,transcriber's notes3 ,this work is derived from https3_/_/archive4org_/details_/,complet e,manual,of,catholic,piety_/page_/n#e4 ,the ,author's ,side notes and comments are indented4 ,in ,,html they are also in a slightly smaller font1 as in the original text4 #a ,the ,complete ,manual ,of ,catholic ,piety2 ,containing ,a ,selection ,of ,fervent ,prayers1 ,pious ,reflections1 ,and ,solid ,instructions1 ,adapted ,to ,every ,state ,of ,life4 ,to ,which ,is ,annexed ,a ,supplement1 ,containing ,excellent ,and ,approved ,devotions1 ,with ,the ,epistles ,and ,gospels ,for ,all ,the ,sundays ,and ,festivals ,of ,the ,year4 ,by ,the ,rev4 ,william ,gahan1 ,o4,s4,a4 ,,dublin3 ,published ,by ,james ,duffy1 #be1 ,anglesea ,street4 #ahdd4 #b ,dublin3 ,printed ,by ,j4 ,m4 ,o',toole1 #cc1 ,abbey-street4 #c ,contents4 ,preface1 -- #g4 ,table of ,moveable ,feasts1 -- #aj4 ,feasts and ,fasts throughout the ,year1 -- #aa4 ,unlawful ,marriages1 -- #ab4 ,plenary ,indulgences1 -- #ab4 ,manner of ,lay ,baptism1 -- #ad4 ,ecclesiastical ,calendar1 -- #ad4 ,morning ,prayer1 -- #be4 ,acts of ,faith1 ,hope1 and ,charity1 -- #cj4 ,the ,litany of the holy ,name of ,jesus1 -- #cc4 ,the ,salva ,regina1--in verse1 -- #cf4 ,the ,angelus ,domini1 -- #cg4 ,short ,ejaculations in the course of the ,day1 -- #ch4 ,prayers for ,night1 -- #ci4 ,the ,litany of the ,blessed ,virgin1 -- #dd4 ,the ,hymn1 ,te lucis ante terminum1 -- in ,english1 -- #dg4 ,a ,prayer before ,sermon1 ,spiritual ,reading1 c4 -- #di4 ,a ,prayer before ,mass1 -- #ej4 ,prayers at ,mass1 -- #ef4 ,preparation for ,confession1 -- #hj4 ,a ,protestation before the ,examination of ,conscience1 -- #ha4 ,prayers before the ,examination of ,conscience1 -- #hb4 ,an ,examination of ,conscience1 -- #he4 ,prayers before ,confession1 -- #ib4 ,a ,prayer at receiving ,absolution1 -- #ig4 ,prayers after ,confession1 -- #ih4 ,instructions for ,communion1 -- #ajc4 ,prayers before ,communion1 -- #ajg4 ,acts of ,virtue before ,communion1 -- #aaa4 #d ,a ,prayer to obtain the effects of a ,plenary ,indulgence1 -- #aah4 ,prayers after ,communion1 -- #abd4 ,acts of ,virtue after ,communion1 -- #acj4 ,the ,seven ,penitential ,psalms1 -- #ada4 ,the ,litany of ,saints1 -- #aej4 ,motives to ,perseverance in a ,virtuous ,life1 -- #aeh4 ,devotions for every ,day in the ,week1 -- #afj4 ,pious ,reflections for every ,day in the ,month2 from the ,french of the ,rev4 ,f4 ,bouhours1 -- #aga4 ,meditations on the ,articles of the ,creed--to be used as a ,devotion by ,societies1 ,families1 c1 -- #baj4 ,anthem of the ,blessed ,virgin1 ,salve ,regina1 -- #bbd4 ,an ,universal ,prayer for all things necessary to ,salvation1 -- #bbe4 ,a ,prayer for the ,choice of a ,state of ,life1 -- #bbg4 ,a ,prayer for a ,pregnant ,woman1 -- #bbg4 ,litany of ,divine ,providence1 -- #bbi4 ,prayer of ,st4 ,bernard to the ,blessed ,virgin1 -- #bcb4 ,litany of ,st4 ,winefrid1 -- #bcc4 ,the ,golden ,litany1 -- #bci4 ,the ,prayers of ,st4 ,bridget1 -- #bdg4 ,devotions to the ,sacred ,heart of ,jesus1 -- #beh4 ,litany of the ,sacred ,heart1 -- #bei4 ,reparation of ,honour to the ,sacred ,heart1 -- #bfb4 ,devotions for the ,sick1 -- #bfd4 ,a ,prayer upon ,recovery from ,sickness1 -- #bgg4 ,preparation for ,death1 -- #bgh4 ,a ,prayer by ,st4 ,liguori1 -- #bia4 ,a ,prayer of ,st4 ,augustin on the ,sufferings of ,christ1 -- #bib4 ,a ,prayer of ,st4 ,jerome in time of ,agony1 -- #bic4 ,prayers to be recited by the ,assistants when the ,dying ,person loses the use of ,speech1 -- #bid4 ,recommendation of a ,soul ,departing1 -- #bih4 ,litany for a ,happy ,death1 -- #cje4 ,a ,prayer for all that are buried in a ,church or ,church-yard1 -- #cji4 ,exequies1 or ,sacred ,rites over the ,tomb1 7in ,latin and ,english71 -- #caj4 ,litany for the ,dead1 -- #caf4 ,a ,prayer upon the day of ,decease or ,burial1 -- #cbj4 ,vespers for ,sundays1 7in ,latin and ,english71 -- #cba4 ,the ,hymn1 ,lucis ,creator ,optime1 7,latin and ,english71 -- #cbf4 ,litany of the ,blessed ,virgin1 7in ,latin71 -- #cbh4 ,method of ,serving at ,mass1 -- #ccj4 #e ,supplement4 ,on the ,mass1 and the use of the ,latin ,liturgy1 -- #ccf4 ,the ,ordinary of the ,holy ,mass1 -- #cdj4 ,explanatory ,prayers at ,mass1 -- #cfg4 ,epistles and ,gospels for the ,sundays and ,principal ,festivals throughout the ,year1 -- #chh4 ,instructions and ,devotions for ,confirmation1 -- #dhb4 ,the ,psalter of ,jesus1 -- #dib4 ,the ,rosary of the blessed ,name of ,jesus1 -- #ejc4 ,the ,rosary of the ,blessed ,virgin1 -- #eaj4 ,the ,hymn1 ,te ,deum1 7in ,english71 -- #eba4 ,the ,thirty ,days' ,prayer1 -- #ebb4 ,hymns for ,festivals1 7in ,latin and ,english7 ,advent1 ,alma ,redemptor1 -- #ebg4 ,christmas1 ,adeste ,fidelis1 -- #ebg4 ,passion and ,palm-,sundays1 ,vexilla regis1 -- #ebh4 ,good-,friday1 ,stabat mater1 -- #ebi4 ,easter1 ,o ,filii1 -- #ecb4 ,whit-,sunday1 ,veni ,creator1 -- #ecd4 ,sequence to do41 ,veni ,sancte1 -- #ecf4 ,corpus ,christi1 ,pange lingua1 -- #ech4 ,at the ,elevation1 ,o ,salutaris1 -- #edj4 #f #g ,preface4 ,of all the means we can employ for our advancement in the great affair of our salvation1 ,prayer is certainly one of the most powerful4 ,saint ,augustin calls it the ,key of ,heaven1 that unlocks the treasures of ,god1 and gives us free access to the riches of his divine bounty4 ,it was by prayer that ,elias1 when he pleased1 opened and shut the sluices of heaven1 and caused fire to descend from above to consume his sacrifice4 ,it was by prayer that ,joshua caused the sun to stop in the midst of its course4 ,the prayer of ,moses contributed more to the signal victory obtained by ,joshua over the army of the ,amalekites1 than all the weapons of ,israel3 for as long as his hands were raised up to heaven1 his prayers drew down a blessing on the people of ,god3 but no sooner did he let his hands fall1 7being unable to keep them in that painful posture17 and had ceased from prayer1 than the ,amalekites began to prevail4 ,but if ,prayer be so powerful1 it is no less necessary3 our poverty and indigence2 our manifold wants1 infirmities1 and miseries2 the various dangers to which we are continually exposed2 the frequent temptations we have to encounter2 our absolute insufficiency of ourselves1 and inability to do the least good without the grace of ,god2 are corroborating proofs of the indispensable necessity of ,prayer4 #h ,though every good gift comes from the ,father of ,lights1 who knows our wants1 and is always inclined to relieve us1 yet he requires that we have recourse in all our necessities1 corporal and spiritual1 to the throne of his mercy1 under the assurance that whatever we ask with confidence1 humility1 piety1 and perseverance1 in the name of ,jesus1 shall be granted4 ,however1 the idea of ,prayer is not to be confined to that of ,petition1 as frequently happens4 ,many ,christians1 indeed1 pray to ,god2 but where are they to be found1 who1 like ,david1 are incessantly employed in singing the mercies of the ,lord1 and have the remembrance of them deeply engraven in their hearts8 ,they call upon ,god1 to represent to him their wants1 either temporal or spiritual2 they appear only in his presence with a hand lifted up to receive1 as if they imagined he was indebted to them1 and that he never gave them enough4 ,they have a heart but to wish1 and a tongue but to ask4 ,their wants are eloquent and pressing1 their gratitude cold and silent2 for how seldom do they think of appearing before him to bless and praise him1 and to celebrate the wonders of his love for us6 ,alas6 to recollect his benefits1 to thank him for them1 to feel confused at the sight of their own ingratitude1 to excite themselves1 from this motive1 to confidence and love1 to be ready to do all1 to suffer all1 for a ,god who has shown them so much goodness1 is a practice which is known but to a small number of fervent souls4 ,we are all earnest in asking2 but in general so deficient in thanksgiving1 that1 like the ,lepers in the ,gospel1 it is to be feared not above one in ten gives due thanks to ,god for the blessings received4 #i ,nevertheless1 nothing would be more pleasing to ,god1 nor more proper to draw down upon us new graces4 ,to facilitate1 therefore1 the exercise of this important duty1 certain forms of vocal prayers have always been recommended1 particularly such as have been used by the ,saints1 and drawn from the divine ,psalms1 which are so full of sublime ideas1 of tender sentiments of piety1 of fervent aspirations1 of transports and raptures in ,god1 that all the subjects of ,prayer which are suitable either to the penitent way1 the illuminative way1 or the unitive way1 are to be met with therein4 ,the ,manual now offered to the piety of ,irish ,catholics1 will be found1 on a diligent perusal1 to have no small claim to this merit4 ,the many editions it has gone through1 the high esteem it is held in by interior souls1 the constant and universal demand for it1 is all we shall say in its praise4 ,to render it still more acceptable and more complete1 the present edition has been very considerably enlarged1 improved1 and enriched with ,instructions and ,devotions for ,confirmation2 with an explanation of the ,latin ,liturgy1 and of the ,ceremonies used in the sacrifice of the ,mass1 and different pious methods of assisting thereat2 with particular ,devotions for every day in the ,week2 in short1 with a great variety of ,sacred ,hymns of praise and thanksgiving1 and of spiritual ,exercises of ,piety for several occasions1 taken from the most approved ,books of ,devotion in the ,french and ,english ,language4 ,footnote #a ,footnote #a3 ,see the ,supplement attached to this ,book4 #aj ,a ,table ,of ,moveable ,feasts4 ,,dl ,dominical ,letter ,year ,,dl ,ash ,easter ,ascension ,whit ,corpus #ast ,sunday of our ,wed ,sunday ,thursday ,sunday ,christi in ,advent4 ,lord #ahdd ,,gf #ba ,feb #g ,apr #af ,may #bf ,may #f ,june #a ,dec #ahde ,e #e ,feb #bc ,mar #a ,may #aa ,may #bb ,may #cj ,nov #ahdf ,d #be ,feb #ab ,apr #ba ,may #ca ,may #aa ,june #bi ,nov #ahdg ,c #ag ,feb #d ,apr #ac ,may #bc ,may #h ,june #bh ,nov #ahdh ,,ba #h ,mar #bc ,apr #a ,june #aa ,june #bb ,june #c ,dec #ahdi ,g #ba ,feb #h ,apr #ag ,may #bg ,may #g ,june #b ,dec #ahej ,f #ac ,feb #ca ,mar #i ,may #ai ,may #cj ,may #a ,dec #ahea ,e #e ,mar #bj ,apr #bi ,may #h ,june #ai ,june #cj ,nov #aheb ,,dc #be ,feb #aa ,apr #bj ,may #cj ,may #aj ,june #bh ,nov #ahec ,b #i ,feb #bg ,mar #e ,may #ae ,may #bf ,may #bg ,nov #ahed ,a #a ,mar #af ,apr #be ,may #d ,june #ae ,june #c ,dec #ahee ,g #ba ,feb #h ,apr #ag ,may #bg ,may #g ,june #b ,dec #ahef ,,fe #f ,feb #bc ,mar #a ,may #aa ,may #bb ,may #cj ,nov #aheg ,d #be ,feb #ab ,apr #ba ,may #ca ,may #aa ,june #bi ,nov #aheh ,c #ag ,feb #d ,apr #ac ,may #bc ,may #c ,june #bh ,nov #ahei ,b #i ,mar #bd ,apr #b ,june #ab ,june #bc ,june #bg ,nov #ahfj ,,ag #bb ,feb #h ,apr #ag ,may #bg ,may #g ,june #b ,dec #ahfa ,f #ac ,feb #ca ,mar #i ,may #ai ,may #cj ,may #a ,dec #ahfb ,e #e ,mar #bj ,apr #bi ,may #h ,june #ai ,june #cj ,nov #ahfc ,d #ah ,feb #e ,apr #ad ,may #bd ,may #d ,june #bi ,nov #ahfd ,,cb #aj ,feb #bg ,mar #e ,may #ae ,may #bf ,may #bg ,nov #ahfe ,a #a ,mar #af ,apr #be ,may #d ,june #ae ,june #c ,dec #ahff ,g #ad ,feb #a ,apr #aj ,may #bj ,may #ca ,may #b ,dec #ahfg ,f #f ,mar #ba ,apr #cj ,may #i ,june #bj ,june #a ,dec #ahfh ,,ed #bf ,feb #ab ,apr #ba ,may #ca ,may #aa ,june #bi ,nov #ahfi ,c #aj ,feb #bh ,mar #f ,may #af ,may #bg ,may #bh ,nov #ahgj ,b #b ,mar #ag ,apr #bf ,may #e ,june #af ,june #bg ,nov #ahga ,a #bb ,feb #i ,apr #ah ,may #bh ,may #h ,june #c ,dec #ahgb ,,gf #ac ,feb #ca ,mar #i ,may #ai ,may #cj ,may #a ,dec #ahgc ,e #bf ,feb #ac ,apr #bb ,may #a ,june #ab ,june #cj ,nov #ahgd ,d #ah ,feb #e ,apr #ad ,may #bd ,may #d ,june #bi ,nov ,transcriber's note3 ,the following table is from https3_/_/en4wikipedia4org_/wiki_/,domin icalletter4 ,a3 common year starting on ,sunday 7or ending on ,sunday7 ,b3 common year starting on ,saturday 7or ending on ,saturday7 ,c3 common year starting on ,friday 7or ending on ,friday7 ,d3 common year starting on ,thursday 7or ending on ,thursday7 ,e3 common year starting on ,wednesday 7or ending on ,wednesday7 ,f3 common year starting on ,tuesday 7or ending on ,tuesday7 ,g3 common year starting on ,monday 7or ending on ,monday7 ,,ag3 leap year starting on ,sunday 7or ending on ,monday7 ,,ba3 leap year starting on ,saturday 7or ending on ,sunday7 ,,cb3 leap year starting on ,friday 7or ending on ,saturday7 ,,dc3 leap year starting on ,thursday 7or ending on ,friday7 ,,ed3 leap year starting on ,wednesday 7or ending on ,thursday7 ,,fe3 leap year starting on ,tuesday 7or ending on ,wednesday7 ,,gf3 leap year starting on ,monday 7or ending on ,tuesday7 #aa ,feasts ,and ,fasts ,throughout ,the ,year4 ,holy-days ,on ,which ,there ,is ,a ,strict ,obligation ,to ,hear ,mass1 ,and ,refrain ,from ,servile-works4 ,all ,sundays in the ,year4 ,ascension of our ,lord4 ,corpus ,christi4 ,january #a--,the ,circumcision of our ,lord4 ,january #f--,the ,epiphany4 ,march #ag--,the ,feast of ,st ,patrick4 ,march #be--,the ,annunciation of the ,b4,v4,m4 ,june #bi--,st4 ,peter and ,st4 ,paul4 ,august #ae--;,assumption of the ,b4,v4,m4 ,november #a--;,feast of ,all ,saints4 ,december #be--,nativity of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,the obligation is taken away on all other days1 by decrees of ,popes ,pius ,,vi4 and ,,viii4 ,fasting ,days ,on ,one ,meal4 ,all the ,days in ,lent1 except ,sundays4 ,the ,eve of ,whitsuntide4 ,the ,quarter-tenses1 or ,ember-days1 being the ,wednesdays1 ,fridays1 and ,saturdays1 next after the first ,sunday of ,lent2 after ,whit-,sunday2 after ,september #adth3 and after ,december #acth4 ,the ,eves of ,st4 ,peter and ,st4 ,paul2 of the ,assumption of the ,blessed ,virgin ,mary2 of ,all ,saints2 and of ,christmas-day4 ,the ,fridays and ,saturdays in ,advent4 ,days ,of ,abstinence ,from ,flesh ,meat4 ,all the ,sundays in ,lent1 except when the use of meat is allowed by the ,archbishop or ,bishop of the diocese4 ,all the ,fridays throughout the ,year4 ,n4 ,b4--,eggs are forbidden on ,fridays1 when a fast falls on them2 and if a ,fasting ,day fall on a ,sunday1 the fast is kept on the ,saturday before4 ,if ,christmas-day fall on a ,friday1 neither fast nor abstinence is observed4 #ab ,n4,b4--,the ,catholic ,church commands all her children to be present at the great ,eucharistic ,sacrifice1 which we call the ,mass1 and to rest from servile work1 on ,sundays and ,holy-days4 ,secondly--,to abstain from flesh on all the days of fasting and abstinence1 and on fasting days to eat but one meal4 ,thirdly--,to confess their sins at least once a year4 ,fourthly--,to receive the blessed sacrament at least once a year1 and that at ,easter1 viz41 between ,palm and ,low ,sundays4 ,the time appointed in the ,archdioceses of ,dublin1 for complying with the ,easter ,duty1 begins an ,ash-,wednesday1 and terminates on ,ascension ,day4 ,they who1 without some reasonable cause1 neglect this important duty1 are liable to be excommunicated whilst living1 and when they die1 to be deprived of ,christian burial1 according to the fourth ,council of ,lateran1 can4 #ba4 ,marriage cannot be contracted by persons within the fourth degree of kindred without a dispensation1 and if attempted is invalid4 ,spiritual kindred1 contracted by baptism or confirmation1 is an impediment4 ,clandestine marriage is that which is not performed by the pastor of one of the party1 with certificate1 or by another priest1 with his license1 and in the presence of two or three witnesses4 ,clandestine marriages are unlawful1 and forbidden by the church2 and are null or invalid in all the dioceses of ,ireland1 as the ,decree of the ,council of ,trent1 which annuls clandestine marriages1 has duly been received in them all1 #bnd ,december1 #ahbg1 and was in force thirty days after1 or #ast ,january1 #ahbh4 ,the solemnizing of marriage is forbidden from the first ,sunday in ,advent till after ,twelfth-day2 and from the beginning of ,lent till ,easter-,sunday4 ,at all other times it may be solemnized4 ,plenary ,indulgences ,plenary ,indulgences are granted to the faithful of this kingdom by complying with the usual conditions3-- ,on the feast of ,st4 ,patrick1 or any day within the octave4 ,item1 on the feast of ,,ss4 ,peter and ,paul1 or any day within the octave4 ,item1 at the hour of death1 to such as devoutly invoke the sacred name of ,jesus1 at least with the heart4 #ac ,the other ,indulgences which are granted to the faithful of the ,archdioceses of ,dublin1 on the feasts of the ,nativity of our ,lord1 the ,circumcision1 the ,epiphany1 the ,resurrection1 the ,ascension1 ,pentecost1 ,corpus ,christi1 on the five principal festivals of the ,blessed ,virgin1 and the feast of ,all ,saints1 c1 are commonly published from the altars4 ,note4--,by an ,indulgence is meant a relaxation or remission of the temporal punishment due to sins already forgiven1 both as to the guilt and eternal punishment4 ,some ,indulgences are called plenary2 because1 when the full effect of them is gained1 they remit all the debt of temporal punishment3 others are called partial2 for example1 an ,indulgence of forty or an hundred days1 or of three1 seven1 ten1 fifteen1 or more years2 because the penitent is only thereby released in part1 or from such a proportion of the debt of temporal punishment as was formerly enjoined by the penitential canons1 according to the enormity of the crimes committed1 and as would have been remitted by ,god1 had the penitent undergone1 for such a space of time1 the severe canonical penances which were in use in the ,church until the twelfth century4 ,the direct and immediate effect1 therefore1 of an ,indulgence is1 to remit the debt of temporal punishment1 and not to pardon or remit sin1 as it supposes sin already forgiven4 ,but the sinner's repentance being seldom so perfect as to release him entirely from the whole punishment he deserves1 on account of the injury he has committed against the ,divine ,majesty1 there usually remains some debt of temporal punishment to be discharged1 either in this world or in the next4 ,for though the mercy of ,god is moved by a true repentance1 to pardon the guilt and eternal punishment due in hell for mortal sin2 yet his justice often substitutes in its place1 and reserves some debt of temporal punishment1 to which the repenting sinner is liable on account of his past sins2 as appears evidently from several remarkable instances recorded in holy writ1 particularly ,adam1 ,king ,david1 ,manasses1 the ,israelites1 c4 #ad ,it is to discharge and cancel this debt of temporal punishment1 that works of penance are enjoined in the sacred tribunal of ,confession2 and that the ,catholic ,church1 like a compassionate and indulging mother1 opens her spiritual treasures from time to time1 to supply the wants and make up the deficiency of her children4 ,in virtue of the power given to her by ,jesus ,christ1 and in imitation of ,st4 ,paul1 7#b ,cor4 x47 and several other renowned doctors and pastors who flourished in the purest ages of ,christianity1 she grants indulgences to such of the faithful as are properly disposed1 and apply with fervour to those works of piety and religion1 charity and penance1 that are required on their part1 as conditions necessary to gain the benefit of an indulgence4 ---------------------------------------- - ,the ,manner ,of ,lay ,persons ,baptizing ,an ,infant ,in ,danger ,of ,death4 ,take common water1 pour it on the head or face of the child1 and while you are pouring it1 say the following words3 ,i baptize thee in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4 ------------------------------------- ,the ,roman ,calendar ,for ,the ,kingdom ,of ,ireland3 ,containing ,the ,feasts and ,fasts of the said ,kingdom1 the ,irish ,saints1 and ,patrons of each ,diocese2 all on their proper days4 ,explanations4 ,the ,festivals of the ,holy-,days are in small capital ,letters4 ,the ,irish ,saints are marked in ,italic ,letters4 ,the ,founders of ,religious ,orders are marked thus1 ,note4--,ap4 signifies ,apostle1 ,m4 ,martyr1 ,b4 ,bishop1 ,ab4 ,abbot1 ,c4 ,confessor1 ,v4 ,virgin1 ,d4 ,diocese4 #ae ,calendar4 ,january1 #ca ,days4 #a ,circumcision of our ,lord4 #b ,octave of ,s4 ,stephen4 ,in the ,diocese of ,limerick1 ,s4 ,munchin4 ,b4 and ,c4 #c ,octave of ,s4 ,john1 ,apostle and ,evangelist4 #d ,octave of ,holy ,innocents4 #f ,s4 ,telesphorns1 ,pope and ,martyr4 ,vigil4 #f ,epiphany of our ,lord1 with an ,octave4 #g ,s4 ,kenligerna1 ,widow41 ,s4 ,lucian1 ,martyr4 #h ,s4 ,albert4 ,b4 of ,cashel4 ,s4 ,appollinaris1 ,b4 ,c4 #i ,s4 ,finan1 ,b4 of ,lindisfarne4 ,s4 ,peter of ,sebaste1 ,b4 ,c4 #aj ,s4 ,william1 ,b4 and ,c4 #aa ,s4 ,hyginus1 ,pope and ,martyr4 ,s4 ,theodosius the ,cenobiarch1 ,ab4 #ab ,s4 ,arcadius1 ,martyr4 #ac ,octave of the ,epiphany4 #ad ,s4 ,hilary1 ,b4,c4 ,s4 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,cecily1 ,v4 and ,m4 #bc ,s4 ,clement1 ,pope ,m4 ,s4 ,felicitas1 ,,ml4 #bd ,s4 ,columban1 ,abbot4 ,s4 ,john of the ,cross1 ,c4 ,s4 ,chrysogonus1 ,m4 ,s4 ,colman1 ,b4 ,c4 #be ,s4 ,catharine1 ,v4 ,m4 #bf ,s4 ,peter of ,alexandria1 ,bishop and ,martyr4 #bg ,s4 ,virgil1 ,b4 ,c4 ,s4 ,secundin1 ,bishop #bh ,s4 ,stephen the ,younger1 ,martyr4 #bi ,s4 ,saturninus1 ,bishop ,martyr4 ,vigil4 #cj ,s4 ,andrew1 ,ap4 ,s4 ,brendan1 of ,birr1 ,abbot4 ,feast of the ,protection of the ,blessed ,virgin ,mary1 #b;d ,sunday in ,nov4 ,december1 #ca ,days4 #a ,s4 ,eligius1 ,bp4 ,conf4 #b ,s4 ,bibiana1 ,v4 ,m4 #c ,francis ,xavier1 ,conf4 ,apostle of the ,indies4 #d ,s4 ,peter ,chrysologus1 ,bp4 ,conf4 ,s4 ,barbara1 ,virgin ,martyr4 #e ,s4 ,sabbas1 ,abbot #f ,s4 ,nicholas1 ,bp4 ,conf4 #g ,s4 ,ambrose1 ,bishop1 ,confessor1 and ,doctor4 #h ,conception of the ,b4,v4,m4 with an ,octave4 #i ,s4 ,leocadia1 ,v4 ,m4 #aj ,s4 ,melchiades1 ,p4 ,m4 #aa ,s4 ,damascus1 ,p4 ,c4 #ab ,s4 ,finian1 ,bishop4 ,,ss4 ,epimachus1 c4 ,,mm4 #ac ,s4 ,lucy1 ,virg4 ,m4 #ad ,,ss4 ,fingar1 and ,companions1 ,,mm4 ,s4 ,spiridion1 ,bp4 ,conf4 #ae ,octave of the ,conception of the ,blessed ,virgin ,mary4 #af ,s4 ,eusebius1 ,b4 ,mart4 ,s4 ,beanus1 ,bishop4 #ag ,s4 ,olympias1 ,widow4 #ah ,expectation of the ,blessed ,virgin ,mary4 ,in the ,diocese of ,killaloe1 ,s4 ,flannan1 ,b4 ,c4 #ai ,s4 ,samthana1 ,vir4 ,ab4 ,s4 ,nimesion1 ,mart4 #bj ,s4 ,philagonius1 ,bishop and ,confessor4 ,vigil4 #ba ,s4 ,thomas1 ,apostle4 #bb ,s4 ,ischyrion1 ,martyr4 #bc ,s4 ,serbulus1 ,confessor4 #bd ,vigil of the ,nativity4 ,fast4 #be ,nativity of our ,lord4 #bf ,s4 ,stephen1 first ,martyr4 ,s4 ,jarlath1 ,bishop of ,tuam1 ,confessor4 #bg ,s4 ,john1 ,apost4 ,evan4 #bh ,feast of the ,holy ,innocents1 with an ,oct4 #bi ,s4 ,thomas1 ,bishop of ,canterbury1 ,martyr4 #cj ,the ,office of the ,sunday within ,octave of the ,nativity4 #ca ,s4 ,sylvester1 ,pope ,c4 #bd #be ,morning ,prayer4 ,morning ,prayer is a duty which ,god requires as the first fruits of the day3--most religiously then should it be consecrated to him4 ,the success of our actions for the rest of the day1 depends in a great measure upon this first duty4 ,to begin the day without imploring ,god's grace1 and thanking him sincerely for the repose of the night1 is certainly to expose ourselves to infinite danger4 ,but before prayer1 recollect yourself a moment2 think what you are1 of yourself and what ,god is1 to whom you are going to speak4 ,you will thus conceive the importance of the action1 and the sentiments of humility1 of regret for your faults1 of attention1 respect1 and modesty1 of fervour1 love1 and confidence1 with which you should address him4 ,awaking in the ,morning1 say3 ,o my ,god1 my only good1 the author of my being1 and my last end1 ,i offer thee my heart4 ,praise1 honour1 and glory be to thee1 for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,at ,up-rising1 say3 ,in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4 ,i will arise from this bed of sleep1 to adore my ,god1 and to labour for the salvation of my soul4 ,o6 may ,i arise on the last day to life everlasting6 ,while clothing yourself1 say3 ,o my ,god1 clothe my soul with the nuptial robe of charity1 and grant that ,i may carry it pure and undefiled before thy judgment-seat4 #bf ,when clothed1 kneel down1 and say3 ,in the name of the ,father1 c4 ,amen4 ,blessed be the holy and undivided ,trinity1 now and for evermore4 ,amen4 ,come1 ,o ,holy ,ghost1 take possession of my heart1 and enkindle therein the fire of thy divine love4 ,amen4 ,attend seriously to the presence of ,god2 return him thanks for his benefits2 and offer yourself to him without reserve4 ,o eternal ,god6 most holy and adorable ,trinity6 ,father1 ,son1 and ,holy ,ghost2 the beginning and end of all things2 in whom we live1 move1 and have our being2 ,i firmly believe that thou art here present2 ,i adore thee with the most profound humility2 ,i praise thee2 ,i give thee thanks from the bottom of my heart1 for having created me after thine own image and likeness1 and redeemed me with the precious blood of thy ,son2 for having hitherto preserved me1 and brought me safe to the beginning of this day4 ,behold1 ,o ,lord1 ,i offer thee my whole being1 and in particular all my thoughts1 words1 and actions1 together with such crosses and contradictions as ,i may meet with in the course of this day4 ,i consecrate them entirely to the glory of thy name1 in union with those of ,jesus ,christ my ,saviour1 that1 through his infinite merits1 they may find acceptance in thy sight4 ,give them1 ,o ,lord1 thy blessing4 ,may thy divine love animate them2 and may they all tend to the greater honour of thy ,sovereign ,majesty4 ,amen4 #bg ,resolve to avoid evil1 and to do good4 ,adorable ,jesus6 divine model of that perfection to which all ,christians should aspire2 ,i will endeavour this day1 after thy example1 to be mild1 humble1 chaste1 zealous1 patient1 charitable1 and resigned4 ,incline my heart1 ,o ,lord1 to keep thy commandments4 ,i am resolved to watch over myself with the greatest diligence and circumspection1 and to live soberly1 justly1 and piously for the time to come4 ,i will place a guard on my mouth1 and a gate of prudence before my lips1 that ,i may not offend with my tongue4 ,i will turn away my eyes1 that they may not see vanity2 and ,i will be particularly attentive not to relapse into my accustomed failings2 but will struggle against them1 and with thy gracious assistance1 correct them4 ,enlighten my mind1 ,o ,lord2 purify my heart1 and guide my steps1 that ,i may pass this and the remaining days of my life in thy divine service4 ,amen4 ,implore the necessary ,graces4 ,thou knowest1 ,o ,god1 my weakness2 thou knowest that ,i am so poor and destitute1 that ,i cannot do1 or even think of any good1 without thy assistance2 arise1 therefore1 to my help1 and strengthen me with thy grace1 that ,i may fervently execute what ,i have firmly resolved1 and not only avoid all the evil thou forbiddest2 but also perform all the good thou commandest4 #bh ,the ,lord's ,prayer4 ,our ,father1 who art in heaven1 hallowed be thy name2 thy kingdom come2 thy will be done on earth1 as it is in heaven4 ,give us this day our daily bread2 and forgive us our trespasses1 as we forgive them that trespass against us4 ,and lead us not into temptation2 but deliver us from evil4 ,amen4 ,the ,angelical ,salutation4 ,hail ,mary1 full of grace1 our ,lord is with thee2 blessed art thou amongst women1 and blessed is the fruit of thy womb ,jesus4 ,holy ,mary1 ,mother of ,god1 pray for us sinners1 now and at the hour of our death4 ,amen4 ,the ,apostles' ,creed4 ,i believe in ,god1 the ,father ,almighty1 creator of heaven and earth2 and in ,jesus ,christ1 his only ,son1 our ,lord2 who was conceived by the ,holy ,ghost2 born of the ,virgin ,mary2 suffered under ,pontius ,pilate2 was crucified1 died1 and buried2 he descended into hell2 the third day he arose again from the dead2 he ascended into heaven1 and sitteth at the right hand of ,god the ,father ,almighty2 from thence he will come to judge the living and the dead4 ,i believe in the ,holy ,ghost2 the ,holy ,catholic ,church2 the communion of saints2 the forgiveness of sins2 the resurrection of the body2 and life everlasting4 ,amen4 #bi ,the ,confiteor4 ,i confess to ,almighty ,god1 to blessed ,mary ever a ,virgin1 to blessed ,michael the archangel1 to blessed ,john the baptist1 to the holy apostles ,peter and ,paul1 and to all the saints1 that ,i have sinned exceedingly in thought1 word1 and deed1 through my fault1 through my fault1 through my grievous fault4 ,therefore ,i beseech the blessed ,mary ever a ,virgin1 the blessed ,michael the archangel1 the blessed ,john the baptist1 the holy apostles ,peter and ,paul1 and all the saints1 to pray to the ,lord our ,god for me4 ,may almighty ,god have mercy on me1 forgive me my sins1 and bring me to everlasting life4 ,amen4 ,may the almighty and merciful ,lord grant me pardon1 absolution1 and remission of all my sins4 ,amen4 ,invoke the blessed ,virgin1 your ,angel guardian1 and your ,patron ,saint4 ,o holy ,virgin6 ,mother of ,god6 my advocate and patroness6 pray for thy poor servant2 prove thyself a mother to me4 ,and thou1 ,o blessed ,spirit6 my ,guardian ,angel1 whom ,god in his mercy hath appointed to watch over me1 intercede for me this day1 that ,i may not stray from the paths of virtue4 ,our glorious apostle ,st4 ,patrick1 and thou also1 ,o happy saint1 whose name ,i bear1 pray for me1 that ,i may serve ,god faithfully in this life1 as thou hast done1 and with thee glorify him eternally in heaven4 ,amen4 #cj ,indulgences ,to ,be ,obtained ,by ,the ,faithful1 ,who ,devoutly ,repeat ,acts ,of ,faith1 ,hope1 ,and ,charity4 ,a ,plenary ,indulgence once a month1 is obtained by those who repeat ,acts of ,faith1 ,hope1 and ,charity1 devoutly1 once every day2 and who1 on any day of that month1 shall confess and receive the holy ,communion1 and pray for peace and concord among ,christian princes1 for the extirpation of heresy1 and the exaltation of the ,catholic ,church2 granted by ,pope ,benedict ,,xiii4 the #beth of ,january1 #agbh1 and confirmed by ,pope ,benedict ,,xiv4 the #bhth of ,january1 #agef2 who further granted the application thereof for the relief of the souls in purgatory2 and also an ,indulgence of seven years' and seven forty days' penance1 to all the faithful1 as often as they devoutly repeat the same4 ,pope ,clement ,,xiv4 the #eth of ,april1 #aggb1 made this ,indulgence perpetual to the ,catholics of this kingdom2 but requires an ,act of ,contrition to be made previous to the ,acts of ,faith4 ,hope1 and ,charity4 ,this ,indulgence may be applied also for the relief of the souls in purgatory4 ,acts ,of ,faith1 ,hope1 ,and ,charity1 ,a ,prayer ,before ,the ,acts4 ,o almighty and eternal ,god6 grant unto us an increase of ,faith1 ,hope1 and ,charity2 and that we may obtain what thou hast promised1 make us love and practise what thou commandest2 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,an ,act ,of ,contrition4 ,o my ,god6 ,i am heartily sorry for having offended thee2 and ,i detest my sins most sincerely1 because they are displeasing to thee1 my ,god1 whom ,i should have never ceased to adore and love4 ,i now firmly purpose1 by the assistance of thy holy grace1 never more to offend thee2 and to avoid for the future1 to the utmost of my power1 all dangerous occasions which might expose me to sin4 #ca ,an ,act ,of ,faith4 ,o my ,god6 ,i firmly believe that thou art one only ,god1 the ,creator and ,sovereign ,lord of heaven and earth1 infinitely great1 infinitely good1 and infinitely perfect4 ,i firmly believe that in thee1 one only ,god1 there are three ,divine ,persons1 really distinct1 and in all things equal1 the ,father1 the ,son1 and the ,holy ,ghost4 ,i firmly believe that ,god the ,son1 the second person of the most ,holy ,trinity1 became man2 that he was conceived by the ,holy ,ghost1 and was born of the ,virgin ,mary2 that he suffered and died on a cross to redeem and save us3 that he arose on the third day from the dead2 that he ascended into heaven1 and sitteth at the right hand of the ,father1 always living to make intercession for us2 that he will come at the end of the world to judge mankind1 and render to every one according to his works2 that he will reward the good with eternal happiness and condemn the wicked to the everlasting pains of hell4 ,i believe these and all other articles which the ,holy ,roman ,catholic ,church proposes to our belief1 because thou1 my ,god1 the infallible ,truth1 hast revealed them2 and thou hast commanded us to hear the ,church1 which is the ,pillar and the ,ground of ,truth4 ,in this ,faith ,i am firmly resolved1 through thy holy grace1 to live and die4 #cb ,an ,act ,of ,hope4 ,o my ,god6 who hast graciously promised every blessing1 even heaven itself1 through ,jesus ,christ1 to those who keep thy commandments3 relying on thy power which is infinite1 thy mercies1 which are over all thy works1 and thy promises1 to which thou art always faithful1 ,i confidently hope to obtain the pardon of my past sins1 which ,i now detest2 grace to serve thee faithfully in this life1 by doing the good works thou hast commanded2 and eternal happiness in the next1 through my ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 ,an ,act ,of ,charity4 ,o my ,god6 my ,creator6 my ,redeemer6 my ,sovereign ,good6 whose boundless charity to me has been unceasing1 and whose infinite perfections adoring angels behold with unspeakable delight1 ,i love thee with my whole heart and soul1 and above all things2 and for thy sake ,i love my neighbour as myself4 ,oh1 teach me1 my gracious ,god1 to love thee daily more and more2 and mercifully grant that having loved thee on earth1 ,i may love and enjoy thee for ever in heaven4 #cc ,a ,pious ,devotion1 ,for a perpetual glorification of the ,,most ,,holy ,,trinity1 and the ,,incarnation of our ,blessed ,redeemer ,,jesus ,,christ1 first instituted in ,france1 with the approbation of ,christopher ,beaumont1 late ,archbishop of ,paris1 and confirmed by a decree of his ,holiness ,pious ,,vi4 issued the #afth ,may1 #aghd2 who1 in order to promote and extend the same1 was pleased to grant an ,indulgence for the ,city of ,rome1 and the ,faithful throughout the world1 who shall voluntarily associate themselves in the practice of this devotion according to the intention of his ,holiness1 in the following manner4 ,three persons1 united in our ,lord by the bands of mutual charity1 are to engage themselves voluntarily 7though without any obligation of conscience7 to practise a religious exercise1 which consists in adoring the three divine ,persons three times a-day1 viz4 morning1 noon1 and night1 reciting seven ,gloria ,patris1 c4 and one ,ave1 c4 each time1 to adore the ,incarnation of the ,eternal ,word1 and in honour of the most holy ,virgin ,mother of ,god4 ,these prayers may be said either in common or separately1 according to the convenience or inclinations of the persons associated2 and in order that these unions may be continued1 it is necessary that the associates should be mutually acquainted1 that in case of a vacancy by death or otherwise1 the loss may be repaired by appointing another2 by which means this pious society may be perpetuated to the end of time4 ,litany ,of ,the ,holy ,name ,of ,jesus4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,christ1 have mercy on us4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,christ hear us4 ,christ graciously hear us4 ,god the ,father of heaven1 ,have mercy on us4 ,god the ,son1 ,redeemer of the ,world1 ,have mercy on us4 ,god the ,holy ,ghost1 ,have mercy on us4 ,holy ,trinity one ,god1 ,have mercy on us4 #cd ,jesus1 ,son of the living ,god1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,splendour of the ,father1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,brightness of ,eternal ,light1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,king of ,glory1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,sun of ,justice1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,son of the ,virgin ,mary1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 most amiable1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 most adorable1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 the mighty ,god1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,father of the ,world to come1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,angel of the ,great ,council1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 most powerful1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 most patient1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 most obedient1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 meek and humble of heart1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,lover of ,chastity1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,lover of ,peace1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,lover of us1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,author of ,life1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,example of ,virtues1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 zealous ,lover of ,souls1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 our ,god1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 our ,refuge1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,father of the ,poor1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,treasure of the ,faithful1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 good ,shepherd1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 true ,light1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 eternal ,wisdom1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 infinite ,goodness1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 the ,way1 the ,truth1 and the ,life1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,joy of ,angels1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,king of ,patriarchs1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 the ,inspirer of the ,prophets1 ,have mercy on us4 #ce ,jesus1 ,master of the ,apostles1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,teacher of the ,evangelists1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,strength of ,martyrs1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,light of ,confessors1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,spouse of ,virgins1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,crown of all ,saints1 ,have mercy on us4 ,be merciful unto us1 ,spare us1 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 ,be merciful unto us1 ,hear us1 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 ,from all sin1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,from thy wrath1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,from the snares of the devil1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,from the spirit of uncleanness1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,from everlasting death1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,from the neglect of thy holy inspirations1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' the mystery of thy holy incarnation1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy nativity1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy divine infancy1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy sacred life1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy labours1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy cross and passion1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy pains and torments1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy death and burial1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy glorious resurrection1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy triumphant ascension1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy joys and glory1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,in the day of judgment1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world3 ,spare us1 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world3 ,hear us1 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world3 ,have mercy on us1 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 ,jesus1 ,master of the ,apostles1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,teacher of the ,evangelists1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,strength of ,martyrs1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,light of ,confessors1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,spouse of ,virgins1 ,have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 ,crown of all ,saints1 ,have mercy on us4 ,be merciful unto us1 ,spare us1 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 ,be merciful unto us1 ,hear us1 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 ,from all sin1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,from thy wrath1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,from the snares of the devil1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,from the spirit of uncleanness1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,from everlasting death1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,from the neglect of thy holy inspirations1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' the mystery of thy holy incarnation1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy nativity1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy divine infancy1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy sacred life1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy labours1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy cross and passion1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy pains and torments1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy death and burial1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy glorious resurrection1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy triumphant ascension1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,thro' thy joys and glory1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,in the day of judgment1 ,lord ,jesus deliver us4 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world3 ,spare us1 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world3 ,hear us1 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world3 ,have mercy on us1 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 #cf ,lord ,jesus1 hear us6 ,lord ,jesus1 graciously hear us6 ,o ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who hast said1 ,ask1 and ye shall receive2 seek1 and ye shall find2 knock1 and it shall be opened unto you2 mercifully attend to our supplications1 and grant us the gift of divine charity1 that we may ever love thee with our whole hearts1 and never cease from praising thy holy name2 who liveth and reigneth one ,god1 world without end4 ,amen4 ,the ,salve ,regina4 ,hail to the ,queen who reigns above1 ,mother of clemency and love2 ,hail thou1 our hope1 life1 sweetness2 we1 ,eve's banish'd children1 cry to thee4 ,we1 from this wretched vale of tears1 ,send sighs and groans unto thy ears2 ,o then1 sweet ,advocate6 bestow ,a pitying look on us below4 ,after this exile let us see ,our blessed ,jesus1 born of thee4 ,o merciful1 ,o pious ,maid1 ,o gracious ,mary1 lend thy aid4 ,v4 ,pray for us1 ,o holy ,mother of ,god2 ,r4 ,that we may be made worthy of the promises of ,christ4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o ,almighty and eternal ,god6 who didst prepare the body and soul of the glorious ,mary1 ,mother and ,virgin1 that by the co-operation of the ,holy ,ghost she might become a worthy dwelling for thy ,son2 grant1 that as we rejoice in her commemoration1 so by her pious intercession we may be delivered both from present evils and everlasting death3 through the same ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 #cg ,the ,angelus ,domini4 ,to be said morning1 noon1 and night1 in memory of the adorable mystery of the ,incarnation of our blessed ,saviour4 #a4 ,the ,angel of the ,lord declared unto ,mary3 and she conceived of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,hail1 ,mary1 c4 #b4 ,behold the handmaid of the ,lord3 ,may it be done unto me according to thy word4 ,hail1 ,mary1 c4 #c4 ,and the word was made ,flesh3 ,and dwelt among us4 ,hail1 ,mary1 c4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,pour forth1 we beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1 thy grace into our hearts1 that we1 to whom the incarnation of ,christ thy ,son was made known by the message of an angel1 may1 by his passion and cross1 be brought to the glory of his resurrection3 through the same ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,should the duties of your state of life afford you leisure1 you may1 after ,morning ,prayers1 recite the prayer peculiar to the day1 which may be found amongst the ,devotions for every ,day in the ,week3 meditate also on the proper ,reflections of the day1 which may be seen amongst the ,pious ,reflections for every ,day in the ,month4 #ch ,aspirations ,and ,ejaculations ,which may be secretly repeated in the heart1 amidst the ordinary actions of the day4 ,o my ,god1 grant me the grace never to offend thee4 ,o my ,god1 teach me to love thee with my whole heart1 and soul1 and mind1 and strength1 in time and eternity4 ,too late have ,i known thee1 ,o infinite goodness4 ,too late have ,i loved thee1 ,o eternal beauty4 ,to thee1 ,o ,god6 to thee alone be all honour1 and glory1 and praise1 and adoration1 for ever4 ,mortify in me1 ,o ,jesus1 whatever displeaseth thee2 and make me according to thine own heart4 ,o blessed ,jesus2 give me grace to learn of thee to be meek and humble of heart1 that ,i may be united with thee1 and find rest for my soul4 ,o my ,god1 and my ,all6 teach me in all things to do thy holy will4 ,o ,lord6 keep me from sin1 and grant me the grace of a happy death4 ,o ,fountain of all ,goodness6 have mercy on me4 ,o my ,god1 grant me the grace to perform all my works with the pure intention of pleasing thee4 ,let the name of the ,lord be blessed and glorified for ever and ever4 ,glory be to the ,father1 and to the ,son1 and to the ,holy ,ghost4 #ci ,from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same1 the name of the ,lord is worthy of praise4 ,i will bless the ,lord at all times2 his praise shall ever be in my mouth4 ,bless the ,lord1 ,o my soul2 and let all that is within me bless his holy name4 ,thanks be to ,god for all his benefits4 ,praise be to thee1 ,o ,christ2 blessed be thy holy name1 ,o ,jesus4 ,o ,god of my heart1 and my portion for ever2 ,o let nothing in life or death ever separate me from thee4 ,o rather let me die a thousand deaths than offend thee mortally4 ,in all thy works aim at perfection4--,ecclesiastes xxxiii4 #bc4 ,prayers ,for ,night4 ,if it be a duty of the greatest importance to begin the day well1 it is1 doubtless1 one of no less consequence to conclude it properly4 ,the new graces conferred on us daring the course of the day1 and the protection we stand in need of against the dangers of the night1 are urgent reasons why we should address ourselves to ,god1 and pray to him with the utmost gratitude and fervour4 ,a daily ,examination of ,conscience1 both in general1 with regard to our whole conduct throughout the day1 and in particular1 with regard to our predominant vice1 passion1 or evil custom1 and the particular virtue we want to acquire1 is strongly recommended by all spiritual writers1 as one of the most important duties of a ,christian life1 and the most profitable exercise we can apply ourselves to1 both for the avoiding of sin1 and the acquiring of virtue4 ,it is a looking-glass1 in which we see ourselves in our true colours1 and come to the knowledge of our sins and evil inclinations4 ,it is a sponge1 by which we wipe away guilt from our souls1 and become the more pure before ,god1 the more diligently we practise it4 ,if we do not daily weed the garden of our souls by this holy exercise1 the corrupt ground of the heart will naturally produce vices and imperfections in abundance4 #dj ,the nightly ,examination of ,conscience makes up the principal part of the last exercise of the day4 ,the method thereof consists in the following acts1 viz41 of the presence of ,god1 thanksgiving1 supplication1 examine1 sorrow1 and good resolutions4 ,the many single blessings which ,god has bestowed and does bestow on those families where prayers are regularly said in common1 should alone be a sufficient inducement to establish this practice every where1 and chiefly at night1 when all may be assembled with greater convenience4--,where two or three persons shall be assembled in my name1 there1 saith ,christ1 shall ,i be in the midst of them4 ,o ,christians1 what stronger inducement can we have to procure so great a happiness8 ,in the name of the ,father1 c4 ,amen4 ,blessed be the holy and undivided ,trinity1 now and for evermore4 ,amen4 ,come1 ,o ,holy ,ghost1 replenish the hearts of the faithful1 and enkindle in them the fire of thy divine love4 ,amen4 ,let us place ourselves in the presence of ,god1 and humbly adore him4 ,impressed with the most lively sense of the presence of thy ,eternal ,majesty1 ,i adore thee1 ,o my ,god6 ,i believe in thee1 because thou art truth itself2 ,i hope in thee1 because thou art faithful to thy word2 ,i love thee with my whole heart1 because thou art infinitely amiable and worthy of my love2 and1 for thy sake1 ,i love my neighbour as myself4 #da ,let us return thanks to ,god for the favours he has conferred on us4 ,enable me1 ,o ,lord1 to return thee sufficient thanks for all thy inestimable blessings and favours4 ,thou hast thought of me1 and loved me1 from all eternity2 thou hast formed me from nothing2 thou hast delivered up thy beloved ,son to the ignominious death of the cross for my redemption2 thou didst preserve me from falling into the abyss of eternal misery1 when my sins had often provoked thee to cut the slender thread of my life1 which thou heldest in thy all-powerful and chastising hand2 and thou still continuest to preserve me1 notwithstanding ,i still continue to offend thee4 ,alas6 my ,god1 what return can ,i make for the innumerable blessings thou hast conferred on me1 during the whole course of my life1 as well as for the particular favours of this day8 ,o all ye angels and saints6 unite with me in praising the ,god of ,mercies1 who is so bountiful to so unworthy a creature4 ,let us beg of ,god to make our sins known to us4 ,o ,eternal ,source of ,light6 who saidst1 ,let there be light1 and there was light2 illuminate the darkness of my understanding1 and dispel those shades of ignorance and error1 which conceal from me the filth and enormity of my offences4 #db ,discover to me1 ,i beseech thee1 all the sins ,i have committed this day1 whether in thought1 word1 deed1 or omission2 grant me a lively sense of their enormity1 in order that ,i may hold them in the utmost detestation1 and dread nothing so much as ever to commit them hereafter4 ,let us examine our consciences1 and consider where and in what company we have been this day4 ,let us also call to mind the sins we have committed against ,god1 our neighbour1 and ourselves1 and reflect whether we have fulfilled the duties of our state of life4 ,against ,god3 ,by omission or negligence in the discharge of our religious duties2 irreverence in the church2 wilful distractions or inattention at prayer2 resistance to the divine grace2 oaths2 murmurings2 want of confidence and resignation4 ,pause and examine4 ,against our ,neighbour3 ,by rash judgments2 hatred2 jealousy2 contempt2 desire of revenge2 quarrelling2 passion2 imprecations2 injuries2 detraction2 raillery2 false reports2 damaging1 either in goods or reputation2 bad example2 scandal2 want of obedience1 respect1 charity1 or fidelity4 ,pause and examine4 ,against ,ourselves3 ,by vanity2 human respect2 lies2 thoughts1 desires1 discourses1 or actions contrary to purity2 by intemperance1 rage1 or impatience2 by an useless and sensual life2 or by sloth1 in not complying with the duties of our state4 ,pause and examine4 #dc ,repeat the ,general ,confession1 ,i confess1 c4 p4 #bi4 ,prayer4 ,penetrated with grief1 and overwhelmed with confusion1 at the sight of my iniquities1 ,i acknowledge myself unworthy1 ,o ,lord1 to be numbered amongst thy servants1 much less to be accounted thy child4 ,is it possible ,i could repay such infinite patience and goodness with so much malice and ingratitude8 ,creator of heaven and earth6 ,i have sinned against thee6 ,i have1 alas6 offended thee1 who are so good1 so amiable1 and so worthy of my love6 ,yet1 ,lord1 when ,i consider that ,i am the work of thy hands1 and the price of the blood of thine only ,son1 who expired on the cross for my salvation1 ,i cease to despair of thy pardon4 ,it is therefore through his infinite merits1 that ,i implore and hope that thou wilt grant me the forgiveness of my sins4 ,have pity on me1 ,o eternal ,father1 and spare me1 for the sake of thy beloved ,son4 ,turn away thy face from my sins1 and blot out my iniquities4 ,i am heartily sorry for them1 because they are offensive to thee2 and shall continue to repent sincerely of them to the very hour of my death4 ,amen4 ,let us make a firm purpose of amendment4 ,o ,almighty and eternal ,god1 ,i wish from the bottom of my heart1 that ,i had never sinned against thee2 but since ,i have been so unhappy1 ,o grant me now thy grace1 that ,i may never offend thee more4 ,thou hast said3 ,i will not the death of a sinner1 but rather that he be converted and live4 #dd ,convert me therefore1 and ,i shall be converted4 ,have mercy on me according to thy great mercy2 and according to the multitude of thy tender mercies1 blot out my iniquities4 ,i renounce all sin1 firmly purposing henceforth to walk in the path of thy commandments4 ,this fixed resolution ,i am determined to keep1 with the assistance of thy grace1 purchased for me through the infinite merits of thine only ,son1 ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,repeat the ,lord's ,prayer1 the ,angelical ,salutation1 the ,creed1 the ,acts of the ,theological ,virtues1 and the ,angelus ,domini1 as in ,morning ,prayer4 ,the ,litany ,of ,the ,blessed ,virgin4 ,anthem ,we fly to thy patronage1 ,o holy ,mother of ,god6 despise not our prayers in our necessities1 but deliver us from all dangers1 ,o thou ever glorious and blessed ,virgin4 ,lord have mercy on us4 ,christ have mercy on us4 ,lord have mercy on us4 ,christ hear us4 ,christ graciously hear us4 ,god the ,father of ,heaven1 ,have mercy on us4 ,god the ,son1 ,redeemer of the world1 ,have mercy on us4 ,god the ,holy ,ghost1 ,have mercy on us4 ,holy ,trinity1 one ,god1 ,have mercy on us4 #de ,holy ,mary1 ,pray for us4 ,holy ,mother of ,god1 ,pray for us4 ,holy ,virgin of ,virgins1 ,pray for us4 ,motherof ,christ1 ,pray for us4 ,mother of ,divine ,grace1 ,pray for us4 ,most pure ,mother1 ,pray for us4 ,most chaste ,mother1 ,pray for us4 ,mother undefiled1 ,pray for us4 ,mother unviolated1 ,pray for us4 ,most amiable ,mother1 ,pray for us4 ,most admirable ,mother1 ,pray for us4 ,mother of our ,creator1 ,pray for us4 ,mother of our ,redeemer1 ,pray for us4 ,most prudent ,virgin1 ,pray for us4 ,most venerable ,virgin1 ,pray for us4 ,most renowned ,virgin1 ,pray for us4 ,most powerful ,virgin1 ,pray for us4 ,most merciful ,virgin1 ,pray for us4 ,most faithful ,virgin1 ,pray for us4 ,mirror of ,justice1 ,pray for us4 ,seat of ,wisdom1 ,pray for us4 ,cause of our ,joy1 ,pray for us4 ,spiritual ,vessel1 ,pray for us4 ,honourable ,vessel1 ,pray for us4 ,vessel of singular ,devotion1 ,pray for us4 ,mystical ,rose1 ,pray for us4 ,tower of ,david1 ,pray for us4 ,tower of ,ivory ,pray for us4 ,house of ,gold1 ,pray for us4 ,ark of the ,covenant1 ,pray for us4 ,gate of ,heaven1 ,pray for us4 ,morning ,star1 ,pray for us4 ,health of the ,weak1 ,pray for us4 ,refuge of ,sinners1 ,pray for us4 ,comforter of the ,afflicted1 ,pray for us4 #df ,help of ,christians1 ,pray for us4 ,queen of ,angels1 ,pray for us4 ,queen of ,patriarchs1 ,pray for us4 ,queen of ,prophets1 ,pray for us4 ,queen of ,apostles1 ,pray for us4 ,queen of ,martyrs1 ,pray for us4 ,queen of ,confessors1 ,pray for us4 ,queen of ,virgins1 ,pray for us4 ,queen of ,all ,saints1 ,pray for us4 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world3 ,spare us1 ,o ,lord4 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world3 ,graciously hear us1 ,o ,lord1 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world3 ,have mercy on us4 ,christ hear us4 ,christ graciously hear us4 ,lord have mercy on us4 ,christ have mercy on us4 ,lord have mercy on us4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,v4 ,pray for us1 ,o holy ,mother of ,god2 ,r4 ,that we may be made worthy of the promises of ,christ4 ,prayer4 ,pour forth1 we beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1 thy grace into our hearts1 that we1 to whom the incarnation of ,christ thy ,son was made known by the message of an angel1 may1 by his passion and cross1 be brought to the glory of his resurrection2 through the same ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 #dg ,prayer4 ,bless1 ,o ,lord1 the repose ,i am going to take1 that by renewing my bodily strength1 ,i may be the better enabled to serve thee4 ,o all ye saints and angels1 but especially thou1 ,o ,mother of ,god1 intercede for me1 not only during this night1 and the rest of my life1 but more particularly at the hour of my death4 ,amen4 ,another ,prayer4 ,pour down thy blessings1 ,o ,lord1 on my parents1 benefactors1 friends1 and on my enemies too1 if ,i have any4 ,protect my superiors1 spiritual and temporal4 ,help the poor and sick1 and those that are in their last agony4 ,convert all heretics and unbelievers4 ,o ,god of mercy and goodness6 have mercy on the souls of the faithful in purgatory2 put an end to their sufferings2 and grant to all those for whom ,i am particularly bound to pray1 eternal light1 rest1 and happiness4 ,amen4 ,hymn4 ,before the closing of the day1 ,creator1 we thee humbly pray1 ,that for thy wonted mercy's sake1 ,thou us into protection take4 ,may nothing in our minds excite ,vain dreams and phantoms of the night2 ,our enemy repress1 that so ,our bodies no uncleanness know4 #dh ,in this1 most gracious ,father1 hear1 ,through ,christ thy equal ,son1 our prayer2 ,who1 with the ,holy ,ghost and ,thee1 ,doth live and reign eternally4 ,amen4 ,prayer4 ,visit1 we beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1 this habitation1 and drive away from it all the snares of the enemy2 let thy holy angels dwell therein to preserve us in peace2 and may thy blessing be upon us for ever2 through ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,may the divine assistance remain always with us4 ,amen4 ,before you go to bed1 read a chapter in some spiritual book4 ,resolve within yourself on the subject of the next morning's meditation1 which may be found amongst the ,pious ,reflections for every ,day in the ,month1 and think upon it while you are undressing4 ,when you compose yourself in bed1 think on your grave1 and how soon death1 of which sleep is an image1 will be with you2 and what your sentiments will then be of all worldly vanities4 ,offer up your sleep to ,god1 submitting it with a pure intention to his holy will2 that by this repose of nature you may recover new vigour of mind and body to serve him4 ,wish that every breath you are to draw this night1 may be so many acts of praise and love of the divine ,majesty1 like the happy breathings of the angels and saints1 who never sleep2 and so compose yourself to rest in the arms of your ,saviour4 ,if you awake in the night1 renew the offering of yourself to ,god1 saying3 ,my soul hath desired thee in the night4 ,isaiah1 xxvi4 #i4 ,into thy hands1 ,o ,lord1 ,i recommend my spirit3 ,lord ,jesus1 receive my soul1 c4 #di ,a ,prayer ,before ,sermon1 ,spiritual ,reading1 c4 ,o incomprehensible ,creator1 true fountain of light1 and only author of all knowledge1 vouchsafe1 we beseech thee1 to enlighten our understanding with the rays of thy wisdom1 and to chase away from our minds all darkness of sin and ignorance4 ,thou who makest eloquent the tongues of those that want utterance1 pour on our lips1 and into our hearts1 the grace of thy blessing2 give us a diligent and obedient spirit1 quickness of apprehension1 capacity of retaining1 and the continual assistance of thy holy grace3 that we may apply whatever we hear1 read1 or meditate on1 to thy honour1 and the eternal salvation of our own souls3 through1 c4 ,amen4 #ej ,on ,the ,mass4 ,of all the duties prescribed by our holy religion1 the ,sacrifice of the ,mass is that which is most pleasing to ,god1 and most salutary to man4 ,here it is that ,jesus ,christ renews the great mystery of our redemption2 here doth he make himself our victim in a real1 though unbloody sacrifice1 and in person applieth to each of us the merits of that blood1 which1 hanging on a cross1 he was pleased to shed for mankind4 ,this should give us the most sublime idea of the ,mass1 and make us desire to hear it with the utmost reverence and devotion2 for to assist at it irreverently1 or without putting a proper restraint on our eyes and our whole exterior1 is to dishonour religion1 and renew1 as far as in us lies1 the insults he received on ,mount ,calvary4 ,to avoid then so great an evil1 let us always come to this august sacrifice with the most earnest devotion2 let us enter into the spirit of ,christ2 let us offer ourselves up with him1 and as he does2 let the church1 as we enter it1 strike us with awe2 let our modesty and recollection be uninterrupted from the beginning to the end thereof2 let our hearts1 thoughts1 and imaginations be1 as it were1 buried in ,god1 and the interests of our souls4 ,the ,practical ,reflections 7in small letter7 at the head of each prayer1 may help to excite our attention4 ,the ,acts of ,faith1 ,hope1 and ,charity1 usually read on ,sundays and ,holidays1 before ,mass1 may be found in page #cj4 ,o merciful ,father1 who didst so love the world as to give up thy only ,son to death1 even the death of the cross1 for our redemption2 vouchsafe1 through his infinite merits1 to accept in our behalf the most holy ,sacrifice of the ,mass1 in the offering of which we are about to participate4 #ea ,we approach thy throne1 ,o ,lord1 with humble but firm hope1 when we remember that we have the price of the world's redemption to lay before thee4 ,that price has been paid by the death of thy ever blessed ,son2 and among the wondrous means which he has provided for applying the fruits thereof to our souls1 we contemplate1 with especial gratitude1 that enduring memorial of his love1 which he instituted at his last supper1 whereby he enables us not only to possess within us2 in the divine ,communion1 the very ,author of grace1 the ,victim of propitiation1 who died for us on the cross1 but also to present him anew to thy acceptance1 really present on our altar1 as our ,advocate and ,mediator1 through the ministry of his ,priests1 in the adorable ,sacrifice of the ,mass4 ,at this adorable ,sacrifice we are now assembled to assist4 ,o ,lord1 look upon the face of thy ,christ2 and grant1 that while we unite with thy holy ,church and its ,minister1 in offering him before the throne of thy mercy1 for all the purposes for which he once shed his most precious blood1 we may be made partakers of the one all-atoning sacrifice which he consummated on ,calvary4 #eb ,bowing down1 therefore1 in humble adoration1 before thy sovereign ,majesty1 we now offer the most holy ,sacrifice of the ,mass to thy honour and glory1 to acknowledge thy infinite perfections1 thy supreme dominion over all thy creatures1 our entire subjection to thee1 and our total dependance on thy gracious providence4 ,we offer it to thee in thanksgiving for having created us to thine own image1 and destined us for eternal glory2 for having redeemed us from the slavery of ,satan by the precious blood of thy divine ,son2 for having called us to the true faith2 assisted us by thy graces2 borne with our ingratitude2 watched over us by thy special providence2 blessed us1 notwithstanding our utter unworthiness1 with the continuance of thy gracious protection2 and for all the other innumerable favours which we owe to thy undeserved bounty4 #ec ,we offer it to move thee to compassion for our spiritual miseries1 that thou mayest grant us the gift of compunction and the pardon of our sins4 ,we offer it for the propagation of the ,catholic ,faith1 that all may be brought into the one fold under the one shepherd2 for our most holy ,father the ,pope1 that the spirit of wisdom1 and fortitude1 and piety1 may rest upon him2 for our ,prelate1 and for all the ,pastors and ,clergy of thy holy ,church1 that they may direct the faithful in the way of salvation2 for the ,queen1 and for all who are in high station1 that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life2 for concord and good will among all states and people2 for the necessities of mankind2 for the inhabitants of this parish1 particularly for the congregation here present2 and to obtain all the blessings that we stand in need of in this life1 the happiness of heaven in the next1 and eternal rest to the faithful departed4 #ed ,and as ,jesus ,christ so ordained1 when he instituted at his last supper this wonderful mystery of his power1 wisdom1 and goodness1 we offer the ,mass in grateful remembrance of all that he has done and suffered for the love of us1 making special commemoration of his bitter passion and death1 and of his glorious resurrection and ascension into heaven4 ,vouchsafe1 ,o almighty and eternal ,god1 to whom alone the supreme worship of sacrifice is due1 graciously to accept it for these and all other purposes agreeable to thy holy will4 ,we offer it1 not confiding in any merits of our own-- we offer it through the merits of the same ,jesus ,christ1 thy beloved ,son1 our ,high ,priest and ,victim1 and in the name of the most holy ,trinity1 the ,father1 and the ,son1 and the ,holy ,ghost2 to whom be honour1 praise1 and glory1 for ever and ever4 ,o all ye ,angels and ,saints who stand before the throne of ,god1 vouchsafe to join in our humble supplications2 and thou1 above all1 ,o ever blessed ,virgin1 immaculate mother of ,god our ,saviour1 assist us with thy prayers4 ,we know that thou art near to that most loving ,son1 through whom only we can find access to the throne of grace1 and who will refuse thee nothing1 that through his infinite merits thou wilt deign to solicit for us4 #ee ,at thy suggestion he wrought the stupendous miracle of changing water into wine4 ,oh then1 beseech him1 by all that he has suffered for our salvation1 that the still more wondrous prodigy which he is about to perform on our altar1 may not1 through our unworthiness1 be unprofitable to us2 that he may move us to assist at it with the deepest awe1 the firmest confidence1 and the most ardent love2 that it may thus ascend in the odour of sweetness to the throne of mercy in our behalf1 to be to us an unfailing source of grace here1 and a pledge of eternal life hereafter4 ,amen4 #ef ,prayers ,at ,mass4 ,footnote #b ,footnote #b3 ,for an explanation of the ,latin liturgy1 and of the sacrifice and sacred ceremonies of the ,mass1 the reader is referred to the commencement of the ,supplement1 where also will be found the ,ordinary of the ,mass1 7in ,english17 as read by the priest at the altar4 ,the ,beginning ,of ,the ,mass4 ,in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4 ,it is in thy name1 ,o adorable ,trinity1 it is to honour thee1 and to do thee homage1 that ,i assist at this most holy and august sacrifice4 ,permit me then1 ,o ,lord1 to unite my intention with that of thy ,minister now at the altar1 in offering up this precious victim2 and give me the same sentiments ,i ought to have had on ,mount ,calvary1 had ,i been an eye-witness of that bloody sacrifice4 ,at ,the ,confiteor4 ,think1 in the bitterness of your heart1 on all your past sins1 and recollect1 in a general manner1 such of them as are most humiliating4 ,lay your weaknesses before ,god1 and beg of him to pardon them4 ,implore his assistance in all your necessities1 through the infinite efficacy of this great sacrifice4 #eg ,i confess1 ,o my ,god1 not only in thy presence1 who seest the secrets of hearts1 but also in the presence of all the blessed in heaven1 and faithful on earth1 that ,i have often and grievously offended thee in thought1 word1 and deed1 through my fault1 through my fault1 through my most grievous fault4 ,yes1 ,lord1 ,i have sinned2 ,i acknowledge to my shame1 and with the most bitter regret1 that ,i have ungratefully abused all thy gifts2 and therefore ,i humbly beseech thee1 ,o blessed ,virgin ,mary1 and all ye saints and angels1 to intercede for me4 ,vouchsafe1 ,o ,lord1 to listen to them2 grant to the ardour of their prayers1 what thou mayest justly refuse to the coldness of mine2 and to their services1 that pardon to which my offences can have no claim4 ,when ,the ,priest ,is ,going ,up ,to ,the ,altar4 ,unite1 ,o ,lord1 our hearts and wills1 and remove from us every thing that may any way make us unfit for appearing in thy sanctuary4 ,of ourselves we are unworthy to appear in thy presence3 therefore we implore the intercession of the saints in our behalf4 ,grant to their prayers the pardon of all our sins3 through ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 #eh ,at ,the ,introit4 ,we beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1 that we may be truly prepared for the offering of this great sacrifice to thee this day4 ,our sins alone can render us displeasing to thee1 we therefore call aloud to thee for mercy4 ,at ,the ,kyrie ,eleison4 ,have mercy on us1 ,o ,lord1 and forgive us all our sins2 and though we have nothing of our own to move thy goodness1 let our importunity prevail3 have mercy on us1 ,o ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,at ,the ,gloria ,in ,excelsis4 ,conceive a vehement desire of promoting the glory of ,god1 and your neighbour's good4 ,rejoice with the angels1 at the share you nave in these holy mysteries2 and form to yourself the highest idea of the majesty of ,god2 and of his ,son ,jesus ,christ4 ,who is like unto thee1 ,o almighty ,god6 ,to whom can the most unlimited tribute of honour1 praise1 and glory be due1 either in heaven or on earth1 if not to thee1 the ,king of kings1 the ,lord of lords1 and beneficent ,creator of the universe6 #ei ,the angels and saints1 with unceasing rapture1 sing forth thy praises1 and glorify thy name in heaven2 and shall not ,i1 the work of thy hands1 praise thee also on earth8 ,yes1 ,o ,lord6 ,graciously vouchsafe to accept the homage ,i now pay thee1 and which ,i purpose fervently to offer thee all the days of my life4 ,at ,the ,collect4 ,so called1 because the priest lays before ,god the necessities of all his people2 their vows and desires collected1 as it were1 together2 whence1 turning to the congregation1 he invites them to unite with him in the petition1 saying3 ,oremus1 or ,let us ,pray4 ,almighty and eternal ,god1 we humbly beseech thee to look down from thy heavenly sanctuary upon this congregation1 and graciously hear these prayers1 which thy church addresses to thee for us by the ministry of thy priest4 ,grant us1 in thy infinite mercy1 pardon of our sins1 health of mind and body1 peace in our days1 unity and increase of ,catholic faith1 fervent charity1 sincere devotion1 patience in suffering1 and every thing else conducive to thy glory and our own salvation3 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 #fj ,at ,the ,epistle4 ,return ,god thanks for having called you to the knowledge of his holy law2 submit to it with perfect docility2 and beg of him to extend our holy religion over the whole world4 ,o eternal ,god1 who never ceasest to excite us to the worship and love of thy holy name1 or to arm us against the attacks of the world1 the flesh1 and the devil1 by the public ministry of thy church1 by the doctrine of thy prophets and apostles1 and by many other holy admonitions2 grant we may faithfully attend to these lessons of salvation1 that thus our knowledge of thy law may never rise in judgment against us1 but guide us securely to thee3 through ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,at ,the ,gospel4 ,look on the ,gospel as the rule of your faith and morals2 a rule which ,christ himself has drawn up2 a rule which you have solemnly promised by your baptism to follow1 and by which you shall most certainly be judged4 #fa ,it is not thy interpreters1 ,o ,god1 who are now to instruct me2 it is thy only ,son2 it is his word ,i am about to hear4 ,i most gratefully embrace this heavenly doctrine4 ,i stand up to declare in the face of heaven and earth1 that ,i will walk faithfully in that way which he hath marked out for me4 ,he tells me here1 that it will avail a man nothing to gain the whole world1 if he lose his own soul2 that the sensual1 the covetous1 the worldling1 the libertine1 the detractor1 and such as are insensible to the miseries of the poor1 shall have no share in his heavenly kingdom2 and that1 in order to become his disciple1 ,i must take up my cross and follow him4 ,i receive with my whole heart all these sacred maxims4 ,grant me the grace to put them in practice2 for to what purpose should ,i declare myself thy disciple1 if ,i were not to live according to the maxims of thy gospel4 #fb ,at ,the ,creed4 ,renew your faith in all those articles which the church proposes to your belief1 because they are founded on ,god's own word1 revealed in the scriptures1 announced by the prophets1 supported by miracles1 confirmed by the blood of the martyrs1 verified by the establishment of our faith1 and obvious by the sanctity of our religion4 ,i return thee infinite thanks1 ,o ,lord1 for having given me birth in the bosom of the holy ,catholic ,church4 ,the precious gift of faith is much more dear to me than any advantage of birth or fortune4 ,grant me a perfect docility for all it teaches1 as well for what ,i understand1 as for what is above my conception4 ,it is neither just nor possible that ,i should fully comprehend an infinite ,god1 who cannot even comprehend myself4 ,by thy grace ,i am firmly convinced of the wisdom and sincerity of thy apostles1 by whom thou hast announced these mysteries to the world4 ,by them the world was converted2 it submitted1 and believed them2 which1 if done without a miracle1 must be in itself the greatest of all miracles4 ,what more then can ,i desire8 ,what surer grounds can ,i have8 #fc ,on these principles ,i rest my belief4 ,here is the faith which to my last breath ,i shall profess3--,i firmly believe that thou art one ,god in three distinct persons1 the ,father1 the ,son1 and the ,holy ,ghost1 who of nothing hast created all things4 ,i believe1 ,o heavenly ,father1 that thy only ,son1 who is perfectly equal to thee1 holy1 powerful1 and eternal1 as thou art1 became man for love of us2 suffered1 died on the cross1 rose again1 and ascended into heaven2 from whence he shall