrs. 
 
 S. Pius I., Pope and Martyr. 
 
 S. John Gualbert, Abbot. 
 
 S. Anacletus, Pope and Martyr. 
 
 S. Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor. 
 
 S. Henry, Emperor, Confessor. 
 
 B. Virgin- Mary of Mount Carmel. 
 
 S. Alexius, Confessor. 
 
 S. Camillus of Lellis, Confessor. 
 
 S. Vincent of Paul, Confessor. 
 
 S. Jerom iEmilian, Confessor. 
 
 S. Praxedes, Virgin. 
 
 S. Mary Magdalen, Penit. 
 
 S. Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr. 
 
 Vigil of S. James, Ap. 
 
 S. James, Apostle. 
 
 S. Ann, Mother of the B. V. Mary. 
 
 S. Pantaleon, Martyr. 
 
 SS. Nazarius, Celsus, See. Martyrs. 
 
 S. Martha, Virgin. 
 
 SS. Abdon and Sennen, Martyrs. 
 
 S. Ignatius, Founder of the Society of Jesus. 
 
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 AUGUST. 
 
 S. Peter's Chains. 
 
 S. Alphonsus M. Liguori, Bishop. 
 
 Finding of the Relics of St. Stephen. 
 
 S. Dominick, Confessor. 
 
 Dedication of S. Mary ad Nives. 
 
 Transfiguration of our Lord. 
 
 S. Cajetan, Confessor. 
 
 SS. Cyriacus, Largus &c Smaragdus, Martyrs. 
 
 Vigil of S. Lawrence. 
 
 S. Lawrence, Martyr. 
 
 Of the Octave of S. Lawrence. 
 
 S. Clara, Virgin. 
 
 Of the Octave of S. Lawrence. 
 
 Vigil of Assumption, with fast. 
 
 f ASSUMPTION OF THE B. V. MARY. 
 
 j S. Hyacinlhus, Confessor. 
 
 j Octave of S. Lawrence. 
 
 { Of the Octave of Assumption. 
 
 f Of ihe Octave of Assumption. 
 
 f S. Bernard, Abbot and Doctor. 
 
 f S. Jane Frances de Chantal, Widow. 
 
 j Octave of the Assumption. 
 
 (Vigil.) S. Philip Beniti, Confessor. 
 
 S. Bartholomew, Apostle. 
 
 S. Lewis, King of France, Confessor. 
 
 S. Zephyrinus, Pope and Martyr. 
 
 S. Joseph Calasanctius, Confessor. 
 
 S. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor. 
 
 Beheading of St. John the Baptist. 
 
 S. Rose of Lima, Virgin. 
 
 S. Raymund Nonnatus, Confessor. 
 
 On the Sunday within the Oct. of the Assumption, the 
 Feast of S. Joachim, the Father of the B. V. 
 
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SEPTEMBER. 
 
 S. Giles, Abbot. 
 
 S. Stephen, King of Hungary, Confessor. 
 
 8. Simeon Stylites, Confessor. 
 
 S. Rosalia, Virgin. 
 
 S. Lawrence Justinian, Bishop of Venice. 
 
 S. Oncsiphorvs, Martyr. 
 
 S. Regina, Virgin and Martyr. 
 
 f Nativity of the B. Virgin Mary. 
 
 f Of the Octave of the Nativity of B. V. M. 
 
 { S. Nicholas Tolentine, Confessor. 
 
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 f Of the Octave. 
 
 f Of the Octave. 
 
 f Exaltation of the Holy Cross. 
 
 f Octave of the Nativity. 
 
 SS. Cornelius and Cyprian, Bishops &. Marts. 
 
 Stigmata of S. Francis. 
 
 S. Joseph of Cupertino, Confessor. 
 
 SS. Januarius, Bishop, & Companions, Marts. 
 
 (Vigil.) SS. Eustachius and Comp., Martyrs. 
 
 S.. Matthew, Apostle. 
 
 S. Thomas of Villanova, Confessor. 
 
 S. Linus, Pope and Martyr. 
 
 Our Lady of Mercy. 
 
 S. Cleophas, Martyr. 
 
 SS. Cyprian and Justina, Martyrs. 
 
 SS. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs. 
 
 S. Wenceslaus, Duke of Bohemia, Martyr. 
 
 f S. Michael, Archangel. 
 
 f S. Jerom, Priest and Doctor. 
 
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 Feast of the Holy Name of Mary ; and the Sun 
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 4 d f S. Francis of Assisium, Confessor. 
 
 5 e f SS. Placidus and Companions, Martyrs. 
 
 6 f f S. Bruno, Confessor. 
 
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 8 A S. Bridget, Widow. 
 
 9 b SS. Dionysius and Companions, Martyrs. 
 10 c S. Francis Borgia, Confessor. 
 
 lid S. Gennanus, Bishop and Martyr. 
 
 12 e S. Wilfrid, Bishop and Confessor. 
 
 13 f S. Edward, King of England, Confessor. 
 
 14 g S. Callistus, Pope and Martyr. 
 
 15 A S. Teresa, Virgin. 
 
 16 b S. Lullus, Bishop of Ments. 
 
 17 c S. Hedwiges, Widow. 
 
 18 d S. Luke, Evangelist. 
 
 19 e S. Peter of Alcantara, Confessor. 
 
 20 f S. John Cantius, Confessor. 
 
 21 g S. Hilarion, Abbot. 
 
 22 A S. Mark, Bishop of Jerusalem, Martyr. 
 
 23 b S. Ignatius, Bishop of Constantinople, Martyr 
 
 24 c S. Raphael, Archangel. 
 
 25 d SS. Chrysanthus and Daria, Martyrs. 
 
 26 e S. Evari'stus, Pope and Martyr. 
 
 27 f Vigil of SS. Simon and Jude. 
 
 28 g SS. Simon and Jude, Apostles. 
 
 29 A S. Theodorus, Abbot. 
 
 30 b S. Serapion. Bishop and Confessor. 
 
 31 c Vigil of All Saints, with fast. 
 
 On the 1st Sunday of October, the Feast of the Holy 
 Rosary of the B. V. Mary ; and on the 3d 
 Sunday, the Feast of the Maternity of the 
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 t S. Charles Borromeo, Bishop and Confessor. 
 
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 f Octave of All Saints. 
 
 Dedication of the Lateran Church. 
 
 S. Andrew Avellino, Confessor. 
 
 S. Martin, Bishop of Tours. 
 
 S. Martin, Pope and Martyr. 
 
 S. Didacus, Confessor. 
 
 S. Stanislas Kostka, Confessor. 
 
 S. Gertrude, Virgin. 
 
 S. Edmund, Bishop and Confessor. 
 
 S. Gregory Thaumaturgus, Bishop. 
 
 Dedicat. of the Churches of SS. Peter 8c Paul 
 
 S. Elizabeth of Hungary, Widow. 
 
 S. Felix of Valois, Confessor. 
 
 Presentation of the B. V. Mary 
 
 S. Caecilia, Virgin and Martyr. 
 
 S. Clement, Pope and Martyr. 
 
 S. John of the Cross, Confessor. 
 
 S. Catharine, Virgin and Martyr. 
 
 S. Peter, Bishop of Alexandria, and Martyr. 
 
 S. Severinus, Hermit. 
 
 S. Gregory HI., Pope and Confessor. 
 
 Vigil of S. Andrew. 
 
 S. Andrew, Apostle. 
 
 On tJie 2d Sunday of Nov. Patronage of the B. 
 
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 The \st Sunday of Adveni, is the next after the 26th 
 
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 S. Ehgius, Bishop and Confessor. 
 
 S. Bibiana, Virgin and Martyr. 
 
 S. Francis Xavier, Confessor. 
 
 S. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor. 
 
 S. Sabbas, Abbot. 
 
 S. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra. 
 
 S. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, and Doctor 
 
 | Conception of the B. V. Mary. 
 
 | Of the Octave of the Concept, of B. V. M. 
 
 t Of the Octave. 
 
 f S. Dainasus, Pope and Martyr. 
 
 t Of the Octave. 
 
 f S. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr. 
 
 f Of the Octave. 
 
 f Octave of the Conception of the B.V. Mary. 
 
 S. Eusebius, Bishop and Martyr. 
 
 S. Olympias, Widow. 
 
 Expect, of the Deliv. of the B. V. M. 
 
 S. Timothy, Deacon and Martyr. 
 
 Vigil of S. Thomas. 
 
 S. Thomas, Apostle. 
 
 8. hchyrion, Martyr. 
 
 S. Victoria, Virgin and Martyr. 
 
 Vijil of the Nativity of our Lord, with fast. 
 
 NATIVITY OF OUR LORD. 
 
 S. Stephen, first Martyr. 
 
 S. John, Apostle and Evangelist. 
 
 Holy Innocents. 
 
 S. Thomas, Bishop of Canterbury, Martyr. 
 
 Of the Octave of the Nativ. of our Lord. 
 
 S. Sylvester, Pope and Confessor. 
 
HOLY-DAYS OF OBLIGATION. 
 
 The Circumcision of our Lord. 
 The Epiphany. 
 
 The Annunciation of the B. Virgin. 
 The Ascension. 
 
 Corpus Christi, or the Feast of the blessed Sacrament. 
 The Assumption of the B. Virgin. 
 All Saints. 
 
 The Nativity of our Lord. 
 
 N. B. Sundays and the Feasts which fall on them, are 
 not included in this enumeration. 
 
 FASTING DAYS 
 
 Fridays in Advent. 
 
 Every day in Lent, Sundays excepted. 
 The Ember days, which occur four times in the year, 
 viz : — the Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturda) r s — 
 
 1. Immediately after the first Sunday in Lent. 
 
 2. In Whitsun-week. 
 
 3. Immediately after the 14th of September. 
 
 4. Immediately after the third Sunday of Advent. 
 The Vigils of Whit-Sunday. 
 
 of the Assumption. 
 of All Saints. 
 of Christmas. 
 N. B. When a fasting day falls upon a Sunday, it is 
 kept on the Saturday preceding that Sunday. 
 
 DAYS OF ABSTINENCE. 
 
 All Fridays and Saturdays, except those Saturdays 
 which fall between the 25th of December and the 2d of 
 February, inclusively, and all the Sundays in Lent. 
 When Christmas falls on a Friday, abstinence is not of 
 precept. 
 
 Note.— Dispensation to eat fleshmeat on all Saturdays "not re- 
 stricted by a fast,'' has been granted by his Holiness, Pope Grego- 
 ry XVI., tor ten years, from" the 221 of June, 1833— and subse- 
 quent!}' 'N ;\ 22, 1840.) renewed for twenty years icore. 
 
20 OBSERVATIONS. 
 
 The solemnizing of Marriage is forbidden, from the first 
 Sunday of Advent, till after twelfth day ; and from the 
 beginning of Lent, till Low Sunday. 
 
 1. The Catholic Church commands her children, upon 
 Sundays and Holy-days, to be present at the great Eucha- 
 ristical sacrifice, which we call the Mass, to rest from ser- 
 vile work on those days, and to keep them holy. 
 
 2. She commands them to abstain from fle3h on all 
 days of fasting and abstinence; and on fasting days to eat 
 but one meal. 
 
 3. S.e commands them to confess their sins to their 
 pastors, at least once a year. 
 
 4. She commands them to receive the blessed sacrament 
 at least once a year, and that at Easter, or at least between 
 the first Sunday in Lent and Trinity Sunday. 
 
 5. To contribute to the support of our Pastors. 
 
 G. Not to solemnize marriage at the forbidden times, 
 nor to marry persons within the forbidden degree of kin- 
 dred, or otherwise prohibited by the Church. 
 
 The fourth council of Lateral, Can. 21, ordains, 
 "That every one of the faithful of both sexes, after they 
 come to the years of discretion, shall in private faithfully 
 confess all their sins, at least once a year, to their own 
 pastor ; and take care to fulfil, to the best of their power, 
 the penance enjoined them ; receiving reverently, at 
 least at Easter, the sacrament of the Eucharist, unless, 
 perhaps, by the counsel of their own pastor, for some 
 reasonable cause, they judge proper to abstain from it 
 for a time : otherwise let them be excluded out of the 
 church whilst living-, and when they die be deprived ef 
 Christian burial." 
 
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE; 
 
 on, 
 J2 Summary of Christian Faith and Morality. 
 
 "WHAT EVERY CHRISTIAN MUST BELIEVE. 
 
 1. Evert christian must believe that there is one 
 God, and no more than one God: that this God is a 
 pure Spirit, the Lord and Maker of heaven and earth, 
 who has neither beginning - nor end, but is always the 
 same; is every where present; knows and sees all 
 things; can do all things whatsoever he pleases; and 
 is infinite in all perfections. 
 
 2. Every christian is bound to believe, that in this 
 one God there are three distinct persons, perfectly 
 equal, and of the same substance; the Father, who 
 proceeds from no one; the Son, who is born of the 
 Father before all ages; and the Holy Ghost, who pro- 
 ceeds eternally from the Father and the Son: and that 
 these three persons have all the same intelligence, 
 the same power, the same wisdom, and are all three 
 one and the same Lord, one and the same God. 
 
 3. We must also believe, that this God created the 
 Angels to be with him for ever; and that one part of 
 them fell from God by sin, and became devils: that 
 God also created Adam and Eve, the first parents of 
 all mankind, and placed them in the earthly paradise, 
 
T2 CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE. 
 
 from whence they were justly banished, for the sin 
 they committed in eating- of the fruit of the forbidden 
 tree: and that by this transgression of Adam, we are 
 all born in sin, and must have been lost for ever, if 
 God had not sent us a Saviour. 
 
 4. We are bound to believe in this Saviour of all 
 mankind, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, true God, 
 and true man; perfect God from all eternity, equal to 
 his father in all thing's; and perfect man, from the 
 time of his coming" down from heaven for us, having 
 a body and soul like us. 
 
 ■5. We must believe, that this Jesus Christ, our Sa- 
 viour, who had been long- foretold by the prophets, 
 was, at God's appointed time, conceived in the womb 
 of the Virg-in Mary, by the power of the Holy Ghost, 
 without having- any man for his father, and was born 
 of her, she still remaining- a pure virg-in; that during 
 the time of his mortal life he founded the Christian 
 religion, by his heavenly doctrine, and wonderful 
 miracles, and then offered himself a sacrifice for the 
 sins of the whole world, by dying- upon a cross to 
 purchase mercy, grace, and salvation for us; and that 
 neither mercy, nor grace, nor salvation, ever could, 
 since Adam's fall, be obtained any otherwise, thar 
 throug-h this death and passion of the Son of God. 
 
 6. We must believe, that Jesus Christ, after he had 
 been dead, rose ag-ain on the third day from death to 
 life, never to die any more; and that, for the space 
 of forty days, he was pleased, at different times, to 
 manifest himself to his disciples, and then ascended 
 into heaven in their sig-ht; where, as man, he contin- 
 ually intercedes for us. From thence he sent down 
 the Holy Ghost upon his disciples, to abide with them 
 
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE. 23 
 
 for ever, as lie had promised, and to guide them and 
 their successors into all truth. 
 
 7. We must believe the Catholic or universal Church, 
 of which Christ is the perpetual head, and his Spirit 
 the perpetual director; which is founded upon a rock, 
 and is ever victorious over all the powers of deatli and 
 hell. This Church is always one, because all its mem- 
 bers profess one f:iith, live in one communion, under 
 one chief pastor, the successor of St. Reter, to whom 
 Christ committed his whole flock, St. John xxi. 15, 
 16, 17. This same Church is always holy, by teach- 
 ing- a holy doctrine, by inviting all to a holy life, and 
 by the eminent holiness of many of her children. She 
 is Catholic, or universal, by subsisting" in all ages, by 
 teaching" all nations, and maintaining all truths: she 
 is Apostolical, by deriving" her doctrine, her commu- 
 nion, her orders, and her mission, by an uninterrupted 
 succession, from the apostles of Christ. 
 
 8. "With this Catholic church the scriptures both of 
 the Old and New Testament were deposited by the 
 apostles. She is, in her pastors, the guardian and 
 interpreter of them. These scriptures, thus inter- 
 preted, together with the traditions of the apostles, 
 are to be received and admitted by all christians for 
 the rule of their faith and practice. 
 
 9. We must believe, that Jesus Christ has instituted 
 in his church seven sacraments, or mysterious signs, 
 and instrumental causes of divine g-race in our souls 
 Baptism, by way of a new birth, by which we are 
 made children of God, and washed from sin. Confir- 
 mation, by which we receive the Holy Ghost by the 
 impositions of the hands of the successors of the apos- 
 tles. Acts viii. The blessed Eucharist, which feeds and 
 
'24 CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE. 
 
 nourishes our souls with the body and blood of Christ, 
 really present, under the forms of bread and wine, or 
 under either of them. Penance, by which penitent 
 sinners are absolved from their sins, by virtue of the 
 commission given by Christ to his ministers. St. John 
 xx. and St. Matt, xviii. Extreme unction, which effaces 
 the remaining" stains of sin, and arms the soul with the 
 grace of God in the time of sickness. St. James v 
 Holy orders, by which the ministers of God are conse- 
 crated. And Matrimony, which, as a sacred sign of the 
 indissoluble union of Christ and his church, unites the 
 married couple in a holy band, and imparts a grace to 
 them, suitable to that state. Eph. v. 
 
 10. We must believe, that Jesus Christ has also in 
 stitutedthe great eucharistical sacrifice of his body and 
 blood, in remembrance of his death and passion. In 
 this sacrifice he is mystically immolated every day 
 upon our altars, being" himself both priest and victim. 
 This sacrifice is the principal worship of the new law, 
 in which, and by which, we unite ourselves to Jesus 
 Christ, and with him, and through him, we adore God 
 in spirit and truth, give him thanks for all his blessings, 
 obtain his grace for ourselves and our neighbours, par- 
 don for all our sins, and eternal rest for the faithful 
 departed. 
 
 11. We must believe, that there is in the catholic 
 or universal church of God, a communion ofsaitits, by 
 means of which we communicate with all holy per- 
 sons, and m all holy things. We communicate with 
 the saints in heaven, as our fellow members under 
 the same head, Jesus Christ; we give thanks to God 
 for his gifts to them; and we beg a share in their 
 prayers. We communicate with all the saints uoon 
 
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE. 25 
 
 earth, in the same sacraments, and sacrifice, and in a 
 holy union of faith, and charity. And we communi- 
 cate with the faithful, who have departed this life in 
 a more imperfect state, and who by the law of God's 
 justice, are for a while in a place of suffering", by of- 
 fering' prayers, alms, and sacrifice to God for them. 
 
 12. We must believe also the necessity of divine 
 grace, without which we cannot make so much as one 
 step towards heaven; and that all our good, and all 
 our merits are the gifts of God; that Christ died for 
 all men; that God is not the author of sin; and that 
 his grace does not take away our free will. 
 
 13. We must believe that Jesus Christ will come 
 from heaven, at the last day, to judge us all: that all 
 the dead, both good and bad, shall rise from their 
 gTaves at the sound of the last trumpet, and shall be 
 judged by him according" to their works: that the 
 good shall go to heaven, with him, body and soul, 
 to be happy for all eternity, in the enjoyment of the 
 sovereign good; and that the wicked shall be con- 
 demned, both body and soul, to the torments of hell, 
 which are most grievous and everlasting. 
 
 WHAT EVEHT CHRISTIAN" MUST DO, IX ORDER TO LIFE 
 EVERLASTING. 
 
 If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 
 
 St. Matt. xix. 17. 
 
 1. Evedy christian, in order to obtain life everlast- 
 ing, must worship God, as his first beginning, and 
 last end. Tliis worship is to be performed, 1*/. by 
 Faith, which makes, both the understanding and the 
 will, humbly adore and embrace all those truths which 
 
26 CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE. 
 
 Go«l has taught, however obscure and incomprehen- 
 sible they may be to our weakness. 2dly, By Hope, 
 which relies on the infinite power, goodness, and 
 mercy of God, and the truth of his promises; and up 
 on these grounds the soul rises to an assured expect 
 ation of mercy, grace and salvation, through the mer- 
 its of Jesus Christ, odly, By Charity, which teaches 
 us to love God with our whole hearts, for his own 
 sake, and our neighbour as ourselves, for God's sake. 
 fyhly, By the virtue of religion, the chief acts of 
 which are adoration, praise, thanksgiving, oblation of 
 ourselves to God, sacrifice and prayer, which ought 
 to be the daily employments of a christian soul. 
 
 2. We must fly all idolatry, all false religion, and 
 superstition; under which name are comprehended 
 all manner of divinations, or pretensions to fortune, 
 telling; all witchcraft, charms, spells, observations of 
 omens, dreams, &.c. All these things are heathenish 
 and contrary to the worship of the true and living 
 God, and to that dependence a christian soid ought 
 to have on him. 
 
 3. We must reverence the name of God and his 
 truth, by a religious observance of all lawful oaths 
 and vows, and by carefully avoiding all false, rash, 
 unjust or blasphemous oaths and curses. 
 
 4. We must dedicate some notable part of our 
 time to his divine service; and more especially con- 
 secrate to him those days which he has ordered to be 
 sanctified, or kept holy. 
 
 5. Under God, we must love, reverence, and obey 
 om- parents, and other lawful superiors, spiritual and 
 temporal, and observe the laws of the chinch and 
 state. We must have a due care of our children, and 
 
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE. 27 
 
 of others, that are under our charge, both as to their 
 soul and body. 
 
 6. We must abstain from all injuries to our neigh- 
 bour's person, by murder, or any other violence? and 
 from all hatred, envy, and desire of revenge; also 
 from spiritual murder, which is committed, by draw- 
 ing him into sin, by words, actions, or ill example. 
 
 7. We must abstain from adultery, and from all un- 
 cleanness of thoughts, words, and actions, beyond the 
 law -ful use of marriage* 
 
 8. We must not steal, cheat, or any other way wrong 
 our neighbour in his goods and possessions. We must 
 give every one his own, pay our debts, and make res- 
 titution for all unjust damages, which we have caused. 
 
 9. We must not wrong our neighbour in his charac- 
 ter or good name, by detraction or rash judgments; 
 or in his honour, by reproaches and affronts; or rob 
 him of the peace of his mind, by scoffs or contempt; 
 or of his friends, by carrying stones backwards and 
 forwards: in all which cases, whosoever wrongs his 
 neighbour is obliged to make restitution or satisfac- 
 tion. 
 
 10. As we are commanded to abstain from all deeds 
 of lust and injustice, so are we also strictly obliged to 
 restrain all desires of them, and to resist the irregu- 
 lar motions of concupiscence. So far the ten com- 
 mandments, which are a short abridgement of the 
 whole eternal and natural law, which admits of no 
 dispensation. 
 
 GOSPEL LESSONS TO BE PONDKRK1) AT LEISU11E, KY EVEHY 
 CIIRISTIAX SOUL. 
 
 Ehter ye in at the narrow gate; for wide is the gate, 
 and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and 
 
28 CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE. 
 
 many there are, who go in thereat. How narrow 
 is the gate, and straight the way, that leadetn to life, 
 and few there are that find it! St. Matt. vii. 13, 14. 
 Many are called but few chosen. St. Matt. xx. 16. 
 Not every one that saith to me, Lord! Lord! shall 
 enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doetli 
 the will of my father, who is in heaven. St. Malt. > ii. 
 21. What doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole 
 world, and lose his own soul? Or, what shall a man 
 give, in exchange for his soul? St. Matt. xvi. 26. One 
 thing is necessary. St. Luke, x. 41. He thatloveth 
 father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me: 
 and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is 
 not worthy of me. And he, that taketh not up his 
 cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. St. 
 Matt. x. 37, 38. 
 
 Whosoever shall deny me before men, I will also 
 deny him before my father, who is in heaven. St. Matt. 
 x. 33. Whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of 
 my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, the 
 Son of man shall also be ashamed of him, when he 
 shall come in the glory of his Father, with the holy 
 angels. St. Mark, viii. 38. Fear not those, who kill 
 the body, and are not able to kill the soul: but rather 
 fear him, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 
 St. Matt. x. 10, 28. He that loveth his life, shall lose 
 it; and he that hateth his life in this world, keepeth it 
 unto life eternal. St. John, xii. 25. If any man will 
 come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his 
 cross, and follow me. St. Matt. xvi. 24. Every one of 
 you, who doth not renounce all that he possesseth, 
 cannot be my disciple. St. Luke, xiv. 33. 
 
 If any man come to me, and hate not his father and 
 
CHRISTIAN IiOCTRINE. 29 
 
 mother, and wife and children, and brethren and sis- 
 ters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disci- 
 ple. And whosoever doth not carry his cross, and 
 come after me, cannot be my disciple. St. Luke, xir. 
 26, 27. The friendship of this world is the enmity of 
 God. Whosoever therefore will be a friend of thi9 
 world, becometh an enemy of God. St. James, iv. 4. 
 Love not the world, nor the thing's that are in the 
 world. If any man love the world, the charity of the 
 Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, is 
 the concupiscence of the flesh, the concupiscence of 
 the eyes, and the pride of life, which is not of the 
 Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth 
 away, and the concupiscence thereof: but he, that 
 doth the will of God, abideth fcr ever. 1 St. John, ii. 
 15, 16, 17. 
 
 Unless you be converted, and become as little chil- 
 dren, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven, 
 St. Matt, xviii. 3. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for 
 theirs is the king-dom of heaven. Blessed are the 
 meek, for they shall possess the land. Blessed are 
 they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matt. v. 
 3, 4, 5. Come to me all you that labour, and are heavy 
 laden, and I will refresh you. Take up my yoke upon 
 you, and learn of me, because I am meek and humble 
 of heart; and you shall find rest to your souls. For 
 my yoke is sweet, and my burden light St Matt. xi. 
 28, 29, 30. 
 
 Whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be humbled; 
 and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted. St 
 Matt, xxiii. 12. God resisteth the proud, but to the 
 humble he giveth grace. St. Peter, v. 5. 
 
 Take heed, that you do not your justice before men, 
 
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 to be seen by them; otherwise you shall not have a 
 reward of your Father, who is in heaven. St. Mutt. vi. 
 I. No man can serve two masters. — You cannot serve 
 God and mammon. St. Matt. vi. 24. Lay not up for 
 yourselves treasures on earth, where the rust and 
 moth consume, and where thieves break through and 
 steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, 
 6cc. St. Matt. vi. 19, 20. Seek ye therefore first the 
 kingdom of God, and his justice; and all these things 
 shall be added unto you. St. Matt. vi. 33. 
 
 If you live according* to the flesh, you shall die; but 
 tf by the spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, yon 
 shall live. Rom. viii. 13. Neither fornicators, nor 
 idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor liers 
 with mankind — nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunk- 
 ards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall possess the 
 kingdom of God. 1 Cor. vi. 9, 10. If any man violate 
 the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the 
 temple of God is holy, which temple you are. 1 Cor. 
 ill. 17. Whosoever looketh on a woman, to lust after 
 her, hath already committed adultery with her in his 
 heart. St. Matt. v. 25. If thy right eye cause thee 
 to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee. — And if 
 thy right hand cause thee to offend, cut it off and cast 
 it from thee; for it is better for thee, that one of thy 
 members should perish, than that thy whole body 
 should go into hell. St. Matt. v. 29, 30. 
 
 If you will not forgive men, neither will your Fa- 
 ther forgive you your offences. St. Matt. vi. 15. Love 
 your enemies: do good to them that hate you; and 
 pray for them that persecute and calumniate you. 
 that you may be the children of your Father, who i> 
 In heaven. St. Matt. v. 44, 45. I give you a new corr>. 
 
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE. 31 
 
 mandment, that you love one another, as I have loved 
 you. John, xiii. 34. If I speak with tongues of men 
 and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as 
 sounding' brass, or a tinkling" cymbal: and if I should 
 have prophecy, and should know all mysteries, and 
 all knowledge, and if I should have all faith, so that I 
 coidd remove mountains, and have not charity, I am 
 nothing". And if I should distribute all my goods to 
 feed the poor, and if I should deliver my body to be 
 burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing". 
 1 Cor. xiii. 1, 2, 3. Render to no man evil for evil. 
 If it be possible, as much as in you, have peace with 
 all men — Revenge not yourselves, &c. Be not over- 
 come by evil; but overcome evil with good. Rom. xii. 
 17, 18, 19, 21. Let not the sun go down upon your 
 anger. Eph. iv. 26. 
 
 Through many tribulations, we must enter into the 
 kingdom of God. Ads, xiv. 21. All that will live 
 godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution. 2 Tim. 
 di. 12. In your patience ye shall possess your souls. 
 St. Lithe, xxi. 19. Whatsoever you would that men 
 should do to you, do you also to them. St. Matt. vii. 12. 
 Take heed to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts be 
 overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the 
 cares of this life; and that day come upon you sud- 
 denly. St. Luke, xxi. 34. Be ye therefore perfect, as 
 also your heavenly Father is perfect. St. Matt. v. 48. 
 
 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall 
 find; knock, and it. shall be opened unto you. St. Matt. 
 vii. 7. If you r.sk die Father any thing" in my name, 
 he will ijivt it you. St. John, xvi. 23. Let him thai 
 thinketh lunwelf to stand, take heed lest he fall. 1 Cor. 
 X. 12. Watch yt, tnere fore; because ye know not at 
 
32 CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE. 
 
 what hour your Lord will come. Be you also ready; 
 because you know not at what hour the Son of Man 
 will come. St. Matt. xxvi. 42. Whether you eat or 
 drink, or whatsoever else you do, do all, to the glory 
 of God. 1 Cor. x. 31. We brought nodiing into this 
 world; and certainly we can cany nothing' out. But 
 having" food, and wherewith to be covered, with these 
 let us be content. For they that will become rich, 
 fall into temptation, and into the snare of the devil, 
 and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which 
 drown men in destruction and perdition. For covet- 
 ousness is the root of all evils. 1 Tim. vi. 7, 8, 9, 10. 
 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall 
 be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire. St. Matt. 
 vii. 19. Except you do penance, you shall all likewise 
 perish. St. Luke, xiii. 5. He that will persevere to the 
 end, shall be saved. St. Matt. xxiv. 13. Be thou faith- 
 ful until death; and I will give thee the crown of life. 
 Rev. ii. 10. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands 
 of the living God. Heb. x. 31. Behold, I come quick- 
 ly; and my reward is with me, to render to every man 
 according" to his works. Rev. xxii. 12. 
 
MORNING EXERCISE. 
 
 I will sing thy strength, and will extol thy mercy in the mornitg, 
 for thou art become my support, and my refuge, in the day of my 
 trouble.— Ps. lviii. 17. 
 
 AT 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, 
 honour, and glory be to thee for ever and ever. 
 Amen. 
 
 At rising up, say: In the name of the Fa- 
 ther, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 
 Amen. 
 
 I will raise myself up from this bed of sleep, 
 to adore my God; and to labour for the sal- 
 vation of my soul. 0! may I rise on the last 
 day, unto life everlasting! 
 
 Wlien clothed, kneel down and say: 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 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! 
 
34 MORNING EXERCISE. 
 
 Act of Adoration, 
 
 O great God! the Sovereign Lord of hea- 
 ven and earth! I prostrate myself before thee. 
 With all the Angels and Saints T 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 be- 
 ing and life. I submit myself to thy holy will, 
 and I devote myself to thy divine service this 
 day and for ever. 
 
 An act of Faith. 
 
 O my God! I firmly believe all the sacred 
 truths, which thy holy Catholic Church be- 
 lieves and teaches; because thou hast reveal- 
 ed them, who canst neither deceive, nor be 
 deceived. 
 
 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 neighbour as myself for the 
 love of thee. I forgive all who have injured 
 me, and ask pardon of all, whom I have injured. 
 
MORNING EXERCISE. 35 
 
 An act of Tlianks giving. 
 
 O glorious Trinity! I praise thee and 
 give thee thanks for the numberless benefits 
 thou hast bestowed upon me. I thank thee, 
 O heavenly Father! for having created me to 
 thy own image and likeness, and for having 
 preserved me to this day. I thank thee, O 
 merciful Son! for having redeemed me by thy 
 death, and so often fed me with thy precious 
 body and blood. I thank 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 sacrament of penance. I thank 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 resolve to avoid 
 them. 
 
 An act of Contrition. 
 
 my God! I 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 deserv- 
 ing of all my love for thy most amiable and 
 adorable perfections; and I firmly propose, by 
 thy holy grace, never more to offend thee, and 
 to do all that I can to atone for my sins. 
 
36 MORNING EXERCISE. 
 
 A resolution to avoid evil and to do good. 
 
 Adorable Jesus! Divine Model of that per 
 fection, to which we should all aspire! I will 
 endeavour, this day, to follow thy example; to 
 be mild, humble, chaste, zealous, 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, pu- 
 rify my heart, and guide my steps, that I may 
 pass all my life in thy divine service. Amen. 
 
 Offer yourself without reserve to God. 
 
 O LORD! I offer thee my whole being, and 
 particularly all my thoughts, words, and ac- 
 tions of this day, together with all the crosses 
 and contradictions, I may meet with, in the 
 course of it. I consecrate them entirely to 
 the glory of thy name, in union with those 
 of Jesus Christ, my Saviour, that through his 
 infinite 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 honour of thy Sovereign 
 Majesty. Amen. 
 
MORNING EXERCISE. 37 
 
 Implore the necessary graces. 
 Thou knowest, O God! my weakness; that 
 I am poor and destitute; that 1 cannot do, 
 that I cannot even think of any good without 
 thee. Rise up, then, to help me; strengthen 
 me with thy grace, that I may fervently exe- 
 cute what I have firmly resolved, and not on- 
 ly avoid all the evil, thou forbiddest, but also 
 perform all the good, thou commandest. 
 
 T7ie Lord's prayer. 
 Our Father, who art in Heaven! hallowed 
 by 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. xVnd lead us not into temptation; 
 but deliver us from evil. Jlmen. 
 
 The angelical salutation. 
 Hail Mary, full of grace! the Lord is with 
 thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and- 
 blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy 
 Mary, Mother of God! pray for us sinners* 
 now, and at the hour of our death. Amen. 
 
 The apostle's creed. 
 I believe in God, the Father Almighty, 
 Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus- 
 Christ, his only Son, our Lord; who was con- 
 ceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin 
 Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was cru- 
 cified, dead and buried; he descended into 
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38 MORNING EXERCISE. 
 
 hell, the third day he rose again from the 
 dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at 
 the right hand of God the Father Almighty; 
 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 resur- 
 rection of the body, and life everlasting. 
 Amen. 
 
 The Conjiteor. 
 
 I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Ma- 
 ry ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Arch- 
 angel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy 
 Apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the Saints, 
 that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, 
 word, and deed, through my fault, through 
 my fault, through my most grievous fault. 
 Therefore I beseech the blessed Mary ever 
 Virgin, the blessed Michael the Archangel, 
 the blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apos- 
 tles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, to pray 
 to the Lord, our God, for me. 
 
 May the Almighty God have mercy on me, 
 forgive me my sins, and bring me to everlast- 
 ing life! Amen. 
 
 May the Almighty and merciful Lord give 
 rne pardon, absolution, and remission of all 
 my sins! Amen. 
 
 Invoke the blessed Virgin, your angel guar- 
 dian, and your patron saint. 
 
 O holy Virgin, Mother of God! my advo- 
 cate and patroness! pray for thy poor servant; 
 
MORNING F.XERCISE. 39 
 
 show thvsclf a mother to me. And thou, 
 blessed Spirit! whom God in his mercy hath 
 appointed to watch over me, intercede for 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 th<Q hast done, 
 and glorify him eternally with thee in heaven. 
 Amen. 
 
 THE LITAXT OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESU8. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 Christ! have mercy on us. 
 Lord ! have mercy on us. 
 Christ! hear us. 
 Christ! graciously hear us. 
 God, the Father of heaven! 
 God the Son, Redeemer of the world! 
 God the Holy Ghost! 
 Holy Trinity, one God! 
 Jesus, son of the living 1 God! 
 Jesus, splendour of the Father! 
 Jesus, brightness of eternal light! 
 Jesus, king of glory! 
 Jesus, sun of justice! 
 Jesus, son of the Virgin Mary! 
 Jesus, most amiable! 
 Jesus, most admirable! 
 Jesus, 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! 
 
40 MORNING EXERCISE. 
 
 Jesus, lover of chastity ! 
 
 Jesus, God of peace ! 
 
 Jesus, lover of mankind! 
 
 Jesus, author of life! 
 
 Jesus, model of virtues! 
 
 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! y 
 
 Jesus, eternal wisdom! 
 
 Jesus, infinite goodness! 
 
 Fesus, our way and our life! 
 
 Jesus, joy of angels! 
 
 Jesus, king of the patriarchs! 
 
 Jesus, master of the apostles! 
 
 Jesus, strength of martyrs! 
 
 Jesus, light of confessors! 
 
 Jesus, purity of virgins! 
 
 Jesus, crown of all saints! 
 
 Be merciful unto us. Hear us, Jesuef 
 
 Re merciful unto us. Spare us, Jesus/ 
 
 From all evil, 
 
 From all sin, 
 
 From thy wrath, t ft. v 
 
 From the snares of the devil, 
 
 From the spirit of uncleanliness, 
 
 From eternal death, 
 
 From the neglect of thy inspirations, 
 
 Through the mystery of thy incarnation, 
 
 
MORNING EXERCISE. 41 
 
 r 
 
 Through thy nativity, 
 Through thy childhood, 
 Through thy most sacred life, 
 Through thy labours, 
 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/ 
 
 Lamb of God ! who takest away the sins of the 
 world! Have mercy on us, Jesus/ 
 
 Jesus! hear us. Lord Jesus! graciously hear us. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O Lord, Jesus Christ! who hast said, Ask, 
 and thou shalt receive, seek, and thou shall 
 find, knock, and it shall be opened unto thee; 
 mercifully attend to our supplications, and 
 grant us the divine gift of thy charity, that we 
 may ever love thee with our whole hearts, 
 and never desist from thy praise; who livest 
 and reignest one God, world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
MEDI rATION, OR MENTAL PRAYER. 
 
 In the morning I will meditate upon thee. — Ps. lxii. 
 
 The wise man will gi\e his heart to resort early to the Lor<] that 
 made him, and he will pray in the sight of the most high. — Eccles. 
 ixxix. 
 
 Meditation, consisting 1 of considerations on the 
 great truths of Christianity, pious affections, frequent 
 elevations of the soul to God, and serious resolutions 
 of amendment, is certainly one of the most important 
 exercises of a christian life, and ought daily to be per- 
 formed by all those, who would devote themselves, in 
 earnest, to the service of God. The morning- is the 
 most proper time for the performance of this duty. 
 The place should be retired, and afford a facility for 
 recollection. The chief subjects of meditation, parti- 
 cularly for beginners, ought to be, the end for which 
 we were created; the benefits of God, and the many 
 motives we have to love and serve him; the vanity of 
 the honours, the riches and the pleasures of life, and 
 how very suddenly all these things vanish away; the 
 enormity of sin, and the multitude we have committed; 
 the certainty of death, the uncertainty of the hour in 
 which it will come, and the necessity of preparing for 
 it; the account, which we must one day give, of our 
 whole lives to an all-seeing Judge; the eternal joys of 
 heaven, and the eternal torments of hell; the pre 
 scnce and the majesty of God; the life and death of 
 
MEDITATION. 43 
 
 Jesus Christ; the examples of his Saints; the state of 
 our interior, in order to come to the knowledge of 
 ourselves, our passions, vices, propensities, etc. Me- 
 ditations upon these different subjects, will be found 
 among" the pious re/lections for even/ day in the month, 
 
 THE METHOD OF MEDITATION' PUF.SC1UUKD 15T ST. 
 FIIAXCIS OF SALES. 1XTH0. PART 2. 
 
 1. Place yourself in the presence of God, by a firm 
 and lively belief that he sees and beholds you, and is 
 most intimately present to your soul; prostrate your- 
 self in spirit before him; adore this sovereign Lord, 
 whose majesty fills heaven and earth: make, an offer- 
 ing of your whole being to him: and humbly beg his 
 pardon for all your past treasons and sins. 
 
 2. With humility and fervour, implore his light and 
 grace, that you may perform this important exercise 
 as you ought. 
 
 3. Reflect attentively on the subject, which you 
 have chosen for your meditation, (which you ought to 
 have prepared the night before,) and let the heaven- 
 ly truths it contains, sink deep into your soul. Dwell 
 most upon those points with which you find yourself 
 most affected. 
 
 4. From these considerations, draw pious affections 
 of love for God, of gratitude for his benefits, of re- 
 pentance for your sins, and the like, which are the 
 principal pints of mental prayer, and what you ought 
 most to insist upon. 
 
 5. From these affections pass to good resolutions, 
 of a serious amendment of your life, particularly with 
 regard to those failings you are most subject to: and 
 determine with yourself to begin that very day, to put 
 
44 MEDITATION. 
 
 those good purposes in execution, on such occasions 
 as shall offer. 
 
 6. Conclude with thanking 1 God for the affections, 
 and resolutions he has given you, offer them to him., 
 and beg- his blessing" on them. 
 
 7. Treasure up in your mind such points of your 
 meditation as have touched you most, and oftentimes 
 in the day reflect upon them. This the saint calls 
 gathering- a spiritual nosegay, in the garden of devo- 
 tion, to enhale its refreshing- odours in the course of 
 the day. 
 
 8. Those who find difficulty in meditation, may 
 help themselves by using some good book, reading 
 leisurely, and pausing upon what they read, and 
 drawing from it proper affections and resolutions. 
 Your Meditations may be terminated by the following 
 
 prayers. 
 
 A Prayer to the B. Virgin. 
 
 We fly to thy patronage, holy Mother of 
 God! despise not our petitions in our neces- 
 sities; but deliver us from all dangers, O ever 
 glorious, and blessed Virgin! 
 
 A Prayer to invoke the life of Jesus Christ 
 into ourselves. 
 O Jesus, living in Mary! come and live in 
 thy servant, in the Spirit of thy sanctity, in 
 the fulness of thy power, in the perfection of 
 thy ways, in the truth of thy virtues, and in the 
 communion of thy mysteries. Triumph over 
 all adverse powers, in thy holy Spirit, for the 
 glory of thy Father. Awn. 
 
MEDITATION. 45 
 
 TJie angelus domini. 
 To be said morning", noon and night, in memory of 
 the adorable mystery of the Incarnation of oui 
 blessed Saviour. 
 
 1. The angel of the Lord declared unto 
 Mary: and she conceived of the Holy Ghost. 
 Hail 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 as pray. 
 Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord! thy 
 grace into our hearts, that we, to whom the 
 Incarnation of Christ, thy Son, has been 
 made known by the message of an angel, may 
 by his passion and cross, be brought to the 
 jlory of his resurrection; through the same 
 Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 In place of the angelus domini, from Easter till Trin- 
 ity, the following anthem is recited, standing. 
 
 The Anthem, Rcgina cceli. 
 Bright queen of heaven! your joy declare, 
 
 Alleluia. 
 For he, whom you deserved to bear, Alleluia. 
 Hath, as he said, rose from the grave: Alleluia. 
 Petition God our souls to save. Alleluia. 
 V. Rejoice and be glad, Virgin Mary! 
 
 Alleluia. 
 R. For he hath truly risen. Alleluia, 
 
46 MEDITATION. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O God! who by the resurrection of our 
 Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, hast vouchsafed 
 to rejoice the world, grant, we beseech thee, 
 that by the intercession of his virgin mother, 
 Mary, we may receive the joys of eternal life, 
 through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 A prayer to implore the patronage of the 
 B. V. Mary. 
 
 holy Mary! my sovereign Queen, and 
 most loving Mother! receive me under thy 
 blessed patronage, and special protection, and 
 into the bosom of thy mercy, this day, and 
 every day, and at the hour of my death. I 
 recommend to thee my soul and body. 1 
 commit to thy care all my hopes and com- 
 forts, all my afflictions, and miseries, my life, 
 and my death; that by thy intercession, and 
 through thy merits, all my actions may be di 
 rected, and disposed according to thy will 
 ;jid the will of thy blessed Son. Amen. 
 
EVENING EXERCISE. 
 
 Let my prayer be directed as incenss in thy sight ; the lifting up 
 «>f my hands, as an evening sacrifice.— Ps. cxli. 2. 
 
 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! replenish the hearts 
 of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of 
 thy divine love. 
 
 Let us place ourselves in the presence of God, 
 and humbly adore him. 
 
 Great God! the Lord of heaven, and earth! 
 I prostrate myself before thee. With all the 
 angels and saints, I adore thee. I acknow- 
 ledge 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. 
 
 An act cf Faith. 
 
 my God! I firmly believe all the sacred 
 truths, which thy holy Catholic Church be- 
 
48 EVENING EXERCISE. 
 
 lieves and teaches; because thou hast revealed 
 them, who canst neither deceive, nor be de 
 ceived. 
 
 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 neighbour as myself, for the 
 love of thee. I forgive all, who have injured 
 me, and ask pardon of all, whom I have in- 
 jured. 
 
 Let us return thanks to God for the favours 
 bestowed on us. 
 How shall I be able to thank thee, Lord! 
 for all thy favours? Thou hast thought of me 
 from all eternity; thou hast brought me forth 
 from nothing; thou hast given thy life to re- 
 deem me, and thou continuest still, daily, to 
 load me with thy favours. Alas! my God! 
 what return can I make thee, for all thy bene- 
 fits, and in particular for the favours of this 
 day? Join me, ye blessed spirits! and all ye 
 elect! in praising the God of mercies, who is 
 so bountiful to so unworthy a creature 
 
EVENING EXERCISE. 49 
 
 Let us beg of God to make known our sins 
 to us. 
 
 Holy Ghost, eternal source of light! re- 
 move my darkness, 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 nothing so 
 much, as ever to commit them hereafter. 
 
 Let us examine our consciences, and consider 
 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, negligence in our re- 
 ligious duties, irreverence in the Church, wilful dis- 
 tractions in prayer, faults in our intentions, resistance 
 to divine grace, oaths, murmurings, want of confi- 
 dence and resignation. 
 
 Against our neighbour. — By rash judgments, hatred, 
 jealousy, contempt, desire of revenge, quarrelling, 
 passion, imprecations, 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, 
 thoughts, desires, discourse, or actions contrary to 
 purity: by intemperance, rage, impatience; by a use- 
 less and sensual life, or sloth in complying with the 
 duties of our state. 
 
50 EVENING EXERCISE. 
 
 Recite the general confession, I confess to JLlmighr 
 ty God, 8cc. as in page 38. 
 
 An act of Contrition. 
 Behold me, O Lord! overwhelmed with 
 confusion, and penetrated with grief at the 
 sight of my iniquities. I am not worthy to 
 be called thy child, nor even to be reckoned 
 among thy servants, because I have repaid 
 thy goodness with malice, and thy patience 
 with ingratitude. I have sinned against heaven 
 and earth. I have offended thee, who art so 
 jjood, so amiable, and so worthy of my love. 
 Yet, Lord! I am the work of thy hands, ran- 
 somed with the precious blood of thy own 
 Son, who died for my salvation. Through 
 his infinite merits, I implore forgiveness. 
 Have pity on me, and spare me for his sake. 
 Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot 
 out my iniquities. I am heartily sorry for 
 them, because they are offensive to thee, and 
 shall continue to repent sincerely of them, to 
 the very hour of my death. 
 
 A Jinn purpose of Amendment. 
 
 O eternal God! against whom I have sin- 
 ned, I wish from my heart that I had never 
 offended thee; but as I have been so unhappy, 
 ()! grant me now grace, never more to offend 
 thee. Thou wiliest not the death of a sin- 
 ner, but rather that he be converted and live 
 Convert me then, and I shall be converted 
 Have mercy on me according to thy great 
 
EVENING EXERCISE. 51 
 
 mercy, and according to the multitude of thy 
 tender mercies, blot out my iniquities. I re* 
 nounce all sin, and firmly purpose to shun all 
 the occasions of it, and to walk henceforth in 
 the path of thy commandments. This is my 
 fixed resolution, which I hope I shall faith- 
 fully keep, relying upon thee, through Jesus 
 Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 THE XITAXY OF THE BLESSED YIHGIX. 
 
 Anthem. 
 
 We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God! 
 despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deli- 
 ver us from all dang-ers, O ever glorious and blessed 
 Virgin! 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! have mercy on us. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! hear us: Christ! gTaciously hear us. 
 
 God the Father of Heaven! Have mercy on us. 
 
 God the Son, Redeemer of the world! Have mercy 
 on us. 
 
 God the Holy Ghost! Have mercy on us. 
 
 Holy Trinity, one God! Have mercy on us. 
 
 Holy Mary! "^ 
 
 Holy mother of God! 
 
 Holy virgin of virgins! 
 
 Mother of Christ! 
 
 Mother of Divine grace ^C^ 
 
 Mother most pure ! 
 
 Mother most chaste! 
 
 Mother undefined! 
 
 Mother unviolated! 
 
 .! 
 
52 EVENING EXERCISE. 
 
 Mother most amiable ! 
 
 Mother most admirable! 
 
 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 honour! g 
 
 Vessel of singular devotion! I?* 
 
 Mystical rose! 
 
 Tower of David! 
 
 Tower of ivory! 
 
 House of gold! 
 
 Ark of the covenant! 
 
 Gate of heaven! 
 
 Morning star! 
 
 Health of the weak! 
 
 Refuge of sinners! 
 
 Comforter of the afflicted! 
 
 Help of Christians! 
 
 Queen of angels! 
 
 Queen of patriarchs! 
 
 Queen of prophets! 
 
 Queen of apostles! 
 
 Queen of martyrs! 
 
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 Queen of confessors! "I'-sk*. 
 
 Queen of virgins! r ^ B 
 
 Queen of all saints! J i 4 ^ 
 
 Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 
 world! Spare us, Lord! 
 
 Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 
 world! Graciously hear us, 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 mercy on us. 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God! 
 
 R. That we may be made worthy of the promises 
 of Christ 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 Defend, we beseech thee, Lord! through 
 the intercession of the blessed Mary, ever vir- 
 gin, this family from all adversity, and, as in 
 all humility, they prostrate themselves before 
 thee, do thou mercifully protect them against 
 all the snares of their enemies; through Christ, 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Pour down thy blessing, O Lord! on thy 
 holy Church, on our holy Father the Pope; on 
 this diocess, on our most reverend Archbishop, 
 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, benefactors, friends 
 and enemies. Help the poor, the sick, and 
 
54 EVENING EXERCISE. 
 
 those that are in their agony; convert all here 
 tics, and enlighten the infidels. 
 
 Our Father, &o. Hail Mary, &c. I believe 
 in God, &c. 
 
 Let us pray for the souls of all the Faithful 
 departed, particularly for those of our 
 friends and benefactors, 
 
 PSALM 129. 
 
 Out of the depths I have cried unto thee, 
 Lord! Lord! hear my voice. 
 
 Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my 
 supplication. 
 
 If thou, Lord! wilt mark iniquities; Lord! 
 who shall stand it. 
 
 For with thee, there is merciful forgiveness: 
 and by reason of thy law, I have waited for 
 thee, Lord! 
 
 My soul hath relied on his word; my sou 1 , 
 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 Israel from all his ini- 
 quities. 
 
 V. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord! 
 
 It. And let perpetual light shine upon them 
 
 May they rest in peace. Amen. 
 
 V. Lord! hear my prayer. 
 
 R. And let my cry come unto thee. 
 
EVENING EXERCISE. 55 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O God! the Creator and Redeemer of all 
 the faithful, grant to the souls of thy servants 
 departed, the remission of all their sins: that, 
 through pious supplications, 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, O Lord! have mercy 
 on us. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 Visit, we beseech thee, O Lord! this habi- 
 tation, and drive from it all the snares of the 
 enemy. Let thy holy angels dwell therein, 
 to preserve us in peace; and may thy blessing 
 be upon us for ever, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 Bless, O Lord! the repose I am going to 
 take, in order to renew my strength, that I 
 may be better able to serve thee. O all ye 
 Saints and Angels! but chiefly thou, O Mother 
 of God! intercede for me this night, and dur- 
 ing the rest of my life, but particularly at the 
 hour of my heath. 
 
 May the divine assistance remain always 
 with us. Amen. 
 
:5G EVENING EXERCISE. 
 
 Before you go to rest, attentively read some pious 
 reflections, which may serve as the subject of the 
 next morning's meditation, and reflect on them whilst 
 you are undressing 1 . 
 
 Whilst you compose yourself to sleep, think on 
 your grave, and how soon death, of which sleep is an 
 image, will be with you. What will then be your 
 sentiments of all worldly vanities? 
 
 Offer up your sleep to God. Submit to it with a 
 pure intention of doing his holy will. Beg of him, 
 that by this repose of nature, you may obtain new 
 strength to serve him. Wish that every breath you 
 take during the night, may be an act of praise and 
 love of the divine goodness. Compose yourself to 
 rest in the arms of your Saviour, piously invoking the 
 blessed names of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. 
 
 If you awake in the night, renew the offering of 
 yourself to God, and recite some pious prater. 
 
MASS. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS ON THE HOLY SACRIFICE 
 OF MASS. 
 
 A sacrifice, in its general acceptation, is an obla- 
 tion made to God, to acknowledge his supreme do- 
 minion over his creatures, and their dependence on 
 him. It is the tribute which littleness pays to gran- 
 deur, and gratitude to goodness. Considered in this 
 light, a sacrifice is certainly in perfect accordance 
 with the natural dictates of reason, and the frelings 
 of the heart. Hence if we appeal to the history of 
 mankind, we shall find that in every nation and at 
 every period, the use of sacrifices was general. They 
 have always been esteemed the most essential, the 
 most awful, and yet the most consoling acts of reli- 
 gion, and the expression by which men best attested 
 their veneration for the divinity, conciliated most ef- 
 fectually his favour, and most easily appeased his in- 
 dignation. 
 
 Under the law of nature, Abel offered the firstlings 
 of his flock in sacrifice to God, and God was pleased 
 with the offering, and had respect to Abel. After the 
 deluge, when Noah proceeded from the Ark, he raised 
 an altar to the Lord, and taking of the cattle, and 
 fowls that were clean, he offered holocausts, the sweet 
 savour of which, appeased the wrath of God. Abra- 
 ham, Isaac and Jacob, on solemn occasions, erected 
 
58 INSTRUCTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 altars and immolated victims to the Lord. Job, too, 
 worshipped God with daily sacrifice. Under the 
 Mosaic dispensation, sacrifices were numerous, and 
 the various rites and ceremonies, with which they 
 were offered, were appointed by God himself. The 
 Holocaust was a sacrifice, in which the whole victim 
 was consumed by fire upon the altar of God, as a pub- 
 lic acknowledgment of his power, and majesty, and 
 a warning to man, that his services must be entirely, 
 and without reserve, consecrated to him, from whom 
 he has received his existence, and all that he possess- 
 es. The peace-offering was made in thanksgiving 
 for benefits received, for the impetration of new ones, 
 or for the accomplishment of a vow. The sin offer- 
 ing, also termed the expiatory sacrifice, was offered 
 by the priest in expiation either of his own sins, or of 
 those of the people. 
 
 But these sacrifices were far from being of them- 
 selves acceptable to God, or possessing the power of 
 atoning for the sins of men. They were but weak, 
 and imperfect figures of that great sacrifice, which 
 the Messiah was to offer, and which alone, could ren- 
 der to God a homage worthy of his divine majesty, 
 appease his justice, and obtain for man the pardon of 
 his sins, and the gift of grace. It was only through 
 the merits of this pure and immaculate oblation, ap- 
 plied by the faith of the offerers, that the sacrifice of 
 animals could be pleasing to God, and suspend the ef- 
 fects of his wrath; for no other blood but the blood 
 of Christ, could wash away the sins of mankind. 
 Hence it is that St. Paul makes him exclaim in the 
 language of the Psalmist, (Heb. x. 15.) Sacrifices, 
 and oblations, and holocausts for sin thou wouldst not, 
 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MASS. 59 
 
 neither were they pleasing to thee, then said I, behold 
 T come to do thy will, God! 
 
 Accordingly at the time appointed in the decrees 
 of heaven, the son of God having assumed a human 
 body, suffered himself to be crucified on Calvary, 
 offering to his heavenly father the divine sacrifice, 
 propitiatory for the sins of the whole world. By this 
 solemn offering, our ransom was paid, the hand-wri- 
 ting of the decree, which was against us, was blotted 
 out, we were reconciled to our offended God, and 
 heaven was purchased for us. But Jesus Christ was 
 not satisfied with once immolating himself, in a 
 bloody manner, upon the cross. In order that he 
 might leave to the church, which he was to establish, 
 a sacrifice, which is so essential an act of religion, 
 and to enable the faithful to apply to their souls the 
 merits of the sacrifice of Calvary, he would perpetu- 
 ate this august sacrifice by a daily unbloody immola- 
 tion on our altars. — Wherefore at the awful and im- 
 pressive period, which immediately preceded his cruel 
 passion — at his last supper when he seemed to take 
 his final leave of his apostles, and of the world, taking 
 bread in his hands, he blessed and broke it, and gave 
 it to his disciples, and said: take ye and eat, this is my 
 body. Then in like manner, taking the chalice, he 
 gave thanks and presented it to them, saying, drink 
 ye all of this, for this is my blood, which shall be shed 
 for you,- adding this most solemn charge; do this in 
 tommemoration of me. By these imposing words, 
 Jesus Christ empowered his apostles to perform what 
 he himself had just performed — he empowered them 
 to offer the great sacrifice of the new law; converting 
 the elements of bread and wine into his divine body, 
 
60 INSTRUCTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 and blood, and immolating- them to the glory of his 
 eternal father, and for the benefit of man. 
 
 This is the great sacrifice, which is daily offered 
 throughout the Catholic Church, under the appella- 
 tion of Mass. This is that pure oblation, which the 
 prophet Malachy announced, (chap. i. 10) was to be 
 offered in every place, among the gentiles. The 
 same in substance with that which was offered upon 
 the cross, because Jesus Christ is here too, the vic- 
 tim offered and the principal offerer. The difference 
 is only in the manner of the offering. 
 
 The sacrifice of Mass, being an unbloody renewal 
 of the sacrifice of the cross, eminently possesses all 
 the requisites of a sacrifice, and infinitely surpasses 
 those, which were offered in the ancient law. By it 
 the Catholic Church is enabled to offer the divine 
 majesty a most solemn, and satisfactory worship, and 
 a most acceptable act of thanksgiving. In it she 
 possesses a most powerful means of moving God to 
 show mercy to us, and forgive us our sins, and a most 
 efficacious way of obtaining of God the blessings, and 
 graces we stand in need of. Whilst at the same time, 
 by the victim she immolates, and the ceremonies by 
 which it is immolated, she strongly calls to the minds 
 of the faithful, the recollection of the passion of Jesus 
 Christ, our bountiful Redeemer. 
 
 Tor these purposes should the holy sacrifice of 
 Mass be offered, by both priest, and people. By the 
 priest, as Christ's minister, and in his name; by the 
 people, through the hands of the priest, and by both 
 the one and the other, through the ministry of the 
 great high priest, Jesus Christ. Making at the same 
 time a total offering of themselves in union with him. 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 61 
 
 With what recollection, with what respect, and 
 devotion ought not a christian to assist, at this august 
 sacrifice, commemorative of scenes so awful and im- 
 pressive, and containing sources so abundant of grace 
 and benediction? With what reverence ought he not 
 to enter the sacred edifice, in which this great trans- 
 action ia to be performed? Let him at that moment 
 recall his wandering thoughts, and withdraw his mind 
 from reflection on any other concerns. Let him 
 imagine himself on Calvary, represent to himself 
 Jesus Christ loaded with the cross upon which he is 
 to be immolated; and bewailing his sins which are 
 the cause of these sufferings, let him unite himself to 
 his divine Redeemer, through him offering up the 
 holy sacrifice, for the glory of God, in thanksgiving 
 for all his benefits; imploring pardon for all his sins, 
 and grace in all his necessities. 
 
 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 A prayer before Mass. 
 
 Father of mercies! and God of all con- 
 solation! who, not content, that thy only be- 
 gotten Son should have once been offered a 
 bleeding victim upon the cross for our salva- 
 tion, wouldst have the same most acceptable 
 oblation, daily repeated in an unbloody man- 
 ner, to renew in our souls the fruit thereof: 
 grant, we beseech thee, that we may assist at 
 this adorable mystery of thy power, wisdom, 
 
62 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 and goodness, 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. 
 
 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 
 honour thee, and to do thee homage, that I 
 presume to assist at this most holy and august 
 sacrifice. Permit me then, O Lord! to unite 
 my intention with that of thy minister, in of- 
 fering up this precious victim; and give me 
 now the sentiments with which I should have 
 been filled, on Mount Calvary, had 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 weaknesses before God. Beg of him to 
 pardon you, and to assist you in all your necessities, 
 through the infinite merits of this great sacrifice. 
 
 I confess, O my God! not only in thy pre- 
 sence, who seest the secrets of hearts, but in 
 presence of all the blessed in heaven, and of 
 all the faithful on earth, that I have often and 
 grievously offended thee by my thoughts, 
 words, actions and omissions. Yes, I have 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 63 
 
 sinned, O my God! I have sinned! I acknow- 
 ledge it to my shame, and with the most bit- 
 ter regret. I have abused all thy gifts. I am 
 unworthy to appear before thee. But thy 
 mercies, my God! are above all thy works; 
 thou wilt not despise a contrite, and an hum- 
 ble heart. 
 
 O most holy Virgin! and ye angels, and 
 saints of heaven! I humbly beseech you to in- 
 tercede for me. Vouchsafe, Lord! to listen 
 to their prayers. Grant to the ardour of their 
 supplications, 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 goodness. By granting' you 
 so powerful a means of reconciliation as this is, he 
 gives you a sure pledge that you will obtain it 
 
 Though I were at every instant of my life 
 to cry out, Lord! have mercy on me! this 
 would still be unequal to the number and qual- 
 ity of my offences. But though, after long re- 
 peating this prayer, thou shouldst appear to 
 disregard me, I would still redouble my im- 
 portunity, and cry out, with a louder and more 
 animated voice, as the woman of Canaan, and 
 the blind man of Jericho did; "Jesus, son of 
 David! have mercy on me!" Be not then tired, 
 O Lord! of my supplications. I know that 
 ihou lovest to be importuned. If, as yet, thy 
 
64 DEVOTIONS FOK MASS. 
 
 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. O Father of mercies! 
 grant pardon to thy children. 
 
 Gloria in excehis. 
 
 Conceive a great desire of promoting 1 God's glory, 
 and your neighbour'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. 
 
 Gloria in excelsis Deo. Glort be to God on 
 Et in terra pax hominibus high, and peace on earth 
 bonae voluntatis. Lauda- to men of good will. We 
 mus te. Benedicimus te. praise thee. We bless 
 Adoramus te. Glorifica- thee. We adore thee, 
 mus te. Gratias agimus We glorify thee. We 
 tibi propter magnam glo- give thee thanks for thy 
 riam tuam. Domine De- great glory. O Lord God! 
 us, Rex coelestis! Deus O heavenly King! O God, 
 Pater omnipotens! Domi- the Father Almighty! O 
 ne, Fili unigenite, Jesu Lord Jesus Christ, the on- 
 Christe! Domine Deus! ly begotten Son! O Lord 
 Agnus Dei! Filius Patris! God, Lamb of God! Son 
 Qui tollis peccata mundi! of the Father! O thou, 
 miserere nobis. Qui tollis who takest away the sins 
 peccata mundi! susupe of the world! have mercy 
 deprecationem nostram. — on us. O thou, who takest 
 Qui sedes ad dexteram away the sins of the world! 
 Patris! miserere nobis. — receive our prayer. O 
 Quoniam tu solus Sanctus. thou, who sittest at the 
 Tu solus Dominus. Tu so- right hand of the Father! 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 65 
 
 lusaltissimus,JesuChriste! have mercy on us. For 
 Cum Sancto Spirituin glo- thou alone art holy. Thou 
 m Dei Patris. Amen. alone art Lord. Thou 
 alone art most high, O 
 Jesus Christ! Together 
 with the Holy Ghost, in 
 the glory of the Father. 
 Amen. 
 
 The Collect. 
 This prayer is so called, because in it, the priest 
 lays befor*. God the necessities of his people, their 
 vows, and their desires, collected in a manner, toge- 
 ther. Whence, turning to the congregation, he says, 
 Cremus, Let us pray, inviting them to unite with him 
 in the petition he is about to make. 
 
 Almighty, and eternal God! we humbly 
 beseech thee, to look down upon this congre- 
 gation from thy heavenly sanctuary, and gra- 
 ciously hear these prayers of thy Church, ad- 
 dressed 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, 
 fervour of charity, sincere devotion, patience 
 in suffering, and every 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. Submit to it with perfect do- 
 
66 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 cility, and beg" of him to extend our holy religion 
 over all the world. 
 
 eternal God! who never ceasest to ex* 
 cite us to the worship, and love of thy holy 
 name, and to arm us against the attacks of 
 the world, the flesh and the devil, by the pub- 
 lic ministry of thy Church, by the doctrine of 
 thy prophets and apostles, and by many othei 
 holy admonitions, 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 securely to 
 thee, through Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 The Gospel 
 Look on the Gospel, which you are now going" to 
 hear, as the rule of your faith and morals; a rule 
 which Christ himself has drawn up, which, at your 
 baptism, you have solemnly promised to follow, and 
 by which you shall most certainly be judg-ed. 
 
 It is not thy interpreters, O God! who are 
 now to instruct me; it is thy only Son; it is 
 his Word I am going to hear. I most grate- 
 fully embrace this heavenly doctrine. I rise 
 up and declare, in the face of heaven, and 
 earth, that I will walk faithfully in that way 
 which he hath 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 
 scul; that the sensual, the covetous, the world 
 Img, the libertine, the detractor, and such as 
 are insensible to the miseries of the poor, shall 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 67 
 
 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 practice. For to 
 what purpose, my Jesus! should I declare . 
 myself thy disciple, if I were not to live ac- 
 cording to thy Gospel? 
 
 The Creed. 
 
 Renew here your faith. All these thing's 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, confirmed by 
 the martyrs, verified by the establishment of our faith, 
 and obvious by the sanctity of our religion. 
 
 Credo in unum De- I believe in one God, the 
 urn, Patrem omnipoten- Father Almighty, maker 
 tern, factorem cadi et ter- of heaven and earth, of all 
 rx, visibilium omnium, et things visible and invisi- 
 invisibilium. Et in unum ble. And in one Lord, 
 DominumJesumChristum, Jesus Christ, the only be- 
 Filium Dei unigenitum. — gotten son of God, and 
 Et ex Patre natum ante born of the Father before 
 omnia saecula. Deum de all ages. God of God, 
 Deo, Lumen de Lumine, Light of Light, true God 
 Deum verum de Deo ve- of true God. Begotten, 
 ro. Genitum non fac- not made; consubstantial 
 turn, consubstantialem Pa- to the Father, by whom 
 tri, per quem omnia facta all tilings were made, 
 sunt. Qui, propter nos Who for us men, and for 
 homines, et propter nos- our salvation, came down 
 tram salutem, descendit from heaven. And was 
 
68 DEVOTIONS 1 Oil MASS. 
 
 de ccelis. Et incarnatus incarnated by the Holy 
 est de Spiritu Sancto ex Ghost of the Virgin Ma- 
 Maria Virgine; ET HOMO ry. AND WAS MADE 
 FACTUS EST. Crucifix- MAN; he was crucified 
 us etiam pro nobis, sub also, under Pontius Pilate, 
 Pontio Pilato, passus et suffered, and was buried, 
 sepultus est. Et resur- And the third day he rose 
 rexit tertia die, secundum again according* to the 
 Scripturas. Et ascendit in Scriptures. And he as- 
 coelum, sedet ad dexte- cended into heaven, sitteth 
 ram Patris. Et iterum ven- at the right hand of the 
 turus est cum gloria judi- Father. And he is to come 
 care vivos et mortuos; again with glory, to judge 
 cujus regni non erit finis, the living and the dead; of 
 Et in Spiritum Sanctum whose kingdom there shall 
 Dominum, et vivificantem; be no end. And in the 
 qui ex Patre, Filioque Holy Ghost, the Lord and 
 procedit. Qui cum Patre giver of life, who pro- 
 et Filio simul adoratur et ceedeth from the Father 
 conglorificatur; qui locu- and the Son, who, toge- 
 •tus est per Prophetas. Et ther with the Father and 
 'Unam, Sanctam, Catholi- the Son, is adored and glo- 
 cam, et Apostolicam Ec- rified, who spoke by the 
 clesiam. Confiteor unum Prophets. And One, Ho- 
 Baptisma, in remissionem ly, Catholic, and Apostolic 
 -peccatorum. Et expec- Church. I confess one 
 to resurrectionem mortuo- Baptism for the remission 
 rum. Et vitam venturi s<e- of sins. And I look for 
 culi. Amen. the resurrection of the 
 
 dead. And the life of thf 
 world to come. Amen. 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 69 
 
 The Offertory. 
 Consider what an advantage it is to have, in this 
 great Sacrifice, wherewith to honour God perfectly, to 
 thank him in a manner equal to his gifts, to blot out 
 entirely your past sins, and to obtain, both for your- 
 self and others, all the graces you stand in need of. 
 O holy Father! Almighty and Eternal God! 
 how unworthy soever I be to appear in thy 
 presence, I dare to offer thee this Host, by the 
 hands of the Priest, with that intention which 
 Christ my Saviour had, when he first insti- 
 tuted this sacrifice, and which he has, at this 
 very instant, that he immolates himself for us. 
 I offer it in acknowledgment of thy supreme 
 dominion over me, and all creatures. I offer 
 it in expiation of my crimes, and in thanks- 
 giving for all thy benefits. I offer it to obtain 
 of thy infinite goodness, for my parents, ben- 
 efactors, 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, O Lord! this ineffable sacri- 
 fice, as a sweet odour, 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. 
 
 Hie washing of the fingers. 
 OJ what cleanness, and purity of heart, 
 
70 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 should we not bring with us to this great sa- 
 crifice! But alas! I am a poor, unclean sin- 
 ner. 0! wash me, dear Lord! from all the 
 stains of sin in the blood of the Lamb, tlrat I 
 may be worthy to be present at these heaven- 
 ly mysteries. 
 
 When the Priest says, 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 
 offers to thee, by the mouth of her minister, 
 and mercifully 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, with most holy and res- 
 pectful awe, pay homage to his glorious Majesty, mix- 
 ing your praises with those sacred hymns, which the 
 heavenly spirits are ever singing to him. 
 
 Do thou thyself, Lord! raise up my heart; 
 inflame it with love; free it from earthly af- 
 fections; let me be all in heaven, where my 
 treasure is, and on the altar where he is going 
 to be. My life, O Lord! is a continued suc- 
 cession of thy favours. 0! let my thanks- 
 givings be also uninterrupted; and since thou 
 art going to renew the greatest of sacrifices 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 71 
 
 should I not also break forth into the most 
 lively acknowledgments? Permit me, then, 
 Lord! to join my feeble voice with all the 
 heavenly spirits, and to say with them, in 
 transports of joy, and admiration, "Holy! 
 Holy! Holy is the Lord God of armies! The 
 heavens, and the earth are filled with his glo- 
 ry! Blessed is he, who cometh in the name 
 of the Lord! eternal King and God, as he, 
 who sends him!" 
 
 The Canon, 
 Represent here to yourself the altar as a throne of 
 mere}', upon which Christ is to sit, where you are en- 
 titled to present yourself, to expose to him your wants, 
 to ask for blessing's, and to obtain them. Can he, 
 who giveth us his only Son, refuse us any thing? 
 
 O Father of mercy! graciously receive by 
 the hands of the Priest, this most holy sacri- 
 fice 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; and by 
 the infinite merits of his Incarnation, of his 
 Nativity, of his Tears, Labours, Sufferings 
 and Death, have mercy upon me, and upon all 
 those for whom I ought to pray, [liere name 
 the particular persons,~] my parents, brethren, 
 friends, benefactors, relations, and those who 
 have injured me, or whom I have injured. I 
 also beseech thee to guard, prosper, and ex- 
 
72 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 tend the holy Catholic Church; to pour down 
 thy blessing upon our chief pastor the pope, 
 upon the bishops and all the clergy; enlighten 
 and guide them in the way of salvation. Bless 
 and preserve our rulers and all our fellow cit- 
 izens. Look upon us all, I beseech thee, with 
 eyes of mercy and compassion. Bring us all 
 to the perfect practice of a holy, and virtuous 
 life here, and to the possession of thy eternal 
 glory hereafter. May we all know thee; may 
 we all please thee perfectly; may w r e fear, love 
 and glorify thee, through the same Jesus 
 Christ, who, with thee and the Holy Ghost, 
 liveth and reigneth one God, world without 
 end. Amen. 
 
 Why have I not, O God! at this moment, 
 the ardent sighs with which the holy patri- 
 archs wished for the Messiah? Why have I 
 not their faith, and all their love? Come, Lord 
 Jesus! come, sweet Redeemer of the world! 
 to accomplish a mystery, which is an abridge- 
 ment 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 God, 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 your Judgfe; 
 remain for a while in silent astonishment a* what 
 passes before you; call up all your fervour, and j»ll 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 73 
 
 those sentiments which fear, respect, and confide/ice 
 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! amazing goodness! O 
 infinite love! O! let that tender love plead now 
 in my behalf! let all my iniquities be here ef- 
 faced, and my name be written in the book of 
 life! I believe in thee; I hope in thee; I love 
 thee. To thee, be honour, 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! O! cleanse, sanctify, 
 and preserve my soul, that nothing may sep- 
 arate 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 through the 
 inflnite merits of all, that Jesus endured on- 
 the cross, for our salvation, 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. Reflect on the mvste* 
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74 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 ries he here renews ; unite the sacrifice of your heart 
 to that of Ms body; offer him to God his Father, with 
 the several intentions, with which the sacrifice should 
 be offered, beseeching" the Father of Mercy, to ac- 
 cept the prayers, which his dear Son addresses to 
 him, in your behalf. 
 
 It is now, Eternal Majesty! that we truly 
 and really offer thee that pure, holy, and im- 
 maculate 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 Melchize- 
 deck, were nothing 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. 
 Sovereign Lord of all things! graciously 
 accept my humble homage, in union with that, 
 which thou here receivest from Christ, thy 
 beloved Son, in whom thou art well pleased. 
 With him, I offer thee his own holy sacrifice, 
 for the end he proposes, while he immolates 
 himself upon this altar. He alone knows the 
 boundless excellence of thy unspeakable ma- 
 jesty. He alone fully comprehends the entire 
 extent of thy dominion. He beholds thee as 
 thou art, and how all creatures, visible and in- 
 visible, depend on thee. He clearly conceives, 
 that thy right is absolute over all we are, and 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 75 
 
 all we possess, or can hope lor 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 thanksgiving. 
 
 Vouchsafe also, dearest Lord! to receive 
 this precious victim in thanksgiving for all thy 
 benefits. Thou hast created me to thy own 
 likeness, and without thee, I must fall back 
 into my original nothing. For my sake, thy 
 beloved Son gave himself up to the cruelty of 
 the Jews, and to an ignominious death; nor 
 doth a moment of my existence pass away, 
 without new proofs of thy bounty. I wish, 
 O Lord! I could, even at the price of my 
 blood, acknowledge, in some degree, these 
 numberless favours: 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 splendour of thy glory. 
 
 As a sacrifice of expiation. 
 
 Remember, O merciful Father! that the sa- 
 crifice, we are now offering to thee, is a rep- 
 resentation of that, which was offered by our 
 Saviour on the cross. May it be now again 
 a propitiatory sacrifice. Pardon us our in- 
 gratitude. Our transgressions, it is true, are 
 grievous and manifold; but then, O Lord! it 
 is the blood of a God, we offer in atonement. 
 
7C> DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 As a sacrifice of impetration. 
 
 O God! who art infinitely bountiful, be 
 pleased now, to crown all thy favours by the 
 gift of a lively faith, of a firm hope, of an ar- 
 dent charity. Bless all my labours; 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, O Lord! from 
 their sufferings, through the powerful merits 
 of thy Son. 
 
 Pater Noster. 
 
 Here, we are with Jesus on a new Calvary. Let 
 ns 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. 
 
 Paternoster! quiesin Our Father! who art 
 coclis; sanctificetur nomen in heaven ; hallowed be 
 tuum. Adveniat regnum thy name. Thy kingdom 
 tuum. Fiat voluntas tua come. Thy will be done 
 sicut in coelo et in terra, on earth as it is in heaven. 
 Panem nostrum quotidia- Give us, this day, our daily 
 iiurn da nobis hodie. Et bread. And forgive us our 
 dimitte nobis debita nos- trespasses, as we forgive 
 tra, sicut et nos dimitti- them, that trespass against 
 mus debitoribus nostris. us. And lead us not into 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 77 
 
 Et ne nos inducas in ten- temptation; but deliver us 
 tationem. R. Sed libera from evil. Amen. 
 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. 
 
 Hie Agnus Dei. 
 
 God, so glorious in heaven, so powerful on earth, 
 so dreadful in hell, is here only a Lamb full of sweet- 
 ness 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 consola- 
 tion! 
 
 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. 
 
7H DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 Make an act of contrition. Desire most earnestly to 
 receive him with the priest. Beg- him to accept these 
 desires, and to unite himself to you in the effusion of 
 his graces. 
 
 What a comfort to me, O my God! were 
 1 in the number of those, whose sanctity al- 
 lows them to receive thee daily! What an ad 
 vantage, could I, at this instant, possess thee 
 in my heart, pay thee there my homage, lay 
 open to thee my wants, and share in the fa- 
 vours, which thou grantest to those who re- 
 ceive thee really! But since I am unworthy, 
 do thou, O Lord! supply my want of disposi- 
 tions; pardon me my sins; I detest them from 
 my heart, because they are displeasing to 
 thee. Accept my ardent wish to be united to 
 thee; 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 produce 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. 
 
 The Last prayer. 
 
 Strive earnestly to offer your Lord sacrifice for sa- 
 crifice, becoming- the victim of his love. Immolate 
 freely to him all sinful inclinations, and whatever is 
 contrary to his holy will. 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 79 
 
 Thou hast offered thyself, O Lord! for my 
 salvation; I desire to be sacrificed for thy glo- 
 ry. I am thy victim, do with me as thou 
 wiliest. Whatever I have, I consecrate en- 
 tirely to thee. Those crosses, 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 surTer every 
 thing, rather than mortally transgress it. 
 
 The Benediction. 
 Receive this blessing* from the priest, as being- 
 given yon in the name of the Lord. Thank him sin- 
 cerely for the favours here granted you ; lay up with 
 care the fruits of this sacrifice, and let your conduct 
 be such, that 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 de- 
 sire to conclude it, we therefore shall not 
 leave thee, until thou bless us. Give us, O 
 Lord! thy blessing, by the hands of this priest; 
 may it ever remain with us; may it influence 
 our actions, and be the sure pledge of that last 
 benediction, which thy elect shall receive, 
 when called by thee into eternal glory. 
 
80 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 
 
 The Last Gospel. 
 Divine Word! only Son of the Father. 
 Light of the world! who earnest from heaven 
 to show us the way to it, I adore thy Majesty 
 with the most profound respect. 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 enjoy- 
 ment of thee in thy glory. 
 