come at the last day to judge the world2 and that of his blessed kingdom there shall be no end4 ,i believe in the ,holy ,ghost1 who is also true ,god as thou art1 proceeding from thee and thy ,son3 ,i believe that he spoke by the prophets1 and that by him we are sanctified1 ,i confess one baptism for the remission of sins4 ,i expect the resurrection of the body1 and the life of the world to come1 where ,i firmly hope to possess thee1 ,lord1 for ever and ever4 ,amen4 #fd ,at ,the ,offertory4 ,consider what an advantage it is to have in this sacrifice1 wherewithal to honour ,god perfectly2 to thank him in a manner equal to his gifts2 to blot out entirely your past sins2 and to obtain1 both for yourself and others1 all those graces you stand most in need of4 ,o holy ,father1 almighty and eternal ,god1 how unworthy soever ,i may appear in thy presence1 yet ,i presume to offer thee this ,host1 by the hands of the priest1 with the same intention which ,christ my ,saviour had1 when he first instituted this august sacrifice1 and which he now has at this very instant that he immolates himself for us4 ,i offer it in acknowledgment of thy supreme dominion over me and all creatures4 ,i offer it in expiation of my crimes2 in thanksgiving for all thy benefits4 ,i offer it to obtain from thy infinite goodness1 for my parents1 benefactors1 friends1 and enemies1 all those precious gifts and graces which only through him can be obtained1 who is ,just by excellence1 and who became a victim for the sins of men4 #fe ,i earnestly entreat thee to bless and protect the holy ,catholic ,church1 our chief pastor the ,pope1 our ,bishops and ,clergy1 the ,queen and ,royal ,family1 and all our fellow-subjects of every denomination4 ,remember also1 ,o ,lord1 the souls of the faithful departed1 and grant them1 through the merits of thy ,son1 eternal light and peace4 ,have mercy upon all heretics1 infidels and sinners4 ,bless and preserve all mine enemies2 and as ,i freely forgive them the injuries they have done1 or mean to do me1 so do thou1 in thy mercy1 forgive me mine offences4 ,amen4 ,at ,the ,preface4 ,raise up your thoughts to heaven1 even to the very throne of the ,divinity1 and there with most holy and respectful awe1 pay homage to his glorious majesty1 mixing your own praises with those sacred hymns with which the heavenly spirits are ever praising him4 ,do thou thyself1 ,o ,lord1 raise up my heart2 inflame it with thy love1 and free it from all earthly affections2 let it rest in heaven1 where thou my treasure art1 and on this altar also1 where thou art going to present thyself to thy eternal ,father for our sake4 ,as my life1 ,o ,lord1 is a continual succession of thy favours1 so let my thanksgivings be also uninterupted4 #ff ,and since thou art going to renew the greatest of all sacrifices1 should not ,i also break forth into the most lively acknowledgments8 ,permit me then1 ,o ,lord1 to join my feeble voice with the host of heavenly spirits1 and to exclaim with them1 in transports of joy and admiration3 ,holy1 ,holy1 ,holy1 ,lord ,god of ,sabaoth3 ,the heavens and the earth are filled with thy glory4 ,blessed is he who cometh in the name of the ,lord2 ,hosanna in the highest4 ,at ,the ,canon4 ,represent to yourself the altar as a throne of mercy1 upon which ,christ is to sit2 where you are entitled to present yourself1 to expose your wants1 to ask for blessings1 and obtain them4 ,can he who giveth us his only ,son1 refuse us any other favour whatsoever8 ,o ,father of ,mercy1 graciously receive this most holy ,sacrifice1 which we offer to thee by the hands of thy priest1 in union with that which thy beloved ,son offered thee during his whole life1 at his last supper1 and on the cross4 #fg ,look down on thy ,christ1 thy dearest and only begotten ,son1 in whom thou art always well pleased2 and by the infinite merits of his incarnation1 nativity1 tears1 labours1 sufferings1 and death1 have mercy upon me1 and upon all those for whom ,i ought to pray here name the particular persons2 my parents1 brethren1 friends1 benefactors1 relations1 and those who have injured me1 or whom ,i may have injured4 ,i also beseech thee to guard1 prosper1 and extend the holy ,catholic ,church2 to pour down thy blessings upon our chief pastor the ,pope1 upon the ,bishops and all the ,clergy2 enlighten and guide them in the way of salvation4 ,bless and preserve the ,queen1 and all the ,royal ,family4 ,look down upon us all1 ,i beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1 with eyes of mercy and compassion4 ,bring us all to the perfect practice of a holy and virtuous life here1 and to the possession of thy eternal glory hereafter4 ,may we all know thee2 may we all please thee perfectly2 may we fear1 love1 and glorify thee3 through the same ,jesus ,christ1 who1 with thee and the ,holy ,ghost1 liveth and reigneth one ,god1 world without end4 ,amen4 #fh ,why have not ,i1 ,o ,god1 at this moment1 the ardent sighs with which the holy patriarchs wished for the ,messiah8 ,why have not ,i their lively faith and their ardent love8 ,come1 ,lord ,jesus6 come1 sweet ,redeemer of the world6 come quickly to accomplish a mystery1 which is an abridgment of all thy other miracles4 ,thou art1 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 the true pastor of souls1 who didst lay down thy life for thy flock6 ,thou art the ,lamb of ,god1 that died upon the cross to save us6 ,prostrate in spirit before thee1 ,i desire to praise and bless thee1 both now and for ever4 ,amen4 ,at ,the ,elevation ,of ,the ,host4 ,behold your ,god1 your ,saviour1 and your ,judge6 ,contemplate in silent astonishment what passes before you4 ,excite every fervent sentiment in your soul1 which fear1 respect1 and confidence can inspire4 #fi ,hail1 ,o ,victim of ,salvation6 eternal ,king6 incarnate ,word6 sacrificed for me and all mankind6 ,hail1 precious ,body of the ,son of ,god6 sacred ,flesh1 torn with nails1 pierced with a lance1 and bleeding on a cross for us poor sinners6 ,o amazing goodness6 ,o infinite love6 ,o let that tender love plead now in my behalf3 let all my iniquities be here effaced1 and my name be written in the book of life4 ,i believe in thee2 ,i hope in thee2 ,i love thee4 ,to thee be honour1 praise1 and glory1 from all creatures1 for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,at ,the ,elevation ,of ,the ,chalice4 ,hail1 sacred ,blood1 flowing from the wounds of ,jesus ,christ1 and washing away the sins of the world6 ,o cleanse1 sanctify1 and preserve my soul1 that nothing in future may ever separate me from thee4 ,behold1 ,o eternal ,father1 thy holy ,jesus1 and look upon the face of thy ,christ1 in whom thou art well pleased4 ,hear the voice of his blood crying out to thee1 not for vengeance1 but for mercy and pardon4 ,accept this divine oblation2 and through the infinite merits of all the sufferings that ,jesus endured on the cross for our salvation1 be pleased to look upon us1 and upon all thy people1 with an eye of mercy4 #gj ,during the remainder of the ,canon contemplate in the most affectionate manner1 your ,saviour here present4 ,reflect on the mysteries he renews4 ,unite the sacrifice of your heart to that of his body4 ,offer him up to ,god his ,father1 with the several intentions of the four kinds of sacrifice offered in the ,old ,law1 beseeching him to accept the prayers which his dear ,son addresses to him in our behalf4 ,it is now1 ,o eternal ,father1 that we truly and really offer to thy ,divine ,majesty1 that pure1 holy1 and immaculate victim which thou thyself hast been pleased to grant us1 and of which all other offerings were only the types and figures4 ,the sacrifices of ,abel1 of ,abraham1 and of ,melchisedech1 were of no value1 when compared to ours4 ,this glorious victim1 thy dear ,son himself1 the perfect object of thy eternal love1 and alone worthy of thy altar1 is an offering by so much the more precious than theirs1 as ,god is greater than all creatures4 #ga ,as ,a ,holocaust1 ,or ,whole-burnt ,offering4 ,o sovereign ,creator and ,lord of all things6 graciously vouchsafe to accept my humble homage1 in union with that which thou here receivest from ,jesus ,christ1 the only worthy adorer of thy infinite ,majesty4 ,whilst1 therefore1 he immolates himself upon this altar1 ,i unite my intentions with those views and purposes himself has1 in offering to thee this his holy sacrifice4 ,it is he alone can form a just conception of the boundless excellence and unspeakable majesty of ,the ,great ,creator of ,heaven and earth2 he alone fully comprehends the entire extent of thy dominion4 ,he beholds 7what we blind mortals cannot7 how far all creatures1 visible and invisible1 depend on thee4 ,he plainly conceives that thy dominion is absolute over all we are1 all we possess or can hope for in time or eternity4 ,it is in acknowledgment of this thy sovereign authority1 and to make1 in his name1 a public profession of our total dependence on thee1 that ,i unite with him in his daily renewal of this most holy sacrifice4 #gb ,as ,a ,sacrifice ,of ,thanksgiving4 ,vouchsafe1 ,o most bountiful ,lord ,god1 to receive this precious victim in thanksgiving for all thy benefits4 ,thou hast created me to thine own image and likeness1 and if thy all-powerful hand had not continued to preserve the slender thread of my life1 ,i must ere now have fallen back into my original nothing4 ,for my sake thou didst abandon thy beloved ,son to the cruelty of the ,jews1 and to an ignominious death2 nor doth a single moment of my existence pass away without fresh proofs of thy bounty4 ,o that ,i could1 in some degree1 acknowledge those thy innumerable favours1 even at the price of my blood2 but the offering ,i here make thee is infinitely more acceptable2 it is nothing less than thy beloved ,son1 equal to thee in all things1 the very figure of thy substance1 and splendour of thy glory4 #gc ,as ,a ,sacrifice ,of ,expiation4 ,remember1 ,o ,lord1 that the sacrifice we now offer to thee1 is essentially the same1 and equally propitiatory with that which our ,saviour offered thee on ,mount ,calvary1 though different as to the manner of offering4 ,however base1 therefore1 our ingratitude may be1 or however manifold our transgressions1 we cannot but hope for pardon1 since it is the blood of a ,god we offer in atonement4 ,as ,a ,sacrifice ,of ,impetration4 ,o ,god of infinite bounty1 be pleased now to crown all the favours thou hast hitherto conferred on me1 by the gifts of a lively faith1 a firm hope1 and an ardent charity4 ,bless all my labours and undertakings4 ,give me an intuitive knowledge of thy holy will1 and an unshaken resolution to put it into execution4 ,grant me perseverance in thy grace to the end of my life4 ,have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed1 particularly on those for whom ,i am in a more especial manner bound to pray4 ,name them4 ,deliver them1 ,o ,lord1 from all their sufferings1 and admit them into the mansions of everlasting bliss3 through the infinite merits of ,christ ,jesus1 thy only ,son1 who liveth1 c4 ,amen4 #gd ,at ,the ,pater ,noster4 ,let us imagine ourselves present with ,jesus on a new ,calvary4 ,let us remain at the foot of his cross1 with the tender compassion of ,magdalen1 with the ardent love of ,st4 ,john2 or1 standing afar off with ,st4 ,peter1 let us weep bitterly over our manifold sins and offences4 ,what a happiness1 ,o my ,god1 to have thee for my ,father6 ,how joyful to think1 that heaven1 where thou art1 is also to be my eternal dwelling-place6 ,may thy name be glorified throughout the whole world4 ,reign1 ,o ,lord1 over all hearts1 affections1 and desires4 ,refuse us not our spiritual and corporal food4 ,we freely forgive others2 do thou also forgive us4 ,support us in the trials and temptations of this life1 and preserve us from sin1 the greatest of all evils4 ,amen4 #ge ,at ,the ,agnus ,dei4 ,god1 so glorious in heaven6 so powerful on earth6 so dreadful in hell6 is here only a lamb1 full of sweetness and bounty6 ,behold6 he comes here to take away the sins of the world1 and thine in particular4 ,o what a motive of confidence6 ,o what a subject of consolation6 ,o ,lamb of ,god1 sacrificed for my sake1 have mercy on me6 ,o adorable ,victim of my salvation1 look down on me and save me6 ,divine ,mediator6 obtain pardon of thy eternal ,father for me a sinner1 and mercifully grant me the sweets of thy peace4 ,amen4 ,at ,the ,communion4 ,to communicate spiritually1 renew1 by an act of faith1 your firm belief of ,christ's real presence4 ,make an act of contrition4 ,desire most earnestly to receive him with the priest2 beg of him to accept these desires1 and to unite himself to you in the effusion of his graces4 ,o that ,i were among the number of those whose sanctity allows them to communicate daily6 ,what a happiness1 ,o my ,god6 could ,i at this moment erect a throne for thee in my heart1 pay thee my homage1 lay open to thee my wants1 and participate in the favours thou grantest to those who really and worthily receive thee4 #gf ,but since ,i am unworthy1 do thou1 ,o ,lord1 supply my want of the proper dispositions4 ,grant the pardon of my manifold sins1 which ,i detest from the bottom of my heart1 because they displease thee4 ,cast thy compassionate eye upon me1 and purify my soul1 that the ardent wish ,i now conceive to be united to thee by a worthy communion1 may be speedily accomplished4 ,but until the arrival of so happy a moment1 ,i earnestly entreat thee1 ,o dearest ,lord1 that thou wouldst make me partaker of all those advantages which the communion of the priest may produce in those thy people4 ,by the efficacy of this enlivening sacrament1 increase my faith1 strengthen my hope1 revive in my soul the rays of divine charity1 inflame my heart with thy love1 that it may pant only for thee1 and live for thee alone4 ,amen4 #gg ,at ,the ,last ,prayers4 ,strive earnestly to offer your ,lord sacrifice for sacrifice1 by becoming the victim of his love4 ,immolate freely to him all your sinful inclinations1 and whatever is contrary to his holy will4 ,since thou1 ,o ,lord1 hast sacrificed thyself for my salvation1 shall not ,i desire to be sacrificed for thy glory8 ,yes1 ,i am thy victim3 do with me as thou willest4 ,i consecrate my whole being to thee4 ,i willingly accept whatever crosses thou art pleased to send me4 ,receiving them from thy fatherly hand1 ,i embrace them1 and unite them with those thou hast endured for my sake4 ,before ,i quit thy temple1 strengthen the resolution ,i have made to serve thee with more fidelity1 and to struggle1 not only against my ordinary failings1 but chiefly against that to which ,i am most inclined4 ,thy law shall henceforth be my rule of conduct during the remainder of my life2 and ,i will forfeit every worldly consideration1 and suffer every calamity1 sooner than transgress it4 ,amen4 #gh ,at ,the ,benediction4 ,receive the blessing from the priest1 as given in the name of the ,lord4 ,thank him sincerely for the favours here granted you4 ,lay up with care the fruits of this sacrifice2 and let your conduct be such1 as that all who see you1 may clearly perceive how much you have profited by so holy an action4 ,most holy and adorable ,trinity6 as it is by thee we began this sacrifice1 so it is by thee we desire to conclude it4 ,suffer us not therefore1 ,o ,lord1 to depart hence without thy blessing4 ,give it us by the ministry of this priest4 ,may it ever remain with us2 may its influence always direct our actions2 and may it be a sure pledge of that final benediction which thine elect shall receive1 when called by thee to thy kingdom of eternal glory4 ,amen4 ,at ,the ,last ,gospel4 ,divine ,word6 only ,son of the ,father6 ,light of the ,world6 who camest from heaven to show us the way thither2 ,i adore thy ,majesty with most profound respect2 ,i place my whole confidence in thee2 ,i most firmly hope1 that as thou art my ,god1 a ,god made man to save mankind1 thou wilt grant me those graces which my sanctification may require1 and also the enjoyment of thee in glory4 ,amen4 #gi ,a ,prayer ,after ,mass4 ,i return thee infinite thanks1 ,o my ,god1 for permitting me to assist at this holy sacrifice1 in preference to so many others more worthy of so great a favour2 and ,i hope1 that through thy great mercy1 thou wilt pardon me the faults which ,i may have here committed1 either by my tepidity or inattention4 ,though ,i now return hence to my worldly employments1 yet ,i will remember1 through the course of the day1 what thou hast here done for me2 and shall endeavour that no thought1 word1 or action of mine1 deprive me of the advantages of which ,i have now been a partaker4 ,amen4 #hj ,a ,preparation ,for ,confession4 ,there is scarcely any duty of greater importance in religion1 than to receive the ,sacrament of ,penance with the necessary dispositions4 ,penance is as indispensably requisite for those who have fallen into sin after baptism1 as baptism itself is for such as have never been baptized4 ,it is a second plank after the shipwreck of sin1 without which the sinner must inevitably perish4 ,but then it is to be observed1 that this sacrament must be received with the necessary dispositions4 ,the cleansing of the baptismal robe1 and restoring it to its original purity1 is not to be effected without much labour and application4 ,it would be absurd to imagine1 that the unchangeable justice of ,god1 which could not be satisfied but by the sufferings of ,jesus ,christ1 and which1 notwithstanding these sufferings1 doth still condemn to eternal torments the unrepenting sinner2 it would be absurd1 ,i say1 to imagine that his justice should now be appeased by a superficial or outward compliance with this duty1 accompanied perhaps with insincerity1 gross negligence1 or a fixed adherence to mortal sin1 and therefore destitute of real sorrow1 change of heart1 and a firm purpose of amendment4 ,the enormity of sin is the same at this day as it ever was2 it is as unchangeable as ,god himself2 because it is essentially a rebellion against him2 a breach of his law1 an insult offered to his eternal ,majesty1 and consequently not more remissable at present in the sacrament of penance1 than at the earliest period of ,christianity1 when the severest discipline prevailed1 and when the fervour of primitive penitents was so ardent4--,hence1 that this merciful institution may never be frustrated of its end1 and in order that the sinner may always receive the pardon of his offences1 we must strictly fulfil these five following conditions3 ,i4 ,an examination of conscience1 that we may know all our sins4 ,,ii4 ,a heart-felt sorrow for having committed them4 ,,iii4 ,a firm resolution never to commit them again4 ,,iv4 ,a candid and humble confession of them to a priest empowered to absolve us4 ,v4 ,a desire or intention of satisfying ,god1 and our neighbour also1 if injured4 #ha ,a ,protestation ,before ,the ,examination ,of ,conscience4 ,o ,god1 the searcher of all hearts1 behold1 ,i here protest1 in thy presence1 that what ,i now design is sincerely for the honour of thy name1 and because ,i heartily desire to be delivered from the guilt of my sins3 therefore ,i come to thy sacrament of penance1 that1 complying with thy holy institution1 ,i may obtain thy blessing and pardon1 as thou has promised4 ,may thy holy grace assist me in performing this great duty well1 as it is thy mercy which has called me to it4 ,think seriously1 and with the most lively gratitude1 on all the benefits ,god hath so liberally bestowed on you1 and particularly for his goodness in preparing this sacrament as a remedy for your sins4 ,how great are my obligations to thee1 ,o my ,god1 in thus providing for me1 after my disgrace1 the means of a perfect reconciliation4 ,to have purified me in the waters of baptism1 was not enough2 thou hast also left me the waters of penance1 to wash me still more from my iniquities1 and cleanse me from my sins4 ,for this end thou hast left to the church1 in the persons of the apostles1 the power of remitting our offences3 ,receive ye the ,holy ,ghost2 whose sins ye shall forgive1 shall be forgiven4 ,o what ,excessive goodness6 ,what an advantage to poor sinners1 to have a tribunal established for them1 always open1 where they may be received into favour6 #hb ,can ,i ever be insensible to so striking an instance of thy bounty8 ,i have withdrawn myself from thee by a formal contempt of thy law1 and thou art pleased to make the first advances to meet me3 ,o ,father of mercies1 and ,god of goodness1 be thou for ever blessed6 ,permit me to fly to this powerful refuge2 and suffer not that1 by a new ingratitude1 ,i should for the future ever abuse so excellent a resource of salvation4 ,no3 it is not human respect1 nor custom1 nor the fear of being thought careless of my soul1 that brings me at present to this sacrament of reconciliation2 no1 it is a sincere regret for having incurred thy displeasure2 for who can be at rest1 ,o my ,god1 when he knows that he is thy enemy1 and that he has offended the very best of fathers8 ,prayers ,before ,the ,examination ,of ,conscience4 ,beg of ,god to make your sins known to you1 and to give you a true sense of their malice4 ,prostrate yourself in spirit at the feet of your ,redeemer1 as ,magdalen did when she washed them with her tears2 or imagine yourself on ,mount ,calvary1 and there1 beneath his cross1 pour forth your prayers to him1 resolving to acquit yourself of this confession1 as if it were to be your last4 ,o holy ,spirit1 eternal ,source of ,light1 mercifully vouchsafe to enlighten the darkness of my understanding1 that ,i may clearly perceive the true state of my conscience4 #hc ,thou who hast created me1 and art to be my judge1 dost fully behold the most secret recesses of my heart2 show me now1 therefore1 my sins1 in as conspicuous a manner as ,i shall behold them when on the point of appearing at thy tremendous tribunal4 ,my object at present is1 to prevent the rigorous account ,i must there give of all my thoughts1 words1 and actions2 for were ,i now deficient in that sincere exactness which is necessary in the examination and confession of my sins1 thou wouldst infallibly correct1 at thy unerring tribunal1 the injustice and iniquity of such a proceeding4 ,discover1 then1 to me1 ,o my ,god1 all these secret thoughts1 irregular desires1 criminal words1 and actions1 or omissions of my duty1 by which ,i may have violated thy sacred laws1 or scandalized my neighbour4 ,o do not permit self-love to seduce and blind me1 but rather remove the veil it places before my eyes1 that beholding the true state of my interior1 ,i may make an humble and sincere confession of my sins to thy minister4 ,i desire1 like the prodigal child1 to enter seriously into myself1 and without delay to forsake my evil ways1 in which ,i have been wearied out in the pursuit of empty toys and mere shadows1 seeking in vain to satisfy my thirst with muddy waters1 and my hunger with the husks of swine4 ,i ardently desire to return to thee1 ,o ,fountain of ,life6 but1 ,o my ,god1 though ,i can go astray from thee fast enough1 when left to myself1 yet ,i cannot make one step towards returning to thee1 unless thy divine grace stir me up and assist me4 #hd ,this grace1 then1 ,i most humbly implore1 prostrate in spirit before the throne of thy mercy4 ,i beg it for the sake of ,jesus ,christ1 my ,redeemer1 who died upon the cross for me and for all sinners4 ,thou hast said1 ,there is joy in heaven for one sinner that doeth penance4 ,give me now the grace of true repentance1 and let heaven rejoice at my conversion4 ,assist me in this great work by thy heavenly light1 in order that ,i may discover all my imperfections1 see all my sins in their true colours1 and sincerely detest and confess them4 ,i know thou desirest not the death of a sinner1 but rather that he be converted and live4 ,i know that thy mercies are above all thy works1 and ,i most confidently hope1 that as in thy mercy thou hast spared me so long1 and hast now given me this desire of returning to thee1 so thou wilt finish the work that thou hast begun1 by assisting me in every part of my preparation for it1 and bringing me to a perfect reconciliation with thee4 ,examine yourself attentively1 not only on the sins you have committed since your last confession1 but also on the faults you may have committed in making it2 but beware of scrupulosity or anxiety2 for in this examination it is only necessary that you should use such a moral diligence as any temporal concern might require1 where it is neither your intention nor your interest to be deceived4 ,for this purpose1 calmly recollect on the different occasions of sin which have since fallen in your way1 or to which your state and condition of life exposes you2 the places you have frequented1 the persons you nave conversed with2 c4 c42 in the doing of which the following table of sins will greatly assist you4 #he ,sins ,against ,god4 ,in ,matters of ,faith4 ,have you been guilty of heresy1 or disbelief of any article of faith1 or of voluntarily doubting of any article of faith8 ,have you rashly exposed yourself to the danger of infidelity1 by reading bad books1 keeping wicked company1 going into places of worship belonging to other communions during the time of their service1 and joining with them in their worship8 ,have you1 by word or deed1 denied your faith1 or railed at or despised holy things8 ,have you been ignorant of the articles of your faith and the duties of your religion1 or have you been negligent in instructing1 or procuring the necessary instructions for those under your care8 ,have you given credit to dreams1 taken notice of omens1 or made any other superstitious observations8 ,have you used charms or spells1 or consulted fortune-tellers1 or made use of any other superstitious practices to find out things to come1 recover things lost1 c4 ,how often8 and with what scandal and ill example to others8 ,of ,hope4 ,have you despaired of salvation1 or of the forgiveness of your sins8 ,have you rashly presumed upon ,god's goodness1 continuing to offend him because he is merciful2 going on in your sins1 without any thought of amendment1 depending upon a death-bed repentance8 ,have you relied upon yourself rather than upon divine grace2 or neglected for a long time to return to ,god by repentance1 after falling into mortal sin8 ,of ,charity4 ,have you loved any creature as much or more than ,god8 ,have you murmured against the providence of ,god1 resisted his inspirations1 refused to submit to his divine will1 not prevented evil when you could and ought1 committed sins through human respect8 ,of ,religion4 ,have you made a sacrilegious confession or communion8 ,have you received the sacraments of confirmation or matrimony in the state of mortal sin8 ,have you abused the holy scripture1 or profaned holy places or sacred things8 ,have you blasphemed ,god or his saints8 ,have you been negligent in the divine worship1 seldom or never adoring and praising ,god1 or giving him thanks for his benefits8 ,have you prayed but seldom1 or with little attention1 or omitted to make acts of faith1 hope1 and charity8 #hf ,have you behaved with irreverence in the house of ,god1 or broken any vow or solemn promise made to him8 ,have you neglected to hear mass on ,sundays and holy-days of obligation8 or have you heard it with wilful distractions1 or not taken care that your children or servants should hear it8 ,have you neglected confession and communion at ,easter1 or omitted the penance enjoined you1 or acquitted yourself of these religious duties carelessly8 ,have you sworn falsely1 or what you did not certainly know whether it was true or false8 ,have you broken your lawful oaths1 or sworn to do any thing that was wicked or unlawful8 ,have you had a custom of swearing rashly or inconsiderately1 by the name of ,god1 by your soul1 or by the way of imprecation upon yourself or others8 ,have you sworn by the blood or wounds of ,god1 or any other blasphemous oath1 or been accessory to others swearing1 cursing1 or blaspheming8 ,have you spent the ,sundays or holy-days of obligation in idleness or sin1 or been the occasion of others so spending them8 ,have you done any servile work without necessity upon those days8 ,have you broken the days of abstinence1 or eaten more than one meal on fasting days1 or been accessory to others so doing8 ,how often1 c4 ,sins ,against ,our ,neighbour4 ,in ,thoughts4 ,have you been deficient in point of charity towards your neighbour8 ,have you judged rashly of him8 ,have you willfully entertained thoughts of hatred1 aversion1 rancour1 or a coldness and resentment against him8 ,have you1 on this account1 endeavoured to avoid meeting or speaking to him8 ,have you envied him in his merit1 reputation1 fortune or employments8 ,have you conceived desires of revenge against him1 and wished that harm might befall him8 ,have you been hard-hearted1 or without any feeling or compassion for him in his affliction8 ,have you felt in yourself a secret pleasure and satisfaction when any disgrace happened to him1 and discontent in seeing him thrive and flourish8 ,these sins may vary in their malice1 according to the length of time we were thus affected1 or the relation we stand in to the different persons in question1 or according to the greater or less importance of the matter under our consideration4 #hg ,in ,words4 ,have you spoken harshly to your neighbour2 given him abusive language2 railed at him2 miscalled him2 mocked and ridiculed him2 exposed him to scorn2 affronted him2 censured his conduct2 found fault with every thing he did2 put wrong constructions upon his actions2 calumniated or detracted him2 been pleased to hear others speak ill of him2 listened to and encouraged the calumny or detraction when you could prevent such discourses8 ,n4,b4--,the motive for speaking thus1 the number of persons present1 and the subject of this uncharitable language1 must be specified1 as we are bound to repair the injury to the best of our power4 ,we also sin by ill-natured reports or insinuations1 malicious expressions1 whether true or false2 by giving bad advice and bad example2 by instilling bad or dangerous principles2 by flattering others1 or approving of evil2 by giving false testimony2 by discovering the secrets or the faults of others2 by abusive words1 reproaches1 bad wishes or imprecations1 c4 ,in ,actions4 ,have you wronged1 deceived1 or circumvented your neighbour in buying or selling8 ,have you injured him by stealing1 cheating1 usury1 extortion1 or any unlawful contract8 by putting off false money1 or using false weights or measures8 ,have you bought or received stolen goods8 ,have you contracted debts without design of paying them8 ,we also sin by wronging our creditors1 or our own family1 by prodigal expenses2 by refusing to pay our just debts when able1 or by culpable extravagance rendering ourselves unable to pay them by neglecting the work or business for which we were hired1 and obliged by contract to perform2 in fine1 by unjustly taking or keeping any thing of value belonging to another2 in which case it is impossible to obtain forgiveness without making restitution to the best of our power4 ,and here it is to be observed1 that where two or more jointly injure another1 in goods or reputation1 they are jointly and severally obliged to restitution2 that is to say1 they are bound to contribute their respective proportions towards repairing the injury2 and every individual of them is answerable before ,god for the whole injury1 when either or any of the accomplices refuse to repair their portion thereof4 ,in ,omissions4 ,have you neglected to succour1 comfort and assist your neighbour in necessity8 ,have you neglected to restore ill-gotten goods1 or to repair injured characters8 ,have you refused to be reconciled to an enemy1 or to perform duties of obligation1 such as respect and love towards parents1 obedience to superiors1 c4 #hh ,sins ,against ,ourselves ,are ,committed ,by ,pride4 ,in having too great an esteem for ourselves1 and haughtily despising others ,in being too apt to speak of our own affairs1 or in our own praise2 ,in aspiring to honours and preferment through vanity2 ,in affecting to be humble1 or in deceiving others by hypocrisy ,in being influenced in what we do by human respects1 for obtaining the applause and esteem of men ,in being too much wedded to our own opinions and inclinations2 ,in being too solicitous about our health2 ,in being too fond of the pleasures1 comforts1 and conveniences of life4 ,by ,avarice4 ,in being backward in giving alms according to our ability2 ,in squandering away in gaming1 or in vain and foolish expenses1 the substance that ,providence hath given for the relief of the poor and distressed2 ,in not only refusing them an alms which we can afford1 but in refusing it with bitterness1 reproaches1 imperious1 ill-natured language1 or with an insulting air2 ,in being too much attached to the goods of this life2 where it must be ever remembered1 that whatever is really superfluous to us belongs of right to the poor2 that where there is much1 much should be given2 and that where there is only a little1 even some of that little should be cheerfully given2 for ,god loves the cheerful giver4 ,by ,envy4 ,in being sorry for the prosperity of others ,rejoicing at their misfortunes ,in wishing with jealousy for what belongs to them4 ,by ,impurity4 ,in willfully dwelling upon1 or taking pleasure in unchaste thoughts4 ,n4 ,b4--,the penitent must here mention whether these bad thoughts were entertained during a considerable time1 and how long2 whether they were accompanied with desires of committing the evil2 whether they caused irregular motions2 whether in a holy place2 and1 finally1 whether the objects of these sinful desires were single or married1 kindred or relations1 or persons consecrated to ,god4 #hi ,by ,words4 ,in speaking obscenely1 or with a double meaning1 which is as bad1 if not worse2 in listening with pleasure to such vile language4 ,n4 ,b4--this sort of discourse is still more criminal1 when it passes between two persons of a different sex4 ,we also sin grievously this way1 by singing unchaste songs1 by giving toasts and sentiments contrary to modesty1 or by permitting them to be given when we can prevent them1 or by not retiring on such occasions4 ,by ,looks4 ,in viewing immodest objects2 ,in reading bad books2 ,in keeping indecent pictures2 ,in frequenting plays and public assemblies1 which are but too often the schools of vice1 where dangerous objects are held up to view1 and where vice is represented1 not in its native horrible colours or consequences1 but as mere gaiety4 ,comedies also are so full of indecent sentiments and indelicate allusions1 as cannot but offend a modest ear1 and have an immoral tendency4 ,they are not only powerful incentives to this vice1 but are besides evidently unlawful1 for the following reason3 viz4 because we cannot assist at them without contributing1 by our purse and our example1 to maintain a set of people in a profession1 or way of life1 which was always deemed infamous by the ,catholic ,church4 ,under this head likewise may be classed1 the tempting of others to sin1 by dissolute glances1 gestures1 or immodesty in dress or behaviour4 ,by ,actions4 ,in abusing and defiling the sanctity of marriage by such liberties and irregularities as are contrary to the order of nature2 in touching ourselves or others immodestly2 in permitting indecent liberties to be taken with us4 ,n4,b4-- ,it is necessary to explain every thing1 in order to make known such circumstances as may increase or diminish the guilt1 with as much modesty as possible2 and also to declare1 whether we have employed1 or neglected to employ the necessary means of overcoming this vile passion4 ,we should carefully distinguish what is wilful1 from what is not2 an effect of deliberation1 from one of mere negligence2 also the number of these bad actions1 or at least the length of time we continued in the habit of committing them2 with what sort of persons we have sinned1 or desired to sin1 but this without mentioning their names4 ,and as it too often happens with young persons1 who have miserably fallen into a certain sin of a lonely and abominable nature1 either to conceal this crime1 or not faithfully confess how often they have been guilty of it1 we therefore earnestly beseech such to reflect seriously on the fatal evils in which they involve themselves4 ,let them consider1 that all those confessions1 and the communions which follow them1 are only so many sacrileges1 removing them still farther from ,god1 and provoking his just indignation against them2 that the longer they continue in this state of ,hypocrisy1 the more difficult it must be to overcome their bashfulness1 and the more anguish they must feel in their own interior2 that no practice is more destructive of health1 beauty1 or genius1 than this2 that it deforms and debilitates the wretched perpetrator2 that it must1 not only in a moral1 but also in a physical sense1 degrade him beneath the rank of the brute creation1 and render him contemptible to mankind4 #ij ,by ,gluttony4 ,in exceeding the bounds prescribed by temperance2 in eating or drinking to excess2 in exciting others to do so2 in not observing with due exactness the days of fasting and abstinence enjoined by the church2 in exceeding the quantity which is usually allowed at collation4 ,by ,anger4 ,in abusing1 quarrelling1 striking1 or wishing evil to others2 in provoking others to quarrel or fight4 ,which sins are still more heinous when parents or superiors are the objects thereof4 ,by ,sloth4 ,in neglecting our religious or moral duties2 in performing them carelessly2 in leading a life of idleness1 voluptuousness1 and dissipation2 in passing our time unprofitably1 when the duties of our state call on us to labour4 ,we are also guilty by following the bent of our inclinations1 and gratifying self-love2 by studying too much our own ease2 by too great a remissness in mortifying our passions or senses4 ,after ,the ,examination4 ,having discovered the different sorts of sins of which you have been guilty1 together with their number1 enormity1 or such aggravating circumstances as may considerably increase their malice or change their nature1 your next endeavour should be to excite in your breast a heart-felt sorrow for having committed them1 and a sincere detestation of them4 ,this being the most essential1 as well as the most difficult1 of all the dispositions requisite to a good confession1 with what humility1 fervour1 and perseverance should you not importune ,him who holds the hearts of men in his hands1 to grant it you6 #ia ,in the mean time1 seriously meditate on those powerful motives for exciting contrition1 which the church holds forth to her children2 and in order to feel their force the more effectually1 endeavour to enliven your faith1 to strengthen your hope1 and inflame your charity1 by devoutly reciting the acts of the three theological virtues 7page #cj74 ,in the next place reflect on those motives which are most capable of alarming1 and at the same time of melting your heart into compunction2 such as the everlasting torments of hell2 the eternal loss of ,god1 and of the joys of heaven1 the horror and filthiness of sin2 the goodness of ,god in all he has done1 and all he still does1 and all he will do for us1 if we continue to love and serve him2 particularly that astonishing instance of his love and undeserved mercy1 in forbearing to cut your slender thread of life1 and to precipitate you into eternal torments in the very height of your rebellion against him4 ,this consideration alone must necessarily engage you to cry out with ecstatic surprise and astonishment1 ,how good must ,god be in himself who has been so good to me1 his faithless and ungrateful child6 ,he saw nothing in you deserving of his mercy2 he saw every thing in you that merited his wrath and indignation4 ,this last reflection on the infinite goodness of ,god1 if dwelt on with due attention1 cannot fail to inflame your heart with an unfeigned love of ,him for his own sake1 the purest and best of all motives4 ,whilst the heart is thus softened by divine love into compunction for your sins1 form an unshaken resolution of never more offending him1 of doing your utmost to amend your life1 of satisfying for your sins1 and of repairing any injury you may have done your neighbour1 either in his character or property4 ,if1 with these sentiments glowing in your breast1 you cast yourself at the feet of your confessor and reveal to him all the sins you can recollect1 with tears of compunction1 and in a truly penitential spirit1 be assured you shall return with joy from the tribunal of confession1 and feel realized in yourself the consoling promise of the ,holy ,spirit1 that ,they who sow in tears1 shall reap in joy4 ,psalm cxxv4 ,at ,the ,confession4 ,begin by devoutly making the sign of the cross1 saying at the same time1 ,bless me1 ,o ,father1 for ,i have sinned4 #ib ,then repeat the ,confiteor1 or ,i confess to the ,almighty1 c4 till you come to the words1 through my fault1 at which strike your breast1 glowing with compunction1 like the humble publican in the gospel2 and so proceed to accuse yourself with candour and sincerity1 telling first how long it is since you were last at confession1 whether you were then absolved1 7a circumstance of the utmost importance1 which many are too negligent in attending to17 and whether you performed your penance4 ,having confessed all the sins you can remember1 listen with docility to your confessor1 whilst he endeavours to excite you to contrition1 and prescribes the various means1 either of atoning for the sins you have confessed1 or of preventing future relapses4 ,prayers ,before ,confession4 ,we are taught by the holy ,council of ,trent1 that those who would obtain the grace of justification1 should be thus disposed3 they must have faith2 they must fear the justice of ,god2 they must hope for mercy1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord2 they must begin to love ,god2 they must hate sin2 they must sincerely resolve to change their lives1 and keep the commandments4 ,to infuse these necessary dispositions into the soul of the penitent1 is the intent of the following prayers3 ,i am fully sensible1 ,o my ,god1 that there cannot be a greater misfortune than to have displeased thee1 who art infinitely good and worthy of all our affections4 ,i tremble when ,i consider how terrible a misfortune it is to fall unprepared into thy hands2 for who can bear that dreadful sentence3 ,depart from me1 ye accursed1 into eternal fire6--,matthew xxv4 ,but the thought of losing thee1 ,o ,lord1 alarms me still more than any other punishment whatsoever4 ,thy patience in waiting for me1 thy readiness to pardon me1 the multitude of thy mercies1 which ,i have so often experienced1 are now present to my mind2 they upbraid me most forcibly4 #ic ,thou hast brought me forth from nothing1 created me to thine own image and likeness1 ransomed me with thy precious blood1 and after ,i had rebelled and become a slave to ,satan1 thou didst still bear with me1 adopt me as thy child1 and prefer me to thousands who were never enlightened by thy holy law4 ,yet ,i have deserted thee1 ,i have tired myself in the ways of iniquity1 ,i have hated thy discipline1 ,i have turned my back on all thy commandments4 ,though thou hast called me1 yet have ,i refused to return2 though thou hast frequently stretched out thy hands to me1 yet ,i have paid no regard to thy invitations4 ,wretch that ,i am6 who shall deliver me from this body of death8 ,who shall give water to my head1 and a fountain of tears to my eyes1 that day and night ,i may weep for my ingratitude8 ,i have sinned6 what shall ,i do to appease thee8 ,o ,guardian of men6 behold ,i acknowledge my iniquity4 ,my transgressions are become a heavy burden upon me4 ,i am not worthy to appear before thee1 nor even to lift up my eyes before thy throne4 ,from the depth of my misery ,i cry out to thee3 ,o ,lord1 hear my voice1 and be merciful to a poor sinner6 ,thy mercies surpass all thy works2 thou willest not my death but my conversion2 nor didst thou come to call the just1 but sinners to repentance4 ,thou art always mindful of thy word1 on which ,i rely3 receive thy prodigal child1 nor let me henceforth be ever separated from thee4 #id ,though ,i have sinned1 ,o ,lord1 and done evil in thy sight1 yet ,i shall never say1 as ,cain did1 that my crimes are too great to be forgiven4 ,i know that in mercy thou dost display thy power2 and that though my sins were multiplied in number even beyond the grains of sand in the sea1 atoms in the air1 or drops of water in the ocean1 yet thy mercies are still infinitely greater4 ,without this consideration ,i should certainly despair4 ,but thine own repeated assurances1 and the frequent proofs thou hast given of thy tenderness towards sinners1 support my confidence in thee whenever my enemy attempts to weaken it4 ,thou art truth itself2 and therefore thy word can never deceive us4 ,thou hast declared that thou wilt entirely forget the iniquities of the sinner1 if he be truly converted1 and cease to do evil2 thou hast told us1 that a contrite and humble heart shall always find favour with thee4 ,thy sacred oracles are full of these sweet consolations1 and thy invariable conduct towards sinners speaks the same soothing language4 ,thou didst pardon ,david1 though his sin was most grievous2 ,magdalen1 a sinner by profession2 ,peter1 who denied thee with oaths2 the adulteress1 convicted in thy presence2 the penitent thief on the cross3 all these obtained forgiveness1 because they sought it sincerely4 ,nay more1 thy tenderness was shown even to the traitor ,judas2 nor were even the cruel ,jews excluded from thy prayers3 and shall ,i not also1 ,o my ,god1 cry out to thee for mercy8 #ie ,yes2 for relying on thy wonted goodness1 ,i shall never be confounded4 ,my sins are enormous1 it is true1 and stand always against me2 but the more hideous they are1 the more ,i detest them4 ,against thee1 ,o ,god1 have ,i sinned2 and to thee ,i cry out for pardon4 ,o that ,i had never offended thee1 because thou art infinitely good4 ,o that my sorrow for having offended thee were as great as my offences4 ,o that ,i might grieve for them even unto death1 and feel those bitter pangs with which thy soul was overwhelmed in the ,garden of ,olives4 ,let the inexpressible anguish of mind thou didst there feel1 thy sighs1 thy tears1 thy fainting1 and thy bloody sweat1 ,o ,lord6 plead now in my behalf1 and supply the defects of my imperfect sorrow4 ,let them draw down thy mercies1 ,o heavenly ,father1 and restore me again to thy favour4 ,i have now before me1 ,o ,lord1 a sad prospect of the manifold offences by which ,i have displeased thy divine ,majesty1 and which ,i am assured will appear in judgment against me1 if ,i repent not1 and my soul be not disposed by a hearty sorrow1 to receive thy pardon4 ,but this sorrow1 ,o ,lord1 this repentance1 must be thy free gift2 and if it come not from the hand of thy mercy1 all my endeavours will be in vain1 and ,i shall be for ever miserable4 ,have mercy therefore on me1 ,o ,father of ,mercies6 and pour forth into my heart thy grace1 whereby ,i may sincerely repent of all my sins4 #if ,give me a true contrition1 that ,i may bewail my past miseries and ingratitude1 and grieve from the bottom of my heart for having offended so good a ,god4 ,permit me not to be deluded with a false sorrow1 as1 ,i fear1 ,i have been too often1 through my own weakness and neglect2 but let it be now thy gift1 descending from thee1 the ,father of ,lights1 that so my repentance may be accompanied with amendment and a change of life1 that ,i may be fully acquitted from the guilt of all my sins1 and once more received into the number of thy servants3 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,thou hast1 ,o ,lord1 given power to thy church to forgive sins in thy name4 ,thou hast promised pardon to those who do penance4 ,behold the prodigal child2 nay1 worse than the prodigal4 ,i have disfigured and denied my soul1 that was created to thy own image and likeness4 ,i have forfeited my title to that eternity of happiness which was prepared for me4 ,i have nourished sin in my bosom1 the most poisonous of serpents1 and the most hateful of monsters4 ,alas6 ,i have offended him by whose blood ,i was redeemed4 ,i have been the cause of his sufferings2 ,i have renewed his death1 and crucified him again by my sins4 ,oh6 who will give sorrow to my heart1 and a fountain of tears to mine eyes1 that ,i may bewail my iniquities in the bitterness of my soul4 ,have compassion on me1 ,o most loving ,father6 ,i throw myself into the arms of thy infinite mercy4 #ig ,clothe me with thy grace1 and admit me to thy sacrament of reconciliation4 ,cast out of my heart whatever thou knowest profanes1 or defiles thy temple4 ,root out of my soul whatever is displeasing unto thee1 and lay in me the foundation of a new life4 ,i renounce and utterly detest all my sins1 for the love of thee4 ,o my ,god of infinite bounty and goodness6 ,i am heartily sorry for having offended thee4 ,i beg and hope for pardon1 through the merits of thine only ,son1 my ,saviour1 ,jesus ,christ4 ,accept his passion and death in satisfaction for my offences1 and for his sake have mercy on me1 who place my whole trust and confidence in thee4 ,amen4 ,a ,prayer ,to ,the ,blessed ,virgin4 ,o holy ,virgin1 ,mother of ,god1 and sure refuge of penitent sinners1 intercede for me at this moment1 that the confession which ,i am about to make may not render me more guilty1 but may obtain for me the remission of all my sins1 and the necessary graces to avoid them hereafter4 ,amen4 ,a ,prayer ,at ,receiving ,absolution4 ,o merciful ,god1 as at the words of thy angel1 ,st4 ,peter was immediately restored to liberty1 by the chains falling off from his feet2 so grant1 dear ,lord1 that by the words of this holy sacrament1 pronounced by thy priest1 the chains of my sins may be loosed1 and all my offences pardoned4 ,amen4 ,jesus1 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on me4 ,o ,god1 be merciful to me a sinner4 ,o ,thou who suffered for me1 have mercy on me4 ,sprinkle me with thy blood1 ,o ,jesus1 and ,i shall be made whiter than snow4 #ih ,prayers ,after ,confession4 ,is it possible1 ,o my ,god1 that having been a criminal but a few moments ago1 ,i should now be cleansed from my sins by virtue of this sacrament8 ,yes1 ,i firmly believe it2 because thou hast left to thy church the power of forgiving sins1 and hast inclined my heart to comply with the necessary conditions for obtaining pardon4 ,thou hast declared to thy apostles1 that whatever they should loose on earth1 should be loosed also in heaven2 and that whosoever sins they should forgive1 should be forgiven4 ,this is the sacred warrant of their tribunal1 whose authority thy faithful have ever acknowledged4 ,here are the keys of thy heavenly kingdom1 solemnly made over to thy church in our favour2 we are therefore obliged to have recourse to them4 ,this power was not confined to the apostles1 no more than the power of baptising nations2 but being granted in as general terms1 doth in like manner1 extend to their successors4 ,i give thee thanks1 ,o my ,god1 for this tender proof of thy love1 and invite all creatures to glorify thee for it4 ,thou hast invested a power in the sons of men1 which thou wouldst not confer on angels or archangels2 whatever ye shall bind on earth1 c4 was not addressed to them4 #ii ,the princes of this world have dominion only over the body1 but the power of the priest affects the very soul4 ,the eternal ,father hath given all power to his ,son2 but then ,i behold this very power delivered by the ,son to mortals4 ,the ,jewish priests could only pronounce those clean whose bodies had been already cleansed from the leprosy2 but to our priests it was given1 not merely to pronounce clean1 but really to cleanse1 not the infections of the body1 but the very stains of the soul4--,st4 ,chrys4 b4 iii4 of the ,priesthood4 ,thus thy manifold mercy hath provided succour for human frailty2 that as by baptism1 so also by penance1 the hope of life should be renewed2 for ,christ ,jesus1 our ,mediator1 authorized the rulers of his church to impose penance upon persons confessing1 and to admit them1 thus purified by wholesome satisfaction1 to share in the sacraments4--,st4 ,leo4 ep4 #bc4 ,this is an effect of that precious blood which thou1 ,o amiable ,redeemer1 hast shed for my sake3 ,i acknowledge the wonders of thy love in accepting this poor satisfaction1 in pardoning all1 in forgetting all1 instead of punishing me as ,i deserved4 ,it is necessary to be what thou art1 a ,god of infinite goodness1 to deal in such a compassionate manner with so miserable a sinner3 and therefore1 ,i humbly beseech thee to imprint on my heart a just sense of this favour1 that ,i may gratefully remember it all the days of my life1 and extol without ceasing the multitude of thy mercies4 ,amen4 #ajj ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus6 graciously vouchsafe to remember all those holy thoughts that have passed in thy divine mind from the beginning of the world to this very moment1 and particularly thy tender design in becoming man for the redemption of the world3 pardon1 through the merits of these1 not only all the evil thoughts and vain imaginations ,i have ever conceived of myself1 but also those ,i might have excited in the minds of others4 ,amen4 ,o most pious ,lord ,jesus6 ,i1 a poor sinner1 do humbly remind thee of all those words of salvation which have ever fallen from thy sacred lips1 or which others have uttered1 or shall hereafter utter1 to the glory of thy holy name4 ,i earnestly beseech thee1 through these divine expressions1 to forgive whatever ,i have spoken offensive to thee1 or what others1 through my means1 may have sinfully uttered4 ,amen4 ,o most amiable ,lord ,jesus ,christ6 look on all the good works thou has performed for our salvation2 and be pleased now to pardon whatever ,i have committed against thee4 ,mercifully direct all my thoughts1 words1 and actions1 to thy greater glory1 and regulate them by the model of thine own blessed life4 ,amen4 ,o ,jesus ,christ1 ,saviour of the world1 who invitest the sinner to return to thee1 kindly receiving1 refreshing1 and consoling him1 remember that with thy precious blood thou wert pleased to redeem me4 ,to thy sacred wounds ,i fly for refuge2 and as in thy mercy thou didst pray for thine enemies1 and pour forth thy life for thy persecutors and tormentors1 so impart here to me the benefit of thy passion2 ,grant ,i may never again crucify thee by mine offences1 but that sincerely grieving for what is past1 and resolutely striving against future temptations1 ,i may fervently persevere in thy service to the end4 #aja ,into thy hands1 ,o ,lord1 ,i commend my whole being4 ,o ,jesus1 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on me4 ,receive1 ,o ,lord1 in thy great mercy1 the poor remains of my life4 ,i am heartily sorry for the years ,i have misspent2 they have vanished as a shadow1 they have passed away without fruit2 but as ,i cannot recall them1 suffer me at least to think of them in the bitterness of my soul4 ,suffer me no longer to yield to my accustomed failings4 ,let the ardour with which ,i pursued a life of sin1 be henceforth more diligently applied to thy service1 that where sin hath abounded1 thy grace may still more abound4 ,remember1 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 that it is not thy desire to lose any of those whom thy ,father hath given thee1 but rather to have mercy always1 and to spare2 to destroy no one1 but to save all2 because thy ,father hath sent thee into the world1 not to judge the world1 but to grant us life through thee4 ,may1 therefore1 ,o ,lord1 thy boundless merits plead for me now1 and at my last moments1 that ,i may obtain the full remission of my sins2 that ,i may truly know thee2 that ,i may ever love thee2 that ,i may tend to thee incessantly2 and at length arrive to the eternal enjoyment of thee1 who1 with the ,father and the ,holy ,ghost1 livest and reignest1 c4 ,amen4 #ajb ,i sincerely detest all my sins1 and am fully resolved1 ,o ,lord1 through the assistance of thy divine grace1 never to offend thee hereafter4 ,i therefore earnestly beseech thee to confirm all those good resolutions ,i have made4 ,increase my fervour in thy service1 and render it efficacious1 that my change of life may be visible to all1 and that in future my conduct may be as edifying as it has been heretofore scandalous4 ,amen4 ,o that ,i had never sinned6 ,o that ,i had never transgressed thy commands1 my ,god6 ,happy those souls who have preserved their innocence1 and never lost that grace they received at the baptismal font6 ,most loving ,father1 ,i have sinned against heaven and before thee1 and am not worthy to be called thy child4 ,i confess my ingratitude1 and seek refuge in thy mercy4 ,i have wandered like a sheep that is gone astray2 but have compassion on me1 and save me4 ,forgive me what is past2 and through the bowels of thy infinite goodness1 grant me a true steadiness of spirit1 that from this moment ,i may never offend thee more4 ,o blessed ,virgin ,mary1 my holy patron1 name him or her1 and all ye ,saints and ,angels1 praise and extol our ,lord for his boundless goodness towards me a most miserable sinner4 ,beseech him to accept of this my humble confession1 and to supply1 through his infinite mercies1 all its deficiencies4 ,beg of him to ratify in the archives of heaven1 the sentence of absolution which his minister1 the priest1 hath pronounced in my favour at the tribunal of confession4 ,amen4 #ajc ,instructions ,for ,communion4 ,as there is no religious duty of greater consequence1 or more conducive to our happiness both here and hereafter1 than to receive worthily the blessed ,eucharist2 so there can be no greater favour conferred on a ,christian1 than to communicate early in life1 and afterwards frequently4 ,hence it becomes the indispensable duty of such as have the education of children committed to their care1 not only to impress on their tender minds a lively and active sense of the excellency of this sacrament1 but also to enforce the necessity of frequently receiving it4 ,he that eateth this bread shall live for ever4--,john1 vi4 ,the obligation of communicating at ,easter is binding on every member of the church who has arrived at the age of discretion2 i4e4 when reason and reflection1 guided by the gift of divine faith1 arrive at such a state of maturity1 as may enable them to distinguish the flesh of ,jesus ,christ1 under the exterior appearance of bread and wine1 from the ordinary food of the body4 ,it is further to be observed1 that as purity of heart is the most proper disposition to receive worthily2 so1 of consequence1 the less advanced the age of a ,christian1 the more untainted1 in general1 is his baptismal innocence4 ,but1 on the other hand1 it is to be remarked1 that the longer a ,christian defers his first communion1 the greater is the danger that either domestic affairs1 or the violence of those passions to which young persons in general are more or less subject1 should cause him to put it off to a more advanced age1 or perhaps to the very hour of death6--a fatal delusion1 which has betrayed numbers of ,christians into the abyss of eternal perdition4 #ajd ,let parents1 therefore1 and others concerned in the education of children1 attend to the advice of the great ,st4 ,charles ,borromeus on this subject3 ,when children1 says he1 of both sexes1 arrive at the age of ten years1 provided they are capable of being easily prepared for communion1 suffer them not1 under pretence of ignorance1 7as it is often the case17 to defer it any longer2 but rather let them be prepared in good time1 to participate of a sacrament which abounds with such precious and inestimable advantages4 ,with respect to frequent communion1 the best advice is to follow the counsel of a wise and prudent director4 ,but remember1 that according to the spirit of ,jesus ,christ and his church1 you should communicate frequently4 ,our divine ,redeemer gives himself to us in the blessed ,eucharist under the forms of bread and wine1 hereby intimating1 that as our corporal life cannot be supported without the ordinary food of the body1 so our spiritual life cannot be maintained but by the blessed ,eucharist1 which is the food and nourishment of our souls4 ,hence it is that he assumes the most tender and affectionate titles of spouse1 brother1 friend1 c4 in order to incite us to approach him frequently in this divine sacrament4 ,the spirit of the church is further made known by the advice of the holy ,council of ,trent1 which exhorts all the faithful to communicate often1 and particularly whilst they assist at the celebration of the divine mysteries4 ,to those testimonies may be added the exhortations of the holy fathers1 the example of the saints1 the practice of the primitive ,christians1 and the experience of all pious and devout persons in every age1 as so many corroborating proofs of the happiness and advantage of frequent communion4 ,but if it be a happiness to communicate early in life1 and frequently during the course thereof1 it may be also said that there cannot be a greater misfortune than to communicate unworthily2 it being a most flagrant abuse of what is most sacred in religion4 ,to avoid then so great an evil1 reflect seriously on these words of ,st4 ,paul3 ,let a man prove himself1 and so eat of that bread1 and drink of that chalice2 for he that eateth and drinketh unworthily1 eateth and drinketh damnation to himself1 not discerning the body of the ,lord4 ,now this proving consists in putting yourself into such a state1 that your conscience may not reproach you with any essential obstacle to the receiving of this sacrament1 that is1 with the conscious guilt of any mortal sin whatever4 #aje ,this you can answer for1 provided you have endeavoured to make as exact1 as fervent1 and as perfect a confession as you would wish to make at the hour of death2 and you should certainly be equally careful and fervent in so doing1 there being not less purity required to receive ,jesus ,christ in this life1 than to appear before the judgment-seat of ,god in the next4 ,above all things it must be remembered1 that the essential point in this proving of yourself1 is1 to quit the occasions of sin1 and to repair the scandal it hath caused3 without a fixed determination of so doing1 the accusation and detestation of it are absolutely insufficient4 ,but this purity of conscience1 which exempts from mortal sin1 and every criminal attachment1 though it may prevent the communion from being sacrilegious1 yet it is not sufficient to render it so fruitful and advantageous as it should be4 ,wherefore1 the more you prepare yourself for this sacrament1 the greater abundance of grace you will require4 ,in order1 then1 to prevent the mistake of such as do not think it necessary to prepare for receiving this holy sacrament before the very day of communion1 the following pious practices are earnestly recommended3 ,i4 ,some days before communion perform all your actions and prayers1 in order to obtain the graces necessary for so important a duty4 ,offer them up in the morning with this intention1 and do some good work1 such as an alms1 an act of mortification1 or a fast1 with the same design4 ,,ii4 ,visit our ,lord in the blessed sacrament morning and evening1 to beg that he would himself by his grace dispose your heart to receive him worthily4 ,,iii4 ,read every day a chapter out of the #dth ,book of the ,imitation of ,christ1 or some other approved book that treats of the ,eucharist4 ,,iv4 ,on the eve of your communion be more recollected than usual3 think often upon the happiness you are to enjoy the ensuing day in receiving your ,god4 ,as this should be your last thought at composing yourself to rest1 so it should also be your first at awaking4 ,v4 ,represent to your imagination that your angel guardian addresses you in these words3 ,behold the spouse cometh3 go forth now and meet him4 ,arise as early as possible to receive the great guest1 who designs to honour you with this visit4 ,keep a profound silence till you return from mass2 and let it appear by your modesty and recollection1 that you are deeply penetrated with the consciousness of the sanctity of an action of the most ineffable dignity and excellence4 #ajf ,,vi4 ,whenever you go to communion have always in your mind some particular intention--such as the acquiring of some virtue2 overcoming such a temptation2 the knowing of ,god's will with regard to yourself2 the relief of the souls of the faithful departed2 the conversion of infidels1 heretics1 and of sinners in general2 for nothing is more capable of exciting fervour in devotion1 than some particular end to which it is referred4 ,a ,prayer ,to ,the ,blessed ,virgin4 ,o sacred ,mother of ,god1 pure and spotless ,virgin6 thou didst not bear the ,saviour of the world in thy sacred womb for thine own sake alone1 but for ours also4 ,may not ,i then1 ,o ,mother of mercy1 hope to partake of his merits1 and obtain1 through thy powerful intercession1 some share of the same holy dispositions of soul which thou thyself didst possess at the time thou didst conceive him4 ,o that the same divine ,spirit which then prepared thy body and soul for his reception1 would now shed his precious gifts on me1 since it is the same ,god-,man that ,i am also about to receive4 ,obtain for me a pure heart for his dwelling-place1 and a firm and constant resolution to support myself in his grace2 but above all1 inspire me with an infinite horror of the detestable sin of impurity1 which1 in a particular manner1 contaminates the soul of man1 and renders it unworthy of communicating2 because1 by dishonouring my flesh1 ,i dishonour the flesh of ,jesus ,christ also4 #ajg ,alas6 if thy immaculate virginal womb was not too pure for a ,god to become incarnate therein1 how can ,i presume to present myself at the table of the ,god of purity1 and receive him into a heart contaminated with the smallest stain of a vice so abominable in the sight of infinite purity and sanctity8 ,prayers ,before ,communion4 ,i firmly believe1 ,o my divine ,jesus1 that thou art really present in the blessed sacrament of the altar4 ,i believe that it contains thy body and blood1 accompanied by thy very soul and divinity4 ,i acknowledge these truths2 ,i believe these wonders2 ,i adore the power that has wrought them1 the same power that said3 ,let there be light1 and light was made4 ,i submit my senses and reason to thy divine authority4 ,i praise and glorify thy infinite goodness1 which hath prepared this heavenly banquet for the food and nourishment of my soul4 ,blessed be thy name for ever4 ,accept my homage2 accept1 ,o my ,god1 my most hearty thanks4 ,but what am ,i1 that thou shouldst work such wonders for my sake8 ,how shall such a filthy sinner as ,i am1 presume to approach thee1 who art the inexhaustible source of infinite purity and sanctity8 ,how shall ,i venture to lift up my eyes to heaven1 much less to receive thee within my breast8 #ajh ,i tremble at the sentence of thy apostle3 ,whosoever shall eat this bread or drink this cup of the ,lord unworthily1 shall be guilty of the body and blood of the ,lord2 #a ,corinthians ii4 for ,i acknowledge myself to be nothing but dust and ashes2 a poor1 miserable worm of the earth1 subject to many vices1 and void of all virtue and merit4 ,alas6 my life has been nothing but sin and misery4 ,i have nothing to confide in but thy boundless mercy2 nor should ,i ever presume to approach thy sacred table1 and partake of the bread of angels1 were ,i not encouraged by thy infinite goodness1 and excited by thy own most pressing invitations4 ,it is therefore in thy mercy1 which is above all thy works1 that ,i put my whole trust2 and since thou art pleased to call me to this divine banquet1 behold ,i come to it1 like ,magdalen1 to be happily united to thee1 and to lay down all my sins at thy feet1 to be cancelled by thy precious blood4 ,i come to commemorate thy sufferings1 as thou thyself hast ordained4 ,i come1 as one sick1 to the ,physician of ,life2 as one blind1 to the ,light of eternal ,glory2 as one poor1 needy1 and distressed1 to the ,king of heaven and earth4 ,to thee ,i expose all my wounds1 that they may be healed4 ,to thee ,i fly for protection1 hoping that thou wilt be to me a ,saviour1 and that thou wilt wash away every sin that may defile me4 ,remove my blindness1 relieve my necessities1 and clothe me with grace1 that ,i may receive the adorable sacrament of thy body and blood with such reverence and humility1 such contrition and devotion1 such purity and faith1 as may be for thy honour and glory1 and the salvation of my soul4 #aji ,i am not worthy1 ,o ,lord1 to receive thee2 alas1 ,i am not6 but thou canst1 if thou wilt1 make me worthy3 say but the word1 then1 and my soul shall be healed4 ,thou hast heretofore said to the leper in the gospel1 ,i am willing2 be thou healed2 and he was immediately cured of his disease4 ,my soul is covered with an universal leprosy3 heal me then1 ,o my ,saviour1 in like manner2 cleanse my soul from its stains2 remove from it all guilt2 extinguish in it every evil disposition2 adorn it with the necessary virtues1 and make it a fit abode for thy reception4 ,may the body of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ preserve my soul to life everlasting4 ,another ,prayer4 ,who is he whom thou art about to receive8 ,o my soul1 be still and attentive4 ,who is he thou art going to receive8 ,thy ,god6 thy ,redeemer6 who1 for love of thee1 shed torrents of blood during his agony in the garden of ,gethsemani6 who for love of thee1 suffered his sacred head to be pierced with a crown of thorns1 and his virginal flesh to be rent and torn at the pillar with whips and scourges6 who1 for love of thee1 suffered himself to be clothed in a purple garment1 and derided as a mock king1 with a reed for his sceptre6 who1 for love of thee1 suffered his sacred hands and feet to be fastened with gross nails to the wood of the cross6 in fine1 who1 for love of thee1 hung thereon1 in the most ignominious manner1 between two thieves1 suffering for the space of three hours the most excruciating pains and tortures6 and at last expired for thy redemption6 #aaj ,after such stupendous instances of thy love for man1 who can refuse a return of love to thee1 ,lord ,jesus8 ,i love thee1 ,o my ,god6 and ardently wish1 that as every breath ,i draw is an increase of my life1 so it may be of my love for thee1 till at last ,i love thee as thou thyself requirest1 with my whole heart1 with my whole soul1 with all my mind1 and with all my strength2 for thou art the ,god of my heart1 and the life of my soul2 thou art my treasure1 my joy1 my comfort1 my support1 my strength1 my armour1 my defence1 my only hope and comfort in this place of banishment and vale of tears1 and the supreme object of my happiness in heaven4 ,as the wearied stag pants after the fountains of water1 so does my soul languish after thee1 the ocean of all sweetness2 it thirsts after thee with the most vehement desire1 and longs to drink plentifully of those fountains which issue from the inexhaustible source of thy infinite goodness for my comfort and refreshment4 ,o sweet ,jesus6 permit me now to experience the multitude of thy tender mercies4 ,have compassion on me and save me1 for thou never forsakest such as place their hope in thee4 #aaa ,purify my heart with the fire of divine love1 that it may this day become a fit abode for thy reception2 ,o come and make it thy dwelling-place for ever4 ,i am sorry1 and will be sorry as long as ,i live1 for having ever offended thy infinite goodness2 forgive me1 dear ,lord1 my past trespasses1 and be thou my keeper for the time to come1 that ,i may never more offend thee4 ,hail1 saving victim1 who for me and all mankind was offered on the cross6 ,hail1 precious blood flowing from the wounds of my crucified ,lord1 and washing away the sins of the world6 ,as ,i now desire to receive thee1 veiled in this sacrament1 so ,i hope hereafter to behold thee1 face to face1 in the kingdom of heaven4 ,o all ye blessed ,angels and ,saints of ,god1 ,i humbly beg the assistance of your prayers and intercession1 that ,i may with a clean heart and a pure conscience1 approach the ,holy of ,holies1 and receive this divine sacrament with such reverence and humility as may be for my soul's salvation4 ,acts ,of ,virtue1 ,which may be used with great spiritual advantage before ,communion1 according to each person's leisure and devotion4 ,imagine that our ,saviour invites yon into the same room in which he ate his last supper with his apostles1 to be witness of the miracle he is there going to perform1 and to give you the communion with his own sacred hands4 ,how fervent soever your sentiments might have been on that solemn occasion1 they ought not to be less so at present3 for as he ordained that this divine food should be daily renewed for the nourishment of the faithful1 till his second coming to judge mankind at the end of the world1 so he gives himself no less to us at present1 than he did at that time to his apostles4 #aab ,take them now for your model4 ,the account which we have in the gospel1 of this last mysterious supper1 will furnish you with proper acts for communion4 ,read them attentively2 make them your own by reflection2 and let them sink deeply into your heart4 ,an ,act ,of ,adoration4 ,the ,gospel of ,st ,luke1 chap1 xxii41 informs us1 that our ,saviour sat down1 and his twelve apostles with him1 to eat the ,paschal ,lamb1 or accomplish the ,supper of the ,old ,law1 and institute that of the ,new in its stead4 ,who could be otherwise than astonished at seeing a ,god admit his creatures1 nay1 even his very enemies1 to partake of his adorable body8 ,when he loved his own who were in the world1 says his beloved disciple1 ,st4 ,john1 he loved them unto the end4 ,but this was loving them1 not merely to the end of this mortal life1 but even beyond it1 to the very end of ages with the utmost excess1 and to the farthest limits of love4 ,contemplate1 therefore1 with the most attentive recollection1 the excellence1 the depth1 and the extent of the boundless love of our divine ,redeemer1 of which this mystery is an epitome4 ,could we ever believe1 ,o ,lord1 or even imagine1 that thy love for us was so excessive1 had not thine own infallible word convinced us of its truth8 ,hadst thou1 when thou wert about to quit this world1 left us thy adorable heart as a pledge of thy affection2 or hadst thou1 when thy side was pierced1 ordered thy precious blood to be distributed throughout thy church2 such favours would have justly claimed our most grateful acknowledgments4 ,but this would not satisfy the extent of thy love2 thou didst choose1 in a god-like manner1 to penetrate into the very centre of our hearts1 and give thyself to each of us particularly1 entirely1 and for ever4 #aac ,with what amazement1 then1 must not the angels and the whole hierarchy of celestial intelligences1 have beheld such a prodigy6 ,were they not in some measure jealous to see mankind thus uncommonly favoured8 ,but what didst thou discover in me1 ,o ,lord1 that could thus attract thee8 ,or what couldst thou possibly expect from my indigence8 ,can ,i become the dwelling-place of him who is the delight of the blessed8 ,alas6 had ,i even the innocence of thy beloved disciple ,john1 or the ardent love of thy zealous apostle ,st ,peter1 ,i should then have some little claim to sit down at thy table2 but since ,i am removed at so great a distance from such holy dispositions1 vouchsafe1 ,o ,lord1 to supply my deficiency by the effusion of thy grace4 ,whence is this favour to me1 ,o my merciful ,redeemer8 ,what is man1 that thou art mindful of him8 or the son of man1 that thou shouldst visit him8 ,psalm viii4 ,an ,act ,of ,desire1 ,founded on these tender words1 which our ,saviour pronounced immediately before the ,supper3 ,with desire ,i have desired to eat this ,pasch with you4--,luke1 xxii4 #ae4 ,for why should we not feel the most ardent desire to be united to our ,lord in this sacrament1 when we see him so desirous to visit us1 and take up his dwelling in our hearts8 ,endeavour to excite this desire1 by considering how much you stand in need of this bread of life1 and by the great esteem this heavenly nourishment deserves4 #aad ,since thou1 ,o ,lord1 art so prodigal of miracles1 and obligest me to receive thee under such severe penalties1 nothing can be more certain than that thou desirest to make my heart thy dwelling-place4 ,with what fervent desires should ,i not1 therefore1 endeavour to co-operate with such bountiful intentions6 ,o my all-sufficient ,god1 though thou standest in no need of me1 yet thou hast compassion on my poverty4 ,may then the efficacy of thy grace supply my indigence2 may it awaken every faculty of my soul1 and render my desires to receive thee worthily still more inflamed2 for though they are arrived at a certain anxiety1 ,i am nevertheless sensible of their being too tepid4 ,alas6 my ,redeemer1 why do ,i not sigh after thee with the same holy fervour as did the patriarchs of the old law1 who expected thy coming8 ,come1 ,o ,lord1 and do not delay4 ,remember1 ,o heavenly physician1 that thou canst not refuse thy all-healing balsam to the wounds of my soul1 since thy motive for descending on earth was to heal the sins of men4 ,although ,i am needy and poor1 yet thou canst enrich me2 although ,i am enslaved under the tyranny of my predominant passions1 yet thou canst break my chains and set me at liberty2 a single word of thine would be altogether sufficient to work these miracles in favour of one so unworthy of thy corporal presence as ,i am4 ,speak it then1 ,o ,sovereign ,good1 for ,i can no longer live without thee4 ,let blind and infatuated worldlings intoxicate themselves with the false1 transient1 and fading happiness of this life2 as for my part1 nothing besides thyself can content me1 either in heaven or on earth2 for what have ,i in heaven1 or what can ,i desire on earth besides thee8 #aae ,come1 then1 ,o thou ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world6 ,come1 thou beloved of my heart6 adorable flesh and precious blood of my ,saviour6 ,come1 to nourish1 comfort1 and enliven my sickly soul4 ,o ,god of my heart6 let me neither love1 seek1 nor think on any other object but thyself alone3 for thou alone art my consolation1 my treasure1 my joy1 my life1 my ,god1 and my all6 ,my heart as eagerly desires to receive thee1 as the wearied stag longs to quench his thirst in the fountains of water4 ,psalm xli4 ,an ,act ,of ,fear4 ,the ,evangelist mentions1 that when our ,saviour declared to his disciples1 that one of them should betray him1 they were all exceedingly afflicted3 ,verily ,i say unto you1 that one of you will betray me2 and they began each of them to say1 ,is it ,i1 ,lord8 ,is it ,i8--,matthew xxviii4 ,let your hearts also give way for a moment1 to the thoughts of that uncertainty which every man is in1 of being in the state of grace3 examine seriously your real dispositions1 and have no other confidence than in the mercy of ,god4 ,if the uncertainty of being worthy of thy love or hatred1 ,o ,lord1 made even ,st4 ,paul1 that vessel of election1 tremble1 how much more reason have not ,i to apprehend1 lest some concealed sin1 lurking in my heart1 might obstruct the salutary influence of those graces which thou hast prepared for those who worthily receive thee in this divine sacrament8 #aaf ,may not ,i1 perhaps1 like another ,judas1 give thee the kiss of peace to-day1 and basely betray thee to-morrow8 or1 instead of coming to visit me as a faithful disciple1 dost thou not rather come with horror and indignation1 as to a concealed enemy8 ,how can ,i answer for the integrity of my confession1 the fervour of my contrition1 or the sincerity of my resolutions8 ,is it not custom1 or human respect1 that brings me to the foot of thy altar8 ,have not ,i still some favourite attachment8 and in the resolutions ,i have made of relinquishing my vile evil habits1 have ,i not spared some favourite though dangerous passion8 ,with the same heart-felt anguish as thy disciples experienced on the like occasion1 ,i ask thee1 ,o ,lord1 ,is it ,i8 ,but the most abominable traitor1 ,judas1 asked thee the same question8 ,is not my anxiety1 as his was1 only false and apparent8 ,it is this thought1 ,o my ,god1 that terrifies me2 and it is to thyself alone ,i have recourse to preserve me from so horrible a sacrilege4 ,no1 thou wilt never permit me to be guilty of so horrid a profanation1 since thou seest there is no evil ,i dread so much4 ,wherefore1 my dear ,saviour1 after being as diligent as ,i could in my preparation to receive thee1 ,i now rest entirely on thy infinite mercy1 ,depart from me1 ,o ,lord1 for ,i am a sinful man4--,luke1 v4 ,have confidence1 my child1 thy sins are forgiven thee4--,matt4 xi4 #aag ,an ,act ,of ,contrition4 ,by our ,saviour's washing the feet of his disciples1 to prepare them for this new supper1 7,and he began to wash the feet of his disciples1 and dry them with the girt he had about him1--,john1 xiii47 we are taught not to confine ourselves merely to detesting those grievous sins which give death to the soul2 because we see that the disciples were obliged to undergo this ceremony1 though ,christ already had declared them pure1 and in the state of grace2 7you1 saith he1 are already clean27 but we should also endeavour to purify our souls1 as much as possible1 from even the slightest stains of venial sin1 which is signified by the washing of the feet of his disciples4 ,to transform a soul1 so defiled as mine by the ordure of sin1 into a state of innocence and purity1 must be the work of the right hand of the ,most ,high4 ,ah1 my ,god6 ,i shall never be able to discover any vestige of that precious innocence which makes a soul so lovely and acceptable in thy sight1 unless ,i trace back my whole life to the days of my childhood4 ,but although ,i have had the misfortune to forfeit my baptismal innocence by sin1 yet there remains for my consolation this sure anchor1 whereby ,i may hope to regain thy favour1 grounded on thy infallible promise1 that thou wilt never despise a contrite and humble heart4 ,but if even the enormity of my sins had not exposed me to thy wrath1 and consequently to the eternal pains of hell1 yet ,i would nevertheless sincerely detest them4 ,o my ,god6 do not upbraid me with mine iniquities2 they are always in my sight2 and the bitterness of my regret for having committed them1 shall serve as a continual punishment of my baseness4 #aah ,ah1 my ,redeemer1 though ,i cannot suffer such an excessive degree of anguish as thou didst during thy agony in the garden of ,gethsemani1 when in a bloody sweat thou didst offer thyself as a victim to the ,eternal ,father1 yet ,i am fully determined to suffer with patience every cross or affliction which may fall in my way1 as well in atonement for the sins ,i have hitherto committed1 as to prevent me from future relapses4 ,assist me with thy grace1 ,o ,lord1 and remove every occasion of sin at a distance from me3 and as ,i dread no evil so much as that of offending thee mortally1 rather prevent me1 by cutting the thread of life1 than suffer me again to become thine enemy4 ,but in my present disposition of mind1 ,i do not confine myself to merely detesting all mortal offences6 ,no1 my amiable ,saviour6 inflamed with thy love1 ,i am also fully resolved to avoid every venial sin that may in the least displease thee1 or diminish the influence of thy graces4 ,and though ,i have a well-grounded confidence that my soul has been cleansed in the sacrament of penance1 still ,i desire to be washed more and more from my iniquities4 ,create a clean heart in me1 ,o ,god2 and renew an upright spirit within my bowels4--,psalm ,l4 ,transcriber's note3 ,new ,american ,bible1 ,psalms ,chapter #ea3ab ,a clean heart create for me1 ,god2 renew in me a steadfast spirit4 ,a ,prayer ,for ,obtaining ,the ,effects ,of ,a ,plenary ,indulgence4 ,accept1 ,o almighty ,god1 through the merits of thine only ,son ,jesus ,christ1 the intercession of his immaculate ,mother the blessed ,virgin ,mary1 and of the whole court of heaven1 the communion ,i am about to make1 to thy greater glory4 ,accept it in thanksgiving for thy innumerable benefits1 to obtain the pardon of my sins1 and grace to acquire a victory over my passions1 particularly those to which ,i am most enslaved4 ,name them4 #aai ,considering that the debts which ,i owe to thy justice are so immense1 that of myself ,i have not the means of discharging them1 ,i have recourse to the inexhaustible treasure of the merits of my ,redeemer1 which thy church 7in virtue of the keys of the kingdom of heaven1 which he has committed to its supreme pastors1 in the person of ,st4 ,peter17 now holds forth to me4 ,grant me1 ,o ,lord1 the dispositions to obtain such a portion thereof1 as may be necessary to discharge the debt of temporal punishment due to my sins4 ,suffer me now to partake of the infinite merits of ,christ1 that the immense ransom which he has paid for my salvation being applied to my poor sinful soul1 ,i may be released from the punishments which it has otherwise so justly deserved4 ,i beseech thee also1 ,o most bountiful ,lord6 to pour down thy blessings on thy holy ,catholic ,church2 on its supreme pastor1 ,pope ,n4 ,n42 on the pastor to whom the care of thy flock in this archdioceses or diocese is committed name him2 upon our queen1 and all the royal family2 upon all thy bishops and clergy throughout the whole world4 ,enlighten poor infidels1 heretics1 and sinners2 and assist such apostolic missionaries as labour in their conversion4 #abj ,unite all mankind in the profession of the true faith2 give them the spirit of divine charity1 whereby they may love thee above all things1 and for thy sake love each other4 ,have compassion on the suffering souls of the faithful departed4 ,give thy blessing to my parents1 friends1 relations1 and benefactors2 preserve them from eternal misery2 and conduct us all1 by thy grace1 to the mansions of celestial bliss1 there to praise and glorify thee for ever4 ,amen4 ,an ,act ,of ,humility4 ,reflect on these words3 ,and he gave it to his disciples1 and said1 ,take ye1 and eat1 c4 ,it must have been a great cause of confusion to the apostles1 when they beheld their ,saviour distribute to them his sacred body1 not merely that they might adore it1 or that they might preserve it as an inestimable relic1 but that they might make it their food4 ,be thou also penetrated with the most profound humility4 ,what am ,i1 ,o ,god of majesty and glory1 or who am ,i1 that thou shouldst deign even to look on me8 ,whence am ,i honoured with so unspeakable a favour1 as that my ,lord and my ,god should come and visit in person such a miserable and vile worm of the earth8 ,how dare a being more contemptible than nothing1 approach so holy a ,god1 eat the bread of angels1 and feed on thy divine flesh6 ,ah1 ,lord6 it is too much2 ,i am not worthy of so great a favour2 ,i shall never1 no never1 deserve it4 #aba ,o ,king of heaven and earth6 adorable ,sovereign6 the ,author and ,preserver of the universe6 behold1 ,i annihilate myself before thee1 protesting that ,i would humble myself as much for thy glory1 as thou dost here for my salvation4 ,i acknowledge1 with the most profound respect1 the infinite1 grandeur of thy divine ,majesty and my own miserable baseness4 ,the contemplation of one and the other fills me with inexpressible confusion4 ,can ,i possibly say more1 my dear ,saviour1 than to confess1 with the utmost humility1 in the words of the centurion3 ,lord1 ,i am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof2 say but the word1 and my soul shall be saved4 ,an ,act ,of ,faith4 ,in consequence of the words pronounced by our ,saviour when he consecrated the bread and wine1 ,this is my body1 c2 this is my blood1 c2 the apostles received what ,christ then gave them as his real body and blood4 ,do thou now1 in like manner1 make a most lively ,act of ,faith of the real presence of ,jesus ,christ in the blessed ,eucharist4 ,since thou1 omnipotent ,god1 whose almighty words are creative1 productive1 and effective2 since thou1 ,o eternal ,truth1 who canst neither deceive nor be deceived2 since thou1 ,i say1 hast declared that thou art really and actually present under the appearance of material bread1 ,i therefore implicitly believe it2 for what greater proof can ,i require of the truth of this mystery1 than thine own infallible word8 ,yes1 my dear ,saviour1 ,i openly confess1 and am inwardly convinced1 that it is thou thyself ,i am going to receive2 thou who for my sake wast born in a manger2 thou who for my redemption didst die on a cross1 and who1 though now gloriously seated on thy heavenly throne1 still continuest on earth1 under the sacramental veils1 to feed and nourish the souls of men4 #abb ,were ,i to behold thee with my corporal eyes1 and examine the impression of the wounds thou didst receive in thy sacred hands and sides1 as ,st4 ,thomas did1 still ,i could not say with more confidence than ,i now do1 that thou art my ,lord and my ,god6 ,i do not demand a miracle as a proof of thy real presence2 no1 ,lord1 let me rather have the whole merit of faith2 for thou hast said1 ,blessed are those who believe and do not see4 ,wert thou therefore to speak to me from this very tabernacle1 the voice would affect me less than that which resounds in thy gospel and thy church1 founded by thyself1 and propagated in a miraculous manner4 ,though my senses may tell me it is nothing but mere bread2 yet1 submitting them entirely in obedience to divine faith1 ,i answer it is thy real body and blood1 accompanied by thy soul and divinity4 ,in this faith ,i am determined to live and die2 and were ,i to suffer a thousand martyrdoms in testimony thereof1 ,i am persuaded1 that by the help of thy grace ,i would remain immovable4 ,thou art really a hidden ,god--a ,god ,saviour4-- ,isaias4 ,i believe2 ,o ,lord1 help my unbelief4--,mark1 ix4 #abc ,when about to communicate1 let your heart be penetrated with a lively sense of the actual presence of your divine ,saviour1 and at the same time endeavour to recollect the different passages of ,scripture above quoted1 they being1 as it were1 an abridgment of the foregoing acts4 ,you may also reflect on the words1 ,may the body of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ preserve thy soul into life everlasting1 which the priest pronounces at the moment he gives you the blessed sacrament2 because they imply1 that the end proposed in communicating1 is not simply to abide in a certain regularity of conduct for a few months1 weeks1 or days2 but to persevere faithfully1 to the very hour of death1 in that state of grace to which a worthy participation of this divine sacrament shall now raise you4 ,an ,act ,of ,hope4 ,since thou vouchsafest to come and dwell within me1 ,o my ,redeemer1 what may ,i not expect from thy bounty6 ,i therefore present myself before thee with that lively confidence which thy infinite goodness inspires4 ,thou not only knowest all my wants1 but thou art also willing and able to relieve them4 ,thou hast not only invited me1 but also promised me thy gracious assistance3 ,come to me1 all you that labour and are heavy burdened1 and ,i will refresh you4 ,behold1 then1 ,o ,lord1 ,i accept of thy gracious invitation2 ,i lay before thee all my wants1 my misery1 and my blindness2 and confidently hope1 without the fear of being disappointed1 that thou wilt enlighten my understanding1 inflame my will1 comfort me in the midst of such crosses or afflictions as thou hast appointed ,i should suffer1 strengthen me in all temptations and trials1 and in fine1 with the powerful assistance of thy grace1 change me into a new creature2 for art not thou1 ,o ,god1 the master of my heart2 and when shall my heart be more absolutely disposed of by thee1 than when thou shalt have once entered into it8 #abd ,devout ,prayers1 ,or ,fervent ,aspirations ,after ,communion4 ,i return thee most hearty thanks1 ,o amiable ,jesus1 for the inestimable blessing ,i now enjoy4 ,i praise and glorify thee with my whole soul1 for the numberless favours ,i have received from thy bounty4 ,i adore thee now reposing within my breast4 ,o my ,god and my all6 a thousand times welcome4 ,may thy holy name be for ever blessed6 ,o ,sovereign ,lord of ,heaven6 how amazing is the excess of thy goodness1 in condescending to visit so poor1 so vile1 so abject a creature as ,i am6 ,thou hast vouchsafed to heap thy favours on dust and ashes2 to come into this poor cottage1 this house of clay1 my earthly habitation2 and to feed my soul with the heavenly banquet of thy most precious body and blood4 ,o teach me to entertain thee as ,i ought1 and to make thee some suitable return for this thy infinite love4 ,i would gladly make thee some offering in acknowledgment of the rich present thou hast made me1 in giving thyself to me2 but1 alas6 dear ,lord1 thou knowest my poverty1 and that ,i have nothing worthy of thy acceptance2 nothing but what1 on a thousand titles1 is already thine4 ,but1 ,o my bountiful ,saviour1 such is thy goodness1 that thou wilt be contented with the little ,i can give thee1 although it be thine already4 #abe ,thou askest nothing but my heart1 and this ,i most willingly offer thee4 ,o be pleased to accept it1 and make it wholly thine for ever4 ,take full possession thereof2 ,i offer it to thee without reserve4 ,i desire to consecrate it entirely to thy service4 ,disengage it therefore1 from this moment1 from the slavery of its passions and vices4 ,stifle in it every desire but that of loving and pleasing thee4 ,inflame it with the fire of divine charity1 that it may ever burn with thy love4 ,o may the sweet flames thereof consume my soul1 that so ,i may die to the world for the love of thee1 who hast vouchsafed to expire on the cross for the love of me4 ,i cast myself entirely into the arms of thy mercy1 and offer thee my whole being2 my body with all its senses1 and my soul with all its powers2 that as thou hast honoured them both by thy real presence1 so they may both be thy temple for ever4 ,o sanctify and consecrate eternally to thyself this mansion1 which thou hast1 by a wonderful condescension1 chosen this day for thine abode2 and grant that1 like ,zacchus1 ,i may obtain thy benediction4 ,i offer thee my memory1 that it may be ever recollected in thee2 my understanding1 that it may be always directed and enlightened by thy truth2 and my will1 that it may be ever conformable to thine4 ,o take me entirely into thy hands1 with all that ,i have1 and all that ,i am2 and let nothing henceforward1 either in life or death1 ever separate me from thee any more4 #abf ,make me according to thy own heart2 and let my soul be thy habitation for ever4 ,draw me most powerfully after thee1 and guide my steps1 that ,i may cheerfully run into the paths of virtue1 and walk in the way of thy precepts4 ,make me diligent in the duties of my calling and state of life1 and teach me to do thy will in all things4 ,let thy blessing be upon all my actions1 and thy grace direct my intentions1 that the whole course of my life1 and the principal design of my heart1 may ever tend to the advancement of thy glory1 the good of my neighbour1 and the eternal salvation of my soul4 ,amen4 ,o my soul1 bless the ,lord2 and let all that is within thee praise and magnify his holy name4 ,pay him the best homage thou art able1 and invite heaven and earth to join with thee in glorifying him for ever4 ,o my ,god6 that ,i could now give thee as much praise1 honour1 and glory1 as the blessed spirits incessantly give thee in heaven6 ,o that ,i could adore thee with the spirit and affection of thine elect6 ,but as ,i am unable to do this1 accept at least this my desire and good will4 ,o ye angels and saints1 bless my ,god for me2 thank my ,lord for me2 love my ,jesus for me2 and sing forth his praises in supply of my defects4 ,o beauty ever ancient and always new6 too late have ,i known thee2 too late have ,i loved thee4 ,when shall ,i live only in thee1 by thee1 and for thee alone4 ,o my ,god1 and my all1 when shall ,i see the day1 when shall the happy time arrive1 that1 disgusted with the false happiness of this deceitful world1 ,i shall seek comfort from thee alone1 and find rest to my soul8 #abg ,o heavenly manna6 ,o adorable sacrament6 ,o inestimable pledge of ,god's love to mankind6 ,o standing memorial of ,christ's passion and death6 ,o inexhaustible fountain of divine grace6 ,o boundless mercy6 ,o divine charity6 ,o sacred fire1 ever burning and never decaying6 ,hail1 ,o loving ,jesus1 my only pleasure and delight1 the joy of my soul1 and my portion for ever4 ,let my soul be sensible of the sweetness of thy presence4 ,let me taste how sweet thou art1 ,o ,lord4 ,purify my heart from the dross of all earthly affections4 ,deliver me from my vicious customs4 ,remove me from all baneful effects of concupiscence4 ,perfect me in charity1 patience1 humility1 obedience1 and all other virtues4 ,may ,i rather die than ever more offend thee by mortal sin6 ,o may ,i prove my gratitude by my fidelity to so good a ,god6 ,abolish the reign of sin1 and establish the kingdom of grace in all hearts4 ,let the light of thy countenance so shine upon all those who are in the darkness of infidelity1 as to dispel their errors4 ,grant peace and union to all ,christian princes1 and preserve us from the dreadful scourges of war1 famine1 and pestilence4 ,convert all sinners2 reconcile those who are at variance4 ,have mercy on my parents1 friends1 and benefactors4 ,have mercy on all my enemies2 forgive them their sins1 and fill both their hearts and mine with thy charity4 ,reform all abuses1 and remove all scandals from thy church4 #abh ,comfort all that are under any affliction1 sickness1 or violence of pain4 ,support those who are under temptation2 protect those that are in danger2 and grant a happy passage to all that are in their last agony4 ,extend thy mercy likewise to the souls of all the faithful departed1 and admit them to the possession of thy eternal glory4 ,grant relief to us all in our respective necessities1 the remission of our sins1 the grace of final perseverance1 and life everlasting4--,amen4 ,another ,prayer ,after ,communion2 ,or ,when ,it ,has ,been ,received ,by ,the ,sick ,as ,a ,viaticum4 ,o my gracious ,saviour6 what greater happiness or comfort could ,i expect6 ,o wonderful condescension of my ,god6 ,o what return shall ,i make him for his ineffable love6 ,he whom the saints1 the angels1 and the whole heavenly host adore1 hath given himself entirely to me1 and now really and substantially dwelleth within me6 ,without any other inducement but his pure mercy1 he hath vouchsafed to visit1 comfort1 and nourish my poor soul with the divine and heavenly banquet of his precious body and blood1 with which he redeemed me on the cross4 ,may honour1 praise1 and glory be for ever paid thee1 ,o my sweet ,redeemer ,jesus ,christ6 ,o that ,i could now give thee as much honour and glory as is incessantly given thee by the whole choir of heaven6 ,accept1 ,o ,lord1 my heart1 as a thanksgiving-offering for all thy favours and blessings4 ,accept my whole being1 for by every claim of right and justice it belongeth entirely to thee4 #abi ,and thou1 ,o my soul1 bless the ,lord1 and let all that is within thee praise his holy name4 ,o all ye works of the ,lord1 bless the ,lord1 praise and glorify him for ever4 ,o all ye angels of the ,lord1 bless the ,lord2 magnify1 praise1 and glorify his holy name1 because ,i have found the beloved of my soul4 ,prostrate at his feet1 like the penitent ,magdalen1 ,i will embrace him in spirit1 and clasp him with the arms of inflamed love4 ,and now1 as ,i have actually received him on earth1 may ,i not confidently hope for the perfect possession of him in heaven8 ,i can now fear no evil1 because thou1 ,o ,lord1 art with me1 as my powerful guardian and protector6 ,give me therefore thy blessing1 ,o beloved ,jesus6 and establish an everlasting peace in my soul4 ,thou art the ,god of my heart1 my portion and inheritance for ever4 ,let nothing in the future be my comfort but thou1 my ,lord ,jesus2 nor let any thing afflict me hereafter but my sins1 and whatever is displeasing to thy divine ,majesty4 ,o soul of ,christ1 sanctify me2 body of ,christ1 save me2 blood of ,christ1 purify me2 water issuing from the side of ,christ1 wash me2 passion of ,christ1 strengthen me4 ,o good ,jesus1 graciously hear me1 hide me within thy wounds1 suffer me never to be separated from thee2 call me at the hour of death1 and command me to come to thee1 that ,i may associate with the saints and angels1 and the whole choir of celestial spirits1 to sing forth canticles of praise and glory to thy holy name for ever and ever1 world without end4 ,amen1 ,amen1 ,amen1 sweet ,jesus6 #acj ,acts ,of ,virtue ,after ,communion4 ,to ,be ,used ,according ,to ,each ,person's ,leisure ,or ,opportunity4 ,now1 whilst the plenitude of the ,divinity dwelleth corporally within you1 meditate most profoundly1 with the ,blessed ,virgin1 upon the great wonders which the ,almighty hath wrought in your favour4 ,consider yourself as a living tabernacle1 wherein resideth the ,holy of ,holies4 ,let this single reflection prevent all distractions1 and keep your mind in the most perfect composure and recollection4 ,an ,act ,of ,confidence4 ,now there was leaning on the bosom of ,jesus one of his disciples1 whom ,jesus loved4--,john1 xiii4 #af4 ,what a glorious privilege was this which ,st4 ,john had6 ,what consolation must he not have felt from the impression of the ,divinity6 ,what delightful repose6 ,pour forth thy heart1 as he did his1 into that of ,jesus1 and abandon thyself to the most lively sentiments of confidence4 ,behold6 here he is1 then1 the treasure of my soul6 ,i am now in possession of the ,sovereign ,good6 ,o what advantage upon earth can be compared to this8 ,what glory6 what comfort6 to feel my ,god so near me6 ,my soul hath found whom she loveth3 ,i have hold of him1 nor will ,i let him go4--,cant1 iv4 ,the first thought1 ,o ,god6 with which thy presence inspires me1 is a sentiment of adoration and respect4 #aca ,permit me1 then1 in union with the blessed in heaven1 to offer thee my most profound homage4 ,yes1 under these sacred veils1 where thy love for me hath concealed the splendour of thy ,majesty1 ,i most humbly adore thee4 ,i acknowledge thee as my master1 my creator1 and the supreme arbiter of my eternal destiny4 ,the less thou wouldst make thyself for my sake1 the more real respect and veneration have ,i for thee4 ,but these thoughts are absorbed in the greatness of my confidence4 ,this ,i cannot contain1 nor yet am ,i able to express it4 ,if thou takest pleasure in1 if thou even enjoinest us to place our trust in thee1 is it not in this mystery1 where thou dost communicate thyself without reserve1 where thou literally verifiest that tender promise of treating us no longer as servants1 but as friends8 ,these words1 which thou never didst address to thy angels or prophets1 thou dost accomplish for sinners in this sacrament3 yes1 it would be an insult offered to thee1 not to have the greatest hopes in thy mercy2 for it is not here1 ,o ,god1 that thou exercisest thy justice2 thou art glorious in heaven6 all-powerful on earth6 and terrible in hell6 but in the ,eucharist1 thou art mild1 consoling1 sweet1 and liberal4 ,ah6 what canst thou refuse me1 when thou hast given me thyself8 and where is the confidence that can be too tender8 ,why should ,i envy the beloved disciple who leaned on thy breast at thy last supper1 for dost thou not at present rest in my heart8 ,o let me1 then1 be for ever inviolably attached to thee4 #acb ,let the sweets of thy presence so captivate my soul1 that disgusted with sin1 it may be fixed in the contemplation of thee alone1 and listen with docility to thy holy inspirations4 ,all you1 then1 that doubt of the goodness of ,god1 come now and learn6 come and admire6 come and taste with me his infinite mercies6 come and hear1 all ye that fear ,god1 and ,i will tell you what great things he hath done for my soul6--,psalm xiv4 ,who would have believed it8 ,what6 one of his disciples1 not prostrate at his feet1 but reclining upon his breast1 and honoured with his particular affection6 ,yes1 all this he hath done for him1 and is ready to do the same for me also4 ,behold the ,lord my ,saviour2 ,i will act confidently1 and ,i will not fear4--,isaias1 ii4 ,the mercies of the ,lord ,i will sing for ever4--,psalm1 lxxviii4 ,an ,act ,of ,love4 ,lord1 where art thou going1 why cannot ,i follow thee now8 ,i will lay down my life for thee4--,john1 xiii4 ,how can ,i consent to be separated from thee8 7saith ,st4 ,peter to ,jesus37 no2 ,i will never leave thee1 were ,i to follow thee even unto death4 ,this is a model of that generous love which a faithful soul should testify unto ,god in the holy ,communion4 ,if ,i cannot approach thee1 ,o my ,god1 with as much confidence as thy apostle ,st4 ,peter did1 yet ,i come with equal warmth and sincerity1 to assure thee of my eternal attachment4 ,accept1 therefore1 the offering ,i now make thee1 not only of my whole being1 but of all ,i possess4 ,unhappy and miserable should ,i think myself1 were ,i not in the disposition of mind to sacrifice the most precious advantage this world can afford1 at the first intimation of thy will4 #acc ,dispose of the life thou hast given me according to thy pleasure4 ,i offer myself entirely to thee2 my employments1 talents1 and every power and faculty of soul and body1 that they may be ever and always employed in promoting thy honour and glory4 ,in justice ,i am obliged1 if necessary1 to die for thee1 since thou hast generously given up thy life for my salvation4 ,but thy regard for me1 ,o sweet ,jesus1 was not to be confined within the boundaries of this life2 for after having loved me even unto death1 thou hast besides left me this divine food as a sensible pledge of thy affection4 ,ah1 dear ,lord6 what more couldst thou possibly do for me8 and how ungrateful a wretch would ,t not be1 if such wonderful marks of thy tenderness were not capable of exciting the most lively sentiments of love and gratitude in my soul8 ,the very damned would then be less culpable than ,i2 for if they do not love thee1 it is because they cannot possibly love thee2 and therefore thou dost not expect love from them4 ,but ,i can love thee2 because every thing induces me to love thee2 and thou art even mercifully pleased to command that ,i should love thee with my whole heart1 c4 ,o thou eternal ,beauty6 too late have ,i begun to love thee3 ,o amiable ,lord6 who art ever lovely1 and never sufficiently beloved1 ,i consider every moment of my life as lost1 which has not been consecrated to thy love2 accept1 at least1 the remainder thereof4 #acd ,if ,i cannot love thee as much as ,i could wish1 or as much as thou hast loved me1 or as much as thou dost deserve1 yet ,i will love thee as much as ,i am able4 ,angels of heaven6 ,o ,mother of ,god6 and all ye saints6 lend me now your hearts2 for ,i have1 alas6 but one to love my ,god1 and that too small1 and too much polluted with the love of creatures4 ,diminish in me1 ,o ,lord1 all other advantages1 provided thou dost grant me an increase of divine charity4 ,i imagine1 ,o my ,god1 that thou art now enkindling this sacred fire within my breast1 and that ,i could answer thee1 with as much confidence as ,st4 ,peter1 ,lord1 thou knowest ,i love thee1 and that for thy sake alone2 ,i love thee with my whole heart1 without reserve1 firmly resolving never to fix my affections on any thing besides thyself4 ,yes1 ,i am content to find nothing but disgust1 bitterness1 and affliction1 in every other attachment1 that ,i may be thus happily compelled to repose in thee for ever4 ,o establish now a solid1 efficacious1 lively1 ardent1 and persevering love within my heart2 and though thou remain therein but for a few moments1 let the effectual influence of thy grace for ever remain behind4 ,my beloved to me1 and ,i to my beloved4--,cant4 xvi4 ,thou knowest1 ,lord1 that ,i love thee4--,john1 xxi4 #ace ,an ,act ,of ,supplication4 ,our ,saviour's last supper was one continual prayer1 which he offered up for his apostles1 and a most pressing invitation to solicit favours from him4 ,o holy ,father1 says he1 preserve those whom thou hast given me2 for them ,i ask4 ,peter1 ,i have asked for thee4 ,until now you have not asked for anything2 ask1 and you shall receive4 ,here he exhorts us to pray for all those graces we stand most in need of4 ,he further adds a most affecting and solid instruction1 recommending them earnestly to persevere in his service3 ,remain1 says he1 in my love4 ,he forewarned them of the trials they were to undergo2 he inculcated certain precepts2 he reproached them with some of their most striking defects4 ,in this manner will he also speak privately to your heart2 he will make known his will to you2 he will tell you many things of which you have no notion1 or which you disguise to yourself4 ,listen to him then without doubt1 as the apostles did1 and ask him questions with the most sincere desire to accomplish his holy will4 ,thou are present within me1 ,o inexhaustible source of all good2 thou art full of tenderness1 and ready to shed all thy favours upon me4 ,o shower them down most abundantly6 ,consider my manifold wants2 consider the immensity of thy power4 ,transform me1 therefore1 into a new man4 ,divest my heart of whatever is displeasing to thee4 ,adorn it with whatever may render me acceptable in thy sight4 ,purify my body4 ,sanctify my soul4 ,let me share in the merits of thy life and death4 ,unite thyself to me2 unite me to thyself4 ,live thou in me1 that in thee ,i also may live1 and never have life but for thy sake4 ,grant me those graces of which thou knowest ,i stand most in need4 #acf ,grant the same to all those for whom ,i am bound to pray4 ,canst thou refuse me any thing1 after what thou hast done for me8 ,what may ,i not expect from thee1 since thou hast given me thyself8 ,i will not let thee go until thou dost bless me4--,gen4 xxxii4 #bf4 ,do to thy servant according to thy mercy4 ,an ,act ,of ,oblation4 ,in crowning the innumerable gifts thou hast already bestowed upon me with the inestimable favour of giving me thyself1 thou desirest to convince me that ,i should live but for thy sake alone1 ,o ,god of goodness and mercy6 ,this1 ,o ,lord1 is what ,i also most fervently wish3 ,i would have all my thoughts1 words1 actions1 and whatever designs ,i may form or put into execution1 for the time to come1 always directed by a most perfect resignation to thy holy will4 ,i desire that my health1 fortune1 strength1 reputation1 talents of mind and body2 in a word1 whatever relates to me1 either interiorly or exteriorly1 may be entirely disposed of to thy honour and glory4 ,i consecrate the remainder of my life1 without the least reserve1 to thy divine service4 ,i now make an offering unto thee of whatever pains or sufferings ,i may hereafter undergo in my last sickness1 and cheerfully accept of whatever crosses thou mayest henceforth be pleased to afflict me with4 ,into thy hands1 ,o ,lord1 ,i commend my spirit4--,psalm xxx4 #acg ,a ,resolution ,of ,amendment4 ,that the world may know that ,i love the ,father2 and as the ,father gave me a commandment1 so ,i do4 ,arise1 let us go1 saith ,christ1 7,john1 xiii47 instantly and without hesitation1 to execute his will4 ,such is the generosity with which we should now1 and at all times1 resolve to execute1 in every particular1 the commandments of the ,almighty4 ,behold1 ,o my ,god1 the moment is now come1 wherein ,i am to sacrifice those inclinations to thee which thou hast so often demanded1 and which ,i was so miserably slothful as to have refused thee4 ,i now see the danger to which my sluggish languor has exposed me1 and am determined to avoid it4 ,i will labour incessantly against my vicious habits4 ,i am determined to quit the immediate occasion of sin4 ,i pledge myself to thee1 and am satisfied to be treated as thine enemy1 if these promises be not most sincere and determined4 ,i will no longer resist thy inspirations1 nor allow myself those pleasures which thy law forbids1 nor expose myself to the danger of offending thee4 ,there shall be no more remissness in my duty1 nor languor in my devotion4 ,i do not make these promises through a spirit of presumption1 7for ,i am convinced of my own insufficiency1 and know1 that if abandoned by thee1 ,i must necessarily fall back into all my former disorders17 but being now united to thee1 ,i flatter myself that1 in spite of my frailty1 ,i shall constantly persevere in thy grace4 ,why should ,i not find the same strength in this divine sacrament1 which thy glorious martyrs have derived from it8 #ach ,it was here they imbibed that generous spirit of suffering1 which could brave the power of tyrants1 and smile on the horrors of death4 ,and art thou now less faithful1 less liberal1 or less able to fortify me against the attacks of the enemies of my salvation8 ,no4 ,come1 then1 it is full time ,i should begin the work of my salvation4 ,thy will has been sufficiently declared to me2 ,i will hesitate no longer to put it in execution1 how great soever the conflict may be against myself and the world4 ,in fine1 let me feel1 ,o ,lord1 an experimental conviction of such a reformation of life1 as may edify those whom my past conduct has scandalized1 by convincing them that ,i do now really love thee4 ,arise1 let us go3 ,i have sworn1 and am resolved to keep thy commandments4--,psalm cxviii4 ,confirm1 ,o ,god1 what thou hast wrought in us4'--,psalm lxxvi4 ,an ,act ,of ,thanksgiving4 ,and having sung a hymn they went out4 ,the apostles did not quit the room until they had previously testified their gratitude for so signal a favour3 and it is our ,saviour himself who showed them the example2 for when he was just going to bless and consecrate the bread1 he lifted up his eyes to his heavenly ,father1 to return him thanks for having bestowed this favour upon mortals3 ,and giving thanks1 he blessed1 and broke1 c4 ,conclude your ,communion1 in like manner1 with the most tender effusions of gratitude to ,god4 #aci ,when ,i reflect1 ,o ,lord1 on the many favours thou hast conferred on me1 ,i am overwhelmed with confusion1 and feel my heart penetrated with such deep sentiments of gratitude1 as cannot be expressed4 ,i find myself1 as it were1 encompassed on all sides1 and pressed by thy goodness4 ,it is thou thyself1 ,o ,lord1 that lovest me1 in all those creatures from whom ,i receive any benefit or advantage4 ,my parents1 from whom ,i received my existence1 or my friends1 who have given me such proofs of their tenderness1 are but the instruments of thy providence1 and the channels of thy mercies in my behalf4 ,thou art not only the ,god of the universe1 but thou art also1 in a particular way1 my ,god6 ,so interested art thou in all that relates to me1 that thy attention seems as if it were entirely fixed on me alone4 ,thou hast given me all thou hast made1 all that ,i am1 and all that thou art thyself1 cannot ,i1 therefore1 with as much reason as ,david1 call thee the ,god of my salvation and my mercy2 my refuge and my support2 my treasure and my inheritance8 ,nay1 more1 dost thou not at present vouchsafe to become my very subsistence1 by not only giving thyself to fortify my weakness1 and as a pledge of eternal life1 but also that ,i may be nourished with thy very flesh and blood8 ,how great1 therefore1 must my ingratitude be1 if ,i do not make a cordial return for such infinite love4 ,o my ,god1 suffer me sooner to forget myself1 than to be ever unmindful of this great favour4 ,although ,i have been treacherous1 fearful1 and a prevaricator1 yet ,i shall never be guilty of ingratitude1 since ,i should blush at this vice even in my commerce with men4 #adj ,but still1 what return can ,i make thee1 being of myself insolvent1 indigent1 and miserable8 ,behold6 the treasure is at hand2 the gift ,i have now received from thee enables me to repay thee for all thy other benefits3 the sacrifice of all that ,i am or have1 is not worthy to be presented to thee2 but in offering thee thyself1 ,i consider my debts as abundantly discharged4 ,may thy infinite merits be for ever exalted for having given me such excellent means of repaying to the full1 the infinite obligations ,i owe thee4--,what return shall ,i make to the ,lord for all those things which he has given unto me8--,psalm cxv4 ,he hath made a memorial of his wonderful works1 being a merciful and gracious ,lord3 he hath given food to them that fear him4--,psalm xc4 ,do not limit the devotion of this day to the foregoing prayers1 but rather consider it as entirely consecrated to ,jesus ,christ2 that by this means you may literally accomplish the precept of the ,holy ,ghost3 ,let no part of a good day escape without profit4--,ecclesiastes xiv4 ,recollect frequently this great action1 and read some pious book1 to nourish and enliven a spirit of devotion4 ,remark 7or1 if convenient write down7 some of those tender sentiments and good resolutions with which you were affected at the time of communion2 the recollection of them will serve as a bulwark to guard you against the attacks of tepidity or dryness4 ,but1 above all1 endeavour to regulate your conduct for the time to come1 in such a manner as to be enabled to say1 with ,st4 ,paul3 ,i live1 not ,i1 but ,christ ,jesus liveth in me4 ,in a word1 let your ,redeemer only1 for the future1 think1 speak1 and act in you2 and let nothing remain in you that is unworthy of him1 for no scandal can be more injurious to our holy religion1 than for ,catholics1 after communicating1 to lead disedifying and unchristian lives4 #ada ,the ,seven ,penitential ,psalms4 ,proper to be said on ,fasting ,days1 and other ,penitential ,times4 ,anthem4 ,remember not1 ,o ,lord1 our offences1 nor those of our parents2 neither take thou vengeance on our sins4 ,the ,sixth ,psalm4 ,the ,psalmist prays to be healed from sickness1 and implores pardon for his sins4 ,after obtaining his request1 he exults over his enemies4 ,o ,lord1 rebuke me not in thy indignation2 nor chastise me in thy wrath4 ,take pity on me1 ,o ,lord1 for ,i am weak3 heal me1 ,o ,lord1 for all my bones are shaken4 ,and my soul is troubled exceedingly3 but thou1 ,o ,lord1 how long8 ,return1 ,o ,lord1 and deliver my soul3 ,o save me for thy mercies' sake4 ,for in death there is none that is mindful of thee3 and who shall confess to thee in hell8 ,i have tired myself with my groanings3 every night ,i will wash my bed1 ,i will water my couch with my tears4 ,my eye is disturbed with rage3 ,i am grown old amidst all mine enemies4 ,depart from me1 all ye that work iniquity3 for the ,lord hath heard the voice of my weeping4 ,the ,lord hath heard my petition3 the ,lord hath received my prayer4 #adb ,let all my enemies be ashamed1 and very much troubled3 let them be turned back and put to shame very speedily4 ,glory be to the ,father1 c4 ,the ,thirty-first ,psalm4 ,the ,psalmist declares all those happy1 whose sins are forgiven2 and1 from his own example1 and that of the saints1 exhorts all to seek this beatitude1 and to avoid brutal obstinacy4 ,rewards and punishments are proposed4 ,blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven1 and whose sins are covered4 ,blessed is the man to whom the ,lord hath not imputed sin3 and in whose soul there is no guile4 ,because ,i was silent1 my bones grew old3 whilst ,i cried all the day4 ,for day and night thy hand was heavy upon me3 ,i am turned in my anguish1 whilst the thorn is fastened4 ,i have acknowledged my sin to thee1 and my injustice ,i have not concealed4 ,i said1 ,i will confess against myself my injustice to the ,lord3 and thou hast forgiven the impiety of my sin4 ,for this shall every one that is holy pray to thee in a seasonable time4 ,yet in the deluge of many waters they shall not approach him4 ,thou art my refuge from the tribulation which hath surrounded me3 my joy1 deliver me from them that encompass me4 ,i will give thee understanding1 and ,i will instruct thee in the way in which thou shalt go3 ,i will fix my eyes upon thee4 #adc ,do not become like the horse and mule1 that have no understanding4 ,with bit and bridle bind fast their jaws who do not approach thee4 ,many are the scourges of the sinner3 but mercy shall encompass him that hopeth in the ,lord4 ,be joyful in the ,lord1 and rejoice ye just3 and glory all ye upright of heart4 ,glory1 c4 ,the ,thirty-seventh ,psalm4 ,the ,psalmist1 in sickness1 and neglected by his friends1 begs of ,god to pardon his sins1 and to assist and heal him4 ,o ,lord1 rebuke me not in thy indignation1 nor chastise me in thy wrath4 ,for thy arrows are fastened in me3 and thy hand hath been strong upon me4 ,there is no health in my flesh1 because of thy wrath3 there is no peace in my bones1 because of my sins4 ,for mine iniquities are gone over my head3 and1 as a weighty burden1 are become heavy upon me4 ,my sores are putrefied and corrupted1 because of my foolishness4 ,i am become miserable1 and am bowed down even to the end3 ,i walked sorrowful all the day4 ,for my loins are filled with illusions3 and there is no health in my flesh4 ,i am afflicted and humbled exceedingly3 ,i roared in the groaning of my heart4 #add ,o ,lord1 my desire is before thee3 and my sighing is not hidden from thee4 ,my heart is troubled1 my strength hath left me3 and the light of mine eyes itself is not with me4 ,my friends and my neighbours have drawn near1 and stood up against me4 ,and they that were near me stood afar off3 and they that sought my soul used violence4 ,and they that sought evils to me1 spoke vain things3 and studied deceits all the day long4 ,but ,i1 as one deaf1 did not hear3 and as one dumb1 that opened not his mouth4 ,and ,i became as a man that heareth not3 and that hath no reproof in his mouth4 ,for in thee1 ,o ,lord1 have ,i hoped3 thou wilt hear me1 ,o ,lord1 my ,god4 ,for ,i said1 lest at any time mine enemies rejoice over me3 and whilst my feet are moved1 they speak great things against me4 ,for ,i am prepared for scourges1 and my sorrow is always in my sight4 ,for ,i will declare my iniquity3 and ,i will think of my sin4 ,but my enemies live1 and are become stronger than ,i3 and they are multiplied who hate me unjustly4 ,and they that return evil for good have detracted me1 because ,i followed goodness4 ,forsake me not1 ,o ,lord1 my ,god3 depart not thou from me4 ,come unto my aid1 ,o ,lord1 the ,god of my salvation4 ,glory1 c4 #ade ,the ,fiftieth ,psalm4 ,the ,psalmist begs pardon for the sins of adultery and murder1 not through the ,mosaic sacrifices1 but through ,christ1 who was to come and establish his church1 and by his sacrifice appease the injured justice of ,god4 ,have mercy on me1 ,o ,god1 according to thy great mercy3 and according to the multitude of thy tender mercies1 blot out my iniquity4 ,wash me yet more and more from my iniquity3 and cleanse me from my sin4 ,because ,i know my iniquity3 and my sin is always before me4 ,against thee only have ,i sinned1 and done evil before thee3 that thou mayest be justified in thy words1 and mayest overcome when thou art judged4 ,for behold ,i was conceived in iniquities3 and in sins hath my mother conceived me4 ,for behold thou hast loved truth3 the secret and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made known to me4 ,thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop1 and ,i shall be cleansed3 thou shalt wash me1 and ,i shall be whiter than snow4 ,to my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness3 and the bones that are humble shall rejoice4 ,turn away thy face from my sins3 and blot out all my iniquities4 ,create in me a clean heart1 ,o ,god3 and renew an upright spirit within my bowels4 ,cast me not away from thy face3 and take not thy holy spirit from me4 #adf ,restore unto me the joy of thy salvation3 and confirm me with a perfect spirit4 ,i will teach thy ways to the unjust3 and sinners shall be converted to thee4 ,deliver me from blood1 ,o ,god1 the ,god of my salvation3 and my tongue shall extol thy justice4 ,thou1 ,o ,lord1 wilt open my lips3 and my mouth shall declare thy praise4 ,for if thou hadst desired sacrifice1 verily ,i had given it3 with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted4 ,a sacrifice to ,god is an afflicted spirit3 a contrite and humble heart1 ,o ,god1 thou wilt not despise4 ,deal favourably1 ,o ,lord1 in thy good will with ,sion3 that the walls of ,jerusalem may be built up4 ,then shalt thou accept the sacrifices of justice1 oblations1 and whole-burnt offerings3 then shall they lay calves upon thine altar4 ,glory1 c4 ,the ,hundred-and-,first ,psalm4 ,the ,psalmist begs for mercy upon ,sion1 that he will raise out of it his church1 to which kings and people may come and praise ,god4--,a prayer of the poor man1 when he was anxious1 and poured out his supplications before the ,lord4 ,o ,lord1 hear my prayer1 and let my cry come unto thee4 ,turn not away thy face from me3 in what day soever ,i am in tribulation1 incline thine ear to me4 #adg ,in what day soever ,i shall call upon thee1 hear me speedily4 ,for my days are vanished like smoke3 and my hones are withered like fuel for the fire4 ,i am smitten1 and my heart is withered like grass3 because ,i forgot to eat my bread4 ,through the voice of my groaning1 by bones have cleaved to my flesh4 ,i am become like a pelican of the wilderness3 ,i am become like a night raven in the house4 ,i have watched1 and am become as solitary as a sparrow upon the house-top4 ,my enemies upbraided me all the day long3 and they that praised me swore against me4 ,for ,i did eat ashes like bread3 and mingled my drink with my tears4 ,because of thy wrath and indignation3 for having lifted me up1 thou hast cast me down4 ,my days have declined like a shadow3 and ,i am withered like grass4 ,but thou1 ,o ,lord1 remainest for ever3 and thy memory is from generation to generation4 ,thou shalt arise and have mercy on ,sion3 for the time to have mercy on it is come4 ,for the stones thereof have pleased thy servants3 and they shall have pity on the earth thereof4 ,and the ,gentiles shall fear thy name1 ,o ,lord1 and all the kings of the earth thy glory4 ,for the ,lord hath built up ,sion3 and he shall be seen in his glory4 ,he hath regard to the prayer of the humble3 and he hath not despised their petition4 #adh ,let these things be written unto another generation3 and a people to be created shall praise the ,lord4 ,because he hath looked forth from his high sanctuary3 the ,lord from heaven hath looked down upon the earth2 ,that he might hear the groans of them that are in fetters3 that he might unbind the children of them that are slain4 ,that they may declare the name of the ,lord in ,sion3 and his praise in ,jerusalem4 ,in the assembling of the people together in one2 and kings to serve the ,lord4 ,he answered me in the way of his strength3 ,declare unto me the fewness of my days4 ,call me not back in the midst of my days3 thy years are from generation unto generation4 ,in the beginning1 ,o ,lord1 thou didst found the earth3 and the heavens are the works of thy hands4 ,they shall perish1 but thou remainest3 and they shall all grow old as a garment4 ,and as a vestment thou shalt change them1 and they shall be changed3 but thou art always the self-same1 and thy years shall not fail4 ,the children of thy servants shall continue3 and their seed shall be directed for ever4 ,glory1 c4 ,the ,hundred-and-twenty-ninth ,psalm4 ,the ,psalmist earnestly begs pardon1 foretelling redemption through ,christ4 ,from the depths ,i have cried unto thee1 ,o ,lord3 ,lord1 hear my voice4 #adi ,let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my petition4 ,if thou wilt observe iniquities1 ,o ,lord6 ,lord1 who will endure it8 ,for with thee there is merciful forgiveness3 and on account of thy law ,i have expected thee1 ,o ,lord4 ,my soul hath relied on his word3 my soul hath hoped in the ,lord4 ,from the morning watch even until night1 let ,israel hope in the ,lord4 ,because with the ,lord there is mercy3 and with him plentiful redemption4 ,and he shall redeem ,israel from all his iniquities4 ,glory1 c4 ,the ,hundred-and-forty-second ,psalm4 ,the ,psalmist prays that ,god would not regard him according to his merits1 but look upon his miseries1 and deliver him from them1 and also from his enemies4 ,o ,lord hear my prayer2 give ear to my petition in thy truth2 hear me in thy justice4 ,and enter not into judgment with thy servant3 for in thy sight no man living shall be justified4 ,for the enemy hath persecuted my soul3 he hath humbled my life to the earth4 ,he hath made me dwell in darkness1 as those who have been dead of old3 my spirit is in anguish upon me1 and my heart is troubled within me4 ,i remember the days of old1 ,i meditated on all thy works3 on the works of thy hands did ,i meditate4 #aej ,i stretched forth my hands to thee3 unto thee my soul is as earth without water4 ,hear me speedily1 ,o ,lord3 my spirit hath fainted away4 ,turn not away thy face from me3 lest ,i be like unto them that go down into the pit4 ,cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning3 for ,i have hoped in thee4 ,make the way known to me wherein ,i should walk3 for ,i have lifted up my soul to thee4 ,deliver me from mine enemies1 ,o ,lord3 to thee have ,i fled3 teach me to do thy will1 for thou art my ,god4 ,thy good spirit shall conduct me into the way of righteousness2 for thy name's sake1 ,o ,lord1 thou wilt quicken me in thy justice4 ,thou wilt bring forth my soul out of tribulation3 and in thy mercy thou wilt destroy mine enemies4 ,and thou wilt destroy all those that afflict my soul3 for ,i am thy servant4 ,glory1 c4 ,anthem4 ,remember not1 ,o ,lord1 our offences1 nor those of our parents3 and take not revenge of our sins4 ,the ,litany ,of ,the ,saints4 ,lord have mercy on us4 ,christ have mercy on us4 ,lord have mercy on us4 ,christ hear us4 ,christ graciously hear us4 ,god the ,father of heaven1 have mercy on us4 #aea ,god the ,son1 ,redeemer of the ,world1 have mercy on us4 ,god the ,holy ,ghost1 have mercy on us4 ,holy ,trinity1 one ,god1 have mercy on us4 ,holy ,mary ,pray for us4 ,holy ,mother of ,god1 ,pray for us4 ,holy ,virgin of ,virgins1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,michael1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,gabriel1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,raphael1 ,pray for us4 ,all ye holy ,angels and ,archangels1 ,pray for us4 ,all ye holy orders of blessed ,spirits1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,john ,baptist1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,joseph1 ,pray for us4 ,all ye holy ,patriarchs and ,prophets1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,peter1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,paul1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,andrew1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,james1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,john1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,thomas1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,james1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,philip1 ,pray for us4 ,st ,bartholomew1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,matthew1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,simon1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,thaddeus1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,matthias1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,barnaby1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,luke1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,mark1 ,pray for us4 ,all ye holy ,apostles and ,evangelists1 ,pray for us4 ,all ye holy ,disciples of our ,lord1 ,pray for us4 #aeb ,all ye holy ,innocents1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,stephen1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,laurence1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,vincent1 ,pray for us4 ,,ss4 ,fabian and ,sebastian1 ,pray for us4 ,,ss4 ,john and ,paul1 ,pray for us4 ,,ss4 ,cosmas and ,damian1 ,pray for us4 ,,ss4 ,gervase and ,protase1 ,pray for us4 ,all ye holy ,martyrs1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,sylvester1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,gregory1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,ambrose1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,augustine1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,jerome1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,martin1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,nicholas1 ,pray for us4 ,all ye holy ,bishops and ,confessors1 ,pray for us4 ,all ye holy ,doctors1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,anthony1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,bennet1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,bernard1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,dominick1 ,pray for us4 ,st ,francis1 ,pray for us4 ,all ye holy ,priests and ,levites1 ,pray for us4 ,all ye holy ,monks and ,hermits1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,mary ,magdalen1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,agatha1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,lucy1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,agnes1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,cecily1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,catherine1 ,pray for us4 ,st4 ,anastasia1 ,pray for us4 ,all ye holy ,virgins and ,widows1 ,pray for us4 #aec ,all ye ,men and ,women1 ,saints of ,god1 make intercession for us4 ,be merciful to us3 ,spare us1 ,o ,lord4 ,be merciful to us3 ,graciously hear us1 ,o ,lord4 ,from all evil1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,from all sin1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,from thy wrath1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,from sudden and unprovided death1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,from the deceits of the devil1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,from anger1 hatred1 and all ill-will1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,from the spirit of fornication1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,from lightning and tempest1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,from everlasting death1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,thro' the mystery of thy holy incarnation1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,thro' thy coming1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,thro' thy nativity1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,thro' thy baptism and holy fasting1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,thro' thy cross and passion1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,thro' thy death and burial1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,thro' thy holy resurrection1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,thro' thy admirable ascension1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,thro' the coming of the ,holy ,ghost1 the comforter1 ,o ,lord1 deliver us4 ,in the day of ,judgment1 ,we sinners beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou spare us1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou pardon us4 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou vouchsafe to bring us to true penance1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou vouchsafe to govern and preserve thy holy church1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou vouchsafe to preserve our apostolic prelate1 and all ecclesiastical orders in thy holy religion1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 #aed ,that thou vouchsafe to humble the enemies of thy holy church1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou vouchsafe to give peace and true concord to ,christian kings and princes1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou vouchsafe to grant peace and unity to all ,christian people1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou vouchsafe to confirm and preserve us in thy holy service1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou lift up our minds to heavenly desires1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou render eternal good things to all our benefactors1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou deliver our souls1 and those of our brethren1 kinsfolk1 and benefactors1 from eternal damnation1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou vouchsafe to give eternal rest to all the faithful departed1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou vouchsafe graciously to hear us1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,son of ,god1 ,we beseech thee to hear us4 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world3 ,spare us1 ,o ,lord4 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world3 ,hear us1 ,o ,lord4 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world3 ,have mercy on us6 ,christ hear us4 ,christ graciously hear us4 ,lord have mercy on us6 ,christ have mercy on us6 ,lord have mercy on us6 #aee ,our ,father1 c4 7in secret47 ,v4 ,and lead us not into temptation4 ,r4 ,but deliver us from evil4 ,amen4 ,psalm lxix4 ,incline unto my aid1 ,o ,god3 ,o ,lord1 make haste to help me4 ,let them be confounded and ashamed that seek my soul4 ,let them forthwith be turned backward1 and blush for shame1 that desire evils to me4 ,let them be turned backward1 and blush1 and be put to shame1 who say to me1 ,it is well6 it is well6 ,let all that seek thee be glad1 and rejoice in thee3 and let those who love thy salvation1 say always1 ,our ,lord be magnified4 ,but ,i am needy and poor6 ,o ,god help me4 ,thou art my helper and my deliverer6 ,o ,lord make no delay4 ,v4 ,glory be to the ,father1 c4 ,r4 ,as it was1 c4 ,v4 ,save thy servants3 ,r4 ,who put their trust in thee1 my ,god4 ,v4 ,be to us1 ,o ,lord1 a tower of strength3 ,r4 ,against the face of the enemy4 ,v4 ,let not the enemy prevail against us3 ,r4 ,nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt us4 ,v4 ,o ,lord1 deal not with us according to our sins3 ,r4 ,nor reward us according to our iniquities4 ,v4 ,let us pray for our chief ,bishop ,n4,n4 #aef ,r4 ,may the ,lord preserve him1 and prolong his life1 and make him happy on earth1 and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies4 ,v4 ,let us pray for our benefactors3 ,r4 ,vouchsafe1 ,o ,lord1 for thy name's sake1 to render eternal life to all those who do us good4 ,v4 ,let us pray for the faithful departed3 ,r4 ,give them1 ,o ,lord1 eternal rest3 and let perpetual light shine unto them4 ,v4 ,may they rest in peace4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,v4 ,for our absent brethren3 ,r4 ,save thy servants1 ,o my ,god1 who put their trust in thee4 ,v4 ,send them help1 ,o ,lord1 from thy sanctuary2 ,r4 ,and from ,sion protect them4 ,v4 ,o ,lord1 hear my prayer3 ,r4 ,and let my supplication come unto thee4 ,v4 ,may the ,lord be with you3 ,r4 ,and with thy spirit4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o ,god1 whose property it is1 always to have mercy and to spare1 receive our petitions1 that we and all thy servants1 who are bound by the chain of sin1 may1 by the compassion of thy goodness1 mercifully be absolved4 ,hear1 we beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1 the prayers of thy suppliants1 and pardon our sins1 who confess them to thee2 that of thy bounty thou mayest grant us pardon and peace4 ,out of thy clemency1 ,o ,lord1 show us thy unspeakable mercy2 that so thou mayest both acquit us of our sins1 and deliver us from the punishment we deserve for them4 #aeg ,o ,god1 who by sin art offended1 and by repentance pacified1 mercifully regard the prayers of thy people who make supplication to thee1 and turn away the scourges of thy anger1 which we deserve for our sins4 ,o almighty and eternal ,god1 have mercy on thy servant 7,n47 our chief ,bishop1 and direct him1 according to thy clemency1 in the way of everlasting salvation1 that by thy grace he may desire the things that are agreeable to thy will1 and perform them with all his strength4 ,o ,god1 from whom are all holy desires1 righteous counsels1 and just works1 give to thy servants that peace which the world cannot give2 that our hearts being disposed to keep thy commandments1 and the fear of enemies taken away1 the times1 by thy protection1 may be peaceable4 ,inflame1 ,o ,lord1 our reins and hearts with the fire of thy holy spirit1 that we may serve thee with a chaste body1 and please thee with a clean heart4 ,o ,god1 the ,creator and ,redeemer of all the faithful1 give to the souls of thy servants departed the remission of all their sins1 that by pious supplications they may obtain the pardon they have always desired4 ,model1 we beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1 our actions by thy holy inspirations1 and carry them on by thy gracious assistance2 that every prayer and work of ours may always begin from thee1 and by thee be happily ended4 #aeh ,o almighty and eternal ,god1 who hast dominion over the living and the dead1 and art merciful to all whom thou foreknowest shall be thine by faith and good works2 we humbly beseech thee1 that they for whom we have purposed to offer our prayers1 whether this present world still detains them in the flesh1 or the next world hath already received them1 divested of their bodies1 may1 by the clemency of thine own goodness1 and the intercession of thy saints1 obtain pardon and full remission of all their sins2 through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who liveth and reigneth with thee1 in the unity of the ,holy ,ghost1 one ,god1 world without end4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,v4 ,may the ,lord be with you3 ,r4 ,and with thy spirit4 ,v4 ,may the almighty and merciful ,lord graciously hear us3 ,r4 ,amen1 ,v4 ,may the souls of the faithful departed1 through the mercy of ,god1 rest in peace3 ,r4 ,amen4 ,motives ,which should excite us to support the ,crosses of this ,life with cheerfulness1 and to persevere till death in the practice of ,virtue4 ,since all things co-operate for the good of those who love ,god1 and as ,god knows how to produce good out of evil1 for whom should he do it1 if not for those who give themselves up to him without reserve8 ,nay1 he even makes their past sins contribute towards their good1 as is evident in the cases of ,david1 ,st4 ,peter1 and ,mary ,magdalen4 #aei ,when ,god lays the filth and deformity of sin before our eyes1 it is in order that we should be captivated with the beauty of virtue2 if he cast us flat on the earth1 as he did ,st4 ,paul1 it is with a view to raise us up again to a higher pitch of glory4 ,if ,god were not actually our ,father1 he never would have commanded us to say1 ,our ,father1 who art in heaven4 ,what then have the children of such a father to fear8 ,without his permission not a single hair of our heads can fall to the ground8 ,since1 therefore1 we are the children of almighty ,god1 is it not the most unaccountable folly in us1 to be over solicitous about any other concern than that of persevering till death1 in his love and service8 ,the test of our love towards ,god1 is the observance of his commandments2 and its recompense1 no less than the possession of himself4 ,if any one love me1 saith ,jesus ,christ1 7,john1 xiv4 #bc47 he will keep my word1 and my ,father will love him1 and we will come unto him1 and make our abode with him4 ,when ,i sent you without scrip or staff1 saith ,christ to his apostles1 did you want any thing8 ,they answered1 ,no4 ,have we not suffered afflictions when as yet we had little or no confidence in ,god1 and did we perish under these afflictions8 ,no4 ,how1 then1 can we entertain thoughts of despondency1 or betray a want of courage in adversity8 ,for if ,god hath hitherto protected us1 notwithstanding the little or no reliance we had on his providence1 can it be supposed that he will forsake us1 when1 placing our whole confidence in him1 we put on the determined resolution of dedicating the remainder of our lives to his love and service8 ,ah6 no1 he assuredly will not4 ,why1 then1 should we perplex ourselves with apprehensions of future evils1 which perhaps will never befall us8 or on the supposition they did1 will not ,god enable us by his grace to support them with ,christian fortitude8 ,he commanded ,st4 ,peter to walk to him on the water2 ,peter1 terrified by the blustering of the wind and the turbulence of the waves1 and under the dreadful apprehension of immediately sinking to the bottom1 calls out to his divine ,master for assistance4 ,when ,god1 in like manner1 ordains that you should walk on the boisterous waves of adversity1 take courage and fear not2 for be assured1 he is actually present1 and will stretch forth his hand to your assistance1 as he did to ,st4 ,peter4 #afj ,our condition in this short and fleeting life1 is an object of little consequence1 provided that in the end we are admitted to the eternal enjoyment of ,god and his glory4 ,do we not1 at every step we tread1 approach nearer and nearer to eternity8 ,nay1 have we not our feet1 for aught we know to the contrary1 on the very brink of it this moment8 ,what1 therefore1 doth it signify whether our pilgrimage through life be chequered with afflictions or not1 provided it terminate in a happy eternity8 ,can we possibly repine under short-lived sufferings1 whilst we await their recompence in never-ending consolations8 ,ah6 whatever has not eternity for its object1 is1 in reality1 nothing but fleeting vanity4 ,awake1 therefore1 ,o my soul6 ,let us cast off the works of darkness1 and put on the armour of light4 ,let us humbly beseech the ,father of mercies and ,god of all comfort1 who consoleth us in all our afflictions1 to inspire us with the same sentiments as the ,apostle had when he exclaimed1 ,far be it from me1 that ,i should glory in any thing but in the cross of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,ah6 were the cross of our crucified ,saviour but deeply implanted in our hearts1 the most bitter crosses of this world would then appear as sweet as roses4 ,the heart that is impressed with a lively sense of the crown of thorns which pierced the tender head of our suffering ,redeemer1 will feel but little or no pain from the trifling scratches of worldly afflictions4 ,devotions ,for ,every ,day ,in ,the ,week4 ,it was an ancient and pious practice among the faithful to dedicate every day in the week to some particular devotion4 ,conformably with this custom1 a prayer is here given for each of those days1 to be said immediately after morning prayers1 or at any other time of the day1 as each person's leisure from the necessary occupations of his state of life1 may permit4 ,but it is to be observed1 that the worship of the mystery1 or the devotion to the saint we purpose to honour1 consists less in the prayer itself1 than in the practical instructions which it contains4 #afa ,sunday1 ,which by way of pre-eminence over the rest of the days of the week1 is called the day of the ,lord8 is happily chosen to render homage1 in a more special manner1 to the most ,holy ,trinity1 and to thank those three adorable ,persons for the inestimable blessings we have received4 ,it would be irreligious therefore1 if not impious1 to spend this day in idle amusements1 or in the management of temporal concerns1 whilst we are strictly obliged1 both by the precepts of ,god and his church1 to sanctify it1 as well as every holy-day of obligation1 by assisting at the divine offices1 hearing sermons or catechetical discourses1 reading pious books1 employing ourselves in the exercise of corporal or spiritual works of mercy1 and especially in making solid reflections on the most important of all affairs--the affair of our eternal salvation4 ,a ,prayer ,to ,the ,holy ,trinity4 ,glory be to the ,father1 who by his almighty power hath created me1 and made me to his own image and likeness4 ,glory be to the ,son1 who by his wisdom hath delivered me from hell1 and opened for me the gates of heaven4 ,glory be to the ,holy ,ghost1 who in his mercy hath sanctified me by baptism1 and who incessantly worketh my sanctification by the fresh graces ,i daily receive from his bounty4 ,glory be to the three adorable ,persons of the blessed ,trinity1 which was as great at the beginning as he now is1 or will be for ever and ever4 #afb ,we adore thee1 ,o holy ,trinity6 we reverence thee2 we thank thee with the humblest sentiments of gratitude1 for having been pleased to reveal to us this glorious and incomprehensible mystery4 ,grant that1 by persevering in this faith till death1 we may see and glorify in heaven what we believe here below on earth3 one ,god in three divine ,persons1 the ,father1 and the ,son1 and the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4 ,monday4 ,although the three adorable ,persons of the blessed ,trinity1 concur unanimously in the sanctification of our souls1 our spiritual regeneration1 and all the graces we receive from heaven1 are1 nevertheless1 attributed more especially to the operations of the ,holy ,ghost2 because these favours being the effects of ,god's love towards us1 we acknowledge him as the author of them1 who is the love of the ,father and the ,son4 ,it is inconceivable what blessed effects this divine ,spirit produces in the souls of such persons as oppose no obstacles to his operations4 ,what abundance of light and strength doth he not communicate by his seven gifts1 and those fruits and beatitudes which peculiarly flow from his bounty1 if1 with fidelity and attention1 we are docile to his inspirations6 ,let us then rejoice at being under the conduct of so wise and beneficent a guide2 let us continually study the motions of our hearts2 let