 A prayer after Mass. 
 
 I earnestly thank thee, O my God! for hav- 
 ing permitted me to assist at the celebration 
 of this holy sacrifice, in preference to so many 
 others, who have not been thus favoured. I 
 humbly entreat thee to pardon me the faults, 
 which I have committed during it, either hy 
 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 graces, of which, through thy infinite 
 mercy, I have been partaker. 
 
 METHOD OF HEARING MASS SPIRITUALLY, FOH THE 
 ABSEXT. 
 
 It often happens, that christians, through distance 
 of place, indisposition, or other unavoidable impedi- 
 ments, are hindered from being- present at the great 
 sacrifice of the mass. In these cases, it is proper they 
 should endeavour to assist thereat, at least in spirit, 
 which may be done, with great fruit to their souls, in 
 the followintr manner. 
 
MANNER OF SERVING AT MASS. 81 
 
 Let them choose a proper time in the morning", and 
 by themselves, or with their family, if they have one, 
 iet them go into their oratory, and there present them- 
 selves in spirit before the altar of God. Having- be- 
 wailed their misfortune in being- kept at a distance 
 from these heavenly mysteries, let them join them- 
 selves in heart and affection with all, that are offering 
 this sacrifice to God at this time; representing more 
 particularly to themselves that mass, which is then 
 offered in the place where they commonly hear it, and 
 applying themselves to the same devotions, they com- 
 monly use during the celebration of the holy sacrifice. 
 
 Thus for example; at the confiteor, let them con- 
 fess their sins, with a hearty repentance; at the Kyrie 
 Ekhon, let them cry out to God for mercy ; at the Glo- 
 ria in excelsis, let them give glory, and adoration to 
 God; at the collects, let them recommend to him their 
 own, and the church's necessities; at the epistle and 
 gospel, let them beg- God's grace, that they may con- 
 form their lives to his holy word. Let them in this 
 manner accommodate their devotion to all the other 
 parts of the mass; always bearing in mind the four 
 intentions of the sacrifice and the passion of Christ — 
 and remembering to make a spiritual communion, 
 uniting themselves, in every part of this sacrifice, to 
 Jesus Christ, and offering themselves to God with 
 lum, and through him. 
 
 THE XAXXEB OF SF.RVIXG AND AXSWEHI5G AT MASS. 
 
 The Clerk, or Minister, kneeling at the left hand of 
 the Priest, shall answer him, as follows: 
 Priest. Ixtroibo ad Altare Dei. 
 Clerk. Ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam. 
 
82 MANNER OF SERVING AT MASS. 
 
 P. Judica me, Deus et discerne causam meam; de 
 gente non sancta, ab homine iniquo et doloso erue me. 
 
 C. Quia tu es Deus, fortitudo mea. Quare me re- 
 pulisti, et quare tristis incedo dum affligit me inimicus? 
 
 P. Emitte lucem tuam et veritatem tuam: Ipsa me 
 deduxerunt, et adduxerunt in montem sanctum tuum 
 et in tabernacula tua. 
 
 C. Et introibo ad altare Dei: ad Deum qui lsetificat 
 juventirtem meam. 
 
 P. Confitebor tibi in cithara, Deus, Deus meus; 
 quare tristis es anima mea, et quare conturbas me? 
 
 C. Spera in Deo quoniam adhuc confitebor ill! 
 salutare vultus mei, et Deus meus. 
 
 P. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. 
 
 C. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in 
 ssecula sxculorum. Amen. 
 
 P. Introibo ad altare Dei. 
 
 C. Ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam. 
 
 P. Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini. 
 
 C. Qui fecit coelum et terrain. 
 
 P. Confiteor Deo, &c. 
 
 C. Misereatur tui omnipotens Deus, et dismisses 
 peccatis tuis perducat te ad vitam eternam. 
 
 P. Amen. 
 
 C. Confiteor Deo omnipotent], beatx Mariae semper 
 Virgini, beato Michaeli Archang-elo, beato Joanni 
 Baptistze, Sanctis Apostolis Petro, et Paulo, omnibus 
 Sanctis, et tibi, Pater, quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, 
 verbo et opere (here he strikes his breast thrice), mea 
 culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor 
 beatam Mariam semper Virginem, beatum Michaelem 
 Archangelum, beatum Joannem Baptistam, Sancto; 
 
MANNER OF SERVING AT MASS. 83 
 
 Apostolos Petrum et Paulum, omnes Sanctos, et te, 
 Pater, orare pro me ad Dominum, Deum nostrum. 
 
 P. Misereatiir vestri, &c. 
 
 C. Amen. 
 
 P. Indulge ntiam, absolutionem, et remissionem, &c. 
 
 C. Amen. 
 
 P. Deus tu conversus, vivificabis nos. 
 
 C. Et plebs tua lsetabitur in te. 
 
 P. Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam. 
 
 C. Et salutare tuum da nobis. 
 
 P. Domine, exaudi orationem meam. 
 
 C. Et clamor meus 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. 
 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 genua. The C. 
 answers, Levate.] 
 
 P. Per omnia sxcula sxculorum. 
 C. Amen. 
 
84 MANNER OF SERVING AT MASS. 
 
 [At the end of the Epistle, say:] 
 C. Deo gratias. 
 
 [The Epistle, Gradual and dlleluia, or Trad, 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. 
 C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
 P. Sequentia sancti Evangelii, secundum, &c. 
 
 [Making- the sign of the cross on your forehead, mouth 
 and breast, and bowing-, say:] 
 C. Gloria tibi, Domine! 
 
 [Always bow at the name of Jesus. At the end of 
 the Gospel, say:] 
 
 C. Laus tibi, Christe! 
 
 P. Dominus vobiscum. 
 
 C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
 [When the Priest has offered the bread, the Clerk 
 
 gives him 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 Sacrificium de manibus tuis 
 ad laudem, et gioriam nominis sui; ad utilitatem qui*, 
 que nostram, totiusque Ecclesix sux sanctac. 
 
 P. Per omnia sxcula sxculomm. 
 
 C. Amen. 
 
 P. Dominus vobiscum. 
 
 C. Et cum sniritu tuo. 
 
MANNER OF SERVING AT MASS. H5 
 
 P. Sursum corda. 
 
 C. Habemus ad Dominum. 
 
 P. Gratias ag-amus Domino, Deo nostro. 
 
 C. Dig-num et justum est 
 
 [At Sanctus, Sanctus, Sandus, ring" the little bell. 
 When you see the Priest spread his hands over the 
 Chalice, you must give warning-, by the bell, of the 
 consecration, which is about to be made. Lig-ht 
 the candle, if any be prepared for that purpose. 
 Then holding- up the vestment with your left hand, 
 with the light, ring- the bell during- the elevation 
 of the host. Do the same, at the elevation of the 
 Chalice. As often as you pass by the blessed 
 Sacrament, adore on one knee.] 
 P. Per omnia specula sseculorum. 
 C. Amen. 
 
 P. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. 
 C. Sed libera nos a malo. 
 P. Per omnia sxcula saeculorum. 
 C. Amen. 
 
 P. Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum. 
 C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
 
 [The Priest's Communion being- ended, be ready to 
 give him wine first, then wine and water. But if 
 there be any communicants, provide first a com- 
 munion 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 before 
 the elevation, take away the communion cloth, and 
 return to your former place.] 
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86 ORDINARY ACTIONS OF THE DAY 
 
 P. Dominus vobiscum. 
 
 C. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
 
 P. Per omnia sxcula sxculoram. 
 
 C. Amen. 
 
 P. Ite, Missa est, or Benedicamus Domino 
 
 C. Deo gratias. 
 
 [In Masses for the Dead. P. Requiescant in Pace. 
 C. Amen.] 
 
 [If the book be left open, remove it. Kneel to re 
 ceive the Priest's blessing 1 .] 
 
 P. Pater et Films, et Spiritus Sanctus. 
 
 C. Amen. 
 
 P. Dominus vobiscum. 
 
 C. Et cum spiritu tuo . 
 
 P. Initium, or sequentia sancti Evangelii, secun- 
 dum, 8c c. 
 
 C. Gloria tibi, Domine. 
 [At the end of the last Gospel, whatever it be, sav 
 Deo Gratias.] 
 
 THE ORDINARY ACTIONS OF THE DAY 
 
 Whether you eat or drink, or whatsoever else you Jo, do all to the 
 glory of God.— 1 Cor. x. 31. 
 
 Of work, or ordinary employments. 
 
 Often call to mind that sentence pronounced 
 
 against all mankind, in the person of Adam; Gen. iii. 
 
 19. "In the sweat of thy brow, thou shalt eat thy 
 
 bread, until thou returnest to the earth, from which 
 
ORDINARY ACTIONS OF THE DAY. 87 
 
 thou art taken. For dust thou art, and into dust thou 
 shalt return." In consequence of this sentence, sub- 
 mit yourself to the labours of your calling-, as to a 
 penance imposed upon you by the Almighty, and 
 perform them with a penitential spirit, offering- them 
 up daily to God for your sins. 
 
 Fly idleness, which is the mother of all mischief. 
 If your condition of life does not oblig-e you to labour 
 for your subsistence, choose, nevertheless, some em- 
 ployment for your soul's sake, that the evil spirit may 
 never find you idle. 
 
 In the beginning- of your work, direct your inten- 
 tion to God. Consider what you are undertaking-, as 
 a business allotted you by him, and let your desig-n 
 in doing- it, be to please him. God Almig-hty most 
 certainly appoints to every one in his family his re- 
 spective employments; embrace yours, then, in com- 
 pliance with the will of God; and offer up both your- 
 self, and your work, from time to time, to him, in 
 union with the works, in which your Saviour was em- 
 ployed, in this mortal life. 
 
 In the midst of your work, let your mind be taken 
 up, as much as possible, with the thoug-ht of God. 
 Make a closet in your heart for Jesus Christ; invite 
 nim in thither, and there entertain him as well as you 
 can. If you be occupied in the company of world- 
 ling's, set a particular guard over your heart, that it 
 receive not the infection of their vain, and wicked 
 discourse. Perform all your duties with due care to 
 do them well, not that you may please men, but that 
 you may please God, in whose presence you labour, 
 and for whose glory you ought to do all that you do. 
 Take care to mortify that overgreat eagerness, with 
 
88 ORDINARY ACTIONS OF THE DAY. 
 
 which you sometimes find yourself bent upon work; 
 do all with calmness and peace, if you would have 
 God be with you. 
 
 Of Meals. 
 Saxctift your meals by prayer, before and after, 
 and by referring them to the glory of God. Eat and 
 drink to recruit your strength, and to enable yourself 
 the better to fulfil every duty. Avoid intemperance, 
 greediness and sensuality; sometimes abstain, through 
 a spirit of mortification, especially between meals, 
 from whatever serves only to gratify the taste. While 
 you are eating, be not unmindful of him, who bestows 
 so many good things on you. Remember the rigorous 
 fasts of the saints; and think also, sometimes, on the 
 vinegar, and gall which was given to your Saviour to 
 drink upon the cross. 
 
 Of Recreations. 
 
 Let your intention be pure in your recreations. 
 Take them only as far as they may be necessary for 
 the health of your body, or the relaxation of your 
 mind. Let the will of God direct you, both in the 
 choice of them, and in the measure of time you allow 
 for them. 
 
 Fly all such recreations as are sinful or dangerous — 
 all such as tend to soften the soul, and fill it with a 
 spirit and love of this world — all such as savour of the 
 pomps of Satan, which you have renounced — all such, 
 in fine, as, instead of being really serviceable for the 
 relaxation of the mind, or the health of the body, are 
 prejudicial either to the one, or to the other, or to 
 both. 
 
ORDINARY ACTIONS OF THE DAY. B'J 
 
 Allow no more time for your recreations, than is 
 necessary for those ends, for which recreations are. 
 allowable. It is an intolerable abuse to make them, 
 as some do, the chief business of life. Alas! what 
 account will such christians be able to give one day, 
 of the use of their precious time! 
 
 As in the beginning' of your recreations, you ought 
 to offer them up for the honour and giory of God, so 
 you oug-ht also frequently, in the midst of them, to 
 recollect yourself in God, inviting Jesus Christ into 
 your heart, and making 1 aspirations of love to him. 
 
 Of Conversations. 
 
 " If any one offend not in words, he is a perfect 
 man." St. James, hi. 2. There is no time in which a 
 christian is obliged to be more upon his guard, than 
 in his conversation; because of the many ways we arc 
 liable to offend by the tongue, or the great prejudices 
 which we are apt to do to others, or to receive from 
 others, in conversation. For this reason we ought to 
 call God to our assistance, as often as we go into com- 
 pany. Be careful in the choice of the company with 
 which you converse, and much more so, in the choice 
 of the persons, whom you intend to make your fa- 
 miliar friends. Let virtue and prudence be the first, 
 and chief qualifications you seek in them. 
 
 Let your discourse be edifying. Avoid not only 
 that freedom which expresses itself without reserve: 
 but those artful equivocal expressions, which convey 
 poison under a double meaning, and are the fruitful 
 sources of a thousand lewd thoughts, desires, and ac- 
 tions. Raillery is also to be spurned, when it degen. 
 
90 ORDINARY ACTIONS OF THE DAY. 
 
 erates, and becomes offensive to civility, to charity 
 or to religion. 
 
 Take, therefore, the resolution, never to suffer in 
 vour presence, any irreligious, lewd, or detracting 
 discourse. If it be not in your power to hinder it, 
 have at least the courage of declaring- yourself for the 
 interests of God, of virtue, and of your neighbour. 
 If the quality of those who speak obliges you to si- 
 lence, show at least, by a serious and forbidding 
 countenance, the displeasure you feel; and leave the 
 company, if you can do it without impropriety. 
 
 Never contradict any one in company, except the 
 importance of the matter, and the danger of some 
 person's receiving prejudice from the malice or ig- 
 norance of others, require it of you. Be as civil as 
 you can, but without flattery, or condescending to 
 any thing that is evil; and be modestly cheerful in the 
 fear of God. 
 
 Often meditate in what manner Christ and his saints 
 conversed here upon earth, that you may imitate 
 them. Often aspire to their happy conversation in 
 heaven. 
 
 Make not more visits than are required by neces- 
 sity and civility. Remember, that solitude and si- 
 lence are the best means of obtaining recollection in 
 God, and the spirit of prayer. 
 
 Of reading good books, or hearing the word 
 
 of God. 
 
 Let not a day pass, without employing, at least one 
 
 quarter of an hour, in reading some spiritual book. 
 
 On Sundays and holy-days, spend a more considera- 
 
ORDINARY ACTIONS OF THE DAY. 91 
 
 ble time in this holy exercise. Follow the advice of 
 your director, with regard to the books, which it 
 would be most proper for you to read. 
 
 Beg-in your reading- with a fervent invocation of the 
 Holy Ghost Read leisurely and attentively, that the 
 lessons you read may make proper impressions upon 
 your soul, and sink deep into your heart. Pause a 
 while upon such places as touch you most: and from 
 time to time, excite affections and resolutions in your 
 soul, suitable to the subject you are reading*. 
 
 Consider, that as, when you are praying*, you are 
 speaking* to God; so, when you are reading* and hear- 
 ing* his word, he is speaking to you. Be careful then 
 to lay up in your heart the seed of his divine word, 
 that it may not be picked up by the fowls of the air, 
 your infernal foes — nor carelessly trodden under foot. 
 
 Hear the word of God as often as you have an op- 
 portunity. Call upon God in the beg-inning*, and pu- 
 rify your soul from all vain curiosity. Mind not the 
 eloquence, or action of the preacher, but attend to 
 the truths he delivers. Apply not to others the ad- 
 monitions, which you hear: but consider what suits 
 yourself, and treasure it up in your mind, for the rule 
 of your future conduct. 
 
 After reading*, or hearing* the word of God, give 
 thanks to his divine majesty for the instructions, he 
 has given you. Single out some one, or more par- 
 ticular points, for your practice every day, and beg 
 of God that he would imprint them in your soul, that 
 you may remember them, and put them in execution. 
 Remember that the word of God heard or read, and 
 not put in practice, will, one day, rise in judgment 
 ajjuinst you. 
 
92 ASPIRATIONS AND EJACULATIONS. 
 
 If you are the master, or mistress of a family, see 
 that those under your charge want not the advantage 
 of frequent spiritual instruction. It is a care, your 
 gTeat master expects from you. 
 
 Banish from your family all lewd and irreligious 
 books, and such as may be of a dangerous tendency, 
 cither to faith or morals. Great is the detriment 
 which, young- people especially, receive from such 
 books. 
 
 Form to yourself a little library of choice books of 
 piety: you cannot lay up a more precious treasure for 
 your family. 
 
 ASPIRATIONS AND EJACULATIONS WHICH MAT BE HE 
 PEATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 
 
 Lord! increase my faith. Lord! believe, help thou 
 my unbelief. O! let me rather die, than entertain the 
 least doubt of thy sacred truths. 
 
 In thee, O Lord! is my hope. O! let me never be 
 confounded. 
 
 O my God! give me grace never to offend thee. 
 
 O my God! teach me to love thee with all my 
 heart, and soid, and mind, and strength, in time and 
 eternity. 
 
 Too late, have I known thee, O infinite goodness! 
 
 Too late, have I loved thee, O eternal beauty! 
 
 "Who will give me the wings of a dove? and I will 
 fly and repose in thee. 
 
 My soul hath thirsted after my God, the fountain 
 of eternal life. O ! when shall I come, and appear 
 m the presence of my God! 
 
 O Lord! enlighten my eyes, that I may never sleep 
 in death. 
 
ASPIRATIONS AND EJACULATIONS. 93 
 
 To thee, O God! to thee alone, be all honour, and 
 gl jry, and praise, and adoration, for ever! 
 
 Mortify in me, O Jesus! whatever displeases thee, 
 and make me according- to thy own heart. 
 
 O blessed Jesus! give me grace to learn of thee, to 
 be meek, and humble of heart, that I may be united 
 w ith thee, and find rest to my sold. 
 
 O my God, and my all! teach me to do thy holy 
 will in all things. 
 
 O Lord! keep me from sin, and grant me the grace 
 of a happy death. 
 
 O Fountain of all goodness! have mercy on me. 
 
 O my God! grant me grace to perform all my 
 works, with a pure intention of pleasing thee. 
 
 Let the name of the Lord, be blessed for ever! 
 
 Glory be to the Father! and to the Son! and to the 
 Koly Ghost! 
 
 A prayer before work. 
 O Gon, who hast condemned man to labour, in pun- 
 ishment of sin; I submit to thy just decree. I accept 
 the work, which thy providence has allotted for my 
 share, in a spirit of penance, and in conformity to thy 
 holy will. I offer it up to thee in union with the la- 
 bour, to which my Saviour Jesus Christ submitted 
 himself, for my sake, during his mortal life. Give 
 thy blessing to it, O Lord! and make it subservient 
 to thy glory, and my salvation. 
 
 During work, or any other occupation. 
 
 All for thee, O my God! all for thy sake. I have 
 no other desire, than to please thee, and to accom- 
 plish thy holy will. 
 
94 NECESSARY VIRTUES. 
 
 Before any spiritual exercise. 
 
 Come, O holy Spirit! fill the hearts of thy faithful, 
 and kindle in them the fire of thy love. 
 
 V. Send forth thy Spirit, and our hearts shall be 
 regenerated. 
 
 R. And thou wilt renew the face of the earth. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 O God! who, by the light of the Holy Ghost, didst 
 instruct the hearts of the faithful; grant us, by the 
 same holy spirit, the love and relish of what is right 
 and just, and the constant enjoyment of his comforts; 
 through Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Before Meals. 
 Bless us, O Lord! and these thy gifts, which wc 
 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 andreignest, world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
 NECESSARY VIRTUES. 
 
 The practice of selecting one of the following vir 
 tues or vices for the subject of a daily examination, 
 cannot be too strongly recommended to christians in 
 every condition of life. They will find it an effica- 
 cious means of conquering their evil inclinations, and 
 of advancing in the career of virtue. To reap the 
 full benefit of this practice, they should often produce 
 
NECESSARY VIRTUES. 95 
 
 acts of the virtue, they have selected, daily increasing 
 the number of them, until it has become familiar to 
 them. 
 
 Humility. 
 
 Never speak a word, that may tend to your own 
 praise. Do not take pleasure in hearing" yourself 
 praised? or any thing said of you that is good. But 
 on the contrary, take from thence occasion to hum- 
 ble yourself, and to conceive sentiments of confusion 
 and shame, in considering that you are so far from 
 being such as you are thought, or such as you should 
 be. Rejoice at hearing others well spoken of. And 
 if you find yourself displeased at it, or discover any 
 secret envy within yourself, note it as a fault. 
 
 Do nothing tlirough human respect, nor with a 
 view of drawing the eyes of men upon you; but do 
 all things purely to please God. 
 
 Never excuse your faults, much less cast them 
 upon others, either interiorly or exteriorly. Drive 
 away all thoughts of vain glory, and pride occasion- 
 ed by those things which bring reputation and esteem. 
 Prefer all others before yourself, not only in opinion, 
 but also in the practice of our lives, behaving yourself 
 to all, with respect and attention. 
 
 Receive every occasion that will occur of humbling 
 yourself, as coming from the hand of God. Endea- 
 vour daily to advance to the perfection of the virtue 
 of humility, in which may be distinguished three de- 
 grees; the first, to support humiliations with patience; 
 the second, to accept them with promptitude and 
 willingness; and the third, to embrace them with joy. 
 For we must not stop, until we have arrived so far as 
 
96 NECESSARY VIRTUES. 
 
 to suffer gladly any kind of affronts, and contempts, 
 in order to imitate Jesus Christ, who, for the love oi 
 us, would become the reproach of men and the out 
 cast of the people. 
 
 Fraternal Charity. 
 
 Never detract, or in any manner speak ill of you» 
 neighbour, however slight or notorious his defects 01 
 faults may appear. Never do any thing prejudicial 
 to him, nor show any contempt for him, whether in 
 his presence or absence. But let your conduct be 
 such, that as far as it may depend on your testimony, 
 each one may pass for a person of merit, and virtue. 
 
 Never report to any one, what has been said of 
 him, when the thing is calculated to give the least 
 discontent. For this is, in the language of the Gos- 
 pel, to sow cockle among the wheat, that is, discord 
 among brethren. 
 
 Never break forth into passionate words, nor say 
 any thing that may mortify your neighbour. Be not 
 obstinately attached to your opinion, nor dispute and 
 contest with heat. Reprehend not those, over whom 
 you have no authority. 
 
 Treat every body with charity and meekness; en- 
 deavour to be serviceable, and to give pleasure to 
 all, as far as you are able. If by your calling or em- 
 ployment, you are under a special obligation of as- 
 sisting your neighbour, or of any ways taking care of 
 him, you should be very attentive to the discharge 
 of tins duty, you should by the mildness of your pro- 
 ceedings, of your words, and of your answers, sup- 
 ply as much as you can, such things as it is not L*i 
 your power to do for them. 
 
NECESSARY VIRTUES. 97 
 
 Harbour no aversion or dislike towards your neigh- 
 bour. Carefully avoid giving- any sign thereof, either 
 by affecting-, through contempt, not to speak to him, 
 or refusing him assistance in his necessities, or show- 
 ing in any other manner, that you are offended or 
 displeased with him. 
 
 Judge not your neighbour with severity, but en- 
 deavour to excuse his faults yourself, and conceal 
 them from others; and generally entertain a favoura- 
 ble opinion of every one. 
 
 Mortification. 
 
 Mortify yourself on all occasions that present 
 themselves to do so, whether they come immediately 
 from God, or are sent by him through the medium 
 of your superiors, of your brethren, or in any other 
 way. Endeavour to welcome them, and to make 
 your profit of them. 
 
 Mortify and overcome yourself in all things, that 
 hinder you from a regular compliance with every 
 duty, and from performing well your ordinary actions, 
 as well spiritual and interior, as temporal and exte- 
 rior. For, all the faults you commit in them, pro- 
 ceed from your unwillingness to offer some violence 
 to yourself, whether it be to undergo some trouble, 
 or to deprive yourself of some pleasure. 
 
 Mollify your senses by keeping a strict guard over 
 them, especially over your eyes, and your tongue. 
 In general, refuse your flesh all those gratifications, 
 that serve only to flatter it, and make it rebellious; 
 bear willingly what is painful to it 
 
 Mortify yourself, sometimes, in things permitted. 
 Do not indulge yourself in looking at curious or ex- 
 
98 NECESSARY VIRTUES. 
 
 traordinaiy things; do not inquire or wish to hear of 
 thing's, in which you have no concern; refrain from 
 speaking 1 what you had a mind to say, when unneces- 
 sary; suffer patiently to be interrupted or contradict- 
 ed; receive meekly and thankfully any reproof or 
 correction, rudeness or incivility from others; and 
 such like things. 
 
 You may mortify yourself even in those tilings, 
 which necessity, or duty imposes upon you, as, eat 
 ing, drinking, sleeping, study, diversion, work, &c. 
 if the thing is painful and disagreeable to nature, 
 bear the pain willingly, and for God's sake. If agree- 
 able, renounce the pleasure you might take therein, 
 saying to God from the bottom of your heart; "it is 
 not, O Lord! for my own satisfaction, that I am go- 
 ing to do this; but to accomplish thy holy will." 
 
 Abstinence and Sobriety. 
 
 Never exceed the rules of temperance, cither in 
 eating or drinking. Eat not with greediness and pre- 
 cipitation, but with modesty, and decency, not in- 
 dulging too much your appetite. 
 
 Content yourself with what is served on the table, 
 without desiring any other meats, or seeking any par- 
 ticular seasoning. 
 
 Make not eating or drinking, or the quantity of 
 meats, through sensual gratification, the topic of your 
 conversation. 
 
 Patience. 
 Never show outwardly any sign of impatience; on 
 the contrary, let your words, your actions, and your 
 countenance, indicate the tranquillity which reigns 
 in your mind. 
 
NECESSARY VIRTUES. 99 
 
 Never give entrance into your hearts, to any thing 
 that may disturb the peace of your soul, and create 
 sadness or indignation. Suffei not any desire of re- 
 venge, however slight, to creep into your breast. 
 
 Receive all afflictions, and all occasions of suffer- 
 ing, as coming from the hand of God, for your good. 
 
 Exercise yourself in producing acts of patience, 
 according to the tliree degrees of that virtue. 1st. 
 By supporting all things with patience. 2ndly. By 
 accepting all sufferings with promptitude and wil- 
 lingness. 3rdly. By embracing- them with jov, be- 
 cause it is the will of God. 
 
 Obedience. 
 
 Obet your parents, masters, pastors and all supe- 
 riors; either temporal or spiritual, as God himself, 
 with whose authority they are invested. 
 
 Shun, as a great misfortune, that kind of life in 
 which nothing- is done, from morning- till night, but 
 what humour or fancy directs. Fear doing your own 
 will, and wish to live under the yoke of obedience, 
 and under the control of a rule. 
 
 Never murmur against superiors nor complain of 
 their commands, however difficult they may appear, 
 and however contrary to your inclination. 
 
 Obey, 1st. Universally, that is in all things com- 
 manded, in all places, and at all times. 2nd. Cheer- 
 fully, without sadness, murmur, or constraint, but 
 from the heart. 3rd. Purely, not through human 
 respect, servile fear, or self-interest; but with a view 
 to please God in accomplishing- his holy will. 4th. 
 Readily, and without demur. 5th. Blindly, without 
 
100 NECESSARY VIRTUES. 
 
 prying into the reason which directs your superiors, 
 but submitting" your judgment to theirs. 
 
 Poverty of spirit. 
 
 Be interiorly disengaged from all affection to the 
 riches of this world. This disengagement is pro- 
 duced by a conviction of the vanity of all earthly 
 goods, and of their insufficiency to satisfy the desires 
 of the human heart, whose real riches are in heaven. 
 
 Speak not in praise of riches; nor esteem yourself 
 the more for possessing- them. Place not your con- 
 fidence or support in them; nor seek them with ea- 
 gerness; but receive them with indifference, possess 
 them without fear of losing them, preserve them 
 without disquietude, and lose them without sorrow. 
 
 Make not the care of temporal goods a pretence 
 for neglecting religious duties; show disinterestedness 
 in all your dealings; give alms with willingness; lend 
 readily; contribute according to your ability to every 
 good work. Consider yourself only as the adminis- 
 trator of the goods you possess, and be always dis- 
 posed to give away, when you prudently judge, that 
 God demands it. 
 
 Be contented with the necessaries of life, and make 
 a sacrifice to God of the superfluous part of your 
 property, by bestowing it on the poor, or employing 
 it in other good works. 
 
 If you are born poor, do not complain; love your 
 state, remain in it with content, and sanctify it by a 
 virtuous life. If you have been brought to poverty 
 by some misfortune, suffer it without impatience or 
 murmur. 
 
NECESSARY VIRTUES. 101 
 
 Never be ashamed of appearing- poor, but mani- 
 fest your love of poverty in your dress, m your lodg- 
 ing" and furniture, in your diet, &c. 
 
 Be not ashamed of conversing" with the poor, nor 
 of owning" your poor relatives or friends. 
 
 Chastity. 
 
 Exteiitaix not any unchaste thong-lit; but prompt- 
 ly reject all those that present themselves to your 
 mind. 
 
 Be extremely reserved in your looks, and never 
 cast them on any thing", that may cause the flesh to 
 rebel against the spirit. 
 
 Never utter, nor hearken to, any words, nor read 
 any books, that may excite in you either thoughts, 
 or emotions contrary to purity. 
 
 Never take any liberties or permit any touches, 
 which may have a tendency to the same. 
 
 Observe, with regard to yourselves, all possible 
 modesty, and decency, treating your own body with 
 a sort of reverence and fear. 
 
 Embrace courageously all the means suggested by 
 the saints, for the preservation of Chastity. They are, 
 self-diffidence, temperance, labour, prayei, solitude, 
 mortification, devotion to the Blessed Virgin, fre- 
 quentation of the sacraments of penance, and the 
 holy eucharist. 
 
 Purity of intention. 
 
 Do nothing through human respect, nor to be seen 
 and esteemed by men, nor merely for the sake of in- 
 terest, convenience, glory or satisfaction. 
 
 Perform all your actions, with the pure view of 
 
102 NECESSARY VIRTUES. 
 
 pleasing" God, and accustom yourself to refer them 
 all to him alone. Do so in the morning-, as soon as 
 you awake; at the beginning- of every action; and 
 also, while you perform the action itself, elevating 
 your heart, from time to time, to God, and saying- to 
 him: "Lord! 'tis for thee I do this, 'tis for thy ho- 
 nour and g-lory; 'tis to accomplish thy holy will." 
 
 Undertake to produce these acts a certain number 
 of times every day. Beg-in, at first, by a small num- 
 ber, and gradually increase them, until you have con- 
 tracted a habit of frequently raising- your heart to 
 God during- your actions, so as to reg-ard nothing- in 
 them but God alone. 
 
 You oug-ht not to leave off this exercise, until you 
 come to perform all your actions, as if God, not 
 creatures, were the immediate object of your ser- 
 vice. That, in doing- them, you may be penetrated 
 with a sense of his love, and placing- all your joy, and 
 contentment in the accomplishment of his divine will, 
 you may make it appear, that they are much less the 
 effect of your own will, than of divine love which 
 reig-ns in you. 
 
 This is the true exercise of the presence of God, 
 which you oug-ht always to have before your eyes, 
 and of that continual prayer, in which you should 
 strive to persevere. Nothing- can be more conducive, 
 than this, to your spiritual advancement, nor more 
 effectual, to make you perform all your actions with 
 perfection. 
 
 Conformity to the will of God. 
 Receive all things, of whatever nature they may 
 be, or in whatever way they may happen to you, as 
 
PRESERVATIVES AGAINST SIN. 103 
 
 coming" from the hand of God, who sends them with 
 the tender love, and compassionate bowels of a fa- 
 ther, for your greater gt)od. Conform yourself en- 
 tirely to his divine will on all occasions, as if you 
 heard Jesus Christ himself saying to you: " my child, 
 I would have you do, or suffer this, for love of me." 
 
 Make every endeavour to advance daily in this con- 
 formity to the will of God. 1st Support, with pa- 
 tience, all the evils that shall befall you. 2d. Ac- 
 cept them with promptitude and willingness. 3d. 
 Embrace them with joy, because it is the will of God. 
 
 Never omit any thing which you know to be the 
 will of God, or which may contribute to his glory. 
 Endeavouring- in this, to imitate the Saviour of the 
 world, who did continually, what was most pleasing" 
 to his Father. John, viii. 29. 
 
 What has been said of mortification will be prac- 
 tised with more perfection, and more benefit to the 
 soul, if we blend it with the exercise of conformity 
 to the divine will, by receiving all thing's as coming" 
 from the hand of God. For by this means, the prac- 
 tice will not only become more easy, but it will be 
 more pleasing and profitable; because it will become 
 an exercise, performed through love for God. 
 
 PRESERVATIVES AND REMEDIES AGAINST SIN. 
 
 The most general prescriptions against all kinds of 
 sin, are, frequent and fervent prayer; meditation, and 
 consideration on the four last things, and on the other 
 great Christian truths; frequenting the sacraments 
 with due preparation; reading" spiritual books; daily 
 examinations of conscience; devotion to the passion 
 
104 PRESERVATIVES AGAINST SIN. 
 
 of Christ, to his blessed mother, and to the saints; a 
 continual watchfulness over yourself; giving- alms ac- 
 cording- to your ability; daily mortifying- your inclina- 
 tions; chastising- your body; and particularly taking- 
 care to shun the occasions of sin, and to resist the 
 first motions of evil. 
 
 Against Pride. 
 
 Pride is an inordinate love, which man conceives 
 of his own excellence. Effectually to combat this 
 sin, study, and endeavour to know yourself, and of- 
 ten reflect on the meanness of your extraction; your 
 body from dirt and corruption, and your soul from 
 nothing-. Consider the many miseries of your present 
 condition; your perpetual reluctance to g-ood, and 
 inclination to evil; the certainty of death, and the 
 uncertainty of your eternal lot. Above all, consider 
 what a deplorable fig-ure, a soul in mortal sin makes, 
 in the sig-ht of God. How often has not this been 
 your case? Is it not so at present? Ah! what should 
 be your confusion then, and your horror! You have 
 deserved eternal damnation! And after all, dare you 
 lift up your head through pride ? 
 
 Set before your eyes the example of Christ, who 
 humbled himself to the death of the cross, to cure 
 your pride; and who particularly calls upon all his fol- 
 lowers, to learn from him to be "meek and humble 
 of heart," St. Matt. xi. 29, and declares, that "un- 
 less they become as little ones, they shall not enter 
 into the kingdom of heaven." St. Matt, xviii. 3. 
 
 Meditate often upon the g-reat injury, which the 
 soul sustains from the sin of pride, which corrupts it? 
 
PRESERVATIVES "AGAINST SIN. 105 
 
 very vitals, and lays it open to all evils; because God 
 resists the proud, and withdraws his gTaces from them. 
 
 Consider the dreadful punishments, which Lucifer 
 and his companions have drawn upon themselves, by 
 this sin, and the bitter sentence it entailed upon our 
 first parents, the effects of which are so severely felt 
 by their posterity. 
 
 Accustom yourself to both interior and exterior 
 acts of humility, and contempt of yourself. Highly 
 prize, and daily beg of God this necessary virtue; and 
 willingly embrace humiliations, as often as they are 
 offered. 
 
 With regard to the things, which most commonly 
 nourish your pride, consider how little reason you have 
 to be proud of them. They are generally things 
 empty and vain, fading and perishable; such as world- 
 ly honours, riches, beauty, fine clothes, &c. They 
 give no intrinsic value or worth to those who enjoy 
 them, nor make them in the smallest degree better; 
 but on the contrary, if they are proud of them, they 
 render them odious and contemptible, to both God 
 and man. As to any real and solid goods which you 
 may have, you must ever remember whose gifts they 
 are, and what a strict account you must, one da)', give 
 of them; that humility is the best ornament and guar- 
 dian of them; and that pride will not only make them 
 useless, but even pernicious, to yourself and to others. 
 
 Thoroughly to be convinced of your guilt of this sin, 
 is a great help towards overcoming it. Many will 
 not believe they are proud, and these certainly are in 
 a very dangerous state. For how can a person be 
 persuaded to seek remedies to an evil, the existence 
 of which he does not admit. 
 
106 PRESERVATIVES AGAINST SIN. 
 
 Against vain glory. 
 
 Vaix glory, which is nearly related to pride, is an 
 inordinate desire, and love of being* praised, and es- 
 teemed by others. Consider seriously, how short, 
 how inconstant, how empty and vain, is all human 
 glory, and all the praise, and esteem of men. They 
 add nothing- to us in the sight of God, who is the just, 
 true, and eternal Judge of all merit. What we -are 
 in his sight, that only is what we are, in reality, and 
 nothing more. 
 
 Consider how great, and how pernicious an evil 
 vain glory is. It robs God of his glory, and man of 
 the reward of his good works. It corrupts the best 
 actions, and makes the actors liable to the divine ven- 
 geance.. Besides, what a brood of vices does not vain 
 glory produce ? Envy, detraction, contention, hypo- 
 crisy, love of novelty, disobedience, generally accom- 
 pany it. 
 
 Often repeat to yourself that saying of the apostle; 
 " What hast thou, that thou hast not received? And 
 if thou hast received, why dost thou glory, as if thou 
 hadst not received it ? " 1 Cor. iv. 7. 
 
 Against Covetousness. 
 
 Avarice or Covetousness, is an inordinate love, and 
 desire of riches, or worldly goods. To guard against 
 this vice, often meditate on the danger and pernicious 
 consequences of this vice, wliich St. Paul calls "the 
 root of all evils," 1 Tim. vi. 10. He affirms also, that 
 ** they who will become rich, fall into temptation, and 
 into the snares of the devil, and into many unprofitable, 
 and hurtful desires, wliich drown men in destruction 
 
PRESERVATIVES* AGAINST SIN. 107 
 
 and perdition." v. 9. The wise man tells us, that 
 4 nothing is more wicked, than to love money, be- 
 cause such a man will sell his very soul." Eccles. x. 
 10. And our Saviour himself assures us, "that no 
 man can serve God and Mammon." St. Matt, vi 24. 
 
 Remember that these riches, which worldings so 
 much covet, if you form a judgment of them, by the 
 light of faith, and the maxims of the gospel, are more 
 to be feared, than desired, because of the many occa- 
 sions of sin, to which they commonly expose the soul. 
 Hence our Saviour exclaims, " Wo to you that are 
 rich, for you have your consolation." St Luke, vi. 24. 
 And declares, "that it is easier for a camel to pass 
 through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to 
 enter into the kingdom of heaven." St. Matt. xix. 24. 
 
 Place before your eyes the example of Christ, who 
 chose to be born in poverty, and to die in poverty, 
 though he was the Lord of all. His chief favourites 
 were chosen from among the poor, and despised. 
 These he pronounces blessed, St. Luke, vi. Consider 
 the treasures of a happy eternity, whicli he has pre- 
 pared for the " poor in spirit." St Matt. v. And often 
 reflect upon that sentence, " What doth it profit a man 
 if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" 
 5t Matt. xvi. 26. Frequently reflect on death. It will 
 3 oon strip you of all you possess. In separating you 
 from your riches, the pain it will-inflict will be severe, 
 m proportion to the ardour, with which your heart has 
 cleaved to them. " They have slept their sleep, and the 
 men of riches have found nothing in their hands." Ps. 
 Ixxt . 6. " We brought nothing into this world, and cer- 
 tainly we can carry nothing out; but having food and 
 covering, with these we are content." 1 Tim. vi. 7. 
 
108 PRESERVATIVES AGAINST SIX. 
 
 Consider, that the riches of this world, which the 
 gospel calls deceitful, disturb the soul with many cares, 
 anxieties, and solicitudes; and instead of satisfying", 
 increase its thirst. Whereas a competency for the 
 support of this transitory life, may be obtained with- 
 out all this solicitude, truth itself having- engaged his 
 word. " Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, 
 and his justice; and all these things shall be added 
 unto you." St. Matt. vi. S3. Hence, "Let your man- 
 ners," says the apostle, "be without avarice, contented 
 with such tilings as you have;" for he has said, " I will 
 not leave thee; neither will I forsake thee." Heb. xiii. 5. 
 
 The rich who are hard and unmerciful to the poor, 
 ought to be mindful of the last judgment, and of the 
 sentence which shall then be pronounced against such 
 as have not done alms. They should remember, that 
 mercy is promised to the merciful; but "judgment 
 without mercy, to him that hath not showed mercy." 
 St. James, ii. 13. That the poor are the members of 
 Christ, and that, what we do to them, he takes as 
 done to himself. St. Matt. xxv. 
 
 On the other hand, the poor, who are uneasy at 
 their condition, and are tempted to covet what the 
 world calls a better fortune, ought often to set before 
 their eyes their Saviour, either in the crib of Bethle 
 hem, or on the cross upon Mount Calvary: and, con 
 templating his poverty, embrace theirs, as the badge 
 of Christ. 
 
 But it is the common misfortune of the covetous, 
 whether they be rich or poor, not to believe, that 
 they are covetous, but to delude themselves under 
 the specious cover of pretended necessities. The 
 first, and most necessary prescription therefore 
 
PRESERVATIVES AGAINST SIN. 109 
 
 against avarice, is, that you study and know yourself, 
 and by humble, and fervent prayer, obtain this self- 
 knowledge from God, without which, it is to be fear- 
 ed, all other remedies will prove ineffectual. 
 
 Against Lust. 
 
 Lttst is an inordinate love of carnal pleasures. To 
 lefend yourself against this subtle vice, shun all the 
 jccasions of it; such as immodest books and plays, 
 wanton caresses, indiscreet freedoms, &c. ; and most 
 particularly, bad company, and all conversation with 
 persons with whom you have sinned. 
 
 Avoid idleness, and be very temperate in eating 
 and drinking. 
 
 Keep a watch over your eyes, that death may not 
 enter by them; and resist with vigour the first be- 
 ginnings of these temptations. 
 
 Be diligent in all spiritual exercises, such as medi- 
 tation, prayer, spiritual reading, frequenting the sa- 
 craments, 8cc. 
 
 Think often upon the passion of Christ; and par- 
 ticularly in the time of temptation, have recourse to 
 this meditation. 
 
 Be devout to the blessed Virgin, and to the saints. 
 
 Remember that God sees you, and that your guar- 
 dian angels are present with you; and blush to do 
 before them, what you should blush to do in the 
 sight of any man. 
 
 Think of the dreadful punishments, which God 
 has so often inflicted on account of this vice; tha 
 many mischiefs it causes both to soul and body; the 
 blindness and hardness of heart it usually produces; 
 and, in fine, the everlasting* torments of hell, which 
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110 PRESERVATIVES AGAINST SIN. 
 
 such sinners, without repentance, will be plunged 
 into. 
 
 Be very humble: for it is frequently a judgment 
 of God to suffer persons to fall into these shameful 
 sins, in punishment of their pride. 
 
 In time of temptation turn away the eyes of your 
 soul, as much as possible, from the temptation, and 
 have immediate recourse to Clirist crucified, and 
 with all fervour implore his mercy, 8cc. 
 
 Against anger. 
 
 Agaixst anger, hatred, and desire of revenge, you 
 should endeavour to humble and despise yourself; 
 for anger springs from pride. You should often re- 
 member what your sins have deserved, and how little 
 reason you have to take it ill, that any of God's crea- 
 tures should offend you, who have so often, and so 
 grievously offended your Creator; and who if you 
 had your just deserts, should be trampled on by devils 
 for all eternity. 
 
 Reflect on the meekness, and charity of Jesus 
 Christ; who particularly calls upon all his followers 
 to learn these virtues of him: "Learn of me, because 
 I am meek and humble of heart." St Matt. xi. 29. 
 "I give you a new commandment, that you love one 
 another, as I have loved you." St John, xiii. 34. 
 And who so often declares, that except we forgive 
 injuries from our hearts, God will never forgive us. 
 
 Consider in the morning what occasions may pro- 
 bably occur in the day, in which, you will be in dan. 
 ger of being provoked to anger. Decline the occa- 
 sions; or, if this cannot be done, prepare and arm 
 yourself against them by good resolutions, grounded 
 
PRESERVATIVES AGAINST SIN. Ill 
 
 upon the love of God, and by earnest prayers for his 
 divine assistance. 
 
 "When you find the motions of wrath rising- in your 
 heart, resist them without delay, and strive to sup- 
 press them, calling" upon God for his help. If possi- 
 ble leave the company, or at least be silent, or say 
 nothing-, but what may be meek, and humble. 
 
 In all occurrences consider, not so much the man, 
 from whom you think you have received an injury or 
 provocation, as God, ever good, and ever just, with- 
 out whose pleasure or permission nothing- happens in 
 this world, and who, upon these occasions, is pleased 
 that we should be thus tried, or chastised for our sins. 
 How many motives have not Christians to love, and 
 bear with, one another > We are all children of the 
 same Father, the God of love and peace, and of the 
 same mother, the church of God. We are all bre- 
 thren in Christ. He has loved us all to such a de- 
 gree, as to shed his blood for us; and in return for 
 this love, he desires that we should love one another. 
 We all partake of his body, and blood, in the sacra- 
 ment of unity and love: we all aspire to the same 
 heavenly country, the place of everlasting 1 peace and 
 love. And therefore it is with reason, our dying- Lord 
 made this love, the true test, by which it is to be 
 known, whether we are his disciples or not; "By this 
 shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if you 
 have love one for another." St. John, xiii. 35. 
 
 Against impatience. 
 Against impatience in poverty, sickness, pains, la- 
 bours, and afflictions of what kind soever, it is pro- 
 per to set before your eyes the poverty, labours and 
 
112 PRESERVATIVES AGAINST SEN. 
 
 passion of Jesus Christ, who by his patience redeem- 
 ed us; to reflect on the sufferings of the martyrs, and 
 the examples of all the saints, who through many 
 tribulations have entered into the kingdom of heaven: 
 and to remember that there is no other way to that 
 kingdom of everlasting rest and joy, but the way of 
 the cross. The sufferings of this life bear no pro- 
 portion with the happiness of the next. These light 
 and momentary troubles, borne with patience, will 
 work in you an eternal weight of glory. 
 
 These sufferings are sent you from God. It is in 
 vain to resist his holy will, and foolish and sinful to 
 repine at it. His infinite wisdom knows what is best 
 for you, and Ins infinite goodness sends you that 
 which he knows to be the best: impatience will only 
 make your cross the heavier, and make you lose the 
 reward of it. 
 
 Great indeed are the advantages of temporal afflic- 
 tions. They wean us from the love of the world; 
 teach us to have recourse to God, and put our trust in 
 him alone. They make us enter into ourselves; and 
 give us an opportunity of exercising the greater vir- 
 tues of humility, patience, and resignation, and afford 
 us the means of doing penance for our sins. How 
 many are now Saints in Heaven, who would never 
 have readied that blessed abode, except through af- 
 fliction ? 
 
 Meditate often, in the time of your sufferings, upon 
 the multitude of your sins, and what you have deserv- 
 ed for them — upon the eternal torments of hell — upon 
 the shortness of the sufferings of this life, and the 
 everlasting joys of heaven, to which patient suffering 
 will bring you. 
 
PRESERVATIVES AGAINST SIN. 113 
 
 In all your suffering's, have recourse to Jesus Christ 
 crucified. Beg- of him the gTace of patience. Offer 
 up all you suffer to him, to be united to his suffer- 
 ings, and to be sanctified and accepted through him. 
 "Lord, give mc grace to suffer with patience what 
 thou sendest, and send what thou pleasest." 
 
 Against Gluttony and Drunkenness. 
 
 Signers addicted to gluttony, and drunkenness, 
 should seriously consider the many evil consequences 
 of these crimes. They chang-e men into brutes; rob 
 them of their reason; destroy their health; shorten 
 their lives; and consume their substance. They dis- 
 turb the peace of their families; withdraw from their 
 wives and children their necessary subsistence; and 
 give scandal and ill example to their neighbours. 
 They foment their passions; open the g-ate to all other 
 sins; make their souls dull, and insensible to all that 
 isg-ood; unfit for prayer, and contemplation, and per- 
 fectly slaves to their sensual inclinations. So that as 
 we daily see, of all vices, there is none more difficult 
 to be cured. For, when these sins have once come 
 to a habit, they generally follow men to their gTaves, 
 and plung-e them into hell. There, with the rich 
 g-lutton, they will thirst for all eternity, and never 
 obtain so much as one drop of water to refresh them- 
 selves. 
 
 Let them often meditate upon the following" sen- 
 tences of holy writ: ""Wo to you that are mighty 
 to drink wine; and stout men at drunkenness." 
 Isaiah, v. 22. "Take heed to yourselves, lest per- 
 haps your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting", and 
 drunkenness, and that day come upon you sudden- 
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114 PRESERVATIVES AGAINST SIN. 
 
 ly." St. Luke, xxi. 34. " Let us cast off the works 
 of darkness, and put on the armour of light Let U5 
 walk honestly as in the day, not in rioting- and drunk- 
 enness," &c. Bom. xiii. 12. "Be not deceived, 
 neither fornicators — nor drunkards — shall possess the 
 kingdom of God." 1 Car. vi. 9. "The works of the 
 flesh are manifest, which are fornication, drunken 
 ness, revellings, and such like; of which I foretell 
 you, as I have before told to you, that they, who do 
 such things, shall not obtain the kingdom of God." 
 Gal. v. 19. " Many walk, of whom I have told you 
 often, and now tell you weeping, that they are ene- 
 mies of the cross of Christ; whose end is destruction, 
 whose God is their belly," &c. Philip, iii. 16. 
 
 They should carefully shun the occasions of these 
 sins, such as taverns and other public houses, feasts, 
 drunken companions, &c. and should restrict them- 
 selves to a certain quantity, not to be exceeded; pun- 
 ishing themselves with fasting and abstinence, if they 
 should transgress. 
 
 By daily prayer, and tears, they should beg of God, 
 through the thirst which Jesus Christ suffered upon 
 the cross, and the gall and vinegar which he took, to 
 show mercy to them, and to deliver them from such 
 wicked and pernicious habits. 
 
 Against Envy. 
 Exvt is a repining at another's good, which the en- 
 vious man conceives to be an evil to himself, as les- 
 sening the excellence, and esteem at which he aims. 
 So that envy, though commonly reckoned amongst the 
 capital sins, on account of the many other sins that 
 spring from it, is indeed, a daughter of pride, and 
 
PRESERVATIVES AGAINST SIN. 115 
 
 vain glory. Consider the heinousness of this sin, 
 which is directly opposite to chanty, the queen of 
 virtues. For charity rejoices at the glory of God. 
 and the good of our neighbour, but envy grieves at 
 both the one and the other. 
 
 Reflect on the dreadful consequences of this sin, 
 when once it has dominion in the heart. It was envy 
 that made Cain murder his brother Abel. It was 
 envy that made the brethren of Joseph sell him into 
 Egypt. It was envy that made Saul so often seek 
 the life of David. It was through envy that the Jews 
 crucified Christ. It is the sin of the devil, who con- 
 tinually seeks our ruin, out of pure envy, without any 
 advantage to himself. 
 
 Consider, that the nature of this sin is such, as to 
 yield no manner of pleasure or profit to the sinner; 
 but only to gnaw and torture his soul, and to make 
 him miserable here, and hereafter. Ah! how unhap- 
 pv are they, who create evil to themselves on account 
 of another's good; and how wilfully blind, to prefer 
 the bitterness, and racking pains of envy, before the 
 joys and sweetness of charity. 
 
 Lay the axe to the root of the evil, by applying 
 proper remedies to pride and vain glory, from which 
 envy springs. Learn to despise this transitory world, 
 and its petty honours, and to aspire after eternal glory. 
 
 "Watch and pray continually against so dangerous 
 an enemy. Pray also for those whom you are tempt- 
 ed to envy, and speak well of them upon all occa- 
 sions. 
 
 Jl gainst Sloth. 
 
 Sloth in the sense in which it is numbered by Di' 
 vines among the capital sins, is a certain laziness of 
 
116 PRESERVATIVES AGAINST SUN. 
 
 mind, opposite to the love of God and devotion. It 
 is a loathing 1 to begin or to continue such thing's as 
 appertain to the glory of God, and our salvation. 
 Against sloth it is proper to consider; how very short 
 the time of this life is, which is given you in order to 
 labour for eternity. How precious, then, is even' 
 moment of this short time, upon the good use of 
 which, an endless eternity depends! Ah! lose not 
 then, one moment of it. Every moment is worth an 
 eternity; because, in every moment we may purchase 
 an additional degree of eternal glory: but when once 
 the time is passed, it never more returns. 
 
 Remember the strict account that will one day be 
 demanded of you, by an all-seeing Judge, of the man- 
 ner in which you employed the whole time of your 
 life; and reflect seriously on the sentence, that was 
 passed upon the barren fig- tree, and upon the slothful 
 servant, that hid his talent in the ground. 
 
 Set before your eyes the examples of Christ and of 
 liis saints; and often read, and meditate on their lives. 
 
 Meditate also on such other subjects as may help to 
 move you to the love of God, and to fervour in his 
 service: such as considerations on the divine perfec- 
 tions: on the love of God to us, and on his benefits 
 on the passion of our Redeemer, and on the g-lory of 
 his heavenly kingdom, prepared to reward your short 
 labours here. 
 
 Reflect upon the pains that worldling's take, and 
 the dang-er they g-o throug-h, for a little dirt of the 
 earth: and shall not we do much more for a happy 
 eternity ? 
 
 Remember in all your actions, that the eye of your 
 great master is ever upon you; and therefore labour 
 
THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE. 117 
 
 tc perform them all to perfection, in order to please 
 Lim. 
 
 Prescribe to yourself a regulation of your time, and 
 a diversity in your good exercises, that thus you may 
 make that easy and agTeeable, which otherwise might 
 be tedious and distasteful. 
 
 OF THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE. 
 
 Pkvahce is a voluntary punishing- of ourselves, in 
 order to satisfy the justice of God for the offences 
 committed against him. Reason, enlightened by rev- 
 elation, perceives the necessity of this reparation to 
 the injured majesty of God; and mankind, from the 
 commencement of the world, made use of it, as a 
 manifestation of their regret for sin, and as an ear- 
 nest of their desire to atone for it to the utmost of 
 their abilities. 
 
 Considered as a sacrament of the new law, penance 
 has been instituted by Jesus Christ, to efface the sins 
 committed after baptism. On the great day of his 
 resurrection, when he gloriously triumphed over the 
 powers of darkness, wishing to extend to the most 
 distant generations, the blessings he had purchased 
 at the price of his blood, his apostles being assembled, 
 he breathed upon them, saying; Receive ye the Holy 
 Ghost, whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven, ■ 
 and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained,- 
 adding this consoling commission; Go, teach all na- 
 tions — Behold I am with you all days, even to the con- 
 summation of the luorld. 
 
 By these decisive words, he gave to his apostles, 
 
118 THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE. 
 
 and to their successors, the power of forgiving", and 
 of retaining the sins of the faithful, and by a neces- 
 sary inference, imposed upon the faithful, who should 
 have the misfortune of falling into sin, the obligation 
 of applying to them for this remission. To obtain 
 this remission, three acts are required, namely, con 
 fession, contrition, and satisfaction. 
 
 In order that these essential acts should produce 
 the effect intended, certain conditions and disposi- 
 tions arc necessary. 
 
 Confession, must be; 1, entire, including all mortal 
 sins, their nature, their number, and ever)' aggravat- 
 ing circumstance, as far as the penitent can discover 
 them, after a diligent examination; 2, clear, that is, 
 without obscure or ambiguous terms; 3, short, con- 
 taining no more than is necessary, to make the peni- 
 tent be rightly understood; 4, sorrowful, accompa- 
 nied with sincere sentiments of grief and regret for 
 the sins accused; 5, humble, that is, the penitent 
 must, with religious confusion, acknowledge himself 
 goiilty, without attempting* to lessen the grievousness 
 of his sin, and be disposed to comply with the direc- 
 tions of his confessor. 
 
 The contrition, or sorrow required, must be such, 
 that the sinner sincerely detest and hate his sin, either 
 because it is offensive to God, who is in himself in- 
 finitely amiable, and from whom he has received so 
 many marks of tenderness, or, because it is produc 
 tive of eternal misery to lus soul, and of the loss of 
 his supreme good. This sorrow and sincere detesta- 
 tion of the sin committed, must include a firm reso- 
 lution of changing his wicked mode of life, and of 
 never more consenting to sin. 
 
THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE. 119 
 
 Satisfaction, to form part of the sacrament of pen- 
 ance, must be sincerely accepted and duly perform- 
 ed. The acceptance of it must be, 1, humble, the 
 penitent submitting" himself to the judgment of his 
 confessor, as he would to that of his judg*e, his fa- 
 ther, his physician, and to that of him who holds the 
 place of God; 2, voluntary, acknowledging that the 
 punishment imposed upon him, is far less than what 
 he should suffer to satisfy divine justice; 3, sincere, 
 with a true resolution to perform all that is enjoined. 
 
 The penance must be performed without repining*, 
 and without trouble, the penitent devoutly offering 
 it to God, as an atonement for the injury he has done 
 him by his sins. When he cannot perform the pen- 
 ance enjoined him, he must at least have the desire 
 of doing- so. 
 
 Such is the nature of this sacrament, which our 
 bountiful Redeemer has graciously established, to 
 enable the sinner to recover his baptismal innocence, 
 which he had lost by mortal sin, and to restore him 
 to sanctifying" grace. That this merciful institution 
 may not be frustrated of its ends, and that the sin- 
 ner may obtain, throug-h it, the pardon of his of- 
 fences, let him seriously attend to these five points. 
 
 1. The examination of conscience, that he may 
 know all his sins. 
 
 2. A heart-felt sorrow, for having" committed 
 them. 
 
 3. A firm resolution never to commit them again. 
 
 4. A candid and humble confession of them to a 
 priest, empowered to absolve. 
 
 5. An intention of satisfying" God, and his neigh- 
 bour also, if injured. 
 
120 PREPARATION FOR CONFESSION. 
 
 A Protestation before examination of Con- 
 science. 
 
 O God, the searcher of hearts! behold, I 
 here protest in thy presence, that what I now 
 design is sincerely for the honour of thy name, 
 and because I heartily desire to be delivered 
 from the guilt of my sins. I come to this sa- 
 crament of Penance, that, complying with thy 
 holy institution, I may obtain thy blessing and 
 thy pardon, as thou hast promised. May thy 
 holy grace assist me for performing this great 
 duty well, as it is thy mercy which hast called 
 me to it. 
 
 Think most seriously, and with the liveliest grati- 
 tude, on all the benefits God hath so largely heaped 
 on you, and particularly for the grace he bestows, in 
 giving" you this Sacrament, as a remedy for your 
 sins. 
 
 How great are my obligations to thee, 
 my God! for thus providing me, after my dis- 
 grace, with the means of a perfect reconcilia- 
 tion. To have purified me in the waters of 
 Baptism was not enough; thou hast left me 
 the waters of Penance to cleanse me still from 
 my iniquities. For this, hast thou left to the 
 Church in the person of thy Apostles, the 
 power of remitting our offences: Receive ye 
 the Holy Ghost; whose sins ye shall forgive, 
 they are forgiven them. What excessive 
 goodness in thee! 0! most bountiful God! 
 What an advantage to poor sinners, to have 
 established a tribunal for them always open. 
 
PREPARATION FOR CONFESSION. 121 
 
 where they may be received into favour! Can I 
 ever be insensible to so striking a mark of thy 
 bounty? It is I, who have withdrawn myselt 
 from thee, by the formal contempt of thy law; 
 and thou art pleased to make the first advances 
 to meet me! O Father of mercy, and God of 
 goodness! be thou for ever blessed! Give me 
 leave to fly to this powerful refug'e, and permit 
 not that, by a new ingratitude, I should abuse 
 this resource of salvation. It is not human 
 respect, or custom, that brings me at present 
 to this Sacrament, it is a sincere regret for 
 having incurred thy displeasure. Who can 
 be at rest, O my God! when he knows he is 
 thy enemy, and that he has offended the very 
 best of Fathers? 
 
 A prayer before examination of conscience. 
 
 Beg" God to make your sins known to you, and to 
 give you a true sense of their malice. Prostrate 
 yourself in spirit at the feet of your Redeemer, as 
 Magdalen did, when she washed them with her tears; 
 or transport yourself in idea to Mount Calvary, and 
 there beneath his Cross, pour forth your prayers to 
 him, resolved to acquit yourself of tins confession, as 
 if it were to be your last. 
 
 Holy Ghost! Eternal Source of Light! 
 mercifully deign to enlighten my understand- 
 ing, let nothing escape the exact research I 
 am about to make. Thou, who hast created 
 me, and who art to be my judge, dost fully 
 and clearly behold my heart; show me now 
 my sins, as clearly, as I shall know them, 
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122 PREPARATION FOR CONFESSION. 
 
 when, at quitting this life, I must appear be- 
 fore thee to undergo thy judgment. My busi- 
 ness at present is to prevent the rigour of it; 
 and if I were to be deficient this day in ex- 
 actness and sincerity, in examining and ac- 
 cusing myself, thou wouldst most certainly 
 correct, at thy unerring tribunal, the injustice 
 and iniquity of such a proceeding. Discover 
 to me, then, O my God! the secret criminal 
 thoughts, and irregular desires I have enter- 
 tained, the sinful actions I have committed, 
 the omissions in my duty, with all the scandal 
 I have given. Do not permit that a criminal 
 love for myself, should now seduce and blind 
 me. Remove the veil it puts before my eyes, 
 that I may know myself, and then make my- 
 self known by a sincere and humble confes- 
 sion to thy Minister. 
 
 I wish, like the prodigal child, to enter se- 
 riously into myself, and without delay, to for- 
 sake my evil ways, in which I have been 
 wearied out in the pursuit of empty toys, and 
 mere shadows, seeking in vain to satisfy my 
 thirst with muddy waters, and my hunger with 
 the husks of swine. I wish to return to thee. 
 O fountain of life! But, O my God! though I 
 can go astray from thee fast enough, of my- 
 self, yet I cannot make one step towards re- 
 turning to thee, unless thy divine grace assist 
 me. — This grace, then, I most humbly im- 
 plore, prostrate in spirit before the throne of 
 thy mercy. I beg it, for the sake of Jesus 
 Christ, my Redeemer, who died upon the 
 
PREPARATION FOR CONFESSION. 123 
 
 Cross for me, and for all sinners. Thou hast 
 said, there shall be joy in heaven upon one 
 sinner that does penance. Give me now thy 
 grace that I may truly repent, and let heaven 
 rejoice at my conversion. Assist me in this 
 great work, by thy heavenly light, that I may 
 discover oil my sins in their true colours, and 
 sincerely detest and confess them. I know 
 thou desirest not the death of a sinner, but 
 that he be converted, and live. I know thy 
 mercies are above all thy works, and I most 
 confidently hope, that as in thy 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 begun. Assist 
 me in every part of my preparation for it, 
 and bring me to a perfect reconciliation with 
 thee. 
 
 O Glorious Mother of my God! I address 
 myself with confidence to thee. Thou art the 
 mother of grace and mercy — thou art the re- 
 fuge of sinners, cast a look of compassion on 
 the most miserable of sinners, but one who 
 wishes from the bottom of his heart, to cease 
 to be so, and to become a true penitent. Thy 
 beloved Son can refuse thee nothing. Obtain 
 for me the assistance, I stand in need of, to 
 make a good confession, which will restore 
 me to his grace and love. 
 
 O my good angel guardian! to whose care 
 I am committed, though I have so often turned 
 a deaf ear to thy holy inspirations, and frus- 
 trated the efforts of thy kind solicitude, I hum- 
 
124 PREPARATION FOR CONFESSION. 
 
 bly conjure thee, now, to make use of thy 
 influence in my favour, and to obtain for me the 
 grace properly to perform this action so im- 
 portant to me. 
 
 Ye saints of heaven! and thou my holy 
 patron! since you compassionate our miseries, 
 interest yourselves in my behalf, that my en- 
 deavours to make a sincere confession may be 
 successful. 
 
 Examine yourself carefully on the sins you have 
 committed since your last confession, and also upon 
 the faults you may have committed in making- it, but 
 do this without scrupulous anxiety. The obligation 
 has been complied with, if you strove sincerely, and 
 to the best of your power to comply with it. For this 
 purpose, the examen must be such a one, as would 
 be made in worldly matters, where it is your inten- 
 tion and your interest not to be deceived. It will be 
 of great use in this examination to call to mind the 
 different places you have been in; your occupations, 
 and the persons you have conversed with, &c. 
 
 AN EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE. 
 
 SINS AGAINST GOD. 
 
 In Matters of Faith. 
 Have you been guilty of heresy, or disbelief of 
 any article of faith, or of voluntarily doubting- any ar- 
 ticle of faith? Have you rashly exposed yourself to 
 the dang'er of infidelity, by reading bad books, keep- 
 ing wicked company, going into places of worship 
 
PREP All ATION FOR CONFESSION. 125 
 
 belonging to other communions during the time of 
 their service, and joining with them in their worship' 
 Have you by word, or deed denied your faith, or 
 railed at or despised holy tilings? Have you been ig- 
 norant of the articles of your faith, and of the duties 
 of your religion, or negligent in instructing, or pro- 
 curing the necessary instructions for those under 
 your care ? Have you given credit to dreams, taken 
 notice of omens, or made any other superstitious ob- 
 servations? Have you used charms or spells, or con- 
 sulted fortune-tellers, or made use of any other su- 
 perstitious practices, to find out things to come, re- 
 cover things lost, &c. how often? and with what scan- 
 dal, and ill example to others' 1 
 
 Of Hope. 
 Have you despaired of salvation, or of the forgive- 
 ness of your sins? Have you rashly presumed upon 
 God's goodness, continuing to offend him because he 
 is merciful; going on in your sins, without any thought 
 of amendment, or depending upon a death bed re- 
 pentance? Have you relied upon yourself, rather than 
 upon divine grace, or neglected for a long time to re- 
 turn to God by repentance, after falling into mortal 
 sbi? 
 
 Of Charity. 
 Have you loved any creature as much, or more, 
 than God? Have you murmured against the provi- 
 dence of God, resisted his inspirations, refused to 
 submit to his divine will, not prevented evil, when 
 you could, and ought to have done so, or committed 
 sin tlu-ough human respect 
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126 PREPARATION FOR CONFESSION. 
 
 Of Religion. 
 
 Have you made sacrilegious confessions, or com- 
 munions? Have you received the sacraments of Con- 
 firmation, or Matrimony in mortal sin? Have you 
 abused the holy scriptures, or prophaned holy places, 
 or sacred tiling's ? Have you blasphemed God, or his 
 Saints? Have you been negligent in the divine wor- 
 ship, seldom or never adoring, and praising God, or 
 giving him thanks for his benefits? Have you not 
 prayed but seldom, or with little attention? Have you 
 not omitted to make acts of Faith, Hope, and Chari- 
 ty? Have you behaved with irreverence in the House 
 of God, or broken any vow or solemn promise made 
 to him? Have you neglected to hear Mass on Sundays 
 and Holy-days of obligation? have you heard it with 
 wilful distractions ? Or not taken care that your chil- 
 dren, or servants should hear it? Have you neglected 
 confession and communion at Easter, or omitted the 
 penance enjoined you, or acquitted yourself of these 
 religious duties carelessly? Have you refused your 
 assistance to the maintenance of your Pastor, when 
 reasonably demanded, or to the necessary expenses 
 for vestments and other articles requisite for the use 
 of the altar, or to the building or repairing of the 
 house of God. Have you sworn falsely, or to what 
 you did not certainly know, was true, or false? Have 
 you broken your lawful oaths, or sworn to any thing- 
 that was wicked or unlawful? Have you had a custom 
 of swearing- rashly, and inconsiderately, by the name 
 of God, by your soul, or by way of imprecation upon 
 yourself or others? Have you sworn by the blood or 
 wounds of Jesus Christ, or any other blasphemous 
 
PREPARATION FOR CONFESSION. 127 
 
 oath, or been accessary to others swearing", cursing 1 
 or blaspheming-? Have you spent the Sundays and 
 Holy-days in idleness or sin, or been the occasion cf 
 others spending them so? Have you done any servile 
 work without necessity upon those days? Have you 
 broken the days of abstinence, or eaten more than 
 one meal on fasting days, or been accessary to others 
 in so doing? How often, &c. 
 
 SIXS AGAINST OUR NEIGHBOUR. 
 
 In Thoughts. 
 
 Have you been deficient in point of charity towards 
 your neighbour, by judging rashly of him? Have you 
 wilfully entertained thoughts of hatred, aversion, 
 rancour, or resentment against him? Have you, on 
 this account, endeavoured to avoid meeting or speak- 
 ing to him? Have you envied him in his merit, rep- 
 utation, fortune, employments? Have you conceived 
 desires of revenge against him, and wished that 
 harm might befall V_"n? Have you been hard-hearted, 
 or without any feeling, or compassion for him in his 
 affliction? Have you felt in yourself a secret plea- 
 sure, and satisfaction when any disgrace happened 
 to him, and discontent in seeing him thrive and 
 flourish? 
 
 These sins may vary in their malice, according to 
 the length of time you were thus affected, or the re- 
 lation you stand in to the different persons in ques- 
 tion, or according to the greater or less importance 
 of the matter under consideration. 
 
 In Words. 
 Have you spoken harshly to your neighbour — 
 given him abusive language — railed at him — mi:*- 
 
128 PREPARATION FOR CONFESSION. 
 
 called him — mocked and ridiculed him — exposed 
 him to scorn — affronted him — censured his con- 
 duct — found fault with every thing" he did — put 
 wrong" constructions upon his actions — calumniated 
 or detracted him — been pleased to hear others speak 
 ill of him — listened to and encouraged the calumny 
 or detraction when you could prevent such dis- 
 course? 
 
 The motive for speaking" thus, the number of per- 
 sons present, and the subject of this uncharitable 
 language, must be specified, as you are bound to re- 
 pair the injury to the best of your power. 
 
 We also sin by ill-natured reports or insinuations — 
 malicious expressions, whether true or false — by giv- 
 ing" bad advice, and bad example — by instilling bad 
 or dangerous principles — by flattering others or ap- 
 proving" of evil — by giving" false testimony — by dis- 
 covering" the secrets or the faults of others — by 
 abusive words, reproaches, bad wishes, or impreca- 
 tions, &c. 
 
 In Actions. 
 Have you wronged, deceived, or circumvented 
 your neighbour in buying or selling? Have you in- 
 jured him by stealing, cheating, usury, extortion, or 
 any unlawful contract? by passing false money, or 
 using false weights or measures? Have you bought, 
 or received stolen goods? Have you contracted debts 
 without design of paying them? You may also sin by 
 wronging your creditors, or your own family, by pro- 
 digal expenses — by refusing to pay your just debts 
 when able, or by culpable extravagance, rendering 
 yourself unable to pay them; by neglecting the work, 
 
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 or business for which you were hired, and which you 
 were obliged, by contract, to perform. In fine, by 
 unjustly taking" or keeping- any thing- of value be- 
 longing- to another; in which case it is impossible to 
 obtain forgiveness, without making- restitution to the 
 best of your power. 
 
 And here it is to be observed, that where two, or 
 more jointly injure another, in goods or reputation, 
 they are jointly and severally obliged to restitution; 
 that is to say, they are bound to contribute their re- 
 spective proportions towards repairing the injury, 
 and every individual of them is answerable be- 
 fore God for the whole injury, when either, or 
 any of the accomplices, refuse to repair their portion 
 thereof. 
 
 In Omissions. 
 Have you neglected to succour, comfort and as- 
 sist your neighbour in necessity? Have you neglect- 
 ed to restore ill-gotten goods, or repair injured cha- 
 racters? Have you refused to be reconciled to an 
 enemy, or to perform duties of obligation, such as 
 respect and love towards parents, obedience to su- 
 periors, &c. ? 
 
 SIN'S AGAIXST OURSELVES. 
 
 By Pride. 
 Hum too great esteem for ourselves, and haugh- 
 tily despising others. Being too apt to speak of our 
 own affairs, or in our own praise. Aspiring to hon- 
 ours and preferment through vanity. Affecting to 
 be humble, or deceiving others by hypocrisy. Being 
 influenced in what we do by human respects, forob- 
 
130 PREPARATION FOR CONFESSION. 
 
 taining the applause and esteem of men. Being too 
 much wedded to our own opinions and inclinations. 
 Being too solicitous about our health. Being- too 
 fond of the pleasures, comforts and conveniences of 
 life. 
 
 By Avarice. 
 Being backward in giving 1 alms according- to our 
 ability. Squandering- away in gaming, or in vain and 
 foolish expenses, the substance that Providence hath 
 given for the relief of the poor and distressed — not 
 only refusing- them an alms which we can afford, but 
 refusing- it with bitterness, reproaches, imperious, 
 ill-natured lang-uag-e, or with an insulting air. Being 
 too much attached to the goods of this life ; where it 
 must ever be remembered, that whatever is really 
 superfluous to us, belongs of right to the poor; that 
 where there is much, much should be given; <ind 
 that where there is only a little, even some of that 
 little should be cheerfully given. 
 
 By envy. 
 Being sorry for the prosperity of others. Rejoic- 
 ing at their misfortunes. Wishing, with jealousy, 
 for what belongs to them. 
 
 By impurity . 
 
 In thoughts — Wilfully dwelling upon, or taking 
 pleasure in unchaste thoughts. 
 
 The penitent must here mention, whether these 
 bad thoughts were entertained during a considerable 
 time, and how long; whether they were accompanied 
 with desires of committing the evil; whether they 
 
PREPARATION FOR CONFESSION. 131 
 
 caused irregular motions; whether in a holy place; 
 and, finally, whether the objects of the sinful desires 
 were single or married, kindred or relations, or per- 
 sons consecrated to God. 
 
 Ix words — Speaking- obscenely, or with a double 
 meaning, which is as bad, if not worse. Listening 1 
 with pleasure to such vile language. 
 
 This sort of discourse is still more criminal when It 
 passes between two persons of a different sex. 
 
 We also sin grievously this way, by singing* un- 
 chaste songs; by giving toasts and sentiments contrary 
 to modesty, or by permitting them to be given when 
 we can prevent them, or by not retiring* on such oc- 
 casions. 
 
 Ix looks — Viewing immodest objects. Reading 
 bad books. Keeping" indecent pictures. Frequent- 
 ing- plays and public assemblies, which are but too 
 often the schools of vice, where dangerous objects 
 are held up to view, and where vice is represented, 
 not in its native horrible colours, or consequences, 
 but as mere gaiety. Comedies, also, are often so 
 full of indecent sentiments and indelicate allu- 
 sions, that they cannot but offend a modest ear, 
 and have an immoral tendency. They are not only 
 powerful incentives to this vice, but are, besides, 
 evidently unlawful, for the following reason, viz: 
 Because we cannot assist at them without contribut- 
 ing, by our purse and example, to maintain a set of 
 people in a profession, or way of life, which was al- 
 ways deemed infamous by the Catholic Church. Un- 
 der this head, likewise, may be classed, the tempting 
 of others to sin, by dissolute glances, gestures, or 
 immodesty in dress or behaviour. 
 
132 PREPARATION FOR CONFESSION. 
 
 Kb actions — Abusing and defiling 1 the sanctity of 
 marriage, by such liberties and irregularities as are 
 contrary to the order of nature. Touching ourselves 
 or others immodestly. Permitting indecent liberties 
 to be taken with us; and what their consequences 
 were. 
 
 It is necessary to explain every thing, in order to 
 make known such circumstances, as may increase or 
 diminish the guilt, with as much modesty as possible; 
 and also to declare whether we have employed, or 
 neglected to employ, the necessary means of over- 
 coming this vile passion. We should carefully dis- 
 tinguish what is wilful, from what is not; an effect 
 of deliberation, from one of mere negligence. Also, 
 the number of these bad actions, or, at least, the 
 length of time we continued in the habit of commit- 
 ting them; with what sort of persons we have sinned 
 or desired to sin, but this without mentioning their 
 names. And as it too often happens with young per- 
 sons, who have miserably fallen into a certain sin, of 
 a lonely and abominable nature, either to conceal this 
 crime, or not faithfully to confess how often they 
 have been guilty of it, we therefore earnestly be- 
 seech such to reflect seriously upon the fatal evils in 
 which they involve themselves. Let them consider, 
 that all those confessions, and the communions which 
 follow them, are only so many sacrileges, removing 
 them still farther from God, and provoking his just 
 indignation against them; that the longer they con- 
 tinue in this state of hypocrisy, the more difficult it 
 must be to overcome their bashfulness, and the more 
 anguish they must feel in their own interior; that no 
 practice is morp destructive of health, or genius, than 
 
PREPARATION FOR CONFESSION. 133 
 
 this; that it deforms and debilitates the wretched 
 perpetrator; that it must, not only in a moral, but 
 also in a physical sense, degTade him beneath the 
 rank of the brute creation, and render him contemp- 
 tible to mankind. 
 
 By shit tony. 
 
 Exceeding the bounds prescribed by temperance. 
 ig or drinking- to excess. Exciting- others to do 
 so. Not observing with due exactness the days of 
 fasting and abstinence enjoined by the church, Ex- 
 ceeding- the quantity which is usually allowed at col- 
 lation. 
 
 By anger. 
 
 Abcsixg, quarrelling-, striking- or wishing- evil to 
 others. Provoking- others to quarrel or fight. These 
 sins are still more heinous when parents or superiors 
 are the objects thereof. 
 
 By sloth. 
 
 Neglecting our religious or moral duties. Per- 
 forming- them carelessly. Leading- a life of idleness, 
 voluptuousness and dissipation. Passing- our time un- 
 profitably, when the duties of our state call us to la- 
 bour. We are also guilty, by following- the bent of 
 our inclinations, and gratifying- self-love. By studying- 
 too much our own ease, and by too great a remissness 
 in mortifying- our passions or senses. 
 
 For ordinary and frequent confessions, you may 
 content yourself with the Examination of Conscience, 
 vhich is used at the Evening devotions. 
 
 AFFECTIONS AND RESOLUTION.-. 
 
 My Lord, and my all! I am confounded at 
 
 the multitude and enormitv of my offences 
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134 PREPARATION FOR CONFESSION. 
 
 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 trea- 
 sons against thee. Alas! what shall I now 
 do, O Lord! — what shall I say? With the 
 humble publican I will strike my breast, and 
 cry unto thee; O God! be merciful to me, a 
 sinner. 
 
 My sins exceed in number, the hairs of my 
 head, and the sands of the sea. But thy mer- 
 cies are still greater in number than my sins. 
 
 ocean of mercy! have compassion on me, a 
 poor miserable sinner, and make n\e, now at 
 least, a true penitent. 
 
 Father! I have sinned against heaven, n\:C 
 in thy sight, and am not worthy to be cidled 
 thy child. Oh! receive me as fixji of the leas*, 
 of thy servants, and never suffu lie to s.ray 
 from thee any more. 
 
 It grieves me, O my God! th\* I have offei d- 
 ed thee. I am heartily sorry it r all the siir. 
 