us follow those which the ,holy ,spirit produces1 and which alone can vanquish every evil inclination excited in us1 either by the corruptness of our nature1 or the machinations of our spiritual enemy2 let us dread nothing so much as to resist1 or desire nothing so much as to preserve his grace2 or1 if we have incurred the misfortune of losing it by sin1 let us have immediate recourse to the sacrament of reconciliation1 by which we may regain it1 and live more attentive to our spiritual welfare in the future4 #afc ,a ,prayer ,to ,the ,holy ,ghost4 ,author of the sanctification of our souls--,spirit of ,love and ,truth6 ,i adore thee as the primary source of my eternal happiness2 ,i thank thee as the sovereign dispenser of the benefits ,i receive from on high2 ,i invoke thee as the beneficent giver of that portion of light and strength1 which thou knowest to be necessary for me in the practice of good works4 ,spirit of ,wisdom6 enlighten my understanding1 fortify my will1 purify my heart1 regulate all its motions1 and grant me an attentive docility to all thy holy inspirations4 ,pardon1 ,o ,spirit of ,grace and ,mercy6 pardon my continual infidelities1 and the unworthy blindness with which ,i have so often refused to correspond with the most tender and moving inspirations of thy grace4 ,i purpose for the future1 with thy assistance1 to cease to be rebellious1 and to follow the motions of thy grace with so much docility1 that ,i may be enabled to taste those fruits1 and enjoy those beatitudes1 which are produced in our souls by the influence of thy sacred gifts4 ,amen4 ,tuesday4 ,we ought to have such profound sentiments of respect1 gratitude1 love1 and confidence1 towards our ,guardian ,angels1 as the dignity of their nature1 their tender care of us1 and the solicitude they conceive for our welfare1 require4 ,let us then incessantly invoke their assistance2 let us consult them in all our undertakings2 let us frequently beseech them to procure the joint intercession of the heavenly host1 their companions in glory1 in our behalf2 but1 above all1 let us be particularly docile to their holy inspirations4 #afd ,a ,prayer ,to ,our ,guardian ,angel4 ,o holy ,angel1 whom ,god1 by the effect of his goodness1 and the tender regard of my welfare1 hath charged with the care of my conduct2 who doth assist me in all my wants1 and comfort me in all my afflictions2 who supporteth me when ,i am discouraged1 and continually obtaineth for me new favours2 ,i return thee profound thanks1 and conjure thee1 most amiable protector6 to continue thy charitable care and defence of me against the malignant attacks of all my enemies4 ,keep me at a distance from all occasions of sin4 ,obtain for me the grace of hearkening attentively to thy holy inspirations1 and of faithfully reducing them to practice4 ,protect me in all the temptations and trials of this life1 but more especially at the hour of death2 and do not quit me till thou hast conducted me into the presence of my ,creator1 in the mansions of everlasting happiness4 ,amen4 ,wednesday4 ,the glorious functions wherewith ,god honoured ,saint ,joseph in this world1 and the rare examples of humility1 wisdom1 patience1 fidelity1 obedience1 and submission1 which he hath given us1 should inspire us with the highest idea of his sanctity1 and the greatest devotion towards him4 ,honour him1 therefore1 but more especially by a faithful imitation of his virtues4 ,have recourse to him with confidence1 and inspire this confidence into others4 ,st4 ,teresa assures us1 that she never asked any favour of ,god in his name but what she obtained4 #afe ,a ,prayer ,to ,st4 ,joseph4 ,illustrious ,saint6 who art that good and faithful servant1 to whom ,god committed the care of his family2 whom he appointed guardian and protector of the life of ,jesus ,christ1 the comfort and support of his holy ,mother1 and co-partner in his great design of the redemption of mankind2 thou who hadst the happiness of living with ,jesus and ,mary1 and of dying in their arms2 chaste spouse of the ,mother of ,god2 model and patron of pure souls2 humble1 patient1 and reserved2 be moved with the confidence we place in thy intercession1 and accept with kindness this testimony of our devotion4 ,we give thanks to ,god for the signal favours he hath been pleased to confer on thee1 and we conjure him by thy intercession1 to make us imitate thy virtues4 ,pray for us1 then1 ,o great saint2 and by that love which thou hadst for ,jesus and ,mary1 and by the love which ,jesus and ,mary had for thee1 obtain for us the incomparable happiness of living and dying in the love of ,jesus and ,mary4 ,amen4 ,thursday4 ,in order to make some return to that boundless love1 of which ,jesus ,christ has given us a testimony in the institution of the blessed ,sacrament of the altar1 let us unite ourselves to him by holy and frequent communion4 ,let us often pay him our homage under the sacramental veils4 ,let us1 at least1 never omit a ,thursday without acquitting ourselves of this consoling duty4 #aff ,let us sometimes present ourselves in the most profound sentiments of adoration1 before him1 as did the ,shepherds and the ,eastern ,kings or ,magi4 ,let us1 at other times1 go to hear and receive his instructions1 in imitation of his apostles and disciples4 ,let us approach him1 like ,magdalen1 to contemplate his admirable perfections1 and weep bitterly over our sins4 ,let us again present ourselves before him1 after the example of the sick man in the gospel1 to be healed from our spiritual infirmities2 or1 like the poor1 to disclose to him our wants1 and demand those comforts and graces which our doubts1 or the tribulations and crosses incidental to human life1 may require4 ,but on all or every one of these occasions1 be careful to present thyself before him with that profound degree of modesty1 recollection1 respect1 fear1 love1 gratitude and confidence1 which a lively faith of his real presence in this most blessed sacrament seldom fails to produce4 ,a ,prayer ,before ,the ,blessed ,sacrament4 ,sweet ,jesus6 ,o amiable ,saviour6 who1 by an effect of thy infinite goodness and love1 hast vouchsafed to remain really present amongst us in the adorable ,sacrament of the altar2 ,i acknowledge thee for my ,sovereign ,lord and ,god2 ,i adore thee with the most profound sentiments of humility2 ,i give thee thanks1 from the bottom of my heart1 for the numberless instances of thy love and tenderness towards me1 a most wretched and miserable sinner1 who1 for my manifold offences1 have rather deserved to be cast into the infernal abyss1 and there punished according to the rigour of thy severest justice4 ,penetrated with grief at the sight of my ingratitude1 ,i come1 ,o ,god of ,majesty6 to crave pardon for all the profanations1 sacrileges1 and impieties which ever have been committed1 or may be committed against thee1 in this adorable sacrament4 #afg ,and ,o that ,i could sufficiently express the grief which ,i now feel1 for having so often appeared before thee with irreverence1 and so often approached thee with so little fervour and devotion4 ,forget1 ,o ,lord1 our iniquities1 and remember only thy mercies4 ,accept my sincere desire to honour1 and see thee honoured1 in this admirable sacrament of thy love4 ,yes1 ,i ardently desire to bless1 praise1 and adore thee therein1 with as much love and fervour as the saints and angels bless1 praise1 and adore thee1 encircled with the rays of ineffable glory in thy heavenly kingdom4 ,o amiable ,jesus6 ,i conjure thee by thy precious body and blood1 before which ,i now prostrate myself1 that ,i may adore thee for the future with such reverence1 and receive thee so worthily1 as to deserve after death to be admitted into thy divine presence1 and with the choirs of celestial spirits1 praise and glorify thee for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,friday4 ,it is not sufficient that we carefully avoid whatever can renew the passion and death of our divine ,redeemer1 but we must also endeavour to honour them1 by every pious exercise which a tender devotion can inspire4 ,the holy sacrifice of the ,mass1 offered with this intention2 fervent communion2 prayer before a crucifix2 frequent reflections on the sufferings of our ,lord2 voluntary acts of penance1 such as fasting on ,fridays2 patience and perseverance under the inevitable troubles and afflictions of this life2 or1 in other words1 carrying our cross1 after the example of our divine ,redeemer1 and with the same intentions2 will serve as so many pious practices1 by which we may testify the excess of our love1 and apply to ourselves the fruit of his passion4 #afh ,a ,prayer ,to ,our ,suffering ,jesus4 ,lamb without spot or blemish6--innocent ,victim6 whose blood has cancelled the sins of the world1 efface mine1 and do not permit thy sufferings to become useless to me4 ,jesus1 deserted and forsaken by every body6 ,jesus1 sorrowful and aggrieved6 ,jesus1 agonized1 patient1 and resigned6 help me to bear1 with the like resignation1 all the afflictions thou mayest be pleased to send me in this life4 ,jesus1 calumniated1 despised1 and outrageously insulted6 teach me to despise the judgments of men1 and patiently to suffer the blackest calumnies4 ,jesus1 whose virginal flesh was swollen with blows1 mangled with wounds1 pierced with thorns1 and covered with blood for love of me6 teach me to endure1 for thy love1 the pains and inconveniencies of sickness4 ,jesus1 condemned to suffer the ignominious death of the cross6 enable me to shun the praises of men1 and to love the most humble situations4 ,jesus1 bending beneath the heavy load of the cross6 unite my cross to thine1 and enable me to bear it with the like resignation1 strength1 and meekness4 ,jesus1 elevated on the cross for my sake1 and who expiredst thereon for my salvation6 raise up my affections to heavenly desires1 that living only for thee1 and at length expiring in thy divine embraces1 ,i may be for ever occupied in singing1 forth thy praises4 ,amen4 #afi ,saturday4 ,the eminent holiness of ,mary1 her dignity as ,mother of ,god1 the glory she enjoys1 and the power she has received on earth and in heaven1 her tenderness for mankind1 and more especially for such as seek her intercession1 or imitate her virtues1 are the motives which have inspired all the saints with the most lively and affectionate devotion towards her4 ,let us also devote ourselves to her1 after their example4 ,devotion to the ,blessed ,virgin1 7says ,st4 ,bernard17 is a mark of predestination4 ,the best devotion we can practise with regard to her1 and that which is most strenuously recommended by the saints1 is a faithful imitation of her excellent virtues2 particularly her love of purity and humility1 and that heroic patience and fortitude under the severest crosses and afflictions which she suffered1 and wherewith almost her whole life was embittered4 ,let us therefore celebrate her festival1 by preparing ourselves on the eve1 and communicating on the day1 in her honour4 ,let us pay to her images and pictures that respect and veneration which the ,catholic church1 ever guided by the ,spirit of ,truth1 recommends4 ,let us sometimes recite her office1 at other times her litanies or rosary1 according as the duties of our state of life may afford us leisure1 or our devotion direct4 ,let us often address her with the utmost respect1 attention1 and confidence1 in the words of that beautiful prayer1 composed partly by the ,angel ,gabriel1 partly by ,st4 ,elizabeth1 and partly by the church1 and with the same spirit and sentiments4 ,in fine let us have recourse to her in all our wants and necessities1 and omit nothing to procure her assistance at that most critical period1 when we stand in most need thereof--the hour of death4 ,a ,prayer ,to ,the ,blessed ,virgin4 ,most ,holy ,virgin6 ,mother of ,god2 and1 by that august quality1 worthy of the most profound respect from angels and men1 ,i come to render thee my most humble homage1 and to implore thy help and protection4 #agj ,seated above the heavenly hosts of saints and angels1 next to the throne of the ,almighty1 thou art most powerful1 and thy goodness towards mankind equals the power thou hast in heaven4 ,thou knowest1 ,o most sacred ,virgin1 that ,i have been taught from my infancy to look up to thee as my mother1 my patroness1 and most powerful advocate2 and thou hast vouchsafed from on high1 to look down on me as one of thy children4 ,i acknowledge1 with the most humble sentiments of gratitude1 that it is by the means of thy most powerful intercession ,i have received such innumerable graces and favours from the ,almighty4 ,why then has not the fervour of my devotion towards thee been equal to thy zeal in succouring me in my necessities8 ,alas6 the sense of my ingratitude overwhelms me with shame and confusion2 but accept1 ,o amiable ,queen1 of my determined resolution to love1 honor and serve thee with more fidelity for the future4 ,receive1 then1 ,o sacred ,virgin1 the protestation ,i now make of being hereafter entirely thine4 ,accept the unshaken confidence which ,i place in thy clemency and goodness4 ,obtain for me1 most powerful advocate with thy dear ,son1 my ,saviour1 7who can refuse thee nothing that is conducive to my salvation17 a lively faith1 a firm hope1 and a generous1 tender1 and constant love4 ,procure for me such a purity of soul and body as nothing can defile or contaminate2 such a profound humility as nothing can alter or change2 and such patience and submission to the will of heaven1 as nothing can perplex or disturb4 #aga ,lastly1 most blessed ,virgin1 obtain for me such a faithful imitation of thyself1 in the practice of every virtue1 during life1 as may procure for me thy powerful aid and protection at the hour of death4 ,amen4 ,the following short ejaculatory ,prayer to the ,,blessed ,,virgin ,,mary1 has been recommended and experienced by many as an excellent preventative against impure temptations4 ,through thy sacred virginity and immaculate conception1 ,o most chaste ,virgin1 obtain for me purity of soul and body2 in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4 ,pious ,reflections ,for ,every ,day ,in ,the ,month4 ,translated from the ,french of the ,rev4 ,f4 ,bouhours4 ,the following reflections1 on account of their conciseness and simplicity1 require neither much time nor application to be read and understood4 ,they do not merely regard the social duties of mankind1 like those of ,epictetus or ,seneca2 they are ,christian thoughts on the important truths of religion1 and the most elevated maxims of the gospel4 ,they are not only adapted for such as1 by retirement1 are familiarized to the practice of mental prayer2 but likewise for those who1 from their secular occupations1 are as yet but little versed in the use of meditation4 #agb ,even worldlings are still capable of sometimes elevating their thoughts to heaven2 for1 in whatever occupations persons may be engaged1 they may always find sufficient leisure for a short lecture4 ,if the multiplicity or urgency of the concerns of this life will not afford you sufficient time for regular meditation1 you may at least suffer a good thought to take possession of your mind1 before the business of the day is entered upon4 ,such is the design of these short reflections2 and the method of using them is as follows3--,every day in each month1 after having acquitted yourself of the indispensable duty of morning prayer1 place yourself again in the presence of ,god1 and read the ,thoughts of the ,day2 but in order that you may the better comprehend their meaning1 read them with deliberation1 and the most profound attention4 ,after reading the first article1 allow yourself a short interval for reflection before you pass on to the second4 ,do not rest satisfied with barely conceiving the truth of the maxim you read2 but after ruminating seriously upon it1 apply it to yourself2 and observe the same rule with the second and third articles4 ,but should the urgency of business allow you but sufficient leisure merely to read them1 be satisfied1 under the assurance that pious thoughts have the same effect on the soul1 as a seal has upon melted wax2 for1 should they enter but ever so slightly into the mind1 they will always leave some impression behind4 ,if you cannot find leisure to read these ,thoughts in the morning1 read them at least in the course of the day1 or at night before you go to bed4 ,the ,practical ,resolutions immediately following the ,thoughts1 must not be omitted4 ,an act of virtue1 or a short reflection1 is soon made4 ,the passages from the holy ,scriptures and ,fathers1 at the close of the ,reflections1 are1 as it were1 an abridgment or abstract of the ,thoughts of the ,day2 they collect1 as in a focus1 their whole strength and sense in a few words4 ,being short and concise1 they are easily remembered2 being pithy and affecting1 they are happily calculated to rouse1 support1 and nourish the soul throughout the course of the day4 ,they are as grains of essence1 which contain a strong and fragrant odour within a small compass2 or as an ingenious piece of mechanism1 which can execute a great deal of work in a very little time4 ,be not content with reading these reflections once over2 but read them over and over again1 month after month1 till by making a lasting impression on the mind1 you may reap all the spiritual advantages they are capable of producing2 for there is always something new to be found in the truths of religion2 they are mines which cannot be too deeply dug into2 they are fountains whose sources are inexhaustible2 but they are also seeds which produce little or no fruit1 unless they take root by being deeply planted in the heart4 #agc ,first ,day4--,on ,faith4 #a4 ,all that ,faith teaches is grounded on the authority of the word of ,god4 ,it is from ,christ himself that the church has learned whatever she proposes to the faithful as the object of their belief4 ,when truth itself is the guide1 one cannot go astray2 and there is nothing more reasonable than to submit reason to faith4 #b4 ,of what use is faith to a ,christian1 if it be not the rule of his conduct8 ,if it be the most consummate folly to doubt of a doctrine which ,god has revealed1 which so many martyrs have sealed with their blood1 and which the devils themselves have so often confessed1 is it not downright madness to believe this doctrine1 and yet to live as if it were supposed to be false8 ,not to live conformable to our belief1 is to believe just as the damned do4 #c4 ,faith1 then1 shall henceforth be the sole principle of my actions1 and the only rule of my life4 ,whatever it condemns1 ,i also absolutely condemn4 ,in spite of every natural repugnance1 ,i will oppose the maxims of the gospel to those of the world1 as often as the occasion presents itself4 ,what does the world say8--,follow the natural bent of your inclinations1 suffer nothing1 c4 ,but what doth ,jesus ,christ say8--quite the contrary4 ,but who is right--,jesus ,christ or the world8 #agd ,thank ,god for being incorporated with his church1 and recite the ,creed slowly1 as a solemn profession of your faith4 ,lord increase my faith4 ,luke1 xvii4 ,what doth it avail to believe like a ,catholic1 and yet to live like a heathen8 ,peter ,dam4 ,second ,day4--- ,on the ,end of ,man4 #a4 ,god alone is our last end2 he did not create us but for himself4 ,our hearts tell us that we were made for him2 we cannot disown it without belying ourselves4 #b4 ,every one should have what justly belongs to him2 let us then give ourselves to ,god1 since it is he that has a right to us4 ,if we be not his children of our own accord1 we must be his slaves in spite of us4 ,we must of necessity live under the dominion of his justice or his bounty4 ,which choice shall we make8 #c4 ,every thing should tend to its proper object1 and act according to its nature4 ,if the sun1 which is made to shine1 refused its light to the world1 it would be a monster in the universe2 nor is that heart less monstrous1 which1 being made for ,god1 doth still refuse to belong to him4 ,do ,i behave myself as a creature which belongs to ,god8 ,are my thoughts and all my actions directed to him8 ,ah1 how little do ,i do1 that may be called truly done for ,god8 ,what doth all the business in this world avail me1 if ,i forget the only affair for which ,i am come into it4 #age ,make here a resolution of seeking ,god alone1 and of depriving him of nothing which he has a right to4 ,thou art my ,lord and my ,god4 ,john1 xx4 ,he requires you entirely1 who hath made you entirely4 ,st4 ,augustine4 ,third ,day4--,contempt of the ,world4 #a4 ,from the moment we are attached to the world1 we cease1 in some measure1 to be ,christians4 ,this profane world1 so passionately fond of grandeur1 of pleasure1 of every thing that can flatter self-love1 is the capital enemy of ,jesus ,christ2 their maxims1 their commandments1 their interests1 are quite opposite2 they cannot be obeyed at once1 we must break off either with one or with the other4 #b4 ,we cannot take part with the world1 without a breach of the promises we made at our baptism4 ,when we renounced ,satan and his pomps1 we bound ourselves down1 by solemn oath1 to trample under foot whatever is greatest in the esteem of worldlings4 ,what perfidy6 what sacrilege6 to prefer the goods of the earth to those of heaven1 and to become idolaters of vanity4 #agf #c4 ,the world has nothing worthy of an immortal soul2 it has not even wherewith to requite its most devoted servants4 ,its treasures1 its amusements1 its honors1 may indeed occupy and disturb the heart of man1 but they can never satisfy it4 ,they are1 in reality1 but false goods1 vain shadows1 and illusions2 or1 to speak more properly1 they are real evils4 ,they make a man wicked2 they can never make him happy4 ,the most brilliant fortune is not only frail and dangerous1 but is often a source of the most painful uneasiness4 ,there are sighs and sufferings upon the throne1 as well as in chains and dungeons4 ,beg of ,god to destroy in you the spirit of the world1 and give you strength to despise its allurements4 ,the figure of the world passeth away4--#a ,corinthians vii4 ,wo to those who adhere to what is transitory2 because with those things they themselves must pass away4 ,st4 ,augustine4 ,fourth ,day4--,upon ,death4 #a4 ,a ,christian who does not lead the life of a ,christian1 has great reason to be afraid of death4 ,what a dreadful account must he give after a worldly and sensual life6 what bitter regret to have lost the opportunities of saving himself6 to die an enemy of ,god6 ,o dismal death6 ,o dreadful moment1 which concludes the pleasures of time1 to begin the pains of eternity4 #b4 ,what would we1 at the hour of death1 wish that we had done8 ,let us do at present what we would then be glad we had done4 ,there is no time to lose3 every moment may be the last of our life4 ,the longer we have lived1 the nearer we approach to the grave4 ,our death is not less distant1 the more it has been put off4 #agg #c4 ,what will our notion of this earth he1 when we are forced to quit it8 ,let us now take advice from death2 it is a faithful counsellor2 it will not deceive us4 ,what will become of this beauty1 this money1 this pleasure1 this honour8 ,what will be our thoughts of them at the hour of death8 ,in our life-time appearances often deceive us2 but at our death we shall see things as they really are4 ,man1 whilst alive1 esteems the world2 man when dying despises it4 ,but which should we reasonably believe--man living1 or man at the point of death8 ,ah6 how trifling will the world appear at the light of that torch which faintly glimmers near the bed of death6 ,but alas6 it will then be no longer time to undeceive ourselves4 ,think seriously on what you chiefly apprehend were you this moment to die1 and regulate it immediately4 ,accustom yourself from this moment1 to perform every action1 as if you were to die instantly after it4 ,above all things1 observe this practice in the use of the sacraments4 ,death and ,i are divided but a single step4 #a ,kings1 xx4 ,there is no to-morrow for a ,christian4 ,tertullian4 ,fifth ,day4--,on the ,last ,judgment4 #a4 ,i must one day appear before the tribunal of ,jesus ,christ1 to be there judged upon the good or evil ,i shall have done4 ,there is nothing more formal nor express in the gospel than this truth2 ,i believe it as firmly as if the last trumpet had already sounded to call up all the dead to judgment4 #agh #b4 ,what shall we say at the sight of so many bad thoughts1 of so many criminal actions1 of so many graces despised8 ,o what a terrible day is the day of ,god's wrath6 where the inmost recesses of the heart shall be openly exposed2 where every fault shall be strictly examined6 ,if the just themselves shall be hardly found just1 what must become of unhappy sinners4 #c4 ,what sentence must an impenitent sinner expect from an offended and inexorable ,god8 ,o tremendous condemnation6 ,depart ye accursed1 c1 ,alas6 where shall these miserable wretches go1 to whom you thus give your malediction8 ,to what part of the world shall they retire when they withdraw from you8 ,where can there be so miserable a dwelling8 ,to be banished from the presence of ,god6 to be accursed of ,god6 ,o what a shocking destiny6 ,imagine yourself now before the tribunal of ,christ4 ,what are you most ashamed of at this very moment8 ,reflect seriously on it1 and remember that all your secret sins shall be exposed at the day of ,judgment1 if you do not here efface them by a sincere repentance4 ,who shall be able to stand before the face of his wrath8 ,nahum1 i4 ,wo even to the praiseworthy life1 if without mercy1 ,o ,god1 thou shalt examine it4 ,st4 ,augustine4 #agi ,sixth ,day4--,upon ,hell4 #a4 ,how great would be our horror1 if the shrieks of the damned--if their groans and blasphemies could reach us6 ,they roar like wild beasts2 they accuse themselves of their sins2 they bewail--they detest them4 ,but it is too late2 their tears but add new strength to the fire that torments them4 ,o repentance of the damned6 how rigorous art thou6 but ah6 how fruitless6 #b4 ,never to see ,god6 to be burning in flames for ever6 the blood boiling in our veins1 the marrow in our bones6 to be trampled on by the devils6 to have all that is hideous for ever before our eyes6 to have rage1 anguish1 and despair eternally rooted in our heart1 without comfort or mitigation6 ,o what a life6 #c4 ,these wretches are outrageous at having had so many opportunities of saving themselves1 and for having neglected them4 ,the recollection of their past pleasure is one of their most sensible torments4 ,but nothing more keenly gnaws them1 than the impossibility of forgetting that ,god whom by their fault1 they have miserably forfeited4 ,go down in spirit into hell1 and inquire of the damned what is it that has made them fall into it4 ,question them upon their present state1 and learn of them to fear ,god and your own danger4 ,which of you can dwell with devouring flames4 ,isaiah1 xxxiii4 #ahj ,the impious pass from one punishment to another--from the burnings of concupiscence to the flames of hell4 ,st4 ,augustine4 ,seventh ,day4--,on the ,eternal ,torments of the ,damned4 #a4 ,can the wrath of ,god go farther than punishing pleasures which are so soon over1 by tortures which will never have an end8 ,to be miserable while ever ,god is ,god6--can any misery be like it8 ,is it not enough that the evils of the damned are extreme8 ,must they still1 besides this1 be eternal8 ,to be hurt by the point of a pin1 is trifling in itself2 yet were this pain to last always1 it would become insupportable3 ,what shall it be then1 c4 #b4 ,o eternity6 when a damned soul shall have shed tears enough to make up all the rivers and seas in the world1 did he shed but one tear in every hundred years1 he shall not be more advanced1 after so many millions of ages1 than if he had only just began to suffer4 ,he must begin again1 as if he had yet suffered nothing2 and when he shall have begun as often as there are grains of sand on the seashore1 or atoms in the air1 or leaves on the trees1 he shall still be as far off from the end of his sufferings as ever4 #c4 ,the damned must not only suffer during eternity1 but suffer every moment an eternity entire4 ,eternity is always present to them2 it enters into their punishment2 their mind is incessantly struck with the endless duration of their torments4 ,o cruel thought6 ,o deplorable condition6--to rage for an eternity6--to burn for an eternity6 ,ah1 that we could conceive this1 as those damned souls conceive it4 #aha ,make an act of faith upon the duration of the punishments which the justice of ,god inflicts for mortal sin4 ,we must at least believe1 what we are not able to conceive4 ,it is a great misfortune for a ,christian not to be persuaded of this eternity1 but by his own sad experience4 ,those who do not obey the gospel1 shall suffer eternal punishment4 #b ,thessalonians i4 ,momentary is that which delights1 eternal is that which tortures4 ,st4 ,chrysostom4 ,eighth ,day4--,on ,heaven4 #a4 ,heaven6 thou glorious state6 no heart can conceive1 no tongue can describe what thou art6 ,exemption from all that is evil2 assemblage of all that is good2 masterpiece of ,god's omnipotence2 the price of the blood of ,jesus2 and more than man can desire4 #b4 ,to see ,god clearly1 and as he is in his glory2 to love ,god without measure2 to possess ,god without ever fearing to lose him2 to be happy in the felicity of ,god himself2 such is the object of my hope4 ,but a day or two of pilgrimage or exile1 and then ,i shall be with him for ever4 #c4 ,what matters it how we fare here below1 provided we be with ,jesus for all eternity8 ,can ,i justly complain that a never-ending happiness should cost me so little8 ,the martyrs purchased heaven at the price of their blood1 and thought it was given them for nothing4 ,shall not ,i then sacrifice my corrupt will for it8 ,o happy eternity6 if men only knew what thou art worth4 #ahb ,excite within yourself a great desire of heaven1 and behold the earth with a proportionable contempt4 ,were you filled with a proper sense of it1 nothing here below could allure or disturb you4 ,i shall be satisfied when thy glory shall appear4 ,psalm xvi4 ,if the labour terrifies1 the reward invites4 ,st4 ,bernard4 ,ninth ,day4--,on the ,presence of ,god4 #a4 ,god at this moment beholds me1 as if ,i were alone in the world2 or rather1 he is within me as an eye infinitely enlightened1 which observes me attentively1 and which nothing can escape4 ,he sees me as clearly as he comprehends himself1 and with as intense an application1 as if he ceased to contemplate himself1 in order to study me4 #b4 ,ought ,i not to be infinitely more ashamed that my sins should appear in his sight1 than that they should be exposed to the eyes of the whole world8 ,would ,i commit in the presence of a servant1 what ,i dare commit before the ,king of kings8 ,o what blindness to fear so much the eyes of men1 and so little the eyes of ,god6 #c4 ,the most obscure darkness can never conceal me from light itself2 the most distant and solitary retreats are always filled with the divine ,majesty4 ,let me shun1 as much as ,i please1 the sight and the company of men1 ,i will find ,god every where4 #ahc ,put yourself in the presence of ,god1 and see whether there may be any thing in you that may offend his eyes4 ,the most powerful remedy against sin1 is to say frequently within yourself1 ,god is looking at me3 there needs no more to restrain you in the greatest violence of temptation4 ,all things are clear and open to his eyes4 ,hebrews1 iv4 ,if you be determined to commit sin1 seek first a place where ,god will not see you1 and then do what you please4 ,st4 ,augustine4 ,tenth ,day4--,care of our ,salvation4 #a4 ,the affair of ,salvation is1 properly speaking1 the only business of man2 every other concern1 when compared with it1 should be accounted as nothing4 ,the enterprises of kings1 their negotiations1 c1 are as the amusements and the triflings of children4 ,the important and the only affair1 therefore1 is to serve ,god1 and thereby save our souls3 the whole good--the whole perfection of man consists in this4 ,it would be irrational1 and therefore degrading to man1 to neglect an affair whose consequences are so great1 whose success is so uncertain1 and whose loss is irreparable4 ,what blindness6 what folly6 to think only of living1 and not to think of living well6 to apply so much time to making our fortune1 and so little to the saving of our soul6 ,what doth it avail a man to gain the whole world1 if he lose his own soul8 #ahd #b4 ,all creatures are made but for our salvation2 they become useless when not employed for that great end3 so that from the moment a man ceases to labour for his salvation1 the sun also should cease to shine1 the planets should stop in their course1 the earth should no longer support him1 the angels should abandon him2 he should fall back into his original nothing4 ,he is unworthy of life1 when he liveth not for ,god4 #c4 ,however1 the greater part of mankind think less of saving themselves than of any thing else4 ,every other business is carefully attended to1 except the affair of salvation4 ,all other concerns are turned to account4 ,this sum of money must be put out to interest2 this field must be tilled2 these lands must be let at a more considerable rent4 ,all other losses are bewailed1 except the one without resource4 ,great expenses are incurred for the body1 and nothing at all is done for the soul3 from the manner in which we live1 it should seem that our soul does not really belong to us1 but that it is the soul of our most mortal enemy1 or the soul of some brute2 or rather1 that we have a soul just merely to destroy it4 ,make now a firm resolution to save your soul1 let it cost you what pains it will3 be of the same sentiment with a certain pontiff1 who1 when a king had asked something of him1 which could not be granted without sin1 replied3 ,if ,i had two souls1 ,i would give one of them to thee4 ,o ,prince1 but as ,i have only one1 ,i do not choose to forfeit it4 #ahe ,moreover1 one thing is necessary4 ,luke1 x4 ,where there is the loss of salvation1 there surely there can be no gain4 ,st4 ,euch4 ,eleventh ,day4--,on ,horror for ,sin4 #a4 ,how great a loss is the loss of ,god6 ,men think themselves unfortunate when they lose all their possession at law1 or by bankruptcy1 or by some other accident4 ,what is it1 then1 to lose an infinite ,god6 ,unhappy the soul which loses its ,god by sin2 but far more unhappy the soul who considers this loss as nothing4 #b4 ,o sin6 how common art thou among men6 but how little at the same time art thou known to them6 ,playing and amusing themselves1 they become the execration of ,god4 ,and what play--what amusement is this8 ,god1 who is all love1 detests sin with infinite hatred3 should any thing1 therefore1 be so shocking in our eyes as this hellish monster4 #c4 ,a soul in the state of grace1 is beautiful beyond expression6 it is a brilliant image of ,god himself2 the ,holy ,ghost animates it4 ,but when mortal sin is allowed to infect it1 its beauty is lost1 its light is extinguished1 the ,divine ,spirit departs1 the devil takes possession2 all then is darkness1 filth1 and deformity4 ,if a ,god-man dying was a dreadful spectacle1 mortal sin is yet more dreadful2 for ,christ died but to atone for sin1 and sin can daily frustrate all his merits2 he is crucified over and over2 his blood is trampled upon by ungrateful sinners4 #ahf ,o detest at this moment all your sins4 ,lament from your heart the loss of ,god's grace2 there is no loss so much to be lamented2 it is the only loss which sorrow can repair4 ,what advantage had you in those things at which you are now blushing8 ,romans vi4 ,wo to that daring soul1 which hoped that having retired from you1 she might still find something better4 ,st4 ,augustine4 ,twelfth ,day4--,on ,repentance4 #a4 ,repent1 and believe the ,gospel4 ,our ,lord here joins faith and repentance together1 in order to teach us1 that the rigours of penance1 and the profession of ,christianity1 are inseparable4 ,during his mortal life he was a penitent ,god1 ever occupied in expiating our sins1 to appease the justice of his eternal ,father4 ,surely1 we should follow his example4 ,if the ,holy of ,holies fasted1 prayed1 and wept1 what should not be done by such vile wretches as we are8 #b4 ,sin must necessarily be punished1 either by him who commits1 or by ,god1 against whom it is committed4 ,if sinners do not punish themselves in time1 the ,divine ,justice will punish them in eternity4 ,the flames of hell must punish what the waters of penance have not effaced4 ,is it not1 therefore1 better to weep for a few days1 than to burn for eternity4 #c4 ,to be reconciled with ,god1 it is not enough to prostrate ourselves before a priest1 cover our heads with ashes1 and our whole bodies with hair-cloth4 ,if we have not a sincere sorrow for our sins1 if we do not entirely renounce our criminal attachments1 we are impostors1 and not penitents4 ,prayers1 alms1 fastings1 and macerations of the flesh1 are but the outside of repentance2 the hatred of sin is its very spirit and essence4 #ahg ,implore ,god's mercy for having hitherto led a life so opposite to the ,gospel3 and beg of him the grace to live for the future as the first ,christians did1 in the constant practice of penance4 ,unless you do penance1 you shall all perish alike4 ,luke1 xiii4 ,to penitents1 ,i say1 ,to what purpose is it that you be humbled1 if with this you be not changed8 ,st4 ,augustine4 ,thirteenth ,day4--,on ,delay of ,conversion4 #a4 ,by deferring so long to give myself up to ,god1 it should seem as if ,i intended to escape out of his hand4 ,is it then a misfortune to belong to him8 ,to-morrow6 to-morrow6--,why not to-day8 why not at this very moment8 ,will my chains be more easily broken to-morrow8 will my heart be less hard8--,no1 certainly4 ,time1 that weakens every thing else1 adds new strength to bad habits4 ,by putting off the remedy1 the complaint becomes incurable4 #b4 ,what is it that prevents our obeying the voice that calls us to repentance8 ,what is it that terrifies us8 ,that there is great difficulty in changing our lives1 must certainly be granted2 but what should not a ,christian do1 who adores a crucified ,god1 and who looks up to heaven8 ,if we have any thing to fear1 it should be the abuse of ,god's graces4 #ahh #c4 ,there is time to come2 but can ,i call it mine8 ,is it a possession ,i am master of8 ,god waits for me1 it is true--the scriptures tell me so--but still they do not tell me how long ,i am to live4 ,he that promised pardon to those who repent1 has not promised another day to those who continue in their vices4 ,perhaps ,i shall have time1 and perhaps ,i shall not4 ,must not ,i have lost my senses1 to trust my salvation to a mere perhaps8 ,reflect now upon the time you have been deferring your conversion to ,god1 and tremble at the sight of your danger4 ,i said3 now ,i have begun4 ,psalm lxxix4 ,we cannot be too cautious1 where eternity is at stake4 ,st4 ,gregory4 ,fourteenth ,day1--,on ,human ,respect4 #a4 ,what will the world say8 ,let it say what it will3 should the talk of fools hinder you from being wise8 ,but what will my acquaintance say8 ,they will say1 that you fear ,god more than you fear man2 the greatest libertines will secretly admire you1 and acknowledge within themselves that you are doing right4 ,but what matters it1 after all1 what people may say of you1 provided you do your duty1 and that ,god be satisfied8 #ahi #b4 ,o what cowardice1 to blush at the gospel8 ,to wear the livery of a prince is held honourable3 is it then shameful to wear that of ,jesus ,christ8 ,the lowest mechanics make open profession of the trades they follow2 and yet ,christians1 in the church1 blush at being thought ,christians6 ,the ,son of ,god will deny before his ,father in heaven1 the ,christian that shall have denied him before men4 #c4 ,what then8 ,is there any thing in ,jesus that you should be ashamed of8 ,is his name infamous8 ,is it a disgrace to follow his maxims and example8 ,you are not ashamed1 perhaps1 of being a libertine1 a drunkard1 a blasphemer2 you may probably even glory in it2 and yet you blush at being a good man4 ,but let people say what they will1 the man that is most esteemed is he who serves ,god with most fidelity1 and who openly professes himself to be a follower of ,christ4 ,ask yourself seriously whether this phantom of the world doth not frighten you1 and prevent your fulfilling the obligations which the ,christian religion imposes4 ,i do not blush at the gospel4 ,romans i4 ,why should you fear or be ashamed1 when armed with the sign of the cross8 ,st4 ,aug4 ,fifteenth ,day4--,diffidence in ,ourselves4 #a4 ,we have nothing to fear so much as ourselves4 ,our own weakness is more alarming than the united powers of hell4 ,a thought1 a word1 a single look is enough to overcome us4 ,angels have rebelled1 ,adam hath fallen1 ,solomon hath bowed to idols1 ,peter hath denied his ,master4 ,when cedars have yielded1 how shall osiers stand8 #aij #b4 ,our own heart is our most dangerous enemy2 our senses and our passions are always conspiring against us2 we are vanquished almost without a struggle4 ,let us then never be so weak or foolish as to trust to ourselves4 ,many whom torments could not shake1 have wretchedly perished in a slight temptation3 they were victorious over tyrants1 but vanquished by concupiscence4 #c4 ,there is no man1 of how exemplary soever a conduct1 that should not tremble at the justice of ,god1 because he cannot be certain whether he be worthy of love or hatred4 ,to the all-seeing eye of ,infinite ,perfection1 the very angels themselves shall not appear without blemish4 ,sanctity may be lost in a single moment1 and the saint may be transformed into an odious reprobate4 ,we should all1 therefore1 cry out with ,st4 ,philip of ,neri3 ,watch me1 ,o ,lord1 this day1 for abandoned to myself ,i shall surely betray thee4 ,beware of the occasions of sin2 the most dangerous are often what you are least afraid of4 ,let him who thinks he stands1 take heed lest he fall4 #a ,corinthians iv4 ,though you be in a place of safety1 do not on that account think yourself secure4 ,st4 ,bernard4 #aia ,sixteenth ,day4--,use of ,divine ,grace4 #a4 ,whatever grace we have1 was dearly purchased3 our ,saviour gave his blood for it4 ,wherefore to reject a pious thought1 to resist an holy inspiration1 is1 in fact1 to trample on the merits of ,christ1 and to frustrate1 as much as we can1 the ends he proposed to himself in dying for us4 #b4 ,we are accountable to ,god1 not only for the graces we have received1 but also for those which he intended to confer on us1 provided we ourselves had not put an obstacle to them4 ,his sun shines1 but we shut our windows against it4 ,are we the less indebted to him for its light8--,no2 for we may1 if we please1 make use of it4 #c4 ,many years1 perhaps1 has ,god been inviting us in vain2 soliciting1 reprehending1 and threatening us1 to no manner of purpose4 ,but let us remember1 that he is a creditor who will not thus be put off1 and that the longer our debt is unpaid1 the more strictly will he require the interest4 ,there is possibly a measure of sins which may force him at last to abandon us4 ,thank the ,almighty now for all his gifts and graces4 ,beg pardon for having been unfaithful to him1 and resolve to correspond with docility1 to all the suggestions of his grace for the future4 ,from him to whom much hath been given1 much will be required4 ,luke1 xii4 ,grace is followed by judgment4 ,st4 ,basil4 #aib ,seventeenth ,day4--,good ,use of ,time4 #a4 ,the loss of time is one of the greatest misfortunes in the world4 ,this life is so short6 all its moments so precious6 yet we live as if it were never to end1 or as if we had nothing to fear hereafter4 #b4 ,alas6 if a damned soul had but one single moment of the time we now squander away1 what good use would he make of it6 ,every instant of our life we may purchase a happy eternity4 ,the opportunity of enriching or amusing ourselves we never miss2 but the means of salvation appear to us indifferent4 #c4 ,the day that is best employed1 is not always the one that has most forwarded our temporal affairs1 but that which has added most to our merits1 and which ,god has been best pleased with4 ,let us always so regulate our time1 that ,god and our salvation may be our constant objects4 ,renew the resolution you have taken to serve ,god faithfully2 and be firmly persuaded1 that the time which is not employed for ,god1 is no more than so much time lost for ever4 ,god hath given to no person time for sinning4 ,ecclesiastes xv4 ,you have leisure to become a philosopher2 you have none to become a ,christian4 ,st4 ,paul4 ,eighteenth ,day4--,use of the ,sacraments4 #a4 ,the sacraments are the channels of divine grace2 through them the merits of ,christ abundantly flow into our souls4 ,we must therefore take care to approach them worthily2 for otherwise his merits will not avail us1 nor will our salvation of course be possible4 #aic #b4 ,the abuse of the sacraments is an evil of the first magnitude4 ,they were instituted as the means of life2 but1 when perverted1 lead to eternal death4 ,there is no medium2 they must be either our food or our poison4 ,how dreadful then must it be to reflect1 that after so many confessions we should be so little improved1 that after repeated communions we should still follow the same sinful course6 #c4 ,the unworthy communicant receives his own condemnation1 and becomes1 as it were1 incorporated with his own ruin4 ,what answer can he give when called to account for his baseness8 ,how shall he hope to escape1 when arraigned for such daring profanations8 ,examine yourself carefully upon the use you have made of the sacraments1 and receive them for the future1 as if death were immediately approaching4 ,let a man prove himself4 #a ,corinthians4 ,there are bad ,christians1 who are called by the name of faithful1 and who are not such2 by whom the sacraments of ,christ are dishonoured and profaned4 ,st4 ,augustine4 ,nineteenth ,day4--,on the ,mass4 #a4 ,a sacrifice is an exterior or visible offering made by a lawful minister to ,god alone1 in testimony of his supreme dominion4 ,our absolute dependance on ,god1 and the homage we owe him1 render sacrifice essential to religion4 ,hence1 from the beginning of the world it has been always offered3 ,abel1 ,noah1 ,melchisedech1 ,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 have sacrificed to the ,almighty2 and a variety of sacrifices were prescribed in the written law of ,moses4 #aid #b4 ,all these however1 were only weak figures of the sacrifice of ,christ upon the cross2 for sin was too great an evil1 its guilt was of too black a die to be ever removed by the blood of sheep and oxen4 ,no other atonement could possibly compensate for its enormity1 than the excruciating sufferings of a ,god2 therefore did he come4 ,in the head of the book it was written of him1 that he should do the will of his ,father4 ,by the one oblation of himself he paid off all our debts1 closed up the abyss of separation1 cancelled the hand-writing of sin that lay against us1 and the sanctified he perfected for ever4 #c4 ,was not this enough8 ,most undoubtedly it was2 nay1 one drop of his blood was fully adequate to all these purposes4 ,why then is the same sacrifice daily renewed in the ,mass8 ,why is he still immolated upon our altars8 ,why is his body mystically drained of his blood1 by the separate consecrations of the two species8 #aie ,because his love for us would have it so2 he would leave us a standing memorial of his death2 he would daily apply to our souls the infinite merits thereof1 just as he prays for us still1 though his prayer on the cross was already heard for us2 he would1 as a priest for ever1 according to the order of ,melchisedech1 continue to the end of time the same unbloody sacrifice2 he was willing that his faithful on earth1 united not only in spirit1 but in outward ties of religion1 should ever have this sacrifice before them1 as the strongest bond of love1 and the most perfect act of adoration4 ,make a resolution to hear ,mass every day1 and to hear it with the devotion which so august a sacrifice requires4 ,for this purpose go to the church as you would to ,mount ,calvary2 adore ,jesus ,christ in his state of humiliation3 pay him your homage with fervour at the foot of the altar4 ,it is shameful in us and most displeasing to him1 that he should be so much deserted in the midst of our churches1 and that his court should be so empty1 whilst earthly kings have their levees crowded4 ,in every place there is a sacrifice1 and a pure victim is offered to my name4 ,malic4 i4 ,he will then be our victim indeed1 when we sacrifice ourselves to him4 ,st4 ,gregory4 ,twentieth ,day4--,on ,alms ,deeds4 #a4 ,we minister to ,christ when we relieve the poor4 ,he abides in the ,eucharist to receive our adoration1 and to become our nourishment2 he abides in the poor to excite our compassion1 and to be fed by us in our turn4 ,happy the man who gives alms to ,jesus6 but wretched is he who refuses to assist him4 ,shall we feed our dog1 and let ,christ famish with hunger6 #aif #b4 ,what we give to the great ones of the earth may1 in a great measure1 be considered as forfeited3 but what we present to ,god is always attended with advantage4 ,he gives it back with interest4 ,he repays with liberality the crumbs that are given for his sake2 his rewards are laid up even for a cup of cold water4 ,play1 luxury1 and debauch1 have ruined innumerable families1 but alms have impoverished no one4 #c4 ,men at the day of judgment shall be accountable for their alms2 but what answer can the unfeeling rich ones make when the poor shall accuse them1 when ,jesus ,christ himself shall reproach them with their insensibility8 ,go1 ye accursed1 into eternal fire3 ,i was hungry1 and you gave me not to eat2 ,i was naked1 and you did not clothe me1 c4 ,a heart that is hard to the poor1 is the heart of a reprobate2 but on the contrary1 a soul that is truly charitable1 is a soul predestined4 ,what can our ,judge say against us1 when he shall see our clothes upon himself1 when he shall see our bread and our money in his own hands8 ,we shall approach his awful tribunal with confidence1 provided the poor be our advocates4 ,consider seriously how you behave to the poor2 whether you treat them as members of ,jesus ,christ1 by doing them all the good in your power4 ,he gives at interest to the ,lord1 who has pity on the poor4 ,proverbs xix4 ,give unto all1 lest he whom you refuse should be ,jesus ,christ4 ,st4 ,augustine4 #aig ,twenty-first ,day--,on ,bad ,example4 #a4 ,bad example has damned more souls than the preaching and good example of all the saints together have been the means of saving4 #b4 ,were the gates of hell to be laid open1 scarcely would any one be found that would not say1 it is such or such-a-one that has damned me4 ,o what a reproach6 ,we are commanded to love our enemies3 why then should we destroy souls which have never done us an injury8 ,a man who has been unfortunate enough to ruin souls redeemed by the blood of a ,god1 hath much reason to fear for his salvation4 ,what can we reasonably hope from ,jesus ,christ1 after having torn from him what he hath so dearly purchased8 ,o fathers and mothers1 who do not live as ,christians ought to live1 it were far better for your children that they had never been born6 ,you have given them life only to put them to death2 that dreadful death which is eternal6 ,when they shall require of you the heaven they have lost1 what will you he able to answer them8 #c4 ,let us clothe ourselves with ,jesus ,christ1 according to the words of the apostle2 let his conduct1 his virtue1 and his spirit shine forth in us1 so that he may be remembered when we are seen4 ,we contribute not less to our neighbour's salvation by an edifying life1 than we do to his damnation by a scandalous one4 ,be very careful to do nothing that may scandalize your neighbour2 and humbly beg pardon of ,god for the sins you have occasioned4 #aih ,wo be to the man by whom scandal cometh4 ,st4 ,matt4 xviii4 ,the scandalous sinner must answer for the crimes which his bad example hath caused to be committed4 ,salvian4 ,twenty-second ,day4--,on ,mortification4 #a4 ,we are not ,christians merely to be rich and to live at our ease4 ,it was not necessary to institute ,christianity for that purpose3 the world might have been left as it was1 under the empire of passion and opinion4 ,the life of a ,christian is a crucified life3 unless the cross be embraced1 faith must be renounced4 #b4 ,what doth the gospel say8 ,blessed are those who weep3 wo be to you1 ,o rich1 who have your consolation in this world6 ,such is the language of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,but it is now looked on as nonsense to believe that felicity consists in tears1 and that the rich are unhappy4 #c4 ,the ,son of ,god was to die on the cross1 that he might take possession of his glory2 the saints have arrived at heaven by the path of sufferings4 ,shall we then imagine that what the ,son of ,god and the saints have so dearly purchased1 shall be given to us for nothing8 ,no2 the cross is the distinctive mark and portion of the elect3 a soul which suffers nothing1 and is resolved to suffer nothing1 bears the strongest character of a reprobate4 ,we must of necessity suffer in this world or in the next4 ,adore ,christ crucified1 and beg of him the grace to participate now in his suffering life1 that you may be one day a partaker in his life of glory4 #aii ,whoever doth not carry his cross is not worthy of me4 ,luke1 xiv4 ,what a shame to be a delicate member of a head crowned with thorns4 ,st4 ,bernard4 ,twenty-third ,day4--,on ,conformity to the ,will of ,god4 #a4 ,the greatest happiness of a rational creature is1 to will that which his ,creator willeth4 ,it is in this1 precisely1 that real sanctity consists4 ,the saints are saints only because their will corresponded with the will of ,god4 ,whatever virtue we may possess1 if we have not that of conformity to the divine will1 we are not truly virtuous4 #b4 ,a soul that is not satisfied with the will of ,god1 seems to doubt1 in some measure1 of his authority4 ,to desire that what he ordains and permits in this world should go on otherwise than it does1 is to desire that ,god should not be master4 ,every thing that happens to us1 happens by his order2 and is it not just to acquiesce in whatever is ordained by infinite wisdom8 #c4 ,all things but sin fall out by ,god's appointment4 ,though his arm be raised to strike1 we are sure that his hand is conducted by his heart4 ,what have we to fear from a heart that loves us8 ,we will then desire nothing but what he pleases2 we will not complain of losses1 sickness1 trouble1 c4 ,the name and the nature of these things are changed as they pass through the hands of ,god4 ,what the world calls misfortunes1 affliction1 dishonour1 is an advantage1 a grace1 and a favour from heaven1 when considered in the order of providence4 #bjj ,renounce your own will1 and beg of ,god that his maybe accomplished in you4 ,be it so1 ,father1 because it is thy will4 ,matthew xi4 ,he is pleasing to ,god1 to whom ,god is pleasing4 ,st4 ,augustine4 ,twenty-fourth ,day4--,confidence in ,god4 #a4 ,god is the greatest parent of mankind2 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ has taught us to call him ,father4 ,not a hair can even drop from our heads without his knowledge4 ,his providence reaches from end to end1 disposing all things sweetly4 ,what madness1 therefore1 to doubt of his protection1 or to be slow in trusting ourself to his guidance6 #b4 ,the insects are an object of his care2 how much more we who are created to his image1 and redeemed by the blood of his only-begotten ,son6 ,if ,god feed the infidels1 who know him not2 if he heaps favours on the impious1 by whom he is blasphemed1 what will he not do for ,christians who honour and love him8 #c4 ,our affairs are much better off when in his hands1 than they can be in our own3 let us therefore leave them all at his disposal4 ,he is at the same time our ,father and our ,creator4 ,the tenderness he has for his children obliges him to take care of them4 ,he has promised us his protection2 he will then be as good as his word4 ,sooner shall the heavens and the earth he destroyed1 than that man should perish1 who places his confidence in ,god4 #bja ,examine your heart1 and see whether your confidence be worthy of the goodness of ,god1 and the merits of ,jesus ,christ4 ,thou art my ,god3 my lot is in thy hands4 ,psalm xxx4 ,throw yourself upon him1 he will not withdraw to let you fall4 ,st4 ,augustine4 ,twenty-fifth ,day4--,on the ,love of ,god4 #a4 ,god has loved us to such a degree1 as to give us his only ,son3 had he any thing better he would have given it us4 ,is it not buying our love too dearly1 to purchase it at so dear a rate8 ,a trifling bounty from a fellow-creature is entitled to our love2 why1 then1 shall we not love a bounty that is infinite8 ,why doth its being infinite render it less amiable8 #b4 ,god has strictly enjoined me to love him4 ,is a commandment rigorous1 which orders us to love what is infinitely worthy of our affections8 ,he commands us to love him with all our hearts4 ,is a heart so small as mine1 too much for a ,god so great8 ,but in saying all1 he admits of no exception4 ,whatever share ,i give him1 if ,i give him not all1 ,i give him nothing4 #bjb #c4 ,if eternity could have an end1 the torments of the damned in hell1 even to the day of judgment1 would not be too much to obtain this heavenly love4 ,there is not one of these miserable souls that would not think itself happy1 provided that1 after ages of sufferings1 it could love that infinite beauty4 ,we can love ,god if we please3 every moment invites us to it4 ,not to do so while it can be done1 is a monstrous insensibility4 ,disclaim every love but that of ,god alone1 and endeavour to love him above all things4 ,if ,i have not charity1 ,i am nothing4 #a ,corinthians xiii4 ,twenty-sixth ,day4--,love of ,jesus ,christ4 #a4 ,nothing was ever purchased at so dear a rate as my soul4 ,a divine life was given to redeem it4 ,i deserved hell3 justice cried out for punishment2 but ,christ would listen only to the emotions of his heart3 it pleaded in my behalf1 and ,i obtained forgiveness4 ,if ,i return him not life for life1 the least ,i can do is to return him love for love4 #b4 ,the dog that ,i feed1 watches1 caresses1 and attends me3 ,jesus has given his blood for me1 and continues to give me himself2 yet ,i am still insensible4 ,learn1 then1 ungrateful soul6 learn1 ,i say1 thy duty from a brute6 thy dog is thy teacher and thy judge4 ,if his example reform not thy heart1 thou art more brutal than he4 #bjc #c4 ,we can feel for our friends2 we are not insensible of the good they do us2 we pique ourselves upon gratitude4 ,shall we then be ungrateful only to ,christ8 ,shall he alone find us hard-hearted8 ,had we ever a friend that sacrificed himself for us8 ,beg the love of ,jesus from ,jesus himself4 ,without his grace we shall never be able to love him4 ,if any one love not the ,lord ,jesus1 let him be accursed4 #a ,corinthians vi4 ,if ,i belong to him entirely for having created me1 what shall ,i add for having been redeemed1 and redeemed in so excellent a manner8 ,st4 ,bernard4 ,twenty-seventh ,day4--,love of our ,neighbour4 #a4 ,if we love not our neighbour1 we cannot love ,god4 ,whatever good we do1 is to no purpose1 if we do not love our brethren4 ,even martyrdom itself will not avail us1 without charity4 #b4 ,this is my commandment1 said ,jesus1 that you love one another1 as ,i have loved you4 ,had mankind nothing else than ,christ's love to endear them1 they are objects of esteem for that very reason4 ,since our ,saviour has loved them1 shall we refuse to do so8 #c4 ,do we love all men as ,christ has loved them8 ,do we thirst for their salvation as he did8 ,do we do by them as we would be done by8 ,excite yourself to love those whom our ,lord ,jesus ,christ has loved so tenderly3 firmly purpose to promote their salvation1 and never to do what may offend against charity4 #bjd ,he that loveth his neighbour hath fulfilled the law4 ,romans xiii4 ,by charity alone1 the children of ,god are distinguished from the children of ,satan4 ,st4 ,augustine4 ,twenty-eighth ,day4--,love of our ,enemies4 #a4 ,so essential is charity to the ,christian religion1 that we are obliged to love even our enemies2 ,christ hath given the commandment1 and set the example4 ,god orders it1 and shall we find it hard to obey8 ,a ,god forgives his very executioners1 and shall we refuse to pardon a brother8 #b4 ,he that will not forgive1 shall not be forgiven4 ,god will not pardon us1 but on the condition that we pardon others4 ,if we seek revenge1 we call down ,god's anger upon us4 ,we must either love our enemies1 or hate ourselves4 #c4 ,it should seem that two ,christians who hate each other1 are not really professors of the same religion2 for how can they approach the same altar1 eat the same food1 believe the same heaven1 and hope to be together eternally8 ,mutual hatred is allowed but to devils3 it belongs to them alone4 ,there is not a more formal sign of reprobation1 than that of refusing to pardon an enemy2 and a soul in such a disposition may be looked on as marked for hell4 ,examine your heart at the sight of the crucifix2 and if you feel a hatred for any person1 take sentiments of charity from the wounds of ,jesus4 #bje ,he that hates his brother is a murderer4 #a ,john1 iii4 #ae4 ,you a ,christian1 and yet desire to be revenged6 ,but ,christ hath not yet taken vengeance4 ,st4 ,augustine4 ,twenty-ninth ,day4--,imitation of ,christ4 #a4 ,the ,son of ,god1 when he united his divinity to our human nature1 became the model of ,christians4 ,he is the head of the predestined2 we are therefore bound to resemble him4 #b4 ,the manners of the world are carefully studied2 but the life of ,jesus ,christ is hardly thought upon4 ,courtiers form themselves upon their prince2 philosophers have been imitated even in their faults4 ,did we ever seriously strive to imitate ,jesus8 ,have we taken any pains to follow his example1 or to copy after the virtues of his holy life8 #c4 ,what shall we say for ourselves at the awful tribunal of ,divine ,justice1 when we shall be compared to our model2 when the life of ,jesus shall be opposed to our life2 his humility to our pride2 his wounds to our delicacy2 his sweetness to our anger and impatience1 c48 ,ah6 what a monster is a ,christian without ,christianity6 baptized1 and a slave of the devil6 under the banners of the cross1 yet a follower of the flesh and the world6 ,we must then renounce our baptism1 or conform to the life of our ,saviour4 #bjf ,see whether you bear any resemblance to the ,son of ,god1 and whether you may be truly considered as a disciple of a crucified ,jesus4 ,master1 ,i will follow thee wheresoever thou goest4 ,matthew viii4 ,without cause am ,i a ,christian1 if ,i follow not ,christ4 ,st4 ,bernard4 ,thirtieth ,day4--,on ,fervour in the ,service of ,god4 #a4 ,let us have as much zeal for ,god as he has for us4 ,he acts exteriorly1 but for the perfection of our souls4 ,all the desires of his heart1 all the cares of his providence1 all the tenderness of his mercy1 are referred to this4 ,o what a subject of confusion for tepid souls6 #b4 ,were we to judge of ,god by our own indifference1 it might be said that he does not deserve our services1 and that his rewards are very trifling4 ,what idea can be had of a master whose servants attend him carelessly1 and without the smallest affection8 ,we dishonour ,god1 we cry down his services1 as often as we perform negligently what he requires of us4 ,wo be to the man who does the work of ,god without attention6 #bjg #c4 ,an action done for ,god1 how trifling soever it may be1 is of far greater value than the most renowned exploits of heroes4 ,if we pique ourselves upon so much courage in labouring for vanity1 what should be done when we are employed for eternity8 ,what6 the servants of the devil spare no pains2 they do not complain of what they go through2 they are ever indefatigable4 ,is ,jesus ,christ then less considerable than the devil8 ,is paradise less valuable than hell8 ,hell then shall be1 as it were1 our instructor3 we are to love ,god as much as the damned hate him2 we are to serve ,god as much as the world serves the devil4 ,is this too much8 ,examine your conduct with respect to the service of ,god2 consider the actions in which you are most remiss1 and excite yourself to perform them henceforth with a fervour worthy of your master4 ,fervent in spirit1 serving the ,lord4 ,romans4 ,let the ardour you formerly had for the world be now entertained for him that created it4 ,st ,augustine4 ,thirty-first ,day4--,on ,devotion to the ,mother of ,god4 #a4 ,a more pure1 more excellent1 or more amiable being than this glorious ,virgin1 was never yet created4 ,god having from all eternity destined her to be the mother of his ,son1 it was proper she should be embellished with every created excellence1 and that her dignity and influence in heaven should far surpass the dignity and influence of all the other saints4 ,most justly then is she entitled to our veneration1 respect1 and confidence4 #bjh #b4 ,let us put ourselves under her protection3 let us recommend ourselves to her prayers4 ,how great soever our wickedness1 or how numerous soever our faults may have been1 let us always have recourse to her1 and hope1 through her prayers1 for the grace of our conversion4 ,her charity is so great1 her interest is so powerful1 that she must always plead successfully for the repenting sinner4 #c4 ,but let us never forget1 that to honour her properly1 is to imitate her virtues2 that to persevere in sin1 upon the hopes of her future intercession1 is equally absurd1 impious1 and detestable4 ,her hatred of this error should be always before our eyes4 ,her purity1 her mildness1 her patience1 should be ever present to us4 ,hail1 full of grace4 ,luke1 i4 ,o name6 under which no one should despair4 ,st4 ,augustine4 ,concluding ,reflection4 #a4 ,as ,christians1 it would be very profitable for us to reflect1 every morning1 that we have on that day a ,god to glorify1 a ,saviour to imitate1 our souls to save1 our bodies to mortify1 virtues to acquire1 sins to satisfy for1 heaven to seek after1 hell to fly1 eternity to meditate on1 time to improve1 temptations to overcome1 the devil to resist1 our neighbour to edify1 our passions to subdue1 the world to guard against1 and perhaps death and judgment to undergo4 ,reflect seriously on all these important truths1 and they will not only incite you to begin the day well1 but also1 in the course thereof1 to make the affair of your eternal salvation your principal study4 #bji #b4 ,as it is also a duty of the last consequence to conclude the day properly1 nothing can prove a more powerful incitement thereto1 than the serious consideration of the many spiritual and temporal blessings which ,god hath bestowed on you2 the various evils from which his providence hath hitherto preserved you2 and the absolute uncertainty whether you shall ever unclose your eyes to behold the next morning4 ,thousands who had as good a right to expect it as you1 were nevertheless disappointed4 ,the very bed on which you lie is a memento mori1 or kind of sepulchre2 and sleep1 the image of death4 ,what unaccountable rashness then must it be1 for a sinner to compose himself to sleep in a state of mortal sin1 without first endeavouring to appease the wrath of ,god by an act of contrition1 or some other spiritual exercise of piety and devotion2 since that very night1 perhaps1 his soul may be required of him6 #c4 ,let us then guard against this danger1 by a faithful discharge of every ,christian duty2 let us frequently exclaim1 with the prophet3 ,enlighten mine eyes1 ,o ,lord1 that ,i may never sleep in death1 lest the enemy at any time may say1 ,i have prevailed against him4 ,he that desires to make any progress in the service of ,god1 must begin every day with fresh ardour2 he must1 as much as possible1 keep himself in the presence of ,god1 and in all his actions1 have no other object in view but that of promoting the divine honour4 ,st4 ,c4 ,borromeus4 #baj ,mentations ,on ,the ,apostles' ,creed1 ,which may be used with great spiritual profit by ,religious ,societies1 or ,private ,families1 assembled together in common prayer at night1 or at any other time most convenient2 on ,sundays1 ,holidays1 c4 ,the ,method4 ,thirteen ,paters and ,aves are annexed to these meditations1 in honor of ,jesus ,christ and his twelve apostles4 ,the meditations to be read by the head of the family or community1 to which the assistants should hearken with the most devout attention4 ,the prayers to be recited partly by the head1 and partly by the assistants4 ,in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4 ,blessed be the holy and undivided ,trinity1 now and for evermore4 ,amen4 ,v4 ,thou1 ,o ,lord1 wilt open my lips1 ,r4 ,and my tongue shall declare thy praise4 ,v4 ,o ,god1 incline unto mine aid4 ,r4 ,o ,lord1 make haste to help me4 ,v4 ,glory be to the ,father1 and to the ,son1 and to the ,holy ,ghost2 ,r4 ,as it was in the beginning1 c4 ,amen4 #baa ,let ,us ,pray4 ,direct1 ,o ,lord1 we beseech thee1 our actions by thy holy inspirations1 and carry them on by thy gracious assistance1 that every prayer and work of ours may always begin from thee1 and may by thee be happily ended1 through ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,let us recite the ,lord's ,prayer4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,give us this day1 c4 ,let us recite the ,angelical ,salutation4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,holy ,mary1 c4 ,let us recite and devoutly meditate on the different articles of the ,creed4 ,first ,article4 ,i believe in ,god1 the ,father ,almighty1 ,maker of ,heaven and ,earth4--,let us attentively consider1 in this first article of our creed1 the infinite power1 wisdom1 and goodness1 which our almighty and sovereign ,lord ,god has displayed in the creation of the heavens and of the earth1 and of all things visible and invisible therein contained4 ,he drew us out of the abyss of nothing1 and made all things for our use and service4 ,he gave us rational and immortal souls1 stamped with his own image and likeness1 and capable of knowing1 loving1 and serving him on earth1 and of enjoying him for all eternity in the kingdom of heaven4 ,this is the noble1 the blessed1 and the glorious end for which he has vouchsafed to create us2 and should it not be our chief study and care to answer this happy end1 by dedicating ourselves to him for time and eternity1 and by employing all our senses1 and all the faculties of our souls1 in his love and service1 and for his greater honour and glory8 ,with this intention let us say3 ,our ,father1 c4 ,give us this day1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,holy ,mary1 c4 #bab ,second ,article4 ,and in ,jesus ,christ1 his only ,son1 our ,lord4--,let us now meditate on the great benefit of our redemption1 and the boundless mercy of the only-begotten and eternal ,son of ,god2 who1 when four thousand years had elapsed after the creation and fall of our first parents from their original innocence1 out of pure love and compassion1 came down from heaven1 to reconcile us to his eternal ,father1 and to purchase mercy1 grace1 and salvation for us1 by the effusion of the last drop of his precious blood4 ,thus he became our ,jesus1 our ,christ1 our ,redeemer1 our ,saviour1 our ,high ,priest1 our ,mediator1 our ,king1 our ,lord1 and our ,sovereign ,master4 ,he claims and challenges us1 therefore1 as his sole right and property4 ,we belong to him by every title that dominion or jurisdiction can confer4 ,we are his by creation1 his by preservation1 his by the title of his all-ruling providence4 ,we are his in a very special and particular manner1 by virtue of our redemption4 ,as ,christians we derive our name from him1 and are his members and temples1 dedicated and consecrated to him by the solemn vows and covenant of our baptism4 #bac ,let us then offer all our thoughts1 words1 and actions1 to his honour and glory1 and let us employ our whole lives in loving and serving him faithfully2 saying1 for this end1 the prayers which himself and his church have taught us3 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,third ,article4 ,who was conceived by the ,holy ,ghost2 born of the ,virgin ,mary4--,we are now to meditate on the wonderful mystery of the incarnation and temporal nativity of the ,son of ,god4 ,when the fulness of time appointed for the redemption of mankind was come1 the second ,person of the blessed ,trinity assumed our flesh in the womb of his blessed ,mother2 that the divine and human nature being thus united in his person1 he might be capable of satisfying divine justice for the injury which ,god had received by sin4 ,he became man for our salvation1 not in the ordinary way1 but after a supernatural and incomprehensible manner1 by the operation of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,but although the incarnation1 considered particularly as a work of divine mercy1 goodness and love1 be particularly attributed to the ,holy ,ghost1 and although the three ,persons of the blessed ,trinity1 essentially possessing the same undivided powers1 have equally concurred therein1 yet this wonderful work was effected only by the second ,person3 his sacred body was formed of the most pure blood of his ,virgin ,mother1 without the least violation of her virginal integrity1 and a most perfect soul was created to animate his body4 #bad ,being thus miraculously conceived1 he was also1 after the space of nine months1 miraculously born in a stable at ,bethlehem1 under the reign of ,augustus ,csar4 ,as man1 being at the same time true ,god1 he subjected himself to all our infirmities and miseries1 sin only excepted1 of which he was incapable4 ,at so early a period as at his very first entrance into the world1 he was pleased to suffer for us1 and to give us1 in his tender infancy1 the most perfect example of poverty1 humility1 and mortification2 that he might thereby manifest to us the infinite riches of his mercy and goodness1 and teach us to despise the sinful vanities of the world4 ,he discovered himself to the shepherds by a choir of angels from heaven1 to shew that he came to be the ,saviour of the ,jews4 ,he manifested himself also to the ,eastern ,magi by a star from heaven1 to shew that he was likewise come to be the ,saviour of the ,gentiles4 ,he continued to live in a poor1 private1 and retired manner1 till he was thirty years of age1 when he began to preach the gospel1 to cast out devils1 to cure the dumb1 the deaf1 the lame1 and blind1 and to work the most stupendous miracles1 in favour of a people the most ungrateful on the face of the earth4 #bae ,let us not imitate them2 let us rather embrace our divine ,redeemer with all the affections of our souls1 and ever retain a most grateful sense of the innumerable benefits he has conferred on us2 devoutly saying3 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,fourth ,article4 ,suffered under ,pontius ,pilate2 was crucified1 dead and buried4--,let us here meditate on the dolorous mysteries of our dear ,redeemer's passion1 crucifixion1 death and burial4 ,to show the greatness of his love for us1 and the plenteous redemption which he brought us1 he was pleased to suffer every kind of torment with which human nature could be afflicted4 ,what was sufficient for our salvation1 says ,st4 ,bernard1 was not sufficient for his charity4 ,when he could have saved us with a single drop of his blood1 he redeemed us with a deluge thereof1 after a painful life of thirty-three years4 ,his passion began in the garden of ,gethsemani1 at the foot of ,mount ,olivet1 near ,jerusalem1 and ended only on ,mount ,calvary2 ,tiberius being then emperor of ,rome1 and ,pontius ,pilate governor1 or president1 of ,judea4 ,he suffered in his soul1 and in his body1 in his senses1 and in all his members1 from the sole of his foot1 to the crown of his head4 ,he was buffet ted and spit upon2 he was mocked and insulted2 he was scourged2 he was crowned with thorns2 and at length his hands and feet were pierced and fastened with gross nails to an ignominious cross2 and after hanging alive thereon1 between two thieves1 in the most excruciating pain1 for the space of three long hours1 he expired1 and gave up his blessed soul into the hands of his eternal ,father4 #baf ,after his death1 his sacred body being taken off the cross on ,good-,friday1 in the afternoon1 and being embalmed1 according to the custom of the ,jews1 by ,joseph of ,arimathea and ,nicodemus1 it was wrapped up in linen cloth1 and laid in a new monument1 hewn out of a rock1 near ,mount ,calvary4 ,o let us not then repay the boundless love of our crucified ,redeemer with sin and ingratitude1 but let us rather make the best return we are able1 of love and gratitude to him1 who suffered so much for our sake2 devoutly saying1 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail1 ,mary1 c4 ,fifth ,article4 ,he descended into hell2 the third day he rose again from the dead4--,here let us meditate how our blessed ,saviour's soul1 when separated from his body1 descended into hell1 or the dreary prison1 where the souls of the holy patriarchs and saints of the ,old ,testament were detained1 until he had paid the price of their redemption1 and opened for them the gates of heaven1 which had remained shut against mankind from the fall of ,adam until that time4 #bag ,we may judge how the presence and sight of their so long wished-for ,redeemer turned their gloomy prison into a paradise of delights1 and occasioned unspeakable joy to the holy souls to whom he came to preach the gospel of redemption1 release from their tedious captivity1 and carry up with him to heaven at his ascension1 as the first fruits of his victorious triumph over sin and death4 ,having comforted them by these happy tidings1 his blessed soul1 after remaining part of three days subject to the laws of death1 returned from this prison to the sepulchre1 and being re-united to his body1 he arose early on the morning of the third day from the bowels of the earth1 by his own divine power1 and was the first who from death rose to a glorious and immortal life4 ,his resurrection is a perfect model for us to copy after4 ,let us endeavour to imitate it by a spiritual resurrection from the death of sin1 to a new life of grace1 so as to continue for ever to live with him1 and to return no more to the death of mortal sin4 ,for this end1 let us implore his divine assistance2 saying with devotion1 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,sixth ,article4 ,he ascended into heaven1 and sitteth at the right hand of ,god1 the ,father ,almighty4--,let us here meditate how our divine ,redeemer1 after accomplishing the great work of our redemption1 ascended triumphantly from the top of ,mount ,olivet into the kingdom of heaven1 on the fortieth day after his glorious resurrection1 in the presence of his apostles and disciples1 till a cloud at length interposed and took him out of their sight4 #bah ,he then withdrew his visible presence from the world2 raised human nature above the choirs of saints and angels1 to the highest seat in the kingdom of heaven1 where1 in full possession of the glory of his eternal ,father1 he pleads for us with the powerful eloquence of his sacred wounds1 which he incessantly represent to him1 in quality of our ,high ,priest1 ,mediator1 and ,advocate4 ,o what a comfortable reflection1 to think that we have such an affectionate friend in the court of heaven6 ,o what encouragement to raise our hopes6 what inducement to follow him with our hearts1 and ascend after him in spirit and affection6 ,for this end let us beseech him to break the chains of our sins1 and the fetters of our passions1 which so unhappily tie down our affections to the earth2 devoutly saying1 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,seventh ,article4 ,from whence he shall come to judge both the quick and the dead4 ,here let us meditate on our blessed ,redeemer's return at the end of the world1 with great pomp and majesty1 in quality of ,sovereign ,judge of the living and the dead4 #bai ,as soon as the last trumpet shall sound1 and the angel repeat these words in the four corners of the earth3 ,arise ye dead1 and come to judgment6 the whole race of mankind1 both the good and the wicked1 are to appear before his awful tribunal1 in sight of ,mount ,calvary1 in order to give a strict account of all their thoughts1 words1 and actions2 for1 besides the particular judgment which is passed on every soul immediately after death1 the justice of ,god requires that a general judgment should also take place1 in order that the children of ,adam should be assembled together1 and receive their sentence2 either of eternal salvation or eternal reprobation4 ,o let us make a timely provision for this woful day1 in order that we may then meet with a favourable judgment1 and be entitled to receive the happy sentence of the elect2 saying for this end1 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,eighth ,article4 ,i believe in the ,holy ,ghost4--,let us now meditate on the great work of our sanctification1 which is particularly attributed to the ,holy ,ghost1 the third person of the ever blessed ,trinity2 because he is the love of the ,father and the ,son1 and because it is from ,god's love to us that all sanctity1 all grace1 all justification and virtue flow4 ,for which reason the apostle says1 the charity of ,god is poured into our hearts by the ,holy ,ghost1 who is given to us4 ,we first receive the ,holy ,ghost1 and are made his living temples at the font of baptism1 and afterwards we receive him in a more perfect manner in the sacrament of confirmation1 c4 #bbj ,o what a happiness it is to possess this divine and heavenly guest in our souls6 and how solicitous should we be to invite him into our hearts1 to engage him to stay with us1 and to make our souls his dwelling-place for time and eternity6 ,let us devoutly implore this greatest of blessings2 saying1 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,ninth ,article4 ,the holy ,catholic ,church2 the ,communion of ,saints4--,we are now to meditate on the infinite goodness and mercy of ,god1 who1 by a special grace1 has vouchsafed to call us to the light of his true and saving faith1 and to include us within the pale and bosom of his ,one1 ,holy1 ,catholic1 and ,apostolic ,church1 in preference to so many thousands in different parts of the world1 left in ignorance1 or buried in the darkness of error and infidelity4 ,this grace of our vocation is so signal a blessing1 that it calls upon us for our most grateful acknowledgments1 and will render us more culpable at the last day than pagans or infidels1 if1 instead of living up to our holy profession1 we dishonour it by the immorality of our lives4 #bba ,on the contrary1 if we square our actions according to our belief2 if we show the purity of our religion by the purity of our morals1 and live as becomes worthy members of the ,catholic ,church1 we shall assuredly be made partakers of all spiritual blessings and treasures thereof1 and benefit by all the prayers1 sacrifices1 and good works1 which are wrought therein by our fellow-members2 for as there subsists a common union between all the parts of the human body1 there subsists1 in like manner1 a common or general union in spirituals between all the parts of ,christ's mystical body1 the holy ,catholic ,church4 ,o what an inestimable blessing then must it be1 to live and die in the communion of his church6 and1 on the contrary1 what a grievous loss and misfortune to be cut off therefrom by excommunication1 like rotten and dead members separated from a natural body by amputation6 ,let us beware of incurring the like misfortune1 and beseech the ,almighty to grant us grace to be always obedient hearers of the pastors of his church1 those spiritual guides to whom he has committed the care of our souls2 saying for this end1 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,tenth ,article4 ,the ,forgiveness of ,sins4--,here let us also meditate on a second signal advantage which may be obtained within the pale of the holy ,catholic ,church4 ,besides the mutual communication in spirituals1 and participation in good works1 that subsists between all the parts of the church in their three different states1 viz4 the saints in heaven1 the souls in purgatory1 and the true believers on earth1 who compose the church triumphant1 sufferant1 and militant2 the apostles also teach us1 in this article of their creed1 that there is a power left by ,jesus ,christ to his church1 to forgive the sins of such as truly repent1 and properly apply for absolution4 #bbb ,original sin has been already remitted by the sacrament of baptism1 and the actual sins committed after baptism are pardoned in the sacrament of penance1 when duly administered by the pastors of the church1 and received with the proper dispositions on the part of the repenting sinner4 ,let us therefore beseech the ,father of mercies to grant us these dispositions2 saying1 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,eleventh ,article4 ,the ,resurrection of the ,flesh4--,let us here meditate on a third signal privilege reserved in the next life for the living members of the holy ,catholic ,church4 ,on the last day there will be a general resurrection of the dead2 and the whole human race1 which at the fall of our first parents had been sentenced to return to their original dust1 shall arise again to receive their final and irrevocable doom4 ,as soon as the angel1 by the sound of his trumpet1 proclaims the awful summons1 ,arise ye dead1 and come to judgment6 the bodies of all the children of ,adam1 re-animated by their respective souls1 shall instantaneously1 in the twinkling of an eye1 issue forth out of their several graves and sepulchres1 never more to be separated for an endless eternity4 #bbc ,but1 alas6 how very different will be the manner of the resurrection of the reprobate from that of the elect6 for whereas the bodies of the former shall arise in a condition suitable to their deserts1 that is1 foul1 hideous1 heavy1 inactive1 and only fit to be the fuel of everlasting flames1 7immortal indeed they shall be1 but to no other end than to endure immortal torments17 so those of the latter shall arise glorious1 beautiful1 immortal1 and impassible1 brighter than the stars1 and more resplendent than the sun4 ,this glorious state of immortality is infallibly reserved for the bodies of such ,christians as in this life have been as it were consecrated by receiving the holy sacraments1 and particularly the ,eucharist2 since ,christ himself expressly declares1 ,he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood1 hath eternal life1 and ,i will raise him up at the last day4 ,o let us then frequently approach this heavenly banquet1 with the proper dispositions1 that thereby our bodies and souls being preserved pure from the corruption of sin1 may both arise together at the last day to a happy immortality4 ,that this may be our happy lot1 let us with the most fervent devotion1 say1 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 #bbd ,twelfth ,article4 ,life everlasting4--,this is the fourth and final blessing attainable within the pale of the holy ,catholic ,church1 and reserved for the children of light in the next world4 ,it is the last end of man1 the ultimate reward that awaits true faith1 animated by charity and good works1 and it essentially consists in the clear vision and fruition of ,god4 ,o let us lead such lives here on earth1 that we may hereafter live with ,jesus ,christ in the glory of his eternal ,father1 for ever and ever3 and that this may be our happy case1 let us devoutly say1 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,the ,salve ,regina4 ,hail1 happy ,queen6 thou mercy's parent hail6 ,life1 hope1 and comfort of this earthly vale2 ,to thee we eve's wretched children cry2 ,in sighs and tears to thee we suppliants fly4 ,rise1 glorious advocate1 exert thy love1 ,and let our vows thine eyes of pity move4 ,o sweet1 ,o pious maid6 for us obtain-- ,for us who long have in our exile lain-- ,to see thy ,jesus1 and with him to reign4 ,v4 ,pray for us1 ,o holy ,mother of ,god1 ,r4 ,that we may be made worthy of the promises of ,christ4 ,v4 ,pray for us1 ,o ye holy apostles1 and all ye saints of ,god1 ,r4 ,that we may be made worthy of the promises of ,christ4 #bbe ,let ,us ,pray4 ,we beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1 that by the intercession of the blessed and glorious ,virgin ,mary1 of thy holy apostles1 and of all thy saints1 thou wouldst vouchsafe to protect and defend us from the snares of the enemy1 and conduct us unto life everlasting4 ,amen4 ,an ,universal ,prayer4 ,for ,all ,things ,necessary ,to ,salvation4 ,o my ,god1 ,i believe in thee2 do thou strengthen my faith4 ,all my hopes are in thee2 do thou secure them4 ,i love thee with my whole heart2 teach me to love thee daily more and more4 ,i am sorry that ,i have offended thee2 do thou increase my sorrow4 ,i adore thee as my first beginning4 ,i aspire after thee as my last end4 ,i give thee thanks as my constant benefactor4 ,i call upon thee as my sovereign protector4 ,vouchsafe1 ,o my ,god1 to conduct me by thy wisdom1 to restrain me by thy justice1 to comfort me by thy mercy1 to defend me by thy power4 ,to thee ,i desire to consecrate all my thoughts1 words1 actions1 and sufferings2 that henceforward ,i may think of thee1 speak of thee1 willingly refer all my actions to thy greater glory1 and suffer willingly whatever thou shalt appoint4 #bbf ,lord1 ,i desire that in all things thy will may be done1 because it is thy will and in the manner thou willest4 ,i beg of thee to enlighten my understanding1 to inflame my will1 to purify my body1 and to sanctify my soul4 ,give me strength1 ,o my ,god1 to expiate my offences1 to overcome my temptations1 to subdue my passions1 and to acquire the virtues proper for my state4 ,fill my heart with a tender affection for thy goodness1 a hatred for my faults1 a love for my neighbour1 and a contempt for the world4 ,let me always remember to be submissive to my superiors1 condescending to my inferiors1 faithful to my friends1 and charitable to my enemies4 ,assist me to overcome sensuality by mortification1 avarice by alms-deeds1 anger by meekness1 and tepidity by devotion4 ,o my ,god1 make me prudent in my undertakings1 courageous in dangers1 patient in afflictions1 and humble in prosperity4 ,grant that ,i may ever be attentive at my prayers1 temperate at my meals1 diligent in my employments1 and constant in my resolutions4 ,let my conscience be ever upright and pure1 my exterior modest1 my conversation edifying1 and my comportment regular4 #bbg ,assist me1 that ,i may continually labour to overcome nature1 to correspond with thy grace1 to keep thy commandments1 and to work out my salvation4 ,discover to me1 ,o my ,god1 the nothingness of this world1 the greatness of heaven1 the shortness of time1 and the length of eternity4 ,grant that ,i may prepare for death2 that ,i may fear thy judgments2 that ,i may escape hell1 and in the end obtain heaven1 through the merits of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,amen4 ,a ,prayer ,for ,the ,choice ,of ,a ,state ,of ,life4 ,o eternal ,god1 who art the light of the world1 and for whose glory the whole creation is ordained1 to thee ,i submit myself1 and my whole life2 and that ,i may live to thy glory1 ,i beseech thee1 in thy mercy1 to direct me in the choice of a state of life2 that1 having thee for my guide1 ,i may embrace that course which may be most pleasing to thee1 and most proper for me to work out my salvation4 ,o ,queen of heaven1 and mother of ,jesus1 be a mother to me1 and obtain for me of thy divine ,son1 that ,i may hear his call1 and know his will1 and have grace readily to put it into execution4 ,amen4 ,a ,prayer ,for ,a ,pregnant ,woman4 ,o ,lord ,god ,almighty1 ,creator of heaven and earth1 who hath made us out of nothing1 and redeemed us by the precious blood of thine only ,son1 look down upon thy poor handmaid here prostrate before thee1 humbly imploring thy mercy1 and begging thy blessing for herself and her child1 which thou hast given her to conceive4 #bbh ,preserve1 ,i beseech thee1 the work of thy hands1 and defend both me and the tender fruit of my womb1 from all perils and evils2 grant me1 in due time a happy delivery1 and bring my child safe to the font of baptism1 that it may there be happily dedicated to thee1 to love and serve thee for ever4 ,but1 ,o my ,god1 ,i have too much reason to fear1 lest my great and manifold sins should hinder thee from hearing my prayers1 and draw down thy judgment upon me and mine1 instead of thy mercies which ,i sue for2 and therefore ,i am sensible the first thing ,i ought to do is1 to repent from the bottom of my heart for all my offences1 humbly confess them1 and continually cry to thee for mercy4 ,i detest1 then1 all my sins with my whole heart1 and desire to lay them all down here at thy feet1 to be effaced and destroyed for ever4 ,i renounce and abhor them with my whole soul1 because they are infinitely odious to thee1 and wish that ,i could expiate them with tears of blood4 ,i humbly beg thy pardon for them1 and am sorry from the bottom of my heart that ,i ever committed them4 ,i here offer myself to make what satisfaction ,i am able for them1 and most willingly accept whatever pains ,i may suffer in childbearing1 and offer them up to thee now beforehand for my sins1 firmly resolving by thy grace never wilfully to offend thee more4 #bbi ,behold here my poor heart1 ,o ,lord1 and if it be not such as ,i here express1 ,i desire at least it should be such3 ,i desire it should be that contrite and humble heart1 which thou dost never despise4 ,in this disposition of soul1 and with a lively confidence in thy mercies1 and in the merits of the death and passion of ,jesus ,christ thy ,son1 ,i renew the petition ,i made before1 and once more ,i beg of thee for myself1 thy grace1 protection1 and a happy delivery2 and for my child1 that thou wouldst be pleased to preserve it for baptism1 sanctify it for thyself1 and make it thine for ever2 through the same1 c4 ,the ,litany ,of ,divine ,providence4 ,a short ,instruction to the ,devout ,reader4 ,that we may be equally disposed and subordinate to the designs and directions of ,divine ,providence1 as well in adversity as in prosperity1 and receive with equal gratitude its decrees and appointments1 is the end of the ensuing devotion or litany4 ,three particulars we ought to keep in view3 #a4 ,that we bow our heads with the greatest submission1 humility1 and resignation to the will of ,god1 manifested to us in the order of his ,divine ,providence4 #b4 ,that we place a full confidence and reliance in his favourable intentions in our regard4 #c4 ,that our behaviour be such as to draw on us his favour and protection1 and that we may be thoroughly grateful and acknowledging for blessings conferred on us through his ,divine ,providence4 #bcj ,the ,litany4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,christ1 have mercy on us4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,christ1 hear us4 ,christ graciously hear us ,god the ,father1 whose holy providence governs all things1 ,have mercy on us4 ,god the ,son1 ,redeemer of human kind1 ,have mercy on us4 ,god the ,holy ,ghost1 ,have mercy on us4 ,holy ,trinity1 one ,god1 unchangeable ,providence1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 that governs all things in heaven and earth1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 that gives1 preserves1 and governs our life1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 the eternal love of man below and angels above1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 ever conformable to the influence of the tender heart of ,jesus1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 that created1 directs1 and governs all things1 with weight1 measure1 and wisdom1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 our hope1 life1 and salvation1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 defence and comfort of the afflicted1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 guide and support of souls in all dangers1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 that provides us with1 and imparts to us1 all natural and supernatural gifts1 ,have mercy on us4 #bca ,divine ,providence1 inexhaustible treasury ,of the riches of heaven1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 protector and defence of the just1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 safe retreat and sanctuary to the miserable1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 our resource in all wants1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 our anchor in storms1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 our security in danger1 our way and secure haven1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 remedy in all evils1 food to the hungry1 and fountain of refreshing water to the thirsty1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 raiment to the naked1 strength to the weak1 protector and mother to widows and orphans1 ,have mercy on us4 ,divine ,providence1 refuge of sinners1 ,have mercy on us4 ,providence of ,god1 who rules all things1 infinitely deserving of our homage and adoration3 ,spare us1 ,o ,lord1 ,providence of ,god1 which protects and conserves all things1 infinitely worthy of our homage and adoration3 ,hear us1 ,o ,lord4 ,providence of ,god1 which created and knows our weakness1 infinitely above our homage1 and adoration3 ,have mercy on us1 ,o ,lord4 ,v4 ,we praise and adore thee1 ,divine ,providence4 ,r4 ,we resign ourselves to thy just and holy designs4 #bcb ,let ,us ,pray4 ,eternal ,god1 whose eyes are over all thy works1 especially intent on thy servants1 vouchsafe to turn away from us whatever is hurtful1 and grant us whatever is advantageous1 that through thy favour1 and under the benign influence of thy special providence1 we may securely pass through the transitory dangers and difficulties of this life1 and happily arrive at the eternal joys of the other3 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,anth4 ,by thy immaculate conception1 and most spotless virginity1 ,o ever holy ,mother of ,christ1 comfort of the afflicted1 be propitious to us1 both now and in the hour of our death4 ,v4 ,in all our anguish and tribulation1 ,r4 ,we fly to thee1 ,o ,mother of ,mercy4 ,a ,prayer ,remember1 ,o most pious and tender ,virgin1 that it is a thing unheard of in all ages1 that any one was abandoned by you1 who ran to you for succour1 who implored your help1 and begged your intercession4 ,animated with this confidence1 ,i1 a wretched sinner1 place myself in sighs and groans before you1 to entreat you to adopt me for your child for ever1 and to take my eternal salvation into your own care4 ,do not1 ,o ,mother of the ,divine ,word1 despise my petition1 but listen to me and hear me with a mother's tenderness4 ,amen4 ,great ,st4 ,joseph1 admirable model of resignation1 obtain for me from my dear ,saviour1 who1 to enforce your example1 would submit himself to be governed by you during the thirty years of his hidden life1 obtain for me from ,god the grace to imitate him1 and to resign myself perfectly to that so sure and so amiable ,providence1 which1 preserving me from ever going astray1 may procure me an unalterable peace in this life1 and eternal happiness in the next4 ,amen4 #bcc ,the ,litany ,of ,st4 ,winefrid4 ,in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4 ,lord have mercy on us4 ,christ have mercy on us4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,god the ,father of heaven1 have mercy on us4 ,god the ,son1 ,redeemer of mankind1 have mercy on us4 ,god the ,holy ,ghost1 have mercy on us4 ,holy ,trinity1 one ,god1 have mercy on us4 ,holy ,mary1 ,pray for us4 ,holy ,mother of ,god1 ,pray for us4 ,holy ,virgin of ,virgins1 ,pray for us4 ,o blessed ,st4 ,winefrid1 ,pray for us4 ,o humble and mild virgin1 ,pray for us4 ,o glorious spouse of ,christ1 ,pray for us4 ,o devout and charitable ,virgin1 ,pray for us4 ,o sweet comforter of the afflicted1 ,pray for us4 ,o singular example of chastity1 ,pray for us4 ,o radient star1 ,pray for us4 ,o fairest flower of the ,british nation1 ,pray for us4 #bcd ,o admirable and elected vessel1 ,pray for us4 ,o mirror of chastity1 ,pray for us4 ,o mirror of devotion1 ,pray for us4 ,o mirror of piety1 ,pray for us4 ,o bright lamp of sanctity1 ,pray for us4 ,o golden image of angelic purity1 ,pray for us4 ,o hope and safety of distressed pilgrims1 ,pray for us4 ,that we may be delivered from all iniquity1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we may be delivered from all disordered passions of the mind1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we may be delivered from the deceits of the world1 the flesh1 and the devil1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we may be delivered from all occasions of sin1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we may be delivered from plague1 famine and war1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we may be delivered from the wrath of ,god1 and eternal damnation1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we and all sinners may have true contrition1 and full remission of our sins1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that all schismatics1 heretics1 and infidels1 may be converted to the holy catholic and apostolic faith1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we may always hate sin1 and overcome all temptations1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we may despise all worldly vanities and delights1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we all may ever fear ,god1 and fulfil his holy will1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we may have both spiritual and corporal health1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we may devoutly desire chastity and purity of life1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 #bce ,that we may fervently love humility and mildness1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we may delight in pious prayer1 fasting1 and charitable alms1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we may discreetly and fervently continue in the exercise of godliness1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we may cheerfully and constantly suffer for the love of ,christ1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that the souls in purgatory1 and all afflicted persons may obtain heavenly consolations1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that our benefactors1 and all that labour to save souls1 may be blessed with abundance of grace and everlasting life1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that we may enjoy true peace and endless felicity1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that ,god1 of his abundant mercy1 may vouchsafe to bless this our pilgrimage1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that by thy pious intercession1 it may be to the perfect health of our souls and bodies1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,that thou wilt vouchsafe to grant our requests1 ,o holy virgin and mother1 pray for us4 ,o blessed ,st4 ,winefrid1 pray for us4 ,lamb of ,god1 that takest away the sins of the world3 ,spare us1 ,o ,lord4 ,lamb of ,god1 that takest away the sins of the world3 ,hear us1 ,o ,lord4 ,lamb of ,god1 that takest away the sins of the world3 ,have mercy on us4 ,christ hear us4 ,christ graciously hear us4 ,lord have mercy on us4 ,christ have mercy on us4 #bcf ,lord have mercy on us4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,v4 ,the ,lord be with you4 ,r4 ,and with thy spirit4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,almighty and everlasting ,god1 who hast adorned ,saint ,winefrid with the reward of virginity2 grant1 we beseech thee1 by her pious intercession1 that we may set aside the delights of the world1 and obtain with her the throne of everlasting glory2 through ,jesus ,christ thy ,son1 who with thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the ,holy ,ghost for ever4 ,amen4 ,another ,prayer4 ,almighty and everlasting ,god1 grant we humbly beseech thee1 that blessed ,st4 ,winefrid1 by her pious intercession1 may obtain for us such spiritual and temporal benefits as are expedient to thy holy service and our eternal salvation3 through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ thy ,son1 who with thee and the ,holy ,ghost liveth and reigneth1 ever one ,god1 world without end4 ,amen4 #bcg ,a ,hymn ,of ,st4 ,winefrid4 ,as the fragrant rose in pleasing spring1 ,to ,god's own ,son a spouse most dear1 ,a martyr rare of ,christ our ,king1 ,st4 ,winefrid did flourish here4 ,descended great of ,british race1 ,in faith was firm1 in hope secure1 ,with holy works and soul of grace1 ,from worldly filth preserved pure4 ,caradock this sacred maiden slew1 ,because she did resist his lust2 ,but heaven's immediate vengeance flew1 ,and doomed his soul for ever curst4 ,stained with spots of reeking blood1 ,where ,caradock's sword sever'd the head1 ,a healing stream immediate flow'd1 ,perpetual token of the deed4 ,here ,god supreme doth wonders work1 ,the blind to see1 the dumb to speak2 ,diseases which in bodies lurk1 ,are cur'd where faith is not too weak4 ,o glorious ,virgin ,winefrid1 ,to us the raging sea appease2 ,and free us so from ,satan's dread1 ,that he on us may never seize4 ,a ,prayer ,to ,st4 ,winefrid4 ,o blessed ,winefrid6 ,o pure ,virgin1 and glorious martyr1 so especially elected1 so divinely graced1 and wonderfully restored from death to life6 ,o singular hope of all that fly unto thee with full confidence and humility4 ,though unworthy1 yet we thy devoted pilgrims make our addresses to thee6 ,o sanctuary of piety1 look upon us with patient eyes1 receive our petitions1 accept our offerings1 and present our supplications to the throne of mercy1 that through thy powerful intercession ,god will be pleased to bless this our pilgrimage1 and grant us our requests and desires3 through ,jesus ,christ1 his ,son1 who with ,god the ,father1 and the ,holy ,ghost1 liveth and reigneth ever one ,god1 world without end4 ,amen4 #bch ,another ,prayer ,to ,st4 ,winefrid4 ,o blessed ,winefrid6 ,o glorious ,virgin and ,martyr1 who hast admirably beautified with the purple of thy blood the rare purity of thy innocent life1 whom ,god has so specially chosen1 so highly privileged1 and so wonderfully restored to life again1 gracing thee with the honour of a living martyr1 causing a fountain miraculously to spring1 bearing a perpetual memory of thy name1 for the relief of all diseased and distressed pilgrims who shall devoutly beg thy powerful intercession4 ,o blessed ,winefrid1 hear my prayers1 and receive my humble supplications1 or any poor devoted pilgrim's1 and obtain that by thy pious intercession1 ,god1 of his infinite mercy1 will be pleased to grant us a full pardon and remission of our sins1 and a blessing to this our pilgrimage1 and that we may increase and persevere in ,god's grace1 and enjoy him eternally in heaven4 ,this we beg of thee1 ,o blessed ,virgin and ,martyr1 for ,jesus ,christ our ,lord and ,saviour's sake4 ,amen4 #bci ,the ,golden ,litany1 ,briefly ,commemorating ,our ,blessed ,redeemer's ,life ,and ,passion4 ,lord1 have mercy upon us6 ,christ1 have mercy upon us6 ,lord1 have mercy upon us6 ,god1 the ,father ,almighty1 ,creator of heaven and earth1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,god1 the ,son1 ,redeemer of the world1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,god1 the ,holy ,ghost1 ,sanctifier of mankind1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,o sacred ,trinity of ,persons1 in unity of essence1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,o blessed ,jesus1 true ,god and true man1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy power in creating heaven and earth1 and all things therein contained1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy goodness in making man to thine own image and likeness1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy mercy in redeeming man after his fall1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy unspeakable love1 in making choice of the blessed ,virgin ,mary for thy ,mother1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the ineffable mystery of thine ,incarnation1 whereby thou didst vouchsafe to unite thy divine person to our frail nature1 ,have mercy upon us4 #bdj ,through thy immaculate ,conception1 and nine months imprisonment within the sacred body of the blessed ,virgin ,mary1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy blessed nativity in the poor stable at ,bethlehem1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the hunger1 cold1 and the other inconveniencies thou didst endure in thy tender body1 when laid in the crib between an ox and an ass1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy painful circumcision1 on the eighth day after thy birth1 when thou didst first shed thy precious blood for our sake1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the adorable name of ,jesus1 which was then given thee1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the mystical offerings of gold1 frankincense1 and myrrh1 which the wise men presented thee1 whom by a miraculous star thou didst summon out of the ,east1 to adore thee in thine infancy1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the oblation thou didst make of thyself to thine eternal ,father1 when in the temple thou wert acknowledged by ,simeon and ,anne1 and ransomed with a pair of doves by thy poor ,virgin ,mother1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy flight into ,egypt to avoid the cruelty of king ,herod1 and all thou didst there suffer with thy blessed ,mother and ,st4 ,joseph1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy return from thence to ,nazareth1 and the obedience thou didst there pay to thy parents1 ,have mercy upon us4 #bda ,through thy being lost by thy parents in ,jerusalem1 where thou wert again found by them1 after three days' search1 sitting in the temple in the midst of the doctors1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the sacred and hidden life thou didst lead in ,nazareth1 with holy ,mary and ,joseph1 from the twelfth to the thirtieth year of thine age1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy humble reception of baptism in the river ,jordan by the hands of ,st4 ,john1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy forty days' fast in the desert1 where thou didst obtain repeated victories over the three temptations of the devil1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy first miracle of changing water into wine at the marriage feast of ,cana1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the zeal which thou didst show for the honour of thy eternal ,father1 in casting the buyers and sellers out of the temple1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy condescending to discourse with the ,samaritan woman sitting at the fountain4 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy excessive charity in healing the young man of ,capharnaum1 ,simon ,peter's mother-in-law1 and a multitude of other infirm persons1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the power thou didst manifest in appeasing the tempest at sea1 walking on the water1 and enabling ,st4 ,peter to do so likewise1 ,have mercy upon us4 #bdb ,through thy efficacious calling of ,peter1 ,andrew1 ,james1 and ,john1 from their boats1 and ,matthew from the receipt of custom1 to follow thee1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the choice of thy twelve apostles1 and the divine sermon thou didst deliver to them on the ,mount1 in which is exhibited the model of a perfect ,christian life1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the mercy thou didst show to the penitent ,magdalen1 preferring her to the ,pharisee1 and pardoning her sins1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the sending of the apostles to preach thy gospel to the people1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy miraculous feeding of five thousand persons with five loaves of bread1 and four thousand with seven loaves1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy appointment of ,peter to be the rock on which thou wouldst build thy church1 for his having confessed thee to be ,christ the ,son of the living ,god1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy glorious transfiguration on ,mount ,thabor1 in the presence of three of thy disciples1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy instructing us in the virtue and efficacy of prayer1 and by giving us a model thereof in the divine ,our ,father1 c4 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy inflamed desire to redeem mankind1 ,have mercy upon us4 #bdc ,through thy meek and humble entry into ,jerusalem on ,palm-,sunday1 riding upon an ass1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy humility in washing the feet of thy disciples1 even those of the traitor ,judas1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy ineffable love manifested in the institution of the sacrifice and sacrament of thy precious body and blood1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the prayer thou didst thrice repeat in the ,garden of ,mount ,olivet1 when a bloody sweat trickled down thine agonized body1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy condescending to receive a kiss from the mouth of the traitor ,judas1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy being apprehended1 bound1 and brought before the tribunals of ,annas and ,caiphas1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the blows1 buffets1 and opprobrious usage thou didst endure the night before thy crucifixion1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy presentation to the pagan judge1 ,pilate1 in the quality of a notorious criminal1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy being sent before ,herod1 and scornfully treated by that wicked king and his soldiers1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the cruel and contumelious whipping thou didst endure at the pillar1 ,have mercy upon us4 #bdd ,through the barbarous clamours of the people to have ,barrabas1 the murderer1 released1 and the innocent ,jesus put to death1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the false accusations1 suborned witnesses1 slanders1 and calumnies1 brought against thee by the ,jews1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the shameful stripping off thy clothes1 and exposing thy naked body to the multitude1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the pressing of a crown of sharp pointed thorns on thy sacred head1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy being clothed in a purple garment1 and derided as a mock king1 having a reed put into thy hand for a sceptre1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the scoffing salutations1 insulting reflections1 and scornful adorations1 whereby thou wert mocked by the ,jews and the soldiers1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through their spitting on thy divine face1 and striking thy sacred head1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy being exposed to the people in the most lamentable condition1 ,pilate saying to the multitude3 ,behold the man6 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the horrid clamours and repeated vociferations of the ,jews1 ,away with him6 ,crucify him6 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy meek and patient hearing of the sentence of death pronounced against thee1 ,have mercy upon us4 #bde ,through thy bearing thy heavy cross on thy sacred shoulders1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the painful stretching of thy naked body on the cross as on a rack1 and fastening thy hands and feet thereto with gross nails1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the compassion thou hadst for thy sorrowful ,mother1 and beloved disciple1 standing at the foot of thy cross1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy excessive charity in praying for thy persecutors1 and murderers1 and in promising ,paradise to the penitent thief1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the seven last speeches thou didst utter on the cross whilst thou wast suspended thereon for the space of three hours1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the vehement thirst thou didst then suffer1 and the gall and vinegar which was given thee to drink1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy last agony1 in which thou didst commend thy blessed soul into the hands of thy heavenly ,father1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the piercing of thy side with a lance1 and the water and blood which issued therefrom1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the descent of thy departed soul into ,limbo1 to conquer the devils1 and set the ancient fathers at liberty1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the taking down of thy dead body from the cross by ,joseph1 of ,arimathea1 and ,nicodemus1 in order to its burial1 ,have mercy upon us4 #bdf ,through thy glorious resurrection from death to life on the third day1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thy appearing to thy blessed ,mother1 to ,mary ,magdalen1 to ,peter and the other apostles1 frequently comforting and confirming them during the space of forty days1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through thine admirable ascension into heaven1 in the sight of thy sacred ,mother and thy disciples1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through the miraculous descent of the ,holy ,ghost on thy apostles in the form of fiery tongues1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,through all thine actions and sufferings during thy thirty years sojourning amongst men1 and by all that is pleasing to thy divine ,majesty in heaven and on earth1 ,have mercy upon us4 ,v1 ,graciously hear our prayers1 ,o ,lord4 ,r4 ,and let our cry come unto thee4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,vouchsafe1 ,o ,almighty and most merciful ,creator1 ,redeemer and ,sanctifier1 to have compassion1 not only on us1 but also on all such as shall present the foregoing petitions to the throne of thy mercy1 in commemoration of thy sacred life and most bitter passion4 #bdg ,we beseech thee also1 for thine own dear sake1 that thou wouldst grant to us1 our friends and benefactors1 and to all those for whom we intend or are bound to pray1 the pardon of all past offences1 and preservation from future failings2 that loving thee1 serving thee1 and obeying thee1 with the utmost fervour1 fidelity and perseverance1 during the remainder of our earthly pilgrimage1 we may be at length admitted to the eternal enjoyment of thy beatific presence in thy heavenly paradise4 ,amen4 ,may the blessing of ,almighty ,god1 the ,father1 and the ,son1 and the ,holy ,ghost1 descend upon us1 and dwell with us for evermore4 ,amen4 ,the ,prayers ,of ,st4 ,bridget4 ,to ,be ,said ,in ,honour ,of ,the ,sacred ,wounds ,of ,our ,blessed ,saviour4 #a4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 eternal sweetness of those who love thee1 joy above any desire1 firm hope of the hopeless1 solace of the sorrowful1 and most merciful lover of all penitent sinners2 who hast said1 thy delight is to be with the sons of men1 for the love of whom thou didst assume human nature in the fulness of time4 ,remember1 most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 all those sharp sorrows which then pierced thy sacred soul1 from the first instant of thy incarnation1 until the time of thy solitary passion1 pre-ordained from all eternity4 #bdh ,remember1 ,o most amiable ,saviour1 all those bitter anguishes thou didst suffer1 when at thy last supper thou didst wash the feet of thy disciples1 didst feed them with the sacred banquet of thy precious body and blood1 and most sweetly comforting them1 didst foretell them thy ensuing passion2 after which1 going to ,mount ,olivet1 thou saidst1 ,my soul is sorrowful unto death4 ,remember1 ,i beseech thee1 ,o most sweet ,saviour1 that bitter grief and anguish which thy sacred soul did suffer1 when praying three several times to thy heavenly ,father1 thou didst sweat water and blood2 thou wert betrayed by thy own disciple1 apprehended by thy chosen people1 accused by false witnesses1 unjustly judged by three judges1 and in thy elected city1 in the paschal solemnity1 in the flourishing age of thy youth1 wrongfully condemned1 bound1 beaten1 spurned1 spit upon1 despoiled of thy garments1 and clothed with others in scorn2 wert blind-folded1 buffeted1 spit upon again1 bound naked to a pillar1 most cruelly scourged1 crowned with thorns1 struck with a reed1 and afflicted with innumerable other torments1 pains1 and injuries4 ,o my ,lord ,jesus1 by the memory and merit of all those bitter pains and anguishes before thy last expiration on the cross1 vouchsafe to grant me before my death1 true contrition1 entire confession1 a flowing fountain of tears1 full satisfaction1 and a plenary remission of all my sins4 ,amen4 ,o most gracious ,lord ,jesus1 be propitious to me a sinner4 ,pater ,noster4 ,ave ,maria4 #bdi #b4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 true liberty of angels1 and paradise of delights1 remember1 ,i beseech thee1 that grief and sorrow which thou didst suffer when thy cruel enemies1 like fierce lions1 with furious and dreadful looks1 compassing thee round about1 did tear off thy hair1 spit upon thy sacred face1 scratched1 beat1 buffeted thee1 and with all manner of unheard-of-injuries1 outrages1 and torments1 didst most cruelly and basely blaspheme1 scorn1 and affront thee4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 by all those most barbarous and inhuman outrages which thou didst suffer1 vouchsafe to deliver me from all my enemies1 visible and invisible2 that1 protected under the shadow of thy wings1 ,i may safely arrive at the port of eternal glory4 ,amen4 ,o most gracious ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 be propitious to me a sinner4 ,pater ,noster4 ,ave ,maria4 #c4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 omnipotent creator and fabricator of the world1 and repairer of mankind1 who containest both heaven and earth in thy hand1 and whose immensity no bounds can limit2 remember1 ,i beseech thee1 the bitter pains and anguishes which thou didst endure1 when the perfidious ,jews pierced thy delicate and tender hands and feet with most rough and blunt nails1 stretching them forth so violently with cords to the holes which they made in the cross4 #bej ,thus they heaped dolors upon dolors1 most cruelly disjointing all thy bones1 breaking all thy veins1 and renewing all thy sacred wounds4 ,o most sweet ,jesus1 by the memory of all these thy pains and torments upon the cross1 vouchsafe to give me thy fear and love1 with perfect charity towards my neighbour4 ,amen4 ,o most pious ,lord ,jesus1 c4 c4 #d4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 heavenly physician of human nature1 and eternal king1 remember1 ,i beseech thee1 all those bitter pains and torments which thou didst endure in thy sacred members1 who1 being hoisted up upon the cross1 with all thy precious body rent and torn1 not having from the crown of thy head to the sole of thy foot any part left unhurt2 so that no dolor could be compared to thine2 at which time1 being unmindful of thy own torments1 thou didst mercifully pray to thy heavenly ,father for thy cruel enemies1 saying3 ,father1 forgive them1 for they know not what they do4 ,o most meek and merciful ,lord ,jesus1 by this thy admirable benignity1 goodness1 love1 and mercy1 and by all thy bitter pains and torments1 grant that the memory of thy dolorous passion may be a most powerful protection of my soul and body1 against all deceits1 temptations1 and molestations of the devil1 my cruel enemy4 ,amen4 ,o most merciful ,lord ,jesus1 c4 #bea #e4 ,o most sweet ,jesus ,christ1 mirror of eternal brightness1 and wisdom of the omnipotent ,father1 remember the bitter grief and sorrow thy sacred soul did feel1 when beholding1 in the clear mirror of thy divine presence1 the predestination of thy elect1 who through the merits of thy most salutary passion were to be saved2 and the reprobation of the wicked1 who for their ingratitude were to be damned2 and the abyss of thy immense mercy1 by which thou didst commiserate and shed tears for us1 miserable1 lost1 and forlorn sinners2 and chiefly by that mercy which thou didst show to the thief upon the cross1 saying to him1 ,this day thou shalt be with me in paradise2 ,i beseech thee1 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 my ,lord and my ,god1 to show the like mercy unto me1 now and at the hour of my death4 ,amen4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 c4 #f4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 omnipotent king and most amiable friend1 remember the bitter grief and sorrow thy sacred soul did suffer1 when1 being forsaken of all thy friends1 and acquaintances1 thou didst hang naked1 rent1 and torn upon the cross2 not having any to comfort or compassionate thee1 only the blessed and glorious ,virgin ,mary1 thy mother2 who standing under the cross in the bitterness of her soul1 accompanied thee in all thy torments2 unto whom thou didst commend thy beloved disciple1 ,st4 ,john1 in thy place1 saying unto her1 ,woman1 behold thy son2 and after1 to thy disciple1 ,son1 behold thy mother4 #beb ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 by that sword of sorrow which did then transpierce her sacred soul1 and by the tender love and compassion wherewith thou didst behold the sad distresses of thy sorrowful mother1 have pity and compassion on me1 ,i beseech thee1 my dearest ,lord1 and mercifully help1 comfort1 succour1 and assist me in all my tribulations1 adversities1 necessities1 sorrows1 and sufferings1 both spiritual and corporal4 ,amen4 ,o most blessed ,lord ,jesus1 c4 #g4 ,o most sweet and blessed ,lord ,jesus1 crown of joy1 treasure of felicity1 sweet source of consolation1 and unexhausted fountain of mercy2 who1 hanging on the cross1 out of the most inflamed desire thou hadst for the salvation of our souls1 saidst1 ,i thirst2--viz4 for the redemption of mankind4 ,o dearest ,lord1 by this1 thy ardent charity1 inflame our hearts with thy holy love1 kindle our desire to accomplish diligently all good works1 and wholly to extinguish the heat of all evil concupiscence and worldly affections in us4 ,amen4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 c4 #h4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 the true light of those who believe in thee1 suavity of hearts1 and sovereign solace of all faithful souls1 by that bitter gall and vinegar thou didst taste upon the cross at the hour of thy death1 grant us1 miserable sinners1 grace worthily to receive at all times1 particularly at the hour of our death1 thy most precious body and blood2 that by the virtue of this divine banquet1 and all other salutary sacraments1 we may be preserved from all evils1 sin1 and punishments1 and replenished with all joy1 and securely appear in thy divine presence4 ,amen4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 c4 #bec #i4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 source of all regal virtue1 and all mental jubilee1 remember1 ,i beseech thee1 those excessive pains and anguishes thou didst endure for us upon the cross1 when1 through the bitterness of death1 and the impious blasphemies1 derisions1 scorns1 and reproaches of the ,jews1 with a loud voice and weeping eyes1 thou didst cry to thy heavenly ,father1 with this sad complaint3 ,eli1 ,eli1 lamma sabacthani8 that is to say1 ,my ,god1 my ,god1 why hast thou forsaken me8 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 by this thy bitter torment1 sorrow1 grief1 and anguish1 vouchsafe1 ,i beseech thee1 to have pity on me1 and to succour me in all my sorrows1 sufferings1 and tribulations1 and particularly at the hour of my death4 ,o then1 my dearest ,lord and my ,god1 succour me1 and forsake me not1 ,i beseech thee4 ,amen4 ,o most gracious ,lord ,jesus1 c4 #bed #aj4 ,o most sacred ,lord ,jesus1 ,alpha and ,omega1 the beginning and ending of all things1 and mirror of all virtue1 remember how1 from the crown of thy head to the sole of thy feet1 thou wert immerged in the deluge of thy dolorous passion1 for the love of us1 vile sinners4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 by the length1 breadth1 greatness1 and multitude of thy sacred wounds1 take from me the love of the world1 and teach me by a true and perfect charity1 always to keep thy holy law and commandments4 ,amen4 ,o most wise ,lord ,jesus1 c4 #aa4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 sovereign goodness1 eternal beatitude of thy saints1 and most profound abyss of mercy1 by the deep wounds which did not only transpierce thy sacred flesh1 but even thy bowels1 and the marrow of thy bones1 be merciful to me a miserable sinner1 who now am drowned in my sins and iniquities1 and hide me in thy sacred wounds from the face of thy wrath1 until thy indignation be passed and appeased4 ,amen4 ,o most potent ,lord ,jesus1 c4 #ab4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 mirror of verity1 pledge of unity and bond of charity6 remember the innumerable multitude of all those painful wounds wherewith thou wert covered from head to foot1 all thy holy body most cruelly rent and torn by impious ,jews1 and dyed with thy most precious blood2 all which most dreadful dolors thou didst endure for us vile sinners4 ,o most gracious ,lord1 engrave those thy dolors deeply in my heart1 and write them there with thy precious blood1 that in them ,i may always read thy love and dolors2 so that the memory of thy painful passion may daily be renewed in me1 and my love increase towards thee1 and ,i remain perpetually thankful to thy immense charity1 to the last period of my life1 until ,i come to enjoy thee1 my only dear ,lord1 and most desired treasure1 abounding with all joy and felicity3 which through thy goodness be pleased to grant1 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus4 ,amen4 ,o most noble ,lord ,jesus1 c4 #bee #ac4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 most victorious lion1 most invincible1 triumphant1 and immortal king6 remember1 ,i beseech thee1 all the bitter pains and anguishes thou didst endure1 when all the forces of thy heart and body failing1 bowing down thy sacred head1 thou saidst3 ,it is consummated4 ,o dearest ,lord1 by these thy deadly dolors1 have mercy on me at my last passage1 when my heart and soul shall be in anguish and anxiety4 ,amen4 ,o most noble ,lord ,jesus1 c4 #ad4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 only begotten ,son of the eternal ,father1 figure of his substance1 and splendour of his glory6 remember that most earnest recommendation wherewith thou didst commend thy sacred1 sweet soul1 to thy omnipotent ,father1 upon the cross1 saying3 ,father1 into thy hands ,i commend my spirit4 ,at which time thou didst hang naked on the cross1 with thy most holy body all over wounded1 rent1 and torn1 pouring forth streams of thy most precious blood2 with thy face pale and wan1 thy head crowned with thorns1 thy arms extended1 thy hands nailed1 thy veins bleeding1 thy bowels of mercy opened1 thy eyes weeping and obscured1 thy voice failing1 thy breast thirsting1 and wholly heart-broken4 #bef ,o my most merciful ,lord1 unto all these cruel pains and torments didst thou deliver thy most sacred1 innocent1 tender1 pure1 and precious body for the redemption of us most wretched1 vile1 and miserable sinners1 and in this manner1 renderest thy sweet soul to thy celestial ,father2 by which most precious and innocent death of thine1 and by the virtue of thy holy cross1 ,i beseech thee1 ,o ,father of mercy and omnipotent ,king of saints1 to give me grace to resist the world1 the flesh1 and the devil2 that being dead to all terrestrial things1 ,i may live to thee alone1 and have the happiness to be received by thee at my last passage1 when this my miserable exile shall be ended4 ,amen4 ,o most pious ,lord ,jesus1 c4 #ae4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 most flourishing1 true1 and fruitful vine1 remember the super-abundant effusion of thy precious blood1 which thou didst pour forth so plentifully from all parts of thy holy body1 like a cluster of pressed grapes2 when thou thyself alone didst tread the vine-press on the cross1 and out of thy pierced side didst give us water and wine to drink1 not leaving so much as one drop1 being like a bundle of pure and precious myrrh3 thou wert suspended on high upon the cross1 at which time the liquor of thy bowels dried up1 the marrow of thy bones consumed1 and thy most delicate and tender body wholly fainted and failed4 #beg ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus1 by this most liberal effusion of thy precious blood1 by thy bitter death and passion1 and all thy sacred wounds1 vouchsafe to wound my heart with that tender love1 wherewith the holy heart of thy most blessed mother was wounded under the cross1 that tears of love and penance may be my bread day and night2 and convert me wholly to thee1 that my heart may be thy perpetual habitation1 my conversation pleasing and acceptable to thy divine ,majesty1 and the end of my life so laudable1 that having finished this mortal pilgrimage1 ,i may be admitted into immortal glory1 to praise and glorify thee my sovereign ,lord1 in the sweet society of thy holy angels and saints1 to all eternity4 ,amen4 ,o most gracious ,lord ,jesus1 be propitious to me a sinner4 ,pater ,noster4 ,ave ,maria4 ,conclusion4 ,o most sweet ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 ,son of the living ,god1 vouchsafe to receive these prayers1 in union with that most excellent love wherewith thou didst suffer all the wounds of thy most precious body2 and be merciful to me thy poor1 unworthy servant1 and all sinners1 with all faithful souls1 both living and dead2 graciously granting to us all mercy1 grace1 remission of sins1 and life everlasting4 ,amen4 #beh ,devotions ,to ,the ,sacred ,heart ,of ,jesus4 ,that the ,associates of the ,sacred ,heart may discharge the obligations required of them1 they should daily repeat one ,pater1 one ,ave1 and the ,creed1 with the following aspiration3 ,adorable ,heart of ,jesus1 grant that ,i may increase in thy love4 ,they should also spend one hour in the year1 at their own choosing1 in the presence of the blessed ,sacrament1 in making acts of reparation1 c4 ,act ,of ,consecration4 ,to thee1 ,o ,sacred ,heart of ,jesus2 ,i devote and offer up my life1 thoughts1 words1 actions1 pains1 and sufferings4 ,to thee ,i consecrate my soul and body1 with all the faculties and senses thereof1 so that no part of my being may any longer be employed1 but in loving1 serving1 honouring1 and glorifying thee4 ,be thou1 ,o most ,sacred ,heart6 the sole object of my love1 the protector of my life1 the pledge of my salvation1 and my secure refuge at the hour of my death4 ,be thou also1 ,o most bountiful ,heart6 my justification at the throne of ,god1 and screen me from his anger1 which ,i have so justly merited4 ,in thee ,i place all my confidence1 and convinced1 as ,i am1 of my own weakness1 ,i rely entirely on thy compassionate mercy4 ,annihilate in me all that is displeasing and offensive to thy pure eye4 #bei ,imprint thyself like a divine seal on my heart1 that ,i may ever remember my obligations1 and never be separated from thee4 ,may my name also ,i beseech thee1 by thy tender goodness1 ever be fixed and engraved in thee1 ,o ,book of ,life6 and may ,i ever be a victim consecrated to thy glory1 ever burning with the flames of thy pure love1 and entirely penetrated with it for all eternity6 ,in this ,i place all my happiness2 this is all my desire1 to live and die in no other quality1 but that of thy devoted servant4 ,amen4 ,the ,litany ,of ,the ,sacred ,heart ,of ,jesus4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,christ1 have mercy on us4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,christ1 hear us4 ,christ1 graciously hear us4 ,god1 the ,father of heaven1 ,have mercy on us4 ,god1 the ,son1 ,redeemer of the world1 ,have mercy on us4 ,god1 the ,holy ,ghost1 ,have mercy on us4 ,holy ,trinity1 one ,god1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 formed in the womb of the most ,blessed ,virgin1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 hypostatically united to the eternal ,word1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 sanctuary of the ,divinity1 and tabernacle of the most holy ,trinity1 ,have mercy on us4 #bfj ,heart of ,jesus1 temple of sanctity and fountain of all graces1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 most meek and humble1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 most chaste and obedient1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 furnace of love1 and source of contrition1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 treasure of wisdom and goodness1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 throne of mercy1 and abyss of all virtues1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 sorrowful in the garden1 and spent with a bloody sweat1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 saturated with reproaches1 and consumed for our sins1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 made obedient even unto the death of the cross1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 pierced through with a lance1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 refuge of sinners1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 fortitude of the just1 and comfort of the afflicted1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 main strength of the tempted1 and terror of the devils1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 sanctification of hearts1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 perseverance of the good1 and hope of the dying1 ,have mercy on us4 ,heart of ,jesus1 joy of the blessed1 and the delight of all the saints1 ,have mercy on us4 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world1 spare us1 ,o ,jesus6 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world1 hear us1 ,o ,jesus6 #bfa ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world1 have mercy on us1 ,o ,jesus6 ,v4 ,o most sacred heart of ,jesus1 have mercy on us4 ,r4 ,that we may worthily love thee with our whole hearts4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o ,god1 who out of thy immense love1 hast given to the faithful the most sacred ,heart of thy ,son1 our ,lord1 as the object of thy tender affection2 grant1 we beseech thee1 that we may so love and honour this pledge of thy love on earth1 as by it to merit the love both of thee and thy gift1 and to be eternally loved by thee and this most blessed ,heart in heaven3 through the same ,jesus ,christ1 our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,through thy sacred ,heart1 ,o ,jesus1 overflowing with all sweetness1 we recommend to thee ourselves1 and all our concerns1 our friends1 benefactors1 parents1 and relations1 our superiors1 and enemies2 take under thy protection this house1 city1 and kingdom2 extend thy care to all such as lie under any affliction1 and to those who labour in the agony and pangs of death2 cast an eye of compassion on the obstinate sinner1 and more particularly on the poor suffering souls in purgatory2 as also on those who are engaged and united with us in the holy confederacy of honouring and worshipping thee4 ,bless these in particular1 ,o divine ,jesus6 and bless them according to the extent of thy infinite goodness1 mercy1 and charity4 ,amen4 #bfb ,a ,reparation ,of ,honour ,to ,the ,sacred ,heart4 ,to be made on the ,feast itself1 or at any other time1 in presence of the ,blessed ,sacrament4 ,o most amiable and adorable ,heart of ,jesus6 centre of all hearts1 glowing with charity1 and inflamed with zeal for the interest of thy ,father and the salvation of mankind2 ,o ,heart1 ever sensible of our misery1 and ever ready to redress our evils2 the real victim of love in the holy ,eucharist1 and a propitiatory sacrifice for sin on the altar of the cross6 seeing that the generality of ,christians make no other return for these thy mercies1 than contempt for thy favours1 forgetfulness of their own obligations1 and ingratitude to the best of benefactors2 is it not just that we thy servants1 penetrated with the deepest sense of such indignities1 should1 as far as in our power1 make a due and satisfactory reparation of honour to thy most sacred ,majesty8 ,prostrate1 therefore1 in body1 and humbled in mind1 before heaven and earth1 we solemnly declare our utter detestation and abhorrence of such conduct4 ,inexpressible1 we know1 was the bitterness which the multitude of our sins brought on thy tender heart2 insufferable the weight of our iniquities1 which pressed thy face to the earth in the garden of ,olives2 and insurmountable thy anguish1 when expiring with love1 grief1 and agony1 on ,mount ,calvary1 in thy last breath thou wouldst reclaim sinners to their duty and repentance4 ,this we know1 ,o dear ,redeemer6 and would most willingly redress these thy sufferings by our own1 or share with thee in thine6 #bfc ,o merciful ,jesus6 ever present on our altars1 and with a heart open to receive all who labour and are burdened6 ,o adorable heart of ,jesus1 source of true contrition1 impart to our hearts the true spirit of penance1 and to our eyes a fountain of tears1 that we may bewail our sins1 and the sins of the world4 ,pardon1 divine ,jesus6 all the injuries and outrages done to thee in the course of thy holy life and bitter passion4 ,pardon all the impieties1 irreverences1 and sacrileges1 which have been committed against thee in the holy sacrament of the ,eucharist1 since its first institution3--graciously receive the small tribute of our sincere repentance1 as an agreeable offering in thy sight1 and in requital for the benefits we daily receive from thy altar1 where thou art a living and continual sacrifice1 and in union with that bloody holocaust thou didst present to thy eternal ,father1 on ,mount ,calvary4 ,sweet ,jesus6 give thy blessing to the ardent desire we now entertain1 and the holy resolution we have taken1 of ever loving and adoring thee1 with our whole mind and with our whole heart1 in the sacrament of thy love2 thus to repair1 by a true conversion of heart1 and a zeal for thy glory1 our past negligence and infidelities4 ,be thou1 ,o adorable ,heart6 who knowest the clay of which we are formed1 be thou our mediator with thy heavenly ,father1 whom we have so grievously offended2 strengthen our weakness1 confirm our resolution1 and with thy charity1 humility1 meekness1 and patience1 cover the multitude of our iniquities4 ,be thou our support1 our refuge1 and our strength1 that nothing henceforward in life or death may separate us from thee4 ,amen4 #bfd ,devotions ,for ,the ,sick4 ,instruction4 ,the state of sickness and sufferings is to be regarded as a fatherly visitation1 whereby ,god knocks at the door of our hearts1 to put us in mind of our mortality4 ,it is a call from heaven1 a timely warning to prepare for eternity1 by spending the remainder of our life in the love and service of our ,creator4 ,it is the touchstone of patience1 the school1 or rather the harvest of penance1 resignation1 and every ,christian virtue4 ,it is the test of our love1 by which we may judge whether we acquit ourselves of duties that are agreeable to nature1 in conformity to the will of ,god1 or only do them because they are agreeable to our own will4 ,we know not what we are until we are tried4 ,it costs us nothing to say1 ,we love thee1 ,o ,god1 above all things2 or to show the courage of martyrs at a distance1 when we have nothing to cross or thwart our inclinations2 but that love is sincere which stands the proof4 ,if we loved ,god sincerely1 we would on all occasions embrace1 desire1 and find no happiness but in the accomplishment of his holy will4 ,we would be prepared to bear whatever crosses and calamities he is pleased to send us1 with a patient resignation4 ,we would rejoice in them as the greatest blessings1 and the sources of immortal crowns4 ,we would regard them as precious talents1 to be improved by the increase of our love and affection for ,god1 and the exercise of the most heroic virtues of self-denial1 patience1 humility1 c4 #bfe ,to be dejected and impatient under sickness and trials1 to indulge murmurs and complaints1 to repine and call ourselves wretched and unhappy1 c1 are signs that an inordinate self-love reigns in our hearts1 and that we seek our own inclinations more than the will of ,god1 who has bequeathed the cross to his elect1 as their portion and inheritance in this world4 ,it is in vain that we take the name of ,christians1 or pretend to follow ,christ1 unless we also carry our cross after his example4 ,it is in vain for us to expect to be glorified with ,jesus1 unless we also suffer with ,jesus4 ,he sacrificed himself for us on the cross1 that he might unite us1 by it1 eternally to himself4 ,we cannot arrive at heaven by any other road4 ,if we courageously embrace our cross1 ,god will be our comfort and support1 as he was the comfort and support of the holy martyrs under the most severe trials4 ,he will not forsake us1 unless we first forsake him by sin4 ,too nice and anxious a care of health1 is also an evident sign of inordinate self-love1 and hatred of mortification4 ,nevertheless1 as a man is not master of his own life or health1 he is bound to take a moderate and reasonable care not to throw either of them away1 nor neglect the essential prescriptions of physicians in the simple and ordinary remedies and succours of medicine4 ,but he who trusts more in the art of physicians than in the ,lord1 deserves to be disappointed1 like ,asa1 king of ,juda1 who became the victim of death1 because he placed more confidence in his physicians than in ,god4 ,wherefore a ,christian in his sickness should1 in the first place1 consider ,god as his chief physician1 make his peace with him1 and seek the health of his soul1 by having recourse to the holy sacraments in due time1 whilst he is in a condition to receive them with the proper dispositions4 ,if he be in debt1 or has any restitution or satisfaction to make1 he should take care to have these obligations discharged to the best of his power4 ,he should settle his temporal affairs without delay1 that he may wholly apply his thoughts afterwards1 without any disturbance1 to the care of his immortal soul4 ,he ought to beg of ,god to extinguish in him all self-love1 and to dispose of him as he pleases4 #bff ,he ought to excite in his soul devout acts of faith1 hope1 charity1 contrition1 patience1 resignation1 c4 ,he should endeavour to sanctify his sufferings1 by receiving them from the hand of ,god1 by bearing them in the spirit of penance1 by offering them in satisfaction for his sins1 and by uniting them with the sufferings of his blessed ,saviour and ,redeemer1 ,jesus ,christ4--,omnia si pardas1 animam servare memento4 ,although you should lose everything else1 be careful to save your soul4 ,a ,prayer ,in ,the ,beginning ,of ,sickness4 ,o my ,god1 ,i accept this sickness with which thou art pleased to visit me1 as a favour from1 thy heavenly hand4 ,i accept all its circumstances and consequences1 in satisfaction for my sins4 ,thou hast given me health and strength1 ,o ,lord1 and thou hast taken them away3 may thy holy name1 ,o ,lord1 be blessed for ever4 ,i bow down my whole soul to adore thee in all thy appointments4 ,i resign myself entirely into the hands of thy providence1 and acknowledge that thou dost treat me with too much indulgence4 ,i know ,i deserve greater evils than those ,i now endure1 and that ,i merit1 by my sins1 pains infinitely greater than even the pains of hell1 where ,i would long since have been1 had not thy pure mercy interposed between my soul and thy justice4 ,alas6 how many are now suffering there for crimes less than mine8 ,my pains are nothing in comparison to theirs4 ,i have no reason to complain4 ,o may thy holy will be done on earth as it is in heaven4 ,i offer myself1 with an entire submission1 to suffer whatever thou pleasest1 as long as thou pleasest1 and in what manner thou pleasest4 #bfg ,may this sickness be to the honour of thy holy name1 and to the good of my soul4 ,but1 ,o ,lord1 have regard to my weakness1 and deal not with me according to my sins2 but according to the multitude of thy tender mercies have compassion on me4 ,confirm my soul with strength from above1 that ,i may be patient under all uneasiness1 pain1 disquietudes1 and difficulties of my illness4 ,grant that ,i may cheerfully submit to them1 as a just punishment of my manifold offences1 and duly offer them in conjunction with the sufferings and death of my blessed ,redeemer on the cross1 through whose merits ,i look for mercy1 and hope to possess eternal life4 ,have pity on me1 ,o most loving father6 clothe me with thy grace1 and receive me into the arms of thy mercy4 ,create a clean heart within me1 ,o ,god1 and renew an upright spirit within my bowels2 cast out from thence whatever profanes or defiles thy temple2 destroy and