 1 have committed against try infinite good- 
 ness. O! that I could sufficiently lament them, 
 even with tears of blood. 
 
 Who will give water to my head, and foun 
 tains of tears to my eyes, that night and day, 
 I may bewail all my sins, and my ingratitude! 
 
 O! that I had never offended my God! O! 
 that I had never sinned! happy those souls, 
 who have never lost their baptismal inno- 
 cence! Ah! sweet Jesus! that I had been so 
 happy! 
 
 Have mercy on me, God! according to 
 
PREPARATION FOR COKFESSION. 135 
 
 thy great mercy, and according to the multi- 
 tude of thy tender mercies, blot out all my 
 iniquities. Wash me yet more from my ini- 
 quities, and cleanse me from my sins; because 
 I know my iniquities, and my sins are always 
 before me. 
 
 0! that I could now, like Magdalen, pros- 
 trate myself at the feet of my Saviour! O! 
 that I could wash them with my tears! 0! 
 sutler me, dear Lord! to lay down all my sins 
 at thy feet, to be cancelled by thy precious 
 blood. 
 
 Lord! thou hast said, there is joy in heaven 
 upon one sinner's doing penance, more than 
 upon ninety-nine just: O! give me now grace 
 to be a true penitent, indeed, that hereby 
 heaven may rejoice at my conversion. 
 
 Thou earnest, O my dear Redeemer! not to 
 call the just, but sinners, to repentance. Look 
 down upon me, a poor miserable sinner, and 
 draw me, now, powerfully to thee, by thy 
 grace. 
 
 I know i,hou wiliest not the death of a sin- 
 ner, but that he be converted, and live. O! 
 let me no longer remain dead in my sins! O! 
 let me now at least begin to live to thee! 
 
 Create a clean heart in me, O God! and re- 
 new a right spirit within my bowels. O! grant 
 that I may now, serve thee in good earnest! 
 Let this be the change of the right hand of 
 the Most High! 
 
 Thou hast made me, O my God! and re- 
 deemed me by thy precious blood. O! despise 
 
136 PREPARATION FOR CONFESSION. 
 
 not the work of thy hands! 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, eternal 
 beauty! too long have I gone astray from thee! 
 From this moment, my Sovereign Good! 
 [ desire to be for ever thine. 0! 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. 
 
 divine love, how little art thou known 
 in this wicked world! how little art thou loved! 
 Come now, and take full possession of my 
 whole heart and soul, for time and eternity. 
 
 Thy mercy has been infinite, in bearing so 
 long with so ungrateful a sinner, as I have 
 been, and in daily heaping thy favours upon 
 me. Add this one favour, Lord! to all the 
 rest, that henceforth through thy grace, I may 
 never offend thee more. This one thing I 
 earnestly beg of thee, for thy infinite mercy's 
 sake, and through the death, and passion of 
 thy only Son. Hear this one prayer, I be- 
 seech thee, and in all things else do with me 
 -what thou pleasest. 
 
 1 am resolved, by thy grace, never more to 
 turn to my sins. O! rather let me die than 
 offend thee wilfully any more. I am resolved 
 to avoid all evil company, and dangerous 
 occasions; and to take proper measures for a 
 
METHOD OF CONFESSION. 137 
 
 thorough amendment of my life for the future. 
 All this I resolve; but thou knowest my 
 frailty, O my God! and if thou assist me not 
 with thy grace, all my resolution will prove 
 ineffectual; and I shall be for ever miserable. 
 O! look to me, O Lord! that I may never be- 
 tray thee any more. 
 
 METHOD OF CO'FESSIOX. 
 
 The penitent, kneeling" down at the side of his 
 ghostly father, makes the sign of the cross, and ask 3 
 his blessing: Pray, Father! give me your blessing, for 1 
 /tave sinned. Then he says the confiteor, I confess, as 
 far as mea culpa, &c. through my fault, &c. 
 
 After this, he accuses himself of his sins, either 
 according* to the order of God's commandment, or 
 such other order as he finds most helpful to his memo- 
 ry, adding, after each sin, the number of times he has 
 been guilty of it, and such circumstances as considera- 
 bly aggravate the guilt; but carefully abstaining" from 
 mch as are impertinent or unnecessary, and from ex- 
 cuses and long" narrations. 
 
 "When he has confessed all that he can remember, 
 he may conclude with this or the like form : For these 
 and all my other sins, which I cannot at this present time 
 call to my remembrance, I am heartily sorry,- purpose 
 amendment for the future,- and most humbly ask pardon 
 of God, and penance, and absolution of you, my ghostly 
 father. Then let him finish Ins confiteor, and give an at- 
 tentive ear to the instructions and advices of his confes- 
 sor, and humbly accept the penance enjoined by him. 
 
 While the Priest gives him absolution, let him bow 
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138 METHOD OF CONFESSION. 
 
 down his head, and with great humility call upon God 
 for mercy, and beg" of him, that he would be pleased 
 to ratify the sentence of absolution in heaven, which 
 Ills minister pronounces here upon earth. 
 
 After the confession, let the penitent return to his 
 prayers; and after having heartily given God thanks 
 for having admitted him, by the means of this sacra- 
 ment, to the grace of reconciliation, and received him 
 like the prodigal child returning home, let him make 
 an offering of his confession to Jesus Christ, begging 
 pardon of whatever defects he may have been girilty 
 of in it; offering his resolutions to his Saviour, and 
 begging grace to put them in execution. 
 
 Let him be careful to perform his penance in due 
 time, and with a penitential spirit. 
 
PRAYERS AFTER CONFESSION. 
 
 jSn act of Faith on the effects of t/ie Sacra- 
 ment. 
 
 Is it possible, O my God! that having been 
 a criminal but a few moments ago, I am now 
 cleansed from my sins, and justified by the 
 grace of this Sacrament! Yes, O God of good- 
 ness, and mercy! I have, just now, been ab- 
 solved, by virtue of the power, which thou 
 hast granted to the ministers of thy Church. 
 That sentence of mercy, and forgiveness has 
 restored me to thy favour, if, as I wish and 
 hope to have done, I have approached the sa- 
 cred tribunal with the requisite dispositions. 
 This is the effect of the precious blood, thou 
 hast shed for me, amiable Redeemer of 
 mankind! To thy sacred wounds I owe the 
 cure of my spiritual wounds, my reconcilia- 
 tion and my salvation. 
 
 Give thanks to God for the grace of Recon- 
 ciliation. 
 
 Psalm 102. 
 
 Bless the Lord, O my soul! and let all that 
 is within me, praise his holy name. 
 
 Bless the Lord, my soul! and never for- 
 get all, that he hath done for thee. 
 
 AYho forgiveth all thy iniquities: who heal- 
 cth all thy diseases: 
 
140 PRAYERS AFTER CONFESSION. 
 
 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: 
 who erowneth thee with mercy and compas- 
 sion: 
 
 Who satisneth thy desire with good things: 
 thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle's. 
 
 The Lord doth mercies, and judgment for 
 all that suffer wrong. 
 
 He hath made his ways known to Moses — 
 his wills, to the children of Israel. 
 
 The Lord is compassionate and merciful — 
 long suffering, and plenteous in mercy. 
 
 He will not always be angry: nor will he 
 threaten for ever. 
 
 He hath not dealt with us according to our 
 sins; nor rewarded us according to our ini- 
 quities. 
 
 For according to the height of the heaven 
 above the earth: he hath strengthened his 
 mercy towards them that fear him. 
 
 As far as the east is from the west, so far 
 hath he removed our iniquities from us. 
 
 As a father hath compassion on his children: 
 so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear 
 him. 
 
 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth 
 that we are dust. 
 
 Man's days are as grass, as the flower of 
 the field; so shall he flourish. 
 
 For the spirit shall pass in him: and he 
 shall not be, and he shall know his place no 
 more. 
 
 But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity, 
 and unto eternity, unto them that fear him* 
 
PRAYERS AFTER CONFESSION. 141 
 
 And his justice unto children's children, to 
 such as keep his covenant, 
 
 And are mindful of his commandments, to 
 do them. 
 
 The Lord hath prepared his throne in hea- 
 ven: and his kingdom shall rule over all. 
 
 Bless the Lord all you, his angels! you, that 
 are mighty in strength! and execute his word, 
 hearkening to the voice of his orders. 
 
 Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts! You min- 
 isters of his! that do his will. 
 
 Bless the Lord, all his works! in every place 
 of his dominion. O my soul! bless thou the 
 Lord. Glory, &c. 
 
 A resolution of avoiding sin for the future. 
 
 Almighty, and most merciful God! who 
 according to the multitude of thy tender mer- 
 cies, hast vouchsafed, once more, to receive 
 this prodigal child, after going so many times 
 astray from thee, and to admit him to the sa- 
 crament of reconciliation. I give thee thanks 
 with all the powers of my soul, for this and 
 all thy other mercies, graces and blessings, 
 bestowed on me, the most unworthy of all 
 sinners; and, prostrating myself now at thy 
 sacred feet, I offer myself to be henceforward 
 for ever thine. Oh! let nothing in life or death 
 ever separate me more, from thee. I once 
 more renounce with my whole soul, all my 
 trt?asons against thee, and all the abominations, 
 and sins of my past life. I renew my pro- 
 mises made in baptism, and from this moment 
 
142 PRAYERS AFTER CONFESSION. 
 
 I dedicate myself eternally to thy love and 
 service. Oh! grant that for the time to come, 
 I may ever fly from sin and abhor it more than 
 death itself, and avoid all such occasions, and 
 companies as have unhappily brought me to 
 it. I resolve henceforward to shun them all, 
 by thy divine grace, without which, of myself 
 I can do nothing. I resolve to perform, sucli 
 and such devotions, for obtaining this grace. 
 I resolve to avoid idleness, and to model for 
 myself a regular order, and method of living, 
 for the time to come. I beg thy blessing upon 
 these my resolutions, that they may not be in- 
 effectual, like so many others I have former- 
 ly made. For, O Lord! without thee I am 
 nothing but misery and sin. Supply, also, by 
 thy mercy, whatever defects have been in this, 
 my confession. I am sensible it has been 
 very imperfect, and that I was far from having 
 that true sorrow, which the heinousness of my 
 sins required: but let the precious blood of 
 thy only Son supply the deficiency. Accept 
 my poor performance, such as it is, and give 
 me grace to be now, and always, a true peni- 
 tent, through the same Jesus Chi «st, thy Son 
 Amen. 
 
INSTRUCTIONS AND DEVOTIONS 
 FOR COMMUNION. 
 
 The most important and most holy action a man 
 can perform, is to receive worthily, the body of Jesus 
 Christ in the holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. The 
 greatest favour, therefore, that can be granted him, 
 is to communicate early in his life, and afterwards 
 frequently. The first communion, then, should be 
 a principal object in the desires of every one. 
 
 It should, moreover, be remembered, first; that the 
 obligation of receiving- the holy Eucharist, at least at 
 Easter, regards all those who have attained the age 
 of discretion; that is to say, the age when they are 
 able to distinguish the body and blood of Jesus 
 Christ, under the appearance of bread and wine, 
 from the ordinary nourishment of the body; or in 
 other words, the age in which they are capable of re- 
 flection. 
 
 Secondly; that purity of heart, being- the most pro- 
 per disposition to receive Christ worthily, the less ad- 
 vanced the ag-e is, the more untainted, in general, is 
 the baptismal innocence. 
 
 Thirdly; that the longer the first communion is put 
 off, the greater fear there is, that either domestic oc- 
 currences, or the violence of the passions, should 
 cause it still to be deferred to an advanced age, or, 
 perhaps, to the very time of death. In short, the ad« 
 vice of the great St. Charles Borromeo, must be also 
 remembered. "When children," says he, "of either 
 sex have attained the age of ten, if they can be ca- 
 
144 INSTRUCTIONS AND DEVOTIONS 
 
 pable of being" easily prepared for communion, let 
 them not be suffered to put it off any longer, which, 
 under pretext of ignorance, is too often the case; let 
 them rather be prepared in good time, to receive a 
 sacrament, which abounds with such precious, and 
 inestimable advantages." 
 
 With regard to frequent communion, follow the 
 advice of your confessor; and remember, that the 
 spirit of Jesus Christ, and of his church, is, that you 
 should communicate frequently. He gives himself 
 to us in the Eucharist, under the forms of bread and 
 wine, to teach us, that as our common food serves to 
 nourish our bodies, so doth the holy Eucharist sup- 
 port and fortify our souls. He assumes, in this blessed 
 Sacrament, the titles of Brother, Friend, Spouse, Sec. 
 to induce us, by these tender, and affectionate ap- 
 pellations, to receive him often. The spirit of the 
 church is made known to us, in the holy Council of 
 Trent, which exhorts all the faithful to communicate 
 often; and would wish them to receive, whenever 
 they assist at the divine Sacrifice of the Mass. To 
 these testimonies may be also added, the discourses, 
 and examples of the saints, and the experience of all 
 pious persons, which tend to convince us of the hap- 
 piness, and advantages of frequent communion. 
 
 But if it be advantageous to communicate fre- 
 quently, it may also be said, that a greater crime can- 
 not be committed, than to communicate unworthily; 
 this being a shocking abuse of what is most august 
 in religion. To avoid this misfortune, reflect serious- 
 ly upon these words of St. Paul, "Let a man prove 
 himself, and so let him eat of this bread, and drink 
 of the chalice; for he that eateth and drinketh un- 
 
FOR COMMUNION. 145 
 
 worthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, 
 not discerning- the body of the Lord." Now this 
 proving consists in putting yourself in such a state, 
 that your conscience may not reproach you with any 
 essential obstacle to this Sacrament; that is, with the 
 guilt of any mortal sin whatever; which you can an- 
 swer for to yourself, if you have made as exact, as 
 fervent, and as perfect a confession, as you would 
 wish to have made, at the hour of your death. You 
 should certainly be thus careful and fervent, because 
 there is not less purity required to receive Jesus 
 Christ, than to appear before God in judgment. 
 
 Above all things, remember, that the essential point 
 in this proving of yourself, is, to quit the occasions 
 of sin, and to repair the scandal it hath caused ; with- 
 out which, the accusation of sin and the detestation 
 of it, are absolutely insufficient. 
 
 But, this purity of conscience, which is exempt 
 from mortal sin, and from every criminal attachment, 
 though it may prevent the communion from being" sa- 
 crilegious, is not enough to render it as fruitful, and 
 as advantageous as it should be. The more you pre- 
 pare yourself for this sacrament, the greater abun- 
 dance of grace will you acquire. Be on your guard, 
 then, against a fault so very common at present,- 
 which is, not to think seriously of approaching the 
 holy table, till the very day preceding the commu- 
 nion; this is to receive without preparation, and con- 
 sequently with scarce any advantage. Here, then, 
 are some pious practices, which may be profitable. 
 
 First Some days before your communion, perform 
 all your actions and prayers, in order to obtain the 
 graces necessary for this important duty offer them 
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146 INSTRUCTIONS AND DEVOTIONS 
 
 up in the morning with this intention; do some good 
 works, such as an alms, an act of mortification, or a 
 fast, with this same design. 
 
 Secondly. Visit our Lord in the blessed Sacrament 
 morning" and evening", on these days, to beg" that he 
 would himself, by his grace, dispose your heart to 
 receive him worthily. 
 
 Thirdly. Read some book that treats of the Blessed 
 Eucharist — such as the fourth book of the Following 
 of Christ. 
 
 Fourthly. On the eve of your communion be more 
 recollected than usual: thinking* often upon the hap- 
 piness you are to have in receiving" your God. Let this 
 be your last thought at composing yourself to rest- and 
 let it be also the first you shall have at waking. 
 
 Fifthly. Represent to your imagination, that your 
 angel Guardian addresses you in these words: — Be- 
 hold the Spouse cometh, go forth ?iow, and meet him: 
 rise as early as you can to receive the great guest 
 who deigns to honour you with this visit. Keep a 
 profound silence until you return from Mass, and let 
 it appear by your modesty, that you are deeply pene- 
 trated with the sanctity of this action. 
 
 Sixthly. In short, whenever you go to your com- 
 munion, have always in your mind.some particular in- 
 tention; such as the acquiring of a virtue; the over- 
 coming of a temptation; the knowledge of God's 
 will with regard to yourself; the relief of the souls of 
 the faithful departed; the conversion of infidels, her- 
 etics, and sinners in general. Nothing is more capa- 
 ble of exciting fervour, than some particular end, to 
 which all is referred. 
 
 On the morning of your communion, go to church 
 
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 with modesty, and wholly occupied with the great ac- 
 tion, which you are to perform. If you are in church 
 a good while before the Mass, at which you are to 
 receive the holy communion, entertain yourself with 
 some pious consideration relative to this sacred mys- 
 tery. You might, for example, reflect on these three 
 questions: Who is coming? To whom? And for what 
 purpose? In the first, you may consider your Saviour 
 under the various titles, which he has assumed for 
 the love of mankind, viz. as the Father, Teacher, 
 Physician, Shepherd, Redeemer, Friend and Spouse 
 of your soul; and see how perfectly he has fulfilled 
 these titles, and fulfils them still, in the Blessed 
 Eucharist. In the second, consider the correspond- 
 ing titles in yourself; viz. of his Child, his Disciple, 
 his Patient, his Sheep, his rescued Captive, his Friend 
 and Spouse, and see how you comply with the duties 
 annexed to these glorious names. In the third, con- 
 sider the intentions of mercy and love, which bring 
 him down from heaven, and detain him in this Sacra- 
 ment, and the inexhaustible treasures of graces there 
 opened to mankind; which, to be lavished on them, 
 requires not any merit on their side, but only, that 
 they would put no obstacle to his divine profusions. 
 When the time of communion approaches, make 
 the following acts; observing to recite them slowly 
 and piously; endeavouring to appropriate to yourself 
 the sentiments expressed therein, and deeply to im- 
 press your heart with them. Make from time to time 
 a little pause, especially when you find yourself much 
 affected; and, whenever you feel yourself interiorly 
 drawn to pray mentally, lay your book aside, and 
 yield to that attraction. 
 
PRAYERS EEFORE COMMUNION. 
 
 An act of faith. 
 
 God of heaven and earth! Saviour of man- 
 kind! Thou comest to me, and I shall have 
 the happiness to receive thee! The bread 
 which I will give, sayest thou, is my flesh, 
 for the life of the world. John, vi. 52. Who 
 could believe so wonderful a prodigy, if thou 
 hadst not expressly declared it? The Jews 
 found this saying hard; but to me, O Lord! 
 it is a word of truth, a ivord of eternal life. I 
 believe it most firmly; because to believe it, 
 I desire no more than thy own words. Yes, 
 I openly confess, it is thou thyself I am going 
 to receive; thou who, born for us, in a man- 
 ger, was pleased to die for us, on a cross; and 
 who, now glorious in heaven, art nevertheless 
 truly concealed under the mysterious veils of 
 this holy Sacrament. I do not wish to behold 
 thee with my corporal eyes; for, were I, like 
 St. Thomas, to touch thy wounds with my 
 own hands, I could not tell thee, with more 
 assurance than I do now: Thou art my Lord, 
 and my God. Were thou even to speak to 
 me from thy tabernacle, thy voice would not 
 affect me more than that, which resounds in 
 thy Gospel, and which thy holy Church pro- 
 poses to my belief. Though my senses tell 
 me the contrary, I submit them entirely to the 
 obedience of faith; and, with the assistance 
 
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 of thy grace, I would suffer a thousand deaths 
 in testimony of this truth, rather than swerve 
 in the least from that precious faith. 
 
 Verily thou art a hidden God, the God of Israel, 
 the Saviour. Isaias, xiv. 15. 
 
 I do believe, O Lord! help thou my unbelief. 
 Mark, ix. 23. 
 
 An act of humility. 
 
 Who am I? O God of Glory, and Majesty! 
 Who am I! that thou shouldst deign even to 
 look on me! Whence am I honoured with this 
 unspeakable favour, that my Lord, and my 
 God should come in person to me? What! I, 
 a sinner! I, a worm of the earth! I, more con- 
 temptible than a very nothing! I, approach so 
 holy a God! I, eat the bread of angels! — Ah! 
 Lord! I do not deserve it; I shall never, never 
 be worthy of it. 
 
 O King of Heaven! Author and Preserver 
 of the Universe! eternal, adorable Sovereign! 
 I annihilate myself before thee, and would 
 willingly humble myself, as much for thy 
 glory, as thou art here willing to lower thyself 
 for me. I acknowledge, with all possible re- 
 spect, the infinite grandeur of thy Majesty, 
 and my own misery, and baseness. The sight 
 of the one, and of the other, fills me with in- 
 expressible confusion. I will only say, with 
 the most sincere humility, that I am very un- 
 worthy of the favour thou art, this day, be- 
 stowing upon me. Yet thou invitest me, nay, 
 thou commandest me to come to thee; thou 
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150 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 
 
 threatenest me with spiritual and everlasting 
 death, if I receive thee not: "except you eat 
 the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his 
 blood, you shall not have life in you." John, 
 vi. 64. O Jesus, meek, and humble of heart! 
 O Jesus! who didst not disdain to sit at tabic 
 with publicans and sinners! — Since thou callest 
 me, I obey with an humble submission, and 
 say with thy Blessed Mother: "Behold the 
 servant of the Lord; be it done unto me ac- 
 cording to thy word." 
 
 Whence is this to me? Lake, i. 48. 
 Lord! I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter 
 under my roof. Matt. viii. 8. 
 
 An act of contrition. 
 
 Thou comest to me, O God of goodness, 
 and mercy! — Alas! my sins should rather re- 
 move thee from me. Thy loving kindness, O 
 Jesus! increases my shame, and sorrow for 
 having offended thee. I have sinned against 
 the best of fathers, the most generous of 
 friends, the Saviour and lover of my soul. I 
 have sinned against thee; and instead of pun- 
 ishing me as I deserve, thou stretchest forth 
 thy arms from the cross, to welcome me to 
 thy embraces; to press me to thy heart, and 
 to wash me in the sacred blood, which issues 
 forth from it. Thou givest thyself to me, to 
 heal my wounded soul, and to feed it with thy 
 own flesh, and blood! Struck more than ever 
 with horror for my sins, and penetrated with 
 
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 grief for having - offended so unbounded a good- 
 ness, I humbly crave again thy pardon, and 
 renew in thy presence my sincere protestation 
 of dying, rather than offend thee more. I am 
 already washed, as I hope, in the Sacrament 
 of penance; but, O God of all purity! " wash 
 me more and more from my iniquity, and 
 cleanse me from my sin. Create in me a clean 
 heart, O God! and renew a right spirit within 
 my bowels," that my heart may become a fit 
 dwelling for thee. 
 
 A contrite and humble heart, O God! thou wilt 
 not despise. Ps. 1. 19. 
 
 Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be 
 cleansed; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made 
 whiter than snow. Ps. 1. 9. 
 
 An act of hope, and confidence. 
 
 Although I am most unworthy of approach- 
 ing thy holy table, yet, O merciful Jesus! thy 
 meekness, and thy tender invitations encourage 
 me, and remove my fears. In thee, boun- 
 tiful Redeemer! are placed all my hopes; in 
 thee, is my refuge, my consolation, and the 
 source of all my good. What may I not ex 
 pect from thee? O inexhaustible goodness! 
 What is he not willing to give me, who bestows 
 himself on me? — I therefore present myself 
 before thee with all the confidence which thy 
 tender mercy can inspire. I come to thee, as 
 a repenting prodigal to my loving father; as a 
 sick, distempered soul, to my charitable phy- 
 
152 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 
 
 y 
 
 sician; as an ignorant disciple to my heavenly 
 teacher; as a poor lost sheep to my good 
 shepherd; as an unfortunate captive, to my 
 powerful deliverer. I come to thee as to the 
 faithful friend, and constant lover of my soul. 
 Thou knowest all my wants; thou canst re- 
 lieve them; thou art willing to do so. Behold 
 I come to thee with all my weakness, my 
 blindness, and my miseries. I hope that thou 
 wilt enlighten, comfort, strengthen and change 
 me. I hope without fear of disappointment, 
 for art thou not, O Jesus! the master of my 
 heart? And when shall it be more absolutely 
 thine, than when thou shalt have once taken 
 possession of it? 
 
 In thee, O Lord! have I hoped; I shall not be con 
 founded for ever. Ps. xxx. 1. 
 
 The Lord is my shepherd; nothing- shall be want 
 ing- to me. Ps. xxxi. 1. 
 
 Jin act of love. 
 How great, how incomprehensible was thy 
 love, O amiable Saviour! when upon the point 
 of passing out of this world to the Father, 
 thou didst prepare for us a banquet, which 
 contains all the sweets and delights of para- 
 dise! It was not enough for thy love, to have 
 died for me, to have shed all thy blood for 
 my sake; thou wouldst also be the food of 
 my soul, in order to unite thyself to me, to 
 possess my heart, and to make me live of thy 
 divine life. When shall I love thee? O infi- 
 nite goodness! when will my heart be taken 
 
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 with thy charms, O incomparable beauty! if 
 not, in receiving this sacred pledge of thy love? 
 Yes, O my God, and my all! Yes, O the most 
 beautiful of the children of men! I do love 
 thee, — above all things — with my whole heart 
 and soul. But, alas! how imperfect is my 
 love! O Holy Ghost! the eternal love of the 
 Father, and of the Son! come, and fill my soul 
 with thy presence; kindle in it the pure fire 
 of thy love; enlighten it, purify it, adorn and 
 beautify it; that it may become an agreeable 
 abode for my divine Spouse. 
 
 I seek him whom my soul loveth. Cant. iii. 2. 
 
 1 will love thee, O Lord! my strength. Ps. xvii. 1. 
 
 An act of desire. 
 God of Love! Amiable Spouse of faithful 
 souls! Is it possible that thou wouldst come 
 to me? — and come with an ardent desire of 
 uniting thyself to me! — come the beloved, 
 of my soul! Come, O spotless Lamb of God! 
 adorable flesh! precious blood of my Saviour! 
 Come, and be the sweet food of my soul. Let 
 me behold thee, O the God of my heart! my 
 joy, my delight, my love, my God, and my 
 all! O! who will give me ivings like a dove, 
 and I will fly, and be at rest in the bosom of 
 my God? Come, Lord! and do not delay. My 
 soul can no longer live without thee. It pines 
 and languishes in thy absence, and continually 
 sighs after thee, O my only good! my conso- 
 lation, my treasure, my happiness and my 
 life! my God and my all! 
 
154 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 
 
 As the hart panteth after the fountains of water, 
 so my soul panteth after thee, O God! Ps. xli. 1. 
 Come, Lord Jesus! Apoc. xxii. 20. 
 
 Devout aspirations. 
 Come, O most amiable Saviour! come sanc- 
 tify my soul by thy divine presence. Come, 
 O the beloved of my heart! do not delay 
 longer! It is true, I am unworthy of receiving 
 thee, but I place my hopes in thy infinite 
 bounty. Only say the word; and my soul 
 shall be healed of all its miseries. 
 
 MAUXIR OF BECEIVIXG COMMUJflON". 
 
 At the time of communion, go up to the rail, take 
 up the towel, and hold it before you, in such a man- 
 ner, as to prevent any particles of the host from fall- 
 ing- on the floor, in case of accident. Whilst the 
 clerk says the Confiteor, humbly confess your sins, 
 and beg- God's pardon for them. When the Priest 
 turns about to give the absolution, receive it with 
 your head bowed down, as from the hand of the in- 
 visible High-Priest, whom you are going to receive. 
 
 When the Priest holds up a particle of the blessed 
 Sacrament, with these words, Ecce Agnus Dei, &c. 
 Behold the Lamb of God, behold him, who taketh away 
 the sins of the world; humbly beg 1 , with a lively con- 
 fidence in the merits of his death and passion, that 
 he would take away your sins. 
 
 When the Priest repeats three times, Domine non 
 sum digmis, &c. Lord.' I am not worthy that thou 
 shouldst enter under my roof- speak only the word, and 
 my soul shall be healed; say the same with liim in your 
 heart, and humble yourself exceedingly, through the 
 
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 sense of your unworthiness and sins: but let this be 
 joined with a lively confidence in him, who can raise 
 you up, and perfectly heal your soul, by his only 
 word. 
 
 "When the Priest gives you the blessed Sacrament, 
 saying", The body of our Lord Jesus Christ, preserve thy 
 soul to life everlasting, Amen; receive it with a lively 
 faith, a profound humility, and a heart inflamed with 
 love. "When you receive it, let your head be erect, 
 your mouth opened moderately \ 'ide, and your tong-ue 
 a little advanced, so as to rest upon your under lip, 
 that the Priest may conveniently convey the blessed 
 Sacrament into your mouth. "When this is done, 
 shut your mouth, let the sacred Host moisten a little 
 upon your tongue, and then swallow it down as soon 
 as you can, and abstain a while from spitting". If 
 the Host should chance to adhere to the roof of 
 your mouth, be not disturbed, neither must you put 
 your fing-er in your mouth to remove it, but g-ently 
 and quietly convey it down with your tong-ue. Then 
 return to your place, and endeavour to entertain, as 
 well as you can, the Guest, whom you have re- 
 ceived. 
 
 It is of the greatest importance to employ well the 
 moments which immediately follow your communion. 
 It is then Jesus Christ plentifully lavishes his choicest 
 favours on those who are careful to collect them. 
 Take care then to spend at least a quarter of an hour 
 after communion, in devotions, suitable to that im- 
 portant occasion. It would be a gTeat abuse to turn 
 your back immediately upon your Saviour by g"oing 
 away, as some unfortunately do, and thinking no 
 more of what you have been doing-. 
 
PRAYERS AFTER COMMUNION. 
 
 At this awful moment, when the fulness of the di- 
 vinity abides corporally in you, consider with atten- 
 tion what a great guest you entertain; look upon your- 
 self as the living - temple, where the Holy of Holies 
 resides, and endeavour to preserve the most silent 
 recollection. Then, rather with your heart than with 
 your lips, address yourself thus to him. 
 
 Aspirations for the moments which immedi- 
 ately follow Communion. 
 
 I have found him, whom my soul loves; 
 I hold him and will not let him go.— My be- 
 loved is mine, and I am his. — Jesus, the amia- 
 ble Jesus, abides in me, and I in him. — How 
 beautiful art thou, O my beloved! — how good, 
 and how lovely! — how loving, how generous, 
 how merciful! — O my only delight, my joy, 
 my sole happiness, my God, and my all! — 
 Who shall be able now, to separate me from 
 thee? — What have I in heaven, and besides 
 thee, what can I desire upon earth? O the 
 God of my heart, and my portion for ever? 
 O! it is good for me to adhere closely to my 
 God, and to put all my hopes in the Lord, 
 God. 
 
 An act of faith and admiration. 
 
 Is it credible then, that the great God ot 
 heaven, and earth should dwell within my 
 breast?— That the sovereign Lord of the uni- 
 verse should now have united himself to so 
 
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 poor, so vile, so abject a creature? — That I 
 should now possess within myself, the 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 
 firmly 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 Majesty! who vouchsafest to heap 
 thy favours on me, who am but dust and 
 ashes, to come into this poor cottage, this 
 house of clay of my earthly habitation. O 
 heavenly manna! adorable sacrament! O 
 inestimable pledge of God's love to mankind' 
 O standing memorial of Christ's passion and 
 death! O astonishing abridgment of all his 
 wonders! inexhaustible fountain of divine 
 grace! O boundless mercy! O divine charity! 
 
 sacred fire, ever burning and never decay- 
 ing! O Lord, my God! What is man, that 
 thou art mindful of him; or the son of man, 
 that thou visitest him? O how sweet, and 
 mild, and merciful art thou, to those who call 
 upon thee! " Come and hear, all ye who fear 
 God, and I will tell you, what great things he 
 hath done for my soul." Ps. lxv. 16. When 
 
 1 had no being at all, he created me; when I 
 was gone astray, and lost in my sins, he 
 sought after me, and redeemed me by dying 
 for my sake; and after restoring me to life; 
 with more than a mother's love, he feeds me 
 with his own substance, even with his own 
 
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158 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 
 
 flesh and blood! O wonderful condescension! 
 O immense love bestowed on sinful man! 
 
 O Lord, our God! how admirable is thy name in the 
 whole earth! Fs. viii. 2. 
 
 He hath made a remembrance of his wonderful 
 works, being" a merciful and gracious Lord; he hath 
 given food to them that fear him. Ps. ex. 4. 
 
 An act of adoration. 
 Under these sacred veils, where thy love 
 for man has concealed the splendour of thy 
 Majesty, I most humbly adore thee, O Al 
 mighty God! The grandeur of the heavens is 
 in thy sight as nothing; the heavens are the 
 work of thy hands, they shall perish, but thou 
 shalt remain; they shall grow old and be 
 changed as a garment, but thou art the same 
 and thy years shall not fail. The earth thou 
 hast poised in thy hand, the ocean is to thee, 
 but a drop of water; all nature bends befort 
 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 imagi' 
 of thy Father's substance; thou art the inhe 
 rent splendour of his Glory; thou art his pow- 
 erful Word, supporting all things; thee he hath 
 seated at his right hand. Thy throne, O God' 
 is foi ever and ever; a sceptre of justice is 
 the sceptre of thy reign. I bow before thy 
 sacred Majesty; I acknowledge with the sin- 
 cerest gratitude, that thou art my Redeemer, 
 my Creator, and the supreme Arbiter of my 
 
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 eternal doom. I wish to humble myself as 
 much for thy sake, as thou art here humbled 
 for love of me, and to consecrate to the glory 
 of thy name, the whole extent of my being. 
 Jesus! be now the absolute Lord and mas- 
 ter of my heart. Reign there as a sovereign 
 Monarch 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 rebellious nature; deliver 
 me from the shameful slavery of my passions, 
 and grant me the glorious liberty of thy chil- 
 dren. sweet empire of my God! delight- 
 ful service of Jesus! To serve thee, amia- 
 ble King! is to reign. 
 
 Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he, who 
 cometh in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the 
 highest! Matt. xxi. 9. 
 
 Thou alone art holy; thou alone art Lord; thou art 
 mosthig-h, O Jesus Christ! Canticle, Gloria in Excelsis 
 at Mass. 
 
 An act of thanksgiving. 
 
 When I reflect, Lord! upon the many 
 favours, which thy infinite goodness has be- 
 stowed on me, I am filled with confusion, my 
 heart is penetrated with gratitude, and I have 
 no words to express it. To have created me, 
 preserved me, died for me, was not sufficient 
 to thy love; thou wouldst also give thyself to 
 me. Thy body, thy blood, thy soul, thy di- 
 vinity, with all the treasures of thy grace, 
 must be lavished on my unworthy soul, in or- 
 
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 tier to unite it to thee, to make it live of thy 
 own life, and to be for her a pledge of glory 
 and immortality. How great, my God' 
 must be my ingratitude, if this infinite love 
 does not meet with a return from my heart? 
 0! may I sooner forget myself, than ever be 
 unmindful of this great favour. I have been 
 an unfaithful, cowardly, rebellious wretch, but 
 I will not be ungrateful. But bounteous 
 Saviour! Avhat return can I make thee for so 
 many, and so inestimable favours? —0 that 
 thou wouldst open my lips, and fill my mouth 
 with thy praise, that all the day long I may 
 sing forth thy glory, and celebrate thy won- 
 derful works! 
 
 Magnify the Lord, O my soul! for his great, 
 and multiplied favours. Let my spirit rejoice 
 in God, my Saviour; for he has had regard to 
 the lowness of his servant. In his power he 
 has done great things for me, and he has sat- 
 isfied the hunger of my soul. «— Bless the Lord, 
 my soul! and let all that is within me praise 
 his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul! 
 and never forget all that he has done for thee. 
 He pardons all thy iniquities; he heals all thy 
 wounds, he rescues thee from ruin, crowns 
 thee with mercies, fills thee with good things, 
 and renews thy declining fervour. All ye 
 works of the Lord! bless the Lord; praise and 
 exalt him above all for ever. O ye angels of 
 the Lord! bless the Lord; praise and glorify 
 his name. Bless the Lord, all ye saints! and 
 let the Church of heaven and earth join in 
 
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 praising, and giving him thanks, for all his 
 graces, and mercies to me. 
 
 What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things 
 which he hath given me? Ps. cxv. 12. 
 
 I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall 
 always be in my mouth. Ps. xxxiii. 1. 
 
 An act of love. 
 Am I then, my God! so happy as to possess 
 thee! What a blessing is this! what unspeak- 
 able comfort! Thou art indeed my Saviour, 
 thy goodness hath no bounds; thy beauty is 
 inexpressible; thou art the brightness of eter- 
 nal light, the glory of heaven is from thee. 
 Thou art the unfailing source of endless hap- 
 piness; the angels desire to behold thee; thou 
 fillest the hearts of the blessed. Therefore 
 will I love thee, O amiable Redeemer! who 
 hast loved me even unto death, and hast left 
 me in this Sacrament, the sweetest pledge of 
 thy affection. 0! inflame my heart, burn and 
 consume it with this heavenly fire; let me 
 love thee above all things; let me love thee, 
 more than myself; let me adhere to thee al- 
 ways; let me never be separated from thee. 
 Yes, my God! I love thee with all my heart, 
 with all my soul, 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 desire, as much as thou hast loved 
 me, as much as thou deservest to be loved, 
 may I at least, love thee as much as I am 
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162 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 
 
 able. Let disgust and anguish embitter every 
 other attachment, that I be happily forced to 
 rest in thee alone. Make this love, I beseech 
 thee, effectual, ardent and persevering, that 
 its divine influence may support me in every 
 trial, may purify my affections, and bring me 
 securely to thee. 
 
 My beloved to me, and I to him. Cant. ii. 16. 
 
 Lord! thou knowestthat I love thee. John, xxi. 16. 
 
 An act of petition. 
 
 Thou art in me, O inexhaustible source of 
 all good! thou art full of tenderness, and ready 
 to shed all thy favours upon me! shower them 
 down abundantly! consider my manifold wants; 
 consider the immensity of thy own power. 
 Do that, in me, for which thou art pleased to 
 come to me; divest my heart of whatever is 
 displeasing to thee; adorn it with whatever 
 may render me acceptable in thy sight; purify 
 my body; sanctify my soul; let me share in 
 the merits of thy life, and death. Unite thy- 
 self to me, unite me to thyself; live thou in 
 me, that in thee also I may live, and never 
 have life but for thy sake.— Grant me those 
 graces, which thou knowest I have need of; 
 grant the same to all those for whom I am 
 bound to pray. Canst thou refuse me any 
 thing, after what thou here dost for me? What 
 may I not expect from thee, when thou givest 
 me thyself? [Here you are to specify the par- 
 ticular graces you wish to obtain, either for 
 yourself, or the persons for whom you have 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 163 
 
 a mi?id to pray.'] Abolish the reign of sin, 
 and establish the kingdom of Grace in all 
 hearts. Let the light of thy countenance shine 
 upon all those, who are in the darkness of 
 infidelity, and dispel their errors. Grant 
 peace and union to all Christian princes, and 
 preserve us from the dreadful scourges of war, 
 famine and pestilence. Convert all sinners; 
 and reconcile those who are at variance. Have 
 mercy on my parents, friends and benefac- 
 tors. Have mercy on all my enemi-es, forgive 
 them their sins, and fill their hearts with thy 
 charity. Reform all abuses, and remove all 
 scandals from thy Church. Comfort all that 
 ire under any afflictions, sickness or violence 
 of pain. Support those, who are under temp- 
 tation, protect those, who are in danger, and 
 errant a happy passage to ail those, that are in 
 their agony. Extend thy mercy likewise to 
 the souls of the faithful departed, and admit 
 them to the possession of thy eternal glory. 
 Grant to us all, relief in our respective neces- 
 sities, remission of all our sins, the grace of 
 final perseverance, and life everlasting. Amen. 
 
 I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. Gene- 
 sis, xxxii. 26. 
 
 Deal with thy servant, according- to thy gTeat mercy. 
 Ps. cxviii. 124. 
 
 Jin act of oblation, 
 
 I am loaded with thy favours. merciful 
 God! and when thou givest me thyself, it is 
 doubtless thy will, that I live but for thee. 
 
164 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION 
 
 This indeed, is my earnest desire. I wish 
 that all my thoughts, words, and actions, may 
 be directed to thee in the most perfect sub- 
 mission. I wish that all I possess, health, 
 strength, understanding, goods and reputation, 
 may steadily tend to thy greater glory. I con- 
 secrate my whole being, to that important ob- 
 ject. I entreat thee, O Sovereign of my heart! 
 to accept the offering I make, to establish thy 
 kingdom within me, that from this moment, 
 to the end of my life, I may be wholly thine, 
 faithful in all things, and devoted to thy ser- 
 vice. — Take then, O Jesus! full possession of 
 my heart. I offer it to thee, without reserve. 
 I desire to consecrate it eternally to thee. 
 Disengage it, from this moment, from the 
 slavery of its passions and vices. Adorn it 
 with thy heavenly virtues, stifle in it all desire, 
 but that of loving, and pleasing thee. Inflame 
 it with the fire of charity, that it may burn 
 with thy love. O! may the sweet flame of 
 thy love consume my soul, that so I may die 
 to the world, for the love of thee, who hast 
 vouchsafed to die upon the cross, for the love 
 of me. I throw myself entirely into the arms 
 of thy mercy, and offer thee my whole being; 
 my body, with all its senses, my soul, with 
 all its powers, that as thou hast honoured them 
 both, by thy real presence, so they may both 
 be thy temple for ever. O! sanctify, and con- 
 secrate, eternally, to thyself this mansion, 
 which thou hast, by a wonderful condescen 
 sion, chosen this day for thy abode, and giant 
 
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 Wat, like Zachaeus, I may obtain thy benedic- 
 tion. I offer thee, my memory, that it may 
 ever be recollected in thee, my understanding, 
 that it may be always enlightened, and direct- 
 ed by thy truth, and my will, that it may ever 
 be conformable to thine. 0! take me entirely 
 into thy hands, with all that I have, and all 
 that I am, and let nothing henceforward, in 
 life or death, ever separate me any more from 
 thee. Amen. 
 
 I am thy servant and the son of thy handmaid. 
 Ps. cxv. 16. 
 
 Into thy hands, Lord! I commend my spirit. 
 Ps. xxx. 6. 
 
 Jl resolution of amendment. 
 
 Behold, O my God! the moment is now 
 come, in which I am to sacrifice those incli- 
 nations to thee, which thou hast so often de- 
 manded, and which I have been so miserably 
 languid, as to have refused thee. I now see 
 the danger, which this fault exposes me to, 
 and I am resolved to correct myself of it. I 
 will labour, incessantly, against my vicious 
 habits. I am determined to quit the immedi- 
 ate occasion of sin. I pledge myself to thee; 
 [ am satisfied to be treated as thy enemy, if 
 these promises be not most sincere and deter- 
 mined. No longer will I resist thy inspira- 
 tions; no longer w r ill I allow myself those 
 pleasures, which thy law forbids; nor expose 
 myself to the danger of offending thee. There 
 shall be no more remissness in my duty; no 
 
166 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 
 
 more languor in my devotion. I do not speak 
 in this manner through a spirit of presump- 
 tion; I am convinced of my own insufficiency; 
 and I know, that abandoned by thee, I must 
 necessarily fall back into all my former dis- 
 orders. But being now thus united to thee, 1 
 can promise myself, that in spite of my frailty, 
 I shall constantly persevere in thy grace. 
 Why should I not find the same strength in 
 this Sacrament, that thy glorious martyrs have 
 derived from it? It was here, they imbibed that 
 generous spirit of suffering, which could brave 
 the power of tyrants, and smile on the hor- 
 rors of death. Art thou less faithful, less lib- 
 eral, less able to fortify me against the ene- 
 mies of my salvation? Come then, it is full 
 time for me to begin the work. Thy will has 
 been sufficiently declared to me; I will hesi- 
 tate no longer; my heart is ready, how great 
 soever the conflict against myself, and the 
 world. Those with whom I have lived could 
 hardly know that I really loved thee — scarcely 
 did I know it myself; but I must now con- 
 vince them of it, for their edification; and 
 prove it to myself, for my own comfort. 
 
 I have sworn and am determined to keep the judg- 
 ments of thy justice. Ps. cxviii. 106. 
 
 Confirm, O God! what thou hast wrought in us. Ps. 
 lxvii. 29. 
 
 Do not limit the devotions of this day to the prayers 
 which you have just now said. Consider it as entire- 
 ly consecrated to Jesus Christ; so that you may ac- 
 complish to the letter the precepts of the Holy Ghost, 
 
VISITING THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. 167 
 
 Defraud not thyself of the great day, and let not the 
 part of a good gift overpass thee. Ecclesiastic, xiv. 
 Recall to \our mind frequently, in the course of that 
 day, the signal favour bestowed upon you in the 
 morning". Spend it in great recollection, and most 
 carefully avoid whatever might cause dissipation of 
 mind. Let not the remembrance of your communion 
 slip away from your mind. Renew it every day, and 
 let it be an incentive to you, through a sense of grati- 
 tude, to shun even the smallest offence against so 
 liberal a Benefactor; to preserve that heart pure 
 which has become the dwelling of the Son of God, 
 and to lead so holy a life as to fit you for receiving, 
 soon again, the same inestimable favour. 
 
 THE PRACTICE OF VISITING THE BLESSED 
 SACRAMENT. 
 
 Amoxg the various means of preserving the fruits of 
 holy Communion, and of disposing the soul for an 
 intimate union with Jesus Christ, none can be so effec- 
 tual, as to pay frequent visits to that amiable Saviour, 
 in his holy Sacrament His inconceivable love for 
 mankind, causes him to reside continually on our 
 altars, ready at every hour to receive our homage, to 
 hearken to our petitions, and to bestow his favours 
 upon us. Is it credible, that Christians, who believe 
 this, who know what they owe to Jesus Christ, and 
 what they may expect from his unbounded liberality, 
 should remain in such a state of indifference, as total- 
 ly to forget their benefactor, and leave him alone in 
 those tabernacles, in which he dwells only for their 
 
168 VISITING THE 
 
 sake? There is no one who cannot find time to visit 
 his friends, and to spend with them many unprofitable 
 and idle hours. Can the children of Jesus allege a 
 want of time, to excuse themselves from visiting their 
 father, their friend, the lover of their souls? Oh! if 
 they knew the gift of God, and the immense treasures 
 of spiritual riches, which are there laid up for them; 
 and what lights, what consolations, what peace, what 
 interior delights the heavenly Spouse would lavish on 
 them! Let it be then a fixed resolution with you, not 
 to let a day pass, if possible, at least not a week, with- 
 out visiting your blessed Redeemer, in the Sacrament 
 of his love. 
 
 Enter the church with all the modesty and respect, 
 which is due to the sanctity of the place, wherein 
 Jesus Christ has established his permanent residence. 
 Humbly prostrate at his feet, before whom every knee 
 bows in heaven, on earth, and in hell, renew your 
 faith in his real presence, under the Eucharistical 
 veils, and pay him the most profound adoration. 
 Remain some moments in silence; it proves ordina- 
 rily, more advantageous to the soul, when in the pre- 
 sence of Jesus Christ, to meditate much, and to speak 
 little. The language of the heart is far more pleas- 
 ing to him in these visits, than a great number of 
 vocal prayers, hurried over with precipitation, and 
 too often, without attention. Some of the following 
 practices will furnish you with sufficient matter for 
 interior entertainment. 
 
 1. You may occupy yourself, in paying to God, 
 •j&hrough Jesus Christ, the perfect worshipper of the 
 JDnvine Majesty, the four great duties of religion, 
 Vlbic.h. he continually pays to his Father in the holy 
 
BLESSED SACRAMENT. 109 
 
 Eucharist; viz. adoration, thanksgiving, atonement 
 fur sin, and supplication. 
 
 2. Consider your Saviour under the titles of your 
 Gud, your King", your Father, your Teacher, Sec. as 
 was said above, page 147, and converse interiorly 
 With him accordingly. 
 
 3. Recite slowly the Litany of the holy name of 
 Jesus, or of the blessed Sacrament, making" a pause at 
 every verse, conceiving- such affections, and making 
 such petitions as may be suggested by it. 
 
 4. You will find in the third and fourth books of 
 the Following of Christ, abundant matter of interior 
 conversation with Jesus Christ in the holy Eucharist. 
 
 5. Imagine yourself prostrate at the feet of Jesus 
 Christ, like Magdalen; and, if you do not feel devo- 
 tion enough to shed tears, as she did, remain like her 
 in silence and contemplation; or if you speak, let it 
 be only to express, like St. Thomas, the sentiments 
 of admiration, respect and love, that penetrate your 
 heart; My Lord, and my God.' 
 
 6. Reflect, sometimes, on the many crimes, and in- 
 fidelities, by which you have too often provoked the 
 anger, and the vengeance of God, and considering the 
 eternal Father incensed against you, and the strokes 
 of his justice ready to fall upon your head, offer him 
 Jesus Christ on the altar, as the only victim through 
 which you can vsatisfy his justice, and appease his 
 wrath. 
 
 7. At another time, put yourself in the humble pos- 
 ture and dispositions of the Publican mentioned in the 
 Gospel; who, with a heart contrite, and humble by 
 the remembrance and the sense of his sins, stood at 
 the door of the temple, not daring to raise his eyes to 
 
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170 VISITING THL 
 
 heaven, and striking" his breast with the most lively 
 sentiments of repentance. Then, with a profound 
 sorrow for your own sins, repeat his prayer: " O God! 
 be merciful to me a sinner." Luke, xviii. 13. 
 
 8. With a lively faith and an unbounded confi 
 dence in the goodness, and love of Jesus Christ to 
 wards you; lay before him your infirmities, youi 
 vices and imperfections, your poverty, and manifold 
 wants; and like the Chananean woman, beseech him 
 with perseverance, and holy importunity to afford you 
 relief, and bestow on you all the graces, you stand in 
 need of; beg" him with the blind man to enlighten you: 
 "Lord, that 1 may see;" with the leper, to cleanse you: 
 '•'Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean," &c. 
 
 9. Place yourself in spirit at the feet of Jesus 
 Christ, as his disciples did, or as that young* man men- 
 tioned in the Gospel, who said to him: " Master, what 
 must I do to possess eternal life?" Hear then in a 
 profound silence and recollection, what he will say 
 to you in the bottom of your heart. He will en- 
 lighten you, and put you in mind of your duty; he 
 will sweetly reproach you with your faults and de- 
 fects; he will point out to you the way to perfection. 
 Listen to him with the docility of an humble disciple, 
 and correspond to his inspirations with the greatest 
 fidelity. 
 
 10. Reflecting', sometimes, on the'small number of 
 adorers, who come to make their court to Jesus 
 Christ in his churches, whilst a multitude flock every 
 day to profane assemblies, imagine that vour Saviour, 
 afflicted at seeing so few around him, addresses him- 
 self to you and asks you as he did once his disciples: 
 '•Will you also go away?" Then, penetrated with the 
 
BLESSED SACRAMENT. 171 
 
 most lively sentiments of love, gratitude and sorrow, 
 make him a new protestation of an inviolable fidelity, 
 a new profession of your faith, and dedication of 
 yourself to his service; and exclaim with St. Peter: 
 "Lord! to whom shall 1 gr>? Thou hast the wards 
 of eternal life." John y vi. G9. 
 
THE SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALMS.* 
 
 ANTHEM. 
 
 Remember not, Lord! our offences, nor those of 
 Our parents, and take not revenge on our sins. 
 
 Psalm vi. Bomine, tie in furere. 
 
 Lord! rebuke me not in thy indignation nor chas- 
 tise me in thy wrath. 
 
 Have mercy on me, O Lord! for I am weak; heal 
 me, O Lord! for all my bones are troubled. 
 
 And my soul is troubled exceedingly; but thou, O 
 Lord! how long? 
 
 Turn to me, O Lord! and deliver my soul; O! save 
 me for thy mercy's sake. 
 
 For there is no one in death, that is mindful of 
 thee; and who shall confess to thee in hell? 
 
 1 have laboured in my groanings, every night I will 
 wash my bed; I will water my couch with my tears. 
 
 My eye is troubled through indignation; I have 
 grown old among all my enemies. 
 
 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; 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. 
 
 * These Psalms should oe said on fasting days, and other pcnitcu- 
 lol time!.. 
 
PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 173 
 
 Glory be lu 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 im- 
 puted sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 
 
 Because I was silent, my bones grew old; whilst I 
 cried all the day long-. 
 
 For, day and night thy hand was heavy upon me; 
 [ am turned in my anguish, whilst the thorn is fas- 
 tened. 
 
 I have acknowledged my sin to thee, and my in- 
 justice 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 every one that is holy, pray to thee 
 In a seasonable time. 
 
 Yet in the 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 understanding, 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 
 hot near unto thee. 
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174 THE SEVEN 
 
 Many are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy 
 shall encompass him, that hopeth in the Lord. 
 
 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice ye just! and glory, 
 all ye right of heart! 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 Psalm xxxvii. Domine, ne in furore. 
 
 Rebuke me not, O Lord! in thy indignation, nor 
 chastise me in thy wrath. 
 
 For thy arrows are fastened in me, and thy hand 
 hath been strong- upon me. 
 
 There is no health in my flesh, because of thy 
 wrath; there is no peace for my bones, because of 
 my sins. 
 
 For my iniquities are gone over my head? and as a 
 neavy burden, are become heavy upon me. 
 
 My sores are putrified and corrupted, because of 
 my foolishness. 
 
 I am become miserable, and am bowed down even 
 to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long. 
 
 For my loins are filled with illusion; and there is 
 no health in my flesh. 
 
 I am afflicted, and humbled exceedingly; I roared 
 with the groaning of my heart. 
 
 O Lord! all my desire is before thee, and my groan- 
 ing is not hid from thee. 
 
 My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me: 
 and the light of my eyes itself is not with me. 
 
 My friends, and my neighbours have drawn near, 
 and stood against me. 
 
 And they, that were near me stood afar off; and 
 they, that sought my soul, used violence. 
 
 And they that sought evils to me, spoke vain things, 
 and studied deceits all the day long. 
 
PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 175 
 
 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb 
 man, not opening" his mouth. 
 
 And 1 became as a man that heareth not, and that 
 hath no reproofs in his mouth. 
 
 For in thee, O Lord! have I hoped; thou wilt hear 
 me ; O Lord! my God! 
 
 For I said, lest at any time my enemies rejoice over 
 me; and whilst my feet are moved, they speak great 
 thing's against me. 
 
 For I am ready for scourges; and my sorrow is 
 continually before me. 
 
 For I will declare my iniquity; and I will think for 
 my sin. 
 
 But my enemies live, and are stronger than I; and 
 they that hate me wrongfully, are multiplied. 
 
 Tbey, that render evil for good, have detracted me, 
 because I followed goodness. 
 
 Forsake me not, O Lord! my God! do not thou 
 dep u-t from me. 
 
 Attend unto my help, O Lord! the God of my sal- 
 vation! 
 
 Glory, &.c. 
 
 Psalm 1. Miserere. 
 
 Have mercy on me, O God! according to thy great 
 mercy. v 
 
 And, according to the multitude of thy tender mer- 
 cies, blot out my iniquity. 
 
 Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse 
 me from my sin. 
 
 For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always be- 
 fore me. 
 
 To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil be- 
 
176 THE SEVEN 
 
 fore thee, that thou mayest be justified in thy words, 
 and mayest overcome when thou art judged. 
 
 For behold, I was conceived in iniquities; and in 
 sins did my mother conceive me. 
 
 For behold thou hast loved truth; the uncertain 
 and hidden thing's of thy wisdom, thou hast made 
 manifest to me. 
 
 Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be 
 cleansed; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made 
 whiter than snow. 
 
 To my hearing" thou shalt give joy, and gladness; 
 and the bones, that are humbled, shall rejoice. 
 
 Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all 
 my iniquities. 
 
 Create a clean heart in me, O God! and renew a 
 right spirit within my bowels. 
 
 Cast me not away from thy face, and take not thy 
 holy spirit from me. 
 
 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and 
 strengthen me with a perfect spirit. 
 
 I will teach the unjust thy ways; and the wicked 
 shall be converted to thee. 
 
 Deliver me from blood, O God! thou God of my 
 salvation! and my tongue shall extol thy justice. 
 
 O Lord! thou wilt open my lips, and my mouth 
 shall declare thy praise. 
 
 For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I could indeed 
 have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be 
 delighted. 
 
 A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit; a contrite 
 and humbled heart, O God! thou wilt not despise. 
 
 Deal favourably, O Lord! in thy good will with 
 Sion, that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up. 
 
PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 177 
 
 Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, ob- 
 lations, and whole burnt-offerings; then shall they lav 
 calves upon thy altar. 
 
 Glory, &.C. 
 
 Psalm ci. Domine, cxaudi. 
 
 Heat*, O Lord! my prayer, and let my cry come to 
 thee. 
 
 Turn not away thy face from me; in the day when 
 [ 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 smcke; and my 
 bones are gTown 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 groaning 1 , my bone hath 
 cleaved to my flesh. 
 
 I am become like to a pelican of the wilderness; I 
 am like a night-raven in the house. 
 
 I have watched, and am become as a sparrow, all 
 alone on the house top. 
 
 All the day long- my enemies reproached me, and 
 they that praised me, did swear against me. 
 
 For I did eat ashes like bread, and mingled my 
 drink with weeping. 
 
 Because of thy anger and indignation, for having 
 lifted me up, thou hast thrown me down. 
 
 My days have declined like a shadow; and I am 
 withered like grass. 
 
 But thou, O Lord! endurest for ever; and thy me- 
 morial to all generations. 
 
 Thou shalt arise and have mercy on Sion; for it is 
 time to have mercy on it, for the time is come. 
 
For the stones thereof have pleased thy servant^ 
 and they shall have pity on the earth thereof. 
 
 And the gentiles shall fear thy name, O Lord! and 
 all the King's of the earth thy glory. 
 
 For the Lord hath built up Sion; and he shall be 
 seen in Ins g-lory. 
 
 He hath had regard to the prayers of the humble: 
 and he hath not despised their petition. Let these 
 thing's be written unto another generation; and the 
 people, that shall be created, shall praise the Lord. 
 
 Because he hath looked forth from his high sanc- 
 tuary; from heaven the Lord hath looked upon the 
 earth. 
 
 That he might hear the groans of them that are in 
 fetters; that he might release the children of the slain. 
 
 That they may declare the name of the Lord in 
 Sion, and his praise in Jerusalem. 
 
 When the people assemble together, and kings to 
 serve the Lord. 
 
 He answered him in the way of his strength, de- 
 clare unto me the fewness of my days. 
 
 Call me not away in the midst of my days; thy 
 years are unto generation, and g-eneration. 
 
 In the beginning, O Lord! thou foundestthe earthi 
 and the heavens are the works of thy hand. 
 
 They shall perish, but thou remainest; and all of 
 them shall grow old like a garment. 
 
 And as a vesture thou shalt change them, and the) 
 shall be changed: but 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. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 179 
 
 Psalm cxxix. De profundis. 
 
 Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord! 
 Lord! hear my voice. 
 
 Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my petition. 
 
 If thou, O Lord! wilt mark iniquities, Lord! who 
 shall stand it? 
 
 For with thee, there is merciful forgiveness: and 
 by reason of thy law I have waited for thee, O Lord! 
 
 My soul hath relied on his word: my soul hath 
 hoped in the Lord. 
 
 From the morning- watch even until night; let Is- 
 rael hope in the Lord. 
 
 Because with the Lord there is mercy, and with 
 uim, plentiful redemption. 
 
 And he shall redeem Israel, from all his iniquities. 
 
 Psalm cxlii. Domine, exaudi. 
 
 Hear, O Lord! my prayer, give ear to my suppli- 
 cation in thy truth; hear me in thy justice. 
 
 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for 
 in thy sight, no man living shall be justified. 
 
 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath 
 brought down my life to the earth. 
 
 He hath made me dwell in darkness, as those 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 meditated on all 
 thy works; I meditated on the works of thy hands. 
 
 I stretched forth my hands to thee, my soul is as 
 earth without water into thee. 
 
 Hear me speedily, O Lord! my spirit hath fainted 
 awav. 
 
130 THE L1TAN\ OF SAINTS. 
 
 Turn not away thy face from me, lest I be like untr 
 them, that go down into the pit. 
 
 Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning-, for ir 
 thee I have hoped. 
 
 Make the way known to me wherein I should walk 
 for I have lifted up my soul to thee. 
 
 Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord! to thee 1m c 
 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, O Lord! thou wilt quicken me in 
 thy justice. 
 
 Thou wilt bring my soul out of trouble; 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. 
 
 ANTHEM. 
 
 Remembeh not, O Lord! our offences, nor those cf 
 our parents, and take not revenge of our sins. 
 
 THE LITAXT OF SAIXTS. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 Christ! have mercy on us. 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 Christ! hear us, Christ! graciously hear us. 
 God the Father of Heaven! have mercy on us. 
 God the Son, Redeemer of the world! have merc> 
 on us. 
 
 God the Holy Ghost! have mercy on us. 
 Holy Trinity one God! have mercy on us. 
 Holy Mary! ")>^ 
 
 Holy Mother of God! f^ 
 
 Holy Virgin of Virgins! J ' 
 
THE LITANY OF SAINTS. 181 
 
 St Michael! 
 
 St Gabriel! 
 
 St. Raphael! 
 
 All ye holy Angels, and Archangels! 
 
 All ye holy Orders of blessed Spirits! 
 
 St John the Baptist! 
 
 St Joseph! 
 
 All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets! 
 
 St Peter! 
 
 St Paul! 
 
 St Andrew! 
 
 St J ames ! (Son of Zeb. ) 
 St John! 
 
 St Thomas! 
 
 St James! (Son ofAlph.) ^ 
 
 St. Philip! ^ 
 
 St Bartholomew! /^ 
 
 St. Matthew! 3 
 
 St. Simon! ^ 
 
 St. Thaddxus! 
 
 St. Matthias! 
 
 St Barnaby! 
 
 St Luke! 
 
 St Mark! 
 
 All ye holy Apostles, and Evangelists! 
 
 All ye holy Disciples of our Lord! 
 
 All ye holy innocents ! 
 
 St. Stephen! 
 
 St Laurence! 
 
 St Vincent! 
 
 St Fabian, and St Sebastian! 
 
 St. John, and St Paul! 
 St Cosmas, and St Damian! 
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 182 THE LIVANY OF SAINTS. 
 
 St. Gervase, and St Protase! 
 All ye holy Martyrs! 
 St. Sylvester! 
 St. Gregory! 
 St. Ambrose! 
 St. Augustin! 
 St Jerom! 
 St. Martin! 
 St. Nicholas! 
 
 All ye holy Bishops, and Confessois! 
 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 Catherine! 
 St. Anastatia! 
 
 All ye holy Virgins, and Widows! 
 All ye Men, and Women, Saints of God! make in- 
 tercession for us. 
 
 Be merciful unto us. Spare us, Lord! 
 
 Be merciful unto us. Graciously hear us, Lord.' 
 
 From all evil, 
 
 From all sin, 
 
 From thy wrath, 
 
i. 
 
 I 
 S 
 
 THE L1TANV OF SAINTS. 133 
 
 x From a sudden and unprovided death, 
 
 From tlie deceits of the devil, 
 
 From anger, hatred, and all ill-will, 
 
 From the spirit of fornication, 
 
 From lightning" and tempest, 
 
 From everlasting death, 
 
 Through the mystery of thy holy incarnation, 
 
 Through thy coming, 
 
 Through thy nativity, 
 
 Through thy baptism and holy fasting, 
 
 Through thy cross and passion, 
 
 Through thy death and burial, 
 
 Through thy holy resurrection, 
 
 Through thy admirable ascension, 
 
 Through the coming of the Holy Ghost the 
 Comforter, 
 
 In the day of judgment, J 
 
 We sinners, Do beseech thee to hear us. 
 
 That thou spare us, "" 
 
 That thou pardon us, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to bring us to true pen- 
 ance, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to govern and preserve 
 thy holy Church, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to preserve our Apostolic 
 Prelate, and all ecclesiastical orders in thy holy 
 religion, 
 
 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, 
 
 >^ 
 
184 THE LITANY OF SAINTS. 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to confirm and preserve" 1 
 us in thy holy service, 
 
 That thou lift up our minds to heavenly desires, 
 
 That thou render eternal good thing's to all our 
 benefactors, 
 
 That thou deliver our souls, and those of our 
 brethren, kinsfolks, and benefactors, from eter- 
 nal damnation, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to give, and preserve the 
 fruits of the earth, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to give eternal rest to all the 
 faithful departed, We beseech thee to hear us. 
 
 That thou vouchsafe graciously to hear us, We be- 
 seech thee to hear us. 
 
 Son of God, We beseech thee to hear us. 
 
 Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world! 
 Spare us, Lord! 
 
 Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world! 
 Hear us, 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 mercy on us; 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 V. And lead us not into temptation. 
 
 R. But deliver us from evil. Amen. 
 
 Psalm lxix. 
 
 O God ! come to my assistance; O Lord! make haste 
 to help me. 
 
 Let them be confounded, and ashamed that s^ek 
 my so\d. 
 
THE LITANY OF SAINTS. 135 
 
 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 that seek thee, rejoice and be glad in thee; 
 and let such as love thy salvation say always: the Lord 
 be magnified. 
 
 But I am needy, and poor, O God! help me. 
 
 Thou art my helper and my deliverer: O 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 God! a tower of strength. 
 
 R. From the face of the enemy. 
 
 V. Let not the enemy prevail against us. 
 
 /?. Nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt us. 
 
 V. O Lord! deal not with us according to our sins. 
 
 R. Neither reward us according to our iniquities. 
 
 V. Let us pray for our chief Bishop, N. 
 
 R. The Lord preserve him, and give him life, and 
 make him blessed upon earth, and deliver him not to 
 the will of his enemies. 
 
 V. Let us pray for our benefactors. 
 
 R. Vouchsafe, O Lord! for thy name's sake, to 
 reward, with eternal life, all those who have done us 
 good. 
 
 V. Let us pray for the faithful departed. 
 
 R. Eternal rest give to them, O Lord! and let per- 
 petual light shine on them. 
 
 V. May they rest in peace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
 V. For our absent brethren. 
 
 R. O my God! save thy servants trusting In thee. 
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186 THE LITANY OF SAINTS. 
 
 V. Send them help, O Lord! from thy holy place. 
 
 JR. And from Sion protect them. 
 
 V. O Lord! hear my prayer. 
 
 JR. And let my cry come unto thee. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O God! whose property is always to show mercy, 
 and to forgive, receive our petitions: that we, and all 
 thy servants, who are bound by the chains of sin, 
 may, by the compassion of thy goodness, mercifully 
 be absolved. 
 
 Hear, we beseech thee, O Lord! the prayers of thy 
 suppliants, and pardon the sins of them that confess 
 to thee; that in thy bounty, thou mayest give us par- 
 don, and peace. 
 
 Out of thy clemency, O Lord! show thy unspeak- 
 able mercy to us, that so, thou mayest acquit us of 
 our sins, and deliver us from the punishments which 
 we deserve for them. 
 
 O Gob ! who by sin art offended, and by penance 
 pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of thy people 
 making supplications to thee, and turn away the 
 scourges of thy anger, which we deserve for our sins. 
 
 O almighty, and eternal God! have mercy on thy 
 servant N. our chief Bishop, and direct him accord- 
 ing to thy clemency, into the way of everlasting sal- 
 vation; 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 proceed holy desires, right 
 counsels, and just works, give to thy servants, that 
 peace which the world cannot give; that our hearts 
 
THE LITANY OF SAINTS. 1S7 
 
 may oe disposed to keep thy commandments, and the 
 fear of enemies being" removed, the times, through 
 thy protection, may be peaceable. 
 
 Iy flame, O Lord! our reins, and hearts with the 
 fire of thy holy spirit, that we may serve thee with a 
 chaste body, and please thee with a clean heart 
 
 O God ! the creator and redeemer of all the faithful! 
 g-ive to the souls of thy servants departed, the remis- 
 sion of all their sins; that throug-h pious supplications, 
 they may obtain the pardon, which they have always 
 desired. 
 
 DinKCT, we beseech thee, O Lord! our actions by 
 thy holy inspirations, and carry them on by thy gra- 
 cious assistance; that every prayer and work of ours 
 may beg-in always from thee, and by thee be happily 
 ended. 
 
 O almighty, and eternal God! who hast dominion 
 over the living", and the dead, and art merciful to all 
 whom thou knowest shall be thine by faith and g-ood 
 works: we humbly beseech thee, that they for whom 
 we have purposed to offer up our prayers, whether 
 this present world still detains them in the flesh, or the 
 world to come hath already received them out of their 
 bodies, may, by the clemency of thy g-oodness, all thy 
 Saints interceding- for them, obtain pardon and full 
 remission of all their sins; throug-h our Lord, Jesus 
 Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth one God 
 with thee, and the Holy Ghost, world without end, 
 A.men. 
 
 Y. O Lord! hear my prayer. 
 
 R. And let my cry come unto thee. 
 
188 THE JESUS PSALTER. 
 
 V. May the Almighty, and merciful Lord gracious- 
 ly hear us! 
 
 It. Amen. 
 
 V. And may the souls of the faithful, through the 
 mercy of God, rest in peace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
 THE JESUS PSALTER. 
 
 There is no other name under heaven given to men, in 
 which they may be saved. Acts, iv. 12. 
 
 The psalters now in use among devout christians are 
 three. The first, David's, which contains thrice 
 fifty psalms. The second is that of our blessed 
 Lady, commonly called the rosary, or beads, com- 
 posed of thrice fifty hail Marys. The third is the 
 psalter, or invocation of Jescs, which consists of 
 fifteen petitions, and the glorious name of Jesus 
 being repeated ten times before each of them, the 
 repetition is made thrice fifty times. 
 
 It may be said as the rosary, either all at once, or at 
 three different times, according to the person's de- 
 votion, and leisure. To say it, at three different 
 periods, will perhaps be the more advisable mode, 
 inasmuch as this sacred name is not to be repeated 
 hastily, but with great reverence and attention. 
 
 PATtT I. 
 
 Begin by devoutly bowing at the adorable name of 
 Jesus, saying: 
 
 In the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of 
 those that are in heaven, on the earth, and under the 
 earth: and every tongue should confess, that the 
 Lord, Jesus Christ, is in the glory of God the Father. 
 Phil. ii. 10, 11. 
 
THE JESUS PSALTER. 189 
 
 First Petition. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ^ 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, > have mercy on us. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, j 
 
 Jesus! have mercy on me. O God of compassion! 
 forgive the many, and great offences I have commit- 
 ted in thy sight. 
 
 Many have been the follies of my life; and great 
 are the miseries, I have deserved for my ingratitude. 
 
 Have mercy on me, dear Jesus! for I am weak. 
 O Lord! heal me, who am unable to help myself. 
 
 Deliver me from setting my heart upon any of thy 
 creatures, which may divert my eyes from continually 
 looking up to thee. 
 
 Grant me grace henceforth, for the love of thee, 
 to hate sin; and out of a just esteem of thee, to de- 
 spise all worldly vanities. 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, O Jesus! I beseech 
 thee. Turn their vices into virtues; and, making 
 them true observers of thy law, and sincere lovers of 
 thee, bring them to bliss and everlasting glory. 
 
 Have mercy, also, on the souls in purg-atory, for 
 thy bitter passion, I beseech thee, and for thy glorious 
 name, Jesus. 
 
 O blessed Trinity! one eternal God! have mercy on 
 me. 
 
 Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c. 
 
 Second Petition. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ^>help me. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, 
 
 
190 'I HE JESUS PSALTER. 
 
 Jesus! help me to overcome all temptation to sin, 
 and the malice of my ghostly enemy. 
 
 Help me to spend my lime in virtuous actions, and 
 in such labours as are acceptable to thee. 
 
 To resist and repress the motions of my flesh, in 
 sloth, gluttony, and lust. 
 
 To render my heart enamoured of virtue, and in- 
 flamed with desires of thy glorious presence. 
 
 Help me to deserve, and keep a good name, by a 
 peaceful, and pious life, to thy honour, Jesus! my 
 own comfort, and the benefit of others. 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, 8cc. 
 
 Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c. 
 
 Third Petition. 
 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, y strengthen me. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, 
 
 Jesus! strengthen me in soul and body, to please 
 thee in executing such works of virtue, as may bring 
 me to thy everlasting joy and felicity. 
 
 Grant me a firm purpose, most merciful Saviour! 
 to reform my life, and make amends for the years 
 past — Those years which I have mispent, to thy dis- 
 pleasure, in vain or wicked thoughts, words, deeds, 
 and evil customs. 
 
 Make my heart obedient to thy will, and ready for 
 thy love, to perform all the works of mercy. 
 
 Grant me the gift of the Holy Ghost, which through 
 a virtuous life, and a devout frequenting of thy most 
 holy sacraments, may at length bring me to thy hea- 
 venly kingdom. 
 
THE JESUS PSALTER. l^J 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, 8cc. 
 Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c. 
 
 Fourth Petition. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ") 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, v comfort me. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, J 
 
 Jesus! comfort me, and give me grace to place \ny 
 chief, my only joy, and felicity in thee. 
 
 Send me heavenly meditations, spiritual sweet- 
 nesses, and fervent desires of thy glory. Ravish me 
 soul with the contemplations of heaven, where I 
 shall everlastingly dwell with thee. 
 
 Bring often to my remembrance thy unspeakable 
 g-oodness, thy gifts, and the great kindness, which 
 thou hast shown to me. 
 
 And when thou bringest to my mind the sad re- 
 membrance of my sins, whereby I have so ungrate- 
 fully offended thee, comfort me with the assurance 
 of obtaining thy grace by the spirit of perfect repent- 
 ance, which may purg-e away my guilt, and prepare 
 me for thy kingdom. 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, kc. 
 
 Our Father, &c. Hail Man-, &c. 
 
 Fifth Petition. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ") 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, j* make me constant 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, J 
 
 Jesvs ! make me constant in faith, hope, and chari- 
 ty; giving 1 me a perseverance in all virtue, and a res- 
 olution never to offend thee. 
 
 Let the memory of thy passion, and of those bitter 
 
I Q«2 THE JESUS PSALTER. 
 
 pains thou sufferedst for me, strengthen my patience, 
 and recreate me in all tribulation and adversity. 
 
 Let me always hold fast the doctrines of thy cath- 
 olic church; and render me a diligent frequenter of 
 all holy duties. 
 
 Let no false delight of this deceitful world blind 
 me, no temptation of the flesh or fraud of the devil 
 shake my heart — My heart, which has for ever setup 
 its rest in thee, and resolved to undervalue them all 
 for thy eternal reward. 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, I beseech thee, O Jesus! 
 Turn their vices into virtues; and making them true 
 observers of thy law, and sincere lovers of thee, bring 
 them to bliss in everlasting glory. 
 
 Have mercy also, on the souls in purgatory, for 
 thy bitter passion, I beseech thee, and for thy glo- 
 rious name, Jesus. 
 
 O blessed Trinity! one eternal God, have mercy 
 on me. 
 
 "Our Lord Jesus Christ humbled himself, becom- 
 ing obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." 
 Phil ii. 8. 
 
 Hear these my petitions, O most merciful Saviour! 
 and grant me thy grace so frequently to repeat and 
 consider them, that they may prove easy steps, where- 
 by my soul may mount to the knowledge, love, and 
 performance of my duty to thee and my neighbour, 
 through the whole course of my life. Amen. 
 
 Our Father, &,c. Hail Mary, &c. I believe in 
 God, &c. 
 
 PART II. 
 
 Begin as before, saying; 
 Ik the name of Jesus every knee should bow, &c 
 
THE JESUS PSALTER. 193 
 
 Sixth Petition. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ~) 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, r^f^™ *"* ^^ 
 
 Jesas, Jesus, Jesus, J 
 
 Jesus! enlighten me with spiritual wisdom, to know 
 thy goodness, and all those tilings which are most ac- 
 ceptable to thee. 
 
 Grant me a clear apprehension of my only good, 
 and a discretion to order my life according to it. 
 
 Grant that I may wisely proceed from virtue to 
 virtue, till at length I arrive unto the clear vision of 
 thy glorious Majesty. 
 
 Permit me not, dear Lord! to return to those sins 
 for which I have been sorry, and of which I have 
 purified myself by confession. 
 
 Grant me grace to benefit the souls of others by 
 my good example, and to reduce those, by my good 
 counsel, who misbehave themselves towards me. 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, O Jesus! I beseech 
 thee. Turn their vices into virtues; and making 
 them true observers of thy law, and sincere lovers of 
 thee, bring them to bliss in everlasting glory. 
 
 Have mercy also on the souls in purgatory, for thy 
 bitter passion, I beseech thee, and for thy glorious 
 name, Jesus. 
 
 O blessed Trinity! One eternal God! have mercy 
 on me. 
 
 Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, 8cc. 
 
 Seventh Petition. 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ~) 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, I grant me grace to fear thee. 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, J 
 
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194 THE JESUS PSALTER. 
 
 Jesus! grant me grace inwardly to fear thee, and 
 lo avoid all occasions of offending- thee. 
 
 Let thy threats of the torments, which are to fall 
 on sinners, the dread of losing* thy love, and thy 
 heavenly inheritance, always keep me in awe. 
 
 Let me not dare to remain in sin, but return soon 
 to repentance, lest, through thy ang-er, the dreadful 
 sentence of endless death and damnation fall upon me 
 
 Let the powerful intercession of thy blessed mo 
 ther, and all thy saints — but above all, let thy own 
 merits and mercy, O my Saviour! ever be between 
 thy avenging* justice, and my poor soul. 
 
 Enable me, O my God ! to work out my salvation 
 with fear and trembling"; and let the apprehension of 
 thy secret judgments render me a more humble, and 
 dilig-ent suitor at the throne of thy grace. 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, &c. 
 
 Our Father, See. Hail Mary, &c. 
 
 Eighth Petition. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ~\ 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, > grant me grace to love thee. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, J 
 
 Jesus! grant me grace truly to love thee For thy 
 infinite goodness, and those excessive bounties I have 
 received, and hope for ever to receive from thee. 
 
 Let the remembrance of thy kindness, and patience 
 conquer the malice, and wretched inclinations of my 
 perverse nature. 
 
 Let the consideration of thy many deliverances, 
 thy frequent calls, and continual assistance in the ways 
 of life, make me ashamed of my ingratitude. 
 
 And what dost thou require of me for all thy mtr- 
 
THE JESUS PSALTER. 195 
 
 cies, but to love thee? And why dost thou require it, 
 but because, thou art my only good? 
 
 O my dear Lord! my whole life shall be nothing 
 but a desire of thee: and, because I now indeed love 
 thee, I will most diligently keep thy commandments. 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, &c. 
 
 Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c. 
 
 Ninth Petition. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, \ 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, \ ^ ant me ^ ace to ^member 
 
 T , T v my death. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, j J 
 
 Jesus! grant me grace always to remember my 
 death, and the great account I am then to give; that 
 so my soul being always well disposed, it may depart 
 from this world in thy grace. 
 
 Then, by the holy intercession of thy blessed mo- 
 ther, and the assistance of the glorious St. Michael, 
 deliver me from the enemy of my soul. And thou, 
 my good angel! I beseech thee to help me, at that 
 most important hour. 
 