root out what is displeasing to thee1 and lay in me the foundation of a new life1 either for this world or the world to come4 ,i am heartily sorry that ,i ever offended thy infinite goodness1 in thought1 word1 deed1 or omission4 ,i most humbly implore thy pardon for all my sins1 ,i now propose not to offend thee any more1 and to avoid every thing that may be to me an occasion of sin4 ,i resolve to make restitution and satisfaction for the injuries ,i have committed4 ,for the love of thee1 ,i sincerely forgive all those who have injured me or done me wrong2 ,i beseech thee to pardon them and grant them the same blessing that ,i desire for my own soul4 #bfh ,with the utmost humility ,i also heartily beg pardon of all those to whom ,i have given any offence1 whether by ill example1 by words1 deeds1 or any other way1 deliberately or unknowingly4 ,thou seest1 ,o ,lord1 how frail ,i am1 and that ,i am nothing but dust and ashes2 preserve me from all temptations1 and be thou my defence against all the assaults of the evil spirit1 that in this sickness ,i may no way offend thee3 and if this is to be my last1 ,i beg of thee so to direct me by thy grace1 that ,i may not neglect the necessary means of salvation1 nor be deprived of any of those powerful helps which thou hast in thy mercy ordained for the good of my soul4 ,prepare it1 ,o ,lord1 for its passage into eternity2 that being perfectly cleansed from all my iniquities1 ,i may be admitted one day into the kingdom of thy glory1 there to love and praise thee for ever1 in the company of thy blessed angels and saints4 ,amen4 ,lord1 thy thorns are my roses1 and thy suffering my paradise4 ,st4 ,felix4 ,tears of devotion are sweeter than the joys of theatres4 ,st4 ,augustine4 ,a ,prayer ,before ,receiving ,the ,viaticum4 ,o my blessed ,redeemer ,jesus ,christ1 ,i firmly believe thou art really present in this venerable sacrament1 which ,i am now about to receive by way of viaticum4 #bfi ,i believe it contains thy sacred body and blood1 accompanied with thy soul and divinity4 ,i desire to receive this heavenly banquet for thy honour and glory1 and the good of my soul1 that ,i may be happily united to thee4 ,i desire to commemorate thy sufferings as thou hast commanded4 ,but how shall ,i dare to approach thee8--so wretched a worm1 to so infinite a majesty6 so filthy a sinner1 to so infinite purity and sanctity6 ,it is therefore in thy mercy that ,i place my whole trust2 and since thou art pleased to invite thyself into so poor1 so wretched so mean a cottage as this of my breast1 vouchsafe1 ,i beseech thee1 to grant me those graces1 and that reverence1 humility1 and devotion1 which may prepare a fit abode for thy reception4 ,cleanse my soul from every foul stain of sin1 clothe it with the nuptial garment of charity1 and adorn it with all virtues4 ,i come to thee1 like ,magdalen1 that ,i may be delivered from all my evils1 and that ,i may embrace thee1 my only good4 ,i detest with my whole heart1 all the sins of my past life1 because they have offended thy goodness4 ,i desire to lay them all down here at thy feet1 to be cancelled by thy precious blood4 ,i am sorry for them1 and will be sorry for them as long as ,i live4 ,i will bewail them in the bitterness of my soul4 ,they are many and grievous1 it is true2 yet they are nothing when compared to thy boundless mercy1 and to the infinite ransom of thy precious blood4 #bgj ,forgive me1 then1 sweet ,jesus1 for thy mercy's sake2 have pity on me and save me1 since thou forsakest none that place their hope in thee4 ,i love thee1 my ,god1 with my whole heart and soul1 and above all things in heaven and on earth6 at least ,i earnestly desire so to love thee1 and consecrate myself eternally to thee4 ,o come and take full possession of my heart for ever2 ,i offer it to thee without reserve2 ,o come and inflame it with the celestial fire of thy divine love1 and let nothing in life or death ever again separate me from thee4 ,o sweet ,jesus1 prepare me for a worthy reception of the blessing thou art now about to bestow on me4 ,i adore and worship thee1 humbled in mind and body1 and confess myself to be nothing but dust and ashes in thy presence4 ,it is my confidence in thy goodness that makes me presume to approach thee1 for ,i cannot but acknowledge myself infinitely unworthy4 ,domine non sum dignus1 c4 ,for a ,prayer after receiving the ,viaticum1 see page #abh4 ,a ,prayer ,before ,extreme ,unction4 ,o ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who1 in the abundance of thy mercy1 hast provided powerful resources for relief in all our necessities1 grant me grace to have recourse to them with such worthy dispositions that my soul may partake of all those great advantages and salutary effects which thou hast appointed in their institution4 ,thou hast instituted the sacrament of ,extreme ,unction for the benefit of the sick1 who1 in the extremity of life1 stand in need of more graces1 more helps1 and more consolation1 than ever4 #bga ,i now desire to receive this heavenly medicine1 for the ends for which it has been instituted4 ,i am willing to be anointed1 as thou hast commanded by thy apostle ,st ,james4 ,grant1 ,i beseech thee1 that this holy ,unction may produce in me all its happy fruits1 by healing my soul from the ulcers of sin1 by fortifying me against all temptations1 by supporting me in the hour of anguish and distress1 and by preparing me for a happy passage out of this life1 or whatever may be thy holy will4 ,shouldst thou foresee that my health may be conducive to thy greater glory1 and expedient for my eternal salvation1 let this be the means to restore it4 ,i absolutely submit myself to thy divine will and pleasure4 ,i wish not to live but to serve thee4 ,dispose of me as thou knowest best2 do with me as thou pleasest4 ,all ,i desire is the accomplishment of thy most holy will4 ,give me health or sickness1 life or death2 give me whatsoever thou pleasest3 not my will1 ,o ,lord1 but thine be done3 it is a greater happiness to fulfil thy will1 than to enjoy ten thousand lives4 ,o how happy should ,i be1 if the destruction of my body could repair the injury ,i have offered to thy divine ,majesty6 ,my eyes1 alas6 have seen vanities2 my ears have been open to detractions1 to profane and unprofitable discourses2 my tongue has many ways offended thee1 both in speaking and tasting2 my hands have contributed to my follies2 my feet have often gone astray in the paths of vanity and sin4 #bgb ,by this holy anointing1 and the prayers of thy church1 pardon me1 ,o ,jesus1 all the sins ,i have ever committed by these my five senses4 ,let those avenues through which sin has made its way into my soul1 be now shut to the world2 let my eyes be open to thee alone1 my ,jesus2 let my ears be now attentive to thy commands1 and to thy call2 let my tongue be solely employed in crying out for mercy2 let my prayers ascend like incense in thy sight2 let my hands be lifted up to heaven for pardon2 let my feet walk in thy ways2 and let my heart be the living temple of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,into thy hands1 ,o dear ,jesus1 ,i commend my spirit4 ,in thee ,i will live1 in thee ,i will die1 in thee ,i will abide1 and in thee ,i hope to possess eternal rest and heavenly joy for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,a ,prayer ,after ,extreme ,unction4 ,o my ,god1 thou hast created1 redeemed1 and sanctified me2 thou hast preserved me in many dangers both of soul and body2 thou hast nourished me with the adorable sacrament of thy body and blood1 and granted me the grace to receive the rights of thy church1 preferably to so many others1 who are carried off by a sudden death1 without being favoured with those succours and graces which thou hast bestowed upon me1 a most ungrateful sinner4 #bgc ,for these and all thy other blessings1 ,i offer thee innumerable thanks4 ,o that ,i had as many tongues and hearts as there are stars in the heavens1 atoms in the air1 and creatures in the universe2 how willingly would ,i employ them all in praising1 loving1 and glorifying thee6 ,to thee ,i resign my heart3 receive it as a holocaust4 ,into thy hands1 ,o ,lord1 ,i commend my spirit3 receive me1 ,o dear ,jesus1 in thy mercy2 receive me into thy loving arms1 which were stretched forth on the cross for my redemption2 receive me into the embraces of thy infinite charity4 ,i do not desire to be freed from my pains2 thou knowest what is best for me3 do but take from me all murmuring1 and give me patience to suffer whatever thou willest1 and as long as thou pleasest4 ,should it be thy divine pleasure to inflict on my weak body and languishing soul greater punishments than ,i now suffer1 my heart is ready1 ,o ,lord1 my heart is ready to accept them1 and to suffer in whatever manner and measure may be most conformable to thy will4 ,this one grace ,i most earnestly beg of thee1 my ,god--that ,i may die the death of the just1 and be admitted1 after the sufferings and tribulations of this transitory and sinful life1 into the kingdom of thy glory1 there to see and enjoy thee1 in the company of the blessed1 for a never-ending eternity4 ,amen4 #bgd ,short ,acts ,of ,virtue ,in ,time ,of ,sickness4 ,i acknowledge1 ,o ,lord1 that ,i am a sinner2 accept1 therefore1 of what ,i now suffer1 in atonement for my sins4 ,help me to receive with submission and resignation1 whatever afflictions thou shalt please to send me4 ,i am content to suffer here1 provided thou dost spare me hereafter4 ,i know that it is by many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of heaven4 ,i know that those who would be glorified with ,jesus1 must also suffer with ,jesus4 ,i am convinced1 that the sufferings of this present time are not to be set in competition with the eternal glory which shall be revealed in us4 ,i believe that the present momentary and light tribulation worketh in us1 above measure1 an eternal weight of glory4 ,i offer myself1 and all that ,i have1 or am1 to thee4 ,do with me1 my ,god1 whatever thou pleasest4 ,shall ,i not drink the cup which my ,father hath given me8 ,not my will1 but thine be done4 ,o sweetness of my heart1 and love of my soul6 take off my heart and thought from this world1 that all my comfort may be in thee4 ,o when will thy kingdom come8 ,o ,lord1 when wilt thou perfectly reign in all hearts8 when shall sin be no more8 ,wound my heart with thy love1 that it may relish nothing that is earthly4 ,o that ,i had never offended so good a ,god6 ,o that ,i had never sinned6 ,happy those souls that have always preserved their baptismal innocence4 #bge ,o my ,god1 all my hopes are in thee4--,through ,jesus ,christ my ,redeemer1 ,i hope for mercy1 grace1 and salvation4 ,o sweet and adorable ,jesus6 ,o spotless ,lamb6 ,o innocent victim6 who by thy passion and death hath effaced the sins of mankind1 blot out my iniquities1 and do not permit that thy sufferings should become useless to me4 ,look1 ,o ,god1 on this poor piece of clay1 and help me in my distress4 ,o my ,jesus6 ,i love thee2 ,i love thee above all things1 and desire to love thee alone1 because thou alone art worthy of my love4 ,i cast myself into the arms of thy holy love4 ,i abandon myself entirely to thy blessed will4 ,my unworthiness humbles and confounds me2 but the sight of thy wounds1 ,o ,jesus1 proclaims aloud how great thy mercy is1 and how far it exceeds my misery4 ,o boundless love of my ,jesus6 inflame my heart with thy heavenly fire4 ,consume in me all earthly affections1 and confirm my soul in thy holy love for ever4 ,o ,jesus1 torn with stripes1 pierced with thorns1 and weltering in blood1 for my sake6 teach me to endure for the love of thee1 the anguish and inconvenience of my infirmities and sickness4 #bgf ,o ,jesus1 raised upon the cross1 attract me now most powerfully to thyself1 that my whole occupation may be to love1 praise1 and adore thee for ever4 ,hail1 sacred wounds of the hands and feet of ,jesus6 ,hail precious streams of blood1 that flowed from those painful wounds6 ,infinite praise1 honour1 and glory be to thee1 my amiable ,redeemer1 for suffering such pains for the love of me4 ,ah1 how does it pierce my heart with sorrow1 to contemplate thee1 and to consider the torments thou didst suffer for my salvation4 ,hail1 sacred wound of the side of ,jesus6 hail1 blessed passage to the sacred heart of my divine ,redeemer6 ,o that ,i could contemplate thee with the love of a ,magdalen1 and melt into tears of sweet devotion in honor of thee6 ,by the sacred wounds of thy hands1 of thy feet1 and of thy side2 by the precious streams that flowed from them2 by thy blessed heart1 burning with love for me2 ,i beg and beseech thee never to forsake me1 but to grant me whatever thou seest necessary for the sanctification of my soul4 ,glory be to the ,father1 who by his power hath brought me forth from nothing1 and made me to his own image and likeness4 ,glory be to the ,son1 who by his wisdom hath delivered me from hell1 and opened for me the gates of ,heaven4 ,glory be to the ,holy ,ghost1 who by his mercy hath sanctified me in baptism1 and still continues to sanctify me by the graces which ,i daily receive4 ,glory be the three adorable persons of the blessed ,trinity4 ,o may ,i behold and glorify eternally in heaven1 what ,i believe1 adore1 and worship on earth--one ,god and three ,persons1 the ,father1 and the ,son1 and the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4 #bgg ,here we have no permanent city3 but we seek that which is to come4 ,hebrews xiii4 #ad4 ,while we are in the body we are strangers from the ,lord4 #b ,corinthians v4 #f4 ,whether we live or die1 we belong to the ,lord4 ,romans xiv4 #h4 ,a ,prayer ,of ,thanksgiving1 ,upon ,the ,recovery ,of ,a ,person ,from ,the ,bed ,of ,sickness4 ,almighty and everlasting ,god1 ,i here acknowledge thy blessing in the recovery of my health1 and return thee my most hearty thanks for it4 ,i beg thy grace for the making a better use of it than hitherto ,i have done2 that ,i may correct all the errors of my past life1 that ,i may improve in virtue1 be an example to others1 and dedicate that health to thee1 which is now thy special gift2 that thus living to thee1 ,i may be ever prepared for my last hour3 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,bless the ,lord1 ,o my soul2 may he be praised and glorified for ever4 ,bless the ,lord1 ,o my soul2 and forget not all his benefits4 ,blessed be the ,lord1 ,god of our fathers2 let praise and glory be given to him for ever4 ,i will praise thee1 ,o my ,god1 while ,i live2 ,i will glorify thy holy name while ,i have my being4 ,o magnify the ,lord with me1 all ye holy angels3 praise him1 all ye saints4 #bgh ,i will bless the ,lord at all times3 his praise shall be ever in my mouth4 ,give glory to the ,lord1 for he is good1 for his mercy endureth for ever4 ,blessed be the name of the ,lord1 from henceforth1 now1 and for ever4 ,from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same1 the name of the ,lord is worthy of praise4 ,glory1 c4 ,preparation for ,death ,instruction ,the last moments of a ,christian are not only the most precious of his life1 but to him of the greatest importance1 as on them depends his eternal lot4 ,it is then ,satan uses his utmost efforts to accomplish the ruin of a soul4 ,his snares and batteries are more subtle and violent at the extremity1 than at any other period1 of life2 for it is then1 as the apostle says1 7,revelation xii47 he cometh down1 having great wrath1 knowing that he hath but a short time4 ,hence it becomes the indispensable duty of every soldier of ,jesus ,christ1 frequently to exercise himself in acts of faith1 hope1 charity1 confidence1 fortitude1 and perseverance2 that by the familiar use of these spiritual weapons during life1 he may be enabled to encounter the mortal enemy of his soul in his last conflict1 and defeat all his malicious designs4 ,when the disorder of a sick person has the appearance of danger1 every spiritual help should be offered him before he loses the use of his senses2 for which reason it would be very unfriendly to flatter him with the hopes of recovery1 or to be negligent in exhorting him to make the best use of the little time which perhaps he has to live1 in preparing for his voyage to eternity2 and since a truly penitential spirit is the best security to a ,christian in life or death1 he ought to be urged to secure it to himself by the most perfect acts of compunction1 resignation1 faith1 hope1 and divine love4 ,for this purpose he should keep himself as much as possible in the divine presence1 and in the blessed company of ,jesus ,christ1 the perfect model of suffering ,christians4 #bgi ,he should converse frequently with him1 cast himself in spirit at his feet1 like ,magdalen2 bewail his sins in the bitterness of his soul1 and cry out for mercy while there is yet time for mercy4 ,he should place a crucifix1 or picture of his crucified ,redeemer1 before his eyes2 think often upon his passion1 his agony in the garden and on the cross2 consider him nailed and fastened on that bed of sorrow1 without moving either hand or foot1 or having any other pillow to support his head but a crown of thorns4 ,he should fly to his bleeding wounds1 there to bathe his soul1 and find a cure for all his disorders4 ,he should be excited by these considerations to make a voluntary sacrifice of himself to the ,divine ,will2 bear all his pains with patience2 accept of death as the just punishment due to his sins2 and offer it up in union with the death of ,jesus ,christ1 that being united thereto1 it may become precious in the sight of the ,lord4 ,he should frequently raise his thoughts above this world1 and fix them on heaven--making it the object of his contemplation1 and the centre of all his desires4 ,he should consider what a happy thing it is to see and enjoy ,god eternally2 and that the longer he remains here below1 the more he lies exposed to the danger of offending him4 ,far1 therefore1 from being disturbed at the thoughts of quitting a wicked1 treacherous1 and deceitful world1 he should rather endeavour to enter into the sentiments of ,st4 ,paul1 who longed to be dissolved1 and to be with ,jesus ,christ4 ,instead of being sorry or unwilling to be disengaged from a frail body1 subject to a thousand infirmities1 he should rather1 like ,king ,david1 thirst after the happy hour that is to put him in possession of that eternal kingdom of glory1 for the enjoyment of which he was created4 ,in effect1 if the seafaring man long for his arrival in the port of his destination2 if the military man wish for an and of the campaign1 and long for the day that is to restore him to his friends1 crowned with laurels1 and enriched with spoils and trophies2 if the wearied traveller pant after his native soil1 and wish for the end of his journey2 if the captive long to be freed from his chains2 if the farmer1 after the toils and fatigues of the winter1 rejoice at the bright prospect of the approaching harvest2 why should not a ,christian long for the end of the laborious winter of this life1 in order to reap the sweet fruits of his past labours8 #bhj ,why should he not be charmed with the well-grounded hope of entering into the joys of his ,lord1 and finding the gates of heaven open to receive his soul8 ,why should he not wish to be rescued out of the stormy sea of this world1 and arrive safely in the harbour of eternal life8 ,why should he not long for the end of the spiritual warfare wherein he is constantly engaged1 in order to receive that never-fading crown of glory1 which is reserved in the kingdom of heaven for such as conquer8 ,why should he not welcome the happy hour of his death1 which is to restore him to his native country1 fix him in his proper habitation1 secure him from the embarrassments and snares of this mortal life1 and translate him to the glorious society of the holy apostles1 martyrs1 confessors1 virgins1 and an innumerable host of heavenly citizens1 who await him1 and long to congratulate his happy arrival8 ,which amongst us1 says ,st4 ,cyprian1 who for a long time had been a sojourner in a foreign country would not anxiously desire to return to his native soil8 ,what person would not wish for a prosperous gale of wind to waft him with expedition to his favourite home1 that he might the sooner embrace his friends and relations8 ,heaven is our native country2 here we are but strangers1 captives1 and pilgrims4 ,here we have no permanent city2 but there we shall be at home in our ,fathers house4 ,here we are exiles and travellers1 hastening to the end of our journey4 ,this world is a tempestuous ocean1 full of rocks and quicksands1 wherein we are constantly tossed to and fro by storms and hurricanes1 tortured between hopes and fears1 and every moment exposed to the danger of being shipwrecked4 ,o how happy are they1 continues ,st4 ,cyprian1 who1 after being delivered from these storms and hurricanes1 have happily arrived at the haven of everlasting bliss6 ,how happy are they who are removed from the dangers of sin1 and freed from the assaults of the devil1 and the conflict of their passions6 ,how happy are they who are withdrawn from the miseries of this perishable life1 and have put on a glorious immortality6 ,who would not rejoice to obtain everlasting rest1 out of the reach of danger8 ,who would not cheerfully quit this sinful ,babylon1 to spend an eternity in the presence of ,god1 and live for ever with ,jesus ,christ1 in the company of millions of saints and angels6 #bha ,o blessed be that ,divine ,providence1 that infinite goodness1 which has provided a better world to receive us1 and there promises us eternal life3 ,hence hath ,st4 ,teresa exclaimed3 ,o death1 ,i know not who can fear thee1 since it is by thee that we find life4 ,too great a love of life betrays a want of that lively faith and confidence1 which1 by fortifying the mind of a ,christian1 enables him to stare death in the face1 and despise that king of terrors4 ,it is now more than ever incumbent on us to comply with the obligation we lie under1 of suppressing inordinate self-love in our hearts1 and of doing1 not our own1 but the will of our heavenly ,father2 for how inconsistent would it be to desire that his will may be done on earth1 as it is in heaven1 if upon summoning us to quit this world1 we are reluctant and unwilling to obey his call8 ,with what propriety can we say1 thy kingdom come1 whilst we evidently betray a desire of remaining here in a state of bondage to our passions and subjection to the devil1 rather than accept the invitation to go and live with ,jesus ,christ1 in the kingdom which he has purchased for us at the expense of his sacred blood4 ,to die well or ill1 is all that should give us trouble4 ,we know for certain that death is the only way to eternal happiness2 that the cross is the ladder by which we should ascend to heaven2 and that through many sufferings and tribulations we must endeavour to enter into it4 ,christ himself died before he entered into his glory4 ,we cannot arrive at heaven by any other road4 ,it is the only gate to life everlasting4 ,it is a passage from a valley of tears to a region of unspeakable bliss4 ,it is a deliverance from a continual warfare1 in which we are surrounded with a thousand dangers of perishing4 ,it is a happy exemption from the temptation of the devil1 the world1 and the flesh1 which are our capital enemies4 ,animated therefore1 with a bright prospect of eternal happiness at our departure1 we should consider the pangs of death as nothing else but the breaking down of that partition which stands betwixt the soul and the sight of its sovereign good4 ,the body is a tottering edifice1 which must necessarily fall1 that the soul may be at rest4 ,it is like the scaffolding which architects make use of to erect a palace2 but which they take away after the building is finished4--,clement ,,xiv4--,picture of ,man4 #bhb ,short ,acts ,of ,virtue1 ,which may be leisurely and distinctly suggested to sick persons in time of danger1 yet so as not to fatigue them with too much reading4 ,o my ,god1 ,i firmly believe whatever thy holy ,catholic ,church believes and teaches1 and with the assistance of thy divine grace1 ,i will die in this belief4 ,increase1 ,o ,lord1 and strengthen my faith4 ,in thee1 ,o ,lord1 ,i place my whole confidence4 ,i hope to possess eternal life through thy infinite mercy and the merits of my ,saviour ,christ ,jesus4 ,o let me not be confounded for ever4 ,my ,god6 ,i love thee with my whole heart and soul1 above all things1 because thou art infinitely good and worthy of all love4 ,i love my neighbour1 nay1 and even my enemies1 for the love of thee4 ,o my ,god1 it grieves me to the soul for having so ill-served so good a master4 ,o that my heart could break asunder with sorrow for having offended thee by the sins of my past life6 ,o that ,i had never offended so good a ,god6 ,o unhappy day that ,i neglected to love thee6 ,too late1 too late have ,i begun to love thee4 ,i confess mine iniquities are many and grievous2 but they cannot lessen my confidence in thy mercies1 which are infinitely greater than my sins4 #bhc ,i most humbly ask pardon for them4 ,i detest them because they displease thee4 ,o ,god1 be merciful to me a sinner4 ,o grant me a true and sincere contrition1 and let not the enemy of my soul have any power over me1 either now or at my last hour4 ,pardon me1 ,o ,jesus4 ,hear me1 ,o ,jesus4 ,save me1 ,o ,jesus4 ,i renounce from this moment1 and for all eternity1 the devil and all his works4 ,i abhor all his suggestions and temptations4 ,i will1 by no means1 give admittance or consent to them4 ,grant me1 ,o ,lord1 the most precious gift of final perseverance1 that whenever my hour comes1 ,i may die in thy grace4 ,i beg pardon of all those whom ,i have any way offended1 and ,i sincerely forgive all those who have any way offended or injured me1 or who wish me any kind of evil whatsoever4 ,i recommend my soul to ,god my ,creator1 who made me out of nothing2 to ,jesus ,christ my ,saviour1 who redeemed me with his blood2 to the ,holy ,ghost1 who sanctified me in the water of baptism4 ,praise1 honour1 and glory1 be to thy name for ever1 ,o my ,god1 for all the graces and benefits which ,i have received from thy bounty during the whole course of my life4 ,may thy providence be ever blessed and praised for all the sufferings ,i have endured3 ,o receive them in satisfaction for my sins4 ,i offer up to thee1 ,o my crucified ,redeemer1 all that ,i now suffer1 or may have yet to suffer1 to be united to1 and to be sanctified by thy passion4 #bhd ,i am content to suffer here1 in hopes that my momentary pains and sufferings will be soon changed into an eternity of happiness and comfort4 ,let the flesh suffer and perish1 so that the spirit may be safe4 ,scourge and afflict my body2 and spare my soul for all eternity4 ,here wound me1 here burn me1 here cut me asunder2 but spare me at my last hour4 ,my whole confidence1 either of living or dying well1 is grounded on the infinite merits of my ,redeemer's death and passion1 and the blood he hath shed for my sins4 ,receive1 ,o eternal ,father1 his precious merits1 in full satisfaction for all my offences4 ,o let me never be separated from thee4 ,wound my heart with thy love1 that it may relish nothing that is earthly4 ,take off my thoughts from this mortal life1 that all my comfort may be placed in thee alone4 ,dispose of my soul that it may be prepared at thy call to go forth and meet thee1 and become thy habitation for ever4 ,to thee ,i resign my heart1 and bequeath my soul4 ,o do not cast me off amongst the reprobate2 but make me fit to appear in thy sight4 ,o happy hour6 when shall ,i behold thee8 ,o sweet ,jesus6 when shall ,i appear before thy face8 ,when shall ,i be disengaged from this earthly habitation1 that ,i may come to the enjoyment of thee8 ,when shall ,i be released from this prison1 this miserable ,babylon1 this place of banishment1 that ,i may bless thy name1 and join with thy angels and saints in thy everlasting praise8 #bhe ,when shall ,i lay down this cumbrous weight of flesh1 and be delivered from this body of death1 which ,i have loved too well8 ,thou hast in thy justice decreed that ,i should die4 ,i most humbly submit to the sentence1 and readily accept it in the spirit of penance1 in order to honour thee by the sacrifice of my life1 and to give a proof of my obedience to thy orders4 ,i am content to die for thy glory1 and to testify that ,i love thee better than myself4 ,i am content to die1 that ,i may no longer offend thee1 but that ,i may love thee1 possess thee1 praise thee1 bless thee1 and glorify thee for ever in heaven4 ,i am content to die1 to expiate by my death and suffering1 all the sins which ,i have committed since ,i came into the world4 ,i am ready and willing to be deprived of every thing ,i have loved upon earth4 ,i renounce all the vanities of the world1 and now willingly bid farewell to this vale of tears and miseries4 ,heaven is my happier home4 ,paradise is much more pleasant and agreeable1 and death is the path that leads to it4 ,o happy news of my departure6 ,i hope ,i shall soon hear the choirs of angels sing forth the immortal praise of my ,god4 ,to dwell one day in his holy palace1 in the company of the blessed1 is better than to be a thousand years in the tabernacle of sinners4 #bhf ,let slow death then hasten on1 that dying ,i may be no longer exposed to the dangerous occasions of sin1 but that ,i may see and enjoy thee1 my ,god1 in paradise1 and love thee eternally in the regions of bliss and immortality4 ,o heavenly ,jerusalem6 ,o beautiful city of ,god1 my happy home6 when shall ,i arrive in thy sacred tabernacles8 ,take courage1 my soul4 ,the hour approacheth4 ,eternity comes on4 ,thy miseries and sorrows will soon have an end4 ,thou art going to the nuptials of the ,lamb4 ,thou art going to the land of the living4 ,thou art going to a kingdom where the ,god of all glory displays his grandeur with the greatest magnificence4 ,o welcome the approaching hour of death1 which is to remove thee to a better life1 and to translate thee from misery to felicity1 from death to immortality4 ,jesus ,christ was crucified and died for thee4 ,be ready then to die for him1 that thou mayest enjoy him in the kingdom of heaven1 which he has promised to those who put their trust and confidence in him4 ,here the assistants may show a crucifix to the sick person4 ,contemplate him expiring on the painful bed of the cross1 without any other pillow to support his head but a crown of thorns4 ,behold his merciful arms extended to embrace thee4 #bhg ,see his sacred side laid open to grant thee admittance to his heart4 ,see his blessed head laid down to give the kiss of peace4 ,see at how dear a rate he has purchased thy salvation4 ,see what he suffered for thy sake4 ,embrace him with the most tender affection1 and with a firm confidence that thou wilt soon see him in heaven1 whom thou now beholdest fastened on a cross4 ,yes1 my divine ,redeemer1 ,i embrace thee with all the affections of my soul4 ,i depend on thy merits1 and take shelter in thy bleeding wounds4 ,i trust thou wilt not suffer me to be for ever miserable1 for thou art infinitely good and merciful4 ,since ,i have thy blood to plead in my behalf1 why should ,i fear8 why should ,i tremble at the thoughts of death1 when ,i consider that thou hast satisfied for my sins1 paid my debts1 and laid down thy life for my salvation8 ,i am not afraid of hell1 though ,i have deserved it1 because my dear ,jesus has purchased heaven for me4 ,i hope in his mercy2 and all the artifices of the infernal spirits shall never induce me to relinquish my hope4 ,in spite of them all1 ,i will sing eternal praises to thee1 ,o blessed ,trinity1 ,father1 ,son1 and ,holy ,ghost2 ,i will adore thy mercies1 and will possess and love thee for ever4 #bhh ,i will now say what1 perhaps1 ,i shall not be able to say at my dying moments3--,o ,father of mercies1 and ,god of all consolation1 into thy most merciful hands ,i commend my soul1 both for time and eternity4 ,now1 instead of then1 when perhaps ,i may be deprived of the use of speech and reason1 ,i offer thee1 ,o ,lord1 my heart1 my life1 my agony1 my pains1 my anguish1 my distress1 and my death1 to be united to the blood1 sweat and agony of my dear ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 ,now1 as well as at the time of my departure1 ,i renounce ,satan1 and declare my abhorrence of whatever evil thoughts he shall then suggest to me4 ,o ,god of my heart1 my portion1 and my inheritance for ever6 ,i desire to love thee1 as the angels of heaven love thee4 ,o how good hast thou been to me1 and how ungrateful have ,i been to thee6 ,i grieve from the bottom of my heart that ,i ever offended thee1 who art infinitely amiable4 ,forgive me1 dear ,jesus6 forgive me1 ,o ,father of mercies4 ,o my ,god and my all6 my soul doth thirst after thee4 ,when shall ,i come and appear before thee1 ,o thou fountain of mercy6 ,o who will deliver me from this body of death6 ,i desire to be dissolved and to be with ,christ2 for ,christ is my life1 and to die will be my gain4 ,how lovely are thy tabernacles1 ,o ,lord ,god of ,hosts6 ,i love the beauty of thy house1 and the place of thy glorious abode4 ,the eye hath not seen1 the ear hath not heard1 nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive1 what things ,god hath prepared for those who love him4 #bhi ,what have ,i more to do with the world8 ,and in heaven1 what can ,i desire but thee only1 ,o ,lord8 ,now dost thou dismiss thy servant in peace4 ,i am weary of this life4 ,i willingly take my leave of this world1 and of all terrestrial objects4 ,nothing1 ,o good ,jesus6 nothing more shall ever separate me from thee4 ,o holy ,mary1 mother of ,god1 who didst assist at the death of thy beloved son ,jesus1 obtain for me the grace of a happy death4 ,glorious ,st4 ,michael1 prince of the heavenly host1 intercede for me at the hour of my death1 that ,i may depart this world in the grace and favour of my ,creator4 ,o holy ,angel ,guardian1 to whose care ,god in his mercy has committed me1 stand by me at that dreadful hour2 protect me against all the powers of darkness3 defend me from all my enemies2 and conduct my soul to the mansions of eternal repose4 ,o all ye blessed angels and saints of ,god1 assist me by your intercession1 in this last and dreadful passage4 ,o ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world1 be thou then to me a powerful redeemer and advocate with the ,father4 ,let those hands which were nailed to the cross1 plead in my behalf1 and open to me the gates of heaven4 ,be thou a ,jesus to me1 and save my soul at that awful period4 ,hide me in thy wounds1 and protect me under the shadow of thy wings4 #bij ,o good ,shepherd of souls6 do not forsake me1 but conduct my soul into eternal rest4 ,suffer thy passion and death to stand betwix my soul and thy justice2 and let these comfortable words sound then in my ears3 ,this day thou shalt be with me in paradise4 ,o sweet ,comforter of desolate and distressed souls let me then experience the multitude of thy tender mercies1 when my soul shall be in conflict with the pangs of death4 ,be mindful of thy poor creature1 whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood4 ,remember thou hast bought my soul at a dear rate4 ,o let not thy precious blood be lost on me1 or spilt in vain4 ,o let not my soul perish1 which cost thee so great a price4 ,thou hast promised1 that whosoever shall invoke thy name with faith and confidence1 shall be saved3 ,i invoke thy sacred name1 ,o ,jesus1 with my whole heart1 and with all possible respect and devotion3 do not then suffer me to be lost for ever4 ,help me1 ,o ,god my ,saviour2 and for the glory of thy blessed name1 deliver me4 ,look with an eye of pity on this poor piece of clay1 and succour me in my distress4 ,i beseech thee1 by thy sufferings on the cross1 especially at that hour when thy blessed soul left thy sacred body1 to have mercy on my soul at the time of its departure from mine4 #bia ,call me to thyself1 and receive me into the number of thine elect1 that ,i may praise thee without end4 ,o ,jesus1 ,son of the living ,god1 have mercy on me4 ,give me thy blessing1 ,o most loving ,jesus4 ,lord ,jesus1 receive my soul4 ,receive me ,lord ,jesus1 in thy mercy6 receive my soul in peace4 ,glory be to the ,father1 c4 ,post hominem vermis2 post vermem ftor et horror3 ,sic in non hominem vertitur omnis homo4 ,a ,prayer ,by ,st4 ,liguori4 ,ah1 my ,redeemer1 how have ,i been able hitherto to live in such forgetfulness of you8 ,you were prepared to grant me all the graces which ,i should ask of you2 you only waited for me to ask them4 ,but ,i have thought only of indulging my senses1 and have been indifferent about the privation and loss of your love and of your graces4 ,lord1 forget all my ingratitude1 and have mercy on me4 ,pardon me all the displeasure ,i have given you1 and grant me perseverance4 ,o ,god of my soul1 give me the grace always to ask your aid not to offend you4 ,do not permit me to be1 as ,i have hitherto been1 negligent in the performance of this duty4 ,grant me light and strength always to recommend myself to you1 and particularly when my enemies tempt me to offend you again4 #bib ,grant1 ,o my ,god1 this grace through the merits of ,jesus ,christ1 and through the love which you bear to him4 ,o ,lord1 ,i have offended you enough4 ,i wish to love you during the remainder of my life4 ,give me your love2 and may this love remind me to ask your aid whenever ,i shall be in danger of losing you by sin4 ,mary1 my hope after ,jesus1 through your intercession ,i hope for the grace to recommend myself1 in all my temptations1 to you and to your ,son4 ,hear me1 ,o my queen1 through the love which you bear to ,jesus ,christ4 ,a ,devout ,prayer ,of ,st4 ,augustine ,on ,the ,sufferings ,of ,christ4 ,o ,god6 who for the redemption of the world didst vouchsafe to be born--to be circumcised--to be rejected by the ,jews--to be betrayed with a kiss--to be bound like a malefactor1 and like an innocent lamb to be led to the slaughter--to be ignominiously brought before ,annas1 ,caiphas1 ,pilate1 and ,herod--to be accused by false witnesses--scourged with whips--buffeted--defiled with spittle--crowned with thorns--stripped of thy clothes--fastened to the cross1 placed between two thieves--to have vinegar and gall given thee to drink--to have thy side pierced through with a spear6 ,thou1 ,o ,lord1 by these most grievous pains1 which ,i1 though unworthy1 do commemorate1 and by thy most sacred passion and death1 free me from the pains of hell1 and conduct me whither thy mercy did conduct the good thief crucified with thee3 who1 together with the ,father and the ,holy ,ghost1 livest and reignest for ever4 #bic ,a ,prayer ,of ,st4 ,jerome ,in ,time ,of ,agony4 ,merciful ,jesus1 thou art my strength1 my refuge1 and my deliverer2 in thee ,i have believed and hoped2 in thee have ,i loved4 ,call me now1 ,i beseech thee1 and ,i will answer4--,stretch forth thy hand of mercy to the work of thy hands1 and let me not perish1 whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood4 ,it is now time for dust to return to dust1 and my spirit to thee who gavest it4 ,open then1 ,lord1 the gate of life1 and receive me2 receive me most merciful ,lord1 according to the multitude of thy tender mercies1 who receivedst the thief on the cross1 and now prepare my soul for hearing the same promise of mercy which he did4 ,i am sick1 ,o ,lord1 and my life is withering away2 therefore ,i come to thee my physician4 ,heal me then1 my ,god1 and ,i shall be healed3 let me not be confounded2 because ,i put my trust in thee4 ,in thee have ,i hoped2 let me not be cast off for ever4 ,but what am ,i1 most merciful ,lord1 that ,i should speak thus boldly to thee8--,i am a sinner1 grown up in sin1 a rotten carcass1 a vessel of corruption1 and food for worms4 ,but spare me still1 my ,god2 for what victory is there in overthrowing me1 who am but as dust before the wind8 ,forgive me all my sins1 and deliver me from my distress4 #bid ,arise and help me1 ,lord2 arise and let thy mercy plead for me4 ,let my prayer ascend before thee1 and stretch forth thy hand to help me2 for behold ,i am covered with sin1 and have done evil in thy sight1 and there is none can heal me but thou1 my ,god4 ,if thou hadst not paid my ransom1 by dying on the cross1 should not ,i have been for ever miserable8 ,remember then1 ,o merciful ,jesus1 that ,i have a share in that price that was paid4 ,it was for me also1 though most unworthy1 thy blood was shed2 let me1 therefore1 have a part in this mercy4 ,i confess ,i have many times offended against thee1 and therefore am not worthy to be called thy child2 but turn away thy face1 ,i beseech thee1 from my sins1 and blot out all my iniquities4 ,deal not with me according to what ,i deserve1 nor chastise me according to my iniquities2 but help me1 ,o ,god1 my ,saviour1 and for the glory of thy name deliver me4 ,now at this hour show mercy to me1 and whenever ,i depart receive me into the number of thy family1 that ,i may be one of those who are to praise thee for ever4 #bie ,prayers ,to ,be ,recited ,by ,the ,assistants ,when ,the ,dying ,person ,loses ,the ,use ,of ,speech4 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 we beseech thee1 by thy bitter agony and prayer in the garden1 that thou wouldst be pleased to be an advocate with thy eternal ,father1 in behalf of this thy servant3 lay before him 7her7 all those drops of blood which in thy anguish of spirit flowed from thy body1 and offer them for the remission of all his 7her7 sins3 that in this hour of extremity1 he 7she7 may be discharged from that hand-writing of sin which stands against him 7her71 and from that punishment which he 7she7 fears to be too justly due to his 7her7 sins4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,lord ,jesus ,christ6 who for our salvation was pleased to suffer death on the cross1 we beseech thee to offer up all the anguish and pains thou didst then endure1 and most especially at the hour of thy death1 in behalf of this thy servant1 that they may be accepted in his 7her7 favour1 for the good of his 7her7 soul1 for the obtaining of a happy hour1 and for the release from that punishment which he 7she7 has deserved for his 7her7 sins4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,lord ,jesus ,christ6 who hadst such a boundless love for man as to induce thee to become man for his salvation1 we beseech thee to let this thy infinite charity and goodness towards mankind1 so plead in behalf of this thy poor servant1 that by thy powerful mediation1 his 7her7 soul1 at the moment of its departure from the body1 being freed from the bonds of sin1 may find a free admittance through the gates that lead to the mansions of eternal bliss4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 #bif ,lord ,jesus ,christ6 who by thy precious blood hast redeemed us1 we beseech thee to imprint deep in the soul of this thy servant the memory of thy most sacred wounds1 that having them perpetually in his 7her7 sight1 he 7she7 may be encouraged to suffer with patience and resolution1 and be armed against all the pangs of death4 ,thus let him 7her7 cheerfully submit to all the difficulties of his 7her7 condition1 and begin1 even here1 to be united to thee with a love that shall never end4 ,grant him 7her7 now to partake of the fruit of thy holy incarnation1 of thy bitter passion1 of thy glorious resurrection1 and admirable ascension4 ,grant that he 7she7 may be sensible of the effects of thy holy mysteries and sacraments1 and of all the prayers which are offered by the whole church4 ,remember1 ,o ,lord1 that thou wast once in the straits of death2 and in this extremity1 after crying out to thy eternal ,father1 and commending thy spirit to him1 didst expire4 ,behold now this thy servant in his 7her7 anguish crying aloud to thee2 stand thou by him 7her71 defend and comfort him 7her7 in this his 7her7 distress1 and receive his 7her7 soul into thy merciful embraces4 ,remember1 ,o ,jesus1 that thy arms were stretched forth1 thy side opened1 and thy sacred head bowed down from the cross2 have regard now1 we beseech thee1 to the soul of this thy servant1 which1 departing out of this world1 seeks refuge in thee2 receive it into thy arms1 clasp it to thy breast1 and there let it hide itself1 secured from the attacks of all its enemies1 till the anger of ,god pass over4 #big ,into thy hands we commend his 7her7 spirit1 which has been created and redeemed by thee1 despise not1 we beseech thee1 the work of thy hands4 ,o ,christ ,jesus1 who was crucified for our redemption1 we beseech thee1 by that love which brought thee from heaven1 to have compassion on the soul of thy servant2 forgive him 7her7 all his 7her7 sins1 and by the merits of thy bitter passion1 satisfy for all his 7her7 failings1 and supply his 7her7 defects2 let him 7her7 now experience the multitude of thy tender mercies1 and be sensible how good thou1 ,o ,lord1 art4 ,dispose now his 7her7 soul by thy grace1 that he 7she7 may be prepared at thy call to go forth to meet thee1 his 7her7 heavenly bridegroom4 ,grant him 7her71 we beseech thee1 true patience and perfect resignation in his 7her7 pains and anguish4 ,give him 7her7 full discharge from all his 7her7 sins2 confirm his 7her7 faith2 strengthen his 7her7 hope1 and perfect his 7her7 charity2 that departing hence1 his 7her7 soul may be received into thy mercy4 ,o dear ,redeemer1 by that distress which thou didst suffer on the cross1 when thou criedst out to thy eternal ,father1 we pray thee to show mercy to this thy servant in his 7her7 extremity2 hear the sighs and desires of his 7her7 heart2 and since he 7she7 is now deprived of the faculty of speech1 speak thou for him 7her7 we beseech thee1 who art the eternal ,word1 and to whom the ,father will refuse nothing4 #bih ,by thy victory over death1 and the infinite merits of thy passion1 we beseech thee1 on behalf of this thy servant1 to have no other thoughts but of peace1 of mercy and comfort1 and not of affliction4 ,bear him 7her7 up against all distrust and despair2 deliver him 7her7 from his 7her7 necessities1 and be his 7her7 comforter in his 7her7 distress4 ,let those hands which were once nailed to the cross1 now plead for him 7her7 and obtaining his 7her7 pardon1 conduct him 7her7 into thy eternal rest4 ,amen4 ,the ,recommendation ,of ,a ,soul ,departing4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,christ1 have mercy on us4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,holy ,mary1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,all ye ,angels and ,archangels1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,holy ,abel1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,all the choir of the ,just1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,holy ,abraham1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,st4 ,john ,baptist1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,st4 ,joseph1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,all ye ,patriarchs and ,prophets1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,st4 ,peter and ,st ,paul1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,st4 ,andrew1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,st4 ,john1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,all ye holy ,apostles and ,evangelists1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,all ye holy disciples of our ,lord1 ,pray for him 7her74 #bii ,all ye holy ,innocents1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,st4 ,stephen1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,all ye holy ,martyrs1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,st ,sylvester1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,st4 ,gregory1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,st4 ,augustine1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,st4 ,laurence1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,all ye holy ,bishops and ,confessors1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,st4 ,benedict1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,st ,francis1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,all ye holy ,monks and ,hermits1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,st4 ,mary ,magdalen1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,st4 ,lucy1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,all ye holy ,virgins and ,widows1 ,pray for him 7her74 ,all ye saints of ,god1 make intercession for him 7her74 ,be merciful1 spare him 7her17 ,o ,lord4 ,be merciful1 deliver him 7her17 ,o ,lord4 ,be merciful1 receive him 7her17 ,o ,lord4 ,from thy anger1 ,deliver him 7her71 ,o ,lord4 ,from the danger of death1 ,deliver him 7her71 ,o ,lord4 ,from an ill end1 ,deliver him 7her71 ,o ,lord4 ,from the pains of hell1 ,deliver him 7her71 ,o ,lord4 ,from all evil1 ,deliver him 7her71 ,o ,lord4 ,from the power of the devil1 ,deliver him 7her71 ,o ,lord4 ,through thy nativity1 ,deliver him 7her71 ,o ,lord4 ,through thy cross and passion1 ,deliver him 7her71 ,o ,lord4 ,through thy death and burial1 ,deliver him 7her71 ,o ,lord4 ,through thy glorious resurrection1 ,deliver him 7her71 ,o ,lord4 ,through thy admirable ascension1 ,deliver him 7her71 ,o ,lord4 ,through the grace of the ,holy ,ghost1 the comforter1 ,deliver him 7her71 ,o ,lord4 ,in the day of judgment1 ,deliver him 7her71 ,o ,lord4 #cjj ,we sinners1 beseech thee to hear us4 ,that thou spare him 7her71 we beseech thee to hear us4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,christ1 have mercy on us4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,depart then1 ,o ,christian soul1 out of this miserable world1 in the name of ,god the ,father ,almighty1 who created thee2 in the name of ,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of the living ,god1 who suffered for thee2 in the name of the ,holy ,ghost1 who sanctified thee2 in the name of the angels1 archangels1 thrones1 dominations1 cherubim1 and seraphim2 in the name of the patriarchs and prophets1 of the holy apostles1 and evangelists1 of the holy martyrs and confessors1 of the holy monks and hermits1 of the holy virgins1 and of all the saints of ,god3 let thy place be this day in peace1 and thy abode in holy ,sion3 through ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,god of clemency6 ,god of goodness6 ,o ,god1 who according to the multitude of thy mercies1 forgivest the sins of such as repent1 and graciously remittest the guilt of their past offences1 mercifully regard this thy servant 7,n47 and grant him 7her7 a full discharge from all his 7her7 sins1 who most earnestly begs it of thee4 ,renew1 ,o merciful ,father1 whatever is corrupt in him 7her7 through human frailty1 or by the snares of the enemy2 make him 7her7 a true member of thy church1 and let him 7her7 partake of the fruit of thy redemption4 #cja ,have compassion1 ,o ,lord1 on his 7her7 sighs1 have pity on his 7her7 tears1 and admit him 7her7 to the sacrament of thy reconciliation1 who has no hope but in thee3 through ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,i recommend thee1 dear brother 7sister17 to ,almighty ,god1 and commit thee to his mercy1 whose creature thou art2 that having paid the common debt1 by surrendering thy soul1 thou mayest return to thy ,maker1 who formed thee out of the earth4 ,may1 therefore1 the noble company of angels meet thy soul at its departure4 ,may the court of the apostles receive thee4 ,may the triumphant army of glorious martyrs conduct thee4 ,may the crowds of joyful confessors encompass thee4 ,may the choir of blessed virgins go before thee2 and may a happy rest be thy portion in the company of the patriarchs4 ,may ,jesus ,christ appear to thee with a mild and cheerful countenance1 and give thee a place among those who are to be in his presence for ever4 ,mayest thou be a stranger to all who are condemned to darkness1 chastised with flames1 or punished with torments4 ,may ,god command thy wicked enemy1 with all his evil spirits1 to depart from thee4 ,may the infernal spirits tremble at thy approach encompassed by angels1 and retire into the horrid confusion of eternal night4 ,may thy ,god arise1 and thy enemies be put to flight4 ,may all who hate him fly before his face4 ,let them vanish like smoke1 or as wax before the fire2 so let sinners perish in the sight of ,god4 #cjb ,but as to the just1 let them rejoice and be happy in his presence4 ,may all the ministers of hell be filled with confusion and shame1 and let no evil spirit dare to stop thy course to heaven4 ,may ,christ ,jesus1 who was crucified for thee1 be thy deliverer4 ,may he deliver thee from death1 who for thy sake vouchsafed to die4 ,may ,christ ,jesus1 the ,son of the living ,god1 place thee in his garden of ,paradise2 and may he1 the true shepherd1 own thee for one of his flock4 ,may he absolve thee from all thy sins1 and place thee at his right hand in the inheritance of his elect4 ,o may it be thy happy lot to behold thy ,redeemer face to face2 to be ever in his presence1 in the beatific vision of that eternal truth1 which is the joy of the blessed4 ,and thus placed among those happy spirits1 mayest thou be for ever filled with heavenly sweetness4 ,amen4 ,receive thy servant1 ,o ,lord1 into that place where he 7she7 may hope for salvation from thy mercy4--,r4 ,amen4 ,deliver1 ,o ,lord1 the soul of thy servant from all dangers of hell1 and from all pain and tribulation4--,r4 ,amen4 ,deliver1 ,o ,lord1 the soul of thy servant1 as thou deliveredst ,enoch and ,elias from the common death of the world4--,r4 ,amen4 ,deliver1 ,o ,lord1 the soul of thy servant1 as thou deliveredst ,noah in the flood4--,r4 ,amen4 ,deliver1 ,o ,lord1 the soul of thy servant1 as thou deliveredst ,abraham from the midst of the ,chaldeans4--,r4 ,amen4 #cjc ,deliver1 ,o ,lord1 the soul of thy servant1 as thou deliveredst ,job from all his afflictions4--,r4 ,amen4 ,deliver1 ,o ,lord1 the soul of thy servant1 as thou deliveredst ,isaac from being sacrificed by his father4--,r4 ,amen4 ,deliver1 ,o ,lord1 the soul of thy servant1 as thou deliveredst ,lot from ,sodom and the the flames of fire4--,r4 ,amen4 ,deliver1 ,o ,lord1 the soul of thy servant1 as thou deliveredst ,moses from the hands of ,pharaoh1 king of ,egypt4--,r4 ,amen4 ,deliver1 ,o ,lord1 the soul of thy servant1 as thou deliveredst ,daniel from the lions' den4--,r4 ,amen4 ,deliver1 ,o ,lord1 the soul of thy servant1 as thou deliveredst the three children from the fiery furnace1 and from the hands of that unmerciful king4--,r4 ,amen4 ,deliver1 ,o ,lord1 the soul of thy servant1 as thou deliveredst ,susannah from her false accusers4--,r4 ,amen4 ,deliver1 ,o ,lord1 the soul of thy servant1 as thou deliveredst ,david from the hands of ,saul and ,goliah4--,r4 ,amen4 ,deliver1 ,o ,lord1 the soul of thy servant1 as thou deliveredst ,peter and ,paul out of prison4--,r4 ,amen4 ,and as thou deliveredst the blessed virgin and martyr1 ,st4 ,thecla1 from most cruel torments1 vouchsafe to deliver the soul of this thy servant1 and bring it to the participation of thy heavenly joys4--,r4 ,amen4 #cjd ,let ,us ,pray4 ,we commend to thee1 ,o ,lord1 the soul of this thy servant2 and beseech thee1 ,o ,jesus ,christ1 ,redeemer of the world1 that as in thy mercy to him 7her7 thou becamest man1 so now thou mayest vouchsafe to admit him 7her7 into the number of the blessed4 ,remember1 ,o ,lord1 that he 7she7 is thy creature1 not made by strange gods1 but by thee1 the only true and living ,god2 for there is no other ,god but thee1 and none can work thy wonders4 ,let his 7her7 soul find comfort in thy sight1 and remember not his 7her7 former sins1 nor any of those excesses which he 7she7 has fallen into through the violence of passion and corruption4 ,for although he 7she7 hath sinned1 yet he 7she7 has still retained a true faith in thee1 ,father1 ,son1 and ,holy ,ghost2 he 7she7 has had a zeal for thy honour1 and faithfully adores thee his 7her7 ,god and ,creator of all things4 ,remember not1 ,o ,lord1 the sins or ignorance of his 7her7 youth2 but according to thy great mercy be mindful of him 7her7 in thy eternal glory4 ,let the heavens be opened to him 7her17 and the angels rejoice with him 7her74 ,may ,st4 ,michael the archangel1 the chief of the heavenly host1 conduct him 7her74 ,may blessed ,peter1 thy apostle1 to whom were given the keys of the kingdom of heaven1 receive him 7her47 #cje ,may holy ,paul thy apostle1 and chosen vessel of election1 assist him 7her47 ,may ,st4 ,john1 thy beloved disciple1 to whom were revealed the secrets of heaven1 intercede for him 7her47 ,may all thy holy apostles1 to whom was given the power of binding and loosening1 pray for him 7her47 ,may all the chosen servants and martyrs of ,god1 who in this world have suffered torments for thy sake1 ,o ,christ1 intercede for him 7her17 that being delivered from this body of corruption1 he 7she7 may be admitted into the kingdom of heaven2 through the assistance and merits of thee1 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who liveth and reigneth with the ,father and the ,holy ,ghost1 world without end4 ,amen4 ,should the sick person still continue in distress of agony1 it may be proper for the assistants to continue on in prayer1 saying ,psalms xxi4 cxviii4 ,litany ,for ,a ,happy ,death2 ,composed by a young ,lady who was converted to the ,catholic ,faith1 and afterwards died at eighteen1 in the odour of sanctity4 ,o ,lord ,jesus1 ,god of goodness1 and ,father of mercies1 ,i approach to thee with a contrite and humble heart3 to thee ,i recommend the last hour of my life1 and the decision of my eternal doom4 #cjf ,when my feet1 benumbed with death1 shall admonish me that my mortal course is drawing to an end1 ,merciful ,jesus1 have mercy on me4 ,when my eyes1 dim and troubled at the approach of death1 shall fix themselves on thee1 my last and only support1 ,merciful ,jesus1 have mercy on me4 ,when my face1 pale and livid1 shall inspire the beholders with pity and dismay2 when my hair1 bathed in the sweat of death1 and stiffening on my head1 shall forebode my approaching end1 ,merciful ,jesus1 have mercy on me4 ,when my ears1 soon to be for ever shut to the discourse of men1 shall be opened to the irrevocable decree which is to cut me off from the number of the living1 ,merciful ,jesus1 have mercy on me4 ,when my imagination1 agitated by dreadful spectres1 shall be sunk in an abyss of anguish2 when my soul1 affrighted with the sight of my iniquities1 and the terrors of thy judgments1 shall have to fight against the angel of darkness1 who will endeavour to conceal thy mercies from my eyes1 and to plunge me into despair1 ,merciful ,jesus1 have mercy on me44 ,when my poor heart1 yielding to the pressure1 and exhausted by its frequent struggles against the enemies of its salvation1 shall feel the pangs of death1 ,merciful ,jesus1 have mercy on me4 ,when the last tear1 the forerunner of my dissolution1 shall drop from my eyes1 receive it as a sacrifice of expiation for my sins2 grant that ,i may expire the victim of penance2 and in that dreadful moment1 ,merciful ,jesus1 have mercy on me4 #cjg ,when my friends and relations1 encircling my bed1 shall shed the tear of pity over me1 and invoke thy clemency in my behalf1 ,merciful ,jesus1 have mercy on me4 ,when ,i shall have lost the use of my senses2 when the world shall have vanished from my sight2 when my agonizing soul shall feel the sorrows of death1 ,merciful ,jesus1 have mercy on me4 ,when my last sigh shall summon my soul to burst from the embraces of the body1 and to spring to thee on the wings of impatience and desire1 ,merciful ,jesus1 have mercy on me4 ,when my soul1 trembling on my lips1 shall bid adieu to the world1 and leave my body lifeless1 pale1 and cold1 receive this separation as a homage which ,i willingly pay to thy divine ,majesty2 and in that last moment of my mortal life1 ,merciful ,jesus1 have mercy on me4 ,when at length my soul1 admitted to thy presence1 shall first behold the splendour of thy ,majesty1 reject me not1 but receive me into thy bosom1 where ,i may for ever sing thy praises2 and in that moment1 when eternity shall begin to me1 ,merciful ,jesus1 have mercy on me4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o ,god1 who hast doomed all men to die1 but hast concealed from all the hour of their death1 grant that ,i may pass my days in the practice of holiness and justice1 and that ,i may deserve to quit this world in the peace of a good conscience1 and in the embraces of thy love3 through ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 #cjh ,the ,soul ,being ,now ,departed1 ,the ,following ,responsory is ,said3 ,come to his 7her7 assistance1 all you saints of ,god2 meet him 7her7 all you angels of ,god2 receive his 7her7 soul1 and present it now before its ,lord4 ,may ,jesus ,christ receive thee1 and the angels conduct thee to thy place of rest2 may they receive thy soul1 and present it now before its ,lord4 ,v4 ,eternal rest grant him 7her17 ,o ,lord4 ,r4 ,and let perpetual light shine unto him 7her47 ,may the angels present him 7her7 now before the ,lord4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,christ1 have mercy on us4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,v4 ,and lead us not into temptation2 ,r4 ,but deliver us from evil4 ,v4 ,eternal rest grant him 7her17 ,o ,lord4 ,r4 ,and let perpetual light shine unto him1 7her47 ,v4 ,from the gates of hell2 ,r4 ,deliver his 7her7 soul1 ,o ,lord4 ,v4 ,may he 7she7 rest in peace2 ,r4 ,amen4 ,v4 ,o ,lord1 hear my prayer2 ,r4 ,and let my cry come unto thee4 #cji ,let ,us ,pray4 ,unto thee1 ,lord1 we commend the soul of thy servant 7,n47 that being dead to this world1 he 7she7 may live to thee2 and whatever sins he 7she7 has committed through human frailty1 we beseech thee1 in thy goodness1 mercifully to pardon3 through ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,then1 for a conclusion1 may be added the following prayer for the assistants1 which may be also said at the burial4 ,grant1 ,o ,lord1 that while we here lament the departure of thy servant1 we may ever remember that we are most certainly to follow him 7her74 ,give us grace to prepare for that last hour by a good life1 that we may not be surprised by a sudden death1 but be ever watching when thou shalt call1 that so with the spouse we may enter into eternal glory3 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,a ,prayer ,for ,all ,that ,are ,buried ,in ,a ,church ,or ,church-yard4 ,o ,god1 by whose mercy the souls of all the faithful find rest1 grant to all thy servants1 here or elsewhere1 that have slept in ,christ1 the full remission of all their sins2 that being acquitted as well from the guilt as the temporal punishment due to them1 they may be speedily admitted into thy heavenly kingdom1 and there rejoice with thee for all eternity3 through1 c4 #caj ,exequies1 ,or ,sacred ,rites ,over ,the ,tomb4 ,solemnity performed after ,high ,mass for the ,dead1 and which may be privately recited after the ,office4 ,responsory4 ,libera me1 ,domine1 de morte terna1 in die illa tremenda3 99,quando cli movendi sunt1 et terra3 99,dum veneris judicare sculum per ignem4 ,v4 ,tremens factus sum ego1 et timeo dum discussio venerit1 atque ventura ira4 ,r4 ,quando cli movendi sunt et terra4 ,v4 ,dies illa1 dies ir1 calamitatis1 et miseri3 dies magna1 et amara valde4 ,r4 ,dum veneris judicare sculum per ignem4 ,requiem ternam dona eis1 ,domine1 et lux perpetua luceat eis4 ,r4 ,libera me1 ,domine1 de morte terna1 in die illa tremenda1 quando cli movendi sunt et terra1 dum veneris judicare sculum per ignem4 ,kyrie1 eleison4 ,christe1 eleison4 ,kyrie1 eleison4 ,pater noster1 secreto4 ,v4 ,et nos inducas in tentationem4 ,r4 ,sed libera nos a malo4 ,v4 ,a porta inferi4 ,r4 ,erue1 ,domine1 animam ejus animas eorum4 #caa ,exequies1 ,or ,sacred ,rites ,over ,the ,tomb4 ,solemnity performed after ,high ,mass for the ,dead1 and which may be privately recited after the ,office4 ,responsory4 ,deliver me1 ,o ,lord1 from eternal death on that dreadful day3 99,when the heavens and earth shall be moved3 99,whilst thou wilt come to judge the world by fire4 ,v4 ,i am seized with trembling and dread1 when ,i reflect on the rigorous examination1 and the vengeful wrath of that day4 ,r4 ,when the heavens and earth shall be moved4 ,v4 ,that day shall be a day of wrath1 calamity1 and misery3 the great day of extreme bitterness and terror4 ,r4 ,whilst thou wilt come to judge the world by fire4 ,eternal rest grant to them1 ,o ,lord1 and may the perpetual light of glory shine upon them4 ,r4 ,deliver me1 ,o ,lord1 from eternal death on that dreadful day1 when the heavens and earth shall be moved1 whilst thou wilt come to judge the world by fire4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,christ1 have mercy on us4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,our ,father1 in silence4 ,v4 ,and lead us not into temptation4 ,r4 ,but deliver us from evil4 ,v4 ,from the gates of hell4 ,r4 ,deliver his soul1 their souls1 ,o ,lord4 #cab ,v4 ,requiescat 7requiescant7 in pace4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,v4 ,domine1 exaudi1 orationem meam4 ,r4 ,et clamor meus ad te veniat4 ,oremus4 ,prayer ,on ,the ,commemoration ,of ,all ,souls4 ,fidelium1 ,deus1 omnium conditor et redemptor1 animabus famulorum famularumque tuarum remissionem cunctorum tribue peccatorum3 ut indulgentiam quam semper optaverunt1 piis supplicationibus consequantur4 ,qui vivis et regnas cum ,deo ,patre in unitate ,spiritus ,sancti1 ,deus1 per omnia scula sculorum4 ,amen4 ,suffrages ,for ,the ,souls ,of ,the ,faithful ,departed ,in ,general4 ,psalmus cxxix4 ,de profundis clamavi ad te1 ,domine3 99,domine1 exaudi vocem meum4 ,fiant aures tu intendentes 99in vocem deprecationis me4 ,si iniquitatis observaveris1 ,domine3 ,domine1 quis sustinebit8 ,quia apud te propitiatio est3 et propter legem tuam sustinui te1 ,domine4 ,sustinuat anima mea in verbo ejus3 99speravit anima mea in ,domino4 ,a custodia matutina usque ad noctem1 99speret ,israel in ,domino4 ,quia apud ,dominum misericordia3 et copiosa apud eum redemptio4 #cac ,v4 ,may he 7they7 rest in peace4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,v4 ,o ,lord1 hear my prayer4 ,r4 ,and let my cry come unto thee4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,prayer ,on ,the ,commemoration ,of ,all ,souls4 ,o ,god1 the creator and redeemer of all the faithful1 give to the souls of thy servants departed1 the full remission of all their sins2 that1 through the help of pious supplications1 they may obtain the pardon they have always desired4 ,who livest and reignest1 with the ,father and the ,holy ,ghost1 one ,god1 world without end4 ,amen4 ,suffrages ,for ,the ,souls ,of ,the ,faithful ,departed ,in ,general4 ,psalm cxxix4 ,from the depths ,i have cried out to thee1 99,o ,lord3 ,lord1 hear my voice4 ,let thy ears be attentive 99 to the voice of my petition4 ,if thou wilt consider our iniquities1 ,o mighty ,lord1 99 who shall endure it8 ,but with thee there is merciful forgiveness3 99 and by reason of thy law ,i have waited for thee1 ,o ,lord4 ,my soul hath relied on his word3 99my soul hath hoped in the ,lord4 ,from the morning watch1 even until night1 99 let ,israel hope in the ,lord4 ,because with the ,lord there is mercy3 99 and with him1 plentiful redemption4 #cad ,et ipse redimet ,israel 99ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus4 ,kyrie1 eleison4 ,christe1 eleison4 ,kyrie1 eleison4 ,pater noster1 7secreto47 ,v4 ,et ne nos inducas in tentationem1 ,r4 ,sed libera nos a malo4 ,v4 ,requiem ternam dona eis1 ,domine2 ,r4 ,et lux perpetua luceat eis4 ,v4 ,a porta inferi1 ,r4 ,erue1 ,domine1 animas eorum4 ,v4 ,requiescant in pace4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,v4 ,domine1 exaudi orationem meam4 ,r4 ,et clamor meus ad te veniat4 ,oremus4 ,fidelium1 ,deus1 omnium conditor et redemptor1 animabus famulorum famularumque tuarum remissionem cunctorum tribue peccatorum2 ut indulgentiam quam semper optaverunt1 piis supplicationibus consequantur4 ,qui vivis et regnas in scula sculorum4 ,amen4 ,v4 ,requiem ternam dona eis1 ,domine4 ,r4 ,et lux perpetua luceat eis4 ,v4 ,requiescant in pace4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,v4 ,anima ejus 7anim eorum7 et anim omnium fidelium defunctorum1 per misericordiam ,dei1 requiescant in pace4 ,r4 ,amen4 #cae ,and he shall redeem ,israel 99 from all his iniquities4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,christ1 have mercy on us4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,our ,father1 7in silence47 ,v4 ,and lead us not into temptation1 ,r4 ,but deliver us from evil4 ,v4 ,eternal rest grant to them1 ,o ,lord2 ,r4 ,and may the perpetual light of glory shine upon them4 ,v4 ,from the gates of hell1 ,r4 ,deliver their souls1 ,o ,lord4 ,v4 ,may they rest in peace4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,v4 ,o ,lord1 hear my prayer4 ,r4 ,and let my cry come to thee4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o ,god1 the creator and redeemer of all the faithful1 give to the souls of thy servants departed1 the full remission of all their sins3 that through the help of pious supplications1 they may obtain the pardon they have always desired4 ,who livest and reignest world without end4 ,amen4 ,v4 ,eternal rest grant to them1 ,o ,lord4 ,r4 ,and may the perpetual light of glory shine upon them4 ,v4 ,may they rest in peace4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,v4 ,may his soul 7their souls71 and may the souls of all the faithful departed1 through the mercy of ,god1 rest in peace4 ,r4 ,amen4 #caf ,litany ,for ,the ,dead4 ,it is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead1 that they may be loosed from their sins4 #b ,maccabees xii4 #df4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,christ1 have mercy on us4 ,lord1 have mercy on us4 ,jesus1 receive our prayers4 ,lord ,jesus1 grant our petitions4 ,o ,god the ,father1 ,creator of the world1 ,have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed4 ,o ,god the ,son1 ,redeemer of mankind1 ,deliver the souls of the faithful departed4 ,o ,god the ,holy ,ghost1 perfecter of the elect1 ,accomplish the bliss of the faithful departed4 ,blessed ,virgin ,mary1 who1 by the special privilege of grace1 was triumphantly assumed into the kingdom of thy ,son1 ,pray for the souls of the faithful departed4 ,blessed angels1 who1 ordering aright the first act of your will1 were fixed forthwith in unchangeable happiness1 ,pray for the souls of the faithful departed4 ,blessed patriarchs1 who were filled with joy when the ,desired of ,nations put an end to your captivity1 ,pray for the souls of the faithful departed4 ,blessed prophets1 who after patiently awaiting the arrival of the ,messiah1 were at length consoled by a visit from him in person1 ,pray for the souls of the faithful departed4 #cag ,blessed saints1 who at the glorious resurrection of our ,saviour1 were translated from ,limbo to the visible presence of ,god1 ,pray for the souls of the faithful departed4 ,blessed apostles1 who at the last day shall sit to judge the twelve tribes of ,israel1 ,pray for the souls of the faithful departed4 ,blessed disciples of our ,lord1 who followed his steps in the narrow paths to perfection1 ,pray for the souls of the faithful departed4 ,blessed martyrs1 who passed through the sea of your own blood1 entering immediately into the land of promise1 ,pray for the souls of the faithful departed4 ,blessed confessors1 who despised the vanity of the earth1 and placed your affections on the joys of heaven1 ,pray for the souls of the faithful departed4 ,blessed virgins1 who1 with your lighted lamps1 awaited the coming of the heavenly spouse1 ,pray for the souls of the faithful departed4 ,o holy saints1 who1 being freed from all irregular attachment to creatures1 were perfectly fitted for an immediate union with your ,creator1 ,pray for the souls of the faithful departed4 ,be merciful1 ,o ,lord1 and pardon their sins4 ,be merciful1 ,o ,lord1 and hear their prayers4 ,from the shades of death1 where the light of thy countenance shineth not1 ,deliver them1 ,o ,lord4 ,from the evils to which immortification in this world must expose them in the other1 ,deliver them1 ,o ,lord4 ,from thy displeasure1 provoked by negligence and ingratitude1 ,deliver them1 ,o ,lord4 ,from the pains of purgatory1 so justly inflicted upon unexpiated sins1 ,deliver them1 ,o ,lord4 #cah ,from the torments of purgatory1 incomparably greater than the bitterest anguish of this life1 ,deliver them1 ,o ,lord4 ,by the multitude of thy mercies1 ever compassionate to human frailties1 ,deliver them1 ,o ,lord4 ,by the virtue of thy cross1 whereon thou reconciledst the world to thy ,father1 ,deliver them1 ,o ,lord4 ,by thy victorious descent into hell1 to break the chains of death1 ,deliver them1 ,o ,lord4 ,by thy glorious resurrection from the tomb1 to open the kingdom of heaven1 ,deliver them1 ,o ,lord4 ,by thy triumphant ascension into heaven1 to lead captivity captive1 ,deliver them1 ,o ,lord4 ,by thy dread coming to judge the world1 ,deliver them1 ,o ,lord4 ,we sinners1 ,beseech thee to hear us4 ,that it please thee to hasten the day when thy faithful shall be delivered from the mansions of sorrow1 ,we ,beseech thee to hear us4 ,that it please thee to shorten the time of their expiation1 and to admit them speedily into thy heavenly sanctuary1 ,we ,beseech thee to hear us4 ,that it please thee through the prayers and good works performed in thy church1 to receive them into thy eternal tabernacles1 ,we ,beseech thee to hear us4 ,that it please thee to accept1 in atonement for their sins1 the infinite value of thy unbloody sacrifice1 ,we ,beseech thee to hear us4 ,that the blessed view of ,jesus may comfort them1 and his unfading glory shine upon them1 ,we ,beseech thee to hear us4 #cai ,that the whole triumphant church may soon celebrate their deliverance and the choir of angels sing new hymns of joy1 on their neverending happiness1 ,we ,beseech thee to hear us4 ,that we ourselves may share in their triumph1 and unite with all the citizens of heaven in eternal alleluias1 ,we ,beseech thee to hear us4 ,son of ,god1 ,we ,beseech thee to hear us4 ,lamb of ,god1 who shalt come with glory to judge the living and the dead1 ,give rest to the souls of the faithful departed4 ,lamb of ,god1 at whose presence the heavens and the earth shall be moved1 ,give rest to the souls of the faithful departed4 ,lamb of ,god1 in whose book of life the names of thy elect are inscribed1 ,give rest to the souls of the faithful departed4 ,the ,antiphon4 ,deliver us1 ,o ,lord1 from eternal death1 in that tremendous day1 when the heavens and the earth shall be moved2 whilst thou shalt come to judge the world by fire4 ,we tremble and are sore afraid at the discussion which will take place1 and at thy future wrath2 when the heavens and the earth shall be moved2 when thou shalt come to judge the world by fire4 ,that day is a day of wrath1 of