 Then, dear Jesus! remember thy mercy, and turn 
 not thy most amiable face away from me, because of 
 my offences. Secure me against the terrors of that 
 day, by causing me now to die daily to earthly tilings, 
 and to have my conversation continually in heaven. 
 
 Let the remembrance of thy death teach me how 
 to esteem my life: and the memory of thy resurrec- 
 tion, encourage me to descend cheerfully into the 
 grave. 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, &c. 
 
 Our Father, &.c. Hail Mary, &c. 
 
196 THE JESUS PSAXTER. 
 
 Tenth Petition. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, -\ 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, C send me here my purgatory. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) 
 
 Jesus ! send me here my purgatory, and so prevent 
 the torments of that cleansing fire, which attends 
 those souls in the next world, that have not been suf- 
 ficiently purged in this. 
 
 Vouchsafe to grant me those merciful crosses and 
 afflictions, which thou seest necessary, for withdraw- 
 ing my affections from all things here below. 
 
 Since none can see thee, that loves any thing, 
 which is not for thy sake, suffer not my heart to find 
 any rest here, but in sighing after thee. 
 
 Too bitter, alas! will be the anguish of a soul, 
 which is separated from thee; which desires, but 
 cannot come to thee; being clogged with the heavy 
 chains of sin. 
 
 Here then, O Saviour! keep me continually morti- 
 fied to this world, that, being cleansed thoroughly 
 with the fire of thy love, I may immediately pass 
 from hence into thy everlasting possessions. 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, O Jesus! I beseech 
 thee. Turn their vices into virtues: and making 
 them true observers of thy law, and sincere lovers 
 of thee, bring them to bliss in everlasting glory. 
 
 Have mercy also on the souls in purgatory, for 
 thy bitter passion, I beseech thee, and for thy glo- 
 rious name, Jesus. 
 
 O blessed Trinity! One eternal God! have mercy 
 on me. 
 
 " Our Lord Jesus Christ humbled himself, beconv 
 
THE JESUS PSALTER. 197 
 
 ing obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." 
 Phil, ii. 8. 
 
 Hear these my petitions, 8cc. 
 
 Our Father, kz. Hail Mary, Sec I believe in 
 God, &c. 
 
 PART III. 
 
 Beg-^n as before, saying; 
 Im the name of Jesus every knee should bow, &c. 
 
 Eleventh Petition. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, } . 
 
 , T T f errant me crrace to avoid ill 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, V ° & 
 
 T T T V companv. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, j i 
 
 Jesus ! grant me grace to avoid ill company; or if 
 I chance to come among such, I beseech thee by the 
 merits of thy uncorrupt conversation among sinners, 
 preserve me from being overcome by any tempta- 
 tions to mortal sin. 
 
 Cause me, O blessed Lord! to remember always 
 with dread, that thou art present, who wilt take an 
 account of all our words and actions, and wilt judge 
 us according" to them. 
 
 How dare I then converse with slanderers, liars, 
 drunkards, or swearers, or with those whose discourse 
 »° either quarrelsome, dissolute or vain. 
 
 Repress in me, dear Jesus! all inordinate affections 
 to carnal pleasure, and to the delight of taste; grant- 
 ing me the grace to avoid such company, as would 
 blow the fire of those unruly appetites. 
 
 Thy power defend, thy wisdom direct, thy father- 
 ly pity chastise me, and make me live so, here, 
 among men, that I may be fit for the conversation of 
 angels hereafter. 
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198 THE JESUS PSALTER. 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, &c. 
 Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c. 
 
 Twelfth Petition. 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ) 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, £ S rant ™ e ^' ace to cal1 on 
 T T T S thee for help. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, J l 
 
 Jesus ! grant me grace, in all my necessities, to call 
 on thee for help, faithfully remembering- thy death, 
 and resurrection for me. 
 
 Wilt thou be deaf to my cries, who wouldst lay 
 down thy life for my ransom? Or, canst thou not save 
 me, who couldst take it up again, for my crown. 
 
 Whom have I in heaven, but thee, O my Jesus! 
 whose blessed mouth has pronounced, "call on me 
 in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee." 
 
 Thou art my sure rock of defence against all sorts 
 of enemies. Thou art my ready grace, able to 
 strengthen me to do every good work. 
 
 Therefore, in all my suffering's, in all my weak- 
 nesses and temptations, I will confidently call on thee. 
 Hear me, O my Jesus! and when thou hearest, have 
 mercy. 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, &c. 
 
 Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c. 
 
 Thirteenth Petition. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, \ 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, > make me persevere in virtue. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, j 
 
 Jesus! make me persevere in virtue, and a good 
 life, and never give over thy service, till thou bring" 
 est me to my reward in thy kingdom. 
 
THE JESUS PSALTER. 199 
 
 In all pious customs and holy duties, in my honest, 
 and necessary employments, continue and strengthen, 
 O Lord, both my soul, and body. 
 
 Is my life any thing" but a pilgrimage on earth, to- 
 wards the new Jerusalem, to which he that sits down, 
 or turns out of his way, can never arrive? 
 
 O Jesus! make me always consider thy blessed ex- 
 ample. Through how much pain, and how little 
 pleasure, thou pressedst on to a bitter death; that, 
 being the way to a glorious resurrection. 
 
 Make me, O my Redeemer! seriously weigh those, 
 severe words of thine, that he only that perseveres 
 to the end, shall be saved. 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, &c. 
 
 Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c 
 
 Fourteenth Petition. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, j me tQ fix my 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, JesusA mind on ^^ 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, j 
 
 Jesus ! gTant me gTace to fix my mind on thee, es- 
 pecially in time of prayer, when I directly converse 
 with thee. 
 
 Stop the fancies of my wandering mind, the desires 
 of my unsteady heart; and suppress the power of my 
 spiritual enemies, who endeavour, at that time, to 
 draw my mind from heavenly thoughts, to many vain 
 imaginations. 
 
 So shall I, with joy and gratitude, look on thee 
 as my deliverer from all the evils, I have escaped, 
 and as my benefactor for all the goods, I have ever 
 received, or can hope for. 
 
 J shall see, that thou thyself art my only good, and 
 
200 THE JESUS PSALTER. 
 
 that all other things, are but means ordained by thee, 
 to make me fix my mind on thee, to make me love 
 thee more and more; and, by loving- thee, to be eter- 
 nally happy. 
 
 O beloved of my soul! take up all my thoughts 
 here; that my eyes, abstaining- from all vain and hurt- 
 ful sig-hts, may become worthy to behold thee face to 
 face, in thy glory, for ever. 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, &c. 
 
 Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c. 
 
 Fifteenth Petition. 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, ~\ give me grace to order my 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, £» life with reference to my 
 
 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, 3 eternal welfare. 
 
 Jesus! give me grace to order my life with refer- 
 ence to my eternal welfare, heartily intending, and 
 wisely resigning all the operations of my body and 
 soul, for obtaining the reward of thy infinite bliss, 
 and eternal felicity. 
 
 For what else is this world, but a school to instruct 
 souls, and fit them for the other? And how are they 
 fitted, but by an eager desire of enjoying God, their 
 only end? 
 
 Break my froward spirit, O Jesus! make it humble 
 and obedient. Grant me grace to depart hence with 
 a contempt of this world, and a heart filled with joy 
 at my going to thee. 
 
 Let the memory of thy passion make me cheer- 
 fully undergo all temptations or sufferings here, for 
 thy love; while my soul breathes after that b i; «sf«M 
 life, and immortal glory, which thou hast ordamed in 
 heaven for thy servants. 
 
DEVOTIONS TO INFANT JEsuS. 201 
 
 O Jesus! let me frequently and attentively consider, 
 that whatsoever I gain, if I lose thee, all is lost; and 
 whatsoever I lose, if I gain thee, all is gained. 
 
 Have mercy on all sinners, &c. 
 
 "Our Lord Jesus Christ humbled himself, becom- 
 ing obedient unto death, even the death of the 
 cross." Phil. ii. 8. 
 
 Hear these my petitions, 8cc. 
 
 Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c. I believe in 
 God, &c. 
 
 DEVOTIONS TO INFANT JESUS. • 
 
 Aspirations. 
 
 O divine Infant of Bethlehem! whom we adore 
 and acknowledge to be our Sovereign Lord, come 
 and take birth in our hearts. Amen. 
 
 O ikfaht Jesus! grant that each moment of our 
 lives, we may pay homage to that moment, in which 
 thou didst begin the work of our salvation. Amen. 
 
 O sacked Mother of our Infant Saviour! obtain 
 that we may so prepare ourselves for his coming, as 
 not to be separated from him for all eternity. Amen. 
 
 THE LITAXY OF IXFAXT JESUS. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! have mercy on us. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! hear us. Christ! graciously hear us. 
 
 • These devotions may be used from Christmas to Candlemas. 
 
202 DEVOTIONS TO INFANT JESUS 
 
 God the Father of heaven ! 
 God the Son, Redeemer of the world! 
 God the Holy Ghost! 
 Holy Trinity, one God! 
 Infant Jesus Christ! 
 Infant, true God! 
 Infant, Son of the living" God! 
 Infant, Son of the Virgin Mary! 
 Infant, begotten before the day star! 
 Infant, the Word made flesh! 
 Infant, the wisdom of thy Father! 
 Infant, the integrity of thy Mother! 
 Infant, the only begotten of thy Father! 
 Infant, the first born of thy Mother! 
 Infant, the image of thy Father! 
 Infant, the origin of thy Mother! 
 Infant, the brightness of thy Father! 
 Infant, the honour of thy Mother! 
 Infant, equal to thy Father! 
 Infant, subject to thy Mother! 
 Infant, the delights of thy Father! 
 Infant, the riches of thy Mother! 
 Infant, the gift of thy Father! 
 Infant, the treasure of thy Mother! 
 Infant, the Creator of man! 
 Infant, the fruit of a virgin! 
 Infant, the virtue of God! 
 Infant, the companion of man! 
 Infant, our God! 
 Infant, our brother! 
 
 Infant, pilgrim on earth, yet in the fruition of 
 glory 
 
DEVOTIONS TO INFANT JESUS. 203 
 
 Infant, possessed of heavenly bliss, yet in the" > 
 pilgrimage of mortality! 
 
 Infant, a perfect man from thy Mother's 
 womb ! 
 
 Infant, endowed with, the wisdom of old age 
 from thy childhood! 
 
 Infant, the Father of ages! 
 
 Infant, of a few days! 
 
 Infant, life in want of food! 
 
 Infant, the word reduced to silence! 
 
 Infant, crying- in the crib ! 
 
 Infant, thundering" in heaven! 
 
 Infant, the terror of hell! 
 
 Infant, the joy of paradise! 
 
 Infant, formidable to tyrants! 
 
 Infant, desired by the wise men! 
 
 Infant, exiled from thy people ! 
 
 Infant, king- in thy exile ! 
 
 Infant, the overthrower of idols! 
 
 Infant, zealous for thy Father's glory! 
 
 Infant, strong- in thy weakness! 
 
 Infant, powerful in thy littleness! 
 
 Infant, treasure of grace! 
 
 Infant, light of glory! 
 
 Infant, fountain of love! 
 
 Infant, source of sanctity! 
 
 Infant, the restorer of lost heaven! 
 
 Infant, the repairer of the earth ! 
 
 Infant, the head of angels! 
 
 Infant, the root of patriarchs ! 
 
 Infant, the word of the prophets! 
 
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 204 DEVOTIONS TO INFANT JESUS. 
 
 Infant, the desire of nations! 
 
 Infant, the joy of the shepherds! 
 
 Infant, the light of the sages ! 
 
 Infant, the salvation of the infants! 
 
 Infant, the expectation of the just! 
 
 Infant, the teacher of the wise! 
 
 Infant, the first fruit of all saints! 
 
 Be merciful; spare us, Infant Jesus! 
 
 Be merciful; hear us, Infant Jesus! 
 
 From the yoke of slavery imposed on the 
 children of Adam, 
 
 From the captivity of the devil, 
 
 From the wickedness of the world, 
 
 From the concupiscence of the flesh, 
 
 From the pride of life, 
 
 From inordinate curiosity, 
 
 From blindness of mind, 
 
 From a perverse will, 
 
 From our sins, 
 
 Through thy most pure conception, 
 
 Through thy most humble birth, 
 
 Through thy tears, 
 
 Through thy most painful circumcision, 
 
 Through thy most glorious manifestation, 
 
 Through thy most devout presentation, 
 
 Through thy most innocent conversation, 
 
 Through thy most divine life, 
 
 Through thy poverty, 
 
 Through thy sufferings, 
 
 Through thy travels and labours, 
 
 Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 
 world! Spare us, O Infant Jesus! 
 
 
SACRED HEART OF JESUS. 205 
 
 Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 
 world! Hear us, O Infant Jesus! 
 
 Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 
 world! Have mercy on us, O Infant Jesus' 
 
 Jesus Infant! hear us. 
 
 Jesus Infant! graciously hear us. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O Lord Jesus! who hast vouchsafed to debase the 
 sublimity of thy incarnate divinity, and of thy most 
 divine humanity to the humble state of birth, and in- 
 fancy; mercifully grant, that acknowledging thy di- 
 vine wisdom in thy infancy, thy power in thy weak- 
 ness, thy majesty in thy littleness; we may adore thee 
 little and debased on earth, and behold thee great 
 and exalted in heaven: who livest and reignest world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 May the infant Jesus Christ hear us now, and for 
 ever. Amen. 
 
 DEVOTIONS TO THE SACRED HEART OF 
 JESUS. 
 
 An act of consecration to the sacred Heart of 
 
 Jesus. 
 
 O most amiable Heart of my divine Redeemer! 
 
 considering thy infinite love for all men, and for me 
 
 in particular; in view of the oppressing grief and 
 
 other pains thou hast endured for my sins; in view of 
 
 the most precious blood, thou hast been pleased to 
 
 shed for my redemption; in view of the excessive 
 
 love, thou hast shown us in the institution of the most 
 
 blessed Sacrament of the altar; and in view of those 
 
 infinite perfections, which make thee so amiable, I, 
 
 N. do this dav consecrate mvself to thee without re- 
 
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206 DEVOTIONS TO THE 
 
 serve, for the remainder of my life. I consecrate to 
 tbee my body, my soul, my thoughts, my desires, my 
 words, my actions, and my suffering's; desiring there- 
 by, to contribute to thy greater glory. In particular, 
 I consecrate to thee my heart with all its motions, 
 desiring* it may love thee alone, rejoice in thee alone, 
 and breathe for thee alone. Receive it then, O di- 
 vine Heart of Jesus! purify it, sanctify it, and inflame 
 it with thy most pure love, that it may no longer act, 
 but by the motion of thy love; nor suffer, but for 
 thy love; grieve only, because it loves thee so little; 
 find its only joy in thy love; desire nothing but a 
 continual increase of that love; and fear nothing but 
 the extinction, or even a diminution of that love. In 
 a word, make my heart like to thee; that by thee, 
 with thee, and in thee, it may eternally love the Fa- 
 ther, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 Reparation of honour to the sacred Heart 
 O most amiable and adorable Heart! centre of all 
 earts, glowing with charity, and inflamed with zeal 
 for the interest of thy Father, and the salvation of 
 mankind. O Heart! ever sensible of our miser}', 
 and ever in motion to redress our evils, the real vic- 
 tim of love in the holy Eucharist, and a propitiatory 
 sacrifice for sin on the altar of the cross. Seeing that 
 the generality of Christians make no other return for 
 these, thy mercies, than contempt of thy favours, for- 
 getfulness of their own obligation, and ingratitude to 
 the best of benefactors, is it not just, that we, thy 
 servants, penetrated with the deepest sense of the 
 like indignities, should enter upon a due and satis- 
 factory reparation of honour to thy most sacred ma- 
 
SACRED HEART OF JESUS. 207 
 
 jesty? Prostrate therefore in body, and humbled in 
 mind, before heaven and earth, we solemnly declare 
 our utter detestation, and abhorrence of such a con- 
 duct. Inexpressible, we know, was the bitterness 
 which the multitude of our sins brought on thy 
 tender Heart; insufferable the weight of our iniqui- 
 ties, which pressed thy face to the earth in the gar- 
 den of Olives, and insurmountable thy ang*uish, when 
 expiring- with love, grief, and agony on Mount Cal- 
 vary, with thy last breath thou wouldst reclaim sin- 
 ners to their duty, and repentance. This we know, 
 O deai* Redeemer! and would most willingly redress 
 these, thy sufferings, by our own, or share with thee 
 in thine. 
 
 O merciful Jesus! ever present on our altars, and 
 with a heart open to receive all who "labour and are 
 burdened.'* O adorable Heart! source of true con- 
 trition, impart to our hearts the true spirit of pen- 
 ance, and to our eyes a fountain of tears, that we may 
 bewail and wash off our sins, and those of the world. 
 Pardon, divine Jesus! all the injuries, reproaches, 
 and outrages done thee, through the course of thy 
 holy life, and bitter passion. Pardon all the im- 
 pieties, irreverences, and sacrileges, which have been 
 committed against thee in the Sacrament of the Eu- 
 charist, from its first institution. Graciously receive 
 the small tribute of our sincere repentance, as an 
 agreeable offering in thy sight, and in requital for the 
 benefits we daily receive from the altar, on which 
 thou art a living and continual sacrifice, and in union 
 of that bloody Holocaust, thou didst present to thy 
 eternal Father on Mount Calvary from the cross. 
 
 Sweet Jesus! give thy blessings to the ardent de 
 
208 DEVOTIONS TO THE 
 
 sire we now entertain, and the holy resolution we 
 have taken, of ever loving and adoring thee, after a 
 proper manner in the holy Eucharist, thy Sacrament 
 of Love, thus to repair by a true conversion of heart, 
 and a becoming zeal for thy glory, our past negli- 
 gence and infidelity. But thou, O adorable Heart! 
 who knowest the clay of which we are formed, be 
 thou, our mediator with thy heavenly Father, whom 
 we have so grievously offended. Strengthen our 
 weakness, confirm our resolution, and with thy 
 charity, humility, meekness and patience, cover the 
 multitude of our iniquities. Be thou our support, 
 our refuge, and our strength, that nothing hencefor- 
 ward in life or death may separate us from thee. 
 Amen. 
 
 The prayer of S. Gertrude to the Heart of 
 Jesus. 
 Hail, O sacred Heart of Jesus! living and quick- 
 ening source of eternal life, infinite treasury of the 
 divinity, burning furnace of divine love! Thou ail 
 my refuge and my sanctuary. O my amiable Saviour! 
 consume my heart with that burning fire, with which 
 thine is ever inflamed, pour down on my soul, those 
 graces, which flow from thy love, and let my heart 
 be so united with thine, that our wills may be one, 
 and mine, in all things conformed to thine. May 
 thine be the standard and rule of my desires, and of 
 my actions. Amen. 
 
 THE LITANY OF THE SACRED HEART. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 Christ! have mercy on us. 
 Lord! have mercy on us. | 
 
SACRED HEART OF JESUS. 209 
 
 Christ! hear us. 
 
 Christ! graciously hear us. 
 
 God, the Father of Heaven! 
 
 God, the Son, Redeemer of the world! 
 
 God, the Holy Ghost! 
 
 Holy Trinity, one God! 
 
 Heart of Jesus! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, formed in the womb of the 
 most blessed Virgin! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, hypostatic ally united to the 
 eternal Word! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, sanctuary of the divinity! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the most holy 
 Trinity! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, temple of all sanctity! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, fountain of all graces! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, most meek! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, most humble! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, most obedient! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, furnace of love! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, treasure of wisdom! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, ocean of bounty ! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, throne of mercy! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, sorrowful in the garden! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, spent with a bloody sweat! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, satiated with reproaches! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, wounded for our sins! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, made obedient even unto the 
 death of the cross! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, refuge of sinners! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, fortitude of the just! 
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 210 DEVOTIONS TO THE 
 
 Heart of Jesus, comfort of the afflicted! "*\ 
 
 Heart of Jesus, main strength of the tempted! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, terror of the devils! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, sanctification of hearts! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, perseverance of the good! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, hope of the dying"! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, joy of the blessed! 
 
 Heart of Jesus, the delight of all the saints! ^ 
 
 Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 
 world! spare us, O Jesus! 
 
 Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 
 world! hear us, O Jesus! 
 
 Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 
 world! have mercy on us, O Jesus! 
 
 V. O most sacred Heart of Jesus! have mercy on 
 us. 
 
 R. That we may worthily love thee with our whole 
 hearts. 
 
 Let 2is pray. 
 
 O God! who out of thy immense love, has given 
 to the faithful the most sacred Heart of thy dear Sou, 
 our Lord, as the object of their tender affections, 
 grant, we beseech thee, that we may so love and hon- 
 our this pledge of thy love on earth, that by it we 
 may merit to love both thee and thy gift, and be eter- 
 nally loved by thee, and this most blessed Heart in 
 heaven, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, thy 
 Son, who liveth and reigucth with thee in the Unity 
 of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 O sacred Heart of Jesus, overflowing" with all 
 sweetness! to thee we recommend ourselves and all 
 our concerns, parents and relations, our superiors, 
 
SACRED HEART OF JESUS. 211 
 
 benefactors, friends and enemies. Take under thy 
 protection this house, congregation, and state. Ex- 
 tend thy care to all such as lie under any affliction, 
 and to those who labour in the agony and pangs of 
 death. Cast an eye of compassion on the obstinate 
 sinner, but particularly on the poor souls in purgato- 
 ry, and also on those who are engaged and linked 
 with us in the holy confederacy of honouring and 
 worshipping thee. Bless these in particular, O boun- 
 tiful Heart! and bless them according to the extent 
 of thy goodness, mercy and chanty. Amen. 
 
 A devout aspiration to the sacred Heart. 
 
 Most amiable Heart of Jesus! beloved object of 
 aur most tender affections! may all honour, glory, 
 Jove, and benediction, be ever given to thee. Be 
 thou our comfort in adversity, our guide in prosperity, 
 our safety in dangers, and protection against all our 
 enemies, visible and invisible. Amen. 
 
 A prayer to Jesus suffering. 
 
 Eonn Jesus! by that bitterness thou sufferedst for 
 me on the Cross; chiefly when thy blessed soul de- 
 parted from thy body, have mercy on my soul now, 
 and at its departure from this world, that it may be 
 admitted to life everlasting. Amen. 
 
 A prayer in honour of the Jive Wounds. 
 
 O LonD, Jesus Christ! by the five wounds thou 
 wast pleased to receive upon the Cross for love of me, 
 help me, thy servant, whom thou hast redeemed with 
 thy precious blood. Amen. 
 
212 DEVOTIONS TO THE 
 
 THE BEADS OF THE SACRED HEART. 
 
 On the Cross. 
 
 O Jesus! give us thy Heart as a pledge of thy 
 love, and as a place of refuge, that we may find there- 
 in a secure repose during our life, and a sweet com 
 fort at the hour of our death. Amen. 
 
 On the larger beads. 
 Thee I adore, praise and love, O sacred Heart of 
 my deal- Jesus! penetrated with grief at the thought 
 of so many offences, which have been hitherto com- 
 mitted against thee, in the most holy Sacrament of 
 the altar, I offer up to thee the most amiable Heart 
 of thy beloved Mother, with the merits of the saints, 
 :n satisfaction thereof. Amen. 
 
 On the smaller beads. 
 
 O sacred Heart of Jesus, burning with love for us! 
 inflame our hearts with the love of thee. 
 
 A PRATER TO THE SACRED HEART OF MART. 
 
 O sacred heart of Mary, ever Virgin and immacu- 
 late in her conception! O heart, the most holy, and 
 the most noble, that ever was formed by the hand of 
 God, in a pure creature! O heart, full of grace, good- 
 ness, mercy and love; model of all virtues, perfect 
 image of the adorable heart of Jesus! O heart, who 
 always didst burn with the fire of the most ardent 
 charity, who hast loved God more thyself alone, than 
 all the seraphim and cherubim, than all the angels 
 and saints together! O heart of the mother of our 
 Redeemer, who hast had so lively a sense of our 
 
SACKED HEART OF MARY. 213 
 
 miseries, and host borne so gi-eat a part in the suffer- 
 ing's of Jesus Christ for our salvation; who hast loved 
 us with so great a tenderness, and who deservest un- 
 der so many titles, the respect, gratitude, confidence 
 and love of all men! vouchsafe to accept the small 
 tribute of my humble homage. 
 
 Prostrate before thee, O most pure heart of the 
 mother of Mercy! I wish to render thee all the ho- 
 nour wliich is justly due to the heart of the mother 
 of my God. I give thee thanks for the sentiments of 
 mercy and love, which have moved, and still now 
 move thee, at the sight of my miseries. I give thee 
 thanks for all the favours, I have received from thy 
 maternal goodness. I unite myself to all the pure 
 souls, who find their delight and consolation in ho- 
 nouring', praising, and loving thee. The happiness 
 of Christians is to possess Jesus Christ; but it is 
 through thee, O most blessed Virgin! he has been 
 bestowed on mankind. Through Jesus Christ we g-o to 
 the Father, through thee, may we go to Jesus Christ. 
 
 Thou shalt be therefore, O most amiable heart of 
 Mary! after the heart of Jesus, the object of my ven- 
 eration, of my love, and of my most tender devotion. 
 Thou shalt be the way, through which I will go to 
 Jesus; and through thee his graces, and mercies shall 
 come upon me. Thou shalt be my refuge in my 
 dangers, my comfort in my afflictions, my succour in 
 ill my wants. I shall learn of thee, purity, humility, 
 meekness, and above all the love of the sacred heart 
 of Jesus. I shall ask of him these virtues through 
 thy merits, and I hope through thy powerful inter- 
 cession to obtain them, tog-ether with the pardon of 
 my sins, and final perseveran :e. Amen. 
 
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ROSARY.* 
 
 The Rosary is a religious form of prayer, addressed 
 to Almighty God, the supreme object of all religious 
 worship, in commemoration of the principal myste- 
 ries of our redemption, in thanksgiving and praise to 
 Jesus Christ for all he did, and suffered in them for 
 us, and in honour of his ever blessed virgin mother, 
 considering the share she had in them. It is offered 
 up to God in a particular manner, under her patron- 
 age, and through her intercession. 
 
 On this pious exercise, the Rev. Mr. Alban Rutler 
 in his Lives of the Saints, October first, writes as fol- 
 lows: "It is an abridgement of the gospel, a history 
 of the life, sufferings, and triumphant victory of Jesus 
 Christ, and an exposition of what he did in the flesh, 
 which he assumed for our salvation. It ought cer- 
 tainly to be the principal object of the devotion of 
 every christian, always to bear in mind these holy 
 mysteries, to return to God a perpetual homage of 
 love, praise, and thanksgiving for them, to implore his 
 mercy through them, to make them the subject of his 
 assiduous meditation, and to mould his affections, re- 
 gulate his life, and form his spirit, by the holy impres- 
 sions which they make on his soul. The Rosary is a 
 method of doing this, most easy in itself, and adapted 
 to the slowest and meanest capacity; and at the same 
 time, most sublime and faithful in the exercise of the 
 highest acts of prayer, contemplation, and all interior 
 virtues." 
 
 * By the Right Rev. Dr. G. Hay. 
 
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ROSARY. 215 
 
 It is composed of three parts, the most sublime, 
 and excellent that can be conceived; namely, the 
 Lord's prayer, the Hail Mary, and the Doxology, 
 which is an act of supreme adoration of the ever bless- 
 ed Trinity. The Lord's prayer, taught us by Jesus 
 Christ himself, is the most perfect model of prayer. 
 It contains in itself the very essence of all good 
 prayers, and all other prayers are but expositions of 
 it; for as St. Augustin justly observes, "If you run 
 through all the words of the other holy prayers, you 
 will find nothing but what is comprised in it." It 
 contains at the same time, acts of the most sublime 
 virtues, the love of God, adoration and praise, con- 
 formity to his holy will, confidence in his fatherly 
 goodness, love of our neighbour, humility, diffidence 
 in ourselves, compunction for our sins, and the like; 
 and surely no prayer can be more pleasing to God, 
 or more efficacious to obtain from him whatever we 
 stand in need of, either for soul or body, than that 
 which was composed by Jesus Clirist himself, and put 
 into our hearts and mouths by him, in whom the Fa- 
 ther is well pleased. What other words can be so 
 pleasing to our heavenly Father, as the words of his 
 beloved Son, in whom alone, he has decreed, that we 
 can be acceptable to him? It is then, more especially 
 agreeable to God, and beneficial to us, when offered 
 up in this holy exercise of the Rosary, on purpose 
 ;o honour and adore our Redeemer in all he did 
 and suffered for our redemption, and to implore his 
 mercy, and grace, through the merits of these holy 
 mysteries. The divine origin and excellence of the 
 Hail Mary, is unquestionable; it was composed in 
 heaven, dictated by the Holy Ghost, and delivered to 
 
216 INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ROSARY* 
 
 the faithful by the angel Gabriel, St. Elizabeth, and 
 the Church of Christ. It contains an act of adora- 
 tion and thanksgiving- for the great mystery of the 
 incarnation, and in it, of the whole work of our re- 
 demption, the praises of Jesus Christ, and also of his 
 virgin mother, and ends with an humble address to 
 her, beg-ging- the help of her powerful prayers. The 
 Doxology, or third prayer used in the Rosary, is an 
 act of supreme adoration of the ever blessed Trinity, 
 by which we offer up to God all that praise, and 
 giory, which was given him at the beginning- of the 
 creation, has been continually given him from that 
 time, and will be given him for endless eternities. It 
 is thus expressed, " 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." From the sanctity of these prayers, 
 of which this holy exercise is composed, the excel- 
 lency of the exercise itself appeal's. 
 
 The principal mysteries of our redemption, which 
 are celebrated in this exercise, are fifteen in number, 
 and the prayers are divided into fifteen decades, or 
 tens, corresponding- one to each mystery. Each de- 
 cade consists in reciting" the Lord's prayer once, then 
 the Hail Mary ten times, from which it is called a de- 
 cade, or a ten, and ends, after these ten Hail Marys, 
 with the Glory be to the Father, &c. This is the 
 vocal part of the Rosary, and is the same throug-hout 
 the whole in every decade. Whilst the tongue is 
 employed in reciting" these holy vocal prayers, the 
 mind has her proper employment within. For first, 
 she addresses the Lord's prayer to God the Father, 
 with all possible attention and devotion; then during 
 
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ROSARY. 21 
 
 the ten Hail Marys, she contemplates, with suitable 
 affections, that mystery of our redemption which cor- 
 responds to each decade; and lastly, she closes the 
 decade with the most profound sentiments of homage 
 and adoration, while reciting 1 the doxology. 
 
 "While we are reciting the Hail Marys, we must en- 
 deavour to represent to our imagination, the sub- 
 stance and most striking circumstances of the corres- 
 ponding mystery, in the most lively manner we can, 
 as though we had been present at it, or saw it trans- 
 acted before our eyes. By this means, we both re- 
 strain the wanderings of our imagination, and the 
 more effectually excite various holy affections in our 
 hearts, suitable to the object of each mystery. For 
 example, in reciting the first decade of the joyful 
 mysteries, imagine yourself present with the blessed 
 virgin, when the angel Gabriel appeared, and de- 
 clared to her the great mystery of the incarnation, 
 and endeavour to keep your mind attentive to what 
 passed on that occasion, while you are reciting that 
 decade, exercising in your heart such affections of 
 love, adoration, thanksgiving, praise, or the like, as 
 will naturally arise from a lively application of the 
 mind to the love, which Jesus Christ shows to you in 
 that mystery. So also in reciting the decade of the 
 crucifixion and death of our Saviour, imagine your- 
 self as St. Francis of Sales advises, to be upon Mount 
 Calvary, and that you there see and hear all that was 
 done; or, if you will, imagine with yourself, that in 
 the very place where you are, they are crucifying 
 your Saviour, in such :i manner as the holy evangel- 
 ists describe. Introd. p. ii. chap. 4. Contemplate the 
 blessed virgin at the foot of the Cross, all bathed in 
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218 THE KosAitY OF 
 
 tears, address the Hail Man's, to her standing" there 
 in an agony of sorrow, and exercise in your heart, 
 such affections, as the sight of suffering's so great na- 
 turally inspires. The same is to be said of all the 
 other mysteries. 
 
 THE ROSARY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 
 
 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
 Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 Vers. Hail Mary, full of Grace! the Lord is with 
 thee. 
 
 Resp. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed 
 is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. 
 
 Vers. Thou, O Lord! wilt open my lips. 
 
 Resp- And my tongue shall announce thy praise. 
 
 Vers. Incline unto my aid, O God! 
 
 Resp. O Lord! make haste to help me. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
 Holy Ghost. 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
 be. Amen. Alleluia. 
 
 [From Septuagesima to Easter, instead of Glory be 
 to the Father, &c. say: Praise be to thee, O Lord, 
 King of eternal Glory ! ] 
 
 THE FIRST PAIIT THE FIVE JOYFUL >1YSTEIIIES.* 
 
 The first mystery — The annunciation. 
 Fruit of this mystery — Chastity. 
 Let us in this mystery, contemplate the angel Ga 
 briel saluting our blessed Lady, with the title of 
 
 * The mysteries of the first part, are recited on Mondays and 
 Thursdays, throughout the year, the Sundays of Advent, and those 
 after Epiphany, until Lent 
 
THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 219 
 
 " full of grace," and announcing" to her the miracu- 
 lous incarnation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 
 [Our Father, &c. once — Hail Mary, &c. ten times. 
 The decade is terminated by, Glory be to the Father, 
 &c, after which recite the prayer. This method 
 must be observed in each part of the Rosary.] 
 
 Let us pray. 
 O Jesus, lover of Chastity! I adore thee in the vir- 
 ginal womb of Mary, and 1 give thee thanks for that 
 infinite charity, which has moved thee to make thy- 
 self man for my salvation- O virgin, more pure than 
 the angels! grant us thy protection, defend us against 
 the fiery darts of our enemy, and preserve our hearts 
 and our bodies in a stale of constant and entire pu- 
 rity. Amen. 
 
 The second mystery — The visitation. 
 
 Fruit of this mystery — the love of our neighbour. 
 
 Let us contemplate in this mystery, how the blessed 
 virgin Mary, understanding- from the angel, that her 
 cousin St. Elizabeth had conceived, weni with haste 
 to the mountains to visit her. Her presence diffuses 
 the graces with which she is replenished, and St. 
 John the Baptist is sanctified in the womb of hia 
 mother. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 O charitable Saviour! Scarcely art thou conceived, 
 md thy most pressing occupation, is to procure the 
 fcanctification of souls! Sanctify ours, O kind Re- 
 deemer! anf? till them with thy blessings. — Holy vh> 
 
220 THE ROSARY OF 
 
 gin! mother of grace and mercy! favour us tog-ether 
 with thy Son, with thy charitable visits. Obtain for 
 us, a sincere love for our neighbour, and the gTace 
 always to regulate our intercourse with the world, ac- 
 cording" to the rules of christian charity. Amen. 
 
 The third mystery — The birth of Jesus. 
 
 Fruit of this mystery — love of Poverty. 
 
 Let us contemplate the only Son of God, reduced to 
 the state of an infant, suffering' all the inconveniences 
 of extreme poverty. He lies on straw, in a stable, 
 between two beasts: his body is chilled with cold, 
 whilst his heart burns with love for men. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Let as pray. 
 
 O sweet Jesus! what heart can be so hardened, as 
 to refuse to love thee in this suffering and endearing 
 state? — O glorious virgin! who, with St. Joseph, par- 
 takest of the poverty of thy son, I unite myself to 
 thee, to adore and love this divine Saviour, and to 
 imitate his contempt for the goods, the honours, and 
 the pleasures of this world. Amen. 
 
 The fourth mystery — The presentation of Jesus. 
 
 Fruit of this mystery — Obedience. 
 
 Let us contemplate, in this mystery, the blessed 
 virgin Mary going to the temple in Jerusalem, in 
 obedience to the law of purification, although she 
 was not bound by it, having always remained a p-»re 
 virgin. There she presents her divine Son to '"s 
 eternal Father, through the hands of nolv Simeon. 
 
THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 221 
 
 «\n^ redeems, him, as if he was a sinner, by an offering 
 of iv. o tur Je doves. 
 Our Father, Sec. 
 
 Let m pray. 
 
 O bountiful Redeemer of men ! who wouldst suffer 
 thyself to be offered as an oblation, and redeemed, 
 in compliance with a law, which was made only for 
 sinners, I adore thee in Uns act of humble obedience. 
 O most humble virgin ! who, submitting to the law of 
 purification, didst imitate cue obedience of thy Son, 
 obtain for us the grace to imitate you both, by re- 
 nouncing our pride, and our attachment to our own 
 will, and by faithfully conforming ourselves to the 
 orders, and even to the desires of our superiors. 
 Amen. 
 
 The fifth mystery — The finding of Jesus 
 Fruit of this mystery — Fervour. 
 
 Let us contemplate the blessed Virgin and St. Jo- 
 seph with tender solicitude, seeking the child Jesus, 
 whom they had lost in Jerusalem, whither they had 
 cond -eted him to celebrate the festival of the Pass- 
 over. After an anxious and diligent search of three 
 days, they found him in the temple-, disputing on the 
 Scriptures with the doctors of the law. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O t>ivixe Saviour! I adore thee in this trial, to 
 
 which thou wouldst submit thy holy mother and St. 
 
 Joseph, and 1 conjure thee, never to abai don me — O 
 
 glorious virgin! who, without any fault ot June, didst 
 
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222 THE ROSARY OF 
 
 lose thy beloved Son, obtain for us the grace to serve 
 tiim with fervour, and to shun the smallest sin, that 
 we may never lose him. Should this misfortune ever 
 oefal us, O ! obtain for us the grace, soon to seek him, 
 ind to find him, by our tears and a prompt repen- 
 tance. 
 
 [An address to the blessed Virgin by which each 
 part must be terminated.] 
 
 The Salve JRegina. 
 
 Hail! holy Queen, mother of mercy, our life, our 
 sweetness, and our hope! to thee we cry, poor ban- 
 ished sons of Eve, to thee we send up our sighs, 
 mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, 
 then, most gracious advocate! thy eyes of mercy to- 
 wards us, and after this our exile is ended, show unto 
 us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus: O clement! 
 O pious! O sweet Virgin Mary! 
 
 Vers. Pray for us, holy mother of God! 
 
 JResp. That we may be made worthy of the pro- 
 mises of Christ. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 O Gob ! whose only begotten Son, by his life, death, 
 and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards 
 of eternal life: grant, we beseech thee, that medi- 
 tating upon those mysteries, in the most holy Rosary 
 of the most blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate 
 what they contain, and obtain what they promise; 
 through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 223 
 
 THE SECOND PART THE FIVE DOLOROUS MYSTERIES.* 
 
 The first mystery — The sufferings of Jesus in the 
 garden. 
 
 Fruit of this mystery — Contrition. 
 
 Let us contemplate Jesus Christ in the g-arden of 
 Gethsemani, prostrate upon the ground in prayer, 
 reduced to a cruel agony, with the blood trickling 
 from every pore. It was principally the sight of the 
 gTeatness, and of the malice of our sins, winch brought 
 him to this state of bitter suffering-. 
 
 Our Father, &c 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O sweet Jesus! what lessons dost thou not com- 
 municate to me in this mystery? Thou teachest me 
 resignation: thou teachest me to have recourse to 
 prayer in my afflictions: but give me, above all, 1 be- 
 seech thee, a share in that hatred and horror, which 
 thou hadst for sin — O most holy Virgin ! by that de- 
 solation in which thou wast, when beholding the cruel 
 agony of thy beloved Son, obtain for me a true con- 
 trition for my sins. Amen. 
 
 The second mystery — The scourging at the pillar. 
 
 Fruit of this mystery — Penance. 
 
 Let us contemplate Jesus Christ exposed naked to 
 the eyes of the multitude, bound to a pillar, and so 
 unmercifully scourged, that his holy body from head 
 to foot, was torn with stripes, and covered with 
 
 * The mysteries of the second part are recited on Tuesdays aud 
 Fridays throughout the year, and on Sundays in Lent. 
 
224 THE ROSARY OF 
 
 wounds, whilst this mild lamb, uttered not a word ot 
 complaint. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O Jesus! my sins were the cause of these tortures: 
 my sins armed the hands of these inhuman execution- 
 ers. I adore thee in this suffering" state, and give thee 
 thanks for the penance thou hast undergone for me. 
 O glorious Virgin! who sufferedst in thy heart, from 
 every blow, which lacerated the body of thy son, ob- 
 tain for us the grace, seriously to do penance for our 
 sans, particularly by debarring ourselves from plea- 
 sures, and by submitting to the will of God in our af- 
 flictions. 
 
 The third mystery — The crowning with thorns. 
 Fruit of this mystery — Humility. 
 
 After this cruel flagellation, the King of glory is 
 treated like a mock king. The merciless soldiers 
 throw over his shoulders an old purple cloak: they 
 put a reed in his hand in place of a sceptre, and press 
 on his head a crown of thorns. Then kneeling be- 
 fore him, as if to adore him, they spit upon his face, 
 and load him with blows. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 O Jesus! covered with ignominy! who didst not turn 
 away thy face from the scoffs and buffets with which 
 it was so shamefully assailed, where will I find a place 
 low enough for me, when I consider the humiliations, 
 which thou hast undergone' — O holy Virgin! vvhopar- 
 tookest of all the ignominies of thy beloved son, obtain 
 
THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 225 
 
 for us the grace to partake of that resignation and 
 humility, with which he bore so unworthy a treat- 
 ment. 
 
 The fourth mystery — The carrying* of the Cross, 
 Fruit of this mystery — Patience. 
 
 Let us contemplate our divine Saviour, who, though 
 debilitated by the loss of blood, and by the torments 
 he had just endured, is loaded with the heavy weight 
 of the cross. He stumbles at every step, and his bar- 
 barous executioners overwhelm him with injuries and 
 blows, to force him to proceed. At length they are 
 oompelled to give him help, to enable him to carry 
 his cross as far as Calvary. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O Jesus! who having 1 invited thy disciples to carry 
 their crosses after thee, generously walkest at their 
 head, grant us the grace to carry our crosses with 
 patience and resignation, and with charity for those 
 who are the cause of our sufferings — O Virgin most 
 patient! who, notwithstanding the excess of thy af- 
 fliction, didst courageously follow thy son, grant us 
 thy protection and thy assistance, that we may bear 
 with christian fortitude, the afflictions and miseries of 
 this life. 
 
 The fifth mystery — The crucifixion. 
 Fruit of this mystery — Perseverance. 
 
 At length after so many torments, the cruel execu- 
 tioners pierce the hands and the feet of Jesus, and 
 having nailed him to the cross, raise him up between 
 two thieves. They torture his taste with vinegar and 
 
T2b THE ROSARY OF 
 
 gull; for the space of three hours, they load him with 
 outrages and derisions. In that state he expires after 
 having* consummated the great work of our redemp 
 bon. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 Jesus! by thy cruel death on an ignominious 
 cross, we pray thee, suffer us not to be ever separat- 
 ed from thee. Give us the grace to persevere till 
 death in serving" thee, and in sanctifying- ourselves. 
 Queen of martyrs! thou remainest steadfast at the foot 
 of the cross, though thy soul is pierced with a sword 
 of grief: receive us into thy company tog-ether with 
 St. John and the holy women. Obtain for us, that 
 most important of graces, final perseverance, and 
 assist at our death, as thou didst at that of thy divine 
 son. Amen. 
 
 [Hail, holy Queen, &c. with the verse and prayer, 
 as marked above.] 
 
 THE THIRD PART THE FIVE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES.* 
 
 The first mystery — The resurrection. 
 Fruit of this mystery — A spiritual life. 
 Let us contemplate our Lord Jesus Christ glorious- 
 ly proceeding- from the tomb victorious over death 
 and over hell, his body all resplendent, subject no 
 more to suffering's or to death. 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 1 adore thee, O Jesus! proceeding- from the tomb 
 to enlighten and to fortify the sons of men, by thy re- 
 
 "* The mysteries cf the third part are recited on Wednesdays and 
 8?.turda)8 throughout the year, and on Sunday* from Ea&ter ull Al 
 feut. 
 
THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 227 
 
 surrection. — O glorious Virgin! I unite myself to thee, 
 in that ineffable joy, which thou didst experience, 
 on beholding thy beloved son risen and glorious. Ob- 
 tain for me the grace to rise with him, and to lead, on 
 earth, a new and spiritual life, and in heaven, to share 
 in the glory of his resurrection. Amen. 
 
 The second mystery — The ascension. 
 Fruit of this mystery — The desire of Heaven. 
 
 Let us contemplate Jesus Christ, forty days after 
 his resurrection, triumphantly ascending to heaven by 
 his own power, attended by angels and saints, in the 
 sight of his holy mother, and of his disciples, whom 
 he had assembled on the mountain of Olives. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 Adorable Saviour! wean our hearts, we pray thee, 
 from the earth. Free them from all attachment to 
 its goods, its honours or its pleasures. Raise them to 
 heaven with thee, since heaven is the abode, for 
 which they were created. O Glorious Virgin! thou 
 wast left by tby son for a time upon earth, to comfort 
 and fortify his infant church: protect us we beseech 
 thee in this land of exile, and make us sigh continu- 
 ally after our happy country. Amen. 
 
 The third mystery — the coming of the Holy Ghost 
 
 Fruit of this mystery — Love of retirement. 
 
 Let us contemplate the blessed Virgin and the dis- 
 ciples assembling in a retired place, after the ascen- 
 sion of Jesus Christ, to prepare themselves by prayer 
 
228 THE ROSARY OF 
 
 for the reception of the Holy Ghostj whom Jesus 
 Christ had promised to send them. This consoling- 
 promise was fulfilled on the feast of Pentecost, when 
 the Holy Ghost descended upon them, in the shape of 
 fiery tongues. 
 Our Father, Sic. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O Jesus! drive from our hearts the spirit of the 
 world, and send us thy divine spirit, that he may sanc- 
 tify us by his precious gifts, dissipate the darkness 
 which surrounds us, and inflame our hearts with love 
 for thee. O Glorious Virgin, spouse of the Holy 
 Ghost! grant, that following thy example, we may in- 
 vite him to our hearts by retirement and prayer. 
 Amen. 
 
 T/ie fourth mystery — The assumption of the B. Virgin. 
 Fruit of this mystery — Union with God. 
 
 Let us contemplate the blessed Virgin languishing 
 upon earth after the departure of her divine son. Her 
 heart incessantly sighed for him, and wished to be 
 united to him. Indeed she died of love for him, with- 
 out pain and without violence, and soon after, her di- 
 vine son raised her to life, and triumphantly convey- 
 ed her, body and soul, into heaven. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 O Jesus! how sweet it is to love thee, and to live 
 only for thee! But how great will be the happiness of 
 being united with thee for all eternity, without the 
 fear of being ever separated from thee. O! grant us 
 tins precious grace. — Glorious Virgin ! by that ineffable 
 
THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 229 
 
 love thou hadst for thy divine son on earth, and with 
 which thy heart is now inflamed in heaven, obtain for 
 us we beseech thee a share in thy love for God, and in 
 thy union with him. Amen. 
 
 Tlie fifth mystery— -The coronation of the B. Virgin. 
 
 Fruit of tiiis mystery — Devotion to the B. Virgin. 
 
 Let us with exultation, contemplate the Blessed 
 Virgin Mary, sitting- in glory, at the right hand of her 
 beloved son. She is crowned by the heavenly Father 
 queen of heaven and earth, and appointed by Jesus 
 Christ the dispenser of his graces. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O Jesus! in union with the angels and saints, I bless 
 thee for the glory with which thou hast environed thy 
 holy Mother, and I give thee thanks, from the bottom 
 of my heart, for having given her to me, for my queen, 
 my protectress, and my mother. O Queen of angels 
 and of men! grant thy powerful intercession to those 
 who are united to honour thee in the confraternity of 
 the holy Rosary, and to all thy other servants. I con- 
 secrate myself entirely to thy service. Grant, that I 
 may honour thee by a true devotion, by endeavouring 
 to imitate thy virtues, and by exerting myself to cause 
 thee to be honoured thus by others. Amen. 
 
 [Hail holy Queen, &c. with the prayer and verse as 
 mentioned before.] 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK 
 
 SUNDAY. TO THE MOST HOLT TRINITY. 
 
 "There are three, that bear testimony in heaven — the Faincr, the 
 Word, and the Holy Ghost; — and these three are one." 1 John, v. 7. 
 
 A prayer to the most Holy Trinity. 
 Glory be to the Father, who, by his power, hath 
 brought me forth from nothing", and created me to his 
 own likeness. Glory be to the Son, who by his wis- 
 dom, hath delivered me from hell, and opened hea- 
 ven for me. Glory be to the Holy Ghost, who, by his 
 mercy, hath sanctified me in baptism, and still con- 
 tinues to sanctify me, by the graces, which I every 
 day receive from him. Glory to the three adorable 
 Persons of the blessed Trinity, as great now, and for 
 ever, as it was from the beg-inning-. We adore thee 
 O holy Trinity ! we worship thee : we most humblv give 
 thee thanks for having- revealed to us this g-lorious, 
 incomprehensible mystery. Grant, that by continu- 
 ing- to profess to the last moment of our lives this 
 holy Faith, we may behold and g-lorify eternally in 
 heaven, what we are now believing- on earth — One 
 God in three Persons, the Father, the Son, and Holy 
 Ghost. Amen. 
 
 THE LITANY OF THE BLESSED TRINITT. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us! 
 Christ! have mer*y on us! 
 
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 Lord! have mercy on us! 
 
 Christ! hear us; Christ! graciously hear us! 
 
 God the Father of Heaven ! 
 
 God the Son, Redeemer of the world! 
 
 God the Holy Ghost! 
 
 Holy Trinity, one God! 
 
 O sacred Trinity, undivided Godhead of Fa- 
 ther, Son, and Holy Ghost! 
 
 O sacred Trinity, true and only Deity! 
 
 O sacred Trinity, holy and perfect unity! 
 
 O sacred Trinity, three persons and one God 
 of equal glory, and eternal majesty! 
 
 O sacred Trinity, from whom, by whom, and 
 in whom are all thing's! 
 
 O sacred Trinity, the essential Being, the un- 
 erring Truth, and the true Life ! 
 
 O sacred Trinity, our first principle, and our 
 last end! 
 
 O sacred Trinity, who hast created man to thy 
 image and likeness! 
 
 O God the Father, eternal fountain of all being! 
 
 O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! 
 
 O God the Father, of whom all paternity in 
 heaven and earth is named! 
 
 O God the Father, who hast chosen us in thy 
 Son before the creation of the world! 
 
 O God the Father, who didst so love the world 
 as to give thy only begotten Son to redeem it! 
 
 O God the Father, who seekest such as adore 
 thee in spirit and truth! 
 
 O God the Father, who hast adopted us as thy 
 children in Jesus Christ! 
 
232 DEVOTIONS TOR 
 
 O God the Father, who hast prepared for us a"! 
 glorious inheritance, if we love thee and keep 
 thy commandments! 
 
 O God the Son, born of the Father before all 
 ages! 
 
 God the Son, light of light, true God of true 
 God! 
 
 O God the Son, begotten, not made, equal and 
 cousubstantial to the Father! 
 
 O God the Son, image of the invisible God, 
 the splendour of his glory, and the figure of his 
 substance! 
 
 O God the Son, the eternal word of the Father! 
 
 O God the Son, by whom all things were made ! 
 
 O God the Son, who art in the bosom of the 
 Father! 
 
 O God the Son, who, to save us sinners, took- 
 est upon thyself the frail nature of man! 
 
 O God the Son, who hast been seen upon 
 earth, and hast conversed with men! 
 
 O God the Son, in whom it hath pleased the 
 Father, that all fulness should dwell! 
 
 O God the Son, of whose fulness we all have 
 received! 
 
 O God the Son, who for our redemption be- 
 camest obedient unto death, even the death of 
 the cross! 
 
 O God the Son, to whom all power, in heaven 
 and earth is given by the Father! 
 
 O God the Son, who at the last, and dreadful 
 day will come with glory to judge the living and 
 the dead! 
 
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 EVERY DAV IN THE WEEK. 233 
 
 O God the Hoi) Ghost, proceeding- from the' 1 
 Father and the Son! 
 
 O God the Holy Ghost, the eternal love of the 
 Father and the Son! 
 
 O God the Holy Ghost, by whom was wrought 
 the glorious mystery of our Saviour's incarnation! 
 
 O God the Holy Ghost, best g-ift of the Father 
 and the Son! 
 
 O God the Holy Ghost, source of all goodness, 
 and dispenser of all graces! 
 
 O God the Holy Ghost, the strengthener and 
 comforter of our souls! 
 
 O God the Holy Ghost, by whom the charity 
 of God is poured into our hearts! 
 
 O God the Holy Ghost the sanctifier, and per- 
 fecter of our souls! 
 
 Spirit of wisdom and understanding! 
 
 Spirit of counsel and fortitude! 
 
 Spirit of knowledge and godliness! 
 
 Spirit of the fear of the Lord! 
 
 O sacred Trinity, the object of our faith, hope 
 and love upon earth! 
 
 O sacred Trinity, whom we see now through 
 a glass in an obscure manner! 
 
 O sacred Trinity, whom we shall behold face 
 to face in heaven! 
 
 O Lamb of God, 8cc. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. Christ! have mercy on 
 us. Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 V. Let us bless the Father and the Son with the 
 Holy Ghost. 
 
 R. Let us praise, and magnify him for ever. 
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234 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 Let us pray. 
 Almighty and eternal God! by whose gift thy Ser- 
 vants, in the confession of the true faith, acknowledge 
 the glory of an eternal Trinity, and in the power of 
 Majesty adore a Unity; we beseech thee, that by the 
 firmness of the same faith we may be secured from all 
 adversities; through our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 MONDAY. FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED. 
 
 " It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they 
 may be loosed from their sins." 2 Mach. xii. 46. 
 
 A prayer for the souls suffering in purgatory, 
 O God of all consolation! sole author of the salva- 
 tion of souls! Have mercy on those who suffer in pur- 
 gatory. Look with compassion on the greatness of 
 their torments; they are more keenly devoured by 
 their ardent desire of being united to thee, than by 
 the purging flames wherein they are plunged. With 
 them, I adore thy avenging justice, and confess the 
 equity of thy judgments. But since thou art pleased 
 favourably to hear the prayers, which the members of 
 thy holy Church offer to thee, in behalf of their bre- 
 thren, graciously hear the supplications, which I now 
 address to thee for those suffering souls. Remember, 
 O Lord! thou art their Father, and they arc thy chil- 
 dren. Forget the faults which through the frailty of 
 human nature, they have committed against thee, dur- 
 ing the course of their mortal pilgrimage. Adorable 
 Jesus! victim of propitiation both for the living and 
 the dead! vouchsafe in thy quality of Redeemer, to 
 apply the merits of thy passion, and death, to the re- 
 lief of those souls, whom thou punishest as their so- 
 vereign judge. Remember thy faithful followers 
 
EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. 235 
 
 itjvl thy spouses. Let some drops of that precious 
 blood, which thou hast shed for their salvation, flow 
 on those devouring 1 flames; and let the infinite price 
 of that sacred blood afford a full satisfaction for their 
 offences. Deliver them, O most merciful God! from 
 that place of darkness and torture, and call them to a 
 place of refreshment, light and peace. — Grant them 
 the possession of the sovereign good, after which they 
 so ardently sigh, and for which thou hast created 
 them. Receive them into thy paternal bosom, where 
 they will praise and love thee, to all eternity. Amen. 
 
 THE LITAXT FOR THE DEAD. 
 
 Loud! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! have mercy on us. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! hear us. Christ! graciously hear us. 
 
 God the Father of heaven! have mercy on the souls 
 of the faithful departed. 
 
 God the Son, the Redeemer of the world! have 
 mercy, &c. 
 
 God the Holy Ghost! have mercy, &c. 
 
 Holy Trinity, one God! have mercy, &c. 
 
 Holy Mary! "I 3^ 
 
 Holy mother of God! 
 
 Holy virgin of virgins! 
 
 Saint Michael! 
 
 All ye holy angels, and archangels! 
 
 St. John the Baptist! 
 
 St. Joseph! 
 
 All ye holy patriarchs and prophets! J 5\o 
 
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236 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 St. Peter! 
 St. Paul! 
 St. John! 
 
 All ye holy apostles, and evangelists! 
 St. Stephen! 
 St. Laurence! 
 
 All ye holy martyrs! v. 
 
 St. Gregory! 
 St. Ambrose! 
 
 All ye holy bishops and confessors! 
 St. Mary Magdalen! 
 St. Catharine! 
 All ye holy virgins and widows! J 
 
 All ye saints of God! make intercession for the 
 souls of the Faithful departed. 
 Be merciful; spare them, O Lord! 
 Be merciful; hear them, O Lord! 
 From all evil, 
 From thy wrath, 
 From the flame of fire, 
 
 Through thy immaculate conception, 
 Through thy nativity, 
 Through thy most holy name, 
 Through the multitude of thy tender mercies, 
 Through thy most bitter passion, 
 Through thy most sacred wounds, 
 Through thy most precious blood, 
 Through thy ignominious death, by which 
 thou hast destroyed our death, j 
 
 We sinners do beseech, thee to hear us. 
 
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 EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. 
 
 O Thou! who didst absolve the sinner woman," 
 and didst hear the prayer of the good thief, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to release our deceased 
 parents, relations, and benefactors from the 
 bonds of their sins, and from the punishment 
 thereof, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to hasten the day of visit- 
 ing- thy faithful, detained in the receptacles of sor- 
 row, and transport them to the city of eternal 
 peace, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to shorten the time of ex- 
 piation of their sins, and gTaciously admit them 
 into the holy sanctuary, in which no unclean 
 thing" can enter, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe through the prayers, and 
 alms of thy Church, and especially the inestima- 
 ble sacrifice of thy holy altar, to receive them 
 into the tabernacles of rest, and to crown their 
 longing- hopes with everlasting fruition, 
 
 Son of God! 
 
 O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 
 world! Give them rest. 
 
 O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 
 world! Give them rest. 
 
 O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 
 world! Give them eternal rest. 
 
 Christ! hear us; Christ! graciously hearus.. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us; Christ! have mercy on us; 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 V. And lead us not into temptation; 
 
 B. But deliver us from evil. Amen. 
 
 V. From the gates of hell, 
 
'<&8 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 R. Deliver their souls, O Lord! 
 
 V. May vhey vest in peace! 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
 V. O Lord! hear my prayer. 
 
 R. And let my supplication come unto thee. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O Gon, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faith 
 fuli give to the souls of thy servants departed the re 
 mission of all their sins; that through pious supplica- 
 tions, they may obtain the pardon, which they have 
 always desired: throug'h Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 O Gon! the giver of pardon, and the lover of the 
 salvation of men! we beseech thy clemency in behalf 
 of our brethren, kinsfolks, and benefactors, who have 
 departed this life; that by the intercession of the bless- 
 ed virgin Mary, and of all the saints, thou wouldst re- 
 ceive them into the joys of thy everlasting kingdom: 
 through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 O Gon! whose property is always to have mercy, 
 and to spare, be favourably propitious to the souls of 
 thy servants, and grant them the remission of all their 
 sins; that being delivered from the bonds of this mor- 
 tal life, they may be admitted to life everlasting: 
 through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 TUESDAY. TO THE HOLT AXGELS. 
 
 " Are rhey not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for those 
 who shall receive the inheritance of salvation." Ileb. i. 14. 
 
 A prayer to our Angel Guardian. 
 
 O holt Angel! to whose care, God in his mercy, 
 
 hath committed me; thou, who assistest me in my 
 
 wants, who consolest me in my afflictions, who sup- 
 
 portest me when dejected, and who constantly ob- 
 
EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. 2o9 
 
 tamest for me new favours; 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 occa- 
 sions of sin; to obtain for me a docility to thy holy in- 
 spirations; to protect me, in particular, at the hour of 
 my death; and then conduct me to the mansions of 
 eternal repose. Amen. 
 
 A prayer to St. Michael. 
 Glorious St. Michael, Prince of the heavenly host! 
 who standest always ready to give assistance to the 
 people of God. who didst fight with the dragon, the 
 old serpent, and didst cast him out of heaven, and 
 now valiantly defendest the Church of God, that the 
 gates of hell may never prevail against her; I earnest- 
 ly intreat thee to assist me also, in the painful, and 
 dangerous conflict which I have to sustain against the 
 same formidable foe. Be with me, O mighty Prince! 
 that I may courageously fight, and happily vanquish 
 that proud dragon, whom thou hast, by the divine 
 power, so gloriously overcome, and whom our power- 
 ful King, Jesus Christ, has, in our nature, so complete- 
 ly overthrown; to the end that, having triumphed 
 over the enemy of my salvation, I may, with thee, 
 and the holy angels, praise the clemency of God, who, 
 having refused mercy to the revolted angels afler 
 their fall, has granted repentance and forgiveness to 
 fallen man. 
 
 THE L1TANT OF THE HOLT AXGELS. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. Christ! have mercy on 
 us. Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! heai us Christ! graciously hear us. 
 
240 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 God the Father of heaven! have mercy en us. 
 
 Co I the Son Redeemer of the world! have mercy 
 on us. 
 
 God the Holy Ghost! have, &c. 
 
 Holy Trinity, one God! have, he. 
 
 Holy Mary, queen of angels! 
 
 St. Michael, who always wast the defender of 
 the people of God! 
 
 St. Gabriel, who wast appointed to announce 
 the incarnation of the eternal Word! 
 
 St. Raphael, the conductor of Tobias! 
 
 Holy Serapl 
 
 inn 
 
 Holy Cherubim! 
 
 Holy Thrones! 
 
 Holy Dominations! 
 
 Holy Virtues! 
 
 Holy Powers! 
 
 Holy Principalities! 
 
 Holy Archangels! 
 
 Holy Angels! 
 
 O ye, who stand around the throne of the most 
 High God! 
 
 O ye, who always see the face of the heavenly 
 Father! 
 
 O ye, to whom God has committed the care, 
 and guardianship of mankind! 
 
 O ye, who brought forth Lot and his family 
 from the midst of the wicked! 
 
 O ye, who ministered to Christ in the desert, 
 when he had put the tempter to flight! 
 
 O ye, who carried Lazarus into Abraham's 
 bosom! 
 
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 EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. 241 
 
 O ye, who often delivered the servants of God") 
 from prison and dangers! 
 
 O ye, who often comforted the holy martyrs in 
 the midst of torments! 
 
 O ye, who carry up, and offer to God the pray- 
 ers of his servants! 
 
 O ye, who have joy in heaven upon one sin- 
 ner's doing penancr! 
 
 O ye, who have been set over nations, king- 
 doms, and provinces! 
 
 O ye, who will attend upon Jesus Christ when 
 he comes to judge the world! 
 
 O ye, ministering spirits, sent to minister for 
 those, who shall receive the inheritance of sal- 
 vation! 
 
 O ye, angels of the Lord, who are mighty in 
 strength, and execute his word, hearkening to 
 the voice of his orders! 
 
 O ye, the hosts of the Lord, his ministers, who 
 do his will! 
 
 O thou, holy Angel, my faithful guardian! 
 
 Holy Angel, my guide, and my friend! 
 
 Holy Angel, my counsellor, and powerful in- 
 tercessor! 
 
 Holy Angel, my protector, and comforter! 
 
 All ye orders of blessed spirits! 
 
 Be merciful unto us. Spare us, Lord! 
 
 Be merciful unto us. Hear us, Lord.' 
 
 From all dangers, by thy holy Angels, Lord.' de- 
 liver us. 
 
 From the snares of the devil, by thy holy, &c< 
 
 From all sin, brj thy holy, Uc. 
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242 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 From a sudden and unprovided death, by thy holy, 
 &c. 
 
 We sinners, do beseech thee to hear us. 
 
 Through the intercession of thy holy Angels,^ 
 
 That thou spare us, 
 
 That thou pardon us, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to preserve and govern 
 thy holy Church, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to grant peace, and unity 
 to all christian people, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to give eternal rest to all ^ ?• 
 the faithful departed, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to send thy holy Angels to 
 us at the hour of our death, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe, after our death to receive £ 
 our souls, through the hands of the angels, into 
 eternal bliss, 
 
 Son of God. 
 
 Lamb of God, 8tc. 
 
 V. All ye holy orders of blessed spirits! pray for us; 
 
 R. That we may be made worthy of the promise? 
 of Christ 
 
 Let its pray. 
 O Gon! who, in thy wonderful providence, hast 
 been pleased to appoint thy holy Angels for our guar 
 dians; mercifully hear our prayers, and grant we mav 
 rest secure under their protection, and enjoy their 
 fellowship in heaven for ever: through Jesus Christ, 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 WEDNESDAY. TO ST. JOSEPH. 
 
 "Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born J > it 
 
 called Christ." Matt. i. 16 
 
EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. 244 
 
 A prayer to St. Joseph. 
 O great Saint! who art that wise and faithful ser- 
 vant, whom God hath charged with the care of his 
 family! thou whom he hath established the guardian 
 and protector of the life of Jesus, the consoler and 
 support of his Mother, and her faithful associate in 
 the great design of our redemption; thou who hadst 
 the happiness to live with Jesus and Mary, and to ex- 
 pire in their arms! Chaste Spouse of the Mother of 
 God! thou Model of pure, humble, and interior souls! 
 be touched with the confidence, we have in thee, and 
 graciously accept these testimonies of devotion. We 
 return God thanks, for the favours he hath bestowed 
 on thee; and we beg, through thy intercession, that 
 we may imitate thy virtues. Pray for us, then, O glo- 
 rious Saint! and by that love, thou always hadst for 
 Jesus, and for Mary, and which Jesus and Mary had 
 also for thee, obtain for us the incomparable advan- 
 tage of living and dying in their holy love. Amen. 
 
 THE LITANY OF ST. JOSEPH. 
 
 Loud! have mercy on us. Christ! have mercy on 
 us. Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ' hear us. Christ! graciously hear us. 
 
 God the Father of heaven! have mercy on us. 
 
 God the Son, Redeemer of the world! have mercy 
 on us. 
 
 God the Holy Ghost! have mercy on us. 
 
 Holy Trinity, one God! have mercy on us. 
 
 Holy Mary, spouse of Joseph, "^ ^ 
 
 St. Joseph, chosen by God to be the spouse of I 
 Mary ! 
 
 St Joseph, filled with the blessings of heaven 
 
£14 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 St. Joseph, first among 1 the patriarchs! "| 
 
 St. Joseph, a helper given to Mary like unto 
 herself! 
 
 St. Joseph, the virgin consort of a virgin mo- 
 ther! 
 
 St. Joseph, comforter of the mother of God! 
 
 St. Joseph, son of David! 
 
 St. Joseph, after Mary, first adorer of Jesus 
 infant! 
 
 St. Joseph, the reputed father of the son of 
 God! 
 
 St. Joseph, whom the Lord made master of his 
 house, and ruler of all his possessions! 
 
 St. Josepl. ruler of the Lord of the universe! 
 
 St. Joseph, governor of the incarnate Wisdom! 
 
 St. Joseph, nursing father to him, by whom 
 all creatures live! 
 
 St. Joseph, organ of the divine word reduced 
 to silence! 
 
 St. Joseph, saviour of the Saviour of mankind! 
 
 St. Joseph, pattern of silence and resignation! 
 
 St. Joseph, head cf the most noble, and most 
 holy family! 
 
 St. Joseph, honoured and served by the King 
 and Queen of heaven! 
 
 St. Joseph, singularly beloved by Jesus and 
 Mary! 
 
 St. Joseph, just and perfect man! 
 
 St. Joseph, accomplished model of an interior 
 life! 
 
 St. Joseph, blessed with the happiness of dying- 
 in the arms of Jesus and Mary! 
 
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EYERY DAY IN THE WEEK. 245 
 
 1» 
 
 St. Joseph, piously believed to have risen with' 
 .testis Christ! 
 
 St. Joseph, seated on a throne of glory near 
 those of Jesus and Mary! f"sj* 
 
 St. Joseph, special protector of dying- chris- § 
 tians! , J 
 
 Lamb of God, Sec. 
 
 Christ! hear us. Christ! graciously hear us. 
 
 V. The just man shall flourish like the palm-tree. 
 
 R. He shall be multiplied as the cedar of Libanus. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 Giiant, we beseech thee, O Lord! that we may be 
 assisted by the merits of the spouse of thy most holy 
 Mother; that what our own power does not obtain, 
 may be given us by his intercession. Who livest and 
 reign est world without end. Amen. 
 
 THURSDAY. TO THE MOST HOLY SACRAXEN'T. 
 
 u My flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who 
 tateth my flesh, and drinket'.nDy blood, abideth in me and I in him." 
 John, vi. 56, 57. 
 
 A prayer to Jesus in the blessed Sacrament. 
 O sweet, and adorable Jesus! who in the excess of 
 thv love, art pleased to dwell with us in the Sacra- 
 ment of the Altar; I here acknowledge thee as my 
 Sovereign and my God. I adore thee, with the most 
 profound humility. I thank thee, with all my heart, 
 for the tenderness, thou here showest us, in sp'te of 
 the treatment thou receivest. Pierced with the sin- 
 cerest grief, at the s ; ght of our ingratitude, I come, 
 <) God of Majesty! to make thee some poor amends 
 tor all the sacrileges, and the impiety, which were 
 ever committed, or ever will be committed against 
 this adorable Sacrament. Why cannot I, O God! suf- 
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246 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 ficiently testify my own regret, for having" so often 
 appeared before thee with indifference, and for hav- 
 ing approached thee with so little fervour, and so little 
 love? Forget, O Lord! our iniquities, that thou may- 
 est only remember thy own infinite mercies. Deig-n 
 to accept the desire I have of honouring- thee in this 
 amiable Sacrament. Yes, I wish with all my heart 
 to love thee, to bless, to praise, and to adore thee 
 here, as much as saints and angels do: and I conjure 
 thee, by this sacred Body, and this most precious 
 Blood, that I may henceforth honour thee so fervent- 
 ly, and receive thee so worthily, that after this life, 1 
 may praise thee for ever with thy saints in heaven 
 Amen. 
 
 THE LITAXT OF THE BLESSED SACTIAMT.NT. 
 
 Lonn! have mercy on us. Christ! have mercy on 
 us. Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! hear us. Christ! graciously hear us. 
 
 God, the Father of heaven! have mercy on us! 
 
 God the Son, Redeemer of the world! have mercy 
 on us. 
 
 God, the Holy Ghost! have mercy on us. 
 
 Holy Trinity, one God! have mercy on us. 
 
 O living* bread, which came down from heaven H 
 
 O Saviour of Israel, who art truly a hidden God' 
 
 O wheat of the elect! 
 
 O wine, which makest virgins 1 
 
 O bread, yielding- dainties to kings! 
 
 Continual sacrifice! 
 
 Clean oblation! 
 
 Lamb without blemish 
 
 Food of angels! 
 
 Hidden manna! 
 
EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. 247 
 
 Memorial of the wonders of God! 
 
 Super-substantial bread! 
 
 Word made flesh, and dwelling among us! 
 
 Holy victim! 
 
 Chalice of benediction! 
 
 Mystery of faith! 
 
 Most high and venerable Sacrament! 
 
 Most holy sacrifice, truly propitiatory for the 
 living' and the dead! 
 
 Heavenly antidote, by which we are preserved 
 from sin! 
 
 Most stupendous of all miracles! 
 
 Memorial of the most sacred passion of our 
 Lord! 
 
 Gift of God, exceeding- all fullness! 
 
 Singular pledge of divine love! 
 
 Overflow of divine liberality! 
 
 Most holy and august mystery! 
 
 Remedy, which confers immortality! 
 
 Awful and life-giving Sacrament! 
 
 Bread, by the omnipotence of the word, chang- 
 ed into flesh! 
 
 Unbloody sacrifice! 
 
 Our food and our guest! 
 
 Delicious banquet, at which ministering angels 
 are present! 
 
 Sacrament of piety ! 
 
 Bond of unity! 
 
 Offerer and oblation! 
 
 Spiritual swe ^tncss, tasted in its very source! 
 
 Refection of holy souls! 
 
 Viaticum of those, who die in the Lord! 
 
 Pledge of the glory to come! 
 
248 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 Be merciful; Spare us, Loid! 
 
 Be merciful: Hear us, Lord/ 
 
 From an unworthy receiving" of thy body and"" 
 blood, 
 
 From the concupiscence of the flesh, 
 
 From the concupiscence of the eyes, 
 
 From the pride of life, 
 
 From all occasions of sin, 
 
 By the desire with which thou dcsiredst to eat 
 this pasch with thy disciples, 
 
 By that profound humility, which prompted 
 thee to wash the feet of thy disciples, 
 
 By that most ardent charity, which moved thee 
 to institute this divine Sacrament, 
 
 By thy most precious blood, which thou hast 
 left to us on our altars, 
 
 By the five wounds, which, for our sake, thou 
 receivedst in thy most sacred body, J 
 
 We sinners, do beseech thee to /tear us. 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to preserve, and increase^ 
 in our hearts, the reverence and devotion due to 
 this admirable Sacrament, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe, by a sincere confession 
 of our sins, to make us worthy of a frequent 
 participation of the holy Eucharist, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to deliver us from all he- 
 resy, perfidiousness, and blindness of heart, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe to impart to us the pre- 
 cious, and heavenly fruits of this holy Sacrament, 
 
 That thou vouchsafe, at the hour of our death, 
 to strengthen and comfort us with this celestial 
 viaticum, 
 
 Son of God! 
 
 
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EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. 249 
 
 Lamb of God, &c. 
 
 Christ! hear us. Christ! graciously hear us. 
 V. Thou hast given them bread from heaven. 
 M. Having- in it, all that is delicious. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 O Gon! who in this wonderful Sacrament, hast left 
 us a memorial of thy passion: grant us, we beseech 
 thee, so to reverence the sacred mysteries of thy 
 body and blood, that we may always find in our souls 
 the fruit of thy redemption. Who livest and reign- 
 est world without end. Amen. 
 
 FniDlI. TO JESUS SUFFERING. 
 
 li Christ suffered Torus, leaving you an example, that you should 
 follow his steps." I Pet. ii. 21- 
 
 Ji prayer to Jesus suffering. 
 
 O spotless Lamb! O innocent victim! who, by thy 
 death and blood, hast effaced the sins of mankind, blot 
 out my iniquities, and do not permit that thy suffer- 
 ings should become useless to me. O Jesus, abandon- 
 ed by every one, sorrowful, desolate, and resigned to 
 death! help me now, to receive with a resignation 
 like thine, whatever afflictions, thou shalt please to 
 send me. O Jesus, calumniated, accused, despised! 
 teach me to disregard the judgments of men, and to 
 Buffer, with patience, the most base injuries. O Je- 
 s is, torn with stripes, pierced with thorns, weltering 
 in blood for my sake! teach me to endure, for love of 
 thee, the anguish and inconvenience of ill health and 
 sickness. O Jesus, abandoned to executioners! shame- 
 full) condemned to a cross! enable me to fly all vain- 
 ^lon , and embrace the most humbling confusion. O 
 
250 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 Jesus, sinking" under the weight of thy cross! I unite 
 myself to thee, and my cross also to thine — may I 
 ever carry it with the same strength and sweetness, 
 which thou didst. O Jesus, raised upon thy cross! 
 draw me now powerfully to thee. Thou art expiring 
 for my sake, O! let me never live but for thine! that 
 being" henceforth crucified with thee, my whole occu- 
 pation may be to love, to praise, and to adore thee. 
 dm en. 
 
 THE LITANY OF THE LIFE A>~D PASSIOX OF JESUS CHBIST. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. Christ! have mercy on 
 us. Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! hear us. Christ! graciously hear us. 
 
 God, the Father of heaven! 
 
 God, the Son, Redeemer of the world! 
 
 God, the Holy Ghost! 
 
 Holy Trinity, one God! 
 
 Jesus, the desired of all nations! 
 
 Jesus, sent by the Father into the world! 
 
 Jesus, conceived by the Holy Ghost! 
 
 Jesus, the word made flesh! 
 
 Jesus, taking- the form of a servant! 
 
 Jesus, in the womb of Man', visiting and sanc- 
 tifying John the Baptist! 
 
 Jesus, born of the virgin Mary! 
 
 Jesus, wrapped up in swaddling clothes, and 
 laid in a manger! 
 
 Jesus, adored by the shepherds, in the stable! 
 
 Jesus, subjecting thyself to the law of circum- 
 cision ! 
 
 Jesus, adored by the wise men! 
 
 Jesus, presented in the temple! 
 
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EVEltY DAY IN THE WEEK. 251 
 
 Jesus, carried into Egypt! 
 
 Jesus, sought for by Herod to be destroyed! 
 
 Jesus, brought up in Nazareth! 
 
 Jesus, lost by thy holy Mother, and found in 
 the temple, in the midst of the doctors! 
 
 Jesus, subject to thy Parents! 
 
 Jesus, baptized by John! 
 
 Jesus, fasting, and tempted in the desert! 
 
 Jesus, conversing with men! 
 
 Jesus, choosing poor, and illiterate men for 
 thy disciples! 
 
 Jesus, preaching the Gospel of the kingdom 
 of God! 
 
 Jesus, healing all diseases, and infirmities 
 among the people! 
 
 Jesus, transfigured on the mountain! 
 
 Jesus, sold for thirty pieces of silver! 
 
 Jesus, washing thy disciples feet! 
 
 Jesus, eating the Pasch with thy disciples! 
 
 Jesus, making a food of thy Body, and a drink 
 of thy Blood, for the nourishment of our souls! 
 
 Jesus, prostrate in humble prayer in the gar- 
 den of Olives! 
 
 Jesus, thrown into an agony, and covered with 
 a bloody sweat! 
 
 Jesus, comforted by an angel ! 
 
 Jesus, betrayed by Judas with a kiss! 
 
 Jesus, tied and bound by thy enemies! 
 
 Jesus, abandoned by thy disciples! 
 
 Jesus, arraigned before Annas andCaiphas. 
 
 Jesus, struck on the face by a servant! 
 
 Jesus, accused by false witnesses! 
 
252 DEVOTIONS TOR 
 
 Jesus, judged guilty of death! 1 
 
 Jesus, spit upon, blind-folded and buffeted! 
 
 Jesus, denied thrice by Peter! 
 
 Jesus, delivered in chains to Pilate! 
 
 Jesus, despised and mocked by Herod! 
 
 Jesus, postponed to Barabbas! 
 
 Jesus, cruelly scourged with whips! 
 
 Jesus, wounded and bruised for our sins! 
 
 Jesus, clothed in derision with a purple gar- 
 ment! 
 
 Jesus, crowned with thorns! 
 
 Jesus, with a reed in thy hand instead of a 
 sceptre, derided and insulted as a mock-king! 
 
 Jesus, most unjustly condemned to the igno- 
 minious death of the cross! 
 
 Jesus, loaded with a heavy cross, and carrying 
 it to Calvary ! 
 
 Jesus, led as an innocent lamb to slaughter! 
 
 Jesus, nailed to the cross, and elevated upon 
 it, between two thieves! 
 
 Jesus, who hast loved us and delivered thyself 
 for us, as an oblation and a sacrifice to God! 
 
 Jesus, who washed us from our sins in thy 
 blood! 
 
 Jesus, praying for thy enemies! 
 
 Jesus, blasphemed by those who passed by! 
 
 Jesus, promising paradise to the repenting 
 thief! 
 
 Jesus, giving Mary to John for his mother! 
 
 Jesus, amorously complaining of being forsa- 
 ken by thy Father! 
 
 Jesus, drenched in thy thirst with vinegar and 
 gall] 
 
 
EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. 
 
 Jesus, recommending- thy spirit into thy Fa-^ 
 theirs hands! 
 
 Jesus, bowing thy head, and expiring- on the 
 cross ! 
 
 Jesus, whose side was opened with a spear, 
 whence issued forth blood and water! 
 
 Jesus, taken down from the cross, wrapped up 
 in a clean linen cloth, and laid in a new monu- 
 ment! 
 
 Jesus, whose soul, after thy death descended 
 into hell! 
 
 Jesus, who wast delivered up for cur sins, and 
 who rose for our justification! 
 
 Jesus, who, rising- from the dead, diest now no 
 more! 
 
 Jesus, ascending into heaven! 
 
 Jesus, who sittest at the right hand of God! 
 
 Jesus, crowned with honour and glory! 
 
 Jesus, King of kings, and Lord of lords! 
 
 Jesus, who hast gone to prepare a place for us 
 n the house, of thy Father! 
 
 Jesus, our advocate before the Father, always 
 iving to make intercession for us! 
 
 Jesus, who didst send the Holy Ghost to thy 
 disciples! 
 
 Jesus, who wilt come at the last day to judge 
 the living and the dead! 
 
 Jesus, who wilt cast out the wicked into ever- 
 lasting fire! 
 
 Jesus, who wilt put thy elect in possession of 
 thy eternal kingdom! 
 
 Be merciful; Spare us, Lord! 
 
 Be merciful; Hear us, Lord! 
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254 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 From all evil, Lord Jesus/ deliver us. 
 
 From a sudden and unprovided death, 
 
 From the snares of the devil,' 
 
 From anger, hatred, and ill-will, 
 
 From everlasting' death, 
 
 Through thy most holy life, 
 
 Through thy most bitter passion, 
 
 Through thy unspeakable glory, 
 
 Through thy infinite merits, 
 
 We sinners, do beseech thee to hear us. 
 
 That being dead to sin, we may live to justice, } 
 
 That we may not glory, but in thy holy Cross, 
 
 That for the love of thee, the world may be 
 crucified to us, and we to the world, 
 
 That we may always bear about in our body 
 thy mortification, 
 
 That we may crucify our flesh, with its vices 
 and concupiscences, 
 
 That we may take up our cross, every day, 
 and follow thee, 
 
 That we may seek, above all things, to know 
 thee, our crucified Jesus, 
 
 That thy sacred blood may cleanse our con- 
 sciences from dead works, to serve the living 
 God, 
 
 That being dead to sin, and buried together 
 with thee, we also may rise with thee, and walk 
 in newness of life, 
 
 That looking at the example thou hast left us, 
 we may follow thy steps, 
 
 That being partakers 
 also be so of thy glory, 
 
 Lamb of God, &c. 
 
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EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. 255 
 
 Christ! hear us. Christ! graciously hear us. 
 V. Truly, he has borne our infirmities. 
 R. And he has carried our sorrows. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O Gon ! whose only begotten Son, by his life, death, 
 and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of 
 eternal life: grant, we beseech thee, that commem- 
 orating' those sacred mysteries, we may imitate what 
 they contain, and obtain what they promise: through 
 the same Christ, our Lord. Jlmen. 
 
 SATURDAY. TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 
 
 u Behold, from henceforth, all generations shall call me blessed; for 
 he that is mighty hath done great things to me." Luke, i. 48, 49. 
 
 A prayer to the blessed Virgin. 
 
 O blessed Virgin, mother of God! and by this au- 
 gust quality, worthy of all respect from men and an- 
 gels, I come to offer thee my most humble homage, 
 and to implore the aid of thy prayers and protection. 
 
 Thou art all-powerful with the Almighty, and thy 
 goodness for mankind, is equal to thy influence in 
 heaven. Thou knowest, O blessed Virgin! that from 
 my tender years, I looked up to thee as my mother, 
 my advocate, and patroness. Thou wert pleased to 
 consider me, from that time, as one of thy children ,- 
 and whatever graces I have received from God, I con- 
 fess with humble gratitude, that it is through thee, 1 
 nave received them. Why was I not as faithful in thy 
 sen-ice, as thou wert bountiful in assisting me? But I 
 will henceforth serve, honour, and love thee. Ac- 
 cept, O blessed Virgin! my protestations of fidelity. 
 Look favourably on the confidence I have in thee. 
 
256 DEVOTIONS FOR 
 
 Obtain for me, of thy dear Son, a lively faith, a firm 
 hope, a tender, g-enerous and constant love. Obtain 
 for me a purity, that nothing- can soil; a humility that 
 nothing- can elate; a patient submission to the will of 
 God, that nothing- can ever disturb. In fine, O glo- 
 rious virgin! obtain for me so faithful an imitation of 
 thy virtue in my life, that I may experience the pow- 
 er of thy protection at my death. Amen. 
 
 THE LITAXT OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 
 
 See pag-e 51. 
 The same in Latin. 
 Ktrie eleison. Christe eleison. 
 Kyrie eleison. 
 Christe! audi nos. 
 Christe ! exaudi nos. 
 Pater de coclis Deus! miserere nobis 
 Fili Redemptor mundi Deus! mis. 
 Spiritus Sancte, Deus! mis. 
 
 Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus! mis. 
 Sancta Maria! 
 Sancta Dei g-enitrix! 
 Sancta virg-o virg-inum ! 
 Mater Christi! 
 Mater divinae gratis ! 
 Mater purissima! 
 Mater castissima! ^.3 
 
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 Mater inviolata! 
 
 Mater intemerata! 
 
 Mater amabilis! 
 
 Mater admirabilis! 
 
 Mater Oreatoris! 
 
 Mater Salvatoris' ' 
 
EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. 257 
 
 Virgo prudentissima! 
 Virgo veneranda! 
 Virgo praedicanda! 
 Virgo potens! 
 Virgo clemens! 
 Virgo fidelis! 
 Speculum justitix! 
 Sedes sapientiae! 
 Causa nostrae lxtitiae! 
 Vas spirituale ! 
 Vas honorabile ! 
 Vas insigne devotionis! 
 Rosa mystical 
 Turris Davidica! 
 Tarris eburnea! 
 Domus aurea! 
 Foederis area! 
 Janua cocli! 
 Stella matutina! 
 Salus infirmorum! 
 Refugium peccatorum! 
 Consolatrix afflictorum! 
 Auxilium Christianorum- 
 Regina angelorum ! 
 Regina patriarcharum ! 
 Regina prophetarum ! 
 Regina apostolorum! 
 Regina martyrum! 
 Regina confessorum! 
 Regina virginum! 
 Regina sanctorum omnium! 
 Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi! parce nobis, 
 Domine! 
 
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258 DEVO'lIONS FOR, &c 
 
 Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi! exaudi nos 
 Domine! 
 
 Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi ! miserere nobis. 
 
 Christe! audi nos. Christe! exaudi nos. 
 
 V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei genitrix! 
 
 R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi. 
 
 Or emus. 
 Defekde, quxsumus, Domine! beata Maria semper 
 virgine intercedente, istam ab omni adversitate fami- 
 liam: et toto corde tibi prostratam, ab hostium propi- 
 tius tuere clementer insidiis. Per Christum, Domi- 
 num nostrum. Amen. 
 
 Consecration of one's self to the blessed 
 Virgin. 
 
 Holt Mary, virgin mother of God! I this day choose 
 thee for my mother, queen, patroness, and advocate; 
 and I firmly resolve never to depart, either by word or 
 action, from the duty I owe thee, or suffer those com- 
 mitted to my charge to say or do any thing against 
 thy honour. Receive me therefore as thy servant for 
 ever; assist me in all the actions of my whole life, 
 and forsake me not at the hour of my death. Amen. 
 
 The prayer of St. Bernard. 
 
 Remember, O most compassionate Virgin Mary' 
 that, from all ages, it is unheard of, that any one 
 was forsaken, who, placing himself under thy mater- 
 nal protection, implored thy assistance, and begged 
 the favour of thy prayers — animated with the confi- 
 dence, which this inspires, I fly to thee, O Virgin of 
 virgins, and mother of my God! and in the bitterness 
 of my sorrows, I throw myself at thy feet. O mo- 
 
DEVOUT PRAYERS. 259 
 
 ther of the eternal word! despise not my humble sup- 
 plication, but listen graciously, and mercifully grant 
 the request, which, from my heart, I make thee. 
 Amen. 
 
 VARIOUS DEVOUT PRAYERS. 
 
 LITANY OF THE HOLT GHOST. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! have mercy on us. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! hear us. 
 
 Christ! graciously hear us. 
 
 God, the Father of Heaven! have mercy on us. 
 
 God, the Son, redeemer of the world! have mercy 
 on us. 
 
 God, the Holy Ghost! have mercy on us. 
 
 Holy Trinity, one God! have mercy on us. 
 
 Holy Spirit, proceeding- from the Father and" 
 the Son! 
 
 Spirit of the Lord, who, in the beginning- of 
 the world, descended upon the waters and ren- 
 dered them fruitful! 
 
 Holy Spirit, consuming- fire! 
 
 Holy Spirit, whose divine unction teaches and 
 inflames the heart! 
 
 Spirit of Wisdom! 
 
 Spirit of Understanding-! 
 
 Spirit of Counsel and Fortitude! 
 
 Spirit of Knowledge and Godliness! 
 
 Spirit of the fear of the Lord! 
 
 Spirit of Love and Joy! 
 
 Spirit of Peace! 
 
260 DEVOUT PRAYERS. 
 
 Spirit of Patience and Benignity! 
 
 Spirit of Longanimity ! 
 
 Spirit of Modesty! 
 
 Spirit of Faith! 
 
 Oh Love! Oh Truth! Oh God! 
 
 Spirit of Light and Life! 
 
 Holy Spirit, teaching* without the noise of 
 words ! 
 
 Spirit of Love and Zeal! 
 
 Holy Spirit, who leadest the faithful soul from 
 sacrifice to sacrifice! 
 
 Holy Spirit, who fillest the soul with heavenly >■ « 
 love and courage! 
 
 Holy Spirit, who will not suffer earthly love in 
 the souls, which thou hast chosen ! 
 
 Holy Spirit, who united us to the wounds of 
 Jesus, and opened them to receive us! 
 
 Holy Spirit, eternal Lig-ht and Love of our 
 souls ! 
 
 Holy Spirit, sole comforter! 
 
 Holy Spirit, assisting* the soul in her pilgrimage! 
 
 Love of our souls! 
 
 Holy Spirit, our God! 
 
 Lamb of God, 8c c. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 Hear, Oh holy Spirit! our humble prayer: without 
 thee, we are in ignorance and darkness, feeble and 
 inconstant children of Eve, will not our state cf 
 misery and blindness move thee to compassion? Re- 
 member, O Love! that hast given us a Jesus, remem- 
 ber that we are the children of his tears and blood! 
 Come, Oh Holy Spirit! burn and consume our hearts. 
 
DEVOUT PRAYERS. 261 
 
 teach us the ways of thy love, lead us on our way 
 from sacrifice to sacrifice until all earthly affections 
 shall be destroyed in us. Make us run in the paths 
 of perfection; teach us the duties of our state, and 
 let thy love make us sacrifice, all that, which might 
 prevent in any way the fulfilment of our sacred obli- 
 gations; this we beg" through the agony and death of 
 our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 
 
 Ji prayer to St. Aloysius. 
 
 Angelical youth Aloysius! by the particular ap- 
 pointment of God's Vicar upon earth, patron of those 
 who apply to studies; thou who hast illustrated the 
 church by a holy contempt of an earthly principality, 
 but more, by the innocence of thy manners, the sanc- 
 tity of thy life, and the glory of thy miracles. Allow 
 me, from this day, to choose and adopt thee patron, 
 and protector of my life and studies, firmly resolved 
 to follow the examples of piety, and of industry, 
 which thou hast set before me. Through the love 
 thou hast for Christ crucified, and for his most blessed 
 Mother, receive me as thy client, and assist me in the 
 pursuit of virtue and of learning. Nourish and in- 
 crease in me a purity of body and mind; turn off the 
 snares laid against my chastity; defend me against the 
 dangers of the world; inspire my heart with a true, 
 and filial confidence in the ever blessed virgin Mary, 
 the Mother of good counsel; direct and support me 
 m my choice of a state of life, and let the grace of 
 God be my perpetual defence against all mortal sin; 
 that as thou always livedst in a state of purity and in- 
 tegrity truly angelical, so, assisted by thy patronage, 
 and aided by the grace of God, I may live chastely 
 
262 DEVOUT PRAYERS. 
 
 and holily in this world, and deserve to be associated 
 with thee, in the company of the angels in heaven. 
 Amen, 
 
 THE LITANY OF ST. ALOTSIUS. 
 
 Lord ! have mercy on us. 
 Christ! have mercy on us. 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 Christ! hear us. 
 Christ! graciously hear us. 
 God, the Father of heaven ! have mercy on us. 
 God the Son, Redeemer of the world! have mercy 
 on us. 
 
 God, the Holy Ghost! have mercy on us. 
 
 Holy Trinity, one God! have mercy on us. 
 
 Holy Mary! 
 
 Holy Mother of God! 
 
 Holy virgin of Virgins! 
 
 St. Aloysius! 
 
 Most beloved of Christ! 
 
 The delight of the blessed Virgin! 
 
 Most chaste youth! 
 
 Angelic youth! 
 
 Most humble youth! 
 
 Model of young students! 
 
 Despiser of riches! 
 
 Enemy of vanities! 
 
 Scorner of honours! 
 
 Honour of princes! 
 
 Jewel of the nobility! 
 
 Flower of innocence! 
 
 Ornament of a religious state! 
 
 Mirror of mortification! 
 
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DEVOUT PRAYERS. 263 
 
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 Mirror of perfect obedience! 
 
 Lover of evangelical poverty ! 
 
 Most affectionately devout! 
 
 Most zealous observer of rules! 
 
 Most desirous of the salvation of souls! 
 
 Perpetual adorer of the holy Eucharist! 
 
 Particular client of St. Ignatius! 
 
 Be merciful, spare us, O Lord! 
 
 Be merciful, hear us, O Lord! 
 
 from the concupiscence of the eyes, O Lord! deli- 
 ver us. 
 
 From the concupiscence of the flesh, O Lord! deli- 
 ver Lb. 
 
 From liie pride of life, O Lord! deliver us. 
 
 Through the merits and intercession of St. Aloy- 
 sius, Loro! deliver us. 
 
 Through u!s angfciical purity, O Lord! deliver us. 
 
 Through h'.s sanctity and glory, O Lord! deliver us. 
 
 We s'nners, beseech thte to hear us. 
 
 Lamb <>f God, &c. 
 
 Christ' hear us. 
 
 Christ! graciously hear us- 
 
 V. Pi-ay for us, St. Atoysius! 
 
 R. Thf.f we may be made worthy of the promises 
 of Christ 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O God! the distributor of heavenly gifts; who didst 
 unite in the angelic youth Aloysius, wonderful inno- 
 cence of life with an equal severity of penance; 
 grant through his merits and prayers that we, who 
 have not followed the example of his innocence, may 
 
264 DEVOUT PRAYERS. 
 
 imitate his practice of penance; through our Lord, 
 Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 A prayer for the constituted authorities. 
 
 We pray thee, O Almighty and Eternal God! who 
 through Jesus Christ, hast revealed thy glory to all 
 nations, to preserve the works of thy mercy, that thy 
 Church being spread throughout the whole world, its 
 members may continue with unchanging faith, in the 
 confession of thy name. ' 
 
 We pray thee, who alone art good and holy, to en- 
 dow with heavenly knowledge, sincere zeal, and 
 sanctity of life, our chief Bishop, N. N., the Vicar of 
 our Lord, Jesus Christ, in the government of his 
 Church; our own Bishop, N. N. (or, if he be not con- 
 secrated, our Bishop elect,) and all other Bishops, 
 Prelates and pastors of the Church; and especially 
 those who are appointed to exercise amongst us the 
 functions of the holy ministry, and to conduct thy 
 people into the ways of salvation. 
 
 We pray thee, O God of might, wisdom, and jus- 
 tice! through whom, authority is rightly administered^ 
 laws are enacted, and judgment decreed, assist with 
 thy Holy Spirit of council and fortitude, the President 
 of these United States, that his administration may be 
 conducted in righteousness, and be eminently useful 
 to thy people, over whom he presides, by encourag-'ing 
 due respect for virtue and religion; by a faithful execu- 
 tion of the laws, in justice and mercy; and by restrain 
 ing 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 
 
DEVOUT PRAYEKS. 265 
 
 preservation of peace, the promotion of national hap- 
 piness, the increase of industry, sobriety, and useful 
 knowledge; and may perpetuate to us the blessing's 
 of equal liberty. 
 
 We pray for his Excellency, the Governor of this 
 State, for the members of Assembly, for all Judges, 
 Magistrates, and other officers, who are appointed to 
 guard our political welfare, that they may be enabled, 
 by thy powerful protection, to discharge the duties of 
 their respective stations, with honesty and ability. 
 
 We recommend likewise to thy unbounded mercy, 
 all our brethren and fellow-citizens throughout the 
 United States, that they may be blessed in the know- 
 ledge, and sanctified in the observance 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 mercy! to remem- 
 ber the souls of thy servants departed, who are gone 
 before us with the sign of faith, and repose in the 
 sleep of peace; the souls of our parents, relations and 
 friends; of those, who when living, were members of 
 this congregation; and particularly of such, as are 
 lately deceased: of all benefactors, who by their do- 
 nations or legacies to this Church witnessed their zeal 
 for the decency 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. 
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266 DEVOUT PRAYERS. 
 
 A universal prayer, for all things necessary 
 to Salvation. 
 
 mi God! I believe in thee: do thou strengthen 
 my faith. All my hopes are in thee; do thou secure 
 them. I love thee with my whole heart? teach me to 
 love thee daily more and more. I am sorry that I have 
 offended thee? do thou increase my repentance. 
 
 1 adore thee, as my first beginning*. I aspire after 
 thee, as my last end. I give thee thanks, as my con- 
 stant benefactor; I invoke thee, as my sovereign pro- 
 tector. 
 
 Vouchsafe, my God! to conduct me by thy wis- 
 dom, to restrain me by thy justice, to comfort me by 
 thy mercy, to defend me by thy power. 
 
 To thee, I desire to consecrate all my thoughts, 
 words, actions, and sufferings, that henceforward 1 
 may think of thee, speak of thee, and willingly refer 
 all my actions to thy greater glory, and suffer willing- 
 ly whatever thou shalt appoint. 
 
 Lord! I desire that in all things, thy will may be 
 done, because it is thy will, and that it be done in the 
 manner thou wiliest. 
 
 I beg of thee to enlighten my understanding, to in- 
 flame my will, to purify my body, and to sanctify my 
 soul. 
 
 Give me strength, O my God! to expiate my often* 
 ces, to overcome my temptations, to subdue my pas- 
 sions, and to acquire the virtues proper for my state. 
 .Fill my heart with a tender affection for thy good- 
 ness, a hatred for my faults, a love for my neighbour, 
 and a contempt of the world. Let me always remem- 
 ber to be submissive to my superiors, condescending 
 
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 to my inferiors, faithful to my friends, and charitable 
 to my enemies. 
 
 Assist me to overcome sensuality by mortification, 
 avarice by alms-deeds, anger by meekness, and tepi- 
 dity by devotion. 
 
 O my God! make me prudent in my undertakings, 
 courageous in dangers, patient in afflictions, and hum- 
 ble in prosperity. 
 
 Grant that I may be ever attentive at my prayers, 
 temperate at my meals, diligent in my employments, 
 and constant in my resolutions. 
 
 Let my conscience be ever upright and pure, my 
 exterior modest, my conversation edifying, and my 
 conduct regular. Assist me that I may continually 
 labour to overcome nature, to correspond with thy 
 grace, to keep thy commandments, and to work out 
 my salvation. 
 
 Discover to me, O my God! the nothingness of this 
 world, the greatness of heaven, the shortness of time, 
 and the length of eternity. 
 
 Grant, that I may prepare for death, that I may fear 
 thy judgments, that I may escape hell, and in the end 
 obtain heaven: through Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 A prayer to obtain the victory over our pas- 
 sions 
 O Gon of all sanctity, and Father of mercy! who 
 hast created me, only that I might serve thee in the 
 glorious liberty of thy children, permit me not, to 
 grovel any longer, in the shameful slavery of my cri- 
 minal passions. Help me, O God! to castaway from 
 me their intolerable yoke. Support me in the painful 
 war, which I must, on this accoui t, wage against my- 
 
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 self. Thou knowest, O Lord! my extreme weakness, 
 and the strength of my enemies. Thou seest my 
 numberless miseries; almost every moment brings 
 some new disorder before thy eyes. My heart is 
 swelled with pride, transported with anger, soured 
 with resentment, defiled with lust, gnawed by envy, 
 corrupted by sensuality, enervated by sloth, enslaved 
 by self-love. What constraint, O my God! what ser- 
 vitude, for a soul, that would fain love thee, and be 
 wholly thine. I renounce and detest from my heart 
 all those vicious propensities. I am sincerely sorry 
 for having" so often yielded to their sinful impulse. 1 
 grieve, O infinite goodness! for my numberless of- 
 fences against thee, of which they have been the un- 
 happy source. I am resolved never more to listen to 
 their dangerous suggestions, I am determined to part 
 from the pernicious objects, to which my heart has 
 been enslaved; even should it cost me what is dear- 
 est to me. It is in thy name, O omnipotent God! that I 
 take up arms to fight against those enemies, which 
 many others, with the assistance of thy grace, have 
 so happily vanquished. It is also in thy name and 
 with thy heavenly aid, that I hope to gain ovei 
 them a complete victory; through Jesus Christ, our 
 Lord, who liveth and reigneth world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
 A prayer for renewing the promises of Bap- 
 tism. 
 
 Most holy Trinity! Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 one God in three persons! I present myself before 
 thy sovereign Majesty, to pay thee the tribute of my 
 adoration and thanksgiving, for the innumerable 
 
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 graces and blessings, which thou hast so liberally be- 
 stowed upon me, from my first coming- into the world, 
 until now. I thank thee particularly, O my God! for 
 the inestimable grace of my baptism. What gratitude 
 can bear a proportion to such a favour? By baptism, 
 I have been delivered from the power of darkness, 
 and translated into the kingdom of thy beloved Son; 
 by baptism, I have been cleansed from the stain of 
 that sin, in which I was born; by baptism, I have been 
 made a member of the body of Jesus Christ, to live 
 oi his life, to be animated and guided by his spirit, 
 to be fed with his sacred flesh, to enter into his de- 
 signs, to imitate his virtues; finally, to be a living 
 Image of what he has been during his mortal life. 
 These are the obligations of my baptism, these are 
 the conditions of the alliance, which thou wouldst 
 have me to contract with thee : and although T was at 
 that time ignorant of them, and my will had no part 
 in this sacred contract, far from wishing to be re- 
 leased from them, or appealing, in any manner, from 
 my vows and professions, I ratify them now, and re- 
 new them in thy presence from the bottom of my 
 neart, with a profound sorrow for having hitherto led 
 a life, so little conformable to my promises, and 
 proved myself, by repeated transgressions, so unwor- 
 thy of the glorious quality of thy child. But now, 
 relying on the promised assistance of thy grace, it is 
 my firm determination to labour all my life in fulfil- 
 ling the sacred engagements, which my Sponsors have 
 contracted in my name. 
 
 Yes, O my God! I renounce for ever, Satan and all 
 his suggestions, the world and all its pomps, sin and 
 all its concupiscences. I am resolved, as it was pro- 
 
270 DEVOUT PRAYERS. 
 
 mised in my behalf, to unite and attach myself more 
 and more to Jesus Christ, my Savio'dr, and to make 
 his divine laws and maxims, the objects of my earnest 
 study, and the invariable ride of all my actions. 
 
 O Eternal Father! who wast pleased to adopt me 
 in thy Son Jesus Christ, as one of thy children, and 
 to call me to thy celestial inheritance, revive in me 
 the grace of this divine adoption; and since I am re- 
 generated by thee alone, in order to be a citizen of 
 heaven, grant that I may live for thee alone, and that 
 all my desires and labours may be directed to the ac- 
 quisition of heavenly goods. 
 
 O Jesus, the only begotten Son of the Father! who 
 hast made me a member of thy mystical body, washed 
 me in thy blood, and sanctified me by thy holy sacra- 
 ments, perfect thy work in me. Purify my heart 
 from the remains of the pride and corruption of 
 Adam; and form thy precious image in my soul, by 
 engraving" in it thy charity, thy humility, thy purity, 
 and all thy other virtues, which are the glorious fea- 
 tures of that image. 
 
 O holy Spirit! adorable principle of the divine 
 adoption! be also the principle of my life, of my ac- 
 tions, of my desires, and of all the motions of my 
 heart, that they may be worthy of a child of God, 
 and member of Jesus Christ. 
 
 O Holy Trinity! who, in consecrating me to thy 
 service by baptism, hast made me the adorer of the 
 Unity of thy name, and of the Trinity of thy persons; 
 mercifully grant, that I may adore thee in spirit and 
 in truth during my life, and love, praise and enjoy 
 thee during eternity. Amen, 
 
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 A form of renewing the obligations of Con- 
 firmation. 
 
 Mr Lord, God! how prodigious is the excess of thy 
 mercy, who, not discouraged by the ingratitude of 
 men, pardonest them those failings and sins, which 
 they commit even against thy Sacraments, the sacred 
 pledges of thy love! I most humbly beg pardon for 
 the unworthiness I brought to the sacrament of con- 
 firmation, for approaching to it without being fully 
 mstructed in its excellency, or filled with a holy zeal 
 a ad desire of living, all my days, according to its spi- 
 rit and sanctity. 
 
 Prostrate, therefore, before thee, I here acknow- 
 ledge, I have conversed amongst Christians and thy 
 children, without due veneration for the sacred max- 
 ims of thy Gospel; nay, I fear there has scarcely 
 been any company, wherein I have been engaged, or 
 visit I have made, wherein I have not fallen much be- 
 neath the duty of a Christian, or done something un- 
 worthy of that profession. 
 
 But now, my God! I here purpose and resolve to 
 make it my endeavour for the future, to live as a 
 good and faithful Christian, and being fortified by thy 
 holy grace, to appear as a true soldier of Jesus Christ. 
 
 For this end I beg of thee a continual support of 
 thy grace, that the world, company, or custom may 
 never be able to corrupt me by their pernicious max- 
 ims, that I may have strength to resist all shame and 
 fear, which have so often hindered me from speaking 
 and acting courageously when my duty to thee was 
 concerned. Grant me also, O my God! the grace to 
 suffer in humility and silence all the contradictions, 
 
272 DEVOUT PRAYERS. 
 
 affronts and calumnies I may meet with. This one 
 tiling- more I ask, that I may no longer seek peace and 
 rest in the thing's of tills world, but in thy love only, 
 and in the vigorous practice of my duty, as may most 
 contribute to thy honour. Amen. 
 
 A prayer to oar holy patron of Baptism. 
 
 Glorious St. N. ! whose name I have the honour to 
 bear, who wast given in baptism as a protector and a 
 pattern, and who, although secure of thy own im- 
 mortal bliss, art nevertheless solicitous about my hap- 
 piness; assist me by thy powerful intercession, as 
 thou instructest me by the examples of thy holy life. 
 For I truly can behold in thy life, as in a bright mir- 
 ror, what I am to correct in myself, and what I am 
 to practise. Thou hast been like me, subject to suf- 
 fering, encompassed with infirmities, assaulted with 
 temptations; but being rooted and founded in chari- 
 ty, thou hast spurned the rage and persecutions of the 
 world, despised its allurements, and triumphed over 
 its malignity. Obtain by thy prayers, that I may be 
 endued with thy spirit, and become a follower of 
 thee, as thou hast been of Christ. Draw me, that I 
 may run after thee in the odour of thy ointments, 
 that is, of thy virtues. On the day in which I was 
 buried together with Christ by baptism unto death, 
 thou wast given me for a witness and a guardian of 
 my engagements. I beseech thee, therefore, that thou 
 assist me in thy prayers for me to God, that T u.ny 
 hold fast the confession of my hope without waver- 
 ing, and that labouring to make sure by good works 
 my vocation and election, I may pursue towards the 
 mark for the prize of the celestial vocation of Gov], 
 in Christ Jesus. Jlmm. 
 
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 A prayer to the monthly Patron. 
 
 O thou blessed inhabitant of the heavenly Jerusa- 
 lem ! who hast been appointed by the divine Goodness 
 to be my patron during- this month; receive me under 
 thy protection? defend me by thy intercession from 
 all dangers of soul and body; obtain that I may be a 
 faithful imitator of thy virtues, and that the fire of di- 
 vine love may be more and more kindled in my heart. 
 
 V. Pray for us, St. N. 
 
 R. That we may be made worthy of the promises 
 of Christ. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 All merciful God! who on each month assignest 
 me, through thy infinite love, one of the heavenly 
 citizens as my advocate and patron, graciously vouch- 
 safe, that, by the intercession of St. N. whom thy 
 goodness has appointed to be my model and protector 
 during- this month, I, N. and also N. N. {mention the 
 persons for whom you pray) may feel an augmentation 
 of thy grace ; and fortified with the same, may stead- 
 fastly exercise the virtue of N. which his example 
 teaches and inspires: through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 A daily prayer for a pregnant woman. 
 O Lord, God Almighty! Creator of heaven and 
 earth! who hast made us all out of nothing-, and re- 
 deemed us by the precious blood of thy only Son; 
 look down upon thy poor handmaid, here prostrate 
 before thee, humbly imploring thy mercy, and beg-- 
 g-ing thy blessing for herself, and her child, which 
 
274 DEVOUT PRAYERS. 
 
 thou hast vouchsafed her to conceive. Preserve, 1 
 beseech thee, the work of thy hands, and defend both 
 me, and the tender fruit of my womb, from all perils 
 and all evils. Grant me in due time a happy delivery; 
 and bring" my child safe to the font of baptism, that 
 it may be there happily dedicated to thee, to love and 
 serve thee faithfully for ever. But, O my God! I 
 have too much reason to fear, lest my great and mani- 
 fold sins should hinder thee from hearing my prayers, 
 and draw down thy judgments upon me and mine, in- 
 stead of the mercies which I sue for; I am sensible 
 therefore, the first thing" I ought to do, is, to repent 
 from the bottom of my heart, for all my offences, 
 humbly confess them, and continually cry to thee for 
 mercy. I detest then, all my sins with my whole 
 heart, and desire to lay them here all down at thy 
 feet, to be effaced and destroyed for ever. I re- 
 nounce and abhor them with my whole soul, because 
 they are infinitely odious to thee; and I wish that I 
 could expiate them with tears of blood. 1 humbly 
 beg* thy pardon for them all, and I wish with all my 
 heart, that I had never committed them. I here offer 
 myself to make what satisfaction I am able for them; 
 and I most willingly accept whatever I may have to 
 go through in child-bearing, and offer it up now be- 
 fore-hand to thee for my sins; firmly resolving, by thy 
 grace, never wilfully to offend thee more. See here 
 my poor heart, O Lord! and if it be not such as I here 
 express, at least I desire it should be such. I desire 
 it should be that contrite and humble heart, which 
 thou never despisest. In this disposition of soul, and 
 with a lively confidence in thy mercies, and in the 
 merits of the death and passion of Jesus Christ thy 
 
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 Son, I renew the petition I made before, and I once 
 more beg* of thee, for myself, thy grace and protec- 
 tion, and a happy delivery: and for my child, that 
 thou wouldst be pleased to preserve it for baptism, 
 sanctify it for thyself, and make it thine for ever: 
 through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 • 
 
 A prayer to the five wounds.* 
 O bountiful, and most sweet Jesus! humbly pros- 
 trate before thee, I implore and conjure thee, with all 
 the fervour of my soul, to engrave upon my heart 
 lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity, a true 
 repentance for my wandering's, and a firm purpose to 
 correct them: whilst with feeling- grief I ponder in 
 spirit the pains of thy five wounds? having" in mind 
 these words of the Prophet David: they have pierced 
 my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my 
 bones. 
 
 BONA MORS, 
 
 On, A PIOUS ASSOCIATION FOR OBTAINING BY MUTUAL 
 PRAYERS, THE BLESSING OF A HAPPY DEATH. 
 " I heard a voice from Heaven saying unto me; write: Blessed are 
 the dead who die in the Lord." Jipoc. xiv. 13. 
 
 Prayers at public meetings and for private 
 devotions. 
 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
 the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 * A peculiar indulgence has been attached by II. H. P. Pius VII. to 
 the recital of this prayer. For the conditions, see Indulgences. 
 
276 BONA MORS. 
 
 Opex, Lord! our mouths, to bless thy holy name 
 cleanse our hearts from all vain and distracting 
 thoughts,; enlighten our understandings; inflame our 
 will, that we may worthily perform this holy exercise 
 with attention, and devotion, and may deserve to be 
 heard in the presence of thy divine Majesty, who with 
 the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reigne**, 
 one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! have mercy on us. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Holy Mary! 
 
 All ye holy angels and archangels! 
 
 St. Abel! 
 
 All ye choirs of just souls! 
 
 St. Abraham! 
 
 St. John the Baptist! 
 
 All ye holy patriarchs and prophets! 
 
 St. Peter! 
 
 St. Paul! 
 
 St. Andrew! 
 
 St. John! 
 
 AH ye holy apostles and evangelists! 
 
 All ye holy disciples of our Lord! 
 
 All ye holy innocents! 
 
 St. Stephen! 
 
 St. Laurence! 
 
 All ye holy martyrs! 
 
 St. Sylvester! 
 
 St. Gregory! 
 
 St. Augustin! 
 
 All ye holy bishops and confessors! 
 
 St. Benedict! 
 
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 St. Francis! 
 
 All ye holy monks and hermits ! 
 St. Mary Magdalen! 
 St. Lucy! 
 
 All ye holy virgins and widows! 
 All ye saints of God! make intercession for us 
 Be merciful unto us, spare us, Lord.' 
 Be merciful unto us, hear us, Lord! 
 From thy anger, 
 From the danger of death, 
 From an unfortunate death, 
 From the pains of hell, 
 From all evil, 
 
 From the power of the devil, 
 Through thy nativity, i 
 
 Through thy cross and passion, 
 Through thy death and burial, 
 Throug-h thy glorious resurrection, 
 Through thy admirable ascension, 
 Through the grace of the Holy Ghost the com- 
 forter, 
 
 In the day of judgment, 
 
 "We sinners, do beseech thee to hear us. 
 
 That thou spare us, we beseech thee to hear us. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! have mercy on us. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Let as pray. 
 May thy clemency vouchsafe, O God! so to confirm 
 thy servants in thy holy grace, that at the hour of 
 their death, the enemy may not p revail against them, 
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278 BONA MORS. 
 
 but that with thy angels they may deserve to pass into 
 life everlasting 1 ; through our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 Omnipotent, and most merciful Creator! who, to 
 refresh thy thirsty people in the desert, didst com- 
 mand streams of water to flow from the hardest rocks, 
 draw, we beseech thee, from our dry eyes, and stony 
 hearts, desired tears of perfect compunction, that we 
 may fully detest all sin, and only thirst after the 
 happy and glorious vision of thee, our God, the Fa- 
 ther, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 An act of contrition. 
 
 Mi dear Lord, Jesus Christ, redeemer of the world! 
 Behold prostrate at thy feet, the most unhappy, and 
 the most ungrateful creature on the face of the earth. 
 My God! I have offended thee most grievously, in 
 thoughts, words, and deeds. My heinous crimes fixed 
 thee on the bloody cross. To rescue me from eternal 
 damnation, thou didst agonize three hours on Mount 
 Calvary. But oh! How much am I displeased with 
 myself! How I grieve, for having offended thee, a 
 God of infinite goodness, and of infinite charity ! 1 
 am astonished, and confounded at thy incomprehen- 
 sible patience, in supporting the most provoking 
 wretch that breathes. From the very bottom of my 
 heart, I detest all my sins; and because I love thee, 
 and will love thee above all things created, I stead- 
 fastly purpose, by thy holy grace, never to offend thee 
 more, and to die a thousand deaths, rather than com- 
 mit one mortal sin. Amen. 
 
 The stations of the sacred Passion. 
 O most sweet Jesus! praying to the Father in the 
 
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 garden, sorrowful even unto death, and sweating" in 
 an agony of grief, have mercy on us. 
 
 Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 O most sweet Jesus! delivered by the traitor's kiss 
 into the hands of thy enemies, seized and bound like 
 a thief, and abandoned by thy disciples, have mercy 
 on us. 
 
 Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 O most sweet Jesus! by the unjust verdict of the 
 Jews found guilty of death, brought like a malefactor 
 before the tribunal of Pilate, scorned and derided by 
 impious Herod, have mercy on us. 
 
 Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 O most sweet Jesus! stripped of thy garments, and 
 most inhumanely scourged at the pillar, have mercy 
 on us. 
 
 Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 O most sweet Jesus! crowned with thorns, blind- 
 folded, buffetted, struck with a reed, clothed in de- 
 rision with a purple garment, and many other ways 
 scorned and reviled, have mercy on us. 
 
 Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord: have mercy on us. 
 
 O most sweet Jesus! reputed more criminal than 
 Barabbas, the murderer, rejected by the Jews, and 
 condemned to the ignominious death of the cross, 
 have mercy on us. 
 
 Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 O most sweet Jesus! loaded with a heavy cross, and 
 led like an innocent lamb to the place of execution, 
 have mercy on us. 
 
 Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 O most sweet Jesus! hanging between two thieves, 
 derided, blasphemed, made to taste vinegar and gall, 
 
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 and enduring most horrible torments from the sixth 
 to the ninth hour, have mercy on us. 
 
 Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 O most sweet Jesus! dead upon the cross, in the 
 presence of thy holy mother, and wounded in thy 
 side with a spear, whence issued forth water and 
 blood, have mercy on us. 
 
 Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 O most sweet Jesus! taken down from the cross, 
 and bathed with the tears of thy most sorrowful mo- 
 ther, have mercy on us. 
 
 Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 O most sweet Jesus! torn and bruised all over, thy 
 body bearing the sacred marks of thy five most pre- 
 cious wounds, embalmed with spices, and laid in the 
 sepulchre, have mercy on us. 
 
 Resp. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Vers. He truly bore our sorrows. 
 
 Resp. And he carried our grief. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 O God! who, for the redemption of the world, didst 
 vouchsafe to be bora, circumcised, rejected by the 
 Jews, betrayed with a kiss, bound like a malefactor, 
 like an innocent lamb, led to slaughter, ignominiously 
 brought before Annas, Caiphas, Pilate, and Herod, ac- 
 cused by false witnesses, scourged with whips, buf- 
 fetted, defiled with spittle, crowned with thorns, 
 stripped of thy clothes, fastened to the cross, placed 
 between two thieves; to have vinegar and gall given 
 thee to drink, and thy side pierced through with a 
 spear: may est thou, O Lord! by these most grievous 
 pains, which I, though unworthy, do commemorate, 
 and by thy most sacred death, and passion, free me 
 
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 from the pains of hell, and conduct me, whither thy 
 mercy conducted the good thief, crucified with thee, 
 who, together with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, 
 livest and reignest for ever. Amen. 
 
 DEVOUT ADDIIESSES TO THE FITE WOU>'I)S OF OUR 
 SAVIOUR. 
 
 [Let us adore the five most sacred wounds of Christ, 
 our Lord, and each one in particular, with an assured 
 confidence of obtaining" all blessings through his pas- 
 sion and death, offered for us to his eternal father. 
 We will also condole with the most holy mother of 
 Christ, whose soul was pierced with the sword of 
 grief, standing under the cross of her beloved Son. 
 We will likewise praise and magnify the most blessed 
 Trinity, for so great and incomprehensible a benefit.] 
 
 To the wound of the left foot. 
 Mr Lord, Jesus Christ! I humbly adore the most 
 sacred wound of thy left foot. I render thee thanks 
 for that cruel pain, suffered with so great love and 
 charity. I feelingly compassionate thy torments, and 
 the excessive grief of thy most afflicted mother. 1 
 humbly beg pardon for all my sins, which I lament 
 more than all imaginable evils, because they offend 
 thee, O infinite goodness! And I resolve nevermore 
 to sin. ! bring all sinners with me, to a true con- 
 version, and give them light to discover the heinous- 
 ness, the enormity, and brutality of a mortal crime. 
 
 Our Father.— Hail Mary, &c. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, &.c. 
 
 To the wound of the right foot. 
 Mr Lord, Jesus Christ! I humbly adore the most 
 sacred wound of thy right foot. I render thee thanks 
 24* 
 
282 BONA MORS. 
 
 for that cruel pain, suffered with so great love and 
 charity. I feelingly compassionate thy torments, and 
 the excessive grief of thy most afflicted mother. ] 
 supplicate thee to grant me strength against all temp- 
 tations, and a prompt obedience in the execution of 
 thy divine will. Comfort, O Jesus! all poor, miser- 
 able, afflicted, tempted and persecuted persons. Most 
 just Judge! govern those who administer justice, and 
 assist all labourers in the cure of souls, whether 
 amongst Christians or Infidels. 
 
 Our Father— Hail Mary — Glory, &c. 
 
 To the wound of the left hand. 
 
 My Lord, Jesus Christ! I humbly adore the most 
 sacred wound of thy left hand. I render thee thanks 
 for that cruel pain, suffered with so great love and 
 charity. 1 feelingly compassionate thy torments, and 
 the excessive grief of thy most afflicted mother. By 
 them I petition thee, to deliver me from the pains of 
 hell, and grant me patience and conformity to thy 
 blessed pleasure in all the contradictions of this pre- 
 sent life. 1 offer unto thee all my exterior and inte- 
 rior sufferings, in satisfaction for my sins, which have 
 so often deserved eternal torments. I beg thee to par- 
 don all my enemies, and others ill-affected towards 
 me. Bless, O Lord! the sick with patience and 
 health, support, with thy assisting grace, all those 
 who are in agonies, that they may not perish. 
 
 Our Father — Hail Mary — Glory be, &x. 
 
 To the wound of the right hand. 
 Mr Lord, Jesus Christ! I humbly adore the most 
 sacred wound of thy right hand. I render thee thanks 
 
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 for that cruel pain, suffered with so great love and 
 charity. I feelingly compassionate thy torments, and 
 the excessive grief of thy most afflicted mother. 1 
 supplicate thee to grant me a firm and resolute will, 
 in all things relating- to my salvation. Bless me with 
 final perseverance in gTace, to secure the enjoyment 
 of that glory, which was purchased at the price of thy 
 most sacred blood. Grant also, my Jesus! speedy 
 peace and repose to the souls in Purgatory. Cause 
 thy holy servants in this world to make daily progress 
 in perfection, especially those, who are of this con- 
 fraternity. 
 
 Our Father— Hail Mary— Glory be, &c. 
 
 To the wound in the sacred side 
 Mr Lord, Jesus Christ! I humbly adore the most 
 sacred wound in thy blessed side, rendering thanks 
 for the immense love, manifested towards us, at the 
 opening of thy inflamed heart. I feelingly condole 
 the affronts, and the excessive grief of thy most af- 
 flicted mother. Grant me pure love, and perfect cha- 
 rity, that loving thee above all tilings, and all things 
 in thee, my miserable soul, by the assistance of thy 
 holy grace, may be worthy to be breathed out, in the 
 sacred wound of thy blessed side. I humbly beg thee, 
 dear Jesus! to protect thy holy Catholic Church, di- 
 rect thy governing Vicar upon earth, all ecclesiastical 
 orders, and secular persons, who are instrumental in 
 bringing souls to do their duty. Preserve in thy hap- 
 py service, all Christian Kings and Princes. Reduce 
 into the way of salvation all those, that are gone 
 astray, whether through malice or ignorance. Bring 
 
284 BONA MORS. 
 
 under thy sweet yoke all infidels, heretics, and olhei 
 enemies of thy holy name. 
 
 Our Father— Hail Mary— Glory be, 8cc. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 O Loni), Jesus Christ! God of my heart! by those 
 five wounds, which the love of us inflicted on thee, 
 succour thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with 
 thy precious blood. Amen. 
 
 Most merciful Redeemer! I humbly beseech thee, 
 by the unspeakable torments, and the immense grief, 
 which thou wast pleased to suffer for me, a contemp- 
 tible creature, especially when thy divine soul was 
 bitterly separated from thy blessed body, that thou 
 wilt secure my poor soul at the final separation, and 
 confort me then, as thou didst the good thief, saying 
 to me; this day thou shalt be with me in Paradise. 
 Amen. 
 
 [Let us have recourse to the ever immaculate Vir- 
 gin, Mother of God, beseeching her to protect us un- 
 der the shadow of her wings, until the wrath of God 
 be appeased; and to obtain for us true contrition, and 
 perseverance in the holy grace of her blessed Son. 
 "We will also petition for what each one, here present, 
 stands in need of, according to his spiritual or tempo- 
 ral necessities, to the greater glory of God. To merit 
 these favours, we will pray in union with that more 
 than seraphic love, wherewith the dolorous Mother 
 stood under the Cross of bleeding Jesus.] 
 
 Stabat Muter dolorosa. 
 UxnF.ii the world's redeeming wood, 
 The most afflicted Mother stood, 
 Mingling her tears with her Son's blood. 
 
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 A.s that stream'd down from every part, 
 Of all his wounds she felt the smart, 
 What pierced his body, pierced her heart. 
 
 Who can with tearless eyes look on, 
 \Yhen such a Mother, such a Son, 
 Wounded and g-asping", does bemoan? 
 
 O ! worse than Jewish heart that could, 
 Unmoved, behold the double flood, 
 Of Mary's tears, and Jesus' blood. 
 
 It is our sins, alas! — not his, 
 
 For which he bleeds, for which he dies, 
 
 1 n this atoning- sacrifice. 
 
 When gTaves did open, rocks were rent 
 When nature, and each element, 
 His torments and his grief resent. 
 
 Shall man, the cause of all his pain, 
 And all his grief, shall sinful man 
 Alone, insensible remain? 
 
 Ah ! pious Mother, teach my heart, 
 Of sighs and tears the holy art, 
 And in thy grief to bear a part. 
 
 The sword of grief that did pass through 
 Thy very soul, O! may it now, 
 One kind wound on my heart bestow, 
 (.treat Queen of sorrows! in thy train, 
 Let me a mourner's place obtain, 
 With tears to cleanse all sinful stain. 
 Refug-e of sinners! grant that we 
 May tread thy steps, and let it be 
 Our sorrow not to grieve with thee. 
 
286 BONA MORS. 
 
 Oh! may the wounds of thy dear Son, 
 Our contrite hearts possess alone, 
 And all terrene affections drown. 
 
 May they such impressions make, 
 That we of suffering for his sake, 
 May joyfully our portion take. 
 Let us his proper badge put on, 
 Let's glory in his cross alone, 
 By which he marks us for his own. 
 That when the dreadful day shall come, 
 For ev'ry man to hear his doom, 
 On his right hand we may find room. 
 Oh! hear us Mary! Jesus hear! 
 Our humble prayers, secure our fear, 
 When thou in judgment shalt appear. 
 Now give us sorrow, give us love, 
 That so prepared we may remove, 
 When call'd to the blest seats above. Amen 
 V. The sword of sorrow has pierced thy soul. 
 R. That out of man)' hearts, cogitations may be 
 revealed. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 We beseech thee, O Lord, Jesus Christ! thai iLe 
 blessed Virgin Mary, may effectually intercede foi- us 
 with thy clemency, both now, and at the hour of our 
 death, she, who at the hour of thy passion, had her 
 most holy soul run through with the sword of sorrow; 
 who livest and reignest with the Father, and the Holy 
 Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 [Let us say Our Father, and Hail Mary, three times, 
 in memory of the three hours, our deai Redeemer hung 
 
BONA MORS. 287 
 
 upon the cross, and apply them to the souls of the de- 
 parted of this confraternity.") 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 [Let us also say an Our Father, and a Hail Mary, 
 for such as are in the bmentable state of mortal sin. ] 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 [Let us again say an Our Father, and a Hail Mar)', 
 for him or her of this confraternity, that is to die next, 
 that he or she may lie prepared, and depart heartily 
 fortified with the holy sacraments of the Church.] 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 [Let us dispose ourselves by acts of perfect contri- 
 tion and pure love of God, to receive worthily the be- 
 nediction of our Lord ami Saviour in the adorable 
 sacrament of the altar.] 
 
 Merciful Redeemer, and holy God of infinite pa- 
 tience! great is rm confusion to appear in thy divine 
 presence, having- so frequently postponed thee, the 
 omnipotent Creator of the universe, to vile and con- 
 temptible creatures. I am a miserable worm of the 
 earth, who utterly detest my horrid confidence of 
 sinning 1 in thy most pure sight; I own myself a noto- 
 rious criminal, and I plead guilty at the bar of thy 
 dread tribunal. Thou mightest have been glorified 
 in thy justice, by suddenly striking- me dead, and by 
 condemning- me to eternal flames, for base indignities 
 committed against thee. But thou wert pleased to 
 be g-lorified in the hig-h prerogative of thy mercy, by 
 calling- me back to repentance. I abhor all my crimes 
 of thought, word, and deed, not for the hope of re- 
 ward, or fear of punishment, but for thy own sake, 
 and because thou dost infinitely abominate them. Oh! 
 my God of majesty and mercy ! look upon those sacred 
 
288 LITANY FOR A GOOD DEATH. 
 
 marks in thy hands, feet and side, which thou retain* 
 est in thy glorified body, to plead my pardon. By 
 that tender love, which induced thee to create, re 
 deem and sanctify me, unite the abyss of thy merits, 
 to the abyss of my misery. I declare before thy 
 throne, and before the whole court of heaven, that 1 
 freely choose to die here upon my knees, rather than 
 to live any longer, to rob thee of due honour, by one 
 mortal sin. My heart was created for thee, and I love 
 thee more than myself. Every respiration coming 
 from me, especially the last, when I breathe out my 
 soul, shall be an irrevocable protestation of my pure 
 and sincere love of thy divine Majesty. Sweet Sa- 
 viour of perishing mankind! who openest thy hand, 
 and fillest every creature with benediction, give me 
 now, such a blessing as thou didst bestow on thy be- 
 loved disciples, when ascending in triumph from 
 mount Olivet, that I may live and die in this happy 
 disposition. Amen. 
 
 [When this exercise is performed in public, it is 
 terminated by the benediction of the blessed sacra- 
 ment. ] 
 
 THE LITANY FOR OBTAINING A GOOD DEATH. 
 
 Lord Jesus, gracious God, Father of mercy! I pre- 
 sent myself before thee with an humble and contrite 
 heart. I recommend my last hour, and all that shall 
 follow, into thy hands. 
 
 When my immoveable feet will warn me, thatl ^ 
 my course in this life will soon be finished, 
 
 When my eyes, obscured at the approach of L^ 
 death, shall cast their dying looks towards thee, 
 
 When my lips, cold and trembling, will pro 
 nounce for the last time thy adorable name, 
 
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LITANY FOR A GOOD DEATH. 289 
 
 When my pale and livid cheeks, will inspire 
 the beholders with compassion, 
 
 When the cold sweat of death will announce 
 my approaching- end, 
 
 When my ears shall be about to close to every 
 human voice, and open only to hear the irrevo- 
 cable sentence of thy justice, which will sepa- 
 rate me from the number of the living-, 
 
 When my imagination, agitated by dark and 
 terrifying- phantoms, will be plunged in cruel 
 sadness, 
 
 When my mind, troubled at the sig-ht of my 
 iniquities, and by the fear of thy justice, shall 
 contend with the ang-el of darkness, who would 
 hide thy mercies from me, and cast me into 
 despair, 
 
 When my weak heart, overpowered by the 
 pains of sickness, will be seized with the horrors 
 of death, 
 
 When I shall be surrounded by my relatives 
 and friends, lamenting- my sad condition, and of- 
 fering- up to thee their supplications in my be- 
 half, 
 
 When I shall shed my last tears, the forerun- 
 ners of my dissolution, receiving- them as a tri- 
 bute of penance, 
 
 When I shall have lost the use of my senses, 
 and the whole world shall disappear from my 
 new, 
 
 When the last sig-hs of my heart shall force 
 my soul from my body, accepting- them as ex- 
 pressive of a holy impatience to be thine, 
 
290 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 
 
 When my soul shall be on my lips, departing-' 
 from this world, and shall leave my body cold 
 and lifeless, accepting" the destruction ot my 
 being, as a homage paid to thy divine majesty, 
 
 When my soul shall appear before thee, and I £ 
 for the first time behold the glory of thy coun- 
 tenance, oh! that it may not be then, cast from 
 thee, but that it may be received into the bosom 
 of thy mercy, to sing thy praises for ever, 
 
 Let as pray. 
 O God ! who, condemning us to death, hast conceal- 
 ed from us the moment of its occurrence, grant, that 
 spending all the days of our lives in justice and holi- 
 ness, we may have the happiness to breathe our last 
 in thy love: through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 
 
 1. If you are attacked by any considerable illness, 
 let your first care be to send for your spiritual physi- 
 cian, and settle the state of your soul. This is done 
 much better in the beginning of sickness than after- 
 wards, when the strength of the fever, or the qualities 
 of the remedies, may render a person absolutely un- 
 fit for so great a work. Sickness is often sent us a 
 punishment for sin, and therefore a sincere repen- 
 tance and confession of sins, is often a more effectual 
 means of recovery than any other. 
 
 2. If you have not your Will already made, as in 
 prudence you ought, let this also be done in the be- 
 ginning of your sickness, that having settled your tern- 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 291 
 
 poral affairs, you may apply your soul without distur- 
 bance, to the spiritual. 
 
 3. Engage your best friends to give you timely no- 
 tice if your distemper be dangerous, and not to flatter 
 vou with hopes of life, when there are little, or no 
 grounds for hopes. Make the best use you can of 
 that time, which perhaps is to be your last. Allow 
 but few visits, nor any other discourse but such as 
 may be for your soul's profit. 
 
 4. Take proper care for the discharge of your 
 debts, and all other obligations incumbent upon you; 
 and this, as much as may be, in the beginning also, of 
 your sickness. Forgive all those who have any way 
 injured you, and ask pardon of those, you have in- 
 jured. 
 
 5. Receive your sickness from the hand of God, 
 with a perfect resignation to his holy will, as a just 
 punishment for your offences. Frequently offer your- 
 self to him, and beg that he would give you patience, 
 and sanctify your sufferings, and that he would accept 
 all your pains and uneasiness, in union with the suf- 
 ferings of your Saviour Jesus Christ, in deduction of 
 the punishment due to your sins. 
 
 6. Often procure some friend to read to you such 
 prayers as are most affecting, and most proper for 
 your present condition; especially the penitential 
 Psalms, the Litany, acts of the Love of God, of Pa- 
 tience and Resignation, &c. 
 
 7. Have the crucifix, or a picture of Christ crucifi- 
 ed always before your eyes. Think often, upon his 
 passion; hide yourself in spirit in his wounds, and em- 
 brace his feet with all the affection of your soul. 
 
 8. Aim as much as you can, at a penitential spirit. 
 
292 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 
 
 during- your sickness. Often cry to God for mercy, 
 and make frequent acts of contrition for your sins. St 
 Augustine used to say, that no Christian, however 
 innocent his life may have been, ought to venture to 
 die in any other state, than that of a penitent. 
 
 A prayer to be repeated daily in sickness. 
 
 Lord, Jesus Christ! 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 be done 
 on earth, as it is in heaven. May this sickness be to 
 the honour of thy holy name, and for the good of my 
 soul. For this end, I here offer myself, with an en- 
 tire submission to all thy appointments: to suffer what- 
 ever thou pleasest, as long as thou pleasest, and in 
 what manner thou pleasest. For I am thy creature, 
 O Lord! who have most ungratefully offended thee: 
 and since my sins have a long* time cried aloud to 
 heaven for justice, why shall I now complain, if 1 
 feel thy hand upon me? No, my God! thou art just 
 in all thy ways. I have truly deserved thy punish- 
 ments; and therefore have no reason to complain of 
 thee, but only of my own wickedness. 
 
 Yet rebuke me not, O Lord! in thy fury, nor chas- 
 tise me in thy wrath; but have regard to my weak- 
 ness. Thou knowest how frail I am, that 1 am no- 
 thing but dust and ashes. Deal not with me, there- 
 fore, according to my sins, neither punish me accord- 
 ing to my iniquities; but according to the multitude 
 of thy most tender mercies, have compassion on me- 
 O! let thy justice be tempered with mercy? and let 
 thy heavenly grace come to my assistance, to support 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 29,3 
 
 me under this my illness. Confirm my soul with 
 strength from above, that I may bear with true Chris- 
 tian patience, all the uneasiness, pains, disquiets, and 
 difficulties of my sickness; and that I may cheerfully 
 accept them as the just punishment of my offences. 
 Preserve me from all temptations, and be thou my de- 
 fence against all the assaults of the enemy, that, in this 
 illness, I may no way offend thee. And if this is to 
 be my last, I beg of thee so to direct me by thy 
 grace, that I may no ways neglect, or be deprived of 
 those helps, which thou hast, in thy mercy, ordained 
 for the good of my soul, to prepare it for its passage 
 into eternity, that, being perfectly cleansed from all 
 my sins, I may believe in thee, put my whole trust in 
 thee, love thee above all things, and through the me- 
 rits of thy death and passion, be admitted into the 
 company of the blessed, where I may praise thee for 
 ever. Jlmen. 
 
 SHORT ACTS 
 
 Of the most necessary virtues, proper to be inculcated in 
 
 time of sickness. 
 
 Lonn! I accept this sickness from thy hands, and 
 entirely resign myself to thy blessed will, whether it 
 be for life or death. Not my will, but thine be done. 
 Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. 
 
 Lord! I submit to all the pains and uneasiness of 
 this my illness. My sins have deserved infinitely 
 more. Thou art just, O I ord! and thy judgment is 
 right. 
 
 Lord! I offer up to thee all tliat I now suffer, or 
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294 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 
 
 may have yet to suffer, to be united to the suffering-:-. 
 of my Redeemer, and sanctified by his passion. 
 
 I adore thee, O my God, and my all! as my first be- 
 ginning 1 , and last end: and I desire to pay thee the 
 best homage I am able, and to bow down all the 
 powers of my soul to thee. 
 
 Lord! I desire to praise thee for ever, in sickness 
 as well as in health. I desire to join my heart and 
 voice with the whole Church of heaven and earth, in 
 blessing thee for ever. 
 
 I give thee thanks from the bottom of my heart, for 
 all thy mercies and blessings bestowed upon me and 
 thy whole Church, through Jesus Christ thy Son; and 
 above all, for thy having loved me from all eternity, 
 and redeemed me with his precious blood. Oh! let 
 not that blood be shed for me in vain. 
 
 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 neither canst deceive, nor be deceived. And 
 thou hast promised the spirit of truth, to guide thy 
 Church into all truth. / believe in God the Father 
 Almighty, &c. In this faith I resolve, through thy 
 grace, both to live and die. O Lord! strengthen, 
 and increase this my faith. 
 
 O my God! all my hopes are in thee: and, through 
 Jesus Christ, my Redeemer, and through his passion 
 and death, I hope for mercy, grace, and salvation from 
 thee. In thee, O Lord! I have put my trust. O let 
 me never be confounded! 
 
 O sweet Jesus! receive me into thy arms in this 
 day of my distress: hide mc in thy wounds: bathe my 
 soul in thy precious blood! 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 295 
 
 I love thee, O my God! with my whole heart and 
 soul above all thing's: at least I desire so to love thee. 
 O! come now, take full possession of my whole soul, 
 and teach me to love thee for ever. 
 
 I desire to be dissolved, and to be with Christ. 
 
 Oh! when will thy kingdom come? O Lord! when 
 wilt thou perfectly reign in all hearts? When shall 
 sin be no more? 
 
 I wish to love every neighbour, with perfect chari- 
 ty, for the love of thee. I forgive, from my heart, all 
 who have any ways offended or injured me: and ask 
 pardon of all, whom I have any ways offended. 
 
 Have mercy on me, O God! according to thy great 
 mercy, and according to the multitude of thy tender 
 mercies, blot out all my iniquities. 
 
 Oh! who will give water to my head, and a foun- 
 tain of tears to my eyes, that, night and day, I may 
 bewail my sins! 
 
 Oh! that I had never offended so good a God! Oh! 
 that I had never sinned! Happy those souls, that have 
 always preserved their baptismal innocence! 
 
 Lord! be merciful to me a sinner. Sweet Jesus, 
 Son of the living God! have mercy on me. 
 
 I commend my soul to God, my Creator, who made 
 me out of nothing; to Jesus Christ, my Saviour, who 
 redeemed me with his precious blood; to the Holy 
 Ghost, who sanctified me in baptism. Into thy hands, 
 O Lord! I commend my spirit. 
 
 1 renounce, from this moment, and for all eternity, 
 the devil and all his works: and I abhor all his sug- 
 gestions and temptations. Suffer not this mortal ene- 
 my, O Lord of my soul! to have any power over me, 
 
296 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 
 
 either now, or at my last hour. Let thy holy angels 
 defend me from all the powers of darkness. 
 
 holy Mary, mother of God! pray for us sinners, 
 now, and at the hour of our death. O all ye blessed 
 angels, and saints of God! pray for me a poor sinner. 
 
 [In a long- sickness, the following" acts may be read 
 by a friend, whom the sick person will accompany in 
 heart.] 
 
 An act of Faith. 
 
 1 believe in God the Father, who has made me to 
 his own image and likeness. — In Jesus Christ, my Sa 
 viour, who has redeemed me by his precious blood.— 
 In the Holy Ghost, who has sanctified me in baptism. 
 
 I believe the holy Catholic Church, and whatever 
 she teaches, as received from Christ and his apostles. 
 Of this Church I profess myself a member at present, 
 and thus I desire to die. 
 
 In profession of this faith, I here recite the apostles' 
 creed, / believe in God, &c. All this I understand in 
 the sense, our holy mother the Church has always un- 
 derstood it. 
 
 Thus, O God! I believe; increase, I beseech thee, 
 and confirm my faith. With this I desire to appear 
 before thy tribunal, where I firmly hope, I shall see 
 the good things, thou hast prepared in the land of the 
 living. 
 
 An act of Hope. 
 
 Thou hast prepared, O Lord! everlasting happiness 
 for those that love thee. But how can I, who am a 
 most grievous sinner, and who from my childhood 
 have ever done evil in thy sight, expect a part in th«« 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 297 
 
 reward? Ah! my God! when I look on myself, I am 
 terrified with my sins, and see there, nothing" but rea- 
 sons of despair: and from this sense of my own un- 
 worthiness, I here declare I have nothing- of my own 
 to trust to: no, my God, nothing- of my own, but all 
 my hope is in thee. 
 
 I confess, therefore, my sins are many and grievous; 
 but still I trust in thy mercy, that throug-h the merits 
 and passion of my Saviour, Jesus Christ, I shall ob- 
 tain pardon of my offences, and partake of the g-lory 
 of the blessed. Thou hast said it, O Lord! that thou 
 wilt cast off none that place their hope in thee; be- 
 hold I hope in thee, let me not be confounded for 
 ever. Thoug-h I were guilty of many more sins, yet 
 still would I trust in thee, for thy mercy is infinitely 
 above all my iniquity. 
 
 Look therefore on me with eyes of compassion, and 
 reject not the petition of one prostrate at thy feet. I 
 am dust and ashes, but behold I come to offer thee 
 the passion and blood of thy only Son. In that I have 
 an infinite treasure of mercy stored up for me: he laid 
 down his life for sinners, and became a propitiation 
 for my offences. It is this I now present to thee; it 
 is on this and thy promises I ground all my hope: and 
 since I have this to depend on, I will never despair, 
 but ever preserve a firm, and lively trust in thee. Our 
 Lord is my lig-htand mv salvation, whom shall I fear ? 
 Our Lord is my protector, and nothing- shall hurt me. 
 Our Lord is merciful, and full of compassion. As a 
 tender father has compassion on his children, so will 
 our Lord show mercy to all that fear him; for he 
 knows what we are, and of what we are made. He 
 is sweet and tender to all, and his mercies are above 
 
298 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 
 
 all his works. He gives strength to the weak, raises 
 up those that fall, comforts the afflicted, and pardons 
 sinners. O God! all these good effects, I hope thou 
 wilt at present work in my soul, and so watch over 
 me that nothing necessary for my salvation be want- 
 ing to me. 
 
 An act of Chanty, 
 
 I love thee, my Lord God! and it is my hearty de- 
 sire to increase still more and more in thy love, that I 
 may love thee as thou hast commanded, with all my 
 heart, with all my soul, and with all my strength. 
 Thou art to me, all in all; and out of thee there is no- 
 thing able to help me, or worthy of my love. O in- 
 finite Goodness! when shall I perfectly love thee' 
 "When wilt thou wholly possess my heart? "When 
 shall I be entirely thine ? O let that happy hour come, 
 when thou wilt take full possession of my heart, that 
 I may give myself wholly to thee. Lord, Jesus Christ! 
 thou hast bestowed infinite blessings on me, through- 
 out the whole course of my life, add this one blessing 
 more, I beseech thee, to all the former, that I may 
 here perfectly renounce all the unlawful, vain, and 
 unprofitable affections of this world, and begin now 
 to fix my heart on thee with a pure and perfect love, 
 which may abide for all eternity. 
 
 I love thee, O Lord, my strength! thou art my de- 
 fence, and my refuge, thou art my deliverer. It is 
 g-ood for me to depend wholly on my God, and in him 
 to put my trust: for what is there in heaven besides 
 thee? and out of thee, what have I to seek on earth. 1 ' 
 As the hart pants after the fountains of water, so does 
 my soul after thee, O Lord! My soul thirsts after my 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 299 
 
 Lord, the fountain of living- water; when shall I come, 
 and appear before the face of my God? Into thy 
 hands I commend my spirit; thou hast redeemed me, 
 O God of truth! Who shall separate me from this 
 love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or necessity? Shall 
 sickness, or anguish, or pain? No; all these I hope 
 to overcome through Him that has loved us. I hope 
 in my Redeemer, that neither life, nor death, neither 
 things present, nor things to come, neither flatteries, 
 nor fears, nor any creature whatever shall be able to 
 separate me from the love of God, which is in Christ 
 Jesus, our Lord. 
 
 An act of Patience. 
 I will speak to our Lord, who am but dust and 
 ashes, and as the shadow, that passes away. Remem- 
 ber, Lord! what 1 am and what my being is: remem- 
 ber, thou hast made me as clay, and into earth I shall 
 return again. Show not therefore, thy power against 
 me, for what strength have I to bear it ? And how 
 shall I, being" so weak as I am, hold out with patience? 
 Why tli en has my Lord stretched forth his hand 
 against me, why has he let this disorder seize upon 
 my spirits, and cast me on the bed of sickness? But 
 why do I now lift up my head against heaven, and 
 appear uneasy under the decrees of the Almighty? 
 No, I will rather choose to say, it is our Lord has 
 given health and strength, it is our Lord has taken it 
 away; as it has seemed good to our Lord, so it is done, 
 blessed be the name of the Lord. Thus I say, my 
 God! thus I think: thou art just, O Lord! thy judg- 
 ment is right, I have deserved far greater punish- 
 ment than this. Were I to be my own judge, and the 
 
300 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 
 
 punisher of my own wickedness, I could take oft' no- 
 thing 1 of the evil I now suffer. 
 
 I acknowledge in what 1 feel, the hand of a tender 
 father, chastising a rebellious child; it is not the arm 
 of a severe judge, punishing me in the justice of his 
 wrath. But however this one thing, O merciful Fa- 
 ther! I ask of thee, that thou wouldst remember 
 what I am, that I am frail and weak; that of myself I 
 can do nothing, and how much I stand in need of thy 
 grace, to support and comfort me. Grant me there- 
 fore, I beseech thee, strength to suffer; give me pa- 
 tience, for this is necessary for me; grant this my re- 
 quest, and behold my heart is ready, O Lord! my 
 heart is ready to accept whatever thou art pleased to 
 lay on me, and ever to be comforted under tin- 
 scourge. Let it be the effect of thy mercy, that in 
 patience I may possess my soul. For this end, I will 
 often look on the face of thy Christ, that by consi- 
 dering him, who suffered so much for me, I may be 
 encouraged to suffer. He became obedient unto 
 death, even the death of the Cross: but as for me, I 
 have not yet resisted to blood, I have yet suffered but 
 little; but how much shall I then suffer, when the 
 time shall come, that the pangs of death seize upon 
 me! 
 
 O God! thou art my strength, and my refuge, on 
 thee I depend for help in the day of battle: thou wilt 
 then try me, and thou must be then my comforter; 
 thou wilt try me like gold in the furnace: stand thou 
 ever by me, and forsake me not in my necessities, 
 that so, I may be found worthy of thee. I know in- 
 deed, the sufferings of this life are nothing, if com- 
 pared to that glory, which shall be revealed, in us: I 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 301 
 
 know, as Christ was to suffer and so enter into glory; 
 so, if a christian becomes not like his head, if he pass 
 not through great tribulation, he shall never come 
 into the place of refreshment. Behold, my God! I 
 am now under my trial; thou art pleased at present to 
 visit me. Preserve me, I beseech thee, that I may 
 hold out with patience, that I may submit to all with 
 a cheerful heart; and that thus imitating my Lord and 
 Redeemer, T may at length partake of his glory. 
 
 Jin act of Resignation. 
 
 O etehxal "Wisdom! who disposest all things, thou 
 hast at present visited me with this distemper; so 
 order it, I beseech thee, that it may be to the honour 
 of thy name, and the good of my soul. 
 
 O Father of heaven ! from whom comes every good 
 gift, I receive this sickness as from thy hands; nothing 
 happens but by thy appointment, before whom are 
 numbered the hairs of our head; thou strikest and 
 thou hcalest: it is thou that givest life, and thou or- 
 derest death to seize us; but whether we live, or 
 whether we die, we are thine, O Lord ! we are, or ought 
 to be thine; O God! make me thine from this mo- 
 ment; and let thy will be now done in me; if I have 
 received good things from thy hands, why shall I not, 
 with patience, submit to the evil thou permittest? 
 which indeed will not be evil, if I accept it as a just 
 correction of a child from thy fatherly hand; for then, 
 even these very evils will co-operate to my good, and 
 be for the advantage of my soul. 
 
 O Lord! I am thy servant, do with me according to 
 thy will: who am I, that I should stand out against 
 thee? who has ever resisted thee and been in peace? 
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502 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 
 
 Uehold I am as clay in thy hands, turn and fashion me 
 as thou pleasest; but then let this be the end of my 
 suffering's, that I become a vessel of honour. 
 
 O heavenly Physician! who, by thy word, healest 
 all the distempers of the soul, and of the body too, when 
 it is for our good, vouchsafe to command, and then 
 my soul shall be healed. Give a blessing" to the reme- 
 dies which I take, and I shall be restored to health, 
 for my hope is in thee; if thou buildest not up this 
 ruined house of my body, in vain do they labour, who 
 undertake to repair it. But if this be not thy will, 
 grant me then an humble patience; for this is a remedy 
 that never fails. 
 
 In the mean time, if thou art pleased to afflict me, 
 and by bitter and disagreeable potions try to cure my 
 distempered soul; why should I refuse, and be against 
 this method? Have I not, too often, sinfully indulged 
 myself, humoured my own corrupt inclinations, and 
 laboured to please my senses, even with thy displea- 
 sure ? And if now thou judgest it proper to cure these 
 evils by their contraries, and to let self-denial be the 
 remedy of self-love, be it so, O Lord! let the flesh 
 suffer and perish, so the spirit be safe. It was to hu- 
 mour the flesh, that I have been drawn into sin, let 
 punishing the flesh be, now, the way to mercy and par- 
 don. For this end I am content to suffer, O God! 
 Whatever I endure, let it be now for the forgiveness 
 of my sins; only stand thou by me with thy support- 
 ing grace, that I sink not under the scourge, and then 
 ordain what thou pleasest; here, burn me, here cut 
 ne, but spare me at my last hour; spare me for ever; 
 this suffering- is but for a moment, the next life will 
 ze eternal. 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 303 
 
 [It may also be proper to read leisurely to the sick 
 person, the history of the passion of Christ, or some 
 meditations on this subject — the miserere, and the 
 other penitential psalms — devout acts of contrition, 
 &c. ; but not too much at once, lest his mind should 
 be fatigued.] 
 
 A prayer before Extreme Unction. 
 
 Thou hast mercifully provided remedies, O Lord! 
 for all our necessities; grant me thy grace so to make 
 use of them, that my soul may receive all those good 
 effects which thou hast appointed in their institution. 
 Now I desire to be anointed, as thou hast commanded 
 me by thy apostle; grant, 1 beseech thee, that by this 
 holy Unction, and the pr?vers of the church, I may 
 partake of that spirit, with which Christ suffered on 
 the cross for thy glory, and for the destruction of sin. 
 Give me true patience to support all the pains and 
 trouble of my distemper; give me an inward strength 
 to resist all the temptations of the enemy; give me 
 grace for the pardon of all my failings; give me that 
 true light, by which I may be conducted through the 
 shadow of death, to eternal happiness; and if my 
 health be expedient for thy glory, let this, under thy 
 good pleasure, be the means to restore it. Behold I 
 approach to this holy ordinance with a firm faith and 
 confidence in thy goodness, that thou wilt not forsake 
 ^ie in this time of my distress, but that thou wilt stand 
 by me with thy grace, and defend me from all evil, 
 and now prepare my soul for a happy passage. 
 
 My eyes have often been delighted with vanities, 
 but now let them be shut to the world, and open to 
 thee alone, my Jesus! pardon me all the sins I have 
 committed by my seeing. 
 
304 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 
 
 My ears have been open to detractions, profane- 
 ness, and unprofitable discourses; let me now g-ive 
 ear to thy word, to thy commands, and thy call; and 
 pardon me, O Jesus! all the sins I have committed by 
 my hearing-. 
 
 I have taken delight in the perfumes of this world, 
 which are all nothing- but corruptions; let my affec- 
 tions and prayers ascend like incense in thy sig-ht, 
 and pardon me all the sins I have committed by my 
 smelling-. 
 
 My tongue has many ways offended, both in speak- 
 ing and tasting; now let its whole business be to cry 
 for mercy; pardon me, dear Jesus! all the sins 1 have 
 committed by words, or by any excess in eating- or 
 drinking 1 . 
 
 My hands have often offended in contributing- to 
 many follies, injurious to myself and my neighbour; 
 now let them be lifted up to heaven, in testimony of a 
 penitent heart, and pardon me, O Lord! all the sins I 
 have committed by the ill use of my hands. 
 
 My feet have gone astray in the paths of vanity and 
 sin; now let me walk in thy ways, in the ways thou 
 art pleased to lead me, and forgive me, Lord! all the 
 sins I have committed by my disordered steps. 
 
 I have given admittance to impure delights in my 
 heart, and, to please my senses have transgressed thy 
 law; let my heart be now the temple of the Holy 
 Ghost, and pardon me all the sins, by which I have 
 banished thee from my heart, and defiled my soul. 
 
 By this holy anointing, and the power of thy grace, 
 O God! forgive me all my sins, and convert my heart 
 wholly to thee, that I may cheerfully submit to death. 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICP^. 305 
 
 in punishment of my offences, and so enter into thy 
 eternal rest. Amen. 
 
 After Extreme Unction. 
 Heah our prayers, O God! in behalf of thy servant; 
 and since thou hast shown this mercy to hirn, as to 
 admit, him to the helps of thy church, grant he may 
 partake of the effects of them, even those which thou 
 hast appointed for the comfort of the poor souls in the 
 day of their distress. Grant him a full discharge of 
 all his sins, that, whenever he shall appear before 
 thee, the enemy may find nothing- against him. 
 Stand thou by him, we beseech thee, and be his pro- 
 tector against all evils; let thy grace comfort him, and 
 heavenly strength support him, that however he be 
 weak of himself, yet through thy assistance he may 
 stand in this day of trial, and cheerfully submit to 
 whatever thou hast appointed for him. Restore him 
 to health, if thou knowest it expedient for him: but 
 if thou hast ordained it otherwise, grant him a happy 
 passage, and admit him into the number of the bless- 
 ed; through the merits and passion of thy dear Son, 
 who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the 
 Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 PRAYERS, 
 
 Proper to he recited by the assistants, when the dying 
 person is in extremity, and unable to speak for him- 
 setf 
 
 Loan Jesus Christ! we beseech thee by thy bitter 
 agony and prayer in the garden, that thou wouldst be 
 pleased to be an advocate with the eternal Father, in 
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306 DEVOTIONS TOR THE SICK. 
 
 behalf of this thy servant. Lay before him all those 
 drops of blood, which in thy anguish of spirit flowed 
 from thy body, and offer them for the remission of all 
 his sins; that so, in this hour of extremity, he may be 
 discharged from that hand-writing", which stands 
 against him, and from all that punishment, which he 
 fears to be too justly due to his sins. — Our Father.— 
 Hail Mary. 
 
 Loud Jesus Christ! who wast pleased to suffer death 
 on the Cross for us, we beseech thee to offer up all 
 that anguish, and all those pains, which thou en- 
 duredst then, and more especially at the hour of thy 
 death, in behalf of this thy servant, that they may be 
 accepted in his favour, for the good of his soul, for 
 the obtaining of a happy hour, and for his release 
 from that punishment, which he deserved for his sins. 
 Our Father. — Hail Mary. 
 
 Lord Jesus Christ! who hadst such love for man, 
 as to become man for his salvation, we beseech thee 
 to show that charity and goodness of thine to the 
 eternal Father; let them appear for this thy servant, 
 and plead his cause, that by thy powerful mediation, 
 he may be freed from his sins; that he may be safe at 
 the hour of his departure, and find the gate of life 
 open to him. — Our Father. — Hail Mary. 
 
 Lord Jesus Christ! w r ho by thy precious blood hast 
 redeemed us, we beseech thee to imprint on the soul 
 of this thy servant, the memory of thy most sacred 
 wounds, that having them in his sight, he may be en- 
 couraged to suffer with patience and resolution, and 
 be armed against all the pangs of death. Thus let him 
 cheerfully submit to all the difficulties of his condi- 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR TH£ SICK. 307 
 
 tion, and begin even here to be united to thee with 
 a love, that shall never end. 
 
 Grant him now to partake of the fruit of thy holy 
 incarnation, of thy bitter passion, of thy glorious re- 
 surrection, and admirable ascension. 
 
 Grant, he may be sensible of the effects of thy holy 
 mysteries and sacraments, and of all the prayers, 
 which are offered to thee by the whole Church. 
 
 Remember, Lord! that thou once wast in the straits 
 of death, that, in thy extremity, thou didst call out to 
 thy eternal Father, commending" thy spirit to him, 
 and so expiredst. Behold now, this thy servant, in 
 his anguish, cries aloud to thee; stand thou by him, 
 defend and comfort him fti his distress, and receive 
 his soul in mercy. 
 