calamity1 and of misery2 a great and a most bitter day2 when thou shalt come to judge the world by fire4 ,give them1 ,o ,lord1 eternal rest1 and let perpetual light shine upon them4 ,amen4 #cbj ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o ,god1 the creator and redeemer of all the faithful1 grant to the souls of thy servants departed1 the remission of all their sins1 that by means of pious supplications1 they may obtain the pardon which they have ever earnestly desired3 who livest and reignest1 c4 ,amen4 ,a ,prayer ,upon ,the ,day ,of ,a ,person's ,decease ,or ,burial4 ,o ,lord1 we commend unto thy infinite clemency1 the souls of thy servants lately deceased3 pardon them1 we beseech thee1 in the multitude of thy mercies1 the sins which they have committed through human frailty1 and grant them eternal life in thy kingdom of bliss4 ,amen4 ,another ,prayer4 ,o ,god1 whose property it is always to have mercy1 and to spare1 we humbly present our prayers to thee in behalf of the soul of thy servant ,n4 which thou hast called out of this world1 beseeching thee not to deliver into the hands of the enemy1 nor forget it for ever2 but command it to be received by the holy angels1 and to be carried into paradise2 that as it believed and hoped in thee1 it may be delivered from the pains of hell1 and inherit life everlasting2 through ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 #cba ,vespers ,for ,sundays4 ,our ,father4 ,hail ,mary4 7,in silence47 ,v4 ,deus1 in adjutorium meum intende4 ,v4 ,o ,god1 come to my assistance4 ,r4 ,domine1 ad adjuvandum me festina4 ,r4 ,o ,lord1 make haste to help me4 ,gloria ,patri1 et ,filio1 et ,spiritui ,sancto4 ,glory be to the ,father1 and to the ,son1 and to the ,holy ,ghost4 ,sicut erat in principio1 et nunc1 et semper1 et in scula sculorum4 ,amen4 ,alleluia4 ,as it was in the beginning1 is now1 and ever shall be1 world without end4 ,amen4 ,alleluiah4 ,from ,saturday before ,septuagesaima ,sunday1 till ,saturday in ,holy ,week1 instead of ,alleluia1 is said1 ,laus tibi1 ,domine1 ,rex etern glori4 ,praise be to thee1 ,o ,lord1 ,king of eternal glory4 ,n4 ,b4--,in ,paschal time all the ,psalms are said under this only4 ,anthem4 ,alleluia4 ,ant4 ,dixit ,dominus4 ,ant4 ,the ,lord said4 ,ant4 ,alleluia4 ,ant4 ,alleluiah4 ,psalm ,,cix4 ,christ's ,exaltation and everlasting ,priesthood4 ,dixit ,dominus ,domino meo3 99sede a dextris meis4 ,the ,lord said unto my ,lord1 sit on my right hand4 ,donec ponam inimicos tuos3 99scabellum pedum tuorum4 ,until ,i make thy enemies the footstool of thy feet4 ,virgam virtutis tu emittet ,dominus ex ,sion3 99,dominare in medio inimicorum tuorum4 ,the ,lord will send the sceptre of thy power out of ,sion3 rule thou in the midst of thy enemies4 ,tecum principium in die virtutis tu1 in splendoribus sanctorum3 99ex utero ante luciferum genui te4 ,dominion shall be with thee in the day of thy power in the brightness of the saints3 from the womb before the day star ,i begat thee4 #cbb ,juravit ,dominus1 et non pnitebit eum3 99,tu es sacerdos in ternam secundum ordinem ,melchisedech4 ,the ,lord swore1 and it shall not repent him3 ,thou art a priest for ever1 according to the order of ,melchisedech4 ,dominus a dextris tuis3 99confregit in die ir su reges4 ,the ,lord at thy right hand hath broken kings in the day of his wrath4 ,judicabit in nationibus1 implebit ruinas3 99conquassabit capita in terra multorum4 ,he shall judge among nations1 he shall fill ruins3 he shall crush the heads in the land of many4 ,de torrente in via bibet3 99propterea exaltabit caput4 ,he shall drink of the torrent in the way2 therefore shall he lift up the head4 ,gloria ,patri1 c4 ,glory be to the ,father1 c4 ,ant4 ,dixit ,dominus4 ,ant4 ,the ,lord said unto my ,lord3 sit thou on my right4 ,ant4 ,fidelia4 ,ant4 ,all his commandments4 ,psalm4 ,,cx4 ,god is to be praised for his graces and benefits to his ,church4 ,confitebor tibi1 ,domine1 in toto corde meo3 99in concilio justorum1 et congregatione4 ,i will praise thee1 ,o ,lord1 with my whole heart3 in the council of the just1 and in the congregation4 ,magna opera ,domini3 99exquisita in omnes voluntates ejus4 ,great are the works of the ,lord3 sought out according to all his wills4 ,confessio et magnificentia opus ejus3 99et justitia ejus manet in sculum sculi4 ,his work is praise and magnificence3 and his justice continueth for ever and ever4 ,memoriam fecit mirabilium suorum1 misericors et miserator ,dominus3 99escam dedit timentibus se4 ,he hath made a remembrance of his wonderful works1 being a merciful and gracious ,lord3 he hath given food to them that fear him4 #cbc ,memor erit in sculum testamenti sui2 99virtutem operum suorum annuntiabit populo suo4 ,he will be mindful for ever of his covenant3 he will shew forth to his people the power of his works4 ,ut det illis hreditatem gentium3 99opera manuum ejus veritas et judicium4 ,that he may give them the inheritance of the ,gentiles3 the works of his hands are truth and judgment4 ,fidelia omnia mandata ejus1 confirmata in sculum sculi3 99facta in veritate et equitate4 ,all his commandments are faithful3 confirmed for ever and ever1 made in truth and equity4 ,redemptionem misit populo suo3 99mandavit in ternum testamentum suum4 ,he hath sent redemption to his people3 he hath commanded his covenant for ever4 ,sanctum et terribile nomen ejus3 99initium sapienti timor ,domini4 ,holy and terrible is his name3 the fear of the ,lord is the beginning of wisdom4 ,intellectus bonus omnibus facientibus eum 99laudatio ejus manet in sculum sculi4 ,a good understanding to all that do it3 his praise continued for ever and ever4 ,gloria ,patri1 c4 ,glory1 c4 ,ant4 ,fidelia4 ,ant4 ,all his commandments are faithful3 confirmed for ever and ever4 ,ant4 ,in mandatis4 ,ant4 ,in his commandments4 ,psalm ,,cxi4 ,the good man is happy4 ,beatus vir1 qui timet ,dominum3 99in mandatis ejus volet nimis4 ,blessed is the man that feareth the ,lord3 he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments4 ,potens in terra erit semen ejus3 99generatio rectorum benedicetur4 ,his seed shall be mighty upon earth3 the generations of the righteous shall be blessed4 #cbd ,gloria et diviti in domo ejus3 99et justitia ejus manet in sculum sculi4 ,glory and wealth shall be in his house2 and his justice remaineth for ever and ever4 ,exortum est in tenebris lumen rectis3 99misericors1 et miserator et justus4 ,to the righteous a light is risen up in darkness2 he is merciful1 and compassionate and just4 ,jucundus homo qui miseretur et commodat3 disponet sermones suos in judicio3 99quia in ternum non commovebitur4 ,acceptable is the man that showeth mercy and lendeth2 he shall order his words with judgment2 because he shall not be moved for ever4 ,in memoria terna erit justus3 99ab auditione mala non timebit4 ,the just shall be in everlasting remembrance3 he shall not fear the evil hearing4 ,paratum cor ejus sperare in ,domino1 confirmatum est cor ejus3 99non commovebitur1 donec despiciat inimicos suos4 ,his heart is ready to hope in the ,lord3 his heart is strengthened1 he shall not be moved1 until he look over his enemies4 ,dispersit1 dedit pauperibus3 justitia ejus manet in sculum sculi3 99cornu ejus exaltabitur in gloria4 ,he hath distributed1 he hath given to the poor3 his justice remaineth for ever and ever1 his horn shall be exalted in glory4 ,peccator videbit et irascetur1 dentibus suis fremet1 et tabescet3 99desiderium peceatorum peribit4 ,the wicked shall see and shall be angry1 he shall gnash with his teeth and pine away3 the desire of the wicked shall perish4 ,gloria ,patri1 c4 ,glory1 c4 ,ant4 ,in madatis ejus cupit nimis4 ,ant4 ,in his commandments he has great delight4 ,ant4 ,sit nomen ,domini4 ,ant4 ,let the name of the ,lord4 ,psalm ,,cxii4 ,god is to be praised for his regard to the poor and humble4 ,laudate pueri ,dominum3 99laudate nomen ,domini4 ,praise the ,lord1 ye children3 praise ye the name of the ,lord4 #cbe ,sit nomen ,domini benedictum3 99ex hoc nunc et usque in sculum4 ,blessed be the name of the ,lord1 from henceforth now and for ever4 ,a solis ortu usque ad occasum3 99laudabile nomen ,domini4 ,from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same1 the name of the ,lord is worthy of praise4 ,excelsus super omnes gentes ,dominus3 99et super clos gloria ejus4 ,the ,lord is high above all nations3 and his glory above the heavens4 ,quis sicut ,dominus ,deus noster1 qui in altis habitat3 99et humilia respicit in clo et in terra8 ,who is as the ,lord our ,god1 who dwelleth on high3 and looketh down on the low things in heaven and in earth8 ,suscitans a terra inopem3 99et de steroore erigens pauperem4 ,raising up the needy from the earth1 and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill3 ,ut collocet eum cum principibus3 99cum principibus populi sui4 ,that he may place them with princes1 with the princes of his people4 ,qui habitare facit sterilem in domo3 99matrem filiorum ltantem4 ,who maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house1 the joyful mother of children4 ,gloria ,patri1 c4 ,glory1 c4 ,ant4 ,sit nomen ,domini4 ,ant4 ,let the name of the ,lord be blessed for ever4 ,ant4 ,nos qui vivimus4 ,ant4 ,we that live4 ,psalm ,,cxvi4 ,laudate ,dominum omnes gentes3 99laudate eum omnes populi4 ,o praise the ,lord1 all ye nations3 praise him all ye people4 ,quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia ejus3 99et ,veritas ,domini manet in ternum4 ,for his mercy is confirmed upon us3 and the truth of ,lord remaineth for ever4 ,gloria ,patri1 c4 ,glory be to the ,father1 c4 ,ant4 ,nos qui vivimus benedicimus ,domino4 ,ant4 ,we that live bless our ,lord4 ,in ,paschal time1 ,ant4 ,alleluiah1 ,alleluiah1 ,alleluiah4 #cbf ,the ,little ,chapter4--#b ,cor4 #a4 ,benedictus ,deus1 et ,pater ,domini nostri ,jesu ,christi1 ,pater misericordiarum1 et ,deus totius consolationis1 qui consolatur nos in omni tribulatione nostra4 ,blessed be the ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 the ,father of mercies1 and ,god of all comfort1 who comforts us in all our tribulation4 ,r4 ,deo ,gratias4 ,r4 ,thanks be to ,god4 ,the ,hymn ,lucis ,creator4 ,lucis ,creator optime1 ,lucem dierum proferens1 ,primordiis lucis nov1 ,mundi parans originem4 ,creator of the radiant light4 ,fountain of bliss1 essential sight4 ,emitting splendour's orient beam4 ,the world's creation to proclaim4 ,qui mane junctum vesperi4 ,diem vocari prcipis1 ,illabitur ,tetrum ,chaos2 ,audi preces cum fletibus4 ,who1 with the morn's enliv'ning ray1 ,dispell'st the shades and call'st the day2 ,approaching night over-spreads the spheres2 ,now gracious hear our sighs and tears4 ,ne mens gravata crimine ,vit sit exul munere2 ,dum nil perenne cogitat1 ,seseque culpis illigat4 ,distain'd with guilt and foul offence1 ,let not a sudden summons hence1 ,present us at thy awful seat1 ,victims of fleeting vain deceit4 ,cleste pulset ostium2 ,vitale tollat prmium2 ,vitemus omne noxium2 ,purgemus omne pessimum4 ,but rather while at mercy's door1 ,contrite1 our treasons we deplore1 ,admit thy suppliants2 grant us peace4 ,that triumph of thy saving grace4 ,prsta1 ,pater piissime2 ,patrique compar1 ,unice2 ,cum ,spiritu ,paracleto1 ,regnans per omne sculum4 ,amen4 ,eternal ,father1 lend thine ear2 ,co-eternal ,son1 receive our prayer2 ,o ,holy ,ghost1 we cry to thee1 ,god6 three in one eternally4 ,amen4 #cbg ,v4 ,dirigatur1 ,domine1 oratio mea4 ,v4 ,let my prayer1 like incense1 ,r4 ,sicut incensum in conspectu tuo4 ,r4 ,ascend to thee1 ,o ,lord4 ,the ,song of the ,blessed ,virgin ,mary4--,luke1 i4 ,magnificat 99anima mea ,dominum3 ,my soul doth magnify the ,lord3 ,et exultavit spiritus meus 99in ,deo salutari meo4 ,and my spirit hath rejoiced in ,god my ,saviour4 ,quia respexit humilitatem ancill su3 99ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes4 ,because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid2 for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed4 ,quia fecit mihi magna1 qui potens est2 99et sanctum nomen ejus4 ,for he that is mighty1 hath done great things to me1 and holy is his name4 ,et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenies1 99timentibus eum4 ,and his mercy is from generation to generation1 to them that fear him4 ,fecit potentiam in brachio suo2 99dispersit superbos mente cordis sui4 ,he hath showed might in his arm2 he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their hearts4 ,deposuit potentes de sede2 99et exaltavit humiles4 ,he hath put down the mighty from their seat1 and hath exalted the humble4 ,esurientes implevit bonis2 99et divites dimissit inanes4 ,he hath filled the hungry with good things2 and the rich he hath sent away empty4 ,suscepit ,israel puerum suum1 99recordatus misericordi su4 ,he hath received ,israel his servant1 being mindful of his mercy4 ,sicut locutus est ad patres nostros3 99,abraham et semini ejus in scula4 ,as he spoke to our ,fathers1 to ,abraham and to his seed for ever4 ,gloria ,patri1 c4 ,glory1 c4 #cbh ,the ,litany ,of ,the ,blessed ,virgin4 ,in ,latin4 ,kyrie1 eleison4 ,christe1 eleison4 ,kyrie1 eleison4 ,christe1 audi nos4 ,christe1 exaudi nos4 ,pater de clis ,deus1 miserere nobis4 ,fili redemptor mundi ,deus1 miserere nobis4 ,spiritus ,sancte ,deus1 miserere nobis4 ,sancta ,trinitas unus ,deus1 miserere nobis4 ,sancta ,maria1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,sancta ,dei ,genitrix1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,sancta ,virgo virginum1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,mater ,christi1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,mater ,divin gratis1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,mater purissima1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,mater castissima1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,mater inviolata1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,mater intemerata1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,mater amabilis1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,mater admirabilis1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,mater ,creatoris1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,mater ,salvatoris1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,virgo prudentissima1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,virgo veneranda1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,virgo prdicanda1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,virgo potens1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,virgo clemens1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,virgo fidelis1 ,ora pro nobis4 #cbi ,speculum justiti1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,sedes sapienti1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,causa nostr ltiti1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,vas spirituale1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,vas honorabile1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,vas insigne devotionis1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,rosa mystica1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,turris ,davidica1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,turris eburnea1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,domus aurea1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,fderis arca1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,janua cli1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,stella matutina1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,salis infirmorum1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,refugium peccatorum1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,consolatrix affiictorum1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,auxilium ,christianorum1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,regina ,angelorum1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,regina ,patriarcharum1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,regina ,prophetarum1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,regina ,apostolorum1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,regina ,martyrum1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,regina ,confessorum1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,regina ,virginum1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,regina ,sanctorum ,omnium1 ,ora pro nobis4 ,agnus ,dei1 qui tollis peccata mundi1 ,parce nobis1 ,domine4 ,agnus ,dei1 qui tollis peccata mundi1 ,exaudi nos1 ,domine4 ,agnus ,dei1 qui tollis peccata mundi1 ,miserere nobis4 ,v4 ,ora pro nobis1 sancta ,dei genitrix4 ,r4 ,ut digni efficiamur promissionibus ,christi4 #ccj ,method ,of ,serving ,at ,mass4 ,the ,clerk1 kneeling at the left side of the ,priest1 should answer as follows3 ,p4 ,in nomine ,patris1 et ,filii1 et ,spiritus ,sancti4 ,amen4 ,introibo ad altare ,dei4 ,c4 ,ad ,deum qui ltificat juventutem meam4 ,p4 ,judica me1 ,deus1 et discerne causam meam de gente non sancta3 ab nomine iniquo et doloso erue me4 ,c4 ,quia tu es1 ,deus1 fortitudo mea3 quare me repulisti1 et quare tristis incedo dum affligit me inimicus4 ,p4 ,emitte lucem tuam et veritatem tuam3 ipsa me deduxerunt et adduxerunt in montem3 sanctum tuum1 et in tabernacula tua4 ,c4 ,et introibo ad altare ,dei3 ad ,deum qui ltificat juventutem meam4 ,p4 ,confitebor tibi in cithara1 ,deus1 ,deus meus3 quare tristis es anima mea1 et quare conturbas me8 ,c4 ,spera in ,deo1 quoniam adhuc confitebor illi1 salutare vultus mei1 et ,deus meus4 ,p4 ,gloria ,patri1 et ,filio1 et ,spiritui ,sancto2 ,c4 ,sicut erat in principio1 et nunc1 et semper1 et in scula sculorum4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,introibo ad altare ,dei4 ,c4 ,ad ,deum qui ltificat juventutem meam4 ,p4 ,adjutorium nostrum in nomine ,domini4 ,c4 ,qui fecit clum et terram4 #cca ,p4 ,confiteor ,deo1 c4 ,bow your head when the priest begins the ,confiteor1 and continue bent till the ,dominus ,vobiscum4 ,c4 ,misereatur tui omnipotent ,deus1 et dimissis peccatis tuis1 perducat te ad vitam ternam4 ,p4 ,amen4 ,c4 ,confiteor ,deo omnipotenti1 beat ,mari semper ,virgini1 beato ,michaeli ,archangelo1 beato ,joanni ,baptist1 sanctis apostolis ,petro et ,paulo1 omnibus ,sanctis1 et tibi pater1 7here turn your head towards the priest1 and then go on17 quia peccavi nimis cogitatione1 verbo1 et opere1 7striking your breast thrice1 say17 mea culpa1 mea culpa1 mea maxima culpa3 ideo precor beatam ,mariam semper ,virginem1 beatum ,michaelem ,archangelum1 beatum ,joannem ,baptistam1 sanctos apostolos ,petrum et ,paulum1 omnes sanctos1 et te pater1 7here turn again towards the priest17 orare pro me ad ,dominum ,deum nostrum4 ,p4 ,misereatur vestri1 c4 ,c4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,indulgentiam1 c4 ,c4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,deus tu conversus vivificabis nos4 ,c4 ,et plebs tua ltabitur in te4 ,p4 ,ostende nobis1 ,domine1 misericordiam tuam4 ,c4 ,et salutare tuum da nobis4 ,p4 ,domine1 exaudi orationem meam4 ,c4 ,et clamor mens ad te veniat4 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum4 ,c4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 #ccb ,p4 ,kyrie eleison4 ,c4 ,kyrie eleison4 ,p4 ,kyrie eleison4 ,c4 ,christe eleison4 ,p4 ,christe eleison4 ,c4 ,christe eleison4 ,p4 ,kyrie eleison4 ,c4 ,kyrie eleison4 ,p4 ,kyrie eleison4 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum3 or1 ,flectamus genua4 ,c4 ,et cum spiritu tuo3 or1 ,levate4 ,p4 ,per omnia scula sculorum4 ,c4 ,amen4 ,at the end of the ,epistle say1 ,deo gratias1 and after the ,gradual and ,alleluia1 or ,tract1 remove the took to the gospel side of the altar1 and return to the epistle side--make a low reverence as you pass the middle of the altar1 then stand up whilst the gospel is read1 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum4 ,c4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,p4 ,sequentia or initium sancti ,evangelii1 c4 ,here make the sign of the cross--#ast1 upon your forehead2 #bnd1 upon your mouth2 #crd1 upon your breast2 and say1 ,gloria tibi ,domine4 ,at the end of the gospel say1 ,c4 ,laus tibi1 ,christe4 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum4 ,c4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,going to the middle of the altar1 kneel and make a reverence1 then proceed to prepare the wine and water2 present them to the priest1 making a reverence2 afterwards pour water on his fingers1 present him with a towel1 and return to your place at the epistle side of the altar4 ,p4 ,orate fratres1 c4 ,c4 ,suscipiat ,dominus sacrificium de manibus tuis ad laudem et gloriam nominis sui1 ad utilitatem quoque nostram1 totiusque ecclesi su sanct4 #ccc ,p4 ,per omnia scula sculorum4 ,c4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum4 ,c4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,p4 ,sursum corda4 ,c4 ,habemns ad ,dominum4 ,p4 ,gratias agamus ,domino ,deo nostro4 ,c4 ,dignum et justum est4 ,when the priest says1 ,sanctus1 sanctus1 sanctus1 c4 ring the bell each time he pronounces it4 ,when he spreads his hands over the chalice1 ring the bell1 then proceed to the centre of the altar1 where kneeling ring the bell with your right1 and hold up the vestment with your left hand1 during the elevation4 ,then return to your former place1 and as often as you pass by the blessed sacrament1 adore on your knees4 ,p4 ,per omnia scula sculorum4 ,c4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,et ne nos inducas in tentationem4 ,c4 ,sed libera nos a malo4 ,p4 ,per omnia scula sculorum4 ,c4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,pax ,domini sit semper vobiscum4 ,c4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,each time the priest says1 ,domine non sum dignus1 ring the bell4 ,when he has received the chalice1 serve him with wine only2 on his presenting the chalice again1 serve him with wine and water4 ,remove the book to the epistle side of the altar1 and retire to your place on the gospel side4 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum4 ,c4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,p4 ,per omnia scula sculorum4 ,c4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum4 ,c4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 #ccd ,p4 ,ite1 missa est2 or1 ,benedicamus ,domino4 ,c4 ,deo gratias4 ,note4--,in ,mass for the ,dead1 the priest says1 ,p4 ,requiescant in pace4 ,c4 ,amen4 ,remove the book1 if left open2 kneel before the centre of the altar1 and receive the priest's blessing4 ,p4 ,pater1 et ,filius1 et ,spiritus ,sanctus4 ,c4 ,amen4 ,then rise4 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum4 ,c4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,p4 ,initium ,sequentia sancti ,evangelii1 c4 ,c4 ,gloria tibi ,domine4 ,at the end of the ,gospel1 say1 ,c4 ,deo gratias4 ,psalm cxxix4 ,p4 ,de profundis clamavi ad te ,domine3 ,domine exaudi vocem meam4 ,c4 ,fiant aures tu intendentes in vocem deprecationis me4 ,p4 ,si iniquitates observaveris ,domine3 ,domine1 quis sustinebit8 ,c4 ,quia apud te propitiatio est3 et propter legem tuam sustinui te ,domine4 ,p4 ,sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus3 speravit anima mea in ,domino4 ,c4 ,a custodia matutina usque ad noctem3 speret ,israel in ,domino4 ,p4 ,quia apud ,dominum misericordia3 et copiosa apud eum redemptio4 #cce ,c4 ,et ipse redimet ,israel ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus4 ,p4 ,requiem ternum dona eis ,domine4 ,c4 ,et lux perpetua luceat eis4 ,p4 ,a porta inferi4 ,c4 ,erue1 ,domine1 animas eorum4 ,p4 ,requiescant in pace4 ,c4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,domine exaudi orationem meam4 ,c4 ,et clamor meus ad te veniat4 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum4 ,c4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,at the end of the ,prayer1 say1 ,amen4 ,p4 ,requiem ternam dona eis ,domine4 ,c4 ,et lux perpetua luceat eis4 ,p4 ,requiescant in pace4 ,c4 ,amen4 ,end ,of ,the ,first ,part ,of ,catholic ,piety4 #ccf ,supplement ,to ,the ,manual ,of ,catholic ,piety4 ,on ,the ,sacrifice ,of ,the ,mass ,and ,the ,use ,of ,the ,latin ,liturgy4 ,from the beginning of the world1 the servants of ,god1 were always accustomed to offer sacrifice to him1 by way of acknowledging his sovereignty1 and paying their homage to him4 ,in the law of nature1 and in the law of ,moses1 there was a great variety of sacrifices2 some bloody1 others unbloody2 some were called ,holocausts1 or ,whole-burnt ,offerings2 others1 ,sin ,offerings2 others1 ,offerings of ,thanksgiving2 others1 ,pacific or ,peace ,offerings4 ,all these sacrifices of the law of nature and the law of ,moses1 were of themselves but weak and feeble elements1 and figures of the great sacrifice of ,jesus ,christ1 offered afterwards on the altar of the cross for the sins of the whole world4 ,it was to renew the memory of this great sacrifice of the cross1 and to apply the fruits of it to our souls1 that ,christ our ,lord instituted the ,eucharist and commemorative sacrifice of the ,mass2 for as the ancient sacrifices were required to represent the sacrifice of the cross1 and to prefigure the death of ,christ1 then to come2 so1 in like manner1 a commemorative sacrifice was required in the new law1 to be a standing memorial of the sacrifice of the cross1 and to represent the death of ,christ1 already past4 ,this is the solemn liturgy of the ,catholic ,church1 and the pure offering that is made to ,god in every place among the ,gentiles1 according to the prophecy of ,malachy1 chap4 i4 ver4 #aj1 #aa4 ,by it ,christ is a priest for ever1 according to the order of ,melchisedech1 7,psalm #aji17 whose sacrifice was bread and wine4 7,gen4 #ae47 ,it is the same in substance with the sacrifice of the cross1 because both the victim offered1 and the priest1 or principal offerer1 is the same ,jesus ,christ4 #ccg ,the difference is only in the manner of offering3 in the sacrifice of the cross1 ,christ offered himself in a bloody manner1 and actually died2 in the sacrifice of the ,mass1 he offers himself on our altars in an unbloody manner1 by the ministry of the priests of his church1 under appearances that mystically represent and show forth his death4 ,the sacrifice of the ,mass is still celebrated in the ancient language which was universally used throughout the ,roman empire1 and in which the liturgy and public offices of the church were performed in all the western parts of ,europe1 when the ,christian religion was first published to the world4 ,all sermons1 exhortations1 and instructions which regard the faithful1 are regularly delivered to them in the vulgar or maternal language which they speak and understand2 but it is deemed an expedient point of discipline1 to retain the same ancient1 fixed1 and unchangeable language1 in the celebration of the divine mysteries1 and in the solemn prayers which are addressed immediately to ,god1 and which regard the office of the clergy4 ,the chief reasons which induce the ,catholic ,church to make choice of the ,latin1 in preference to any of the mixed languages that sprung from it after the dismemberment of the ,roman empire1 and are now in use in the ,european nations1 are the following3 #ast--,she is the church of all ages1 and of all nations2 and therefore1 to show her antiquity and catholicity1 as well as her aversion to novelty and changes in religious matters1 she still retains the same ancient and universal language which the saints have used for so many ages from the apostles' days1 and which is fixed and unchangeable1 taught every where in public schools1 generally learned by persons of all conditions1 and the best known and most universally understood in the western parts of the world4 #b;dly--,in order to preserve the purity of her faith1 and a greater conformity in her public worship in all countries1 and to avoid the various alterations and corruptions which the living languages1 spoken in different places1 are liable to in every century1 the church wisely judges1 that as there is but one true faith1 there should be but one common language for all the faithful1 spread over the different nations of the world1 to commune with each other in the profession of one and the same faith1 and in the exercise of the same religious duties4 #cch #crdly--,another good effect and advantage that arises from this point of ecclesiastical discipline1 is1 that the same priest can perform the public church offices in all places where he travels2 and a ,catholic is never at a loss to join with those of his own religion1 and assist at the public worship of ,god1 whithersoever he may have occasion to go1 since he meets with the same ,mass and ,liturgy1 in the same words1 abroad1 which he was accustomed to near at home2 whereas1 if the divine service was to be performed in the maternal language of every country1 and to be translated into as many different tongues as the ignorant people understand and speak in the different provinces1 there would be nothing but a ,babel of confusion1 and a man of one country would be at a loss to serve ,god on the ,lord's day in another country4 ,as to any inconvenience that may seem to attend this ecclesiastical discipline1 it is no way material1 especially when compared to the great advantages that arise from it2 nor does it affect the substance of religion2 neither is it a prejudice to the illiterate1 who do not understand the ,latin2 for though they may not perhaps understand the particular form of prayers1 which it is only the priest's office to offer to ,god1 for and in the name of the congregation1 yet they know them at least as to the substance1 and may find the meaning of every thing fully explained in their manuals4 ,they are taught from their childhood to accompany the officiating priest through every part of his function1 with proper and suitable prayers1 and are frequently instructed in the nature1 the benefit1 and the ends for which the ,mass is offered1 and in the manner of assisting thereat with attention and devotion1 which is sufficient to concur in and partake of the sacrifice1 though the people should neither hear nor cite the same prayers with the priest4 ,the very seeing of the priest was more than ,god was pleased to require in the old law2 for we read1 7,st4 ,luke1 #a4 #aj17 that the whole multitude of the people were praying without1 when ,zacharias went into the temple to burn incense2 and 7,levit4 xvi4 #ag47 it was expressly ordered1 that there should be no man in the tabernacle1 or temple1 when the high-priest went with the blood of the victims into the sanctuary to make atonement1 which is a clear proof that it was not necessary for the people to hear and understand the particular form of prayers1 that the priest offered to ,god for them in the sacrifices at which they assisted4 #cci ,moreover1 we find that after the ,babylonian captivity1 nay1 even in our ,saviour's time1 the public service of the ,jewish synagogue was performed in the old ,hebrew language1 though it was not understood by the common people1 who only spoke the ,syriac1 7,nah4 viii4 #ac17 into which the scriptures were not then translated from the ,hebrew4 ,but does not the sacred scripture condemn this practice8 ,no3 far from condemning1 it authorises it1 as appears from what has been already said4 ,as to the text of ,st4 ,paul1 7#a ,cor4 xiv47 the apostle does not speak one word1 in that whole chapter1 of the liturgy of the church1 which at ,corinth was in ,greek1 and consequently in a known language4 ,he treats of the miraculous gift of speaking all tongues1 which was communicated by the ,holy ,ghost to the first believers2 and he cautions the ,corinthians against all confusion and disorder in the use of this miraculous gift at their pious meetings and assemblies1 by directing them1 that if they spoke with tongues1 it should be done by two1 or at most by three1 and that one should interpret the meaning of the words4 ,in short1 the apostle only blames the abuse of the gifts of tongues1 which some of the ,corinthians were guilty of1 by affecting1 out of ostentation1 to make extemporary prayers1 and to preach and exhort1 at the same time1 all or any of them together1 in tongues utterly unknown1 which1 for want of an interpreter1 could be of no edification to the rest of the faithful4 ,but when it is done in proper circumstances1 without confusion1 and when the sense of the words is expounded by an interpreter1 the apostle does not reprehend1 but permits and orders the speaking in tongues that are not commonly understood1 as appears from the #eth and #bith verses4 ,now the faithful have the public liturgy and church offices interpreted in their ordinary prayer books2 and their pastors are commanded by the ,council of ,trent1 7,sess4 #bb4 chap4 #h17 to explain to them the mysteries contained in the ,mass1 and to teach them to accompany the priest with suitable prayers and devotion adapted to every part of it4 #cdj ,the ,ordinary ,of ,the ,holy ,mass4 ,part ,i4 ,the ,preparation ,of ,the ,offerers1 ,by ,acts ,of ,humility1 ,praise1 ,faith1 ,etc4 ,the ,priest beginning at the foot of the ,altar1 says1 ,in nomine ,patris1 et ,filii1 et ,spiritus ,sancti4 ,amen4 ,in the name of the ,father1 c4 ,amen4 ,ant4 ,introibo ad altare ,dei4 ,ant4 ,i will go unto the altar of ,god4 ,r4 ,ad ,deum qui ltificat juventutem meam4 ,r4 ,to ,god1 who rejoiceth my youth4 ,the following ,psalm 7#dbnd7 is omitted in ,passion time1 and in ,masses for the ,dead4 ,judica me1 ,deus1 et discerne causam meam de gente non sancta3 ab homine iniquo et doloso erne me4 ,judge me1 ,o ,god1 and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy3 from the unjust and deceitful man deliver me4 ,r4 ,quia tu es1 ,deus1 fortitudo mea1 quare me repulisti8 et quare tristis incedo1 dum affligit me inimicus8 ,r4 ,since thou1 ,o ,god1 art my strength1 why hast thou cast me off8 and why do ,i go sorrowful1 while the enemy afflicteth me8 #cda ,p4 ,emitte lucem tuam et veritatem tuam3 ipsa me deduxenmt et adduxenint in montem sanctum tuum1 et in tabernacula tua4 ,p4 ,send forth thy light and thy truth3 they have conducted and brought me to thy holy mount1 and into thy tabernacles4 ,r4 ,et introibo ad altare ,dei3 ad ,deum qui ltificat juventutem me am4 ,r4 ,and ,i will go unto the altar of ,god2 to ,god who rejoiceth my youth4 ,p4 ,confitebor tibi in cithara1 ,deus1 ,deus1 meus3 quare tristis es1 anima mea2 et quare conturbas me8 ,p4 ,i will praise thee on the harp1 ,o ,god1 my ,god3 why art thou sorrowful1 ,o my soul2 and why dost thou disturb me8 ,r4 ,spera in ,deo1 quoniam adhuc confitebor illi3 salutare vultus mei1 et ,deus meus4 ,r4 ,hope in ,god1 for ,i will yet praise him3 the salvation of my countenance1 and my ,god4 ,p4 ,gloria ,patri1 et ,filio1 et ,spiritui ,sancto3 ,p4 ,glory be to the ,father1 and to the ,son1 c4 ,r4 ,sicut erat in principio1 et nunc1 et semper1 et in scula sculorum4 ,amen4 ,r4 ,as it was in the beginning1 is now1 and ever shall be1 world without end4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,introibo ad altare ,dei4 ,p4 ,i will go unto the altar of ,god4 ,r4 ,ad ,deum qui ltificat juventutem meam4 ,r4 ,to ,god who rejoiceth my youth4 ,p4 ,adjutorium nostrum in nomine ,domini4 ,p4 ,our help is in the name of the ,lord4 ,r4 ,qui fecit clum et terrain4 ,r4 ,who made heaven and earth4 #cdb ,p4 ,confiteor ,deo omnipotenti1 c4 ,p4 ,i confess to almighty ,god1 c4 ,r4 ,misereatur tui omnipotens ,deus1 et dimissis peccatis tuis1 perducat te ad vitam ternam4 ,r4 ,may almighty ,god be merciful to thee1 and forgiving thee thy sins1 bring thee to life everlasting4 ,p4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,amen4 ,r4 ,confiteor ,deo omnipotenti1 beat ,mari1 semper virgine1 beato ,michaeli archangelo1 beato ,joanni baptist1 ,sanctis apostolis ,petro et ,paulo1 omnibus ,sanctis1 et tibi1 pater1 quia peccavi nimis cogitatione1 verbo1 et opere3 mea culpa1 mea culpa1 mea maxima culpa4 ,ideo precor beatam ,mariam semper virginem1 beatum ,michaelem archangelum1 beatum ,joannem baptistam1 sanctos apostolos ,petrum et ,paulum1 omnes sanctos1 ette1 pater1 orare pro me ad ,dominum ,deum nostrum4 ,r4 ,i confess to almighty ,god1 to blessed ,mary1 ever virgin1 to blessed ,michael the archangel1 to blessed ,john the baptist1 to the holy apostles ,peter and ,paul1 to all the saints1 and to thee1 ,o father1 that ,i have grievously sinned in thought1 word1 and deed3 through my fault1 through my fault1 through my exceeding great fault4 ,therefore ,i beseech the blessed ,mary1 ever virgin1 blessed ,michael the archangel1 blessed ,john the baptist1 the holy apostles ,peter and ,paul1 and all the saints1 and thee1 ,o father1 to pray to the ,lord our ,god for me4 ,p4 ,misereatur vestri omnipotens ,deus1 et dimissis peccatis vestris1 perducat vos ad vitam ternam4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,may almighty ,god have mercy on you1 forgive you your sins1 and bring you to life everlasting4 ,r4 ,amen4 #cdc ,p4 ,indulgentiam1 absolutionem1 et remissionem peccaturum nostrorum1 tribuat nobis omnipotens et misericors ,dominus4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,may the almighty and merciful ,lord grant us pardon1 absolution1 and remission of our sins4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,deus1 tu conversus vivificabis nos4 ,p4 ,o ,god1 thou being turned towards us1 wilt receive us4 ,r4 ,et plebs tua ltabitur in te4 ,r4 ,and thy people shall rejoice in thee4 ,p4 ,ostende nobis1 ,domine1 misericordiam tuam4 ,p4 ,show us thy mercy1 ,o ,lord4 ,r4 ,et salutare tuum da nobis4 ,r4 ,and grant us thy salvation4 ,p4 ,domine1 exaudi orationem meam4 ,p4 ,o ,lord1 hear my prayer4 ,r4 ,et clamor meus ad te veniat4 ,r4 ,and let my cry come unto thee4 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum3 ,p4 ,the ,lord be with you3 ,r4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,r4 ,and with thy spirit4 ,when the ,priest goes up to the ,altar1 say1 ,take away from us our iniquities1 we beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1 that we may be worthy to assist with pure minds at the celebration of these tremendous mysteries2 through ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 #cdd ,when he bows down before the ,altar1 say1 ,we beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1 by the merits of thy saints1 whose relics are enclosed in this altar1 and of all the saints1 that thou wouldst vouchsafe to forgive us all our sins4 ,amen4 ,here at ,solemn ,masses1 the ,priest having blessed the incense with the sign of the cross1 and these words1 ,mayest thou be blessed by him in whose honour thou wilt be burned1 fumes the altar therewith1 and then turning to the book1 reads the ,introit1 which1 being different every day1 may be supplied by the following prayer3 ,it is in thy name1 ,o adorable ,trinity6 it is to honour thee1 and to do thee homage1 that ,i assist at this most holy and august sacrifice4 ,permit me1 then1 ,o ,lord1 to unite my intention with that of thy minister now at the altar1 in offering up this precious victim2 and give me the same sentiments ,i ought to have had on ,mount ,calvary1 had ,i been an eye-witness of that bloody sacrifice4 ,after which follows3 ,p4 ,kyrie eleison4 ,p4 ,lord have mercy on us4 ,r4 ,kyrie eleison4 ,p4 ,lord have mercy on us4 ,p4 ,kyrie eleison4 ,p4 ,lord have mercy on us4 ,r4 ,christe eleison1 ,r4 ,christ have mercy on us4 ,r4 ,christe eleison1 ,r4 ,christ have mercy on us4 ,r4 ,christe eleison1 ,r4 ,christ have mercy on us4 ,p4 ,kyrie eleison4 ,p4 ,lord have mercy on us4 ,p4 ,kyrie eleison4 ,p4 ,lord have mercy on us4 ,p4 ,kyrie eleison4 ,p4 ,lord have mercy on us4 #cde ,then1 if it be neither ,lent or ,advent1 nor a ,mass for the ,dead1 is said or sung the angelical hymn1 ,gloria in ,excelsis4 ,gloria in excelsis ,deo1 et in terra pax hominibus bon voluntatis4 ,laudamus te1 benedicimus te1 adoramus te1 glorificamus te4 ,gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam1 ,domine ,deus1 ,rex clestis1 ,deus ,pater omnipotens4 ,domine ,fili unigenite ,jesu ,christe1 ,domine ,deus1 ,agnus ,dei1 ,filius ,patris1 qui tollis peccata mundi1 miserere nobis2 qui tollis peccata mundi1 suscipe deprecationem nostram2 qui sedes ad dexteram ,patris1 miserere nobis4 ,quoniam tu solus sanctus1 tu solus ,dominus1 tu solus altissimus1 ,jesu ,christe1 cum ,sancto ,spiritu1 in gloria ,dei ,patris4 ,amen4 ,glory be to ,god on high1 and on earth peace to men of good will4 ,we praise thee1 we bless thee1 we adore thee1 we glorify thee4 ,we give thanks to thee for thy great glory1 ,o ,lord ,god1 heavenly ,king1 ,god the ,father1 almighty4 ,o ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 the only begotten ,son4 ,o ,lord ,god1 ,lamb of ,god1 ,son of the ,father1 who takest away the sins of the world have mercy on us2 who takest away the sins of the world1 receive our prayer2 who sitteth at the right hand of the ,father1 have mercy on us4 ,for thou only art holy1 thou only art the ,lord1 thou only1 ,o ,jesus ,christ1 together with the ,holy ,ghost1 art most high1 in the glory of ,god the ,father4 ,amen4 #cdf ,the ,priest1 turning towards the people1 says1 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum3 ,p4 ,the ,lord be with you3 ,r4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,r4 ,and with thy spirit4 ,going to the book1 he reads the ,collects1 which being different every day1 may be supplied by the following prayer3 ,almighty and eternal ,god1 we humbly beseech thee to look down from thy heavenly sanctuary upon this congregation1 and graciously hear these prayers which thy ,church addresses to thee for us by the ministry of this thy priest4 ,grant us1 in thy infinite mercy1 pardon of our sins1 health of mind and body1 peace in our days1 unity and increase of ,catholic faith1 fervent charity1 sincere devotion1 patience in suffering1 and every thing else conducive to thy glory and our own salvation2 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,at the end of the ,collects1 the ,clerk answers1 ,amen4 ,whilst the ,priest reads the ,epistle for the day199 the following prayer may be said4 ,o eternal ,god1 who never ceasest to excite us to the worship and love of thy holy name1 or to arm us against the attacks of the world1 the flesh1 and the devil1 by the public ministry of thy church1 by the doctrine of thy prophets and apostles1 and by many other holy admonitions2 grant we may faithfully attend to these lessons of salvation1 that thus our knowledge of thy law may never rise in judgment against us1 but guide us securely to thee3 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 99 ,see ,gospels and ,epistles for all ,sundays and festivals1 p4 #chh to #dha4 #cdg ,at the end of the ,epistle1 the ,clerk answers1 ,r4 ,deo gratias4 ,r4 ,thanks be to ,god4 ,whilst the ,priest reads the ,gradual1 or the ,tract1 which differs every day1 the following may be said3 ,how wonderful1 ,o ,lord1 is thy name throughout the whole earth3 ,i will bless our ,lord at all times2 his praise shall be always in my mouth4 ,be thou my ,god and my protector4 ,in thee alone will ,i put my trust2 ,o let me never be confounded4 ,the ,prayer ,before ,the ,gospel4 ,cleanse my heart and my lips1 ,o almighty ,god1 who didst cleanse the lips of the prophet ,isaiah with a burning coal2 and vouchsafe1 through thy gracious mercy1 so to purify me1 that ,i may worthily attend to thy holy gospel3 through ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,bless me1 ,o ,lord4 ,may the ,lord be in my heart1 and on my lips1 that ,i may worthily and in a becoming manner1 attend to his holy gospel4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum3 ,p4 ,the ,lord be with you3 ,r4 ,et cum spiritu tuo1 ,r4 ,and with thy spirit4 ,p4 ,sequentia vel initium sancti ,evangelii secundum1 c4 ,p4 ,the continuation or the beginning of the holy ,gospel according to ,st4 o4 ,r4 ,gloria tibi1 ,domine4 ,r4 ,glory be to thee1 ,o ,lord4 #cdh ,whilst the ,priest reads the ,gospel of the day1 ,footnote #c the following prayer may be said3 ,footnote #c3 ,see ,gospels and ,epistles for all ,sundays and festivals1 pp4 #chh-dha4 ,it is not thy interpreters1 ,o ,god1 who are now to instruct me2 it is thy only ,son2 it is his word ,i am about to hear4 ,i most gratefully embrace this heavenly doctrine4 ,i stand up to declare in the face of heaven and earth1 that ,i will walk faithfully in that way which he hath marked out for me4 ,he tells me here1 that it will avail a man nothing to gain the whole world1 if he lose his own soul2 that the sensual1 the covetous1 the worldling1 the libertine1 the detractor1 and such as are insensible to the miseries of the poor1 shall have no share in his heavenly kingdom2 and that in order to become his disciple1 ,i must take up my cross and follow him4 ,i receive with my whole heart all these sacred maxims4 ,grant me the grace to put them in practice2 for to what purpose should ,i declare myself thy disciple1 if ,i were not to live according to the maxims of thy gospel8 ,at the end of the ,gospel1 the ,clerk answers1 ,r4 ,laus tibi ,christe4 ,r4 ,praise be to thee1 ,o ,christ4 ,then say with the ,priest1 in a low voice1 ,may our sins be blotted out by the words of the ,gospel4 ,the ,nicene ,creed4 ,credo in unum ,deum1 ,patrem omnipotentem1 factorem cli et terrae1 visibilium omnium et invisibilium4 #cdi ,et in unum ,dominum ,jesum ,christum1 ,filium ,dei unigenitum2 et ex ,patre natum ante omnia scula2 ,deum de ,deo2 ,lumen de ,lumine2 ,deum verum de ,deo vero2 ,genitum non factum2 consubstantialem ,patri1 per quem omnia facta sunt4 ,qui propter nos homines1 et propter nostram salutem1 descendit de clis1 et incarnatus est de ,spiritu ,sancto1 ex ,maria ,virgine2 ,footnote #d ,,et ,,homo ,,factus ,,est4 ,crucifixus etiam pro nobis1 sub ,pontio ,pilato passus1 et sepultus est2 et resurrexit tertia die1 secundum scripturas2 et ascendit in clum1 sedet ad dexteram ,patris et iterum venturus est cum gloria judicare vivos et mortuos2 cujus regni non erit finis4 ,et in ,spiritum ,sanctum1 ,dominum et ,vivificantem1 qui ex ,patre ,filioque procedit2 qui cum ,patre et ,filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur2 qui locutus est per prophetas4 ,et unam sanctam ,catholicam et ,apostolicam ,ecclesiam ,confiteor unam ,baptisma in remissionem peccatorum4 ,et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum1 et vitam venturi sculi4 ,amen4 ,i ,believe in one ,god the ,father almighty1 maker of heaven and earth1 and of all things visible and invisible4 ,and in one ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 the only begotten ,son of ,god2 and born of the ,father before ail ages2 ,god of ,god2 ,light of ,light2 true ,god of true ,god2 begotten1 not made2 consubstantial to the ,father1 by whom all things were made4 ,who for us men1 and for our salvation1 came down from heaven1 and was incarnate by the ,holy ,ghost1 of the ,virgin ,mary2 ,footnote #d ,,and ,,was ,,made1 ,,man4 ,was crucified also for us1 suffered under ,pontius ,pilate1 and was buried2 and the third day he rose again1 according to the scriptures2 and ascended into heaven1 sitteth at the right hand of the ,father1 and shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead2 of whose kingdom there shall be no end4 ,and in the ,holy ,ghost1 the ,lord and ,giver of ,life1 who proceedeth from the ,father and the ,son2 who1 together with the ,father and the ,son1 is adored and glorified2 who spake by the prophets4 ,and one holy ,catholic and ,apostolic ,church4 ,i confess one baptism for the remission of sins4 ,and ,i expect the resurrection of the dead1 and the life of the world to come4 ,amen4 ,footnote #d3 ,at these words the people kneel down to adore ,god for the ineffable mystery of the incarnation4 #cej ,part ,,ii4 ,the ,preparation ,and ,sanctification ,of ,the ,bread ,and ,wine ,for ,the ,use ,of ,the ,sacrifice4 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum3 ,p4 ,the ,lord be with you3 ,r4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,r4 ,and with thy spirit4 ,p4 ,oremus4 ,p4 ,let us pray4 ,during the ,offertory1 which differs every day1 may be said the following ,prayers3 ,o ,holy ,father1 almighty and eternal ,god1 how unworthy soever ,i may appear in thy presence1 yet ,i presume to offer thee this host1 by the hands of the priest1 with the same intention which ,christ my ,saviour had when he first instituted this august sacrifice1 and which he now has at this very instant that he immolates himself for us4 #cea ,i offer it in acknowledgment of thy supreme dominion over me and all creatures4 ,i offer it in expiation of my crimes1 in thanksgiving for all thy benefits4 ,i offer it to obtain from thy infinite goodness1 for my parents1 benefactors1 friends1 and enemies1 all those precious gifts and graces which only through him can be obtained1 who is ,,just by excellence1 and who became a victim for the sins of man4 ,i earnestly entreat thee to bless and protect the holy ,catholic ,church2 our chief pastor the ,pope1 our ,bishops and ,clergy2 the ,queen and ,royal ,family2 and all our fellow-subjects of every denomination4 ,remember also1 ,o ,lord1 the souls of the faithful departed2 and grant them1 through the merits of thy ,son1 eternal light and peace4 ,have mercy upon all heretics1 infidels1 and sinners4 ,bless and preserve all mine enemies2 and as ,i freely forgive them the injuries they have done1 or mean to do me1 so do thou1 in thy mercy1 forgive me mine offences4 ,amen4 ,the ,priest offering up the ,host1 says1 ,accept1 ,o holy ,father1 almighty and eternal ,god1 this unspotted host1 which ,i1 thy unworthy servant1 offer unto thee1 my living and true ,god1 for my own innumerable sins1 offences1 and negligences1 and for all here present1 as also for all faithful ,christians1 both living and dead1 that it may avail both me and them unto eternal life4 ,amen4 #ceb ,putting the ,wine and ,water into the ,chalice1 he says1 ,o ,god1 who1 in creating human nature1 hast wonderfully dignified it1 and still more wonderfully reformed it1 grant that1 by the mystery of this water and wine1 we may be made partakers of his divinity1 who vouchsafed to become partaker of our humanity1 namely1 ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1 thy ,son1 who1 with thee1 in the unity of the ,holy ,ghost1 liveth and reigneth ,god1 for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,at ,offering the ,chalice1 he says1 ,we offer thee1 ,o ,lord1 the chalice of salvation1 beseeching thy clemency1 that it may ascend before thy divine ,majesty1 as a most sweet odour1 for our salvation1 and for that of the whole world4 ,amen4 ,the ,priest humbly bowing himself1 says1 ,accept us1 ,o ,lord1 in the spirit of humility1 and contrition of heart2 and grant that the sacrifice which we offer this day in thy sight1 may be pleasing to thee1 ,o ,lord ,god4 ,at blessing the ,bread and ,wine1 he says1 ,come1 ,o almighty and eternal ,god1 the ,sanctifier1 and bless this sacrifice prepared for the glory of thy holy name4 ,here1 in solemn ,masses1 he blesses the ,incense1 saying1 ,may the ,lord1 by the intercession of the blessed ,michael the ,archangel1 who standeth at the right side of the altar of perfumes1 and of all his elect1 vouchsafe to bless this incense1 and receive it as an odour of sweetness3 through ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,at incensing the ,bread and ,wine1 he says1 ,may this incense which thou hast blessed1 ,o ,lord1 ascend to thee1 and may thy mercies descend upon us4 #cec ,at incensing the ,altar1 he says1 ,psalm cxl4 ,let my prayer ascend1 ,o ,lord1 like incense1 in thy sight2 and the lifting up of my hands1 as an evening sacrifice3 place1 ,o ,lord1 a guard upon my mouth1 and a gate of prudence before my lips2 that my heart may not wander after words of malice1 to seek excuses in sin4 ,giving the ,censer to the ,deacon1 he says1 ,may the ,lord enkindle within us the fire of his love1 and the flames of everlasting charity4 ,amen4 ,at washing his ,hands1 he says1 ,psalm xxv4 #f4 ,i will wash my hands among the innocent2 and go up to thy altar1 ,o ,lord1 that ,i may hear the voice of praise3 and publish all thy wonderful works4 ,o ,lord1 ,i have loved the beauty of thy house1 and the place where thy glory dwelleth4 ,destroy not my soul with the impious3 nor my life with men of blood4 ,in whose hands are iniquities3 their right hand is filled with bribes4 ,but ,i have walked in mine innocence3 rescue me1 and have mercy on me4 ,my feet have stood in the right path3 in the assembly of the faithful ,i will bless thee1 ,o ,lord4 ,glory1 c4 ,bowing in the midst of the ,altar1 he says1 ,accept1 ,o holy ,trinity1 this oblation which we make thee1 in memory of the passion1 resurrection1 and ascension of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 and in honour of the ever blessed ,virgin ,mary1 the blessed ,john ,baptist1 the holy apostles ,peter and ,paul1 and all the saints1 that it may be available to their honour and to our salvation4 ,and may they vouchsafe to intercede for us in heaven1 whose memory we celebrate on earth3 through the same ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 #ced ,turning himself towards the ,people1 he says1 ,brethren1 pray that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable in the sight of ,god the ,father ,almighty4 ,r4 ,may the ,lord receive the sacrifice from thy hands1 to the praise and glory of his own name1 and to our benefit1 and that of all his holy church4 ,when the ,priest says the ,secret ,prayer in a low voice1 which differs every day1 you may say as follows3 ,mercifully hear our prayers1 ,o ,lord1 and graciously accept this oblation1 which we thy servants are making to thee2 that as we offer it to the honour of thy name1 so it may be to us a means of obtaining thy grace in this life1 and in the next everlasting happiness3 through1 c4 ,p4 ,per omnia scula sculorum4 ,p4 ,world without end4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,the ,preface4 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum3 ,p4 ,the ,lord be with you3 ,r4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,r4 ,and with thy spirit4 ,p4 ,sursum corda4 ,p4 ,raise up your hearts on high4 ,r4 ,habemus ad ,dominum4 ,r4 ,we have raised them to the ,lord4 #cee ,p4 ,gratias agamus ,domino ,deo nostro4 ,p4 ,let us give thanks to the ,lord our ,god4 ,r4 ,dignum et justum est4 ,r4 ,it is meet and just4 ,the ,preface for all the ,sundays in the year1 except from ,christmas to the ,octave of the ,epiphany1 and from ,ash-,wednesday to ,whit-,sunday1 inclusively4 ,it is truly meet1 just1 right1 and available to salvation1 that we should always and in all places give thanks to thee1 ,o holy ,lord1 ,father almighty1 eternal ,god1 who1 together with thine only begotten ,son1 and the ,holy ,ghost1 art one ,god and one ,lord2 not in a singularity of one person1 but in a trinity of one substance4 ,for what1 according as thou hast revealed1 we believe of thy glory1 the same we believe of the ,son1 the same we believe of the ,holy ,ghost1 without any difference or distinction4 ,so that in the confession of the true and eternal deity1 we adore a distinction in the person1 an unity in the essence1 and an equality in the majesty2 which the angels and archangels1 the cherubim1 and likewise the seraphim1 praise1 and cease not daily to cry out with united voice1 saying1 ,holy1 ,holy1 ,holy1 is the ,lord ,god of ,hosts4 ,the heavens and the earth are full of thy glory4 ,hosanna to him who is on high4 ,blessed is he who cometh in the name of the ,lord4 ,hosanna to him who is on high4 ,the ,common ,preface for ,festivals which have none proper1 and in ,masses for the ,dead4 #cef ,it is truly meet and just1 right and available to salvation1 that we should always1 and in all places1 give thanks to thee1 ,o holy ,lord1 ,father almighty1 eternal ,god1 through ,christ our ,lord2 by whom the angels praise thy ,majesty2 the dominations adore it2 the powers tremble before it2 the heavens1 the heavenly host1 and blessed seraphim1 with common jubilee glorify it3 together with whom we humbly beseech thee to admit our voices of praise1 saying in the most suppliant manner1 ,holy1 ,holy1 ,holy1 c4 7as in the foregoing ,preface for ,sundays47 ,part ,,iii4 ,the ,canon ,of ,the ,mass1 ,or ,main ,action ,of ,the ,sacrifice4 ,we therefore humbly beseech thee1 most merciful ,father1 through ,jesus ,christ thy ,son1 our ,lord1 that thou wouldst vouchsafe to accept and bless these gifts and offerings1 this holy and unspotted sacrifice1 which in the first place we offer unto thee for thy holy ,catholic ,church1 to which we beseech thee that thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant peace2 as also to preserve1 unite1 and govern it1 throughout the world2 together with thy servant ,n4 our ,pope1 ,n4 our ,bishop1 and ,n4 our ,queen1 as also all orthodox believers and professors of the ,catholic and ,apostolic faith4 ,commemoration ,of ,the ,living4 ,be mindful1 ,o ,lord1 of thy servants1 men and women1 name them4 ,here the ,priest prays awhile for those he intends to pray for3 ,and of all here present1 whose faith and devotion are known unto thee2 for whom we offer1 or who offer up to thee this sacrifice of praise for themselves1 and for all that belong to them2 for the redemption of their own souls2 for the safety and salvation they hope for2 and who now pay their vows to thee1 the eternal1 living1 and true ,god4 #ceg ,being united in communion with the saints1 and honouring1 in the first place1 the memory of the glorious ,mary1 ever virgin1 mother of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 as also of the blessed apostles and martyrs1 ,peter and ,paul1 ,andrew1 ,james1 ,john1 ,thomas1 ,james1 ,philip1 ,bartholomew1 ,matthew1 ,simon and ,thadeus1 ,linus1 ,cletus1 ,clement1 ,xystus1 ,cornelius1 ,cyprian1 ,laurence1 ,chrysogonus1 ,john and ,paul1 ,cosmas1 and ,damian1 and of all thy saints2 by whose merits and prayers1 grant that we may on all occasions be defended by the help of thy protection3 through the same ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,spreading his hands over the ,oblation1 he says1 ,we therefore beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1 graciously to accept this offering of our homage1 as also of thy whole family3 dispose our days in thy peace1 preserve us from eternal damnation1 and rank us in the number of thine elect3 through ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,which oblation do thou1 ,o ,lord1 vouchsafe1 we beseech thee1 in all respects1 to bless1 approve1 ratify1 and accept2 that it may be made to us the body and blood of thy most beloved ,son1 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 #ceh ,who1 the day before he suffered1 took bread into his sacred and venerable hands1 and with his eyes lifted up towards heaven1 to thee1 almighty ,god1 his father1 giving thanks1 he blessed it1 brake it1 and gave it to his disciples1 saying3 ,take1 and eat ye all of this1 for ,,this ,,is ,,my ,,body4 ,at ,solemn ,masses1 daring the ,elevation1 this ,hymn is sometimes song3 ,o ,salutaris hostia1 ,qu cli pandis ostium2 ,bella premunt hostilia1 ,da robur1 fer auxilium4 ,uni trinoque ,domino1 ,sit sempiterna gloria3 ,qui vitam sine termino1 ,nobis donet in patria4 ,o saving host1 that heaven's gate1 ,laidst open at so dear a rate2 ,intestine war invade our breast2 ,be thou our strength1 support1 and rest4 ,to ,god the ,father1 and the ,son1 ,and ,holy ,spirit1 three in one1 ,be endless praise3 may ,he above4 ,with life eternal crown our love4 ,after the ,priest has adored and elevated the sacred ,host1 he proceeds3 ,in like manner1 after he had supped1 taking this most excellent chalice into his sacred and venerable hands1 and giving thanks also unto thee1 he blessed it1 and gave it to his disciples1 saying3 ,take1 and drink ve all of this1 for this is the chalice of my blood1 of the new and eternal testament-- the mystery of faith1 which shall be shed for you and for many1 to the remission of sins1 ,as often as ye do these things1 ye shall do them in commemoration of me4 ,here1 after he has adored and elevated the ,chalice1 he goes on3 #cei ,wherefore1 we thy servants1 ,o ,lord1 as also thy holy people1 being mindful as well of the blessed passion of the same ,christ thy ,son our ,lord1 as of his resurrection from the dead1 and his glorious ascension into heaven1 offer unto thy most excellent ,majesty1 of thy gifts bestowed upon us1 a pure host1 a holy host1 an immaculate host1 the holy bread of eternal life1 and chalice of everlasting salvation4 ,upon which vouchsafe1 we beseech thee1 to look with a propitious and pleasing countenance1 and to accept them1 as thou wert pleased graciously to accept the gifts of thy just servant ,abel1 and the sacrifice of our patriarch ,abraham1 and that which thy high priest ,melchisedech offered unto thee1 a holy sacrifice and spotless victim4 ,we most humbly beseech thee1 ,o ,almighty ,god1 that thou wouldst command these offerings to be carried by the hands of thy holy angel unto thine altar on high1 in the sight of thy divine ,majesty1 that as many of us as assist at this oblation1 or partake of the sacred body and blood of thy ,son1 may be filled with every heavenly grace and blessing3 through the same ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,the ,commemoration ,of ,the ,dead4 ,be mindful1 ,o ,lord1 of thy servants1 men and women1 who are gone before us with the sign of faith1 and rest in the sleep of peace4 ,here such ,dead as are prayed for1 should be particularly mentioned4 ,to these1 ,o ,lord1 and to all who sleep in ,christ1 grant1 we beseech thee1 a place of refreshment1 light1 and peace3 through the same ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 #cfj ,striking his breast1 he says3 ,and to us also1 thy unworthy servants1 who hope in the multitude of thy mercies1 vouchsafe to grant some part and fellowship with thy holy apostles and martyrs1 with ,john1 ,stephen1 ,matthias1 ,barnabas1 ,ignatius1 ,alexander1 ,marcelline1 ,peter1 ,felicitas1 ,perpetua1 ,agatha1 ,lucy1 ,agnes1 ,cecily1 ,anastasia1 and all thy saints3 into whose company we beseech thee to admit us1 not in confidence of any merit of our own1 but of thine own gracious mercy and pardon3 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,by whom1 ,o ,lord1 thou dost always create1 sanctify1 quicken1 bless1 and give us those good gifts2 so1 by him1 with him1 and in him is to thee1 ,o ,god the ,father ,almighty1 in the unity of the ,holy ,ghost1 all honour and glory4 ,p4 ,per omnia scula sculorum4 ,p4 ,for ever and ever1 ,r4 ,amen4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,part ,,iv4 ,the ,communion1 ,or ,sacramental ,part ,of ,the ,canon4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,instructed in thy saving precepts1 and following thy divine directions1 we presume to say3 ,our ,father1 c4 ,r4 ,but deliver us from evil4 ,p4 ,amen4 #cfa ,deliver us we beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1 from all evils1 past1 present1 and to come4 ,and by the intercession of the blessed and ever glorious ,virgin ,mary1 mother of ,god1 and of the holy apostles ,peter and ,paul1 of ,andrew1 and of all the saints mercifully grant peace in our days1 that through the assistance of thy mercy1 we may be always free from sin1 and secure from all disturbance3 through the same ,lord ,jesus ,christ thy son1 who liveth and reigneth with thee ,god1 in unity with the holy ,ghost4 ,p4 ,per omnia scula sculorum4 ,p4 ,world without end4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,pax ,domini sit semper vobiscum4 ,p4 ,may the peace of the ,lord be always with you2 ,r4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,r4 ,and with thy spirit4 ,breaking the ,host1 he puts a particle thereof into the ,chalice1 saying3 ,may this mixture together1 and consecration of the body and blood of our ,lord ,jesus be to us that receive it1 or assist thereat1 effectual to eternal life4 ,amen4 ,then bowing and striking his breast1 he says thrice3 ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world1 have mercy on us4 ,lamb of ,god who takest away the sins of the world1 have mercy on us4 ,lamb of ,god who takest away the sins of the world1 give us peace4 #cfb ,in ,masses for the ,dead1 instead of ,have mercy on us1 he says1 twice1 ,give them rest1 and lastly ,give them eternal rest4 ,the following ,prayer is also omitted3 ,lord ,jesus ,christ who saidst to thy apostles ,i leave you peace1 ,i give you my peace1 regard not my sins1 but the faith of thy church1 and vouchsafe to grant her that peace and unity which is agreeable to thy will2 who livest and reignest for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,o ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 ,son of the living ,god1 who1 according to the will of thy ,father1 with the co-operation of the ,holy ,ghost1 hast1 by thy death1 given life to the world1 deliver me by this thy most sacred body and blood1 from all my iniquities1 and from all evils2 make me always live up to thy commandments2 and never suffer me to be separated from thee1 who livest and reignest with ,god the ,father1 in the unity of the ,holy ,ghost1 world without end4 ,amen4 ,let not the participation of thy body1 ,o ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 which ,i1 though unworthy1 presume to receive1 turn to my judgment and condemnation2 but let it1 through thy mercy1 become a safeguard and remedy1 both of soul and body3 who with ,god the ,father1 in the unity of the ,holy ,ghost1 livest and reignest ,god for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,kneeling1 rising1 and taking the ,host in his hands1 he says3 ,i will partake of this heavenly bread1 and call upon the name of the ,lord4 ,he strikes his breast1 saying devoutly1 thrice3 ,lord1 ,i am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof2 speak only the word1 and my soul shall be healed4 #cfc ,during the time of the ,priest's communicating1 it would be profitable for persons who are not then in a state of actually communicating1 to communicate also spiritually or in desire2 for this purpose say the following prayer3 ,o that ,i were among the number of those whose sanctity allows them to communicate daily6 ,what a happiness1 ,o my ,god6 could ,i at this moment erect a throne for thee in my heart1 pay thee my homage1 lay open to thee my wants1 and participate in the favours thou grantest to those who really and worthily receive thee4 ,but since ,i am unworthy1 do thou1 ,o ,lord1 supply my want of the proper dispositions4 ,grant the pardon of my manifold sins1 which ,i detest from the bottom of my heart1 because they displease thee4 ,cast thy compassionate eye upon me1 and purify my soul1 that the ardent wish ,i now conceive to be united to thee by a worthy communion may be speedily accomplished4 ,but until the arrival of so happy a moment ,i earnestly entreat thee1 ,o dearest ,lord1 that thou wouldst make me partaker of all those advantages which the communion of the priest may produce in those thy people4 ,by the efficacy of this enlivening sacrament1 increase my faith1 strengthen my hope1 revive in my soul the rays of divine charity1 inflame my heart with thy love1 that it may pant only for thee and live for thee alone4 ,amen4 ,receiving reverently both parts of the ,host1 he says3 ,may the body of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ preserve my soul to life everlasting4 ,amen4 #cfd ,taking the ,chalice1 he says3 ,what return shall ,i make to the ,lord for all the good things that he hath given unto me8 ,i will partake of the chalice of salvation1 and call upon the name of the ,lord4 ,praising ,i will call upon the ,lord1 and ,i shall be saved from mine enemies4 ,receiving the ,blood of our ,saviour1 he says3 ,may the blood of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ preserve my soul to life everlasting4 ,amen4 ,taking the first ,ablution1 he says3 ,grant1 ,lord1 that what we have partaken of with our mouth1 we may receive with purity of mind2 and that of a temporal gift it may become unto us an everlasting remedy4 ,amen4 ,taking the second ,ablution1 he says3 ,may thy body1 ,o ,lord1 which ,i have received1 and thy blood which ,i have drank1 cleave to my soul3 and grant that no stain of sin remain within me1 who have been fed with this pure and holy sacrament4 ,who livest and reignest for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,having wiped his ,mouth1 his ,fingers1 and the ,chalice1 he then continues the ,mass4 ,the ,communion being every day different1 what follows may be said3 ,let it be now1 ,o ,lord1 an effect of thy mercy1 that we who have been present at this holy mystery may find the benefit thereof in our souls4 #cfe ,part ,v4 ,the ,public ,thanksgiving ,after ,communion4 ,dominus vobiscum3 ,the ,lord be with you3 ,r4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,r4 ,and with thy spirit4 ,p4 ,oremus4 ,p4 ,let us pray4 ,the ,post ,communion being also different every day1 what follows may be said3 ,we give thee thanks ,o ,god1 for thy mercy in admitting us to have a part in offering this sacrifice to thy holy name3 accept it now to thy glory1 and be ever mindful of our weakness2 pardon all our defects1 and grant our request2 through1 c4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum3 ,p4 ,may the ,lord be with you3 ,b4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,r4 ,and with thy spirit4 ,p4 ,ite1 ,missa est4 ,p4 ,depart1 the ,mass is finished4 ,or1 if ,gloria in excelsis has not been said1 ,p4 ,benidicamus ,domino4 ,p4 ,let us bless the ,lord4 ,r4 ,deo gratias4 ,r4 ,thanks be to ,god4 ,in ,masses for the ,dead4 ,p4 ,requiescant in pace4 ,p4 ,may they rest in peace4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,r4 ,amen4 #cff ,may the performance of this my homage be pleasing to thee1 ,o ,holy ,trinity2 and grant that the sacrifice which ,i1 though unworthy1 have offered up1 in the sight of the ,divine ,majesty1 may be acceptable to thee1 and1 through thy mercy1 become a propitiation for me1 and all those for whom it hath been offered3 through ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,the ,priest turning himself towards the people1 says1 7except in ,masses for the ,dead47 ,may almighty ,god1 the ,father1 ,son1 and ,holy ,ghost1 bless you4 ,amen4 ,p4 ,dominus vobiscum3 ,p4 ,may the ,lord be with you3 ,r4 ,et cum spiritu tuo4 ,r4 ,and with thy spirit4 ,p4 ,initium sancti ,evangelii secundum ,joannem4 ,p4 ,the beginning of the ,gospel according to ,st4 ,john4 ,r4 ,gloria tibi1 ,domine4 ,r4 ,glory be to thee1 ,o ,lord4 ,the ,gospel ,according ,to ,st4 ,john4 ,in the beginning was the ,word1 and the ,word was with ,god1 and ,god was the ,word2 the same was in the beginning with ,god4 ,all things were made by him2 and without him was made nothing that was made4 ,in him was life1 and the life was the light of men3 and the light shineth in darkness1 and the darkness did not comprehend it4 ,there was a man sent from ,god1 whose name was ,john4 ,this man came for a witness to give testimony of the light1 that all men might believe through him4 ,he was not the light1 but was to give testimony of the light4 ,it was the true light which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world4 #cfg ,he was in the world1 and the world was made by him1 and the world knew him not4 ,he came unto his own1 and his own received him not4 ,but as many as received him to them he gave power to be made the sons of ,god1 to those that believe in his name2 who are born1 not of blood nor of the will of the flesh1 nor of the will of man1 but of ,god4 ,and the ,word was made flesh1 and dwelt amongst us4 ,and we saw his glory1 the glory as it were of the only begotten ,son of the ,father1 full of grace and truth4 ,r4 ,deo gratias4 ,r4 ,thanks be to ,god4 ------------------------------ ,another ,devout ,method ,of ,assisting ,at ,the ,holy ,sacrifice ,of ,the ,mass1 ,by turning the attention and affections of the soul towards the mysteries of our blessed ,saviour's passion and death1 which are thereby represented and shown forth according to these words1 ,,this ,,do ,,in ,,remembrance ,,of ,,me2 that is1 for a perpetual and grateful commemoration of my sufferings and death1 as the apostle explains it4 #a ,corinthians xi4 #bf4 ,the ,mass is called by ,st4 ,francis of ,sales1 ,introd4 p4 #b1 c4 #ad1 the sun of spiritual exercises1 the centre of religion1 the heart of devotion1 and the soul of piety4 ,it is offered to none but ,god alone2 as the nature of a sacrifice1 in the common judgment of all mankind1 is to acknowledge the supreme dominion of ,god over us1 and our total subjection and dependence on him4 ,it is a standing memorial and a commemorative sacrifice1 that represents the sacrifice of the cross1 and was prefigured by the sacrifice of ,melchisedech1 and foretold by the prophet ,malichi4--c4 i4 v4 #aj4 ,the faithful should go to it as if they were going to ,mount ,calvary1 to be present at the crucifixion and death of ,jesus ,christ1 and assist at it with a grateful remembrance and a feeling sense of his sufferings4 #cfh ,the altar on which this great sacrifice is offered1 with a crucifix erected thereon1 is a figure of ,mount ,calvary1 and of ,christ crucified4 ,the corporal and linen cloth that covered the altar1 signify the linen cloth that wrapped the sacred body of ,christ when he was buried4 ,the chalice denotes the holy sepulchre of our ,lord4 ,the paten denotes the great stone that was rolled against the door of the sepulchre4 ,the two candles signify the two testaments1 and the light of faith revealed to the ,jews and ,gentiles4 ,the priest who officiates represents the person of ,christ1 who is the ,high ,priest of the ,new ,law2 his tonsure represents the crown of thorns which ,christ wore2 and the robes with which he is vested1 represents the robes of derision with which ,christ was ignominiously clothed4 ,the amice represents the veil with which his eyes were muffled1 when he was desired to prophesy who it was that struck him4 ,the alb represents the white robe with which he was covered by ,herod out of contempt4 ,the cincture1 maniple1 and stole represent the cords and bandages with which he was bound like a malefactor4 ,the chasuble1 or outward vestment1 represents the purple garment with which he was clothed like a mock king4 ,the figure of a pillar on the front of the chasuble1 represents the stone pillar at which he was scourged2 and the figure of a cross on the back1 represents the wooden cross which he carried on his shoulders from ,jerusalem to ,mount ,calvary4 ,the three languages1 ,hebrew1 ,greek1 and ,latin1 which are used in the ,mass1 remind us of the title of the cross1 which was written in ,hebrew1 ,greek1 and ,latin letters4 ,the different parts and ceremonies of the ,mass correspond to the different stations of his passion1 and represent all that happened from his entering into the ,garden of ,olives1 until the day of his ascension into heaven1 and the descent of the ,holy ,ghost upon the apostles2 as will appear to the devout reader of the explanations premised to each