 Remember, O Jesus! that thy arms were stretched 
 forth upon the cross, thy side was opened, and thy 
 sacred head bowed down,- have regard now, we be- 
 seech thee, to the soul of this thy servant, which de- 
 parting out of this world, seeks refuge in thee. Re- 
 ceive it into thy arms; give it shelter in thy breast, 
 and there let it hide itself, secured from all enemies, 
 till the anger of God pass over. Into thy hands we 
 commend his spirit, which has been created and re- 
 deemed by thee. Despise not, we beseech thee, the 
 work of thy hands. 
 
 Christ Jesus! who wast crucified for our redemp- 
 tion, we beseech thee by that love which brought 
 thee from heaven, to have compassion on the soul of 
 this thy servant. Forgive him all his sins, aiH by 
 the merits of thy bitter passion, satisfy ior all his fail- 
 ings, and supply his defect. Let him now expe- 
 rience the multitude of thy tender mercies, and be 
 
308 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 
 
 sensible how good his Lord is. Dispose now his soul 
 by thy gTace, that he may be prepared, at thy call, to 
 go forth to meet thee. Grant him, we beseech thee, 
 true patience, and perfect resignation, in his pains 
 and anguish. Give him a full discharge from all his 
 sins; confirm his faith; strengthen his hope, and per 
 feet his charity, that departing hence, his soul may 
 be received into thy mercy. O dear Redeemer! by 
 that distress, which thou sufferedst on the cross, when 
 thou criedst out to thy eternal Father, we pray thee 
 show mercy to this thy servant in his extremity. 
 Hear the sighs and desires of his heart, and since he 
 cannot now speak for himself, speak thou for him, 
 we beseech thee, who art* the eternal Word, and to 
 whom the Father will refuse nothing. 
 
 By thy victory over death, and the infinite merits 
 of thy passion, we beg thee in behalf of this thy ser- 
 vant, to have no other thoughts but of peace, of mer- 
 cy, and comfort, and not of affliction. Bear him up 
 against all distrust and despair, deliver him from his 
 difficulties, and be his comforter in his distress. Let 
 those hands, which were once nailed to the cross, 
 now plead for him, and obtaining his pardon, conduct 
 him into thy eternal rest. 
 
 THE hecommexdatiox of a soul departing. 
 
 Lotid ! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! have mercy on us. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Holy Mary ! 
 
 All ye angels and archangels! 
 
 Holy Abel ! 
 
 All ye choir of the just! / O ^ 
 
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 Holy Abraham! 
 
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 St. John the Baptist! 
 
 
 
 St. Joseph! 
 
 
 
 A.11 ye holy patriaichs and prophets! 
 
 
 
 St Peter! 
 
 
 
 St. Paul! 
 
 
 
 St. Andrew! 
 
 
 
 St. John! 
 
 
 
 All ye holy apostles and evangelists! 
 
 
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 All ye holy disciples of cur Lord! 
 
 
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 All ye h«.ly Innocents! 
 
 
 
 St. Stephen! 
 
 St. La'irence! 
 
 
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 All j*: holy martyrs ! 
 
 
 St. Sylvester! 
 
 
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 St. Gregory! 
 
 
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 St. Augustin! 
 
 
 
 All ye holy bishops and confessors! 
 
 
 
 St. Benedict! 
 
 
 
 St. Francis! 
 
 
 
 All ye holy monks and hermits! 
 
 
 
 St. Mary Magdalen! 
 
 
 
 St. Lucy! 
 
 
 
 All ye holy virgins and widows! 
 
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 All ye saints of God! make intercession for 
 
 him (her.) 
 
 Be merciful; spare him (her,) Lord! 
 
 
 Be merciful; deliver him (her,) Lord! 
 
 
 Be merciful; receive him (her,) Lord! 
 
 
 From thy anger, 
 
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 From the danger of death, 
 
 From an ill end, 
 
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 )OLo: 
 
 From the pains of hell, 
 
 From all evil, 
 
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 310 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 
 
 From the power of the devil, 
 
 Through thy nativity, 
 
 Through thy cross and passion, 
 
 Through thy death and burial, 
 
 Through thy glorious resurrection, 
 
 Through thy admirable ascension, 
 
 Through the grace of the Holy Ghost, the 
 comforter, 
 
 In the day of judgment, 
 
 We sinners, beseech thee to hear us. 
 
 That thou spare him (her,) We beseech thee to hear 
 us. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. Christ! have mercy on 
 us. Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 Depaiit, Christian Soul! out of this world, in the 
 name of God, the Father almighty, who created thee; 
 in the name of Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, 
 who suffered for thee; in the name of the Holy Ghost, 
 who sanctified thee; in the name of the angels, arch- 
 angels, thrones, and dominations, cherubim, and sera- 
 phim; in the name of the patriarchs and prophets, of 
 the holy apostles and evangelists, of the holy martyrs 
 and confessors, of the holy monks and hermits, of 
 the holy virgins, and of all the saints of God; let thy 
 place be this day in peace, and thy abode in holy 
 Sion: through Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Gon of mercy, and of goodness! O God! who ao 
 cording to the multitude of thy mercies, forgivest the 
 sins of such as repent, and graciously remittest the 
 guilt of their past offences, mercifully regard this thy 
 servant N. and grant him a full discharge from all his 
 
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 sins, who with a contrite heart most earnestly begs it 
 of thee. Renew, O merciful Father! whatever has 
 been vitiated in him by human frailty, or by the frauds 
 and deceits of the enemy; make him a true member 
 of thy Church, and let him partake of the fruits of 
 thy redemption. Have compassion, O Lord! on his 
 sighs, have compassion on his tears, and admit him, 
 who has no hope but in thy mercy, to the sacra- 
 ment of thy reconciliation, through Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 I recommend thee, dear Brother! to Almighty God, 
 and leave thee to the mercy of him, whose creature 
 thou art, that having paid the debt of nature, by sur- 
 rendering thy soul, thou mayest return to thy Maker, 
 who formed thee out of the earth. When, therefore, 
 thy soul shall depart from thy body, may the multi- 
 tude of holy angels meet thee; may the court of the 
 apostles receive thee; may the triumphant army of 
 glorious martyrs conduct thee; may the crowds of joy- 
 ful confessors encompass thee: may the choir of bless- 
 ed virgins go before thee; and may a happy rest be 
 thy portion in the company of the patriarchs; may 
 Jesus Christ appear to thee with a mild and cheerful 
 countenance, and give thee a place among those, 
 who are to be in his presence for ever. Mayest thou 
 be a stranger to all that which is punished with dark- 
 ness, chastised with flames, and condemned to tor- 
 ments. May the wicked enemy, with all his evil 
 spirits, depart from thee: may he tremble at thy ap- 
 proach, in the company of angels, and retire into the 
 horrid confusion of eternal night. May thy God arise, 
 and thy enemies be put to flight. May all who hate 
 him fly before his face Let them vanish like smoke; 
 
312 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 
 
 and as wax before the fire, so let sinners perish in the 
 si^ht of God; but for the just, let them rejoice and 
 be happy in his presence. May all the ministers of 
 hell be filled with confusion and shame, and let no 
 evil spirit dare to stop thee in thy way. May Christ 
 Jesus, who was crucified for thee, deliver thee from 
 torments; may Christ Jesus, who vouchsafed to die 
 for thee, deliver thee from eternal death; may Christ 
 Jesus, Son of the living" God, place thee in his garden 
 of paradise; and may he, the true shepherd, own thee 
 for one of his flock; may he absolve thee from all thy 
 sins, and place thee at his right hand, in the inheri- 
 tance of his elect. — We pray it may be thy happy lot 
 to behold thy Redeemer face to face, to be ever in 
 his presence, and in the vision of that truth, which is 
 the joy of the blessed. And thus placed among- those 
 happy spirits, mayest thou be ever filled with heaven- 
 ly sweetness. Amen. 
 
 We commend to thee, O Lord! the soul of this thy 
 servant, and beseech thee, Jesus Christ, Redeemer of 
 the world! that as in mercy to him thou becamest 
 man,- so, now, thou wouldst vouchsafe to admit him 
 into the number of the blessed. Remember, Lord! 
 he is thy creature, not made by strange gods, but by 
 thee, the only true and living- God; for there is no 
 other God but thee, none that can work thy wonders. 
 Let his soul find comfort In thy sight, and remember 
 not his former sins, nor any of those excesses into 
 which he lias fallen, throug-h the violence of passion 
 and corruption. For although he has sinned, yet he 
 has still retained a true faith in thee, Father, Son 
 and Holy Ghost; he has had a zeal for thy honoir. 
 
DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 313 
 
 and faithfully adored thee, his God, and the Creator 
 of all thing-3. 
 
 Remembeii not, O Lord! we beseech thee, the sins 
 and ignorances of his youth; but according- to thy 
 great mercy be mindful of him in thy eternal glory. 
 Let the heavens be open to him, and the angels re- 
 joice with him. Receive, Lord! thy servant into thy 
 kingdom. Let the archangel, St. Michael, the chief 
 of the heavenly host, conduct him. Let the holy an- 
 gels of God meet him, and bring him into the city of 
 heavenly Jerusalem. May blessed Peter, the apostle, 
 to whom were given the keys of the kingdom of hea- 
 ven, receive him. May holy Paul, the apostle, who 
 was a vessel of election, help him. May St. John, 
 the beloved disciple, to whom God revealed the se- 
 crets of heaven, intercede for him. May all the holy 
 apostles, to whom was given the power of binding 
 and loosing, pray for him. May all the blessed and 
 chosen servants of God, who in this world have suf- 
 fered torments for the name of Christ, pray for him: 
 that being delivered from this body of corruption, he 
 may be admitted into the kingdom of heaven; through 
 the assistance, and merits of our Lord, Jesus Christ, 
 who liveth and reigneth with the Father and the Holy 
 Clhost, world without end. Amen. 
 
 [If the sick person continues in distress of agony, it may be proper 
 for the assistants to continue in prayer, repeating the preceding pray- 
 ers, or saying the penitential Psalms.] 
 
 JVlien the soul has departed, the following 
 Responsory is to be said. 
 
 Come to his assistance, all ye saints of God! meet 
 him, all ve angels of God! receive his soul, and pre- 
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314 DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK. 
 
 sent it now before its Lord. May Jesus Christ re- 
 ceive thee, and die angels conduct thee to thy place 
 of rest; may they receive his soul, and present it now 
 before its Lord. 
 
 Y. Eternal rest give to him, O Lord! and let per 
 petual light shine upon him. 
 
 R. May they present him now before his Lord. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Christ! have mercy on us. 
 
 Lord! have mercy on us. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 V. And lead us not into temptation. 
 
 R. But deliver us from evil. 
 
 V. Eternal rest give to him, O Lord! 
 
 R. And let perpetual light shine upon him. 
 
 V. From the gates of hell. 
 
 R. Deliver his soul, O Lord! 
 
 V. May he rest in peace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
 V. O Lord! hear my prayer. 
 
 R. And let my supplication come unto thee. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 To thee, Lord! we recommend the soul of thy ser 
 vant N. that being dead to this world, he may live to 
 thee: and whatever sins he has committed through 
 human frailty, we beseech thee, in thy goodness, mer- 
 cifully to pardon, through Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 The following prayer for the Assistants, 
 may be added. 
 GnAXT, O God! that while we lament the depar- 
 ture of thy servant, we may ever remember, that we 
 are most certainly to follow him. Give us grace to 
 
PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD. 315 
 
 prepare for that last hour by a good life, that we may 
 not be surprised by sudden death, but be watching 
 when thou shalt call, that so with the Spouse we may 
 enter into eternal glory: through Jesus Christ, our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD. 
 
 8. prayer upon the day of a person's decease. 
 O God! whose property is ever to have mercy, and 
 to spare, we humbly beseech thee, for the soul of thy 
 servant N. which thou hast this day called out of this 
 world, that thou wouldst not deliver it up into the 
 hands of the enemy, nor forget it unto the end: but 
 command it to be received by thy holy angels, and to 
 be carried to paradise, its true country; that as in 
 thee it had faith and hope, it may not suffer the pains 
 of hell, but possess everlasting joys: through our 
 Lord, Jesus Christ Amen. 
 
 On the anniversary day. 
 O Lord 1 the God of mercy and of pardon! grant 
 to the soul of thy servant N. the anniversary day of 
 whose departure, we commemorate, the seat of re- 
 freshment, the happiness of rest, and the brightness 
 of light: through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 A prayer for one lately deceased. 
 Absolve, we beseech thee, O Lord! the soul of thy 
 servant N. that being dead to the world, he may live 
 to thee: and whatever he has committed in this life, 
 through human frailty, do thou, of thy most merv.ifu 
 goodness, forgive: through our Lord, Jesus Christ. 
 Amen. 
 
316 INSTRUCTIONS ON INDULGENCES. 
 
 For father and mother. 
 O God! who hast commanded us to honour our fa- 
 thers and mothers, have mercy on the souls of my fa- 
 ther and mother; and grant that I may see them in 
 the glory of eternity: through our Lord, Jesus Christ 
 Jmen. 
 
 For brethren, relations and benefactors. 
 
 O God, the giver of pardon, and lover of the salva 
 tion of men, we beseech thy clemency in behalf of 
 our brethren, kinsfolks, and benefactors, who are de 
 parted this life, that by the intercession of the bless- 
 ed virgin Mary, and of all thy saints, thou wouldst re- 
 ceive them into the joys of thy eternal kingdom, 
 through our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS ON INDULGENCES. 
 
 An Indulgence is a releasing of the temporal pun- 
 ishment which often remains due to sin, after the guilt 
 thereof and the eternal punishment have been remit- 
 ted. Manifold testimonies of holy Scripture, and the 
 constant tradition of the Catholic Church, demonstrate 
 that God, in the general dispensation of his pardon of 
 sins, leaves some satisfaction, or punishment to be un- 
 dergone either here, in this life, or hereafter, in pur- 
 gatory. 
 
 This temporal punishment is more or less remitted 
 by virtue of Indulgences, in which the holy Catholic 
 Church, our Mother, imparts to her Children the su- 
 perabundant satisfactions of Christ, and his saints. 
 For it is placed beyond all doubt, that the satisfaction 
 of Christ was superabundant, one drop of whose 
 
INSTRUCTIONS ON INDULGENCES. 317 
 
 blood could have satisfied for the sins of the whole 
 world. It is not less certain, that the satisfactions of 
 many saints were more than sufficient for their own 
 sins, especially those of the blessed Virgin, Mother of 
 God, who, although she never incurred the guilt of 
 any sin, underwent the most exquisite afflictions and 
 sufferings. Now, the all good and just God could 
 not allow those treasures of satisfaction, to remain 
 useless, which could be applied with great advantage 
 to the other members of his church. He therefore 
 has given his church the power of distributing to the 
 faithful these spiritual gifts, according to their respec- 
 tive wants and merits; and this distribution is effected 
 by Indulgences, which therefore can be granted by 
 him only, who has received from Christ the govern- 
 ment and the care of the church, together with the 
 power of binding and loosing the faithful, Matt. xvi. 
 19. because the common goods of the church can be 
 distributed only by those who exercise therein a pub- 
 lic jurisdiction. 
 
 The use, and practice of Indulgences comes down 
 from the time of the Apostles. 2 Cor. xi. 10. St. Paul 
 grants a pardon to the incestuous Corinthian, that is, 
 he remits the remaining part of the punishment, which 
 had been laid upon him. Hence the most ancient fa- 
 thers, as Tertullian, St. Cyprian, Sec. declare in many 
 passages of their writings, that bishops used, even in 
 their times, to relax the severity of penance with re- 
 gard to public penitents, at the prayers, and entrea- 
 ties of the martyrs and confessors. Although these re- 
 laxations were not precisely made in the form of our 
 Indulgences in these days, they were, notwithstand- 
 ing, a true remission of the temporal punishment in- 
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318 INSTRUCTIONS ON INDULGENCES. 
 
 flicted on sin, and therefore true Indulgences. Many 
 vestiges of Indulgences are found in the succeeding 
 ages of the church, and they had long obtained an 
 inviolable right of prescription, when Martin Luther, 
 and other protestants thought fit to reclaim against 
 them. 
 
 An Indulgence may be plenary or partial. A ple- 
 nary Indulgence includes all the punishments to be 
 undergone by him, to whom the Indulgence is appli- 
 ed, after he has obtained the remission of his sins. A 
 partial Indulgence remits but a part of the same pun- 
 ishment. During the first ten ages of the church, 
 when the penitential canons were rigorously observ- 
 ed, partial Indulgences consisted in the remission of 
 a part of the penance, enjoined by the canons; 
 whence it happened that those Indulgences were de- 
 signated by the quantity of time, of which the pe- 
 nance was abridged; so that we still say, an Indul- 
 gence of twenty days, of forty days, of a year, of se- 
 ven years, &c. 
 
 From this manner of speaking we are not to infer, 
 that an Indulgence is no more than a mere exemp- 
 tion from canonical penance, and the remission of 
 nothing real in the sight of the Almighty. Such an 
 Indulgence, so far from being salutary to the faithful, 
 would be prejudicial in the extreme; because, by de- 
 terring them, now. from offering satisfaction to the di- 
 vine justice, it would subject them in purgatory to 
 much more terrible sufferings. Hence no Catholic 
 can doubt but that Indulgences avail him before God* 
 so that when it is question of an Indulgence of ten, 
 or of a hundred days, he is to understand a remission 
 of so much of the temporal punishment, as would 
 
INSTRUCTIONS ON INDULGENCES. 319 
 
 have been obtained by undergoing" the same propor- 
 tion of canonical penance. 
 
 Here we are particularly to observe, that whilst the 
 church with a pious liberality imparts Indulgences to 
 the faithful, she by no means intends that her chil- 
 dren should become more remiss in the practice of 
 penance, or neglectful of satisfactory works. For In- 
 dulgences are granted only to such, as are truly con- 
 trite, and sincerely penitent; who, consequently, must 
 be prepared to make satisfaction to God by good 
 works. Her intention is only to help our weakness, 
 and to supply from the treasure of Christ's satisfac- 
 tion, whatever may be wanting or deficient in ours. 
 Now, in these latter times of increasing impiety, 
 heresy, and corruption of manners, the church has 
 been more profuse of her gifts and Indulgences, con- 
 sulting our wants, rather than our merits; that, where 
 sin abounded, grace should abound more; and that, so 
 liberal a dispensation of spiritual goods, might kindle 
 a greater fervour in the breasts of Christians. More- 
 over, as it cannot be doubted that, in consequence 
 of this depravity of morals, many souls are detained 
 in purgatory, and suffer most severely, it was thought 
 proper that many Indulgences should be proposed to 
 the faithful, to be gained in behalf of the souls in pur- 
 gatory, and applicable to them, not by way of abso- 
 lution or jurisdiction, but only by way of prayer or 
 suffrage, accepted by God, whereby their sufferings 
 may be lessened, and their deliverance accelerated. 
 
 OF PLZN'Alir INDULGENCES. 
 
 There are many plenary indulgences, which the 
 faithful may gain in the course of the year, or even 
 
320 INDULGENCES. 
 
 in that of one month, which we shall now numerate. 
 But it is necessary to notice beforehand, that on the 
 day for obtaining- a plenary Indulgence, three things 
 ought generally to be attended to: 1st, Confession; 
 this may be made the day before as well as on the 
 •lay; those who are in the practice of confessing* once 
 a week, may gain several plenary Indulgences in the 
 same week, without being obliged to make a confes- 
 sion previously to each Indulgence. — 2dly, Commu- 
 nion, which is to be made on the day for gaining' the 
 Indulgence; unless it is otherwise marked in the grant 
 of the Indulgence, odly, The Prayer, which the Sove- 
 reign Pontiff always enjoins on the day of the In- 
 dulgence. This prayer is to be offered for the exal- 
 tation of the holy Catholic Church; for the conversion 
 of infidels and heretics, and for peace and union be- 
 tween christian princes. This condition is sufficient- 
 ly complied with, by reciting five Our Fathers, and 
 five Hail Marys, for the intentions above mentioned. 
 
 It is to be observed, that only one plenary Indul- 
 gence can dc obtained on the same day for the per- 
 son himself; so that if many should occur, besides the 
 one for himself, the others are applicable to the souls 
 in purgatory, repeating for each the prayer above 
 mentioned. 
 
 / I. 
 
 Indulgences of the Confraternity of the Sca- 
 pular. 
 This association belongs to the order of the blessed 
 virgin Mary of mount Carmel. Whoever is received 
 into it, lias his name inscribed in the book of the so- 
 ciety, wears the scapular constantly, devoutly recites 
 
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 the prayers, and performs the other good works, pre- 
 scribed by the rules of the confraternity, may gain a 
 plenary Indulgence: 1. On the day of his reception. 
 2. On the feast of the blessed Virgin Mary of mount 
 Carmel, the 16th of July, or on the following Sun- 
 day. 3. On the feasts of the Purification, Annuncia- 
 tion, Visitation, Assumption, Nativity, Presentation, 
 and Conception of the blessed Virgin Mary. 4. On 
 the feasts of St. Joseph, St Teresa, St. Ann, St. 
 Andrew Corsinus, St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi, St. 
 Angel M. 5th of May, St. Albert 7th of August. 5. 
 Once on every third Sunday of each month. 6. At the 
 article of death; provided the sick person, having the 
 scapular on, with sincere contrition, if Confession be 
 impossible, devoutly pronounces the most holy names 
 of Jesus and Mary. 
 
 II. 
 
 Indulgences of the Confraternity of the Ro- 
 sary. 
 This confraternity belongs to the order of St. Do 
 minick. If those who are admitted into it, say, at 
 least once a week, the whole Rosary, meditating at 
 the same time on the mysteries of the Life, Passion, 
 and Resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ, they 
 may gain a plenary Indulgence- 1. On the day of their 
 reception. 2. On the first Sunday of every month, 
 and on the principal feasts of the blessed Virgin 
 Mar}'; provided they visit, if possible, the Church or 
 Chapel of the Rosaiy. 3. At the article of death. Be- 
 sides, they gain partial indulgences, every time they 
 devoutly recite the Rosary. 
 
322 INDULGENCES. 
 
 m. 
 
 Indulgences of the crowns, or beads of the blessed 
 Virgin Mary, commonly called St. Bridget's, when 
 blessed by a Priest specially authorised for this pur- 
 pose. Whoever has these beads, and prays devoutly 
 on the five decades, at least once a week, may gain a 
 plenary Indulgence, on each of the solemn feasts of 
 Christ, and the blessed Virgin Mary. Also, on those 
 of St. John the Baptist, of St. Joseph, of the holy 
 Apostles, and at the article of death, besides many 
 partial Indulgences, as often as he recites the beads, 
 or does the other pious works, mentioned in the next 
 article. They who recite them daily, may obtain the 
 plenary Indulgence once a month, on whatever day 
 they may choose. 
 
 IV. 
 
 Indulgences annexed to Crosses, and holy Medals, 
 duly blessed by a specially empowered Priest, are 
 granted to whoever piously wears those Crosses or 
 Medals, or devoutly prays before them, whether he 
 recites the divine office, or that of the blessed Virgin 
 Mary, or the seven penitential Psalms, or is used to 
 teach Catechism, or performs other works of piety. 
 He gains partial Indulgences, and may gain also u 
 plenary Indulgence on the great festivals of our Lord, 
 and of the blessed Virgin Mary. Pius VI. confirmed 
 this concession in 1775. 
 
 V. 
 
 Indulgences of the Confraternity of the blessed 
 Sacrament. Whoever is duly admitted into it, by 
 spending one hour, at least, in a year, in devout pray- 
 er before the blessed Sicrament, on the day which he 
 
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 may choose. On that day, of the first Thursday of 
 eveiy month, and at the article of death, he may gain 
 a plenary Indulgence. 
 
 VI. 
 
 Indulgences of the confraternity of the sacred 
 Heart of Jesus. It is like the foregoing 1 with this 
 only exception, that the first Friday of every month 
 is assigned, instead of the first Thursday. 
 VII. 
 
 Whoever devoutly recites the following Trisagium; 
 Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of armies/ all the earth is 
 full of his glory. Glory be to the Father,- Glory be to 
 the Son,- Glory be to the Holy Ghost; may gain every 
 day an Indulgence of one hundred days, (which may 
 be gained three times a day, during the octave of the 
 Holy Trinity, and on every Sunday,) and a plenary 
 Indulgence on one day at his choice in every month, 
 if he daiiy recites the same prayer. 
 VIII. 
 
 Whoever devoutly repeats the following: Eternal 
 praise and thanksgiving to the most holy and most di- 
 vine Sacrament: may gain every day an Indulgence 
 of one hundred days: (the same may be gained three 
 times a day within the octave of Corpus Christi, and 
 on every Thursday throughout the year,) and if the 
 same be recited daily, a plenary Indulgence may be 
 obtained, once a month, on any day at one's choice. 
 IX. 
 
 Whoever devoutly pronounces the following aspi- 
 ration: May the most just, the most high, and the most 
 amiable will of God be in all things fulfilled, praised, 
 and exalted above all, for ever; gains the Indulgences 
 granted in the two preceding articles. 
 
324 INDULGENCES. 
 
 X. 
 
 Whoever devoutly pronounces the acts of Faith, 
 IIope, and Charity, expressing- in them the special 
 motive of each of these virtues, gains a partial indul- 
 gence of seven years and seven times forty days; and 
 should he recite them daily, he may gain a plenary 
 Indulgence once a month, on any day at his option. 
 XI. 
 
 Whoever recites at least once in the day, that is, 
 cither in the morning, at noon, or towards night, the 
 prayer called Angelas Domini, in honour of our Sa- 
 viour's Incarnation in the womb of the blessed Vir- 
 gin, at the sound of a church-bell, gains an Indul- 
 gence for one hundred days each time; and a plenary 
 Indulgence once a month, if he recites it every day. 
 
 N. B. This prayer is to be recited kneeling on week 
 days, but standing, on Sundays, beginning from noon 
 on Saturday. During Easter time, the antiphon Re- 
 gina Cceli, is substituted to the Angelus, and always 
 recited standing. 
 
 XII. 
 
 Whoever spends one half, or one quarter of an 
 hour in mental prayer or meditation, gains an Indul- 
 gence of seven years, and seven times forty days, 
 every day; he may gain a plenary Indulgence once a 
 month. The same Indulgences are granted both to 
 those, who teach the method of mental prayer, and to 
 those, who receive their instruction. 
 XIII. 
 
 If three persons associate together in honour of the 
 most holy Trinity, of the Incarnation of the divine 
 word, and of the blessed Virgin, Mother of God, to 
 recite jointly or separately seven times, Glory be to the 
 
INDULGENCES. 325 
 
 Fattier, &c. and once Hail Mary, &c. three times a 
 day, viz. morning", noon, and evening": they g-ain an 
 Indulgence of one hundred days, each day of the 
 week; of seven years and seven times forty days on 
 each Sunday; and should they daily repeat them, a 
 plenary Indulgence twice, each month, on two Sun- 
 days of their choice. 
 
 XIV. 
 Whoever recites in honour and memory of the B. 
 V. Mary and the Saints, in the morning", Salve Begina, 
 or Hail holy queen, &c. with these versicles: Vouchsafe 
 that I may praise thee, blessed Virgin! give me 
 strength against thy enemies. Blessed is God in his 
 Saints,- and in the evening": We fly to thy patronage, 
 &c. with the versicles as above, gains the same In- 
 dulgence as in the preceding article. 
 
 XV. 
 
 A plekaut Indulgence applicable to the souls in . 
 purgatory, may be obtained by devoutly reciting the 
 prayer, " O bountiful and most sweet Jesus," (p. 
 275.) and fulfilling the other requisite conditions, of : 
 confession, communion, &c. 
 
 XVI. 
 
 A plexaht Indulgence may be obtained in the. 
 Diocese of Baltimore, on the following days: 1. From 
 Christmas Eve to Epiphany. 2. From the first Sunday. 
 in Lent to the second inclusively. 3. From Passion- 
 Sunday to Low-Sunday inclusively, excepting GoocLr 
 Friday and Holy-Saturday. 4. From Whit-Sunday to 
 the end of the octave of Corpus Christi. 5. On the 
 five great festivals of the blessed Virgin Mary with 
 their octaves. 6. On the festivals of Sts. Peter and 
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 Paul, of St. Michael the Archangel, and within their 
 octaves. 
 
 N. B. All the foregoing" Indulgences may be appli- 
 ed to the Souls of purgatory, by way of prayer or suf- 
 frage, excepting Nos. xn. xm. and xit. 
 
 OF PARTIAL INDULGENCES. 
 
 There are many partial Indulgences granted by 
 the Sovereign Pontiffs, besides those alreidy men- 
 tioned; the most remarkable of which are: 
 
 1. Five years and five times forty days Indulgence, 
 for those, who piously accompany the blessed Sacra- 
 ment to the houses of the sick; and one hundred days 
 to those who, not being able to do so, will say the 
 Lord's prayer, and the Angelical salutation for the sick 
 person. 
 
 2. One hundred days Indulgence to those, who sa- 
 lute each other, the one saying, Praised be Jesus 
 Christ,- the other answering: Amen, or always, or for 
 ever. To those, who have generally used this form of 
 salutation during their life, a plenary Indulgence is 
 granted at the article of death. The like Indulgences 
 are imparted to those, who teach others this holy 
 practice. 
 
 3. Three hundred days Indulgence to those, who 
 recite with devotion the Litany of the holy name of 
 Jesus; also an Indulgence of two hundred days to those 
 who devoutly say the Litany of the blessed Virgin. 
 
 4. One hundred days Indulgence to those, who 
 pronounce with fervour the following prayer: Bless- 
 ed be the most pure, and immaculate Conception of the 
 most blessed Virgin Mar)/. 
 
 5. One hundred days to those, who devoutly say 
 towards night, the Psalm Be profundis. — Out of the 
 
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 depths, &c. with the versicle, Eternal rest, &c. for the 
 souls detained in purg-atory. 
 
 6. One hundred days to those, who, on Fridays 
 about three o'clock, say five Our Fathers, and five 
 Hail Marys, with devotion for the conversion of sin- 
 ners. 
 
 7. Fifty days to those, who devoutly pray for those 
 who are in the agony of death, saying" at least one 
 Our Father and Hail Mary, or the Salve Regina. 
 
 8. Twenty -five days to those, who devoutly pro- 
 nounce the holy name of Jesus, or Mary; thirty days 
 to those who reverently bow their head at the Gloria 
 Patri, &c.; twenty days to those who do the same to 
 the holy names of Jesus, or Man*; also, forty days to 
 those, who kiss the Cross with sentiments of devotion. 
 
 PIOUS REFLECTIONS FOR EVERY DAY IN 
 THE MONTH.* 
 
 THE FIRST DAT. 
 
 Faith. 
 
 1. All that Faith teaches, is founded on the autho- 
 rity of God's word. It is from Christ himself that the 
 Church has learned whatever she proposes to the 
 faithful, as the object of their belief. One cannot go 
 astray when truth itself is the guide; and there is 
 nothing- more reasonable, than to submit reason to 
 Faith. 
 
 2. Of what use is faith to a Christian, if it be not 
 the rule of his conduct ? It is the most consummate 
 folly to doubt of a doctrine, which God has revealed, 
 
 * By the Rev. F. Bcuhours. 
 
328 PIOUS INFLECTIONS. 
 
 which so many martyrs have sealed with their blood, 
 which has been confirmed by so many miracles, 
 which the devils themselves have so often confessed; 
 but, it is a much greater folly to believe this doctrine 
 true, and to live as if it were supposed to be false. 
 Not to live conformably to our belief, is to believe 
 just as the damned do. 
 
 3. Faith, then, shall be henceforth the principle of 
 my actions, and the rule of my life. Whatever it con- 
 demns, I also absolutely condemn, in spite of my na- 
 tural repugnance. I will oppose the maxims of the 
 gospel, to those of the world, whenever the occasion 
 offers. What does the world say? — That we must 
 follow our inclinations, that we must suffer nothing, 
 &.c. What does Jesus Christ say? — He says the very 
 contrary; but who is right, Jesus Christ, or the world? 
 
 [Thank God for your being in the Church, and say 
 the Creed slowly, as a solemn profession of your 
 Faith.] 
 
 " O Lord! increase our Faith.' 5 LuJce, xvii. 5. 
 
 " What doth it avail to believe like a Catholic, and 
 to live like a heathen?" Peter Dam. 
 
 SECOXD DAT. 
 
 The end of Man. 
 
 1. God alone is our last end. He could not create 
 us except for himself. Our hearts tell us, that we are 
 made for him; we cannot disown it without belying 
 ourselves. 
 
 2. Every one should have what belongs to him; let 
 us, then, give ourselves to God, since it is he, that 
 has a right over us. If we be not his of our own ar- 
 cord, as his children, we must be his in spite nf us 
 
PIOUS REFLECTIONS. 329 
 
 as his slaves. We must, of necessity, live under the 
 dominion of either his justice or his bounty. — Which 
 side shall we take? 
 
 3. Every thing- should tend to its proper object, and 
 act according" to its nature. If the sun, which is 
 made to shine, refused its light to the world, it would 
 be a monster in the universe. That heart is not less 
 monstrous, which being- made for God, doth still re- 
 fuse to belong- to him. Do I behave myself as a crea- 
 ture, which belong-s only to God? Are all my thoug-hts — 
 are all my actions directed to him? Ah! how little 
 do I do, that may be said to be truly done for God"* 
 What am I doing- in this world, if I forg-et that only 
 affair for which I came into it. 
 
 [Make here a resolution of seeking- God alone, and 
 of depriving* him of nothing- which he has a right to.] 
 
 "Thou art my Lord and my God." John, xx. 28. 
 
 " He requires you entirely, who hath made you en- 
 tirely." St. Austin. 
 
 THIRD DAT. 
 
 Contempt for the World. 
 
 1. Frox the moment we are attached to the world, 
 we cease, in some measure, to be Christians. This 
 profane world, so passionately fond of grandeur, of 
 pleasure, of every thing- that can flatter self-love, is 
 the capital enemy of Jesus Christ Their maxims, 
 their commandments, their interests, are opposite. 
 They cannot both be obeyed; we must break oft" with 
 one or with the other. 
 
 2. We cannot take part with the world, without a 
 breach of the promises we made at our baptism; 
 when we renounced Satan and his pomps, we bouud 
 
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330 PIOUS REFLECTIONS. 
 
 ourselves down, by solemn oath, to trample undo) 
 foot, whatever is greatest in the esteem of worldlings. 
 What perfidy! what a sacrilege! to prefer the goods 
 of the earth to those of heaven, and to become idol- 
 aters of vanity. 
 
 3 . The world has nothing worthy of an immortal 
 soul; it has not even wherewith to requite its most 
 devoted servants. Its treasures, its amusements, its 
 honours, may occupy and disturb the heart of man, 
 but they cannot satisfy it They are in reality but 
 false goods, vain shades and illusions; or, to speak 
 more properly, they are real evils — they make a man 
 wicked, they cannot make him happy. The most 
 brilliant fortune is not only frail and dangerous, but 
 is often a source of the most painful uneasiness. — 
 There are sighs and sufferings upon the throne, as 
 well as in chains and dungeons. 
 
 [Beg of God to destroy in you the spirit of the 
 world, and to give you strength to despise its allure- 
 ments.] 
 
 " The fashion of this world passeth away." 1 Cor. 
 vii. 31. 
 
 "Wo to those, who adhere to what is transitory, 
 because, with those things, they themselves must pass 
 ft way." 
 
 FOURTH DAT. 
 
 Death. 
 1. A Christian has great reason to be afraid of 
 death, when he does not live as a Christian. What a 
 dreadful account must he give, after a worldly and 
 sensual life! — What bitter regret, to have lost the op- 
 portunities of saving himself! To die an enemy of 
 
PIOUS REFLECTIONS. 331 
 
 God! — O dismal death! O dreadful moment! which 
 concludes the pleasures of time, to beg-in the pains of 
 eternity. 
 
 2. "What would we wish to have done, at the hour 
 of death? Let us do at present, what, then, we would 
 be glad to have done. There is no time to lose: every 
 moment may be the last of our life. The longer we 
 have lived, the nearer we approach to the grave. Our 
 death is not the less certain, because it has been put 
 off. 
 
 3. "What will our opinion of this earth be, when we 
 are forced to quit it? Let us now take advice from 
 death; it is a faithful counsellor — it will not deceive 
 us. "What will become of this beauty, this money, this 
 pleasure, this honour? What are they thought of at 
 the hour of death? In our life -time, appearances de- 
 ceive us; at our death, we shall see all thing's as they 
 are. Man, while alive, esteems the world; man dying, 
 despises it. But which should we reasonably believe — 
 man living, or man at the point of death? Ah, how 
 trifling will the world appear at the light of that torch, 
 which faintly glimmers near the bed of death! but, 
 alas! it will then, be no longer time to undeceive our- 
 selves. 
 
 [Think seriously on what you chiefly apprehend, 
 were you to die this moment, and regulate it imme- 
 diately. Accustom yourself to perform every action, 
 as if you were to die instantly after it. Above all 
 tilings, observe this practice in the use of the Sacra- 
 ments. ] 
 
 " There is but one step between me and death." 1 
 Kings, xx. 3. 
 
 " There is no to-morrow for a Christian." Tertullian, 
 
332 PIOUS REFLECTIONS. 
 
 PIFTH DAT. 
 
 The last Judgment. 
 
 1. I must one day appear before the tribunal of 
 Jesus Christ, to be there judged upon the good 01 
 the evil, I shall have done. There is nothing more 
 formal, nor more express in the gospel, than this 
 truth. I believe it as firmly, as if the last trumpet 
 had already sounded to call up all the dead. 
 
 2. What shall we say at the sight of so many bad 
 thoughts, of so many criminal actions, of so many 
 graces despised? O what a terrible day, is the day of 
 God's wrath! Where the inmost recesses of the heart 
 shall be openly exposed — where every fault shall be 
 strictly examined! The just themselves shall be 
 hardly found just. What then must become of un 
 happy sinners? 
 
 3. What sentence must an impenitent sinner ex- 
 pect from an offended and inexorable God? O tre- 
 mendous condemnation ! Go ye cursed, &c. &c. Alas ■ 
 whither shall these miserable wretches go, to whom 
 thou thus givest thy malediction? to what part of the 
 world shall they retire, when they withdraw from 
 thee? where can there be so miserable a dwelling? 
 To be banished the presence of God! to be accursed 
 of God! what a destiny! 
 
 [Imagine yourself, now, before the tribunal of 
 Christ. What are you ashamed of at this very mo- 
 ment? Reflect seriously on it, and remember that ail 
 your secret sins shall at the day of judgment be ex- 
 posed, if you do not here efface them by a sincere 
 repentance.] 
 
PIOUS REFLECTIONS. 333 
 
 " Who can stand before the face of his indignation?" 
 Niahum. i. 6. 
 
 " Wo even to the praise-worthy life, if, without 
 mercy, O God! thou shalt examine it." St. Austin. 
 
 SIXTH DAT. 
 
 Hell. 
 
 1. How great would be our horror, if the shrieks 
 of the damned, if their groans and blasphemies could 
 reach us! They roar like wild beasts; they accuse 
 themselves of their sins; they bewail, they detest 
 them. It is too late; their tears but add new strength 
 to the fire, that torments them. Repentance of the 
 damned! how rigorous art thou, but ah, how fruitless! 
 
 2. Never to see God! to be burning* in flames for 
 ever; the blood boiling in our veins, the marrow in 
 our bones! to be trampled on by devils! to have all 
 that is hideous for ever before our eyes! to have rage, 
 anguish, and despair, eternally rooted in our hearts, 
 without comfort or mitigation! O what a life! 
 
 3. These wretches are outrageous, at having had 
 so many opportunities of saving themselves, and hav- 
 ing neglected them. The recollection of their past 
 pleasure is one of their most sensible torments; but 
 nothing more keenly gnaws them, than the impossi- 
 bility of forgetting that God, whom, by their own 
 fault, they have miserably forfeited. 
 
 [Go down, in spirit, into hell. Inquire of the 
 damned what it is, that has made them fall into it. 
 Question them upon their present state, and learn of 
 them to fear God, and dread your danger.] 
 
 "Which of you can dwell with devouring fire?" 
 Isaias. xxxiii. 14. 
 
334 PIOUS REFLECTIONS. 
 
 " The impious pass from one punishment to ano- 
 ther — from the burnings of concupiscence, to the 
 flames of hell." Sf. Aug. 
 
 SEVENTH DAT. 
 
 Eternity of the pains of hell. 
 
 1. Can the wrath of God go farther, than punishing 
 pleasures, which are so soon over, by tortures which 
 will never have an end? to be miserable while evei 
 God is God! Can any misery be like it? Is it not 
 enough, that the evils of the damned should be ex- 
 treme? Must they still, besides this, be eternal? To 
 be hurt by the point of a pin, is trifling in itself, yet 
 were this pain to last always, it would become in- 
 supportable. What shall it be then? 
 
 2. O Eternity! when a damned soul shall have shed 
 tears enough to make up all the rivers and seas in 
 the world — did he shed but one tear in every hun- 
 dred years, he shall not be more advanced, after so 
 many millions of ages, than if he had only begun to 
 suffer; he must begin again, as if he had yet suffered 
 nothing; and when he shall have begun as often as 
 there are grains of sand on the sea-shore, or atoms 
 in the air, or leaves on the trees, he shall still be as 
 far off as ever. 
 
 3. The damned must not only suffer during eterni- 
 ty, but suffer every moment, an eternity entire. Eter- 
 nity is always present to them; it enters into theii 
 punishments, their mind is incessantly struck with 
 the endless duration of their torments. O cruel 
 thought! O deplorable condition! to rage for an eter- 
 nity! to burn for an eternity! — Ah, that we could con- 
 ceive this, as those damned souls conceive it! 
 
PTOUS REFLECTIONS. 335 
 
 [Make an act of faith upon the duration of the 
 punishments, which the justice of God inflicts for 
 mortal sin. We must, at least, believe what we are not 
 able to conceive. It is a gTeat misfortune, for a Chris- 
 tian not to be persuaded of this eternity, but by his 
 own sad experience.] 
 
 " Those who do not obey the Gospel, shall suffer 
 eternal punishments." 2 Thess. i. 8, 9. 
 
 " Momentary is that which delights, eternal is that 
 which tortures." St. Chrysostom. 
 
 EIGHTH DAT. 
 
 • 
 
 Heaven. 
 
 1. Heavex! thou glorious state, no heart can con- 
 ceive, no tongue can describe what thou art! Ex- 
 emption from all that is evil — assemblage of all that is 
 good — master-piece of God's omnipotence — the price 
 of the blood of Jesus, and more than man can desire. 
 
 2. To see God clearly, and as he is in his glory; to 
 love God without measure; to possess God, without 
 ever fearing to lose him; to be happy in the felicity 
 of God himself — such is the object of my hopes. But 
 a day or two of pilgrimage and exile, and then I shall 
 be with him for ever. 
 
 3. What matters it how we are here below, pro- 
 vided we be with Jesus for all eternity ? Can I justly 
 complain, when a never-ending happiness costs me 
 so little? The martyrs purchased heaven at the price 
 of their blood, and thought it was given them for 
 nothing. Shall I not sacrifice my corrupt will for it: 
 O happy eternity! if men only knew what thou art 
 worth ! 
 
 [Excite within yourself a great desire of heavenj 
 
336 PIOUS REFLECTIONS. 
 
 and behold the earth with a proportionable contempt 
 Were you filled with a proper sense of it, nothing 
 here below could allure or disturb you.] 
 
 " I shall be satisfied when thy glory shall appear.'* 
 Psalm, xvi. 15. 
 
 " If the labour terrifies, the reward invites." St. 
 Bernard. 
 
 SIXTH DAT. 
 
 The presence of God. 
 
 1. God, at this moment, beholds me, as if I were 
 alone in the world; or rather, he is within me, as an 
 eye infinitely enlightened, which observes me atten- 
 tively, and which nothing can escape. He sees me 
 as clearly as he comprehends himself, and with as in- 
 tense an application, as if he ceased to contemplate 
 himself, in order to study me. 
 
 2. It is much more shameful for me, that my sins 
 should appear in his sight, than that they should be 
 exposed to the eyes of the whole world. "Would I 
 commit in the presence of a servant, what I dare com- 
 mit before the King of kings? What blindness, to 
 fear so much the eyes of men, and so little the eyes 
 of God! 
 
 3. The blackest darkness can never conceal me 
 from light itself. The most distant and solitary re- 
 treats are always filled with the Divine Majesty. 1 
 may shun, as much as I please, the sight and the com- 
 pany of men — I will find God even 7 where. 
 
 [Put yourself in the presence of God, and see 
 whether there is any thing in you, that may offend his 
 eyes. Accustom yourself to practice this — it is a most 
 powerful remedy against sin. 
 
PIOUS REFLECTIONS. 337 
 
 there needs no more to restrain me in the greatest 
 violence of temptation.] 
 
 " All thing-s are naked and open to his eyes." He- 
 brews, iv. 13. 
 
 " If you are determined to commit sin, seek first a 
 place where God will not see you, and then do what 
 you please." St. Austin. 
 
 TEXTH DAT. 
 
 The care of our Salvation. 
 
 1. The business of Salvation is, properly speaking-, 
 the business of men; every thing" else should be 
 counted as nothing'. The enterprizes of king's, their 
 negociations, &c. are as the amusements, and the tri- 
 fling's of cliildren. The important, and the only affair, 
 is to serve God, and thereby save ourselves; the whole 
 g-ood, the whole perfection of man, consists in this. 
 It is not to be reasonable, it is not to be man, to ne- 
 glect an affair, the consequences of which, are so 
 great, the success of which, is so uncertain, and the 
 loss of which, is so irreparable. What blindness! 
 What folly! to think only of living", and not to think 
 of living- well; to apply so much to our fortune, and so 
 little to the saving" of our soul. What doth it avail a 
 man to g"ain the whole world, and to lose himself? 
 
 2. All creatures are made only for our salvation; 
 they become useless, when not employed for that 
 great end. So that the moment a man ceases to la- 
 bour for his salvation, the sun should cease to shine, 
 the planets should stop in their course, the earth 
 should no long-er support him, the ang-els should 
 abandon him; he should fall back into his original 
 
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338 PIOUS REFLECTIONS. 
 
 nothing". He is unworthy of life, when he liveth not 
 for God. 
 
 3. However, the greater part of mankind think \esi 
 of saving- themselves, than of any thing else. Every 
 tiling* is attended to, except the affair of salvation. All 
 but that, is turned to account; — this money must be 
 put out to interest; — this field must be tilled; — these 
 lands must be set out at more considerable rent. All 
 losses are bewailed, except the one, which is beyond 
 recovery. Great expenses are incurred for the body, 
 and nothing" at all is done for the soul. From the 
 manner in which we live, it would seem that our soul 
 is not really ours, that it is the soul of our most mor- 
 tal enemy, or the soul of some brute; or rather that 
 we have a soul, just merely to destroy it. 
 
 [Make now a resolution to save yourself, cost what 
 it will; be of the same sentiment with a certain pon- 
 tiff, who, when a king asked something of him, which 
 could not be granted without sin, replied, " If I had 
 two souls, I would give one of them to this Prince; 
 but, as I have only one, I do not choose to forfeit it."] 
 
 " One thing is necessary." St. Luke, x. 42. 
 
 " Where there is the loss of salvation, there sure- 
 ly, there can be no gain." St. Euch. 
 
 ELEVENTH DAY. 
 
 Horror for Sin. 
 1. How great a loss is the loss of God? Men think 
 themselves unfortunate, when thov lose all their pos- 
 session at law, or by bankruptcy, or by some other 
 accident. What is it then, to lose an infinite good' 
 Unhappy is the soul, which loses its God by sin! buf 
 
PIOUS REFLECTIONS. 339 
 
 far more unhappy the soul, who considers this loss as 
 nothing". 
 
 2. O sin! how common art thou among men! but 
 how little, at the same time, art thou known to them! 
 Playing and amusing themselves, they become the 
 execration of God; and what play? — what amusement 
 is this? God, who is all love, detests sin with infinite 
 hatred. Should any thing, therefore, be so shocking 
 in our eyes, as this hellish monster! 
 
 3. A soul in the state of grace is beautiful beyond 
 expression; it is a brilliant image of God himself; the 
 Holy Ghost animates it. But when mortal sin is al- 
 lowed to infect it, this beauty is lost; this light is ex- 
 tinguished: the Divine Spirit departs; the devil takes 
 possession; all then is darkness, filth, and deformity. 
 A God dying, was a dreadful spectacle, but mortal 
 sin is yet more dreadful; for Christ died but to atone 
 for sin, and sin can daily frustrate all his merits; lie is 
 crucified over and over; his blood is trampled upon 
 by all those, who commit it. 
 
 [Detest, at this moment, all your sins; lament from 
 your heart, the loss of God's grace; there is no loss 
 so much to be lamented; it is the only loss which sor- 
 row can repair.] 
 
 " What fruit had you in those tilings, of which you 
 are now ashamed?" Rom. vi. 21. 
 
 " Wo to that daring soul, which hoped that having 
 retired from thee, she might still find something bet- 
 ter." St. Austin. 
 
 TWELFTH DAT. 
 
 Repentance. 
 1. "Repent and believe the Gospel," saith our 
 Lord. He joins these two things, to teach us that the 
 
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 rigours of penance, and the profession of Christianity, 
 are inseparable. During- his mortal life, he was a pe- 
 nitent God, ever occupied in expiating- our sins, to 
 appease the justice of his Father. Surely, we should 
 follow his example. If the Holy of Holies fasted, 
 prayed, and wept, what should not be done by such 
 vile wretches as we are? 
 
 2. Sin must necessarily be punished, either by him 
 who commits it, or by God, ag-ainst whom it is com- 
 mitted. If sinners do not punish themselves in time. 
 Divine Justice will punish them in eternity. The 
 flames of hell must punish what the waters of penance 
 do not efface. Is it not better to weep for a few days, 
 than to burn for eternity? 
 
 3. To be reconciled with God, it is not enough to 
 prostrate yourself before a Priest — to cover your head 
 with ashes, and your whole body with haircloth. If 
 you have not a sincere sorrow for your sins, if you do 
 not entirely renounce your criminal attachments, you 
 are an impostor, and not a penitent. Prayers, alms, 
 fasting-, all the macerations of the flesh, are but the 
 outside of repentance; the hatred of sin is the very 
 spirit and essence of it. 
 
 [Implore God's mercy for having led hitherto, a life 
 so opposite to the Gospel, and beg of him the grace to 
 live for the future, as the first Christians did, in the 
 constant practice of penance.] 
 
 " Except you do penance, you shall all likewise 
 perish." Luke, xiii. 5. 
 
 " To penitents 1 say — to what purpose is it that 
 you be humbled, if with this, you be not changed?" 
 St. Justin. 
 
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 THIKTEEXTH DAT. 
 
 Delay of Conversion. 
 
 1. I Dr.FEn too long" giving- myself up to God. It 
 would seem, that I intended to escape from his hands. 
 Is it then a misfortune to belong 1 to him? — To-mor- 
 row, to-morrow. — Why not to-day? Why not at this 
 very moment? Will my chains be more easily broken 
 to-morrow? Will my heart be less hard? no, certain- 
 ly? — Time, that weakens every thing", adds new 
 strength to bad habits. By putting- off the remedy, 
 the complaint becomes incurable. 
 
 2. What is it then that prevents our obeying- the 
 voice, that calls us to repentance? What is it that 
 terrifies us? There is great difficulty in chang-ing- our 
 lives; this certainly must be granted; but what should 
 not a Christian do, who adores a crucified God, and 
 who looks up to heaven? If we have any thing- to 
 fear, it should be the abuse of God's graces. 
 
 3. The future, — can I call it mine? Is it a possession 
 1 am master of? God waits for me, it is true, — the 
 scripture tells me so: but still it does not tell'me how 
 long- 1 am to live. He that has promised pardon to 
 those that repent, has not promised another day to 
 those who continue in their vices. Perhaps I shall 
 have time, and perhaps I shall not; — must I not have 
 lost my senses, to rest my salvation upon a mere per- 
 haps? 
 
 [Reflect now upon the time, you have been defer- 
 ring- your conversion to God, and tremble at the sig-hi. 
 of your dang-er.] 
 
 " I said — Now have I begun." Psalm, lxxvi. 11. 
 
 " We cannot be too cautious, where eternity is at 
 stake." 
 
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 FOURTEENTH DAT. 
 
 Human respect. 
 
 1. The world speaks — let it speak on. Should the 
 talk of fools hinder you from being" wise? But what 
 will they say? They will say, that you fear God more 
 than you fear men. The greatest libertines will, in 
 their souls admire you, and will say within them- 
 selves, that you are doing" right. What matter, after 
 all, what people may say of you, if you do your duty, 
 and that God be satisfied? 
 
 2. What cowardice, to blush at the gospel! To 
 wear the livery of a prince is held honourable. Is it 
 shameful to wear that of Christ? The lowest me- 
 chanics make open profession of the trades they fol- 
 low; and Christians in the church, will blush at being 
 Christians! The Son of God will deny before his 
 Father, the Christian that before men, shall have de- 
 nied him. 
 
 3. What, then! is there any thing in Jesus that you 
 should be ashamed of? Is his name infamous? Is it 
 disgraceful to follow his maxims and example? You 
 are not ashamed, perhaps, of being a libertine, a 
 drunkard, a blasphemer — you even glory in it; and 
 yet, you will blush at being a good man. But let peo- 
 ple say what they will, the man that is most to be es- 
 teemed, is the man who serves God most faithfully, 
 and who openly professes to serve him. 
 
 [Ask yourself seriously, whether this phantom of 
 the world does not frighten you, and prevent your 
 fulfilling the obligations, which the Christian religion 
 imposes.] 
 
 "I am not ashamed of the Gospel." Romans, i. 16 
 
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 Why should you fear, or be ashamed, wheu arra- 
 if the cross?" St. 
 
 FIFTEENTH DAT. 
 
 Diffidence in ourselves. 
 
 1. We have nothing 1 to fear so much as ourselves. 
 Our own weakness is more alarming", than all the pow- 
 ers of hell united. A thought, a word, a single look 
 is enough to overcome us. Angels have rebelled — 
 Adam hath fallen — Solomon has bowed to idols — 
 Peter has denied his master: when cedars have yield- 
 ed, how shall frail reeds stand? 
 
 2. Our heart is our most dangerous enemy. Our 
 senses, our passions are ever conspiring against us. 
 We are vanquished almost without a struggle. Let 
 us then never be so foolish, as to trust to ourselves. 
 Many whom torments could not shake, have wretch- 
 edly perished in a slight temptation — victorious over 
 tyrants, but conquered by concupiscence. 
 
 3. There is no man, how exemplary soever his con- 
 duct, that should not tremble at the justice of God; 
 for he cannot be certain whether love or hatred be 
 now in store for him. To the all-seeing eye of infi- 
 nite perfection, angels themselves shall not appear 
 without blemish. Sanctity may be lost in a single 
 moment, and the saint may be transformed into an 
 odious reprobate. We should all, therefore, cry out 
 with SI. Philip of Neri, "Watch me, O Lord, this 
 day, for abandoned to myself, I shall surely betray 
 thee." 
 
 [Beware of the occasions of sin, the most danger 
 ous are often those of which you are least afraid.] 
 
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 " Let him that thinketh himself to stand, take heed 
 lest he fall." 1 Car. x. 12. 
 
 " Though you be in a place of safety, do not on that 
 account think yourself secure." St. Bernard. 
 
 SIXTEENTH DAT. 
 
 Tlie use of divine grace. 
 
 1. Whatever grace we have, was deaily pur. 
 chased. Our Saviour gave his blood for it. There- 
 fore to reject a pious thought, to resist a holy inspi- 
 ration is, in fact, to trample on the merits of Christ, 
 and to frustate, as much as we can, the ends he pro- 
 posed to himself in dying for us. 
 
 2. We are accountable to God, not only for the 
 graces we have received, but also for those which he 
 intended to confer on us, if we ourselves had not put 
 an obstacle to them. His sun shines, we shut our 
 windows against it, we are not less indebted to him 
 for its light; for we may, if we please, make use of it 
 
 3. Many years, perhaps, has God been inviting us 
 in vain. — Soliciting, reprehending, threatening, to no 
 manner of purpose. But let us remember that he is a 
 creditor, who will not be thus put off, and that the 
 longer our debt is unpaid, the more strictly will he 
 require the interest. There is, possibly, a measure of 
 sins, which being filled, God will at last abandon us. 
 
 [Thank the Almighty now, for all his gifts and 
 graces. Beg pardon for having been unfaithful to 
 them, and resolve to correspond with docility, to all 
 his suggestions for the future.] 
 
 "Unto whomsoever much is given, much shall he 
 required." Luke, xii. 48. 
 
 " Grace is followed by judgment." St. Basil 
 
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 SEVENTEENTH DAT. 
 
 The employment of time. 
 
 1. The loss of time is one of the greatest disorders 
 in the world. This life is so short — all its moments 
 so precious; yet we live as if it were never to end, or 
 as if we had nothing" to fear. 
 
 2. Alas! if a damned soul had but one single mo- 
 ment of the time we are squandering, what use would 
 he make of it? Every instant of our life, we may pur- 
 chase a happy eternity. The opportunity of enrich- 
 ing, or amusing ourselves, we never miss, but the 
 means of salvation appear indifferent to us. 
 
 3. The day which is best employed, is not always 
 the one, which has most forwarded our affairs, but 
 that, which has added most to our merits, and w r hich 
 God hath been best pleased with. Let us always so 
 regulate our time, that God and our salvation may be 
 our constant object. 
 
 [Renew the resolution, you have taken to serve God 
 faithfully, and be intimately persuaded, that the time 
 which is not employed for God, is so much time lost 
 for ever.] 
 
 "God hath given to no man time for sinning." 
 Eccles. xv. 21. 
 
 "You have leisure to be a philosopher — you have 
 not leisure to be a Christian." St. Paulin. 
 
 EISHTEEXTH DAT. 
 
 The use of the Sacraments. 
 1. The Sacraments are the channels of divine 
 gTace. Through them the merits of Christ abundant- 
 ly flow. We must take care to approach them wor- 
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 reach us. nor shall our salvation, of course, be pos- 
 sible. 
 
 2. The abuse of the Sacraments is a monstroua 
 evil. They were instituted as the means of life, but 
 are thus perverted to eternal death. There is no me- 
 dium — they must be our food, or our poison. How 
 dreadful then to think, that after so many confessions 
 we are so little improved, that after repeated commu- 
 nions, the same sinful course should still be followed? 
 
 3. The unworthy Communicant receives his own 
 condemnation, and becomes, as it were, incorporated 
 with his own ruin. What shall he answer, \\ lien call- 
 ed to an account for his baseness. How shall he es- 
 cape, when arraigned for his daring profanations? 
 
 [Examine yourself carefully upon the use you have 
 made of the Sacraments, and receive them for the 
 future as if death were immediately to follow.] 
 • "Let a man prove himself." 1 Cor. xi. 28. 
 
 " There are bad Christians, who are called by the 
 name of faithful, and are not such; by whom the Sa- 
 craments of Christ are dishonoured and profaned. 
 St. Austin. 
 
 HUUtTJtXHTH DAT. 
 
 Mass. 
 1. A sacrifice is an exterior or visible offering' 
 made by a lawful minister to God alone, in testimony 
 of his supreme dominion. Our absolute dependence 
 upon God, and the homage we owe him, render sa- 
 crifice essential to religion. Hence, from the begin- 
 ning of the world, it has been always offered. Abel, 
 Noah, Melchisedech, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, have 
 sacrificed to the Almighty, and a variety of sacrifices 
 wei'e prescribed in the written law of Moses. 
 
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 2. All these, however, were only weak figures of 
 the sacrifice of Christ upon the Cross. For sin was 
 too great an evil, its guilt was of too black a die, to 
 be ever effaced by the blood of sheep and oxen. No 
 other atonement could possibly compensate for it, 
 than the invaluable suffering's of a God. Therefore 
 did he come. In the head of the book, it was writ- 
 ten of him, that he should do the will of his Father. 
 JBy the oblation of himself, he paid off all our debts. 
 He closed up the abyss of separation, cancelled the 
 hand writing- of sin, that lay against us, and the sanc- 
 tified he perfected for ever. 
 
 3. Was not this enough? Most undoubtedly it was. 
 Nay, one drop of his blood was fully adequate to all 
 these purposes. Why then is the same sacrifice daily 
 renewed in the Mass? Why is he still immolated upon 
 our altars? Why is his body mystically drained of his 
 blood, by the separate consecration of the two spe- 
 cies? Because his love for us would have it so. He 
 would leave us a standing" memorial of his death. He 
 would daily apply to our souls the infinite merits of 
 it; just as he prays for us still, though his prayer on 
 the Cross was already heard for us. He would, as 
 Priest for ever, according" to the order of Melchise- 
 dech, continue to the end of time, the same unbloody 
 sacrifice. He was willing that his faithful on earth 
 united, not only in spirit, but in outward ties of reli- 
 gion, should ever have this sacrifice before them, as 
 the strongest bond of love, and the most Derfect act 
 of adoration. 
 
 [Make a resolution to hear Mass every da\, and to 
 hear it with the devotion, which so august a sacrifice 
 
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 requires. For this purpose go to the church as you 
 would to Mount Calvary; adore Jesus Christ in this 
 state of humiliation; pay him your homage with fer- 
 vour at the foot of the altar. It is a shame for us, 
 and most displeasing- to him, that he is so deserted in 
 the midst of our churches, and that his court is emp- 
 ty, while kings on earth have their levies crowded.] 
 
 "In every place there is sacrifice, and there is of 
 fered to my name a clean offering. " Malac. i. 11. 
 
 " He will then be our victim indeed, when we sa- 
 crifice ourselves to him." St. Gregory. 
 
 TWENTIETH DAT. 
 
 Alms. 
 
 1. We minister to Christ, when we relieve the 
 poor. He abides in the Eucharist to receive our ado- 
 ration, and to become our nourishment. He abides in 
 the poor to excite our compassion, and to be fed by 
 us in our turn. Happy the man, who gives alms to 
 Jesus Christ, but wretched is he who refuses to assist 
 him. Shall we feed our dog, and let Christ famish 
 with hunger! 
 
 2. What we give to the great ones of the earth, 
 may mostly be considered as forfeited; but what we 
 present to God, is always attended with advantage; 
 he gives it back with interest; he repays with libera- 
 lity the crumbs that are given for his sake; his rewards 
 are laid up, even for the cup of water. Play, luxury, 
 and debauch, have ruined innumerable families, but 
 alms have impoverished no one. 
 
 3. Men, at the day of judgment, shall be accoun- 
 table for their alms; but what answer can the unfeel- 
 
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 ing rich, make, when the poor shall accuse them? 
 "When Jesus Christ himself shall reproach them with 
 their insensibility? " Depart from me ye cursed into 
 eternal fire, for I was hungry, and you gave me not 
 to eat; I was naked, and you did not clothe me," &c. 
 A heart that is hard to the poor, is the heart of a re- 
 probate; but, on the contrary, a soul that is truly cha- 
 ritable, is a soul predestined. And what can our 
 judge say against us, when he shall see our clothes 
 upon himself — when he shall see our bread and our 
 money in his own hands? We may approach this 
 awful tribunal with confidence, provided the poor be 
 our advocates. 
 
 [Consider seriously how you behave to the poor; 
 whether you treat them as members of Christ, and do 
 them all the good in your power.] 
 
 "He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the 
 Lord, and he will repay him." Proverbs, xix. 17. 
 
 " Give unto all, lest he whom you refuse be Jesus 
 himself." St. Austin. 
 
 TWEXTT-FIRST BAT. 
 
 Example. 
 
 1. Bad example has damned more souls, than all 
 the saints together were ever able to save. Were the 
 gates of hell to be laid open, scarcely could any one 
 be found, that would not say, it is such, or such a 
 one, til at has damned me. What a reproach! We 
 are commanded to love our enemies; why then should 
 we destroy souls, who have never done us an injury? 
 A man who has been unfortunate enough to ruin 
 souls, redeemed by the blood of a God, has much 
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 cause to fear for his salvation. What can we reason- 
 ably hope from Jesus Christ, after having" torn from 
 him, what he hath so dearly purchased? 
 
 2. O fathers and mothers, who do not live as Chris- 
 tians ought to do, it were far better for your children 
 that they had not been born! You have given them 
 life, only to put them to death — to that dreadful death 
 which is eternal! When they shall require of you 
 the heaven they have lost, what will you be able to 
 answer them? 
 
 3. Let us clothe ourselves with Jesus Christ, ac- 
 cording to the words of the apostle. Let his conduct, 
 his virtue, and his spirit shine forth in us; so that he 
 may be remembered, when we are seen. We contri- 
 bute not less to our neighbour's salvation, by an edi- 
 fying life, than to his damnation by a scandalous one. 
 
 [Be very careful to do nothing, that may scandalize 
 your neighbour; and humbly beg pardon of God for 
 the sins you have occasioned.] 
 
 " Wo to that man, by whom the scandal cometh." 
 St. Matt. xvii. 7. 
 
 " The scandalous sinner must answer for the crimes 
 which his bad example hath caused to be commit- 
 ted." Salvian. 
 
 TWEXTT-SECOND DAT. 
 
 Mortification. 
 
 1. We are not Christians to be rich, and to live at 
 our ease. It was not necessary to institute Christian- 
 ity for that purpose. The world might have been 
 left as it was, under the empire of passion and opi- 
 
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 niorv The life of a Christian is a crucified life; unless 
 the Cross be loved, faith must be renounced. 
 
 2. What does the Gospel say? "Blessed are ye 
 that weep — Wo to you that are rich! for you have 
 your consolation." Luke, vi. 21. 24. Such is the lan- 
 guage of the Holy Ghost. But it is now looked upon 
 as nonsense to believe, that felicity consists in tears, 
 and that the rich are unhappy. 
 
 3. The Son of God was to die on the Cross, that lie 
 might take possession of his glory. The saints have 
 arrived at heaven, only by the path of sufferings. 
 Shall we then imagine, that what the Son of God and 
 the saints have so dearly purchased, shall be given to 
 us for nothing? The Cross is the distinctive mark, 
 and portion of the elect. A soul which suffers 
 nothing, and is resolved to suffer nothing, has the 
 strongest character of a reprobate. We must neces- 
 sarily suffer in this world, or suffer in the next 
 
 [Adore Christ crucified, and beg of him the grace 
 to participate now, in his suffering life, that you may, 
 one day, participate in his life of glory. ] 
 
 " Whosoever doth not carry his cross, and come 
 after me, cannot be my disciple." Luke, xiv. 27. 
 
 " What a shame to be the delicate member of a 
 head crowned with thorns." St. Barnard. 
 
 TWKXTI-THini) DAT. 
 
 Conformity to the will of God. 
 
 1. The greatest happiness of a reasonable creature, 
 is, to will that which its Creator willeth; it is in this 
 precisely, that real sanctity consists. The saints are 
 saints only because their will is in conformity with the 
 
352 PIOUS REFLECTIONS. 
 
 will of God. Whatever virtue we may have, if we 
 have not that, we are not truly virtuous. 
 
 2. A soul that is not satisfied with the will of God, 
 seems to doubt, in some measure, of his authority. 
 To desire, that, what he ordains and permits in this 
 world, should go on otherwise than it does, is to de- 
 sire that God should not be master. Every thing- that 
 happens to us, happens by his order, and is it not just 
 to acquiesce in whatever is ordained by an infinite 
 wisdom. 
 
 3 . All thing's, but sin, fall out by God's appointment. 
 Though his arm be raised to strike, we are sure that 
 his hand is conducted by his heart. "What have we 
 to fear from a heart that loves us? We will then de- 
 sire nothing but what he pleases: We will not com- 
 plain of losses, sickness, troubles, &.c. — The name 
 and the nature of these things are changed, as they 
 pass through the hands of God. What the world 
 calls misfortune, affliction, dishonour, is an advan- 
 tage, a grace, and a favour from heaven, when con- 
 sidered in the order of Providence. 
 
 [Renounce your will, and beg of God that his may 
 De accomplished in you.] 
 
 "Yea, Father! for so hath it seemed good in thy 
 sight." Matt. xi. 26. 
 
 " He is pleasing to God, to whom God is pleasing." 
 St. Austin. 
 
 TWENTY-FOURTH DAY. 
 
 Confidence in God. 
 
 1. God is the great Father of mankind; our Lord 
 Jesus Christ has taught us to call him so. Not even 
 
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 a hair shall drop from our heads without his know- 
 ledge. His providence reaches from end to end, dis- 
 posing- all things sweetly. What madness, therefore, 
 to doubt of his protection, or to be slow in trusting 
 to his guidance! 
 
 2. The insects are an object of his care; much more 
 we, who are created to his image, and redeemed by 
 the blood of his only begotten Son. God feeds the 
 Infidels, who know him not; he heaps favours on the 
 impious, by whom he is blasphemed. What will he 
 not do for Christians, who honour and love him? 
 
 3. Our affairs are much better off in his hands, than 
 they could be in our own ; — let us leave all to him, — he 
 is at once our Father and our Creator. The tender- 
 ness he has for his children obliges him to take care 
 of them: he has promised us his protection, — he will 
 be as good as his word. Sooner shall the heavens 
 and the earth be destroyed, than a man perish whose 
 confidence is in God! 
 
 [Examine your heart, and see whether your confi- 
 dence be worthy the goodness of God, and the merits 
 of Jesus Christ.] 
 
 "Thou art my God, my lots are in thy hands." 
 Psalm, xxx. 16. 
 
 " Throw yourself upon him, he will not withdraw, 
 to let you fall." St. Austin, 
 
 TWEXTY-FIFTtt DAT. 
 
 The love of God. 
 1. God has loved us so far, as to give us his only 
 Son. If he had had any thing better, he would have 
 given it to us. Is it not purchasing our love very dear- 
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 ly, to purchase it at this rate? A trifling- bounty is 
 entitled to our love; why then shall we not love a 
 bounty that is infinite? What! does its being 1 infinite, 
 render it less amiable? 
 
 2. God commands me to love him. Is that com- 
 mandment rigorous, \v hich orders us to love what is 
 infinitely worthy of our affections? He commands us 
 to love him with all our hearts. Is a heart so small, 
 too much for a God so great? But in saying- all, he 
 admits of no exception. Whatever share I give him, 
 if I give him not all, I give him nothing. 
 
 3. If eternity could have an end, the torments of 
 hell, even in the judgment of the damned, would not 
 be too much to obtain his heavenly love. There is 
 not one of those miserable souls, that would not think 
 itself happy, if, after ages of suffering, it could love 
 that infinite beauty. We can love God if we please; 
 every moment invites us to it; not to do so while it 
 can be done, is a monstrous insensibility. 
 
 [Disclaim every love but that of God alone, and en- 
 deavour to love him above all things.] 
 
 "If I have not charity, I am nothing." 1 Cor. xiii. 2. 
 
 "If we had a difficulty to love God first, we cer- 
 tainly should have none to love him after he has loved 
 us." St. Austin. 
 
 TWENTY-SIXTH DAT. 
 
 The love of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 1. Nothing was ever purchased at so dear a rate, 
 
 as my soul. A divine life was given to redeem it. 
 
 I deserved hell; justice cried out for punishment: but 
 
 Christ would listen only to his heart. It pleaded in 
 
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 my behalf, and obtained forgiveness. If I return him 
 not life for life, the least I can do, is to return him 
 love for love. 
 
 2. The dog 1 that I feed, watches, caresses, and at- 
 tends me. Jesus has given his blood for me, and con- 
 tinues to give himself, yet I am still insensible. 
 Learn then, ungrateful soul, learn thy duty, from a 
 brute ! Thy dog- is thy teacher, and thy judge. If his 
 example reform not thy heart, thou art more brutal 
 than he is. 
 
 3. We can feel for our friends, we are not insensi- 
 ble of the good they do us; we pique ourselves upon 
 gratitude. Shall we be ungrateful only to Christ? 
 Shall he alone find us hard-hearted? had we ever a 
 friend that sacrificed himself for us ? 
 
 [Beg* the love of Jesus from Jesus himself. With- 
 out his gTace we shall never be able to love him.] 
 
 "If any man love not our Lord Jesus, let him be 
 anathema." 1 Cor. xvi. 22. 
 
 " If I owe myself entirely, for having- been created, 
 what shall I add for having* been redeemed, and re- 
 deemed in so excellent a manner?" St. Bernard. 
 
 TWEXTY-SEVEXTH DAT. 
 
 Tlie love of our neighbour. 
 
 1. If we love not our neighbour, we cannot love 
 God. Whatever good we do, it is all nothing, if we 
 do not love our brethren. Even martyrdom itself will 
 not avail us, without charity. 
 
 2. "This is my commandment," said Jesus, "that 
 you love one another, as I have loved you." St. John, 
 xv. 12. Had mankind nothing else than Christ's love 
 
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 to endear them, they are objects of esteem for that 
 very reason. If our Saviour has loved them, shall we 
 refuse to do so? 
 
 3. Do we love all men, as Christ has loved them? 
 Do we thirst for their salvation as he did? Do we do 
 by them, as we would be done by? 
 
 [Excite yourself to love those whom our Lord, Jesus 
 Christ has loved so tenderly. Firmly purpose to pro- 
 mote their salvation, and never to do what may oft enJ 
 against charity.] 
 
 "He that loveth his neighbour, hath fulfilled the 
 law." Rom. xiii. 8. 
 
 "By charity alone, the children of God are distin- 
 guished from the children of satan." St. Austin. 
 
 TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY. 
 
 Hit love of our enemies. 
 
 1. So essential is charity to the Christian Religion, 
 that we are obliged to love even our enemies. Christ 
 has given the commandment, and set the example. 
 A God orders this, shall we find it hard to obey! — A 
 God forgives his very executioners, and we refuse tc 
 pardon a brother! 
 
 2. He that will not forgive, shall not be forgiven 
 God will not pardon us, but as we pardon others. If 
 we seek revenge, we call down God's anger upon us. 
 We must either love our enemies, or hate ourselves. 
 
 3. It would seem that two Christians, who hate 
 each other, are not really professors of the same reli- 
 gion; for can they approach the same altar, eat the 
 same food, believe the same heaven, and hope to be 
 together eternally? Mutual hatred is allowed but to 
 
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 the devils — it belongs to them alone. There is not a 
 more formal sign of reprobation, than refusing to 
 pardon; and a soul with that mark, maybe looked on 
 as marked for hell. 
 
 [Examine your heart at the sight of the crucifix: 
 and if you feel a hatred for any person, take senti- 
 ments of charity from the wounds of Jesus.] 
 
 " Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer." 1 
 John, iii. 15. 
 
 '* You, a Christian, desire to be revenged! but 
 Christ hath not yet taken vengeance." St. Jlustin. 
 
 TWEXTT-XIXTH DAT. 
 
 The imitation of our Lord. 
 
 1. The Son of God, when he united his divinity to 
 our human nature, became the model of Christians. 
 He is the head of the predestined; we are therefore 
 bound to resemble them. 
 
 2. The manners of the world are carefully studied; 
 the life of Jesus Christ is hardly thought upon. Cour- 
 tiers form themselves upon their prince; philosophers 
 have been imitated, even in their faults. Did we ever 
 seriously strive to imitate Jesus? Have we taken any 
 pains to follow his example, or copy the virtues of 
 his holy life ■ 
 
 3. "What shall we say for ourselves at the awful tri- 
 bunal of divine justice, when we shall be compared 
 to our model? When the life of Jesus shall be op- 
 posed to our life? his humility to our pride, his wounds 
 to our delicacy, his sweetness to our anger and impa- 
 tience, 8cc. ? Ah! what a monster is a Christian with- 
 out Christianity! Baptised! and a slave of the devil! 
 Under the banner of the Cross 1 yet a follower of the 
 
358 PIOUS REFLECTIONS. 
 
 flesh, and of the world! We must then renounce 
 our baptism, or conform to the life of our Saviour. 
 
 [See whether you bear any resemblance to the Son 
 of God, and whether you may be truly considered as 
 a disciple of a crucified Jesus.] 
 
 " Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou 
 shalt go." St. Matt. viii. 19. 
 
 ** Without cause am I a Christian, if I follow not 
 Christ." St. Bernard. 
 
 THIRTIETH DAT. 
 
 Fervour in the service of God. 
 
 1. Let us have as much zeal for God as he has for 
 us? he acts exteriorly only for the perfection of our 
 souls. All the desires of his heart; all the cares of his 
 providence; all the tenderness of his mercy, are re- 
 ferred to this. What a subject of confusion for tepid 
 souls! 
 
 2. Were we to judge of God by our own indiffer- 
 ence, it might be said that he does not deserve our 
 services, and that his rewards are very trifling. What 
 idea can be had of a master whose servants attend him 
 carelessly, and without the smallest affection? We 
 dishonour God, we cry down his service as often as 
 we perform negligently what he requires of us. Wo 
 be to the man, who does the work of God without 
 attention ! 
 
 3. An action done for God, how trifling soever it 
 be, is of far greater value, than all the exploits of he- 
 roes. If we pique ourselves upon so much coin-age, in 
 labouring for vanity, what should be done, when we 
 are employed for eternity! — What! — the servants oi 
 
PIOUS REFLECTIONS. 359 
 
 the devil spare no pains; they do not complain of 
 \vh;tL they go through; they are ever indefatigable: is 
 Jesus Christ less considerable than the devil? Is pa- 
 radise less valuable than hell? Hell then, shall be, as 
 it were, our instructor. We are to love God, as much 
 as tne damned hate him: we are to serve God, as the 
 world serves the devil. Is this too much? 
 
 [Examine your conduct, with regard to the service 
 of God. Consider the actions you are most remiss in, 
 and excite yourself to perform them, henceforth, 
 with a fervour worthy your master. ] 
 
 " In spirit fervent, serving- the Lord." Rom. xii. 
 11. 
 
 "Let the ardour you formerly had for the world, 
 be now entertained for him that created it." St. 
 Austin. 
 
 THIRTX-IIRST BAT. 
 
 Devotion to the mother of GocL 
 
 1. A purer, a more excellent, or a more amiable be- 
 ing" than this glorious Virgin, was never yet created. 
 God having from all eternity, destined her to be the 
 mother of his Son, it was proper she should be em- 
 bellished with every created excellence, and that her 
 dignity and influence in heaven should far surpass the 
 dignity, and influence of all the other saints. Most 
 justly then, is she entitled to our veneration, respect 
 and confidence. 
 
 2. We will put ourselves under her protection; we. 
 will recommend ourselves to her prayers. How great 
 9oever our wickedness, how numerous soever our 
 faults shall have been, we will always have recourse 
 to her, and hope, through her prayers, for the grace 
 
360 PIOUS REFLECTIONS. 
 
 of our conversion. Her charity is so great, her inter- 
 est is so powerful, that she must always plead suc- 
 cessfully for the repenting" sinner. 
 
 3. But let us never forget, that to honour her pro- 
 perly, is to imitate her virtue: that to persevere in sin, 
 upon the hopes of her future intercession, is most ab- 
 surd, impious, and detestable. Her hatred of this evi' 
 should be always before our eyes; her purity, her 
 mildness, her patience, should ever be present to us. 
 
 " Hail, full of grace." Luke, i. 28. 
 
 " O name! under winch no one should despair." Si. 
 Austin. 
 
VESPERS, 
 
 THE EVENING OFFICE. 
 
 FOIl SUNDAYS. 
 
 Pater noster, &c 
 
 Ave Maria, 8cc. 
 
 V. Deus! inadjutorium 
 meum intende. 
 
 R. D6mine! ad adju- 
 vandum me festina. 
 
 V. Gloria Patri, etl'ilio, 
 et Spiritui Sancto. 
 
 R. Sicut erat in princi- 
 pio, et nunc, et semper, 
 et in srecula sxculorum. 
 Amen, Alleluia. In Lent; 
 Laus tibi, Domine! Rex 
 ?etern;e glorire. 
 
 Oun Father, &c. 
 
 Hail Mary, &c. 
 
 V. Ixclixe unto my aid, 
 O God! 
 
 R. O Lord ! make haste 
 to help me. 
 
 V. Glory be to the Fa- 
 ther, and to the Son, and 
 to the Holy Ghost. 
 
 R. As it was in the be- 
 ginning - , is now, and even 
 shall be, world without 
 end. Amen, Alleluia. In 
 Lent; Praise be to thee, 
 O Lord! king of etermd 
 glory. 
 
 Psalm cix. 
 Dixit D6minusD6mino The Lord said to my 
 meo : * sede a dextris Lord, sit thou at my right 
 meis; hand; 
 
 1 
 
362 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Donee ponam inimfcos 
 tuos * scabellum pedum 
 tu6rum. 
 
 Virgam virtutis tuae 
 emittet Dominus ex Sion: 
 
 * domindre in medio in- 
 lmicorum tu6rum. 
 
 Tecum principium in 
 die virtiitis tuae in splen- 
 dtfribus sanctorum: * ex 
 utero ante luciferum ge- 
 nui te. 
 
 Juravit Dominus, et non 
 pocnitebit eum: * tu es 
 Sacerdos in aeternum, se- 
 cundum ordinem Melchi- 
 sedech. 
 
 Dominus a dextris tuis: 
 
 * confregit, in die irae suae, 
 reges. 
 
 Judicdbit in nationibus; 
 implebit ruinas: * con- 
 quassabit capita in terra 
 mult6rum. 
 
 De torrente in via bibet; 
 
 * propterea exaltdbit ca- 
 put. 
 
 Glona Patri, &c. 
 
 Until I make thy ene- 
 mies thy foot-stool. 
 
 The Lord will send forth 
 the sceptre of thy power 
 out of Sion: rule thou in 
 the midst of thy enemies. 
 
 With thee is the princi- 
 pality in the day of thy 
 strength, in the brightness 
 of the saints: from the 
 womb, before the day 
 star, I begot thee. 
 
 The Lord hath sworn t 
 and he will not repent: 
 thou art a priest for ever, 
 according to the order of 
 Melchisedech. 
 
 The Lord at thy right- 
 hand, hath broken kings 
 in the day of his wrath. 
 
 He shall judge among 
 nations: he shall fill ruins* 
 he shall crush the heads 
 in the land of many. 
 
 He shall drink of the 
 torrent in the way; there- 
 fore shall he lift up the 
 head. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 363 
 
 Psalm ex. 
 
 CoxFiTEBontibi, Domi- 
 ne, in toto corde meo, * in 
 concilio justorum et con- 
 gregatione. 
 
 Magna dpera Domini : * 
 exquisita in omnes volun- 
 tates ejus. 
 
 Confessio et magnifi- 
 c^ntia opus ejus; * et jus- 
 ti'tia ejus manet in sxcu- 
 lum sreculi. 
 
 Memoriam fecit mira- 
 bilium suorum misericors 
 ct miseritor Do minus: * 
 escam dedittimentibusse. 
 
 Memor erit in s?eculum 
 testamenti sui: * virtiitem 
 operum suorum annunti- 
 abit populo suo. 
 
 Ut det illis hxreditatem 
 gentium; * opera manuum 
 ejus Veritas et judicium. 
 
 FideTia omnia mandata 
 ejus, confirmata in sxcu- 
 lum sxculi; * facta in ve- 
 ritdte et aequitate 
 
 I will pi*aise thee, O 
 Lord ! with my whole 
 heart: in the council o r : 
 the just, and in the con- 
 gregation. 
 
 Great are the works of 
 the Lord: sought out ac- 
 cording to all his wills. 
 
 His work is praise and 
 magnificence: and his jus- 
 tice continueth for ever 
 and ever. 
 
 He hath made a remem- 
 brance of his wonderful 
 works, being a merciful 
 and gracious Lord: he 
 hath given food to them 
 that fear him. 
 
 He will be mindful for 
 ever of his covenant: he 
 will show forth to his 
 people the power of his 
 works. 
 
 That he may give them 
 the inheritance of the 
 g'entiles: the works of his 
 hands are truth and judg- 
 ment. 
 
 All his commandments 
 are faithful, confirmed for 
 ever and ever; made in 
 truth and equity. 
 
364 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Redemptionem misitpo- 
 pulo suo: * mandavit in 
 sternum testamentum su- 
 inn. 
 
 Sanctum et tembile 
 nomcn ejus: * initium sa- 
 piential timor Domini. 
 
 Intellectus bonus omni- 
 bus facie ntib us eum: * 
 laudatio ejus manet in sa> 
 culum sxculi. 
 
 Gloria Patri, &c. 
 
 He hath sent redemp- 
 tion to his people: he hath 
 commanded his covenant 
 for ever. 
 
 Holy and terrible is his 
 name; the fear of the 
 Lord is the beginning of 
 wisdom. 
 
 A good understanding 
 to all that do it: his praise 
 continueth for ever and 
 ever. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 Beatus vu 
 Dominum; * in mandatis 
 ejus volet nimis. 
 
 Potens in terra erit se- 
 men ejus: * genera tio rec- 
 torum benedicetur. 
 
 Gloria et divftbe in domo 
 ejus: * et justitia ejus ma- 
 net in saeculum sxculi. 
 
 Exortum est in tencbris 
 lumen rectis: * misericors, 
 et miserator, et Justus. 
 
 ,1 uciindus homo qui mi- 
 serctur et commodat, dis- 
 
 Psalm cxi. 
 
 qui timet Blessed is the man that 
 
 feareth the Lord; he shall 
 delight exceedingly in his 
 commandments. 
 
 His seed shall be mighty 
 upon earth; the genera- 
 tion of the righteous shall 
 be blessed. 
 
 Glory and wealth shall 
 be in his house: and his 
 justice remaineth for ever 
 and ever. 
 
 To the righteous a light 
 is risen in darkness: he is 
 merciful, and compassion- 
 ate, and just. 
 
 Acceptable is the man 
 that showeth mercy, and 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 365 
 
 p6net sermones suos in 
 judfcio: * quia in zeternum 
 non commovebitur. 
 
 In memoria aeterna erit 
 Justus: * ab auditi6ne ma- 
 la non timebit. 
 
 Paratum cor ejus spe- 
 ra>e in Domino; confir- 
 matum est cor ejus; * non 
 commovebitur donee des- 
 pi'ciat inimicos suos. 
 
 Dispdrsit, dedit paupe- 
 ribus: justitia ejus manet 
 in saeculum sxculi: * cor- 
 nu ejus exaltdbiturin glo- 
 ria. 
 
 Peccator vide bit, et 
 irascetur: dentibus suis 
 fremet et tabescet; * de- 
 sideYium peccatorum pe- 
 rfbit. 
 
 Gloria Patri, &.c. 
 
 lendeth; he shall order 
 his words with judgment: 
 because he shall not be 
 moved for ever. 
 
 The just shall be in 
 everlasting remembrance : 
 he shall not fear the evil 
 hearing. 
 
 His heart is ready to 
 hope in the Lord; his 
 heart is strengthened : he 
 shall not be moved until 
 he look over his enemies. 
 
 He hath distributed; he 
 hath given to the poor: 
 his justice remaineth for 
 ever and ever: his horn 
 shall be exalted in glory. 
 
 The wicked shall see, 
 and shall be angry, he shall 
 gnash with his teeth and 
 pine away: the desire of 
 the wicked shall perish. 
 
 Glory, Etc. 
 
 Psalm cxii. 
 
 Latjdate, pueri! D6mi- 
 mim: * laudate nomen 
 Domini. 
 
 Sit nomen D6mini be- 
 
 nedfetum, * ex hoc, nunc, 
 
 et usque in sxculum. 
 31* 
 
 children! praise ye, the 
 name of the Lord. 
 
 Blessed be the name of 
 the Lord, from hence- 
 forth, now, and for ever 
 
36G 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 A solis ortu usque ad 
 occasum, * laudabile no- 
 men Domini. 
 
 Excelsus super omnes 
 gentes Dominus, * et su- 
 per coelos gloria ejus. 
 Quis sicut Dominus Deus 
 noster, qui in altis habitat, 
 * et humilia respicit in 
 coclo etin ten-a? 
 
 Suseitans a ten*a fno- 
 pem, * et de stercore eri- 
 gens pauperem: 
 
 Ut collocet eum cum 
 principibus,* cumprinci- 
 pibus populi sui. 
 
 Qui habitare facit steri- 
 lem in domo, * matrem 
 filiorum lactantem. 
 
 Gloria Puti'i, &c. 
 
 Psalm 
 In exitu Israel de iEgyp- 
 to, * domus Jacob de po- 
 pulo bdrbaro: 
 
 Facta est Judaea sancti- 
 ficatio ejus, # Israel pot£s- 
 tas ejus. 
 
 From the rising 1 of the 
 sun, to the going down of 
 the same, the name of the 
 Lord is worthy of praise. 
 
 The Lord is high above 
 all nations; and his glory 
 above the heavens. 
 
 Who is as the Lord our 
 God, who dwelleth on 
 high, and looketh down 
 on the low things in hea- 
 ven and in earth? 
 
 Raising up the needy 
 from the earth, 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 joyful mother 
 of children. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 cxiii. 
 
 When Israel went out 
 of Egypt, the house of Ja- 
 cob from a barbarous peo- 
 ple: 
 
 Judea was made his 
 sanctuary, Israel his do- 
 minion. 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 367 
 
 Mare vidit, et fug-it? # 
 Jorddnis conversus est re- 
 trdrsum. 
 
 Montes exultaverunt ut 
 arietes: * et colles sicut 
 agrii ovium. 
 
 Quid est tibi, mare! 
 quodfuglsti? * et tu, Jor- 
 daius! quia conversus es 
 retiorsum? 
 
 Montes! exultastis sicut 
 raietes, * et colles! sicut 
 ugni ovium? 
 
 A facie Domini mota est 
 terra, * a facie Dei Jacob: 
 
 Qui convertit petram in 
 stagna aquarum, * etru- 
 pem in fontes aquarum. 
 
 Non nobis, Domine! non 
 nobis: * sed nomini tuo da 
 gloriam. 
 
 Super miseric6rdia tua, 
 et veritate tua: # nequan- 
 do dicant g*entes: ubi est 
 Deus eorum? 
 
 Deus autem noster in 
 ccelo: * 6mnia, quxcun- 
 que vdluit, fecit 
 
 The sea saw, and fled. 
 Jordan was turned back. 
 
 The mountains skipped 
 like rams, and the hills, 
 like the lambs of the flock. 
 What ailed thee, O thou 
 sea! that thou didst flee? 
 and thou, O Jordan! that 
 thou wast turned back? 
 
 Ye mountains! that ye 
 skipped like rams? and ye 
 hills! like lambs of the 
 flock? 
 
 At the presence of the 
 Lord, the earth was mov- 
 ed, — at the presence of 
 the God of Jacob. 
 
 Who turned the rock 
 into pools of waters, and 
 the stony hill into foun- 
 tains of waters. 
 
 Not to us, O Lord! not 
 to us; but to thy name 
 give g-lory. 
 
 For thy mercy and for 
 thy truth's sake: lest the 
 gentiles should say: 
 where is their God? 
 
 But our God is in hea- 
 ven: he hath done all 
 things whatsoever he 
 would. 
 
368 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Simulacra gentium ar- 
 gentum, et aurum, # opera 
 manuum hominum. 
 
 Os habent, et non lo- 
 quentur: * oculos habent, 
 et non videbunt. 
 
 Aures habent, et non 
 audient; * nares habent, 
 et non odorabunt. 
 
 Manus habent, et non 
 palpabunt: pedes habent, 
 et non ambulabunt: # non 
 clamabunt in giitture suo. 
 
 Similes illis fiant, qui 
 faciunt ea, # et omnes qui 
 conf fdunt in eis. 
 
 Domus Israel speravit 
 in Domino: * adjutor eo- 
 rum, et protector eorum 
 est. 
 
 Domus Aaron speravit 
 in Domino: * adjutor e6- 
 rum, et protector e6rum 
 est. 
 
 Qui timent D6minum, 
 speraverunt in Domino: # 
 adjutor eorum, et protec- 
 tor edrum est. 
 
 D6minus memor fuit 
 nostri; * et benedixit no- 
 bis. 
 
 The idols of the gentiles 
 are silver and gold, the 
 works of the hands of men. 
 They have mouths, and 
 speak not: they have 
 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 ciy out through 
 their throat. 
 
 Let them that make 
 them, become like unto 
 them, and all such as trust 
 in them. 
 
 The house of Israel hath 
 hoped in the Lord; he is 
 their helper and their 
 protector. 
 
 The house of Aaron 
 hath hoped in the Lord: 
 he is their helper and their 
 protector. 
 
 They that fear the Lord, 
 have hoped in the Lord: 
 he is their helper, and 
 their protector. 
 
 The Lord hath been 
 mindful of us; and hath 
 blessed us. 
 
VESPEkS. 
 
 Benedixit domui Israel: 
 benedixit domui Aaron. 
 
 Benedixit omnibus qui 
 timentDominum; * pusfl- 
 lis cum majdribus. 
 
 Ad jiciat Dominus super 
 vos; * super vos et super 
 filios vestros. 
 
 Benedicti vos a Domi- 
 no, * qui fecit codum et 
 terrain. 
 
 Ccclum cadi Domino: * 
 terram autem dedit filiis 
 h6minum. 
 
 Non mortui laudabunt 
 te, Domine! * neque om- 
 ncs qui descendunt in in- 
 fernum. 
 
 Sed nos qui vivimus be- 
 nedfclmus Domino, * ex 
 I ioc, nunc, et usque in 
 sxculum. 
 
 Gloria Patn, &.c 
 
 [The following" Psalm is 
 in place of the foregoing-.] 
 
 Psalm 
 Laudato Dominum om- 
 nes g-entcs: * lauddte eum 
 omnes populi. 
 
 He hath blessed the 
 house of Israel; he hath 
 blessed the house of 
 Aaron. 
 
 He hath blessed all that 
 fear the Lord; both little 
 and great. 
 
 May the Lord add bless- 
 ing's upon you; upon you 
 and upon your children. 
 
 Blessed be you of the 
 Lord, who made heaven 
 and earth. 
 
 The heaven of heaven 
 is the Lord's • but the earth 
 he has g-iven 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 this time, 
 now, and for ever. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 sung* on sundry Festivals, 
 
 cxvi. 
 
 O pitAisE the Lord, all 
 ye nations! praise him, all 
 ye people! 
 
370 VESPERS. 
 
 Quoniam confirmata est For his mercy is con- 
 super nos misericordia firmed upon us: and the 
 ejus: * et Veritas Domini truth of the Lord remain- 
 manet in zeternum . eth for ever. 
 
 Gloria Patri, &c. Gloiy, &c. 
 
 Capitulum, 2 Cor. i. 
 
 Benedictus Deus et Blessed be the Goa 
 
 Pater Domini nostri, Jesu and Father of our Lord 
 
 Christi, Pater misericor- Jesus Christ, the Father 
 
 diarum, et Deus totius of mercies, and the God 
 
 consolationis, qui conso- of all comfort, who corn- 
 
 latur nos in omni tribula- forteth us in all our tribu- 
 
 tione nostra. lation. 
 
 R. Deo gi-atias. A. Thanks be to God. 
 
 The Hymn, 
 Lucis Creator optime! 
 Lucem die rum proferens, 
 Primordiis lucis novas, 
 Mundi parans on'g-inem. 
 
 Qui mane junctum vesperi, 
 Diem vocari prxcipis; 
 Illabitur tetrum chaos; 
 Audi preces cum fletibus; 
 
 Ne mens, gravata cn'mine, 
 Vitas sit exul munere; 
 Dum nil perenne cogitat, 
 Seseque culpis illig-at. 
 
 Coeleste pulset ostium, 
 Vitale tollat prasmium: 
 Vitemus omne noxium: 
 Purgemus omne pessimum 
 
VESPEKS. 371 
 
 Praesta, Pater piissime! 
 
 Patrique compar unice, 
 
 Cum Spiritu Paraclito, 
 
 Regnans per omne sxculum. Amen. 
 f 7 ". Dirigdtur, Domine! oratio mea, 
 TL Sicut incensum in conspectu tuo. 
 
 The same in English. 
 O great Creator of the light! 
 Who from the darksome womb cf night, 
 Brought'st forth new light at nature's birth, 
 To shine upon the face of earth. 
 
 "Who, by the morn and ev'ning ray, 
 Hast measur'd time and call'd it day: 
 "Whilst sable night involves the spheres, 
 Vouchsafe to hear our pray rs and tears; 
 
 Lest our frail mind, with sin defil'd 
 From gift of life, should be exiled, 
 "Whilst on no heavenly tiling she thinks; 
 But twines herself In satan's links. 
 
 O may she soar to heav'n above, 
 The happy seat of life and love; 
 Meantime, all sinful actions shun, 
 And purge the foul ones, she has done. 
 
 This pray'r most gracious Father! hear, 
 Thy equal Son incline his ear, 
 "Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee, 
 Doth live and reign eternally. Amen. 
 
 V. May my prayer, O Lord! be directed, 
 
 R. As incense in thy sight 
 
37-3 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Tlie Magnificat, or the Canticle of the blessed 
 Virgin, St. Luke, i. 
 
 Mr soul doth magnify 
 the Lord. 
 
 And my spirit hath re- 
 joiced in God my Saviour. 
 
 Magnificat * anima 
 mea Dominum. 
 
 Et exultdvit Spiritus 
 mens * in Deo salutari 
 meo. 
 
 Quia respexit humilita- 
 tem anciliae suae, * ecce 
 enim ex hoc, beatam me 
 dicent omnes genera- 
 tiones. 
 
 Quia fecit *nihi magna 
 qui potens est; * et sanc- 
 tum nomen ejus. 
 
 Et misericordia ejus a 
 progenie in progenies, * 
 timentibus eum. 
 
 Fecit potentiam in bra- 
 chio suo: * dispersit su- 
 perbos mente cordis sui. 
 
 I)ep6suit, potentes de 
 sedc: * et exaltavit hu- 
 miles. 
 
 Esurie*ntes implevit bo- 
 nis : • et dfvites dimisit 
 indnes. 
 
 Because he hath re- 
 garded the humility of his 
 handmaid: for behold 
 from henceforth all gene- 
 rations shall call me bless- 
 ed. 
 
 For he that is mighty 
 hath done great things to 
 me : and holy is his name. 
 
 And his mercy is from 
 generation to generation 
 to them that fear him. 
 
 He hath showed might 
 in his arm: he hath scat- 
 tered 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 hun- 
 gry with good things; and 
 the rich he hath sent emp. 
 ty away. 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 373 
 
 Suscepit Israel puerum 
 suum; * recordatus mise- 
 ricordix suae. 
 
 Sicut locutus est ad pa- 
 tres nostros; * Abraham 
 et semini ejus in saecula. 
 
 Gloria Patri, 8cc. 
 
 He hath received Israel 
 his servant; being- mindful 
 of his mercy. 
 
 As he spoke to our fa- 
 thers; to Abraham and to 
 his seed for ever. 
 
 Glory, he. 
 
 [Then follows the prayer, wliich is different every 
 Sunday.] 
 
 V. The Lord be with 
 you. 
 
 R. And with thy spirit. 
 
 V. Let us bless the 
 Lord. 
 
 R. Thanks be to God. 
 
 V. May the souls of the 
 faithful, through the mer- 
 cy of God, rest in peace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 V. Dominus vobfscum. 
 
 R. Et cum spiritu tuo, 
 
 V. Benedicamus Domi- 
 no. 
 
 R. Deo gratias. 
 
 V. Fidelium animx, per 
 misericordiam Dei, requi- 
 e'scant in pace. 
 
 R. Amen. 
 
 Pater noster, &c. 
 
 [When Complin is not said immediately after Ves- 
 pers, after the verse, Fidelium animx, &c. May the 
 souls, &c. and, Our Father. — is said,] 
 
 V. Dominus det nobis V. Our Lord grant us 
 suam pacem, his peace! 
 
 R. Et vitam xte'rnam. R. And life everlasting. 
 Amen. Amen. 
 
 [Then is said one of the following anthem/?, ac- 
 cording to the time.] 
 32 
 
374 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 The Anthem, from the first Sunday of Advent 
 till the Purification, inclusive. 
 
 Mother of Jesus! hea 
 
 Alxa Redemptoris ma- 
 ter, quae pervia cocli, 
 
 Porta manes, et stella 
 maris, succiirre cadenti, 
 
 Siirgere qui curat po- 
 pulo; tu quae genuisti, 
 
 Natura mirante, tuum 
 sanctum genitorem, 
 
 Virgo prius ac posterius : 
 Gabrielis ab ore, 
 
 Sumens illud Ave, pec- 
 catorum miserere. 
 
 Ten's open gate, 
 
 Star of the sea, support 
 the fallen state 
 
 Of mortals; thou whose 
 womb thy maker bore; 
 
 And yet, strange tiling-, 
 a virgin, as before; 
 
 Who didst, from Gabri- 
 el's hail, this news receive. 
 
 Repenting sinners by 
 thy prayers relieve. 
 
 In Advent. 
 
 V. Angelus Domini nun- 
 tiavit Manx. 
 
 R. Et conce'pit de Spi- 
 ritu Sancto. 
 
 Orernus. 
 
 Gratiam tuam qusesu- 
 mus, Domine! mentibus 
 nostris infunde; ut qui, 
 dngelo nuntiante, Christi, 
 Filii tui incarnationem 
 cogndvimus, per passi- 
 <5nem ejus et crucem, 
 ad resurrectionis gloriam 
 
 V. The angel of the 
 Lord declared his mes- 
 sage to Mary. 
 
 R. And she conceived 
 by the Holy Ghost 
 
 Let its 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 message of 
 an angel, may, by his pas- 
 sion and cross, be brought 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 375 
 
 perducamur. Pereundem 
 Christum, D6minum nos- 
 trum. R. Amen. 
 
 to the glory of his resur- 
 rection: through the same 
 Christ, our Lord. R. 
 Amen. 
 
 After Advent. 
 
 V. Post partum virgo 
 .nviolata permansisti. 
 
 R. Dei genitrix ! inter- 
 cede pro nobis. 
 
 Oremus. 
 Decs! qui salutis xter- 
 nx beatse Marise virgini- 
 tate foeciinda humano ge- 
 neri prxmia praestitisti : 
 tribue, quxsumus, ut ip- 
 sam pro nobis intercedere 
 sentiamus, per quam me- 
 ruimus Auctorem vitac 
 suscipere Dominum nos- 
 trum Jesum Christum, fili- 
 um tuum. R. Amen. 
 
 V. After child-birth tboa 
 didst remain an inviolate 
 virgin. 
 
 R. Mother of God! make 
 intercession for us. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 O God ! who by the fruit- 
 ful virginity of the blessed 
 virgin Man', hast given to 
 mankind the rewards of 
 eternal salvation; grant, 
 we beseech thee, that we 
 may be sensible of the be- 
 nefits of her intercession, 
 by whom we have re- 
 ceived the Author of life, 
 our Lord, Jesus Christ, 
 thy son. It. Amen. 
 
 From the Purification till Easter. 
 Ave, Regina coelorum! Hail, Mary, queen of 
 heavenly spheres! 
 
 Hail, whom the angelic 
 host reveres! 
 
 Hail, fruitful root, hail 
 sacred gate ! 
 
 Ave, D6mina angeld- 
 fum! 
 
 Salve, radix! salve, por- 
 ta! 
 
376 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Ex qua mundo lux est 
 orta. 
 
 Gaude, virgo gloriosa! 
 
 Super omnes speciosa; 
 
 Yale, O valde decora! 
 
 Et pro nobis Christum 
 exdra. 
 
 V. Dign&re me laudare 
 te, virgo sacrata! 
 
 R. Da mihi virtutem 
 contra hostes tuos. 
 
 Or emus. 
 Concede, misericors De- 
 us! fragility ti nostrse pre- 
 sidium; ut qui sanctse Dei 
 genetricis memoriam &- 
 gimus, intercessionis ejus 
 auxilio a nostris iniquita- 
 tibus resurgamus. Per 
 eundem Cliristum, Domi- 
 num nostrum. R. Amen. 
 
 "Whence the world's 
 light derives its date. 
 
 O glorious maid, with 
 bea ity blessed! 
 
 May joys eternal fill thy 
 breast! 
 
 Thus crown' d w ilh 
 beauty and with joy, 
 
 Thy prayers with Christ 
 for us employ. 
 
 V. Vouchsafe, O sacred 
 virgin ! to accept my 
 praises. 
 
 R. Give me power 
 against thy enemies. 
 
 Let us pray.. 
 Ghant us, O merciful 
 God! strength against all 
 our weakness;, that we, 
 who celebrate the memo- 
 ry of the holy mother of 
 God, may, by the help 
 of her intercession, rise 
 again from our iniquities: 
 through the same Christ 
 our Lord. R. Amen. 
 
 From Easter until Trinity. 
 
 TlEGiNACoeli! laetare, Al- O Queen of heaven! re« 
 leluia; joice, Alleluia; 
 
 Quia quern meruisti por- For he whom thou didst 
 tare, Adleliiia; deserve to bear, Alleluia; 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 377 
 
 Resurrexit, sicut dixit, 
 Alleluia. 
 
 Ora pro nobis Deum, 
 Alleluia. 
 
 V. Gaude et lxtare, 
 Virg"o Maria! Alleluia. 
 
 R. Quia resurrexit Do- 
 minus vere, Alleluia. 
 
 Oremus. 
 Decs! qui, per resur- 
 rectionem Filii tui, Domi- 
 ni nostri, Jesu Christi, 
 mundum lxtiiicare digna- 
 lus es, praesta, qucesumus, 
 ut per ejus genitricem 
 virginem Mariam perp£- 
 lu?e capiamus g-audia vitae. 
 Per eundem Christum, 
 Ddminum nostrum. R. 
 Amen. 
 
 Is risen again as he said, 
 Alleluia. 
 
 Pray for us to God, Al- 
 leluia. 
 
 V. Rejoice and be glad, 
 O Virgin Mary! Alleluia. 
 
 R. Because our Lord is 
 truly risen, Alleluia. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 O God! who by the re- 
 surrection of thy Son, our 
 Lord, Jesus Christ, hath 
 been pleased to fill the 
 world with joy; grant we 
 beseech thee, that by the 
 virgin Mary, his mother, 
 we may receive the joys 
 of eternal life: through 
 the same Christ, our Lord. 
 R. Amen. 
 
 From Trinity Sunday until Advent. 
 
 Salve, regina, mater 
 misericdrdiae! vita, dulce- 
 do, et spes nostra, salve! 
 
 Ad te clamamus, exules 
 filii Eve. Ad te suspira- 
 mus, gementes et flentes, 
 in hac laciymarum valle. 
 
 32* 
 
 Hail, O Queen, O mo- 
 ther of mercy! hail, our 
 life, our comfort, and our 
 hope! 
 
 "We, the banished chil- 
 dren of Eve, cry out unto 
 thee. To thee we send 
 up our si^hs, groaning" 
 and weeping in this vale 
 of tears. 
 
373 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Eia ergo advocata nos- 
 tra, illos tuos misericordes 
 oculos ad nos converte. 
 
 Et Jesum benedfctum 
 fructum ventris tui nobis 
 post hoc exilium ostende; 
 
 O clemens! O pia! O 
 dulcis Virgo Maria! 
 
 V. Ora pro nobis, sanc- 
 ta Dei Genitrix! 
 
 JR.. Ut digni efficiamur 
 promissionibus Christi. 
 
 Or emus. 
 
 Omxipotexs, sempi- 
 terne Deus! qui gloriosae 
 Virginis Matris Marfae cor- 
 pus et animam, ut dignum 
 Fflii tui habitaculum effi- 
 ci mereretur, Spiritu 
 Sancto co-operante, prac- 
 parasti; da, ut cujus com- 
 memoratione lxtamur ejus 
 pia intercessione ab in- 
 stantibus malis, et a morte 
 perpetualiberemur. Per 
 eiindem Christum, Domi- 
 num nostrum. R. Amen. 
 
 Come, then, our advo- 
 cate, and look upon us 
 with those thy pitying 
 eyes. 
 
 And after this our ban- 
 ishment, show us Jesus, 
 the blessed fruit of thy 
 womb ; 
 
 O merciful! O pious! O 
 sweet Virgin Mary! 
 
 V. Pray for us, O holy 
 mother of God! 
 
 R. That we may be 
 made worthy of the pro- 
 mises of Christ. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 Almighty and eternal 
 God! who, by the co-ope- 
 ration of the Holy Ghost, 
 didst prepare the body 
 and soul of the glorious 
 virgin mother, Mary, that 
 she might become a wor- 
 thy habitation for thy Son; 
 grant, that as with joy we. 
 celebrate her memory, so 
 by her pious intercession 
 we may be delivered from 
 present evils and eternal 
 death- through the same 
 Christ, our Lord. Ii 
 Amen. 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 379 
 
 V. Divinum auxilium 
 maneat semper nobiscum. 
 R. Amen. 
 
 V. May the divine as- 
 sistance always remain 
 ■with us. R. Amen. 
 
 OX FESTIVALS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MART. 
 
 Psalms, Dixit Dominus, &c. page 361, and Laudate 
 pueri, Dominum, &c. page 365. 
 
 Psalm cxxi. 
 
 Lstatus sum in his quae 
 dicta sunt mihi: * in do- 
 mum Domini ibimus. 
 
 Stantes erant pedes 
 nosti-i * in atriis tuis, Je- 
 rusalem. 
 
 Jerusalem, qux aedifi- 
 catur ut ci vitas: * cujus 
 participdtio ejus in idip- 
 sum. 
 
 lliuc enim ascenderunt 
 tribus, tribus Domini? * 
 testim6nium Israel, ad 
 confitendum nomini Do- 
 mini. 
 
 Quia illic sederunt se- 
 des in judicio, # sedes su- 
 per domum David. 
 
 Itog&te quae ad pacem 
 sunt Jerusalem: *etabun- 
 dantia diligentibus te. 
 
 T rejoiced at the things 
 that were said to me, we 
 shall go into the house of 
 the Lord. 
 
 Our feet were standing 
 in thy courts, O Jerusa- 
 lem! 
 
 Jerusalem, which is 
 built as a city: which is 
 compact together. 
 
 For thither did the 
 tribes go up, the tribes of 
 the Lord, the testimony 
 of Israel, to praise the 
 name of the Lord. 
 
 Because, there, seats 
 have sat in judgment,seats 
 upon the house of David. 
 
 Pray ye for the things 
 that are for the peace ol 
 Jerusalem: and abun- 
 dance for them, that love 
 thee. 
 
380 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Fiat pax in virtu te tua: * 
 et abundantia in turribus 
 tuis. 
 
 Propter fratres meos et 
 proximos meos, * loque- 
 bar pacem de te. 
 
 Propter doraum Domi- 
 ni, Dei noslri, * quxsivi 
 bona tibi. 
 
 Gloria Patri, Sec. 
 
 Let peace be in thy 
 strength: and abundance 
 in thy towers. 
 
 For the sake of my 
 brethren, and of my 
 neighbours, I spoke peace 
 of thee. 
 
 Because of the house 
 of the Lord, our God, I 
 have sought g-ood things 
 for thee. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 Psalm exxvi. 
 
 Nisi Dominus xdifica- 
 verit domum; * in vanum 
 laboraverunt qui xdificant 
 earn. 
 
 Nisi Dominus custodf- 
 erit civitdtem, * frustra 
 vigilat qui custodit earn. 
 
 Vanum est vobis ante 
 lucem surgere: # surgite 
 postquam sederitis, qui 
 manduedtis panem dol6ris. 
 
 Cum dederit dilectis 
 suis somnum: * ecce hx- 
 r<Sditas Domini, filii: mer- 
 ces fmctus ventris- 
 
 Except the Lord build 
 the house, they labour in 
 vain that build it 
 
 Except the Lord keep 
 the city, he watch eth in 
 vain that keepeth it. 
 
 It is vain for you to rise 
 before light: rise ye after 
 you have sitten, you that 
 eat the bread of sorrow. 
 
 When he shall give 
 sleep to his beloved: be- 
 hold children are the in- 
 heritance of the Lord., 
 their reward, the fruit of 
 the womb. 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 361 
 
 Sicut sagittse in manu 
 potentis, * ita filii excus- 
 sorum. 
 
 Beatu3 vir qui implevit 
 desiderium suum ex ip- 
 sis: # non confundetur 
 cum loquetur inimicis suis 
 in porta. 
 
 Gloria Patri, &c. 
 
 Psalm 
 Lauiu, Jerusalem, D6- 
 
 minum: * lauda Deum tu- 
 
 um, Sion. 
 Quoniam confortavit se- 
 
 ras portarum tuarum: * 
 
 benedixit filiis tuis in te. 
 
 Qui p6suit fines tuos pa- 
 cem: * et ddipe frumenti 
 satiat te. 
 
 Qui erru'ttit eloquium 
 suum terra:.- * velociter 
 currit sermo ejus. 
 
 Qui dat nivem sicut 
 lanam: * nebulam sicut 
 Cinerem sparg-it. 
 
 Mittit crystallum suam 
 sicut buccellas: * ante fa- 
 ciem frigoris ejus, quis 
 sustinebit' 
 
 As arrows in the hand 
 of the mighty, so are the 
 children of them that have 
 been shaken. 
 
 Blessed is the man that 
 hath filled his desire with 
 them: he shall not be con- 
 founded when he shall 
 speak to his enemies in 
 the gate. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 clxvii. 
 
 Praise the Lord, O Je- 
 rusalem ! praise thy God, 
 O Sion! 
 
 Because he hath strength- 
 ened the bolts of thy g-ates : 
 he hath blessed thy chil- 
 dren within thee. 
 
 Who hath placed peace 
 in thy borders, and filleth 
 thee with the fat of corn. 
 
 Who sendeth forth his 
 speech to the earth: his 
 word runneth swiftly. 
 
 Who g-iveth snow like 
 wool: scattereth mists 
 like ashes. 
 
 He sendeth his ice like 
 morsels- who shall stand 
 before the face of his 
 cokP 
 
382 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Emfttet verbum suum 
 et liquefaciet ea; * flabit 
 spiritus ejus, et fluent 
 aquae. 
 
 Qui annunciat verbum 
 suum Jacob, # justitias et 
 j udicia sua Israel. 
 
 Non fecit taliter omni 
 nationi; # et judicia sua 
 non manifestavit eis. 
 
 Gloria Patri, Sec. 
 
 He shall send out his 
 word, and shall melt 
 them: his wind shall blow 
 and the waters shall run. 
 
 Who declare th his worn 
 to Jacob: his justices and 
 his judgments to Israel. 
 
 He hath not done in 
 like manner to every na- 
 tion: and his judgments 
 he hath not made mani- 
 fest to them. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 The Hymn. 
 
 Ave maris stella, 
 Dei mater alma, 
 Atque semper Virgo, 
 Felix coeli porta. 
 
 Sumens illud Ave, 
 Gabrielis ore, 
 Funda nos in pace, 
 Mutans Hevae nomen. 
 
 Solve vincla reis, 
 Profer lumen excis, 
 Mala nostra pelle, 
 Bona cuncta posce. 
 
 Monstra te esse matrem, 
 Sumat per te preces, 
 Qui pro nobis natus 
 Tulit esse tuus. 
 
VESPERS. 383 
 
 Virgo singularis, 
 Inter omnes mitis, 
 Nos culpis solutos, 
 Mites fac, et castos. 
 
 Vitam prxsta puram, 
 Iter para tutum, 
 Ut videntes Jesum, 
 Semper collxtemur. 
 
 Sit laus Deo Patri, 
 Summo Christo decus, 
 Spintui Sancto, 
 Tribus honor unus. Amen. 
 
 V. Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis. 
 
 R. Propterea benedixit te, Deus, in xternum. 
 
 The same in English. 
 
 Bright Mother of our Maker, hail! 
 
 Thou Virgin ever blessed; 
 The ocean's Star, by which we sail, 
 
 And gain the port of rest! 
 
 Whilst we this Ave thus to thee, 
 From Gabriel's mouth rehearse; 
 
 Prevail, that peace our lot may be, 
 And Eva's name reverse. 
 
 Release our long entangled mind, 
 
 From all the snares of ill; 
 With heav'nly light instruct the blind, 
 
 And all our vows fulfil- 
 
334 VESPERS. 
 
 Exert for us a Mother's care, 
 
 And us, thy Children, own; 
 Prevail with him to hear our pray'r, 
 
 Who chose to be thy Son. 
 
 spotless maid! whose virtues shine, 
 
 With brightest purity; 
 Each action of our life refine, 
 
 And make us pure like thee. 
 
 Preserve our lives unstain'd from ill; 
 
 And guard us in our way; 
 That Christ, one day, our souls may fill 
 
 With joys that ne'er decay. 
 
 To God the Father, endless praise; 
 
 To God the Son, the same; 
 And Holy Ghost, whose equal rays, 
 One equal glory claim. Amen. 
 V. Grace is poured abroad in thy lips. 
 R. Therefore hath God blessed thee for ever. 
 
 OX FESTIVALS OF THE APOSTLES. 
 
 Second Vespers. 
 Psalms, Dixit Dominus, page 361, Laudate pueri 
 Dominum, page 365. 
 
 Psalm cxv. 
 Credidi, propter quod I have believed, there- 
 locutussum: * ego autem fore have I spoken: but I 
 humiliatus sum nimis. have been humbled ex- 
 
 ceedingly. 
 Ego dixi in excessu I said in my excess, 
 mco: * omnis homo men- every man is a liar, 
 dax. 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 J85 
 
 Quid retribuam Domi- 
 no, * pro omnibus qux 
 retribuit mihi? 
 
 What shall I render to 
 the Lord, for all the things 
 that he hath rendered to 
 
 Calicem salutaris acci- 
 piam, # et nomen Domini 
 invocabo. 
 
 Vota mea Domino red- 
 dam coram omni populo 
 ejus: * pretiosa in con- 
 spectu Domini mors sanc- 
 torum ejus. 
 
 O D6mine,quia ego ser- 
 vus tuus: * ego servus tu- 
 us, et films ancillx tux. 
 
 Dirupisti vincula mea: 
 * tibi sacrificabo hostiam 
 laudis, et nomen Domini 
 invocabo. 
 
 Vota mea Domino red- 
 dam in conspectu omnis 
 populi ejus: * in atriis do- 
 mus Domini, in medio tui, 
 Jerusalem. 
 
 G16ria Patri, &c. 
 
 I will take the chalice 
 of salvation; and I will 
 call upon the name of the 
 Lord. 
 
 I will pay my vows to 
 the Lord, before all his 
 people: precious, in the 
 sig-ht of the Lord, is the 
 death of his saints. 
 
 Lord! for I am thy 
 servant: I am thy servant, 
 and the son of thy hand- 
 maid. 
 
 Thou hast broken my 
 bond, I will sacrifice to 
 thee the sacrifice of praise, 
 and I will call upon the 
 name of the Lord. 
 
 1 will pay my vows to 
 the Lord in the sig-ht of all 
 his people, in the courts 
 of the house of the Lord: 
 in the midst of thee, O 
 Jerusalem! 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 Psalm exxv. 
 Ix convertendo D6mi- Whex the Lord brought 
 
 nus captivitatem, 
 33 
 
 Sion, * back the captivity of Sion, 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 facti sumus sicut conso- 
 lati. 
 
 Tunc repletum est. gau- 
 dio os nostiiim,* et lingua 
 nostra exultatione. 
 
 Tunc dicent inter Ren- 
 tes, * magnificdvit Domi- 
 nus facere cum eis. 
 
 Magnificavit Dominus 
 facere nobiscum: * facti 
 sumus lastantes. 
 
 Converte Domine cap- 
 tivitatem nostram, * sicut 
 torrens in austro. 
 
 Qui seminant in lachry- 
 mis, * in exultatione me- 
 tent. 
 
 Euntes ibant et flebant, 
 * mittentes semina sua. 
 
 Venientes autem veni- 
 ent cum exultatione, * 
 portdntes manipulos suos. 
 
 Gloria Patri, Sec. 
 
 Psalm 
 
 Doxine probasti me et 
 cognovisti me: * tu cog- 
 novisti sessionem meam 
 et resurrectionem meam. 
 
 Intellexisti cogitationes 
 meas de longe : * semitam 
 meam et fum'culum meum 
 investigdsti. 
 
 we became like men com 
 foiled. 
 
 Then was our mouth 
 filled with gladness? and 
 our tongue with joy. 
 
 Then shall they say 
 among the gentiles: the 
 Lord hath done great 
 things for them. 
 
 The Lord hath done 
 great things for us: we are 
 become joyful. 
 
 Turn again our captivi- 
 ty, O Lord! as a stream in 
 the south. 
 
 They that sow in tears, 
 shall reap in joy. 
 
 Going 1 , they went and 
 wept, casting their seeds. 
 
 But coming, they shall 
 come with joyfulness, car- 
 rying their sheaves. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 exxxviii. 
 
 Lonn ! thou hast proved 
 me and known me: thou 
 hast known my sitting- 
 down and my rising up. 
 
 Thou hast understood 
 my thoughts afar off: my 
 path and my line thou 
 hast searched out. 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 38? 
 
 Et omnes vias meas 
 prxvidisti: * quia non est 
 sermo in lingua mea. 
 
 Ecce, Ddmine, tu cog- 
 novfsti omnia, novissima 
 et antiqua: * tu formasti 
 me, et posuisti super me 
 manum tuam. 
 
 Mirabilis facta est sci- 
 entia tua ex me : * confor- 
 tata est, et non potero ad 
 earn. 
 
 Quo ibo a spiritu tuo? * 
 et quo a facie tua fugiam ? 
 
 Si ascendero in coelum, 
 tu illic es: * si descendero 
 in infernum, ades. 
 
 Si sumpsero pennas 
 meas diluculo, * et habi- 
 tavero in extremis maris. 
 
 Etenim illuc manus tua 
 deducet me; * et tenebit 
 me dextera tua. 
 
 Et dixi, forsitan tene- 
 bne conculcabunt me: * 
 et nox illuminatio mea in 
 delfciis meis. 
 
 Quia tenebr?e non ob- 
 scurabuntur a te, et nox 
 sicut dies illuminabitui-: * 
 
 And thou hast foreseen 
 all my ways : for there is 
 no speech in my tongue. 
 
 Behold, O Lord! thou 
 hast known all things, the 
 last and those of old: thou 
 hast formed me, and hast 
 laid thy hand upon me. 
 
 Thy knowledge is be- 
 come wonderful to me : it 
 is high, and I cannot 
 reach to it. 
 
 Whither shall I go from 
 thy spirit? or whither 
 shall I flee from thy face? 
 
 If I ascend up into hea- 
 ven, thou art there; if I 
 descend into hell, thou 
 art there. 
 
 If I take to me the wings 
 of the morning, and dwell 
 in the uttermost parts of 
 the sea; 
 
 Even there also shall 
 thy hand leadjne; and thy 
 right hand shall hold me. 
 
 And I said: perhaps 
 darkness shall cover me: 
 and night shall be my light 
 in my pleasures. 
 
 But darkness shall not 
 be dark to thee, and night 
 shall be lig-ht as the day: 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 sicut tenebrx ejus, ita et 
 lumen ejus. 
 
 Quia tu possedisti renes 
 meos: * suscepisti me de 
 utero matris mex. 
 
 Confitebor tibi, quia ter- 
 ribf liter magnificatus es: * 
 mirabilia 6pera tua et ani- 
 ma mea cognoscit nimis. 
 
 Non est occultatum os 
 meum a te, quod fecisti 
 in occulto: * et substantia 
 mea in inferioribus terrx. 
 
 Imperfectum meum vi- 
 deruntoculitui, etinlibro 
 tuo, omnes scribentur: * 
 dies formabiintur, et nemo 
 in eis. 
 
 Mini autem nimis hono- 
 rificati sunt amici tui De-? 
 us: * nimis genfortatus est 
 principatus eorum. 
 
 Dinumerdbo eos, et su- 
 perarenam multiplicabun- 
 tur: # exsurrexi et adhuc 
 sum tecum. 
 
 Sioccfderis, Deus! pec- 
 cat6res: * viri sdnguinum 
 declinate a me. 
 
 the darkness thereof, and 
 the light thereof, are 
 alike to thee. 
 
 For thou hast possessed 
 my reins: thou hast pro- 
 tected me from my mo- 
 ther's womb. 
 
 I will praise thee, for 
 thou art fearfully magni- 
 fied; wonderful are thy 
 works, and my soul know- 
 eth right well. 
 
 My bone is not hid from 
 thee, which thou hast 
 made in secret: and my 
 substance in the lower 
 parts of the earth. 
 
 Thy eyes did see my im- 
 perfect being, and in thy 
 book shall all be written* 
 days shall be formed, and 
 no one in them. 
 
 But to me thy friends, O 
 God! are made exceed- 
 ingly honourable: their 
 principality is exceeding- 
 ly strengthened. 
 
 I will number them, and 
 they shall be multiplied 
 above the sand: I rose up 
 and am still with thee. 
 
 If thou wilt kill the 
 wicked, O God! ye men 
 of blood depart from me 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 389 
 
 Quia dicitis in cog-ita- 
 tione, * accipient in vani- 
 tate civitates tuas. 
 
 Nonne qui oderunt te, 
 Ddmine! oderam; * et su- 
 per inimfcos tuos tabes- 
 cebam? 
 
 Perfecto odio oderam 
 illos: * et inimici facti 
 sunt mihi. 
 
 Probame, Deus! etsci- 
 to cormeum: * interrog-a 
 me, et cognosce semitas 
 meas. 
 
 Et vide si via iniquitatis 
 in me est: * deduc me in 
 via aeterna. 
 
 Gldria Patri, &c. 
 
 Because you say in 
 thought, they shall re- 
 ceive thy cities in vain. 
 
 Lord! have I not hated 
 them that hate thee, and 
 pined away because of 
 thy enemies? 
 
 I have hated them with 
 a perfect hatred: and they 
 are become enemies to 
 
 me. 
 
 Prove me, O God 
 know mv heart 
 
 and 
 examine 
 me and know my paths. 
 
 And see if there be in 
 me the way of iniquity: 
 and lead me in the eternal 
 way. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 The Hymn. 
 
 Exultet orbis gaudiis, 
 Coelum resultet laudibus, 
 Apostolorum gloriam 
 Tellus et astra concinunt. 
 
 Yos sxculorum jiidices, 
 Et vera mundi lumina, 
 Votis precamur cordium, 
 Audfte voces supplicum. 
 
 .13' 
 
390 VESPERS. 
 
 Qui templa cceli clauditis, 
 Serasque verbo solvitis, 
 Nos a reatu noxios 
 Solvi jubete, qusesumus. 
 
 Praecepta quorum protinus, 
 Languor saliisque s^ntiunt; 
 Sanate mentes languidas, 
 Augete nos virtutibus: 
 
 Ut, cum redibit arbiter 
 In fine, Christus, saeculi, 
 Nos sempiterni gaudii 
 Concedat esse compotes. 
 
 Patri, simulque Filio, 
 Tibique, sancte Spiritus, 
 Sicut fuit, sit jugiter 
 Saeclum per omne gloria. Amen. 
 
 V. Annunciavcrunt opera Dei: 
 R. Et facta ejus intellexerunt. 
 
 The same in English. 
 TimorGHorT the world let joys arise, 
 Let praises echo through the skies! 
 Let heaven and earth, with joyful choir, 
 To praise the Apostles now conspire. 
 Earth's shining lights, by God design'd, 
 To be the judges of mankind; 
 Our humble prpy'rs are void of art; 
 Accept the language of our heart. 
 The gates of heav'n, by your command, 
 Are fasten'd close, or open stand: 
 Grant, we beseech you then, that we 
 "From sinful slav'ry may be free. 
 
VESPERS. 391 
 
 Sickness and health your power obey; 
 This comes, and that, you drive away: 
 Then from our souls all sickness chase. 
 Let healing" virtues take its place. 
 
 That, when our Judge returns to weigh 
 Our actions, at the dreadful day, 
 We ma}', with him, to heav'n ascend, 
 To live in joys, that never end. 
 
 To God the Father, and the Son, 
 
 And holy Spirit, three in one; 
 
 Be endless glory, as before 
 
 The world begun, so evermore. Amen. 
 V. They declared the works of God, 
 R. And understood his doings. 
 
 OX FESTIVALS OF OXE MA11TTH.* 
 
 Hit Hymn, 
 Deus tuorum mflitum 
 Sors, et corona, pnemium, 
 Laudes canentes Martyris 
 Absolve nexu criminis. 
 
 Hie nempe mundi gaudia, 
 Et blanda fraudum pabula, 
 Imbuta felle deputans, 
 Pervenit ad caelestia. 
 
 Poenas cucurrit fortiter, 
 Et sustulit viriliter: 
 Fundensque pro te sdnguinem 
 JEterna dona p6ssideL 
 * V-^hen no particular Psalms are appointed, tho ic are said, which 
 »rr placed under the head oi Sunday. 
 
392 VESPERS. 
 
 Ob hoc precatu supplici 
 Te poscimus piissime; 
 In hoc triumpho Martyns, 
 Dimitte noxam servulis. 
 
 Laus et perennis gl6ria 
 Patri sit, atque Fflio, 
 Sancto simul Paraclito, 
 In sempiterna ssecula. Amen. 
 
 V. Gloria et honore coronasti eum, Ddmine! 
 
 R. Et constituisti eum super opera manuum tuarum. 
 
 The same in English. 
 
 O Gon! the lot, the crown, the gain, 
 Of soldiers in thy sen-ice slain; 
 Make us forsake our sinful ways, 
 Who meet to sing- this Martyr's praise. 
 
 This Saint, esteeming 1 worldly joys 
 As pleasing cheats, deceitful toys; 
 And bitter too, with secret gull, 
 For heaven, nobly scorn'd them all. 
 
 He bravely ran his painful race, 
 And look'd his torments in the face; 
 For thee, he fearless sheds his blood, 
 And wades to heaven through the flood. 
 
 To thee, O gracious Lord! we fly, 
 Beseeching thee with humble cry; 
 That on this Martyr's triumph, we 
 From sin may be absolv'd by thee. 
 
 To God the Father, and the Son, 
 And Holy Spirit, three in one; 
 lie equal glory, equal praise, 
 For an eternal length of days. Amen. 
 
VESPERS. 393 
 
 V. Thou hast crowned him with glory and honour: 
 U. And hast set him over the works of thy hands. 
 
 OS FESTIVALS OF SEVERAL MARTYRS. 
 
 The Hymn. 
 
 Sanctorum meritis inclyta gaudia 
 Pangamus, s6cii, gestaque fortia: 
 Gliscens fert animus promere cantibus 
 Victorum genus optimum. 
 
 Hi sunt quos fatue mundus inhorruit, 
 Hunc fructu vacuum, floribus aridum, 
 Contempsere tui nominis asseclae, 
 Jesu, Rex bone coclitum! 
 
 Hi pro te furias atque minas truces 
 Calcarunt h6minum, saevaque verbera, 
 His cessit lacerans fortiter ungula, 
 Nee carpsit penetralia. 
 
 Czediintur gladiis more bidentium: 
 Non murmur resonat, non querimonia: 
 Sed corde impavido mens bene conscia 
 Conservat patientiam. 
 
 Quae vox, quae p6terit lingua retexere. 
 Quae tu Martyribus munera praeparas? 
 Rubri nam fluido sanguine fulgidis 
 Cingunt tempora laureis. 
 
 Te, summa O Deitas! unaque, pdscimua. 
 Ut culpas abluas, n6xia siibtrahas; 
 Des pacem famulis, ut tibi gldriam 
 Ann Jrum in seriem canant. Amen. 
 
 F. Laetamini in D6mino, et exultate justi! 
 R. £t gloriammi, omnes recti corde! 
 
394 VESPERS 
 
 Hie same in English. 
 
 Let us fam'd acts, and triumphs sing-, 
 Which from the Saints' high merits spring* 
 For now to celebrate we mind, 
 Brave heroes of the noblest kind. 
 
 These champions of thy name, sweet Lord' 
 Were, by the silly world, abhorr'd; 
 Which world they held a barren thing-, 
 Where neither fruit, nor flowers spring 1 . 
 
 For thee they slight the threats of foes, 
 Their furious rage, and deadly blows; 
 The tearing- hook they scorn no less, 
 Which cannot reach the soul's recess. 
 
 While barb'rous swords their bodies wound, 
 No murmurs, no complaints resound; 
 For they to patience are resign'd, 
 With dauntless heart, and spotless mind. 
 
 What tongue can those rich gifts declare, 
 Which Christ for Martyrs does prepare? 
 Brows that in streams of blood were drown'd, 
 Are with refulg-ent laurels crown'd. 
 
 Great God! we beg- of thee to chase 
 All harms away; our sins efface; 
 Afford thy servants peaceful days, 
 That they may, ever, sing- thy praise. Amen 
 
 V. Be g-lad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye just'. 
 R. And glory all ye right of heart! 
 
VESPERS. 
 
 335 
 
 OX FESTIVALS OF CONFESSORS. 
 
 [Tic -"(fth Psalm is sometimes the following'.] 
 Psalm cxxxi. 
 
 Memetto D6mine, Da- 
 vid, * et omnis mansuetii- 
 dinis ejus. 
 
 Sicut jaravit Domino, * 
 votum vovit Deo Jacob: 
 
 Si introj'ero in taberna- 
 culum domus meee, * si 
 ascendero in lectum strati 
 mei: 
 
 Si dedero somnum ocu- 
 lis meis, * et palpebris 
 meis dormitationem. 
 
 Et requiem temporibus 
 meis, donee inveniam lo- 
 cum Domino, * taberna- 
 culum Deo Jacob. 
 
 Ecce audfvimus earn in 
 Ephrata: * invenimus earn 
 in campis sylvae. 
 
 Introibimus in taberna- 
 culum ejus:* adorabimus 
 in loco, ubi steterunt pe- 
 des ejus. 
 
 Surge, Domine, in re- 
 quiem tuam, * tu et area 
 sanctificationis tuse. 
 
 OLonn! remember Da- 
 vid, and all his meekness. 
 
 How he swore to the 
 Lord; he vowed a vow to 
 the God of Jacob. 
 
 If I shall enter into the 
 tabernacle of my house: if 
 I shall g-o up into the bed 
 wherein I lie. 
 
 If I shall give sleep to 
 my eyes, or slumber to my 
 eye-lids: 
 
 Or rest to my temples, 
 until I find out a place for 
 the Lord, a tabernacle tor 
 the God of Jacob. 
 
 Behold we have heard 
 of it in Ephrata: we nave 
 found it in the fields of 
 the wood. 
 
 We will go into his ta- 
 bernacle: we will adore in 
 the place where Ills feet 
 stood. 
 
 Arise, O Lord! into thy 
 resting- place: thou and 
 the ark which thou liast 
 sanctified. 
 
396 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Sacerdotes tui induan- 
 tur justitiam: * et sancti 
 tui exultent. 
 
 Propter David servum 
 tjum, * non avertas faci- 
 em Christi tui. 
 
 Juravit Dominus David 
 veritatem, et non frustra- 
 bitur earn: * de fructu 
 renins tui ponani super 
 sedem tuam. 
 
 Si custodierint filii tui 
 testamentum meum, * et 
 testimonia mea hsec, <yix 
 docebo eos: 
 
 Et filii eorum usque in 
 sxculum, * sedebant su- 
 per sedem tuam. 
 
 Quoniam eleg-it Domi- 
 nus Sion: * eleg-it earn in 
 habitationem sibi. 
 
 Haec requies mea in sx- 
 culum saeculi: * hie habi- 
 tabo, quoniam eleg-i earn. 
 
 Viduam ejus benedi- 
 
 cens benedicam: 
 
 pau- 
 
 peres ejus saturabo pani- 
 bus. 
 
 Sacerdotes ejus indu- 
 am salutari: * et sancti 
 ejus exultatidne exulta- 
 bunt. 
 
 Illuc producam comu 
 
 Let thy priests be cloth* 
 ed with justice; and let 
 thy saints rejoice. 
 
 For thy servant David's 
 sake, turn not away the 
 face of thy anointed. 
 
 The Lord hath sworn 
 truth to David, and he 
 will not make it void: of 
 the fruit of thy womb I 
 will set upon thy throne. 
 
 If thy children will keep 
 my covenant, and these 
 my testimonies which I 
 shall teach them; 
 
 Their children also, for 
 evermore, shall sit upon 
 thy throne. 
 
 For the Lord hath cho- 
 sen Sion: he hath chosen 
 it for his dwelling'. 
 
 This is my rest for ever 
 and ever: here will I 
 dwell, fori have chosen it. 
 
 Blessing-, I will bless 
 her widow: I will satisfy 
 her poor with bread. 
 
 T will clothe her priests 
 with salvation: and her 
 saints shall rejoice with 
 exceeding" great joy. 
 
 There will I bring- forth 
 
VESPEHS. 397. 
 
 David: * paravi licernam a horn to David: I have 
 
 Christo meo. prepared a lamp for my 
 anointed. 
 
 Jnimicos ejus induam His enemies I will clothe 
 
 confusione: * super ipsum with confusion: but upon 
 
 autem efflorebit sanctifi- him shall my sanctifica. 
 
 c&tio mea. tion flourish. 
 
 Gloria, &c. Glorv, &c. 
 
 The Hymn. 
 
 Iste Confessor Domini, colentes 
 Quern pie laudant populi per orbem; 
 Hac die lxtus meruit beatas 
 Scandere sedes. 
 
 Or, instead of the two lcv>t lines. 
 
 ITac die lxtus meruit supremos 
 Laudis honores. 
 
 Qui pius, prudens, humilis, pudicus, 
 Sobriam duxit sine labe vitam, 
 Donee humanos animavit aura: 
 Spiritus artus. 
 
 Cujus ob prxstans meritum, frequenter 
 JEgra qua: passim jacuere membra, 
 Viribus morbi domitis, saluti 
 Kestituiintur. 
 
 Nosterhinc illi chorus obscqudntem 
 Concinit laudem celebresque palmas; 
 Ut piis ejus precibus juvemur, 
 Omne per ufvum. 
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398 VESPERS?. 
 
 Sit salus 1111, decus atque virtus, 
 
 Qui super coeli solio coruscans, 
 
 To this mundi seriem gubernat, 
 
 Trinus et anus. Amen. 
 
 V. Amdvit eum Dominus, et omdvit eum. 
 R. Stolam g-lorise induit eum. 
 
 The same in English. 
 This day, with gladness, Christian choirs proclaim, 
 His combats, triumphs, faith, and glorious name, 
 
 Who boldly Christ on earth confess'd, 
 
 And now exults among- the bless'd. 
 
 Prudence and piety adorn'd his life, 
 Unstain'd with ill, and undisturb'd by strife. 
 
 Chaste, humble, meek he kept his heart, 
 
 Till bid by Heav'n from life depart 
 
 Th' Almighty now his servant's glory shows, 
 &nd signal favours through his pray'rs bestows; 
 
 Diseases fly before his shrine, 
 
 And health returns by pow'r divine. 
 
 Let's then in thankful songs our voices raise, 
 And sing to him this solemn hymn of praise; 
 
 That by his pray'rs th' Almighty may 
 
 His favours to our souls convey. 
 
 To him be glory, pow'r, and endless fame, 
 Whose wisdom rules the whole creation's frame; 
 And fills the bright celestial throne, 
 The gTeat, mysterious Three in One. Amen. 
 
 V. The Lord loved him, and adorned him; 
 R. He clothed him with a robe of g-lory. 
 
VESPEUS. 393 
 
 ON FESTIVALS OF VIUG1NS. 
 
 [The Psalms, as on Festivals of the blessed Virgin.] 
 
 The Hymn. 
 Jr.su! cordna Virginum, 
 Quern mater ilia concipit, 
 Quae sola Virgo parturit; 
 IIxc vota clemens accipe. 
 
 Qui pergis inter h'lia, 
 Septus choreis virginum, 
 Sponsus decorus gloria, 
 Sponsisque reddens prxmia. 
 
 Quociinque tenths, Virgines 
 Sequuntur, atque laudibus 
 Post te canentes ciirsitant, 
 Ilymnosque dulces personant, 
 
 Te deprecamur supplices, 
 Nostris ut addas sensibus, 
 Nescire promts omnia 
 Corruptionis vulnera. 
 
 Virtus, honor, laus, gloria, 
 Deo Patri, cum Filio, 
 Sancto simul Pardclito, 
 In srcculorum sxcula. Amen. 
 
 V. Specie tuaet pulchritudine tua. 
 
 li. intcnde, prospere procede, et regrna. 
 
400 VESPERS. 
 
 The same in English. 
 
 liEGAitn our vows with gTacious eye, 
 O Jesus! crown of purity; 
 Son of that chosen woman, who 
 Was Virgin chaste, and Mother too. 
 
 Midst lilies thou dost love to be; 
 Pure Virgins round thy throne we see, 
 O glorious Bridegroom! who dost bless 
 Thy brides with endless happiness. 
 
 Which way soe'er thy course doth bend, 
 Chaste Virgins on thy steps attend; 
 Who, running after thee, do raise 
 Their notes, and sing sweet hymns of praise 
 
 Hear us, O God of chastity ! 
 
 From impure passions set us free; 
 
 Our frailties help, our vice control; 
 
 Submit the senses to the soul. 
 To Jesus, from a Virgin sprung, 
 
 Be glory giv'n, and praises sung, 
 
 The same to God the Father be, 
 
 And Holy Ghost, eternally. Amen. 
 V. With thy comeliness and thy beauty. 
 ft. Set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. 
 
 OX FESTIVALS OF HOLY WOMEN. 
 
 [Psalms, as the preceding.] 
 
 The Hymn, 
 Fortem virili pectore 
 Laudemus omnes fxminam, 
 Quae sanctitatis gloria , 
 
 Ubique fulget inclyta. 
 
VESPEKS 401 
 
 Usee sancto amore suucia, 
 Dum muncli amorem noxnnn 
 Horrescit, ad coclcstia 
 Iter peregit arduum. 
 
 Carnem domans leuintis 
 Dulcique mentem pabulu 
 Orationis nutriens, 
 Coeli potitur gdudiis. 
 
 Rex Christe! virtus fortium, 
 Qui magna solus efficis, 
 Hujus precatu quxsumus, 
 Audi benignus supplices. 
 
 Deo Patri sit gloria, 
 Ejusque soli Filio, 
 Cum Spiritu Paraclito, 
 Nunc, et per omne sseculum. Amen. 
 
 V. Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis. 
 
 R. Propterea benedfxit te Deus in xternmn. 
 
 The same in English. 
 
 Rise, tuneful numbers, justly praise 
 A holy woman's g-en'rous ways, 
 Whose fortitude exalts her name 
 In ev'ry place, with glorious fame. 
 
 Such holy love inflam'd her heart, 
 That she abhorr'd the pois'ning dart 
 Of worldly love, and bravely trod 
 The narrow way that leads to God. 
 
 A body, grown witli fasting" dead, 
 And mind with pray'r most sweetly fed, 
 Convey her soul above the sky, 
 To joys, that last eternally. 
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402 VESPERS. 
 
 O source of grace! O Christ our King"! 
 From whom alone all good thing's spring-, 
 To thee, for help, we sinners fly; 
 Hear, through her prayers, our humble cry. 
 
 May each succeeding- ag-e proclaim 
 The glory, and eternal fame 
 Of God the Father, and the Son, 
 And Holy Spirit, Three in One. Amen. 
 
 V. Grace is poured abroad in thy lips. 
 
 JR. Therefore hath God blessed thee for ever. 
 
 OX THE FESTIVAL OF ALL SAINTS. 
 
 The Hymn. 
 Placahe, Christe! servulis, 
 Qui bus Patris clementiam 
 Tujc ad tribunal gratiae 
 Patrona virgo postulat. 
 
 Et vos beata, per novem 
 Distincta gyros agrnina, 
 Antiqua cum prxsentibus, 
 Futura damna pellite. 
 
 Apostoli cum vatibus, 
 Apud scverum Jiidicem, 
 Yeris reorum fletibus 
 Exposcite indulgentiam. 
 
 Vos, purpurati Marty res! 
 Vos, candidati prxmio 
 Confessionis! exules 
 Vocate nos in patriam. 
 
\ 
 VESPERS. 403 
 
 Chorea casta vfrginum! 
 Et quos eremus incolas 
 Transmisit astris! coelitum 
 Locate nos in sedibus. 
 
 Auferte gentem perfidam 
 Credentium de finibus, 
 Ut unus omnes unicum 
 Ovile nos Pastor regat. 
 
 Deo Patri sit gloria, 
 Natoque Patris unico, 
 Sancto simul Paraclito, 
 In sempiterna sjecnla. Amen. 
 V. Exultabunt sancti in g-loiia. 
 R. Lxtabiintur in cubilibus suis. 
 
 The same in English. 
 O Jesus! let thy anger cease, 
 Thy Virgin Mother, for our peace, 
 At thy tribunal pleading stands, 
 And mercy earnestly demands. 
 
 And you, O Angels! who in nine 
 Distinguish^ orders glorious, shine, 
 Preserve our minds, our hearts and wills 
 From present, past, and future ills. 
 Ye Prophets and Apostles! plead 
 Before our Judge, and intercede 
 Foe sinners, that by tears unfeign'd 
 His pard'ning grace may be obtain'd. 
 Ye crimson troops of Martyrs bright! 
 And Confessors array 'd in white! 
 Let us no longer exil'd roam, 
 Uut call us to our heavenly home. 
 
404 VESPERS. 
 
 Chaste Virgins ! and ye, truly wise ! 
 Who from the deserts fill'd the skies, 
 For us, an everlasting- reign, 
 Amongst the Saints of Christ, obtain. 
 
 From Christian lands those faithless chase, 
 Who Christian truths and faith deface: 
 That all mankind united may 
 One Pastor of our souls obey. 
 
 To God the Father, and the Son, 
 And Holy Spirit, Three in One, 
 Be equal glory, equal praise, 
 For an eternal age of days. Amen. 
 
 V The Saints shall rejoice in glory. 
 R. They shall be joyful in their beds. 
 
 ix ADVEXT. 
 
 The Hymn. 
 
 Creator alme sfderum, 
 JFterna lux credentium, 
 Jesu, Redemptor omnium! 
 Intende votis supplicum. 
 
 Qui daemonis ne fraudibus 
 Periret orbis, impetu 
 Amoris actus, lang-uidi 
 Mundi medela factus es: 
 
 Commune qui mundi nefas 
 Ut expiares, ad crucem 
 E Vfrginis saciiirio 
 Intacta prodis victima. 
 
VESPERS. 405 
 
 Cujus potestas glories, 
 Nomenque cum primum sonat; 
 Et ccrlites, et fnferi 
 Tremente curvantur genu. 
 
 Te deprecamur ultimae 
 
 Magnum diei Judicem; 
 
 Armis supcrnae gratiae, 
 
 Defende nos ab hostibus. 
 Virtus, honor, laus, gloria, 
 
 Deo Patri cum Fifio, 
 
 Sancto simul Pardclito, 
 
 In sxculorum saecula. Amen. 
 V, Rorate, cadi! desuper, et nubes pluant Jiistiim. 
 R. Aperiatur terra, et germinet Salvatorem. 
 
 The same in English. 
 
 Bright Maker of the starry poles, 
 Eternal light of faithful souls, 
 Christ, Saviour of mankind! espouse 
 Our cause, and hear our humble vows; 
 
 Who, lest the fraud of hell's dire king 
 Should all men to destruction bring, 
 Uid'st, by an act of gen'rous love, 
 The fainting world's Physician prove; 
 
 Who, that thou might'st our ransom pay, 
 And wash the stains of sin away, 
 Would' st from a Virgin's womb proceed, 
 And on the Cross a victim bleed; 
 
 Whose glorious pow'r, whose saving name, 
 No sooner any voice can frame, 
 Hut heav'n, and earth, and hell agree 
 To honour them with bended knee. 
 
406 VESPERS. 
 
 Thee, of the last accounting 1 day 
 The sov'reign Judge, we humbly pray, 
 Of heav'nly grace such plenty send. 
 As may our souls from sin defend. 
 
 Let endless times aloud proclaim 
 The glory, power, praise, and name 
 Of God the Father, and the Son, 
 And holy Spirit, Three in One. Amen 
 
 V. Drop down dew, ye heavens! from above, and 
 let the clouds rain the Just. 
 
 R. Let the earth be opened, and bud forth a Saviour. 
 
 ON THE FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS. 
 
 Psalms, Dixit Dominus, page 361, Confitebor, page 
 363, Beatus vir, page 364. 
 
 Psalm cxxix. 
 
 De profiindis clamavi Oct of the depths I have 
 
 ad te, Domine! * Domine! cried to thee, O Lord! 
 
 exaudi vocem meam. Lord! hear my voice. 
 
 Fiant aures tuae inten- Let thy cars be atten 
 
 dentes, * in vocem d^pre- tive to the voice of my 
 
 cationis mex. supplication. 
 
 Si iniquitates observa- If thou, O Lord! wilt 
 
 veris Domine! * Domine! mark iniquities: Lord! 
 
 quis sustinebit? who shall stand it? 
 
 Quia apud te propi- For with thee there is 
 
 tuitio est: * et propter le- merciful forgiveness: and 
 
 gem tuam sustfnui te, Do- by reason of thy law, 1 
 
 mine! have waited for thee, 
 
 Lord! 
 
VESPERS. 407 
 
 Sustinuit anima mea in My soul hath relied on 
 
 rerbo ejus: * speravit his word, my soul hath 
 
 anima mea in Domino. hoped in the Lord. 
 
 A custodia matutina us- From the morning 
 
 que ad noctem, speret [s- watch, even until night, 
 
 rael in Domino. let Israel hope in theLord. 
 
 Quia apud Dominum Because, with the Lord, 
 
 misericordia, et copiosa there is mercy, and with 
 
 -ipud eum redemptio. him plentiful redemption. 
 
 Et ipse redimet Israel, And he shall redeem 
 
 * ex omnibus iniquitati- Israel from all his iniqui- 
 
 bus ejus. ties. 
 
 Gloria Patri, &c. Glory, &c. 
 
 Fifth Psulm, Memento Domine, page 395. 
 mmmmm 
 
 The Hymn. 
 
 Jest:, Redemptor 6mnium! 
 Quern lucis ante originem 
 I'arem paternae gloriae 
 Pater supremus edidit. 
 
 Tu, lumen et splendor Patris! 
 Tu, spes perennis omnium! 
 Intende quas fundunt preces 
 Tui per orbem sen'uli. 
 
 Memento, rerum Conditor! 
 Nostri quod olim corporis 
 Sacrato ab alvo Virginis, 
 Nascendo formam sumpseris. 
 
 Testatur hoc pnescns dies, 
 Currens per anni circulum, 
 Quod solus, e sinu Patris 
 Mundi salus adveneris 
 
403 VESPERS. 
 
 Hunc astra, tellus, aequora; 
 Hunc omne quod coelo subest, 
 Salutis auctorem novae 
 Novo saliitat cantico. 
 
 Et nos, beata quos sacri 
 Rigavit unda sanguinis, 
 Natalis ob diem tui 
 Hymni tributum solvimus. 
 
 Jesu! tibi sit gloria, 
 Qui natus es de Virgin e, 
 Cum Patre et almo Spiritu) 
 In sempiterna saecula. Amen. 
 V. Notum fecit Dominus, Alleluia. 
 R. Salutare suum. Alleluia. 
 
 The same in English. 
 Jesus! the Ransomer of man, 
 Who, e'er created light begun, 
 Didst from the sovereign Father spring, 
 His pow'r and glory equalling; 
 Thou brightness of thy Father's rays! 
 The hope and end of all our ways! 
 With gracious ears the pray'rs attend, 
 Which, round the world, to thee ascend. 
 Remember, Lord! that heretofore, 
 When thee thy virgin Mother bore, 
 Thou, from her womb, didst breathe our air 
 And human nature for us wear. 
 To thee this present solemn day, 
 We yearly adorations pay; 
 The world's Redeemer, thee we own, 
 Descending from thy Father's throne. 
 
VESPERS. 409 
 
 The joyful heavens, earth, and main, 
 With whatsoever they contain, 
 In new harmonious accents sing", 
 New life restor'd by th' new-born King. 
 
 And we presume too, who have been 
 Cleans'd by thy sacred blood from sin, 
 The tribute of a hymn to pay, 
 In honour of this joyful day. 
 
 Jesus! to thee, the Virgin's Son, 
 
 13e everlasting- homage done: 
 
 To God the Father, we repeat 
 
 The same, and to the Paraclete. Amen. 
 
 r. The Lord hath made known, Alleluia. 
 R. His salvation. Alleluia. 
 
 OX THE FESTIVAL OF EPIPHAXT. 
 
 The Hymn. 
 Crudelis Herodes Deum 
 Regem venire quid times? 
 Non eripit mortalia, 
 Qui regna dat coelestia. 
 
 Ibant magi, quam viderant 
 Stellam sequentes praeviam: 
 Lumen requirunt liimine: 
 Deum fatentur munere. 
 
 Lavacra puri gurgitis 
 Coclestis Agnus attigit: 
 Peccata, qux non detulit, 
 Nos abluendo siistulit. 
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410 VESPERS. 
 
 Novum genus potential: 
 Aquse rubescunt hydrize, 
 Vinumque jussa fundere, 
 Mutavit unda originem. 
 
 Jesu! tibi sit gloria, 
 Qui apparuisti gentibus, 
 Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu, 
 In sempiterna sxcula. Amen. 
 
 V. Reges Tharsis, et insula: munera offerent. 
 
 R. Reges Arabum et Saba dona adducent. 
 
 The same in English. 
 What makes thee, cruel Herod! shake 
 For fear that Christ thy crown should take ? 
 He will not seize an earthly throne, 
 Who heav'nly kingdoms makes our own. 
 The sages coming from afar, 
 Follow the new appearing star: 
 With light they seek a better light: 
 Their gifts confess the God of might. 
 The heav'nly Lamb in Jordan stood 
 To sanctify the crystal flood: 
 Our sins, with that baptismal dew, 
 Were wash'd in Him, who sin ne'er kneu 
 A strange unusual power is shown: 
 The water-pots are ruddy grown, 
 Whose waters, by command divine, 
 Their nature change, and run pure wine. 
 To Christ, who did the gentiles call, 
 Be endless glory given by all; 
 To God the Father, we repeat 
 The same, and to the Paraclete. Amen. 
 
VESPERS 411 
 
 V. The king's of Thai-sis, and the islands shall offer 
 presents. 
 
 7?. The kings of the Arabians and Saba shall bring 
 gifts. 
 
 ON THE FESTIVAL OF THE HOLY VAM1 OF JESUS. 
 
 Fifth Psalm, Credidi, page 272 
 
 The Hymn. 
 
 Jesu! dulcis memoria, 
 Dans vera cordis gaudia* 
 Sed super mel et omnia, 
 Ejus dulcis prxsentia. 
 
 Nil canitur suavius, 
 Nil auditur juciindius, 
 Nil cog-itatur diilcius, 
 Quam Jesus, Dei filius. 
 
 Jesu! spes pocnitentibus, 
 Quam pius es petentibus! 
 Quam bonus te quxrentibus ! 
 Sed quid invenientibus? 
 
 Nee lingua valet dicere, 
 Nee littera exprimere, 
 Expertus potest credere, 
 Quid sit Jesum dillgere. 
 
 Sis, Jesu! nostrum g-dudium, 
 Qui es futilrus premium, 
 Sit nostra in te gloria, 
 Per cuncta semper sxcula. Amen. 
 
 F. Sit nomen Domini benedictum. Alleluia. 
 
 R. Ex hoc, nunc, et usque in sxculum. Alleluia. 
 
412 VESPERS. 
 
 The same in English. 
 
 Jesus! the only thought of thee, 
 
 With sweetness fills my breast; 
 But sweeter far, it is to see, 
 
 And on thy beauty feast 
 No sound, no harmony so gay, 
 
 Can art of music frame; 
 No thoughts can reach, no words can say 
 
 The sweets of thy bless'd name. 
 Jesus! our hope when we repent; 
 
 Sweet source of all our grace; 
 Sole comfort in our banishment: 
 
 O what, when face to face! 
 Jesus! that name inspires my mind 
 
 With springs of life and light; 
 More than T ask, in thee I find, — 
 
 My joy, my sweet delight 
 No art or eloquence of man 
 
 Can tell the joys of love; 
 Only the Saints can understand, 
 
 What they in Jesus prove. 
 Thee, then, I'll seek, retir'd apart, 
 
 From world and bus'ness free: 
 When these shall knock, I'll shut my heart, 
 
 And keep it all for thee. 
 Before the morning light I'll come 
 
 With Magdalene to find, 
 In sighs and tears, my Jesus' tomb, 
 
 And, there, refresh my mind. 
 My tears upon his grave shall flow, 
 
 My sighs the garden fill; 
 Then, at his feet myself I'll throw. 
 
 And, there, I'll seek his will. 
 
VESPERS. 413 
 
 Jesus! in thy bless'd steps I'll tread, 
 
 And walk in all thy ways; 
 I'll never cease to weep and plead, 
 
 Till I'm restor'd to grace. 
 King- of love! thy blessed fire 
 
 Does such sweet flames excite, 
 That first, it raises the desire, 
 
 Then, fills with pure delight. 
 
 Come then, dear Lord! possess my heart: 
 Chase thence the shades of night; 
 
 Come, pierce it with thy flaming; dart, 
 And ever-shining 1 light. Amen. 
 
 V. Blessed be the name of the Lord, Alleluia. 
 R. From eternity, and for ever more. Alleluia 
 
 The Hymn. 
 
 Audi, benigne Conditor! 
 Nostras preces cum fletibus, 
 In hoc sacro jejunio, 
 Fusas quadragendrio. 
 
 Scrutator alme cordium! 
 Infirma tu scis virium; 
 Ad te reversis exhibe 
 llemissionis gratiam. 
 
 Multum quidem peccavimiis. 
 Sed parce confitentibus: 
 Ad n6minis laudem tui, 
 Confer medelam langaiidis. 
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414 VESPERS. 
 
 Concede nostrum conteri 
 Corpus per abstinentiam; 
 Culpac ut relfnquant pabulum, 
 Jejuna corda crfminum. 
 
 Prxsta beata Trinitas, 
 Concede simplex unitas; 
 Ut fructuosa sint tuis 
 Jejuniorum munera. Amen. 
 V. Angelis suis Deus mandavit de te: 
 R. Ut custodiant te in 6mnibus viis tuis. 
 
 The same in English. 
 O eouxtiful Creator! hear 
 The prayers, which with an humble fear, 
 Before thy throne, this sacred Lent, 
 We pour from hearts with sorrow rent. 
 
 Almighty searcher of our hearts! 
 
 Thou know'st our weakness — know'st our partsi 
 
 We to thy tender mercies fly; 
 
 Ah! do thy healing- grace apply. 
 
 Alas! our sins are numberless: 
 
 But we our guilt with grief confess; 
 
 Lord! for the glory of thy name, 
 
 From death, our sinful souls reclaim. 
 
 Whilst we, by fast, our flesh restrain, 
 
 Permit us not to sin again: 
 
 O ! may our hearts, from vices free, 
 
 For ever live, and burn for thee! 
 
 Grant, O most holy Trinity! 
 
 O undivided unity ! 
 
 The labour of this solemn fast, 
 
 May lead us to eternal rest. Amen. 
 
VESPERS. 4J5 
 
 R. God hath given his angels charge over thee. 
 R. To keep thee in all thy ways. 
 
 IX PASSIOX TIME. 
 
 The Hymn. 
 Vexilla regis prodeunt, 
 Fulget crucis mysterium, 
 Quo vita mortem pertulit, 
 Et morte vitam protulit. 
 
 Quae vulnerata lancex 
 Mucrone diro, criminum 
 Ut nos lavaret sordibus, 
 Manavit unda et sanguine. 
 
 Impleta sunt quae concinit 
 David fideli carmine, 
 Dicendo nationibus: 
 Regnavit a ligno Deus. 
 
 Arbor decora et fulglda 
 Ornata regis purpura, 
 Electa digno stipite, 
 Tarn sancta membra tangere. 
 
 Beata, cujus brachiis 
 Pretium pependit sxculi, 
 State ra facta corporis, 
 Tuh'tque prxdam tartari. 
 
 O Crux, ave, spes linica 
 Hoc passionis tempore, 
 Instead of this last line, on the Feast of the Finding of 
 the Cross, is said y 
 Paschale quae fers gaudium. 
 
41G VESPERS. 
 
 On that of the Exaltation of the Cross, 
 
 In hac triiimphi gloria. 
 
 Piis adauge gratiam, 
 
 Refsque dele crimina. 
 Te, fons salutis, Trinitas! 
 
 Collaudet omnis Spiritus; 
 
 Quibus crucis victoriam 
 
 Largiris, adde premium. Amen. 
 V. Eripe me, Domine! ab homine maio; 
 R. A vii'O iniquo eripe me. 
 
 The same in English. 
 Behold the royal ensigns fly, 
 Bearing the Cross's mystery; 
 Where life itself did death endure, 
 And by that death did life procure. 
 A cruel spear let out a flood 
 Of water mix'd with saving blood, 
 Which, gushing from the Saviour's side, 
 Drown'd our offences in the tide. 
 The mystery we now unfold, 
 Which David's faithful verse foretold, 
 Of our Lord's kingdom, whilst we see 
 God ruling nations from a tree. 
 O lovely tree, whose branches wore 
 The royal purple of his gore! 
 How glorious does thy body shine, 
 Supporting members so divine! 
 The world's blest balance thou art made: 
 On thee, our ransom, Christ is weigh'd; 
 Our sins, though great, his pains outweigh. 
 And rescue hell's expected prey. 
 
VESPERS. 417 
 
 Hail, holy Cross! Hail, mournful tree! 
 Our hope, with Christ, is nail'd on thee; 
 Grant to the just increase of gTace, 
 And ev'ry sinner's crimes efface. 
 
 Bless'd Trinity! we praises sing" 
 
 To thee, from whom all graces spring*; 
 
 Celestial crowns on those bestow, 
 
 "Who conquer by the cross below. Amen. 
 
 V. Deliver me, O Lord! from the evil man; 
 
 R. Rescue me from the unjust man. 
 
 An Easter Hymn. 
 
 O Filii etffliae! 
 Rex ccclestis, Rex gloriae 
 Morte sun-exit hodie. Alleluia. 
 Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. 
 
 Et Maria Magdalene, 
 Et Jacobi, et Salome, 
 Venerunt corpus ungere. Alleluia. 
 
 A Magdalena moniti, 
 Ad ostium monumenti, 
 Duo currunt discipuli. Alleluia. 
 
 Sed Joannes Apostolus 
 Cucurrit Petro citius, 
 Ad sepulchrum venit prius. Alleluia 
 
 In albis sedens Angelas, 
 Respondit mulieribus, 
 Quia surrexit Dominus. Alleluia. 
 
 Discipulis astantibus, 
 In medio stetit Christus 
 Diccns: pax vobis omnibus. Alleluia. 
 
418 VESPERS. 
 
 Postquam audfvit Didymus, 
 Quia surrexerat Jesus, 
 Remansit fide dubius. Alleluia. 
 
 Vide, Thoma! vide latus, 
 Vide pedes, vide manus; 
 Noli esse incredulus. Alleluia. 
 
 Quando Thomas Christi latus. 
 Pedes vidit atque manus, 
 Dixit: tu es Deus meus. Alleluia. 
 
 Bedti qui non viderunt, 
 Et firmiter crediderunt; 
 Vitam seternam habebunt. Alleluia. 
 
 In hoc festo sanctissimo 
 Sit laus et jubilatio: 
 Benedicamus Domino. Alleluia. 
 
 De quibus non humfllimas, 
 Devotas atque debitas, 
 Deo dicamus gi-atias. Alleluia. 
 
 The same in English. 
 Young men and maids! rejoice and sing"; 
 The King 1 of heaven, the glorious King-, 
 This day, from death rose triumphing'. Alleluia 
 
 Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. 
 And Magdalen, in company 
 With Mary of James, and Salome, 
 T' embalm the corpse, came tzealously. Allehua 
 By Mary told, at break of day, 
 His dear disciples haste away 
 Unto the tomb wherein he lay. Alleluia. 
 
VESPERS. 419 
 
 The much bclov'cl Apostle John, 
 Muc'n swifter than Saint Peter run, 
 And first arrived at the tomb. Alleluia. 
 
 An Angel cloth' d in white they see, 
 When thither come; and thus spoke he, 
 The Lord you'll meet in Galilee. Alleluia. 
 
 While in a room th' Apostles were, 
 Our Lord among- them did appear, 
 And said, Peace be unto all here. Alleluia. 
 
 To Didymus, when all declar'd, 
 
 That Christ had risen and appear'd, 
 
 He doubted, still, the truth he heard. Alleluia. 
 
 O Thomas! view my hands, my side, 
 My feet; my wounds still fresh abide; 
 Set incredulity aside. Alleluia. 
 
 When Thomas his dear Saviour saw, 
 
 And touch'd his wounds with trembling 1 awe, 
 
 Thou art my God, said he, I know. Alleluia. 
 
 Blessed are they who have not seen, 
 And yet, who firm in faith have been; 
 With me they shall for ever reign. Alleluia. 
 
 In this most solemn feast, let's raise 
 
 Our hearts to God in hymns of praise, 
 
 And let us bless the Lord always. Alleluia. 
 
 Our gTateful thanks to God let's guve, 
 
 In humble manner, while we live, 
 
 For all the favours we recei;f Alleluia. 
 
420 VESPERS'. 
 
 IX EASTER TIME. 
 
 The Hymn. 
 Ad regias agni dapes, 
 Stolis amicti candidis, 
 Post transitum maris rubri, 
 Christo candmus Prfncipi. 
 
 Divina cujus caritas 
 Sacrum propfnat sanguinem, 
 Almique membra corporis 
 Amor sacerdos immolat. 
 
 Sparsum cruorem pdstibus 
 Vastator horret Ang-elus; 
 Fugitque divisum mare; 
 Mersriintur hostes fliictibus. 
 
 Jam Pascha nostrum Christus est, 
 Paschalis idem vfctima, 
 Et pura puris mentibus 
 Sinceritatis azyma. 
 
 O vera cocli vfctima, 
 Subjecta cui sunt tartara! 
 Soliita mortis vfncula, 
 Recepta vitre prsemia. 
 
 Victor, subactis fnferis, 
 Trophxa Christus explicat, 
 Cxloque aperto, subditum 
 Reg-em tenebrarum trahit. 
 
 Ut sis perenne mentibus 
 Paschale, Jesu! gaudium, 
 A morte dira crfminum 
 Vit.e renatos Kb era. 
 
VESPERS. 42] 
 
 Deo Patri sit gloria, 
 Et Fflio, qui a mortuis 
 Sun-exit, ac Pardclito, 
 In sempiterna saecula. Amen. 
 
 K Mane nobiscum Do mine, Alleluia. 
 
 R. Quoniam advesperascit. Alleluia. 
 
 The same in English. 
 The Red sea's dangers now are past; 
 Clad in white robes, come, let us taste 
 The Lamb's most royal feast, and sing 
 A hymn of praise to Christ, our King. 
 
 The victim, in this mystic feast, 
 Is Christ himself; his love, the priest; 
 Love tore his flesh, love spilt his blood; 
 Loves gives us both to be our food. 
 The posts, thus mark'd with sacred gore, 
 The wasting angel passes o'er; 
 The yielding sea divides its waves; 
 Egyptians float in liquid graves. 
 Our paschal feast and sacrifice, 
 Is Christ, the Lamb, who for us dies; 
 Christ is the pure, unleaven'd bread, 
 By which the purest minds are fed. 
 O true celestial sacrifice! 
 By thee, hell's pow'r vanquish'd lies; 
 Relentless death unlocks his chains, 
 And life eternal, man regains! 
 The tyrant prince of hellish might 
 Thus conquer'd, and tli' infernal fight 
 Thus won, victorious Christ displays 
 His spoils, and them to heaven conveys. 
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422 VESPERS. 
 
 That we for ever may possess 
 This joyful paschal happiness, 
 From death of sin, O Jesus! free 
 Those that are born again of thee. 
 
 To God the Father, and the Son 
 
 Who rose from death, be homage done? 
 
 This praise for ever let's repeat 
 
 To God, the Holy Paraclete. Amen. 
 
 V. Stay with us, O Lord! Alleluia. 
 
 R. Because it is towards evening*. Alleluia 
 
 OX THE FESTIVAL OF ASCEXSIOX 
 
 The Hymn. 
 
 Salutis humanx sator, 
 Jesu! voluptas cordium, 
 Orbis redempti conditor, 
 Et casta lux amantium. 
 
 Qua victus es dementia! 
 Ut nostra ferres crimina, 
 Mortem subires fnnocens, 
 A morte nos ut tolleres. 
 
 Pemimpis infernum chaos; 
 Vinctis catenas detrahis: 
 Victor triumpho nobili 
 Ad d£xteram Patris sedes. 
 
 Te cogat indulgentia, 
 Ut damna nostra sarcias, 
 Tufque vultus compotes 
 Dites bedto lumine. 
 
VESPERS. 423 
 
 Tu dux ad astra et semita, 
 Sis meta nostris cordibus; 
 Sis lacrymarum gaudium, 
 Sis dulce vitae prxmium. Amen. 
 
 V. Dominus in ccclo, Alleluia. 
 
 R. Paravit sedem suam. Alleluia. 
 
 The same in English. 
 
 Jesus, the Saviour of mankind! 
 Delight of ev'ry pious mind! 
 Restorer of man's fallen race, 
 And purest source of light and grace! 
 O boundless love! O matchless grace! 
 Thou, guiltless, tak'st the guilty's place; 
 And, to make wretched sinners live, 
 Thou, spotless Lamb ! thy life would'st give. 
 Th' infernal gates are forc'd by thee, 
 Hell's captives from their chains set free; 
 And thou, with this triumphant train, 
 Ascend'st, on God's right hand to reign. 
 Let, now, kind mercy plead our cause; 
 Heal thou our wounds, repair our loss; 
 And call us to enjoy thy sight, 
 In realms of everlasting light 
 O Jesus! whilst on earth we stay, 
 Guide thou our footsteps in thy way; 
 And soothe our sorrows with thy love, 
 Until we reign with thee above. 
 To Jesus, who ascends the sky, 
 Be glory for eternity; 
 To God the Father let's repeat 
 The same, and to the Paraclete. Amen. 
 
424 VESPERS. 
 
 V. The Lord hath prepared, Alleluia. 
 /?. His throne in heaven. Alleluia. 
 
 OX THE FESTIVAL OF WHITSUXDAT 
 
 The Hymn. 
 Text, Creator Spfritus! 
 Mentes tuorum visita; 
 Imple superna gratia, 
 Qux tu creasti, pectora. 
 
 Qui dlceris Paraclitus; 
 Altfssimi donum Dei, 
 Fons vivus, ignis, caritas, 
 Et spiritalis unctio. 
 
 Tu septiformis munere, 
 Digitus Paternx dexterse; 
 Tu rite promissum Patris, 
 Sermone ditans guttura. 
 
 Acccnde lumen sensibus; 
 Infiinde amorem cordibus: 
 Inf l'rma nostri corporis 
 Virtute firmans perpeti. 
 
 Ilostem repellas Mug-ius, 
 Pacemque dones protinus 
 Ductore sic te pnevio 
 Vitemus omne noxium. 
 
 Per te sciamus da Patrem 
 Nbscamus atque Filiuni; 
 Teque utriusque Spiritum 
 Credamus omni tempore. 
 
VESPERS. 4Q5 
 
 Deo Patri sit gloria 
 
 Et Filio, qui a mortuis 
 
 Sun-exit, ac Paniclito 
 
 In s?ecul6rum sxcula. Amen. 
 V. Loquebdntur varus linguis Apostoli, Alleluia 
 R. Magnalia Dei. Alleluia. 
 
 The same in English. 
 Spirit, Creator of mankind! 
 Come, visit ev'ry pious mind, 
 And sweetly let thy gTace invade 
 Our hearts, O Lord! which thou hast made 
 Thou art the comforter, whom all, 
 Gift of the highest God, must call; 
 The living" fountain, fire and love; 
 The ghostly unction from above; 
 God's sacred finger, which imparts 
 A sev'n-fold grace to faithful hearts; 
 Thou art the Father's promise, whence 
 We language have, and eloquence. 
 Enlighten, Lord! our souls, and grant, 
 That we thy love may never want; 
 Let not our virtue ever fail, 
 But strengthen what in flesh is frail. 
 Chase from our minds th' infernal foe, 
 And peace, the fruit of love, bestow; 
 And lest our feet should step astray, 
 Protect and guide us in the way. 
 Make us eternal truths receive, 
 And practise all that we believe: 
 Give us thyself, that we may see 
 The Father and the Son in thee. 
 
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426 
 
 VESPERS. 
 
 Immortal honour, endless fame, 
 Attend th' Almighty Father's name; 
 To the Son equal praises be, 
 And, holy Paraclete, to thee. Amen. 
 V. The Apostles published in divers tongries, Alle- 
 luia. 
 
 R. The wonderful works of God. Alleluia. 
 
 OX THE FESTIVAL OF CORPUS CHRISTI. 
 
 Psalms, Dixit Dominus, page 361, Confite"bor, page 
 363, Credidi, page 384. 
 
 Psalm exxvii. 
 
 Beati omnes qui timent 
 Dominum, * qui ambulant 
 in viis ejus. 
 
 Labores manuum tua- 
 rum quia manducabis: * 
 beatus es, et bene tibi erit. 
 
 Uxor tua, sicut vitis 
 abiindans, * in lateribus 
 domus tuze. 
 
 Filii tui, sicut novella; 
 olivarum, * in circiiitu 
 mensx tuae. 
 
 Ecce sic benedic£tur 
 homo, * qui timet Domi- 
 num. 
 
 Benedfcattibi Dominus 
 ex Sion: * et vidcas bona 
 
 Blessed are all they, 
 that fear the Lord: that 
 walk in his ways. 
 
 For thou shalt eat the 
 labours of thy hands : 
 blessed art thou, and it 
 shall be well with thee. 
 
 Thy wife shall be as a 
 fruitful vine, on the sides 
 of thy house. 
 
 Thy children as olive 
 plants, round about the 
 table. 
 
 Behold, thus shall the 
 man be blessed, that fear- 
 eth the Lord. 
 
 May the Lord bless thee 
 out of Sion, and mayest 
 
VESPERS. 427 
 
 Jerusalem, dmnibus die- thou see the good things 
 
 bus vitae tuac. of Jerusalem, all the days 
 of thy life . 
 
 Et vi'deas fflios filidrum And mayest thou see 
 
 tuorum, * pacem super Is- thy children's children, 
 
 rael. and peace upon Israel. 
 
 Gldria Patri, &c. Glory, &c. 
 
 The fifth Psalm, Lauda Jerusalem, page c51. 
 The Hymn. 
 Paxge, lingua! glondsi 
 C6rporis mysterium, 
 Sanguinfsque pretiosi, 
 Quern in mundi pretium 
 Fnictus ventris generosi, 
 Rex effudit gentium. 
 
 Nobis datus, nobis natus 
 Ex intacta Virgine, 
 Et in mundo conversatus, 
 Sparso verbi semine, 
 Sui moras incolatus 
 Miro clausit ordine. 
 
 In supremae nocte coenx 
 Recumbens cum fratribus, 
 Observdta lege plene 
 Cibis in legalibus, 
 Cibum turbae duodenae 
 Se dat suis m&nibus. 
 
 Verbum caro, panem verum 
 Verbo carnem efficit: 
 Fitque sanguis Christi merum, 
 
423 VESPERS 
 
 Et si sensus deficit, 
 
 Ad firmandum cor sinc-frum 
 
 Sola fides sufficit. 
 
 Tantum ergo Sacramentum 
 Veneremur cernui-; 
 Et antiquum documentum 
 Novo cedat ritui; 
 Prsestet fides supplem«5ntum 
 Sensuum defectui. 
 
 Genitori, Genitoque 
 Laus et jubilatio, 
 Salus, honor, virtus quoque 
 Sit et benedictio; 
 Procedenti ab utroque 
 Compar sit laudatio. Amen. 
 
 V. Panem de ccelo prxstitisti eis, Alleluia. 
 
 R. Omne delectamentum in se habentem. Alleluia. 
 
 The same in English. 
 
 Sixg, O my tongue! adore and praise 
 
 The depth of God's mysterious ways; 
 
 How Christ, the world's great King*, bestow'd 
 
 His flesh, conceal'd in human food, 
 
 And left mankind the blood, that paid 
 
 The ransom for the souls he made. 
 
 Giv'n from above, and born for man, 
 From Virgin's womb his life began; 
 He liv'd on earth, and preach'd, to sow 
 The seeds of heav'nly truth below; 
 Then seal'd his mission from above, 
 With strange effects of pow'r and love. 
 
VESPERS. 429 
 
 'Twas on that ev'ning, when the last, 
 And most mysterious supper past; 
 When Christ with his disciples sat, 
 To close the law with legal meat; 
 Then to the Twelve himself bestow'd, 
 With his own hands, to be their food. 
 
 The Word, made flesh for love of man, 
 His word turns bread to flesh again, 
 And wine to blood, unseen by sense, 
 By virtue of Omnipotence; 
 And here the Faithful rest secure, 
 WhUst God can vouch, and faith ensure. 
 
 To this mysterious table now, 
 
 Our knees, our hearts, and sense we bow; 
 
 Let ancient rites resign their place 
 
 To nobler elements of grace, 
 
 And faith, for all defects, supply, 
 
 Whilst sense is lost in mystery. 
 
 To God the Father, born of none, 
 
 To Christ, his co-eternal Son, 
 
 And Holy Ghost, whose equal rays 
 
 From both proceed, one equal praise, 
 
 One honour, jubilee, and fame, 
 
 For ever bless his glorious name. Amen. 
 
 V. Thou hast given them bread from heaven, Al- 
 leluia. 
 
 R. Replenished with all sweetness and delight 
 Alleluia. 
 
HYMNS AND ANTHEMS, 
 
 WHICH MAT BE SUNG AT THE BENEDICTION OF TU! 
 BLESSED SACRAMENT. 
 
 Chorus. Adobemus in seternum 
 
 Sauctissinmm Sacramentum. 
 Solo. Laudate Dominum, page 369. 
 
 The same in English. 
 Prostrate in trembling- awe, let's all adore 
 This holy Sacrament for evermore. 
 O praise the Lord, page 369. 
 
 O salutabis hostia, 
 Quze coeli pandis ostium! 
 Bella premunt hostilia, 
 Da robur, fer auxilium. 
 
 Uni trinoque Domino, 
 Sit sempiterna gloria; 
 Qui vitam sine temiino 
 Nobis donet in patria. 
 
 The same in English. 
 O saving host! O heavenly bread! 
 That mak'st our souls for ever live; 
 Against the cruel foes we dread, 
 Thy heavenly 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 heavenly choirs thy love proclaim. 
 
BENEDICTION. 431 
 
 Pan is angelicus fit panis hominum, 
 Dat panis coelicus figuris terminum: 
 O res mirabilis! mandiicat Dominum 
 Pauper, servus et humilis. 
 
 Te, trina Deitas, unaque poscimus, 
 Sic nos tu visita, sicut te colimus; 
 Per tuas semitas due nos quo tendimus, 
 Ad lucem quam inhabitas. 
 
 Hit same in English. 
 The bread of angels, bread of men is made; 
 The truth and substance now exclude the shade. 
 O strange effect of love! the sovereign God 
 Becomes the poor's, the slave's, the sinner's food! 
 
 O Three and One! we humbly thee implore 
 
 To manifest thyself, as we adore? 
 
 By thy own ways instruct us how to move, 
 
 To find tli' abyss of light, in which thou dwell'st above. 
 
 Ave, verum corpus! natum 
 
 De Maria Virgine, 
 Vere passum r immolatum, 
 
 In cruce pro homine. 
 
 Cujus latus perforatum 
 Unda fluxit et sanguine, 
 
 Esto nobis preegustatum, 
 Mortis in examine. 
 
 O Jesu dulcis! 
 
 O Jesu pie ! 
 O Jesu fili Manx ! 
 
 Tu nobis miserere 
 
432 BENEDICTION. 
 
 The same in English. 
 Hail! real body of our Lord, 
 
 From spotless Virgin born! 
 Hail! Victim, stretch' d upon the cross, 
 
 And for us, bruis'd and torn ! 
 
 Thy side with cruel spear transpierc'd, 
 
 Let out a saving- flood, 
 To wash our sinful stains away, 
 
 Of water mix'd with blood. 
 
 O heav'nly 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 Anthems to the blessed Virgin are some- 
 times added. 
 
 Solo. Sub tuum presidium confiigimus, sancta Dei 
 genitrix! 
 
 Cliorus. Sub tuum, &c. 
 
 Solo. Nostras deprecationes ne despfcias in ncccssi 
 tatibus nostris. 
 
 Chorus. Sub tuum, &c. 
 
 Solo. Sed a perfculis cunctis libera nos semper, 
 virgo gloriosa et benedicta! 
 
 Chorus. Sub tuum, 8cc. 
 
COMPLLV. 
 
 433 
 
 T7ic same in English. 
 holt Mother of our God! 
 
 To thee for help we fly; 
 Despise not this our humble prayer, 
 
 But all our wants supply. 
 
 O glorious Virgin, ever bless'd! 
 
 Defend us from our foes; 
 From threat'ning* dangers set us free, 
 
 And terminate our woes. 
 
 O BAVcnssiXA, O purfssima, 
 Dulcis Virgo Maria! 
 Chorus. Mater amata, intemerata! 
 Ora, ora pro nobis. 
 Tota pulchra es, O Alalia! 
 Et macula non est in te. 
 Mater amata, &c. 
 Sicut lilium inter spinas, 
 Sic Maria inter f flias. 
 Mater amata, &c. 
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 SijIu- 
 
 Chorus. 
 Solo. 
 
 Clvrrus. 
 
HYMNS. 
 
 Hymn of Thanksgiving. 
 
 Te Deum laudamus: * te Dominum confitemur. 
 
 Te xt^rnum Patrem, * omnis terra veneratur. 
 
 Tibi omnes angeli: # tibi cadi, et universx potes- 
 tates: 
 
 Tibi Cherubim et Seraphim * incessabili voce pro- 
 rlamant, 
 
 Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus * Dominus Deus Sabaoth. 
 
 Pleni sunt coeli et terra * majestatis glorix tux. 
 
 Te gloriosus # Apostolorum chorus; 
 
 Te Prophetarum * laudabilis mimerus; 
 
 Te Martyrum candidatus * laudat exercitus; 
 
 Te per orbem terrarum * sancta confitetur Ecclesia, 
 
 Patrem * immense majestatis; 
 
 Vener&ndum tuum verum * et unicum Filium, 
 
 Sanctum quoque * Paraclitum Spiritum. 
 
 Tu Rex * gloria: Christe! 
 
 Tu Patris * sempiternus es Filius. 
 
 Tu ad liberandum susceptiirus hominem, * non 
 liurruisti Virginia rite rum. 
 
 Tu devicto mortis aciileo, * aperuisti credentibus 
 regna cccldrum. 
 
 Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes * in gloria Patris. 
 
 Judex cvcderis * esse venturus. 
 
 Te ergo quaesumus, famulis tuis subveni, * quo? 
 pirtioso sanguine redemfsti. 
 
 JEtema fac * cum Sanctis tuis in gldria numcrari. 
 
 Salvum fac populum tuum, Domir.c! * et btSnedic 
 hereditati tu?c. 
 
HYMNS. 43.") 
 
 Kt reg-e eos: * etextolle illos usque in xternum. 
 
 Per singnlos dies, * benedicimus te. 
 
 Et lauddmus nomen tuum in sxculum, * et in sxcu- 
 lum sxculi. 
 
 Dignare, Domine! die isto * sine peccatonos custo- 
 dire. 
 
 Miserere nostri Ddmine! * miserere nostri. 
 
 Fiat misericordia tua, Domine! super nos: * quem- 
 admodum speravimus in te. 
 
 Inte, Domine! speravi: * nonconfundarinjeternum 
 
 The same in English. 
 Thee, sovereign God! we grateful praise, 
 And gTeet thee, Lord! in festive lays; 
 To thee, gTeat Sire! earth's boundless frame 
 With echoes sounds immortal fame: 
 
 Lord God of hosts, the heavenly pow'rs ? . . 
 
 For thee vibrate the vaulted tow'rs. ^ 
 
 Cherubs and Seraphs tliron'd on high 
 Still holy, holy, holy cry. 
 Both heaven and earth aloud display 
 Thy beauty, gTandeur, majesty; 
 
 Thy praises fill th' Apostles' choir; 
 
 The Prophets in the song- conspire. 
 
 The crimson'd band in chorus shine, 
 And vocal blood with music join; 
 By these inspir'd with heav'nly art, 
 Thy church maintains a second part; 
 
 And tunes her notes, O God! for thee, 
 
 Father of boundless majesty. 
 
 The Son, co-partner of thy seat, 
 And th' equal, endless Paracletes 
 
436 HYMNS. 
 
 Thou King- of glory! Christ most high! 
 Thou co-eternal Deity; 
 
 Thou, who t' avert the world's dread doom, 
 
 Didst dwell within a virgin's womb. 
 The tyrant death before thee flew, 
 And heaven unbarr'd, her foldings drew, 
 To guide the faithfid in thy way, 
 From God's right hand thy beams display; 
 
 Thou art to judge both quick and dead; 
 
 Spare us, for whom thy blood was shed. 
 O! grant us, with the saints above, 
 To share thy everlasting love; 
 Save, Lord! thy people, and enhance 
 Thy grace on thy inheritance. 
 
 For ever rule and guide their ways, 
 
 Each day we'll chaunt aloud thy praise 
 No age shall fail t' extol thy name, 
 No hour neglect thy lasting fame. 
 Preserve us, Lord! this day from ill, 
 Have mercy, Lord! have mercy still. 
 
 As we have hop'd, so crown our pain; 
 
 Let notour hope in thee be vain. 
 
 Hymn for Christmas. 
 Adeste, fideles lxti triumphantes, 
 Venite, venite in Bethlehem; 
 Natum videte regem angelorum. 
 Chorus. Venite, adoremus, venite adoremus, 
 Venite adoremus Dominurn. 
 En, grege relicto, hiimiles ad cunas 
 Vocati Pastores approperant; 
 Et nos ovanti gradu festin^mus. 
 C/torus. Venite, &.c. 
 
hymns. 4 :;: 
 
 JEicrm Parentis splendorem xternum 
 Velatum sub came videbimus, 
 Deum infantem pannis involiitum. 
 Chorus. Venite, 8tc. 
 
 Pro nobis egenum et foeno cubantem 
 Piis foveamus amplexibus; 
 Sic nos amantem, quis non redamaret? 
 Chorus. Yerute, &c. 
 
 The same in English. 
 To Betlilehem haste, on this auspicious day; 
 Begone despair, our joy and hope are near: 
 The King- of angels earthward bends his way. 
 Chorus. A God, a God! by love and justice sent! 
 In heaven, on earth, in hell let every knee be 
 bent. 
 
 Hark, softly stealing on the midnight air, 
 Celestial voices catch the shepherds' ear! 
 Their flocks forgot: — the crib is all their care. 
 Chorus. A God, &c. 
 
 Splendour eternal of th' eternal King 
 By mortal shape obscured! a God in rags! 
 To thee our thanks, our humble praise we bring. 
 Chorus. A God, &c. 
 
 Clasp to your hearts the babe who laid on straw, 
 A life of wo for us already drags; 
 So lov'd — to love be now our sacred law. 
 Chorus. A God, &cc. 
 
 37' 
 
4?8 HYMNS. 
 
 Sequence for Wliit- Sunday 
 
 Vexj, Sancte Spiritus! 
 Et emitte coelitus, 
 
 Lucis tux radium. 
 Veni, pater pduperum! 
 Veni, dator munerum! 
 
 Veni, lumen cordium! 
 
 Consolator optime! 
 Dulcis hospes animse! 
 
 Dulce refrig-erium! 
 In labore requies, 
 In xstu temperies, 
 
 In fletu solatium. 
 
 O Lux beatissima! 
 Reple cordis intima, 
 
 Tudrum fideTium. 
 Sine tuo mimine, 
 Nihil est in homine, 
 
 Nihil est innoxium. 
 
 Lava quod est sdrdidum, 
 Riga, quod est aridum, 
 
 Sana quod est faucium, 
 1'lecte quod est ng-idum, 
 Fove quod est frig-idum, 
 
 Rege quod est devium. 
 
 Da tuis fidelibus, 
 In te confitentibus, 
 
 Sacnim septenarium. 
 Da virtiitis meritum, 
 Da salutis exitum, 
 
 DapeiTcnnegaudium. Amen. Alleluia. 
 
HYMNS. 439 
 
 The same in English. 
 Come, Holy Ghost! send down those beams, 
 Which sweetly flow in silent streams, 
 
 From thy bright throne above; 
 Come, thou, the father of the poor! 
 Phou bounteous source of all our store! 
 
 Come, fire our hearts with love. 
 
 Come, thou, of comforters the best! 
 Come, thou, the soul's delightful guest, 
 
 The pilgrim's sweet relief! 
 Thou art our rest in toil and sweat, 
 Refreshment in excessive heat, 
 
 And solace in our gTief. 
 
 O sacred light! shoot home thy darts, 
 O! pierce the centre of these hearts! 
 
 Whose faith aspires to thee: 
 Without thy Godhead, nothing can 
 Have any price or worth in man; 
 
 Nothing can harmless be. 
 
 Lord! wash our sinful stains away; 
 Water from heaven our barren clay, 
 
 Our wounds and bruises heal: 
 To thy sweet yoke our stiff necks bend; 
 T" inflame our cold hearts, thy fire send, 
 
 Our wand'ring feet repeal. 
 
 O grant thy faithful, dearest Lord! 
 Whose only hope is thy sure word, 
 
 The sev'n gifts of thy spirit: 
 Grant us in life t' obey thy grace; 
 Grant us at death to see thy face, 
 
 And endless joys inherit. 
 
440 HYMNS. 
 
 Sequence for Corpus Christi. 
 Lauda, Sion, Salvatorem 
 Lauda ducem et pastorem 
 
 In hymnis et canticis. 
 Qauntum potes, tantum aude 
 Quia major omni laude 
 
 Nee laudare sufficis. 
 
 Laudis thema specialis 
 Panis vivus et vitalis 
 
 Hodie proponitur. 
 Quern in sacrae mensa ccenx, 
 Turbae fratrum duodenae, 
 
 Datum non ambig-itur. 
 
 Sit laus plena, sit sonora, 
 Sit jucunda, sit decora 
 
 Mentis jubilatio. 
 Dies enim solemnis agutur, 
 In qua mensae prima recolitur 
 
 Hujus institutio. 
 
 In hac mensa novi Regis 
 Novum Pascha novae leg-is, 
 
 Phase vetus terminat. 
 Vetustatem novitas, 
 Umbram fug-at Veritas, 
 
 Noctem lux eliminat. 
 Quod in coena Christus g-essit, 
 Faciendum hoc expressit, 
 
 In sui memo nam. 
 Docti sacris institiitis, 
 Panem, vinum in salutis 
 
 Consecramus hostiam. 
 
HYMNS. 441 
 
 Dogma datur Christianis, 
 Quod in carnem transit panis, 
 
 Et vinum in sangaiinem. 
 Quod non capis, quod non vides, 
 Animosa firmat fides, 
 
 Prxter rerum drdinem. 
 Sub diversis speciebus 
 Signis tantum, et non rebus, 
 
 Latent res exfmiae. 
 Caro cibus, sanguis potus; 
 Manet tamen Christus totus, 
 
 Sub utraque specie. 
 A sumente non concisus, 
 Xon confractus, non divisus, 
 
 Integ'er accipitur. 
 Sumit unus, sumunt mille, 
 Quantum isti, tantum ille, 
 
 Nee sumptus consumitur. 
 Sumunt boni, sumunt mali: 
 Sorte tamen uixqu&Ii, 
 
 Vitae vel interitus. 
 Mors est malis, vita bonis; 
 Vide paris sumptionis, 
 
 Quam sit dispar exitus. 
 Fracto demum Sacramento, 
 Ne vacflles, sed memento, 
 Tantum esse sub frag-mento, 
 
 Quantum toto tegntur. 
 Nulla rei fit scissiira; 
 Sig'ni tantum fit fractura; 
 Qua, nee status, nee statiira 
 
 Signdli minuitur. 
 
44'2 HYMNS. 
 
 Ecce panis Angelorum, 
 Factus cibus viatorum; 
 Vere panis filiorum, 
 
 Non mittendus canibus. 
 In figriris prcsignatur, 
 Cum Isaac immolatur; 
 Agnus paschx deputatur, 
 
 Datur manna patribus. 
 Bone Pastor, panis vere! 
 Jesu! nostri miserere: 
 Tu nos pasce, nos tuere, 
 Tu nos bona fac videre 
 
 In terra viventium. 
 Tu qui cuncta scis et vales, 
 Qui nos pascis hie mortales: 
 Tuos ibi commensales 
 Cohaeredes et sodales 
 
 Fac sanct6rum civium. Amen. Allelnia 
 
 The same in English. 
 
 BnEAK. forth, O Sion! thy sweet Saviour sing-, 
 Thy heav'nly Guide, thy Pastor, and thy King- 
 Exalt his name, and loudly sound his praise, 
 In tuneful organs, and in vocal lays. 
 
 Attempt the arduous theme, ascend as hig-h, 
 As soaring- thoughts or wing's of faith can fly- 
 The wonder, then, above all praise confess, 
 Immensely greater, than thou canst express. 
 
 Behold! the living" and life-giving- bread, 
 With solemn pomp on holy altars spread, 
 Now fills our song, a subject all divine, 
 In which the wonders of th' Almighty shine- 
 
HYMNS. 443 
 
 The bread of life, which ev'rv faithful breast 
 Relieves was broken at the royal feast, 
 When to the sacred college it was given, 
 Alike to Judas and the dear Eleven. 
 
 With heart inflam'd, now raise thy tuneful voice 
 In nobler strains, and let thy soul rejoice; 
 Let ev'ry thing within thee jointly move, 
 To bless the sweet invention of his love. 
 
 Let age to age record the solemn day, 
 And constant homage for the bounty pay; 
 When he first gave himself, in humble guise, 
 At once both Sacrament and Sacrifice. 
 
 Figures and types take wing and fly away, 
 As darkness does at the approach of day. 
 New heav'nly light new mysteries unfold, 
 And the new Pascha terminates the old. 
 
 What Christ then did, we celebrate the same, 
 In his own words, and in his sacred name; 
 As he commanded, the dread mystery 
 Should be repeated to his majesty. 
 
 And thus, by him, who spoke, and all was made, 
 Divinely taught, we consecrate the bread 
 And wine into the soul's all-saving food, 
 His glorious body and atoning blood. 
 
 This sacred dogma we from him receive, 
 (Nor can the oracle of truth deceive) 
 That bread is changed (hence an outward sign^ 
 Into his flesh, and into blood the wine. 
 
 What reason reaches not, nor sense descries, 
 Faith's purer light abundantly supplies: 
 
441 HYMNS. 
 
 Above all nature we confess his sway, 
 
 Bow down our hearts; 'tis fit we should obey. 
 
 The narrow compass of two forms, mere sign;* 
 Not real things, th' Incarnate Word defines, 
 Th' exhaustless source, and sweetest overflow 
 Of all good tilings that heaven can bestow. 
 
 His deify'd true flesh and precious blood, 
 Immortal and immortalizing food, 
 Is meat and drink indeed, and wholly thine, 
 Under the sep'rate forms of bread and wine. 
 
 Impassible's the Victim we adore, 
 Unaltered by touch, nor broke nor tore; 
 But Jesus whole, in veiled majesty; 
 Each one receives, stupendous prodigy! 
 Let thousands feed; — be thou the only guest, 
 As much thou dost receive, as all the rest; 
 Unnumber'd thousands eat, yet still they leave 
 The unconsumed whole, they did receive. 
 Both good and bad to this blest banquet come. 
 But how unlike, how different their doom! 
 For 'tis as we approach, as foes or friends, 
 Th' alternative of life or death depends. 
 The heav'nly bread, that sweet enlivening food 
 Is to th' unworthy, death; — life to the good: 
 Then ponder well the different event, 
 Of like receiving this dread Sacrament. 
 Whenever this blest Sacrament shall lie 
 In diff'rent parcels, broke before your eye. 
 Then waver not, remember there remains 
 Under each fragment, what the whole 
 The same sweet Jesus, who in glory re 
 
 .ins J 
 
 contains, \ 
 ig-ns. J 
 
HYMNS. 44", 
 
 Lo! *l«n, O man! involved in rapture see 
 
 The b.^ead of angels thus made food for thee; 
 
 Food to refresh the pilgrim on his way 
 
 To die blest regions of eternal day; 
 
 A. sweet viatic; a divine repast; 
 
 True children's bread, to dogs not to be cast. 
 
 Wrapt up in types, the Lamb long" figured lay. 
 
 Till circling" years the shadows drove away. 
 
 In Isaac 'twas in lively figure slain, 
 
 And in the Paschal Lamb, it bled again; 
 
 The ancient fathers too, in manna eat, 
 
 In type, or figure, this life -giving" meat. 
 
 Good Pastor, then, true bread, sweet Jesus! show 
 
 Thy tend'rest mercies to thy sheep below; 
 
 Feed and defend us here, that we may see 
 
 Good thing's, with those, who live and reign with thee 
 
 In heav'nly regions, ever there to spend, 
 
 In joys celestial, years that never end. 
 
 O thou all-good, ill-potent, and all-wise! 
 
 Who feed'st us h< re, with thine own sacrifice, 
 
 Make us sit down with thee amongst the bless'd. 
 
 At thine own table, in eternal rest; 
 
 W r here we with them, thy glory may adore, 
 
 Companions and co-heirs, for evermore. 
 
 TJie Plaint of the B. Virgin. 
 Stabat Mater dolor6sa, 
 Juxta crucem lacrymosa, 
 
 Dum pendebat filius. 
 Cujus animam gementem, 
 Contristatam et dolentem, 
 
 Pertransivit gladius. 
 38 
 
446 HYMNS. 
 
 O quam tristis et afflicta, 
 Fuit ilia benedfcta 
 
 Mater unig-eniti! 
 Qux moerebat et dolebat, 
 Pia mater, cum videbat 
 
 Nati poenas inclvti! 
 
 Quis est homo, qui non fl^re?^ 
 Christi matrem si viderei 
 
 Tn tan to supph'cio? 
 Quis posset non contristdri 
 Piam matrem contemplari 
 
 Dolentem cum fflio? 
 Pro peccatis suae g-entis, 
 Vidit Jesum in tormentis, 
 
 Et flag-ellis subditum. 
 Vidit suum dulcem natum, 
 Morientem, desolatum, 
 
 Dum emisit spiritum. 
 Eia mater, fons amoris ! 
 Me sentire vim doloris 
 
 Fac ut tecum lug-earn. 
 Pac ut ardeat cor meum, 
 In amando Christum Deum, 
 
 Ut illi complaceam. 
 Sancta mater! istud agus, 
 Crucif ix'i fige plagas 
 
 Cordi meo valide. 
 Tui Nati vulnerati, 
 Tain dignati pro me pati, 
 
 Pcrnas mecum divide. 
 Fac me tecum pie flere, 
 Crucifixo condolere, 
 
HYMNS. 44" 
 
 Donee ego vixero, 
 Juxta cnicem tecum stare, 
 Et tibi me sociare, 
 
 In planctu desfdero. 
 Virg-o virg-inum praeclara! 
 Mihi jam non sis aaiara, 
 
 Fac me tecum plang-ere, 
 Fac ut portem Christi mortem, 
 Passionis fac consortem, 
 
 Et plag-as recolere. 
 Fac me plagis vulnerari, 
 Fac me cruce inebriari, 
 
 Et cruore fi'lii. 
 Inflammatus et accensus, 
 Per te, virgo! sim defensus, 
 
 In die judicii. 
 Fac me cruce custodin, 
 Morte Christi praemuniri, 
 
 Confove'ri gratia. 
 Quando corpus morietur, 
 Fac ut animac donetur, 
 
 Paradisi gloria. Amen. 
 
 For the traiislation, see page 284. 
 
 Sequence for Masses of the Dead 
 
 Dies irse, dies ilia, 
 Solvit sscclum in favflla: 
 Teste David cum Sybflla. 
 Quantus tremor est futurus, 
 Quando Judex est venturui, 
 Cunctastricte discussurus' 
 
448 HYMNS. 
 
 Tuba mirum spargens sonum 
 Per sepiilchra regionum, 
 Coget omnes ante thronum. 
 
 Mors stupebit, et natiira, 
 Cum resiirget creatura, 
 Judicanti responsiira. 
 
 Liber scriptus profcretur, 
 In quo totum continetur, 
 Unde mundus judicetur. 
 
 Judex ergo cum sedebit, 
 Quidquid latet, apparebi*, 
 Nil inultum remanebit. 
 
 Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? 
 Quern patronum rogatiirus, 
 Cum vix Justus sit seciirus? 
 
 Rex tremendx majestatis! 
 Qui salvandos salvas gratis, 
 Salva me, fons pietatis! 
 
 Recordare, Jesu pie! 
 Quod sum causa tuse viae, 
 Ne me perdas ilia die. 
 
 Quxrens me, sedisti lassus: 
 Redemisti crucem passus: 
 Tantus labor non sit cassus. 
 
 Juste judex ultionis! 
 Donum fac remissionis, 
 Ante diem rationis. 
 Ingemisco tanquam reus: 
 Culpa rubet vultus meus: 
 Supplicanti parce Deus. 
 
HYMNS 44 J 
 
 Qui Mariam absolvisti, 
 Kt latronem exaudi'sti, 
 Mihi quoque spem dedisti. 
 Preces meae non sunt dignx: 
 Sed tu bonus fac benigne 
 Ne perenni cremer ig-ne. 
 Inter oves locum prsesta, 
 Et ab hxdis me sequestra, 
 Statuens in parte dextra. 
 Confutatis maledictis, 
 Flammis acribus addictis, 
 Voca me cum benedfctis. 
 Oro supplex et acclfnis, 
 Cor contritum quasi cinis, 
 Gere curam mei finis. 
 Lacrymosa dies ilia 
 Qua resurget ex favflla 
 Judicandus homo reus. 
 Huic ergo parce Deus, 
 Pie Jesu Domine! 
 Dona eis requiem. Amen. 
 
 Tlit same in English. 
 That day of wrath, that direful day, 
 Shall in the heav'ns the cross display, 
 And all the world in ashes lay. 
 How shall poor mortals quake with fears, 
 When their impartial Judge appears. 
 Who all their causes strictly hears! 
 His trumpet sounds a dreadful tone; 
 The noise through all the graves is blown, 
 And calls the dead before his tlu-one. 
 38* 
 
450 HYMNS. 
 
 Nature and death shall stand and gaze, 
 When creatures shall their bodies raise, 
 And answer for their ill-spent days. 
 
 The clear writ book of conscience known, 
 Sin's black indictments shall be shown. 
 And every soul his guilt shall own. 
 
 So when the Judge shall sit on high, 
 All hidden crimes shall open lie; 
 No sin shall from due vengeance fly. 
 
 What plea shall wicked f, pretend } 
 What patron move, to stand my friend, 
 When scarce the just themselves defend* 
 
 O dreadful God! O glorious King! 
 Who dost the saved freely bring 
 To bliss, save me, O mercy's spring! 
 
 O pious Jesus! call to mind 
 
 Thy labours, for my good design'd; 
 
 Grant I, that day, may mercy find. 
 
 Thou satt'st down weary, seeking me, 
 Ilang'dst on the cross, my soul to free; 
 Let no such labours fruitless be. 
 
 Dread Judge! whose justice is severe, 
 My long black score of sins make elear, 
 Ere the accounting dty appear. 
 I, as a guilty person, groan; 
 My faults are in my blushes known; 
 Pity, dear Lord! thy suppliant's moan. 
 The weeping Magdalen's relief, 
 And op'ning heaven to the thief, 
 Have with sweet hopes allay M. my grief 
 
UVMNS. 451 
 
 My worthless pray'rs deserve no hire; 
 But thou, mild Lord! thy grace inspire, 
 To save me from eternal fire. 
 
 Among- thy sheep grant I may stand, 
 Far from the g-oat's condemned band; 
 Securely plac'dat thy right hand. 
 
 TV accurs'd troops being" put to shame, 
 Confin'd to hell's ne'er-dying- flame, 
 Among-st the bless'd enrol my name. 
 
 Prostrate, my contrite heart I rend, 
 My God, my Father, and my Friend! 
 Do not forsake me in my end. 
 
 That day of doom, that day of tears, 
 When g-uilty man awakes in fears, 
 From dust, and 'fore his judg-e appears. 
 
 O bounteous Jesus, Lord for ever blest! 
 Give faithful souls departed endless rest. 
 
 ON DATS OF THANKSGIVING APPOINTED BT THE CIVIL 
 KAGISTIIATE. 
 
 Psalm cii. 
 
 Benedic, dnima mea! Bless the Lord, O my 
 
 Domino: * et omnia qua: soul! and let all that is 
 
 intra me sunt, nomini within me praise his holy 
 
 ♦vmcto ejus. name. 
 
 Benedic, anima mea! Bless the Lord, O my 
 
 Domino: * et noli oblivisci soul! and never forget all 
 
 omnes retributiones ejus: that he hath done for thee. 
 
 Qui propiti&tur <5mni- Who forg-iveth all thy 
 
 bus iniquitatibus tuis: * iniquities: who healeth all 
 
 qui sanat omnes infirmi- thy diseases, 
 tates tuas. 
 
452 
 
 PSALM OF THANKSGIVING 
 
 Qui redimit de interitu 
 vitam tuam : * quicoronat 
 te in misericordia et mi- 
 serationibus. 
 
 Qui replet in bonis de- 
 side rium tuum; * renova- 
 bltur ut aquilae juventus 
 tua. 
 
 Faciens misericordias 
 Ddminus; * et judicium 
 omnibus injuriam patien- 
 tibus. 
 
 Notas fecit vias suas 
 Moysi; * f fliis Israel vo- 
 luntates suas. 
 
 Miserator et misericors 
 Dominus: * longdnimis, et 
 multum misericors. 
 
 Non in perpetuum iras- 
 cetur; * nequein xternum 
 comminabitur. 
 
 Non secundum peccata 
 nostra fecit nobis;* neque 
 secundum iniquitates nos- 
 tras retribuit nobis. 
 
 Quoniam secundum al- 
 titiidinem coeli a teiTa, # 
 corroboravit misericordi- 
 am suam super timentes 
 se. 
 
 Quantum distat ortus 
 ab occidente; * longe fecit 
 
 Who redeemeththy life 
 from destruction; who 
 crowneth thee with mer- 
 cy and compassion. 
 
 Who satisfied! thy de- 
 sire with good thing's : thy 
 youth shall be renewed 
 like the eagle's. 
 
 The Lord doeth mer- 
 cies, and judgment for all 
 that suffer wrong". 
 
 He hath made his ways 
 known to Moses; his wills 
 to the children of Israel. 
 
 The Lord is compas- 
 sionate and merciful; long- 
 suffering- and plenteous in 
 mercy. 
 
 He will not always be 
 angry: nor will he threat- 
 en for ever. 
 
 He hath not dealt with 
 us according to our sins; 
 nor rewarded us accoro 
 ing to our iniquities. 
 
 For according to the 
 height of the heaven 
 above the earth; he hath 
 strengthened his mercy to- 
 wards them that fear him. 
 
 As far as the cast is from 
 the west, so far hath lie 
 
VSALM OF THANKSGIVING. 
 
 453 
 
 a nobis iniquit&tes nos- 
 tras. 
 
 Quomodo miseretur pa- 
 ter filiorum, misertus est 
 Do minus timentibus se: * 
 quoniam ipse cognovit fig*- 
 mentum nostrum. 
 
 Recordatus est quoniam 
 pulvis sunms: * homo, 
 sicut focnum dies ejus; 
 tanquam flos agri, sic 
 efflorebit. 
 
 Quoniam spiritus per- 
 transibit in illo et non 
 subsistet; * etnoncog-nos- 
 cet amplius locum suum. 
 
 Misericord ia autem Do- 
 mini ab seterno, et usque 
 in seternum, * super ti- 
 mentes eum. 
 
 Et justitia ilKus in filios 
 filiorum, * his qui servant 
 testamentum ejus: 
 
 Et me mores sunt man- 
 datorum ipsius, * ad faci- 
 endum ea. 
 
 D6minus in coelo para- 
 vit sedem suam; * et reg- 
 num ipsius omnibus domi- 
 nabitur. 
 
 Benedicite D6mino om- 
 nesangeli ejus: * potentes 
 
 removed our iniquities 
 from us. 
 
 As a father hath com- 
 passion on his children; so 
 hath the Lord compassion 
 on them that fear him: foi 
 he knoweth our frame. 
 
 He remembereth that 
 we are dust: man's days 
 are as grass, as the flower 
 of the field so shall he 
 flourish. 
 
 For the spirit shall pass 
 in him: and he shall not 
 be, and he shall know his 
 place no more. 
 
 But the mercy of the 
 Lord is from eternity, and 
 unto eternity, unto them 
 that fear him. 
 
 And his justice unto 
 children's children: to 
 such as keep his cove- 
 nant: 
 
 And are mindful of his 
 commandments, to do 
 them. 
 
 The Lord hath prepared 
 his throne in heaven: and 
 his kingdom shall rule 
 over all. 
 
 Bless the Lord all ye 
 his Angels: von that are 
 
45 i 
 
 PSALM OF THANKSGIVING. 
 
 virtute, facientes verbum 
 ilh'us, ad audiendam vo- 
 cem sermonum ejus. 
 
 Benedicite Domino om- 
 nes virtiites ejus: * minis- 
 tri ejus qui facitis volun- 
 tatem ejus. 
 
 Benedicite D6mino om- 
 nia opera ejus, in omni 
 loco dominationis ejus: * 
 benedic anima mea Domi- 
 no. 
 
 Gloria Patri, &c. 
 
 Oremas. 
 Deus ! cujus misericor- 
 diae non est niimerus, et 
 bonitatis infinitus est the- 
 saurus: piissimre majes- 
 tatis tux pro collatis do- 
 nis gratias ag-imus, tuam 
 semper clementiam exo- 
 rantes; ut, qui petentibus 
 postulata concedis, eos- 
 dem non deserens, ad prx- 
 mia futiira disponas: per 
 Dominum nostrum, &.c. 
 
 mighty in strength, and 
 execute his word, heark- 
 ening- to the voice of his 
 orders. 
 
 Bless the Lord, all ye 
 his hosts: you ministers 
 of his, that do his will. 
 
 Bless the Lord, all his 
 works: in eveiy place of 
 his dominion: O my soul! 
 bless the Lord. 
 
 Glory, &c. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 O God! whose mercies 
 are without number, and 
 the treasure of whose 
 g-oodness is infinite, we 
 give thee thanks for the 
 blessing's thou hast be- 
 stowed upon us: always 
 beseeching" thy divine ma- 
 jesty, that as thou grant- 
 est what we ask, so thou 
 wouldst continue thy fa- 
 vours to us, that by them 
 we may be prepared to re- 
 ceive the rewards of eter- 
 nal happiness: through 
 our Lord, Jesus Clirist,8cc 
 
PSALM OF HUMILIATION. 
 
 455 
 
 ON DAYS OF FASTING AND HUMILIATION. 
 
 Psalm 1. 
 
 MisEREiiEmei, Deus, * 
 secundum magnam mise- 
 ricordiam tuam. 
 
 Et secundum multitu- 
 dinem miserationum tud- 
 rum, * dele iniquitatem 
 meam. 
 
 Amplius lava me ab ini- 
 quitate mea; * et a pecca- 
 to meo munda me. 
 
 Qu6niam iniquitatem 
 meam ego cognosco; * et 
 peccatum meum contra 
 me est semper. 
 
 Tibisolipeccavi, et ma- 
 lum coram te feci; * ut 
 justifice'ris in sermonibus 
 tuis, et vincas cum judi- 
 caris. 
 
 Ecce enim in iniquita- 
 tibus conceptus sum; * et 
 in peccatis concepit me 
 mater mea. 
 
 Ecce enim veritatem 
 ililexisti; * incerta et oc- 
 culta sapiential tuae mani- 
 festasti mi hi. 
 
 Asperses me hyssopo, 
 et mundabor: * lavabis 
 
 me, et super nivem deal- 
 babor. 
 
 Auditui meo dabis gau- 
 dium et lxtitiam: * et ex- 
 ultabunt ossa humiliata. 
 
 Averte faciem tuam a 
 peccatis meis: * et omnes 
 iniquitates meas dele. 
 
 Cor mundum crea in 
 me, Deus! * et spiritum 
 rectum (nnova in visce'ri- 
 bus meis. 
 
 Ne projicias me a fli- 
 cie tua; * et spiritum 
 sanctum tuum, ne auferas 
 a me. 
 
 Redde mini lxtitiam sa- 
 lutaris tui; * et spiritu 
 principali confirma me. 
 
 Docebo iniquos vias tu- 
 as; * et impii ad te con- 
 vertentur. 
 
 Libera me de sanguini- 
 bus, Deus, Deus salutis 
 meae: * et exaltdbit lingua 
 mea justftiam tuam. 
 
 D6mine labia mea ape- 
 ries; * et os meum annun- 
 ciabit laudem tuam. 
 
456 
 
 LITANIiE SANCTORUM. 
 
 Qu6niam si voluisses 
 sacrificium, dedissem uti- 
 que; * holocaustis non de- 
 lectaberis. 
 
 Sacrificium Deo spiri- 
 tus contribulatus: * cor 
 contritum et humiliatum, 
 Deus! non despicies. 
 
 Benicrne fac, Domine! 
 
 in bona voluntate tua, 
 Sion: * ut aedificentvif 
 muri Jerusalem. 
 
 Tunc acceptabis sacri- 
 ficium justitix, oblationea 
 et holocausta: * tunc im- 
 ponent super altare tuum 
 vitulos. 
 
 Gloria Patri, &c. 
 
 For the translation, seepage 175. 
 L1TANIJE SANCTORUM. 
 
 Ktrie eleison. Christe 
 
 Omnes sancti ang-eii et 
 
 eleison. Kyrie eleison. 
 
 archangeli! orate pro no- 
 
 Christe! audi nos. 
 
 bis. 
 
 Christe! exaudinos. 
 
 Omnes sancti beatorwm 
 
 Pater de coelis Deus! 
 
 Spirituum ordines! orate 
 
 miserere nobis. 
 
 pro nobis. 
 
 Fili Redemptor mundi, 
 
 Sancte Joannes Baptis- 
 
 Deus! miserere nobis. 
 
 ta! ora. 
 
 Spfritus Sancte, Deus! 
 
 Sancte Joseph! ora. 
 
 miserere nobis. 
 
 Omnes sancti patriar- 
 
 Sancta Trfnitas, unus 
 
 chs et prophets! orate. 
 
 Deus! miserere nobis. 
 
 Sancte Petre! ora. 
 
 Sancta Maria! ora pro 
 
 Sancte Paule! ora. 
 
 nobis. 
 
 Sancte Andrea! ora. 
 
 SanctaDei Genitrix! ora. 
 
 Sancte Jacobe! ora. 
 
 SanctaVirgo Virgmum! 
 
 Sancte Joannes! ora. 
 
 ora. 
 
 Sancte Thoma! ora. 
 
 Sancte Michael! ora. 
 
 Sancte Jacobe! ora. 
 
 Sancte Gabriel! ora. 
 
 Sancte Philippe ! ora. 
 
 Sancte Raphael! ora. 
 
 Sancte Bartholomxe! 
 
 
 ora 
 
LITANIJE SANCTORUM. 
 
 457 
 
 Sancte Matthsee! ora. 
 
 Sancte Simon-! ora. 
 
 Sancte Thaddxe! ora. 
 
 Sancte Matthia! ora. 
 
 Sancte Barnaba! ora. 
 
 Sancte Luca! ora. 
 
 Sancte Marce! ora. 
 
 Omnes sancti Apostoli 
 et Evang-elistx ! orate. 
 
 Omnes sancti disci puli 
 Domini! orate. 
 
 Omnes sancti Innocen- 
 tes! orate. 
 
 Sancte Stephane! ora. 
 
 Sancte Laurenti! ora. 
 
 Sancte Vincenti! ora. 
 
 Sancti Fabiane et Se- 
 
 bastiane! orate. 
 
 Sancti Joannes et Paulel 
 
 orate. 
 
 Sancti Cosma et Dami- 
 ane! orate. 
 
 Sancti Gervasi et Pro- 
 tasi! orate. 
 
 Omnes sancti Martyres! 
 orate. 
 
 Sancte Sylvester! ora. 
 
 Sancte Greg-ori! ora. 
 
 Sancte Ambrosi! ora. 
 
 Sancte Augustine! ora. 
 
 Sancte Hieronyme! 
 
 ora. 
 
 Sancte Martine! ora. 
 39 
 
 Sancte Nicolae! ora. 
 
 Omnes sancti Pontifi- 
 cesetConfessores! orate. 
 
 Omnes sancti Doctores ! 
 orate. 
 
 Sancte Antoni! ora. 
 
 Sancte Benedicte ! ora. 
 
 Sancte Beniarde! ora. 
 
 Sancte Domfnice! ora. 
 
 Sancte Francisce! ora. 
 
 Omnes sancti Sacerdo- 
 tes et Levitae ! orate. 
 
 Omnes sancti Monachi 
 et Eremitx ! orate. 
 
 Sancta Maria Mag-da- 
 le na! ora. 
 
 Sancta Agatha! ora- 
 
 Sancta Lucia! ora. 
 
 Sancta Agnes! ora. 
 
 Sancta Cxcflia! ora. 
 
 Sancta Catharfna! ora. 
 
 Sancta Anastasia! ora. 
 
 Omne9 sanctx Virg-incs 
 et Viduae ! orate. 
 
 Omnes Sancti et Sanc- 
 tae Dei! Intercedite pro 
 nobis. 
 
 Propitius esto, parce 
 nobis, Domine! 
 
 Propitius esto, exaudi 
 nos, Domine! 
 
 Ab omni malo, libera 
 nos, Domine 1 
 
453 
 
 LITAMtE sanctorum. 
 
 Ab omni peccato,libera. 
 Ab ira tua, libera. 
 
 A subitanea, et impro- 
 visa morte, libera. 
 
 Ab insidiis diaboli, 
 
 libera. 
 Ab ira, et odio, et om- 
 ni mala voluntate, libera, 
 A spiritu fornicationis, 
 libera. 
 A fulgure et tempes- 
 tate, libera. 
 
 A morte perpetua, 
 
 libera. 
 Per mysterium sanctx 
 incarnationis tuae, libera. 
 Per adventum tuum, 
 
 libera. 
 Per nativitatem tuam, 
 
 libera. 
 Per baptismum et sanc- 
 tum jejiinium tuum, 
 
 libera. 
 
 Per crucem et passi- 
 
 <5nem tuam, libera. 
 
 Per mortem et sepultii- 
 
 ram tuam, libera. 
 
 Per sanctam resurrec- 
 
 tionem tuam, libera. 
 
 Per admirabilem ascen- 
 
 sionem tuam, libera. 
 
 Per adventum Spiritus 
 
 Sancti Paracliti, libera. 
 
 In die judicii, libera. 
 
 Peccatores,te rogamus, 
 audi nos. 
 
 Ut nobis parcas, te ro- 
 gamus, audi nos. 
 
 Ut nobis indiilgeas, te 
 rogamus, audi nos. 
 
 Ut ad veram pxniten- 
 tiam nos perducere dig 
 neris,te rogamus,audi nos. 
 Ut Ecclesiam tuam 
 sanctam regere et conser- 
 vare digneris, te rogamus. 
 
 Ut domnum Apostoli- 
 cum et omnes Ecclesias- 
 ticos ordines in sancta re- 
 ligione conservare digne- 
 ris, te rogamus. 
 
 Ut inimicos sanctse Ec- 
 clesise humiliare dignetis, 
 te rogamus, audi nos. 
 
 Ut Regibus et principi- 
 bus Christianis pacem et 
 veram concordiam donare 
 digneris, te rogamus. 
 
 Ut cuncto populo Chris- 
 tiiino pacem et unitatem 
 largiri digneris, te roga- 
 mus. 
 
 Ut nosmetipsos in tuo 
 sancto servitio confortare 
 et conservdre digner«s, te 
 rogamus. 
 
LITANIJE SANCTORUM. 
 
 459 
 
 Ut mentes nostras ad 
 coclestia desideria erig-as, 
 te rogamus. 
 
 Ut omnibus benefacto- 
 ribus nostris sempiterna 
 bona retribuas, te roga- 
 mus. 
 
 Ut animas nostras, fra- 
 trum, propinquorum, et 
 benefactorum nostrorum, 
 ab sterna damnatione erf- 
 pias, te rogamus. 
 
 Ut fructus terrse dare et 
 conservdre digneris, te 
 rogamus. 
 
 Ut dmnibus fidelibus 
 defunctis requiem xtcr- 
 nam donare digneris, te 
 
 Ut nos exaudfre digne- 
 ris, te rogamus. 
 
 Fib Dei, te rogamus. 
 
 Agnus Dei, qui tollis 
 peccata mundi, parce no- 
 bis, Domine! 
 
 Agnus Dei, qui tollis 
 peccata mundi, exaudi 
 nos, Domine! 
 
 Agnus Dei, qui tollis 
 peccata mundi, miserere 
 nobis. 
 
 Christe! audi nos. 
 
 Christe! exaudi nos. 
 
 Kyrie eleison. Christe 
 eleison. Kyrie eleison. 
 
 Pater noster. 
 
 V. Et ne nos indiicas in 
 tentationem. R. Sed libe- 
 ra nos a malo. 
 
 Psalmiis lxix. 
 
 Deus! in adjutorium 
 meum intende : * Domine ! 
 adadjuvandum me fcstina. 
 
 Confundantur et reve- 
 reantur, * qui quaerunt 
 animam meam. 
 
 Avertantur retrorsum, 
 et erubescant: * qui vo- 
 lant mihi mala. 
 
 Avertantur statin eru- 
 
 bescentes, * qui dicunt 
 mihi: Euge, euge. 
 
 Exiiltent et laetentur in 
 te omnes qui quaerunt te: 
 * et dicant sumper: mag- 
 nificetur Dominus, qui df- 
 ligunt salutare tuum. 
 
 Ego vero egenus, et 
 pauper sum, * Deus 1 ad- 
 juva me. 
 
460 
 
 LITANI^E SANCTORUM. 
 
 Adjiitor meus, et libe- 
 rator meus es tu: * Do- 
 mine! ne moreris. 
 
 Gloria Patri, &c. 
 
 V. Salvos fac servos 
 tuos. R. Deusmeus! spe- 
 rdntes in te. 
 
 V. Estonobis,D6mine, 
 tun-is fortitiidinis. R. A 
 facie inimici. 
 
 V. Nihil proficiat ini- 
 micus in nobis. R. Et fi- 
 lms iniquitatis non appo- 
 nat nocere nobis. 
 
 V. Domine! non secun- 
 dum peccata nostra facias 
 nobis. R. Neque secun- 
 dum iniquitates nostras 
 retribuas nobis. 
 
 V. Oremus pro Pontffi- 
 ce nostro N. R. Dominus 
 conservet eumet vivificet 
 eum, etbeatum faciat eum 
 in terra, et non tradat 
 eum in animam inimico- 
 rum ejus. 
 
 V. Oremus pro benefac- 
 tdribus nostris. R. Retri- 
 biiere dignare, Domine! 
 omnibus nobisbonafacien- 
 tibus propter nomen tuum 
 vitam xternam. R. Amen. 
 
 V. Oremus pro fideli- 
 bus defiinctis. R. Requi 
 em xternam dona eis, D6- 
 mine! et lux perpetualu- 
 ceat eis. 
 
 V. Requiescant iu pace 
 R. Amen. 
 
 V. Profratribus nostris 
 absentibus. R. Salvos fac 
 servos tuos, Deus meus! 
 sperantes in te. 
 
 V. Mitte eis Domine! 
 auxilium de sancto. R. Et 
 de Sion tuere eos. 
 
 V. Domine! exaudi ora- 
 tionem meam. R. Et cla- 
 mor meus ad te veniat. 
 
 V. Dominus vobfscum. 
 R. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
 Oremus. 
 
 Deus! cui proprium est 
 miser£ri semper et par- 
 cere: siiscipe deprecati- 
 6nem nostram, ut nos, et 
 omnes famulos tuos quos 
 delictorum catena con- 
 stringit, miseratio tux pie- 
 tatis clementer absolvat. 
 
 ExAt7Di,qii3esumus, Do- 
 mine! supplicum preces, 
 et confitejtium tibi, parce 
 
LITANLE SANCTORUM. 
 
 461 
 
 peccatis: ut pariter nobis 
 indulge ntiam trfbuas be- 
 nignus et pacem. 
 
 Ineffabilem nobis, Do- 
 mine! miseric6rdiam tu- 
 am clementer ostende: ut 
 sirnul nos et a peccatis 
 dmnibus exuas, etapoenis 
 quas pro his meremur, 
 eripias. 
 
 Deus! qui culpa offen- 
 deris, poenitentiaplacaris: 
 preces populi tui suppli- 
 cantis propftius respice: 
 et flagella tux iraciindiae, 
 quae pro peccatis nostris 
 meremur, averte. 
 
 03tNiPOTEXs,sempiterne 
 Deus ! miserere famulo tuo 
 Pontifici nostro N. et di- 
 rige eum secundum tuam 
 clementiam in viam salii- 
 tis xternx : ut, te donante, 
 tibi placita ciipiat, et tota 
 virtiite perficiat. 
 
 Decs! a quo sancta de- 
 sideria, recta consilia, et 
 justa sunt rtpera: da ser- 
 39* 
 
 vis tuis illam, quam mun- 
 dus dare non potest pa- 
 cem; ut et corda nostra 
 mandatis tuis dedita, et 
 hostium sub lata formf- 
 dine, tempora sint tua 
 protectione tranquilla. 
 
 Uhe igne Sancti Spiri- 
 tus renes nostros et cor- 
 nostrum, Domine! ut tibi 
 casto corpore serviamus: 
 et mundo corde place- 
 dmus. 
 
 Fideliux Deus omnium 
 Conditor et Redemptor! 
 animabus famulorum, fa- 
 mularumque tuarum re- 
 missionem cunctorum tri- 
 bue peccatorum: ut indul- 
 gentiam quam semper op- 
 taverunt, piis supplica- 
 tionibus consequantur. 
 
 Actioxes nostras, qux- 
 sumus, Domine, aspirando 
 prxveni, et adjuvando 
 prosequere : ut cuncta nos- 
 tra oratio et operatio a te 
 semper incipiat, et per te 
 ccepta finidtur. 
 
462 
 
 LITANIJE SANCTORUM. 
 
 Omxipotens sempiterne 
 Deus! qui vivorum domi- 
 naris simul et mortuorum 
 omniumque misereris, 
 quos tuos fide et <5pere fu- 
 tiiros esse przenoscis: te 
 supplices exoramus: ut 
 pro quibus effundere pre- 
 ces decrevimus, quosque 
 vel prxsens sxculum ad- 
 huc in came retinet, vel 
 futurum jam exutos cor- 
 pore suscepit, interceden- 
 tibus omnibus Sanctis tuis, 
 pietatis tuae dementia. 
 
 omnium delictorum su6- 
 rum veniam consequan- 
 tur. Per D6minum nos- 
 trum. 
 
 V. Dominus vobiscum. 
 R. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
 
 V. Exaudiat nos omni- 
 potens et misericors Do- 
 minus. R. Amen. 
 
 V. Et fidelium anim<c 
 per misericordiam Dei 
 requiescant in pace. R. 
 Amen. 
 
INDEX, 
 
 Page 
 
 abstinence, clays of, 19 
 
 A.cts of Faith, Hope, Charity, and Contrition, . 34 
 
 Alms, pious reflections on, 348 
 
 Aloysius, devotions to St., 261 
 
 Anger, preservatives against, 110 
 
 Angelical salutation, 37 
 
 Angelus Domini, 45 
 
 Angel, prayer to our guardian, 241 
 
 Aspirations, which may be repeated throughout 
 
 the day, 92 
 
 Baptism, a prayer for renewing the promises of, 268 
 
 , a prayer to our holy patron of, .... 272 
 
 Benediction of the blessed sacrament, 426 
 
 Bona mors, 275 
 
 Calendar, the Roman, 3 
 
 Charity, fraternal, 96 
 
 Chastity, 101 
 
 Christian doctrine, 21 
 
 Communion, instructions for, 143 
 
 , prayers before, 148 
 
 , prayers after, 156 
 
 Confession, method of, 137 
 
 , preparation for, 120 
 
 , prayers after, 139 
 
 Confirmation, a form for renewing the obliga- 
 tions of, 271 
 
 Constituted authorities, a prayer for the, .... 264 
 
464 INDEX. 
 
 Page 
 Conversations, 89 
 
 Conversion, reflections on the delay of, . ... 341 
 
 Complin, 429 
 
 Covetousness, preservatives against, 106 
 
 Creed, Apostles*, 37 
 
 Creed, the Nicene, 67 
 
 Dead, prayers for, 315 
 
 Death, reflections on, 330 
 
 Departing, recommendation of a soul, 308 
 
 Diffidence in ourselves, reflections on, 343 
 
 Drunkenness, preservatives against, 113 
 
 Enemies, the love of our, 356 
 
 Envy, preservatives against, 114 
 
 Evening* exercise, 47 
 
 Example, reflections on, 349 
 
 Extreme unction, a prayer before, 303 
 
 , a prayer after, 305 
 
 Faith, reflections on, 327 
 
 Fasting days, 19 
 
 Feasts, table of moveable, 5 
 
 Gluttony, preservatives against, 113 
 
 God, fervour in the service of, 358 
 
 , confidence in, 352 
 
 , conformity to the will of, 102-351 
 
 , devotions to the Mother of, 359 
 
 , reflections on the love of, 353 
 
 • , reflections on the presence of, 336 
 
 Gospel lessons, 27 
 
 Grace, reflections on the use of divine, 344 
 
 Heaven, reflections on, 335 
 
 Hell, reflections on, 333 
 
 , reflections on the eternity of the pains of, 334 
 
 Holydays of obligation in this diocess, 19 
 
INDEX. 465 
 
 Page 
 
 Human respect, reflections on, 342 
 
 Humility, the virtue of, 95 
 
 Hvmxs. 
 
 Adeste fidelis, To Belhlehcm haste, 438 
 
 Ad regias agni dapes, The Red Sea's dangers, 420 
 
 Audi benigne Conditor, O bountiful Creator! 413 
 
 Are maris stella, Bright mother of our Maker, . • . 382 
 
 Creator alme siderum, Bright maker of the starry poles, . 404 
 Crudelis Herodes Deum, What makes thee, cruel Herod, . . 409 
 Deus tuorum militum, O God! the lot, the crown, .... 391 
 Dies irae, dies ilia, That day of wrath, that direful, . 447 
 
 Exultet orbis guadiis, Throughout the world let joys, . . 389 
 
 Fortem virili pectore, Rise, tuneful numbers, 400 
 
 Isle confessor Domini, This day, with gladness, 397 
 
 Jcsu! dulci3 memoria, Jesus! the only thought of thee, . . '.11 
 
 Jesu! corona virginum, Regard our vows, 3yy 
 
 Jesu! Redemptor omnium, Jesus! the ransomer of man, .... 407 
 
 Lauda, Sion, Salvatorcm, Break forth, O Sion! 440 
 
 Lucis Creator optime, O great Creator, 370 
 
 O nlii et filiae, Young men, and maids, 417 
 
 Pange lingua! gloriosi, Sing, O my tongue, 427 
 
 Placare, Christe! servulis, O Jesus! let thy anger cease, .... 402 
 Salutis humans sator, Jesus! the Saviour of mankind, . . 422 
 
 Sanctorum meritis, Let us fam'd acts, 393 
 
 Stabat mater, 445 Under the world's redeeming, . . 284 
 
 Te Deum Laudamus, Thee, sov'reign God, 434 
 
 Veni Creator Spiritus, Spirit, Creator of mankind, . . . 424 
 
 Veni Sancte Spiritus, Come, Holy Ghost, 438 
 
 Vexilla regis prodeunt, Behold the royal ensigns fly, .... 415 
 
 Impatience, preservatives against, 112 
 
 Indulgences, instructions on, 316 
 
 Intention, purity of, 101 
 
 Jesus Psalter, 188 
 
 , devotions to infant, 201 
 
 , devotions to the sacred heart of, 206 
 
 , beads of the sacred heart of, 212 
 
 , a prayer to suffering-, 250 
 
 , a prayer to invoke into ourselves the life of, 41 
 
466 INDEX. 
 
 Page 
 
 Joseph, a prayer to St., 243 
 
 Judgment, reflections on the last, 332 
 
 Lateran, decree of the council of, 20 
 
 Litany of the blessed Trinity, 230 
 
 of the life and passion of Jesus Christ, . 250 
 
 ■ of the holy name of Jesus, 39 
 
 of Infant Jesus, 201 
 
 of the sacred heart of Jesus, 206 
 
 of the blessed sacrament, 245 
 
 of the blessed Virgin — in English, ... 51 
 
 in Latin, .... 256 
 
 of Saints — in English, 180 — in Latin, . 456 
 
 of the holy angels, 238 
 
 of St. Joseph, 242 
 
 of St Aloysius, 261 
 
 for the dead, 235 
 
 for obtaining a good death, 288 
 
 Lord's prayer, 37 
 
 Lord, the imitation of our, 353 
 
 Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of our, 351 
 
 Lust, preservatives against, 109 
 
 Magnificat anima mea — My soul doth magnify 
 
 the Lord, 372 
 
 Man, reflections on the end of, 328 
 
 Marriage, solemnizing of, 20 
 
 Mary, a prayer to implore the patronage of the 
 
 B. Virgin, 46 
 
 , a prayer to the sacred heart of, 212 
 
 , consecration of one's self to the B. Virgin, 258 
 
 , prayer of St. Bernard to the B. Virgin, . 258 
 
 Mass, instructions on the holy sacrifice of, ... 57 
 
 , devotions for, 61 
 
 , method of hearing it spiritually, 80 
 
INDEX. <167 
 
 Page 
 
 Muss, manner of serving* at, 81 
 
 , pious reflections on, 346 
 
 Meals, 88 
 
 , prayers before and after, . 94 
 
 Meditation, utility of, 42 
 
 , method of, , . 43 
 
 Morning exercise, 33 
 
 Mortification, virtue of, 97-350 
 
 Neighbour, reflections on the love of our, .... 352 
 
 Obedience, virtue of, 99 
 
 Passions, prayer for obtaining the victory over our, 267 
 
 Patience, virtue of, 98 
 
 Poverty of spirit, 100 
 
 Pride, preservatives against, , . . 104 
 
 Purity of intention, 101 
 
 Penance, the sacrament of, 1 17 
 
 Patron, prayer to the monthly, 273 
 
 Psalms. 
 
 The seven penitential, 172 
 
 Beati omnesqui, Blessed are all they that fear, . . 426 
 
 Benedic animamca, Bless the Lord, O my soul, . . . 451 
 
 Beatus vir, Blessed is the man, 364 
 
 Confitebor tibi, I will praise thee, O Lord, . . . . 363 
 
 Credidi, propter quod, I have believed, 384 
 
 De profiuidis clamavi, Out of the depths, 406 
 
 Dixit Dominus, The Lord said, 361 
 
 Domine probasti mc, Lord, thou hast proved me, . . . 386 
 
 In convertendo, Dominus, When the Lord brought, .... 385 
 
 In exitu Israel de, When Israel went out, 366 
 
 Lactatus sum in his, I rejoiced at the things, 379 
 
 Lauda Jerusalem, Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, . .381 
 
 Laudate Dominum, O praise the Lord, 369 
 
 Laudate, pueri, Dominum, Praise the Lord, ye children, . . 365 
 Memeu to, Domine, David, O Lord, remember David, . . . . 395 
 
 Miserere mei, Deus, 455 Have mercy on me, 175 
 
 Nui Dominus aediGcaverit, Except the Lord build, 380 
 
468 INDEX. 
 
 Pqg* 
 
 Purgatory, prayer for the souls suffering in, . . 234 
 
 Recreations, of, 88 
 
 Repentance, reflections on, 339 
 
 Respect, reflections on human, 338 
 
 Rosary, instructions on, 214 
 
 , of the blessed Virgin, 218 
 
 Sacraments, reflections on the use of, 345 
 
 Sacrament, practice of visiting the blessed, . . . 167 
 
 , prayer to Jesus in the blessed, .... 246 
 
 Salvation, reflections on the care of our, .... 337 
 i universal prayer for all things necessa- 
 ry to, 266 
 
 Sick, devotions for the, 290 
 
 Sin, reflections on horror for, 338 
 
 Sloth, preservatives against, 115 
 
 Time, reflections on the employment of, .... 345 
 
 Trinity, a prayer to the Most Holy, 230 
 
 Vain-glory, preservatives against, 106 
 
 Woman, a daily prayer for a pregnant, 273 
 
 Work, of, ' 86 
 
 , a prayer before, 93 
 
 , a prayer during, 93 
 
 Word of God, manner of hearing, 90 
 
 Wounds, a prayer to the five, ^75 
 
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