prayer4 #cfi ,a ,prayer ,before ,mass4 ,o ,divine ,spirit1 descend into my soul1 purify it from the dross of its imperfections1 and replenish it with the flames of thy sacred affections1 that it may breathe nothing but thy love1 and desire nothing but the accomplishment of thy will4 ,o ye angels1 saints1 and all creatures1 come help me to honour1 praise1 bless1 and love our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who once offered himself a bloody sacrifice on the cross for my salvation1 and now offers himself an unbloody sacrifice on the altar for the same end4 ,give me grace1 ,o sweet ,jesus1 to assist at this holy sacrifice with the fervour and devotion of the pious shepherds in the stable of ,bethlehem2 and with a lively faith1 profound respect1 and humility of the three wise men of the ,east1 who came to adore thee in the manger1 and to offer thee the three mystical presents of frankincense1 gold1 and myrrh1 in testimony of thy divinity1 royalty and humanity4 ,and now1 since ,i1 who am but dust and ashes1 have presumed to speak1 permit me to follow thee in spirit through the different stages of thy passion1 and accompany thee to ,mount ,calvary4--,make me partaker of that charity which conducted thee to it1 that ,i may return love for love1 life for life1 death for death4 ,give me such a feeling sense of thy sufferings1 as the daughters of ,sion had1 when they met thee with thy cross on thy shoulders1 and a thorny crown on thy head4 ,grant me resignation of my will to thine1 like that of thy ,virgin ,mother at the foot of the cross4 ,prostrate before the throne of thy divine ,majesty1 ,i humbly implore thy pardon for all my offences1 and thy grace to avoid relapse into sin4 #cgj ,i offer up this divine sacrifice1 by the hands of thy priest1 to the glory of thy name2 in acknowledgment of thy infinite greatness1 and of my own nothingness2 in thanksgiving for all thy benefits2 in satisfaction for all my sins2 in memory of thy dolorous passion2 and to obtain of thy bounty1 for myself and for thy whole church1 for my superiors1 spiritual and temporal1 for my parents1 benefactors1 friends1 and enemies1 and all mankind1 those precious graces and favours which thou knowest us to stand in most need of4 ,explanation4 ,the priest going from the sacristy to the altar1 and retiring to the foot of it1 in order to recite the #dbnd psalm1 ,judica me ,deus1 c4 represents ,jesus ,christ retiring from his last supper1 and praying to his heavenly ,father in the garden of ,gethsemani1 situate at the foot of ,mount ,olivet4 ,the beginning of the ,mass1 with the sign of the cross1 and the invocation of the three persons of the most ,holy ,trinity1 signifies that it is in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost1 that the faithful assembled1 in order to celebrate the memory of ,christ's passion and death4 ,the psalm which is then repeated1 expresses the deep concern of a soul kept at a distance from the temple of ,god1 like ,david when he was persecuted by ,saul1 and the ardent desires with which we are to approach the altar1 and partake of the divine mysteries4 ,the ,introit1 or entrance of the ,mass1 and the ,confiteor1 or general confession made to the whole court of heaven1 represent the fall of ,adam1 which was the source of all our miseries1 and remind us that we ought to dispose ourselves for this great sacrifice by a sincere repentance for our sins4 #cga ,prayer ,at ,the ,beginning ,of ,mass4 ,o ,lord1 in the multitude of thy mercies ,i will enter thy house1 and adore thee in thy holy temple and confess to thy name4 ,though my sins are without number1 ,i have still thy goodness to appeal to1 ,i have still a confidence in the sufferings of my ,redeemer1 and hope1 through his infinite merits1 to find mercy1 grace1 and salvation4 ,thou1 ,o dear ,jesus1 hast washed me once in baptism2 wash me yet more from my iniquity1 and cleanse me from my sins4 ,sprinkle me with the hyssop of thy blood1 and ,i shall be cleansed2 wash me1 and ,i shall be made whiter than snow4 ,explanation4 ,the priest bowing down before the altar1 and saying the ,confiteor1 represents our ,saviour loaded with the sins of mankind1 prostrate at his prayers in the garden1 and falling into a bloody sweat and most painful agony4 ,the priest going up to the altar and kissing it1 represents our ,saviour going to meet his enemies1 and receiving the treacherous kiss from ,judas4 ,when he goes to the book at the corner of the ,epistle1 forms the sign of the cross1 and reads the ,introit1 he represents our ,saviour seized1 bound1 and led captive to the courts of ,annas and ,caiphas1 where he was struck across the face1 blindfolded1 buffeted1 spit upon1 and treated with the greatest indignity1 by the servants of the high priest1 as if he were a mock prophet4 ,prayer ,at ,the ,introit ,and ,kyrie4 ,blessed be thou1 ,o ,jesus1 for all thou hast suffered for our redemption4 ,it is but just that my sins should draw tears from my eyes1 since they have drawn streams of blood from thy veins4 ,i desire to join the most humble contrition of my soul with thy agony in the garden1 and resolve to be sorry for my sins1 even unto the hour of my death4 #cgb ,my heart is pierced with grief to think that ,i have repaid thy goodness with such ingratitude2 but until ,i cease to live1 ,i will never cease to cry1 with the humble publican3 ,o ,god be propitious to me a sinner4 ,may those bonds that tied thy innocent hands1 loosen the chains of my sins1 break the fetters of my iniquities1 deliver me from the captivity of ,satan1 and restore me to the sweet liberty of thy children1 that ,i may be enabled to cry out with thy prophet3 ,thou hast broken my chains3 ,i will sacrifice to thee an host of praise4 ,i cast myself at thy feet1 and beseech thee by thy infinite charity1 to strengthen me with thy all-powerful grace under all trials and afflictions4 ,never suffer me to betray thy sacred truths1 or to take part with the world against thee4 ,grant that when any tribulation or anguish shall assault me1 ,i may receive it with humility like unto thine1 and with a true submission and resignation to thy heavenly ,father's will4 ,grant that under the severest scourges ,i may call upon thee as a father1 confide in thee as a father1 and seek no comfort out of thee4 ,remember me at my last hour1 when the terrors of death shall begin to seize me2 then let thy angels comfort me2 then let the memory of thy sufferings support me against all apprehensions1 that no fear of death or judgment may ever lessen the hope ,i ought to repose in thee4 #cgc ,explanation4 ,the repetition of the ,kyrie ,eleison1 ,christe ,eleison1 c4 7that is1 ,lord have mercy on us1 ,christ have mercy on us17 three times1 in honour of each of the three ,divine ,persons1 reminds us that ,christ was denied three times by ,st4 ,peter4 ,the ,dominus vobiscum1 or1 ,our ,lord be with you1 which is the usual salutation in the scriptures1 and which the priest says after the ,gloria in ,excelsis1 it being the greatest of all blessings for the ,lord to be with us1 and we with him1 reminds us how ,peter was touched with repentance1 when ,christ cast a glance of his merciful eyes upon him4 ,the aforesaid hymn1 which a choir of angels sung in the air at our ,saviour's birth1 denotes the joy that is in heaven among the angels upon the conversion of a sinner1 ,the ,kyries also remind us of the longing desires of the holy fathers for the coming of the ,messiah4 ,the ,gloria represents ,christ's nativity4 ,the ,collects1 ,epistle1 and ,gospel1 his prayers1 miracles1 and preaching4--,the priest returning to the epistle side of the altar1 and reading the ,collects and the ,lesson1 represents ,christ sent by ,caiphas to ,pilate1 after being falsely accused and unjustly condemned by the ,sanhedrin of the ,jews4 ,then the priest goes to the middle of the altar1 and humbly bowing himself down1 prays in silence4 ,this represents ,christ conducted to ,herod1 and interrogated and scoffed at by him1 without returning the least answer1 or saying a word to justify himself4 ,the priest going to the gospel side of the altar1 and returning to the middle to make a profession of faith1 by repeating the ,nicene ,creed1 represents ,christ sent back to ,pilate in a fool's dress1 and professing that he came to bear witness to the truth1 and that his kingdom is not of this world4 ,the removal of the ,mass-book from the right to the left side of the altar1 signifies that the new law of the gospel being rejected by the ,jews1 who were the first called1 was preached to the ,gentiles1 who embraced it with joy1 and were converted to the ,christian religion in great multitudes4 ,the lighted candles are emblems of their spiritual joy and of ,god's glory1 and denote the light of faith which ,christ brought to the world by his gospel4--,at the beginning of the gospel1 the priest and the people make the sign of the cross1 first upon their foreheads1 to signify that they are not ashamed of the cross of ,christ1 nor of his doctrine2 secondly1 upon their mouths1 to denote that they are ready to profess it openly by word of mouth2 and thirdly1 upon their breasts1 to signify that they will always preserve it carefully in their hearts4 ,the people rise up and stand during the gospel1 to show by this posture their readiness to go and practise whatever they shall be commanded by the word of ,god4 #cgd ,prayer ,at ,the ,gloria1 ,epistle1 ,and ,gospel4 ,let heaven and earth join together1 and the choirs of angels he united with the voices of men1 to sing eternal praises to ,god1 in trinity and unity1 for the mercies we have received in the admirable work of our redemption4 ,o my amiable ,jesus1 how am ,i bound to love thee6 ,how black must my ingratitude be1 if1 after such demonstrations of love1 ,i can continue to offend thee6 ,i am the offender1 ,i am the malefactor1 and thou hast taken upon thee the punishment due to my sins6 ,it is ,i who deserve to be accused1 arraigned1 dispised1 and condemned1 and not thou3 ,o innocent and spotless ,lamb of ,god1 eternal praise be to thy name4 ,whilst the ,jews proclaim thee a blasphemer1 ,i own thee for my ,lord2 and beseech thee1 that under all reproaches and calumnies ,i may remember what thou hast suffered for me1 and that ,i may endeavour1 by an humble and patient silence1 to show myself on all occasions to be thy true disciple4 ,grant that whenever ,i am persecuted by lies or false accusations1 thy example may be my comfort1 my model1 and my rule4 ,give me courage1 constancy1 and patience1 under all the injuries1 crosses1 and contradictions1 which thy providence shall permit to befall me during my pilgrimage here on earth4 #cge ,do not suffer me to despair of thy mercy1 or die in my sins1 like unhappy ,judas3 but soften my stony heart1 and melt it into tears of compunction4 ,leave me not to myself1 but teach me to confide wholly in thee4 ,look on me with an eye of pity1 and awaken me from the sleep of death1 that ,i may bewail my past sins in the bitterness of my soul1 and persevere in serving thee and promoting thy glory4 ,may the fall of ,peter be a lesson to me all the days of my life1 to shun all evil company1 to fly all the dangerous occasions of sin1 and never to deny thee1 my ,lord and my ,god1 either by word or deed2 but openly to profess my faith without fear or shame4 ,i thank thee for revealing thy heavenly truths1 and for instructing us by thy holy apostles in the only true saving faith4 ,give me grace to attend to thy doctrine1 to live up to the maxims of thy gospel1 to profess thy faith by the practice of good works1 and never to swerve from thy sacred law4 ,have mercy on all those that are involved in the dismal state of mortal sin1 and grant them the grace of sincere repentance4 ,let the light of thy countenance shine upon those who are sitting in the darkness of infidelity1 and in the gloomy shade of death4-- ,bring back the strayed sheep to thy fold1 and unite them to the communion of thy church1 that we may all become one sheepfold under one shepherd4 #cgf ,explanation4 ,when the priest unveils the chalice for the ,offertory1 he represents ,christ stripped of his garments and bound to the pillar4 ,the offering of the bread on the paten1 denotes ,christ offering up his body to be scourged4 ,the mingling of the water with the wine1 denotes the water and blood that flowed from his side on the cross4 ,the offering the chalice with the wine1 represents ,christ scourged1 and the streams of his blood flowing down upon the ground4 ,the covering the chalice with the paten1 represents him crowned with thorns1 and treated as a mock king4 ,the washing of the fingers at the ,lavabo1 reminds us how ,pilate washed his hands before the multitude1 and pronounced ,christ innocent and just4 ,the ,orate ,fratres reminds us that ,christ was shown to the people with ensigns of mock royalty1 ,pilate crying out at the same time3 ,ecce ,homo1 ,behold the man4 ,the priest saying the ,secret ,prayers in silence1 represents ,christ condemned to be crucified1 and submitting to the unjust sentence without any defence or reply4 ,the ,preface1 7so called because it serves as an introduction to the ,canon of the ,mass17 and the ,canticle of the ,hebrew children1 which are repeated with a loud voice1 remind us that ,christ was loaded with the cross2 the pious ,hosanna being changed into the clamorous and cruel ,crucifige1 or crucify him4 ,prayer ,at ,the ,offertory1 ,lavabo1 ,and ,preface4 ,o my soul6 run to thy suffering ,lord1 and at his feet pour out thyself in thanksgiving1 and in all the ecstasies of love and praise4 ,it is thy ,god that suffers1 that he may redeem a slave1 a poor sinful worm of the earth4 ,when ,i behold thee1 ,o dear ,jesus1 stripped naked1 fastened to the pillar1 cruelly scourged1 torn1 and mangled1 ,i see the immensity of thy love for us1 and the greatness of our sins against thee4 ,i see in thy wounds1 the slavery into which we are degraded1 and the punishment due to our crimes4 ,our sins bound thy hands1 and every stroke thou didst receive was the effect of our iniquities4 #cgg ,i offer thee my heart and soul1 to be eternally consecrated to thy divine service1 and to be washed and purified in the purple streams that gushed forth from every pore of thy sacred body4 ,i throw myself into the arms of thy infinite mercy1 with a firm resolution to die rather than renew thy passion1 by relapsing into any mortal sin4 ,no1 dear ,redeemer1 ,i never will prefer ,barabbas to thee2 ,i never will set thee in competition with the world1 or its delusive charms1 sinful pleasures1 or sordid interests4 ,o amiable ,jesus1 thou shalt be my choice for ever4 ,i will strike no more nails into thy hands by my evil deeds4 ,i will add no more thorns to thy painful crown by my sinful thoughts4 ,i will no more pierce thy sacred side by any unlawful desires4 ,i will not scourge thy holy flesh by curses or blasphemies1 nor crucify thee over again by any fresh crime4 ,i am determined1 with thy assistance1 to put off the old man with all his acts1 by a candid and naked confession of all my past sins4 ,o grant that ,i may never appear naked of virtue in thy sight2 but may be clad with the white robe of innocence when ,i shall be presented before thy awful tribunal4 ,pierce my heart with the thorns of penance and compunction here1 that ,i may1 through thy merits1 be crowned with glory hereafter4 ,grant that whenever ,i am under any affliction1 meet with any adversity1 disgrace or contempt1 or feel any part of the thorny crown on my head1 ,i may rejoice in bearing such a resemblance of thy sufferings1 and show by my patience and humility whose disciple ,i am4 #cgh ,give me grace to submit with cheerfulness to the rod of thy paternal correction2 and support my natural weakness1 that ,i may not sink under the weight of any cross with which it shall please thy ,divine ,providence to visit me4 ,disengage my heart from all earthly affections4 ,raise and elevate my soul to thee1 that ,i may always live and converse in heaven1 where thou1 my only treasure1 art4 ,i now presume to join my unworthy voice with the heavenly choirs of all thy angels and saints1 who are incessantly singing eternal praises to thee3 ,holy1 ,holy1 ,holy1 ,lord ,god of ,sabaoth2 ,heaven and ,earth are full of thy glory3 ,blessed is he who cometh in the name of the ,lord3 ,hosannah in the highest1 c4 ,explanation4 ,the ,canon1 which is the most sacred and most solemn part of the ,mass1 is read in a low voice1 to denote the mourning and affliction of the faithful at the time of our ,saviour's passion1 which amazed and silenced all nature4 ,the priest raises his hands1 in imitation of ,moses1 who1 as we read1 7,exodus xvii47 prayed with his hands lifted up1 whilst ,josue was combating with the ,amalekites4 ,after the ,memento for the living he spreads his hands over the bread and wine that are to be consecrated1 in imitation of the priests of the old law1 who were ordered1 7,lev4 #a47 when they offered sacrifice1 to lay their hands upon the victim before it was immolated4 ,these ceremonies represent ,christ led away to be crucified1 carrying his cross on his shoulders to ,mount ,calvary1 admonishing the devout women on the way1 who wept over him1 to mourn for themselves and for their children2 and when he arrived at the end of his painful journey1 stripped again of his garments1 and laid on the painful bed1 without any other pillow to support his head but the thorns with which he was crowned4 #cgi ,the signing of the oblation with the sign of the cross1 denotes how his hands and feet were stretched and nailed on the cross4 ,the separated consecration of the bread and wine1 represents his body slain1 and his blood shed1 for the remission of our sins4 ,the elevation of the consecrated ,host1 represents him exalted on the cross in the sight of the whole multitude4 ,the elevation of the ,chalice represents the sacred blood flowing from his wounds4 ,the ringing of the bell denotes the earthquakes and other signs which happened at his death4 ,the five crosses formed over the oblation1 signify the five principal wounds in his body4 ,the time from the elevation to the communion corresponds to the three hours he hung alive on the cross4 ,the ,memento for the dead denotes that whilst he was thus elevated between heaven and earth1 he prayed as a powerful mediator for the whole world1 even for his enemies and crucifiers4 ,the conversion of the thief on the cross1 on one side of him1 is represented by the priest striking his breast1 and saying1 nobis quoque peccatoribus4 ,the seven petitions of the ,pater ,noster remind us of ,christ's last words on the cross4 ,the breaking of the ,host is used in imitation of his having broken it before he gave it to his disciples at his last supper4 ,the breaking of it in three parts represents his mystical body1 or the church in three states3 the blessed in heaven1 the souls in purgatory1 and the faithful on earth2 this great sacrifice being offered for the whole church1 triumphant1 suffering1 and militant2 in honour of the first1 that is1 in thanksgiving to ,god for all the graces bestowed upon them1 and for all the happiness they enjoy2 for the relief of the second1 to obtain a speedy admittance for them into eternal glory2 and for the benefit of the last1 according to the four great ends of sacrifice4 ,the breaking of the ,host also represents the death of ,christ on the cross1 and is a figure of his soul being separated from his body after he bowed down his sacred head4 ,the mixing a particle of the ,host with the sacramental species in the chalice1 represents the descent of his soul into ,limbo1 or the prison of the ,fathers of the old testament4 #chj ,prayer ,at ,the ,canon ,of ,the ,mass4 ,o ,king of glory6 when shall ,i leave this earthly prison1 this miserable ,babylon1 and be admitted into thy lovely tabernacles8 ,o ocean of sweetness1 and fountain of divine love1 when shall ,i contemplate thee face to face in thy happy kingdom8 ,my sins are a terror to my soul1 but having so plentiful a redemption1 ,i never will despair4 ,thy wounds cry out for mercy4 ,mercy1 then1 ,o ,god of goodness6 have mercy on me4 ,o ,jesus1 be a ,jesus to my soul1 and save me4 ,i am thy purchase1 snatched from the jaws of hell by the merits of thy sacred passion2 accept me1 therefore1 an unworthy sinner4 ,purify me in those sacred streams that flowed from thy bleeding wounds1 and present me to thy eternal ,father1 that through thee ,i may obtain his blessing and favour1 which of myself ,i do not deserve4 ,extinguish in me all ambition1 pride1 and vanity1 the love of the world1 and every degree of vicious self-love4 ,grant me true humility1 perfect patience1 unfeigned charity1 and sincere devotion4 ,give me only grace to practise what thou commandest1 and command what thou pleasest4 ,increase true religion2 plant thy faith in our hearts2 give peace and unity to thy church2 repentance and pardon to all sinners4 ,grant comfort to the sick and afflicted2 relief to the distressed2 mercy1 grace1 and salvation to all those for whom thou hast shed thy blood1 and whom ,i am bound to pray for1 particularly ,n4 #cha ,we render thee thanks for admitting us to have a part in this great sacrifice1 which thy ,catholic ,church offers to thy holy name1 by the hands of the priest1 for thy people4 ,accept it now1 we beseech thee1 ,o ,lord1 to thy glory1 in satisfaction for all our offences and ingratitude1 and in union with that divine intention with which our blessed ,saviour offered it up1 when he instituted it at his last supper1 and consummated it upon the altar of the cross4 ,prayer ,at ,the ,elevation ,of ,the ,consecrated ,host ,and ,chalice4 ,hail1 ,o ,king of glory1 ,prince of peace1 and ,saviour of the world6 ,hail1 ,o immaculate ,host6 offered for me and all mankind on the cross6 ,i adore1 bless1 and glorify thee1 ,o loving ,jesus1 with all the faculties of my soul and body4 ,may all thy creatures sound forth thy praises4 ,o sacrament of piety6 ,o sign of unity6 ,o bond of charity6 ,o the goodness of my ,god6 ,o how wonderful are the ways of divine love6 ,how incomprehensible are the riches of the divine bounty6 ,o my bleeding ,jesus1 ,i bow down to the ground to adore thee6 ,hail6 most precious blood1 shed for me and the sins of the whole world6 ,hear1 ,o eternal ,father1 the voice of thy ,son's blood1 that cries out loudly to heaven1 not for vengeance1 but for mercy3 let it now speak in my behalf1 and plead my pardon2 let it blot out my iniquities1 and cleanse my soul from all the foul stains of sin4 ,i beg it most humbly for the sake of ,jesus1 who died upon the cross for my redemption4 #chb ,prayer ,after ,the ,elevation4 ,behold1 ,o almighty and all-gracious ,god1 thy ,son1 ,jesus1 in whom thou art well pleased4 ,look upon the face of thy ,christ and my ,saviour1 here present4 ,look upon this spotless lamb1 this adorable victim1 this pure holocaust of obedience1 humbled to the very death of the cross4 ,behold in him what may move thee to look down upon us with an eye of mercy1 and to forgive us our sins4 ,he is our ,high ,priest1 sprinkled with his own blood4 ,receive the sacrifice he has offered for us1 in consideration of all the honours and homages that are due to thy sovereign goodness from me and all creatures4 ,extend1 ,o compassionate ,creator1 the virtue of it unto the souls in the church suffering1 and grant to the faithful departed rest and life everlasting1 particularly to ,n42 mitigate their punishment1 and translate them to that state of glory for which thou hast designed them4 ,thou hast formerly promised1 that looking on thy rainbow thou wouldst remember the covenant made between thee and the patriarch ,noah1 7,genes1 ix472 canst thou then look down on the blood of thy beloved ,son ,jesus1 offered here to thee in sacrifice1 and not remember the great covenant of the new law1 sealed and confirmed with the effusion of his sacred blood8 #chc ,o dear ,jesus6 that ,i could love thee as thy goodness deserves4 ,the more thou hast humbled thyself for my sake1 the more ,i am bound to love thee4 ,remember thou hast bought me at a dear rate4 ,o let not thy blood be lost or spilt in vain for me2 but receive me into the number of the elect4 ,i detest my sins1 which were the cause of thy sufferings1 and thy most cruel executioners4 ,my crimes1 alas6 were the nails that bored thy hands and feet1 and fastened thee to an ignominious cross4 ,o who will give sorrow to my heart1 and a fountain of tears to my eyes1 that ,i may bewail them in the bitterness of my soul all the days of my life1 and that at the hour of my departure ,i may1 by means of a true conversion1 be entitled to hear those comfortable words which thou saidst to the penitent thief on the cross3 ,this day shalt thou be with me in paradise4 ,i acknowledge my unworthiness1 ,i do not deserve to be ranked among the number of thy children1 yet ,i will presume to say that heavenly prayer which thou hast taught me3 ,our ,father1 who art in heaven1 c4 ,explanation ,when the priest strikes his breast1 and says the ,agnus ,dei1 7that is1 ,o ,lamb of ,god1 c47 he reminds us of the ,centurion and many others striking their breasts with sorrow1 and bewailing their offences1 when they beheld ,christ expiring on the cross1 and were eye-witnesses of the prodigies which happened at his death4 #chd ,the ,prayer for ,peace1 before the communion of the priest1 signifies1 that to communicate worthily1 we must be in peace with ,god and our neighbour1 and approach with a clean heart and pure conscience4 ,the priest's communion is a sign of the burial of ,christ's body1 which was taken down from the cross1 wrapped up in clean linen1 and laid in a new monument1 cut out of a rock1 near ,mount ,calvary4 ,the purifying and covering of the chalice represents ,christ's sepulchre1 shut and covered with a stone4 ,the resurrection of ,christ from the dead is represented by the priest going to the corner of the ,epistle1 and reading the ,post ,communion1 the mass-book being brought back to the right side of the altar1 to signify that the ,jews are to be converted to the ,christian faith at the end of the world4 ,dominus vobiscum represents ,christ appearing to his disciples1 and giving them his peace4 ,the last ,collect represents ,christ conversing forty days with his disciples1 and speaking to them of the kingdom of ,god4 ,the last ,dominus vobiscum1 represents ,christ's last apparition to his disciples2 and the blessing given by the priest to the people1 denotes that ,christ lifted up both his hands1 and blessed his apostles and other disciples before he left them1 and in their sight ascended into heaven4 ,the ,ite ,missa est1 and the reading of the ,gospel at the left corner of the altar1 denote that ,christ came not to call the just1 but sinners1 to repentance3 and sent his apostles to teach all nations2 and that they preached the gospel with amazing success in all parts of the known world1 after the descent of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,prayer ,at ,the ,agnus ,dei4 ,o ,innocent ,lamb of ,god1 who takest away the sins of the world1 have mercy on me2 for nothing is more pleasing to thee than to have compassion on those that are miserable4 ,give me tears of repentance1 that ,i may mourn for the evil ,i have committed4 ,in thee ,i place all my hope1 because thou alone art my salvation1 my strength1 my refuge1 and the fountain of all my good4 #che ,i most humbly beseech thee1 by the anguish of thy passion1 and by thy sufferings on the cross1 especially at that hour when thy blessed soul left thy body1 to spare me in that dreadful moment1 and have mercy on my soul4 ,let me experience the multitude of thy tender mercies1 when ,i shall be in conflict with the pangs of death4 ,let thy passion and death stand then between my soul and thy justice4 ,i accept the sentence of my death1 in whatever manner ,i am to suffer it1 in union with thy death on the cross4 ,i humbly submit to it1 and now offer it to thy divine majesty as a sacrifice and a just punishment due to my sins4 ,i commend my soul into thy hands1 and most earnestly entreat thee to give me thy blessing this day1 and to grant me perseverance in thy service1 that on the day of judgment ,i may be ranked in the happy number of those blessed souls1 who are to be invited by thee to take possession of the kingdom of thy glory4 ,during the time of my sojourn here on earth1 preserve me from thirsting after the false goods of this world4--,may ,i always remember thy vinegar and gall1 and rest contented with what is sufficient to support nature4 ,may ,i every day increase in thy love1 and may all created objects be of little account with me1 that thou mayest be the only delight of my soul and my everlasting joy4 ,prayer ,at ,the ,communion4 ,i ,adore1 ,o dear ,jesus1 thy sacred body and blood1 soul and divinity1 here present on the altar under the sacramental forms4 #chf ,praised be this most holy sacrament with as many praises as there are stars in the heavens1 atoms in the air1 drops of water in the ocean1 sands in the sea1 sparks in the fire1 motes of dust upon the earth1 flowers in the spring1 grains of corn in the summer1 leaves in the autumn1 flakes of snow and hailstones in the winter1 or creatures in the universe4 ,o that ,i had the necessary dispositions of a worthy communicant6 how willingly would ,i unite myself to my divine ,redeemer in this sacrament of love6 ,o may ,i receive it worthily at the hour of my death1 that it may serve me as a viatic to a happy eternity4 ,though ,i am unworthy to receive it now sacramentally1 yet ,i wish to receive it spiritually into my soul by faith1 love1 and devotion4 ,enter then1 ,o divine bridegroom1 into this poor lodging3 you vouchsafed to lodge in a stable1 you did not refuse to enter into the house of ,zachus1 the publican2 enter into my house as into the house of another ,zachus1 and give a blessing to my soul1 as thou didst to the house of ,zachus3 say unto me1 as thou saidst unto him3 ,salvation is this day come to this house4--,luke1 xix4 ,a ,prayer ,at ,the ,last ,collects1 c4 ,praise1 honour1 and glory be to thee1 ,o blessed ,redeemer1 who coming forth out of the grave1 didst rise triumphantly from the dead1 and having conversed with thy disciples for forty days1 didst ascend into heaven1 where thou sittest at the right hand of thy eternal ,father4 ,inflame my heart and soul with thee1 that ,i may seek nothing but to be united to thee for ever in heaven4 #chg ,hear1 ,o eternal ,father1 whatever the holy ,catholic ,church asks of thee in the name of thy beloved son4 ,we beseech thee1 that this our sacrifice may be acceptable in thy sight1 and become profitable to us and to thy whole church4 ,receive my unworthy prayers1 supply all my defects1 pardon all my indevotions1 distractions1 and irreverences4 ,engrave in my heart the rules and maxims of thy gospel1 and give me grace to live according to them4 ,teach me to follow thy example1 that rising with thee to a new life of piety and holiness1 and walking in thy footsteps1 ,i may live to thee alone1 and advance every day towards everlasting happiness4 ,amen4 ,i did not judge to know anything among you1 but ,jesus ,christ1 and him crucified4 ,st4 ,paul1 #a ,cor4 ii4 #b4 #chh ,the ,epistles ,and ,gospels ,for ,the ,sundays ,and ,principal ,festivals ,throughout ,the ,year4 ,first ,sunday ,of ,advent4 ,epistle4 ,romans xiii4 #aa1 #ad4 ,brethren3 ,know1 that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep4 ,for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed4 ,the night is past1 and the day is at hand3 let us therefore cast off the works of darkness1 and put on the armour of light4 ,let us walk honestly1 as in the day2 not in rioting and drunkenness1 not in chambering and impurities1 not in contention and envy3 but put ye on the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,gospel4 ,luke xxi4 #be1 #cc4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,there shall be signs in the sun1 and in the moon1 and in the stars2 and upon the earth distress of nations1 by reason of the confusion of the roaring of the sea and of the waves1 men withering away for fear1 and expectation of what shall come upon the whole world4 ,for the powers of the heavens shall be moved2 and then they shall see the ,son of ,man coming in a cloud with great power and majesty4 ,but when these things begin to come to pass1 look up1 and lift up your heads2 because your redemption is at hand4 ,and he spoke to them a similitude3 ,see the fig-tree and all the trees3 when they now shoot forth their fruit1 you know that summer is nigh3 so you also1 when you shall see these things come to pass1 know that the kingdom of ,god is at hand4 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 this generation shall not pass away till all things be fulfilled4 ,heaven and earth shall pass away2 but my words shall not pass away4 ,credo4 #chi ,second ,sunday ,of ,advent ,epistle4 ,romans xv4 #d1 #ac4 ,brethren3 ,what things soever were written1 were written for our learning1 that through patience and the comfort of the scriptures we might have hope4 ,now the ,god of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind one towards another1 according to ,jesus ,christ2 that with one mind1 and with one mouth1 you may glorify ,god and the ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,wherefore receive one another1 as ,christ also hath received you unto the honour of ,god4 ,for ,i say that ,christ ,jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of ,god1 to confirm the promises made unto the fathers4 ,but that the ,gentiles are to glorify ,god for his mercy1 as it is written3 ,therefore1 will ,i confess to thee1 ,o ,lord1 among the ,gentiles1 and will sing to thy name4 ,and again1 he saith3 ,rejoice1 ye ,gentiles1 with his people4 ,and again3 ,praise the ,lord all ye ,gentiles1 and magnify him all ye people4 ,and again ,isaiah saith3 ,there shall be a root of ,jesse1 and he that shall rise up to rule the ,gentiles1 in him the ,gentiles shall hope4 ,now the ,god of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing1 that you may abound in hope1 and in the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,gospel4 ,matt4 xi4 #b1 #aj4 ,at that time3 ,when ,john had heard in prison the works of ,christ1 sending two of his disciples he said to him3 ,art thou he that art to come1 or look we for another8 ,and ,jesus making answer1 said to them3 ,go and relate to ,john what you have heard and seen4 ,the blind see1 the lame walk1 the lepers are cleansed1 the deaf hear1 the dead rise again1 the poor have the gospel preached to them2 and blessed is he that shall not be scandalized in me4 #cij ,and when they went their way1 ,jesus began to say to the multitude1 concerning ,john3 ,what went ye out into the desert to see8 ,a reed shaken with the wind8 ,but what went ye out to see8 ,a man clothed in soft garments8 ,behold1 they that are clothed in soft garments are in the houses of kings4 ,but what went ye out to see8 ,a prophet8 ,yea1 ,i tell you1 and more than a prophet4 ,for this is he of whom it is written3 ,behold1 ,i send my angel before thy face1 who shall prepare thy way before thee4 ,credo4 ,third ,sunday ,of ,advent4 ,epistle4 ,philip iv4 #d1 #g4 ,brethren3 ,rejoice in the ,lord always2 again1 ,i say1 rejoice4 ,let your modesty be known to all men4 ,the ,lord is nigh4 ,be nothing solicitous3 but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving1 let your petitions be made known to ,god4 ,and the peace of ,god1 which surpasseth all understanding1 keep your hearts and minds in ,christ ,jesus4 ,gospel4 ,john i4 #ai1 #bh4 ,at that time3 ,the ,jews sent from ,jerusalem ,priests and ,levites to ,john1 to ask him3 ,who art thou8 ,and he confessed1 and did not deny2 and he confessed3 ,i am not the ,christ4 ,and they asked him3 ,what then8 ,art thou ,elias8 ,and he said3 ,i am not4 ,art thou a prophet8 ,and he answered3 ,no4 ,they said therefore unto him3 ,who art thou1 that we may give an answer to them that sent us8 ,what sayest thou of thyself8 ,he said3 ,i am the voice of one crying in the wilderness1 ,make straight the way of the ,lord1 as said the prophet ,isaias4 ,and they that were sent were of the ,pharisees4 ,and they asked him and said to him3 ,why then dost thou baptize1 if thou be not ,christ1 nor ,elias1 nor the prophet8 ,john answered them1 saying3 ,i baptize with water2 but there hath stood one in the midst of you1 whom you know not4 ,the same is he that shall come after me1 who is preferred before me2 the latchet of whose shoe ,i am not worthy to loose4 ,these things were done in ,bethania beyond the ,jordan1 where ,john was baptizing4--,credo4 #cia ,fourth ,sunday ,of ,advent4 ,epistle4 #a ,corinthians iv4 #a1 #f4 ,brethren3 ,let a man so account of us as of the ministers of ,christ1 and the dispensers of the mysteries of ,god4 ,here now it is required amongst the dispensers that a man be found faithful4 ,but to me it is a very small thing to be judged by you1 or by man's day3 but neither do ,i judge my own self4 ,for ,i am not conscious to myself of any thing3 yet ,i am not hereby justified2 but he that judgeth me is the ,lord4 ,therefore judge not before the time till the ,lord come2 who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness1 and will make manifest the counsel of hearts3 and then shall every man have praise from ,god4 ,gospel4 ,luke iii4 #a1 #f4 ,now in the fifteenth year of the reign of ,tiberius ,csar 7,pontius ,pilate being governor of ,judea1 and ,herod ,tetrarch of ,galilee1 and ,philip his brother ,tetrarch of ,iturea and the country of ,trachonitis1 and ,lysanias ,tetrarch of ,abilana1 under the high priests ,annas and ,caiphas7 the word of the ,lord came to ,john1 the son of ,zachary1 in the desert4 ,and he came into all the country about the ,jordan1 preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins1 as it was written in the book of the words of ,isaias the prophet3 ,a voice of one crying in the wilderness3 prepare ye the way of the ,lord3 make straight his paths3 every valley shall be filled1 and every mountain and hill shall be brought low3 and the crooked shall be made straight1 and the rough ways plain3 and all flesh shall see the salvation of ,god4 ,credo4 #cib ,christmas ,day4 ,first ,mass4 ,at ,midnight4 ,epistle4 ,titus ii4 #aa1 #ae4 ,dearly beloved3 ,the grace of ,god our ,saviour hath appeared to all men4 ,instructing us1 that denying ungodliness1 and worldly desires1 we should live soberly1 and justly1 and godly1 in this world1 looking for the blessed hope1 and coming of the glory of the great ,god and our ,saviour ,jesus ,christ3 who gave himself for us1 that he might redeem us from all iniquity1 and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable1 a pursuer of good works4 ,these things speak1 and exhort1 and rebuke with all authority4 ,let no man despise thee4 ,gospel4 ,luke ii4 #a1 #ad4 ,and it came to pass that in those days there went out a decree from ,csar ,augustus1 that the whole world should be enrolled4 ,this enrolling was first made by ,cyrinus the governor of ,syria4 ,and all went to be enrolled1 every one into his own city4 ,and ,joseph also went up from ,galilee out of the city of ,nazareth into ,judea1 to the city of ,david1 which is called ,bethlehem3 because he was of the house and family of ,david1 to be enrolled with ,mary his espoused wife1 who was with child4 ,and it came to pass1 that when they were there1 her days were accomplished1 that she should be delivered4 ,and she brought forth her first-born son1 and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes1 and laid him in a manger1 because there was no room for them in the inn4 ,and there were in the same country shepherds watching and keeping the night watches over their flock4 ,and behold an angel of the ,lord stood by them1 and the brightness of ,god shone round about them1 and they feared with a great fear4 ,and the angel said to them3 ,fear not3 for behold ,i bring you good tidings of great joy1 that shall be to all the people3 for this day is born to you a ,saviour1 who is ,christ the ,lord1 in the city of ,david4 ,and this shall be a sign unto you3 you shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes1 and laid in a manger4 ,and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army1 praising ,god1 and saying3 ,glory to ,god in the highest2 and on earth peace to men of good-will4 ,credo4 #cic ,second ,mass4 ,at ,break ,of ,day4 ,epistle4 ,titus iii4 #d1 #g4 ,most dearly beloved3 ,the goodness and kindness of ,god our ,saviour appeared3 not by the works of justice1 which we have done1 but according to his mercy1 he saved us1 by the laver of regeneration1 and renovation of the ,holy ,ghost1 whom he hath poured forth upon us abundantly1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,saviour3 that being justified by his grace1 we may be heirs according to hope of life everlasting1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,gospel4 ,luke ii4 #ae1 #bj4 ,at that time3 ,the shepherds said one to another3 ,let us go over to ,bethlehem1 and let us see this word that has come to pass which the ,lord hath showed to us4 ,and they came with haste3 and they found ,mary and ,joseph1 and the infant lying in a manger4 ,and seeing1 they understood of the word that had been spoken to them concerning this child4 ,and all that heard wondered3 and at those things that were told them by the shepherds4 ,but ,mary kept all these words1 pondering them in her heart4 ,and the shepherds returned1 glorifying and praising ,god1 for all the things they had heard and seen1 as it was told unto them4 ,credo4 ,third ,mass4 ,in ,the ,day ,time4 ,epistle4 ,hebrews i4 #a1 #ab4 ,god1 who at sundry times1 and in divers manners spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets1 last of all1 in these days1 hath spoken to us by his ,son1 whom he hath appointed heir of all things1 by whom also he made the world3 who being the brightness of his glory1 and the figure of his substance1 and upholding all things by the word of his power1 making purgation of sins1 sitteth on the right hand of the majesty on high3 being made so much better than the angels1 as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they4 #cid ,for to which of the angels hath he said at any time1 ,thou art my ,son1 to-day have ,i begotten thee8 ,and again3 ,i will be to him a father1 and he shall be to me a ,son8 ,and again1 when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the world1 he saith3 ,and let all the angels of ,god adore him4 ,and to the angels indeed he saith3 ,he that maketh his angels spirits3 and his ministers a flame of fire4 ,but to the ,son3 ,thy throne1 ,o ,god1 is for ever and ever3 a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom4 ,thou hast loved justice and hated iniquity3 therefore ,god1 thy ,god1 hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows4 ,and3 ,thou1 in the beginning1 ,o ,lord1 didst found the earth3 and the works of thy hands are the heavens4 ,they shall perish1 but thou shalt continue3 and they shall all grow old as a garment4 ,and as a vesture shalt thou change them1 and they shall be changed3 but thou art the self-same and thy years shall not fail4 ,gospel4 ,john i4 #ad4 ,in the beginning was the ,word1 and the ,word was with ,god1 and the ,word was ,god4 ,the same was in the beginning with ,god4 ,all things were made by him1 and without him was made nothing that was made4 ,in him was life1 and the life was the light of men2 and the light shineth in darkness1 and the darkness did not comprehend it4 ,there was a man sent from ,god1 whose name was ,john4 ,this man came for a witness1 to give testimony of the light1 that all men might believe through him4 ,he was not the light1 but was to give testimony of the light4 ,that was the true light which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world4 #cie ,he was in the world1 and the world was made by him1 and the world knew him not4 ,he came unto his own1 and his own received him not4 ,but as many as received him1 to them he gave power to be made the sons of ,god2 to them that believe in his name1 who are born not of blood1 nor of the will of the flesh1 nor of the will of man1 but of ,god4 ,and the word was made flesh1 and dwelt among us2 and we saw his glory1 as it were the glory of the only begotten of the ,father1 full of grace and truth4 ,sunday ,within ,the ,octave ,of ,christmas4 ,epistle4 ,galatians iv4 #a1 #g4 ,brethren3 ,as long as the heir is a child1 he differeth nothing from a servant1 though he be ,lord of all3 but is under tutors and governors1 until the time appointed by the father4 ,so we also1 when we were children1 were serving under the elements of the world4 ,but when the fulness of the time was come1 ,god sent his ,son1 made of a woman1 made under the law3 that he might redeem them who were under the law2 that we might receive the adoption of sons4 ,and because you are sons1 ,god hath sent the ,spirit of his ,son into your hearts1 crying3 ,abba1 ,father4 ,therefore now he is not a servant1 but a son4 ,and if a son1 an heir also through ,god4 ,gospel4 ,luke ii4 #cc1 #dj4 ,at that time3 ,joseph1 and ,mary the mother of ,jesus1 were wondering at those things which were spoken concerning him4 ,and ,simon blessed them1 and said to ,mary his mother3 ,behold the child is set for the fall1 and for the resurrection of many in ,israel1 and for a sign which shall be contradicted4 ,and thy own soul a sword shall pierce1 that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed4 ,and there was one ,anna a prophetess1 the daughter of ,phanuel1 of the tribe of ,asar2 she was far advanced in years1 and had lived with her husband seven years from her virginity4 #cif ,and she was a widow until fourscore and four years2 who departed not from the temple1 by fastings and prayers serving day and night4 ,now she at the same hour coming in1 confessed to the ,lord2 and spoke of him to all that looked for the redemption of ,israel4 ,and after they had performed all things according to the law of the ,lord1 they returned into ,galilee1 to their city ,nazareth4 ,and the child grew and waxed strong1 full of wisdom2 and the grace of ,god was in him4 ,the ,circumcision4 ,epistle4 ,titus ii4 #aa1 #ae4 ,dearly beloved3 ,the grace of ,god our ,saviour hath appeared to all men4 ,instructing us1 that denying ungodliness1 and worldly desires1 we should live soberly1 and justly1 and godly1 in this world1 looking for the blessed hope1 and coming of the glory of the great ,god and our ,saviour ,jesus ,christ3 who gave himself for us1 that he might redeem us from all iniquity1 and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable1 a pursuer of good works4 ,these things speak1 and exhort1 and rebuke with all authority4 ,let no man despise thee4 ,gospel4 ,luke ii4 #ba4 ,at that time3 ,after eight days were accomplished that the child should be circumcised1 his name was called ,jesus1 which was called by the angel1 before he was conceived in the womb4 ,credo4 ,the ,epiphany4 ,lesson4 ,isaias lx4 #a1 #i4 ,arise1 be enlightened1 ,o ,jerusalem2 for thy light is come1 and the glory of the ,lord is risen upon thee4 ,for behold darkness shall cover the earth1 and a mist the people3 but the ,lord shall arise upon thee1 and his glory shall be seen upon thee4 ,and the ,gentiles shall walk in thy light1 and kings in the brightness of thy rising4 #cig ,lift up thy eyes round about and see3 all these are gathered together1 they are come to thee2 thy sons shall come from afar1 and thy daughters shall rise up at thy side4 ,then shalt thou see and abound1 and thy heart shall wonder and be enlarged1 when the multitude of the sea shall be converted to thee1 the strength of the ,gentiles shall come to thee4 ,the multitude of camels shall cover thee1 the dromedaries of ,madian and ,epha3 all they from ,saba shall come1 bringing gold and frankincense1 and showing forth praise to the ,lord4 ,gospel4 ,matthew ii4 #a1 #ab4 ,when ,jesus was born in ,bethlehem of ,juda1 in the days of king ,herod1 behold there came wise men from the east1 to ,jerusalem1 saying3 ,where is he that is born ,king of the ,jews8 ,for we have seen his star in the east1 and are come to adore him4 ,and ,herod hearing this was troubled1 and all ,jerusalem with him4 ,and assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people1 he inquired of them where ,christ should be born1 but they said to him1 ,in ,bethlehem of ,juda4 ,for so it is written by the prophet3 ,and thou1 ,bethlehem1 in the land of ,juda1 art not the least among the princes of ,juda2 for out of thee shall come forth the captain that shall rule my people ,israel4 ,then ,herod privately calling the wise men1 learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them2 and sending them into ,bethlehem1 said3 ,go1 and diligently inquire after the child2 and when you have found him1 bring me word again1 that ,i also may come and adore him4 ,who1 having heard the king1 went their way2 and behold the star which they had seen in the east went before them1 until it came and stood over where the child was4 ,and seeing the star1 they rejoiced with exceeding great joy4 ,and entering into the house1 they found the child with ,mary his mother1 and falling down they adored him2 and opening their treasures1 they offered him gifts1 gold1 frankincense1 and myrrh4 ,and having received an answer in sleep that they should not return to ,herod1 they went back another way into their own country4 ,credo4 #cih ,first ,sunday ,after ,epiphany4 ,epistle4 ,romans xii4 #a1 #e4 ,brethren3 ,i beseech you1 by the mercy of ,god1 that you present your bodies a living sacrifice1 holy1 pleasing unto ,god1 your reasonable service4 ,and be not conformed to this world3 but be reformed in the newness of your mind1 that you may prove what is the good1 and the acceptable1 and the perfect will of ,god4 ,for ,i say1 by the grace that is given me1 to all that are among you1 not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise1 but to be wise unto sobriety1 and according as ,god hath divided to every one the measure of faith4 ,for as in one body we have many members1 but all the members have not the same office2 so we1 being many1 are one body in ,christ1 and every one members of one another1 in ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,gospel4 ,luke ii4 #db1 #eb4 ,when ,jesus was twelve years old1 they went up to ,jerusalem according to the custom of the feast4 ,and having fulfilled the days1 when they returned1 the child ,jesus remained in ,jerusalem1 and his parents knew it not4 ,and thinking that he was in the company1 they came a day's journey1 and sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance4 ,and not finding him1 they returned into ,jerusalem seeking him4 ,and it came to pass1 that after three days they found him in the temple1 sitting in the midst of the doctors1 hearing them1 and asking them questions4 ,and all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers4 ,and seeing him they wondered4 ,and his mother said to him3 ,son1 why hast thou done so to us8 ,behold thy father and ,i have sought thee sorrowing4 ,and he said to them3 ,how is it that you sought me8 ,did you not know that ,i must be about my ,father's business8 ,and they understood not the word that he spoke unto them4 ,and he went down with them1 and came to ,nazareth2 and was subject to them4 ,and his mother kept all those words in her heart4 ,and ,jesus advanced in wisdom1 and age1 and grace with ,god and men4 ,credo4 #cii ,second ,sunday ,after ,epiphany4 ,lesson4 ,acts iv4 #h1 #ab4 ,in those days3 ,peter being filled with the ,holy ,ghost1 said to them3 ,ye princes of the people and ancients1 hear3 ,if we this day are examined concerning the good deed done to the infirm man1 by what means he hath been made whole1 be it known to you all1 and to all the people of ,israel1 that by the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ of ,nazareth1 whom you crucified1 whom ,god hath raised from the dead1 even by him this man standeth here before you whole4 ,this is the stone which was rejected by you the builders1 which is become the head of the corner2 neither is there salvation in any other4 ,for there is no other name under heaven given to men whereby we must be saved4 ,gospel4 ,luke ii4 #cc1 #dj4 ,at that time3 ,joseph1 and ,mary the mother of ,jesus1 were wondering at those things which were spoken concerning him4 ,and ,simon blessed them1 and said to ,mary his mother3 ,behold the child is set for the fall1 and for the resurrection of many in ,israel1 and for a sign which shall be contradicted4 ,and thy own soul a sword shall pierce1 that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed4 ,and there was one ,anna a prophetess1 the daughter of ,phanuel1 of the tribe of ,asar2 she was far advanced in years1 and had lived with her husband seven years from her virginity4 ,and she was a widow until fourscore and four years2 who departed not from the temple1 by fastings and prayers serving day and night4 ,now she at the same hour coming in1 confessed to the ,lord2 and spoke of him to all that looked for the redemption of ,israel4 ,and after they had performed all things according to the law of the ,lord1 they returned into ,galilee1 to their city ,nazareth4 ,and the child grew and waxed strong1 full of wisdom2 and the grace of ,god was in him4 #djj ,third ,sunday ,after ,epiphany4 ,epistle4 ,romans xii4 #af4 ,brethren3 ,be not wise in your own conceits4 ,to no man rendering evil for evil4 ,providing good things not only in the sight of ,god1 but also in the sight of all men4 ,if it be possible1 as much as in you1 having peace with all men4 ,not revenging yourselves1 my dearly beloved1 but give place unto wrath4 ,for it is written3 ,revenge to me1 ,i will repay1 saith the ,lord4 ,but if thy enemy be hungry1 give him to eat3 if he thirst1 give him to drink3 for doing this1 thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head4 ,be not overcome by evil1 but overcome evil by good4 ,gospel4 ,matthew viii4 #a1 #ac4 ,at that time3 ,when ,jesus was come down from the mountain1 great multitudes followed him2 and behold a leper came and adored him1 saying3 ,lord1 if thou wilt1 thou canst make me clean4 ,and ,jesus stretching forth his hand1 touched him1 saying3 ,i will1 be thou made clean4 ,and forthwith his leprosy was cleansed4 ,and ,jesus saith to him3 ,see thou tell no man1 but go show thyself to the priest1 and offer the gift which ,moses commanded for a testimony unto them4 99 ,and when he had entered into ,capharnaum1 there came to him a centurion1 beseeching him1 and saying3 ,lord1 my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy1 and is grievously tormented4 ,and ,jesus saith to him3 ,i will come and heal him4 ,and the centurion making answer1 said3 ,lord1 ,i am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof2 but only say the word1 and my servant shall be healed4 #dja ,for ,i also am a man under authority1 having under me soldiers2 and ,i say to this1 ,go1 and he goeth1 and to another1 ,come1 and he cometh1 and to my servant1 ,do this1 and he doeth it4 ,and when ,jesus heard this1 he marvelled1 and said to them that followed him3 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 ,i have not found so great faith in ,israel4 ,and ,i say unto you1 that many shall come from the east and the west1 and shall sit down with ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 in the kingdom of heaven2 but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exterior darkness3 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 ,and ,jesus said to the centurion3 ,go1 and as thou hast believed1 so be it done to thee4 ,and the servant was healed at the same hour4 ,credo4 ,fourth ,sunday ,after ,epiphany4 ,epistle4 ,romans xiii4 #h1 #aj4 ,brethren3 ,owe no man any things1 but to love one another2 for he that loveth his neighbour1 hath fulfilled the law4 ,for ,thou shalt not commit adultery3 ,thou shalt not kill3 ,thou shalt not steal3 ,thou shalt not bear false witness3 ,thou shalt not covet and if there be any other commandment1 it is comprised in this word3 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself4 ,the love of our neighbour worketh no evil4 ,love1 therefore1 is the fulfilling of the law4 ,gospel4 ,matthew viii4 #bc1 #bg4 ,at that time3 ,when ,jesus entered into a boat his disciples followed him2 and behold a great tempest arose in the sea1 so that the ship was covered with waves2 but he was asleep4 ,and his disciples came to him1 and awakened him1 saying3 ,lord1 save us1 we perish4 ,and ,jesus saith to them3 ,why are ye fearful1 ,o ye of little faith8 ,then rising up1 he commanded the winds and the sea1 and there came a great calm4 ,but the men wondered1 saying3 ,what manner of man is this1 for the winds and the sea obey him8 ,credo4 #djb ,fifth ,sunday ,after ,epiphany4 ,epistle4 ,colossians iii4 #ab1 #ag4 ,brethren3 ,put ye on therefore as the elect of ,god1 holy1 and beloved1 the bowels of mercy1 benignity1 humility1 modesty1 patience2 bearing with one another1 and forgiving one another1 if any have a complaint against another4 ,even as the ,lord hath forgiven you1 so you also4 ,but above all these things have charity1 which is the bond of perfection2 and let the peace of ,christ rejoice in your hearts1 wherein also you are called in one body2 and be ye thankful4 ,let the word of ,christ dwell in you abundantly1 in all wisdom2 teaching and admonishing one another in psalms1 hymns1 and spiritual canticles1 singing in grace in your hearts to ,god4 ,all whatsoever you do in word or in work1 do all in the name of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 giving thanks to ,god and the ,father1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,gospel4 ,matthew xiii4 #bd1 #cj4 ,at that time3 ,jesus spoke this parable to the multitude1 saying3 ,the kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field4 ,but while men were asleep1 his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat1 and went his way4 ,and when the blade was sprung up1 and brought forth fruit1 then appeared also the cockle4 ,then the servants of the good man of the house came and said to him3 ,sir1 didst thou not sow good seed in thy field8 from whence then hath it cockle8 ,and he said to them3 ,an enemy hath done this4 ,and the servants said to him3 ,wilt thou that we go and gather it up8 ,and he said3 ,no1 lest while you gather up the cockle1 you root up the wheat also together with it4 ,let both grow until the harvest1 and in the time of the harvest ,i will say to the reapers3 ,gather up first the cockle1 and bind it in bundles to burn1 but gather the wheat into my barn4 #djc ,sixth ,sunday ,after ,epiphany4 ,epistle4 #a ,thessalonians i4 #b1 #aj4 ,brethren3 ,we give thanks to ,god always for you all2 making a remembrance of you in our prayers without ceasing2 being mindful of you in the work of your faith1 and hope1 and charity1 and of the enduring of the hope of our lord ,jesus ,christ1 before ,god and our ,father2 knowing1 brethren beloved of ,god1 your election4 ,for our gospel hath not been to you in word only1 but in power also1 and in the ,holy ,ghost1 and in much fulness1 as you know what manner of men we have been among you for your sakes4 ,and you became followers of us1 and of the ,lord1 receiving the word in much tribulation1 with joy of the ,holy ,ghost2 so that you were made a pattern to all that believe in ,macedonia and in ,achaia4 ,for from you was spread abroad the word of the ,lord1 not only in ,macedonia and in ,achaia1 but also in every place your faith1 which is towards ,god1 is gone forth1 so that we need not to speak any thing4 ,for they themselves relate of us1 what manner of entering in we had unto you2 and how you turned to ,god from idols1 to serve the living and true ,god1 and to wait for his ,son from heaven 7whom he raised up from the dead7 ,jesus1 who hath delivered us from the wrath to come4 ,gospel4 ,matthew xiii #ca1 #ce4 ,at that time3 ,jesus spoke to the multitude this parable3 ,the kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard-seed1 which a man took and sowed in his field4 ,which indeed is the least of all seeds2 but when it is grown up1 it is greater than all herbs1 and becometh a tree1 so that the birds of the air come and dwell in the branches thereof4 ,another parable he spoke to them3 ,the kingdom of heaven is like to leaven1 which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal1 until the whole was leavened4 #djd ,all these things ,jesus spoke in parables to the multitudes1 and without parables he did not speak to them2 that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet1 saying3 ,i will open my mouth in parables1 ,i will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world4 ,credo4 ,if there be not ,,vi4 ,sundays between the ,epiphany and ,septuagesima1 what remain are omitted1 and taken in between the ,,xxiii4 and the last ,sunday after ,pentecost4 ,septuagesima ,sunday4 ,epistle1 #a ,corinthians ix4 #bd1 and x4 #a4 ,brethren3 ,know you not that they that run in the race1 all run indeed1 but one receiveth the prize8 ,so run that you may obtain4 ,and every one that striveth for the mastery1 refraineth himself from all things2 and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown1 but we an incorruptible one4 ,i therefore so run1 not as an uncertainty3 ,i so fight1 not as one beating the air3 but ,i chastise my body1 and bring it into subjection3 lest perhaps when ,i have preached to others1 ,i myself should become a castaway4 ,chap4 x4 #a1 #f4 ,for ,i would not have you ignorant1 brethren1 that our fathers were all under the cloud1 and all passed through the sea4 ,and all in ,moses were baptized in the cloud1 and in the sea2 and did all eat the same spiritual food3 and all drank the same spiritual drink3 7and they drank of the spiritual rock that followed them1 and the rock was ,christ47 ,but with the most of them ,god was not well pleased4 ,gospel4 ,matthew xx4 #a1 #af4 ,at that time3 ,jesus spoke to his disciples this parable3 ,the kingdom of heaven is like to a householder who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard4 ,and when having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day1 he sent them into his vineyard4 ,and going out about the third hour1 he saw others standing in the market place idle4 ,and he said to them3 ,go you also into my vineyard1 and ,i will give you what shall be just4 #dje ,and they went their way4 ,and again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour1 and did in like manner4 ,but about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing1 and he saith to them3 ,why stand you here all the day idle8 ,they say to him3 ,because no man hath hired us4 ,he saith to them3 ,go you also into my vineyard4 ,and when evening was come1 the lord of the vineyard said to his steward3 ,call the labourers and pay them their hire1 beginning from the last even to the first4 ,when therefore they were come1 that came about the eleventh hour1 they received every man a penny4 ,but when the first also came1 they thought that they should have received more3 and they also received every man a penny4 ,and receiving it they murmured against the master of the house1 saying3 ,these last have worked but one hour1 and thou hast made them equal to us that have borne the burden of the day1 and the heats4 ,but he answering said to one of them1 ,friend1 ,i do thee no wrong3 didst thou not agree with me for a penny8 ,take what is thine and go thy way3 ,i will also give to this last even as to thee4 ,or1 is it not lawful for me to do what ,i will8 ,is thy eye evil1 because ,i am good8 ,so shall the last be first1 and the first last4 ,for many are called1 but few chosen4 ,credo4 ,sexagesima ,sunday4 ,epistle4 #b ,corinthians xi4 #ai1 #cc4 ,brethren3 ,you gladly suffer the foolish3 whereas yourselves are wise1 ,for you suffer if a man bring you into bondage1 if a man devour you1 if a man take from you1 if a man be lifted up1 if a man strike you on the face4 ,i speak according to dishonour1 as if we had been weak in this part4 ,wherein if any man dare 7,i speak foolishly7 ,i dare also4 ,they are ,hebrews3 so am ,i4 ,they are ,israelites3 so am ,i4 ,they are the seed of ,abraham3 so am ,i4 #djf ,they are the ministers of ,christ 7,i speak as one less wise7 ,i am more3 in many more labours1 in prisons more frequently1 in stripes above measure1 in deaths often4 ,of the ,jews five times did ,i receive forty stripes1 save one4 ,thrice was ,i beaten with rods1 once ,i was stoned1 thrice ,i suffered shipwreck2 a night and a day ,i was in the depth of the sea4 ,in journeying often1 in perils of waters1 in perils of robbers1 in perils from my own nation1 in perils from the ,gentiles1 in perils in the city1 in perils in the wilderness1 in perils in the sea1 in perils from false brethren4 ,in labour and gainfulness1 in much watchings1 in hunger and thirst1 in fastings often1 in cold and nakedness4 ,besides these things which are without2 my daily instance1 the solicitude for all the churches4 ,who is weak1 and ,i am not weak8 ,who is scandalized1 and ,i am not on fire8 ,if ,i must needs glory1 ,i will glory of the things that concern my infirmity4 ,the ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who is blessed for ever1 knoweth that ,i lie not4 ,at ,damascus the governor of the nation under ,aretas the king1 guarded the city of the ,damascenes1 to apprehend me2 and through a window in a basket was ,i let down by the wall1 and so escaped his hands4 ,chap4 xii4 #a4 ,if ,i must glory1 7it is not expedient indeed17 but ,i will come to the visions and revelations of the ,lord4 ,i know a man in ,christ about fourteen years ago1 7whether in the body1 ,i know not1 or out of the body1 ,i know not1 ,god knoweth17 such a one rapt even to the third heaven4 ,and ,i know such a man 7whether in the body1 or out of the body1 ,i cannot tell1 ,god knoweth7 how he was caught up into paradise1 and heard secret words1 which is not granted to man to utter4 ,for such a one ,i will glory2 but for myself ,i will glory nothing1 but in my infirmities4 ,for though ,i should have a mind to glory1 ,i shall not be foolish3 for ,i will say the truth4 ,but ,i forbear1 lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth in me1 or any thing he heareth from me4 #djg ,and lest the greatness of the revelations should lift me up1 there was given me a string of my flesh1 an angel of ,satan1 to buffet me4 ,for which thing ,i thrice besought the ,lord1 that it might depart from me3 and he said to me3 ,my grace is sufficient for thee3 for power is made perfect in infirmity4 ,gladly1 therefore1 will ,i glory in my infirmities1 that the power of ,christ may dwell in me4 ,gospel4 ,luke viii4 #d1 #af4 ,at that time3 ,when a very great multitude was gathered together1 and hastened out of the cities to meet ,jesus1 he spoke by a similitude4 ,a sower went out to sow his seed2 and as he sowed1 some fell by the way-side1 and it was trodden down1 and the fowls of the air devoured it4 ,and other some fell upon a rock2 and as soon as it was sprung up1 it withered away1 because it had no moisture4 ,and other some fell among thorns2 and the thorns growing up with it1 choked it4 ,and other some fell upon good ground1 and sprung up1 and yielded fruit a hundred-fold4 ,saying these things he cried out3 ,he that hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 ,and his disciples asked him what this parable might be4 ,to whom he said3 ,to you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of ,god2 but to the rest in parables3 that seeing they may not see1 and hearing they may not understand4 ,now the parable is this3 ,the seed is the word of ,god4 ,and they by the way-side1 are they that hear2 then the devil cometh1 and taketh the word out of their hearts1 lest believing they should be saved4 ,now they upon the rock are they1 who1 when they hear1 receive the word with joy2 and these have no roots2 for they believe for a while1 and in time of temptation fall away4 ,and that which fell among thorns1 are they who have heard1 and going their way1 are choked with the cares and the riches and pleasures of this life1 and yield no fruit4 ,but that on the good ground1 are they1 who in a good and perfect heart1 hearing the word1 keep it1 and bring forth fruit in patience4 #djh ,quinquagesima ,sunday4 ,epistle4 #a ,corinthians xiii4 #a1 #ac4 ,brethren3 ,if ,i speak with the tongues of men and of angels1 and have not charity1 ,i am become as sounding brass1 or a tinkling cymbal4 ,and if ,i should have prophecy1 and should know all mysteries1 and all knowledge1 and if ,i should have all faith1 so that ,i could remove mountains1 and have not charity1 ,i am nothing4 ,and if ,i should distribute all my goods to feed the poor1 and if ,i should deliver my body to be burned1 and have not charity1 it profiteth me nothing4 ,charity is patient1 is kind4 ,charity envieth not1 dealeth not perversely2 it is not puffed up1 it is not ambitious1 seeketh not her own1 is not provoked to anger1 thinketh no evil1 rejoiceth not in iniquity1 but rejoiceth with the truth2 beareth all things1 believeth all things1 hopeth all things1 endureth all things4 ,charity never falleth away2 whether prophecies shall be made void1 or tongues shall cease1 or knowledge shall be destroyed4 ,for we know in part1 and we prophesy in part2 but when that which is perfect is come1 that which is in part shall be done away4 ,when ,i was a child1 ,i spoke as a child1 ,i understood as a child1 ,i thought as a child2 but when ,i became a man1 ,i put away the things of a child4 ,we now see through a glass in a dark manner2 but then face to face4 ,now ,i know in part2 but then ,i shall know even as ,i am known4 ,and now there remain faith1 hope1 charity1 these three2 but the greatest of these is charity4 ,gospel4 ,luke xviii4 #ca1 #dc4 ,at that time3 ,jesus took unto him the twelve1 and said to them3 ,behold we go up to ,jerusalem1 and all things shall be accomplished which were written by the prophets concerning the ,son of ,man4 ,for he shall be delivered to the ,gentiles1 and shall be mocked1 and scourged1 and spit upon2 and after they have scourged him1 they will put him to death1 and the third day he shall rise again4 ,and they understood none of these things4 #dji ,and this word was hid from them1 and they understood not the things that were said4 ,now it came to pass1 that when he drew nigh to ,jericho1 a certain blind man sat by the way-side1 begging4 ,and when he heard the multitude passing by1 he asked what this meant4 ,and they told him that ,jesus of ,nazareth was passing by4 ,and he cried out3 ,jesus1 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on me4 ,and they that went before1 rebuked him1 that he should hold his peace4 ,but he cried out much more3 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on me4 ,and ,jesus1 standing1 commanded him to be brought unto him4 ,and when he was come near1 he asked him1 saying3 ,what wilt thou that ,i do to thee8 ,but he said3 ,lord1 that ,i may see4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,receive thy sight2 thy faith hath made thee whole4 ,and immediately he saw1 and followed him1 glorifying ,god4 ,and all the people1 when they saw it1 gave praise to ,god4 ,credo4 ,ash-,wednesday4 ,lesson4 ,joel ii4 #ab1 #ai4 ,thus saith the ,lord3 ,be converted to me with all your heart1 in fasting1 in weeping1 and in mourning4 ,and rend your hearts1 and not your garments1 and turn to the ,lord your ,god2 for he is gracious and merciful1 patient and rich in mercy1 and ready to repent of the evil4 ,who knoweth but he will return1 and forgive1 and leave a blessing behind him2 sacrifice and libation to the ,lord your ,god8 ,blow the trumpet in ,sion1 sanctify a fast1 call a solemn assembly1 gather together the people1 sanctify the church1 assemble the ancients1 gather together the little ones1 and them that suck at the breasts3 let the bridegroom go forth from his bed1 and the bride out of the bride-chamber4 ,between the porch and the altar1 the priests1 the ,lord's ministers1 shall weep1 and shall say3 ,spare1 ,o ,lord1 spare thy people2 and give not thine inheritance to reproach1 that the heathens should rule over them4 #daj ,why should they say among the nations3 ,where is their ,god8 ,the ,lord hath been zealous for his land1 and hath spared his people4 ,and the ,lord answered and said to his people3 ,behold ,i will send you corn1 and wine1 and oil2 you shall be filled with them1 and ,i will no more make you a reproach among the nations1 saith the ,lord ,almighty4 ,gospel4 ,matthew vi4 #af1 #ba4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,when you fast1 be not1 as the hypocrites1 sad4 ,for they disfigure their faces1 that they may appear to men to fast4 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 they have received their reward4 ,but thou1 when thou fastest1 anoint thy head1 and wash thy face1 that thou appear not to men to fast1 but to thy ,father1 who is in secret2 and thy ,father1 who seeth in secret1 will reward thee4 ,lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth1 where the rust and moth consume1 and where thieves break through and steal2 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven1 where neither rust nor moth doth consume1 and where thieves do not break through1 nor steal4 ,for where thy treasure is1 there is thy heart also4 ,first ,sunday ,in ,lent4 ,epistle4 #b ,corinthians vi4 #a1 #aj4 ,brethren3 ,we exhort you1 that you receive not the grace of ,god in vain4 ,for he saith3 ,in an acceptable time have ,i heard thee2 and in the day of salvation have ,i helped thee4 ,behold1 now is the acceptable time3 behold1 now is the day of salvation4 ,giving no offence to any man1 that our ministry be not blamed3 but in all things let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of ,god1 in much patience1 in tribulation1 in necessities1 in distresses1 in stripes1 in prison1 in seditions1 in labours1 in watchings1 in fastings1 in chastity1 in knowledge1 in long-suffering1 in sweetness1 in the ,holy ,ghost1 in charity unfeigned1 in the word of truth1 in the power of ,god2 by the armour of justice on the right hand1 and on the left3 by honour1 and dishonour3 by evil report1 and good report3 as deceivers1 and yet true3 as unknown1 and yet known3 as dying1 and behold we live3 as chastised1 and not killed3 as sorrowful1 yet always rejoicing3 as needy1 yet enriching many3 as having nothing1 and possessing all things4 #daa ,gospel4 ,matthew iv4 #a1 #aa4 ,at that time3 ,jesus was led by the spirit into the desert1 to be tempted by the devil4 ,and when he had fasted forty days and forty nights1 he was afterwards hungry4 ,and the tempter coming1 said to him1 ,if thou be the ,son of ,god1 command that these stones be made bread4 ,but he answered and said3 ,it is written1 ,not by bread alone doth man live1 but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of ,god4 ,then the devil took him into the holy city1 and set him upon a pinnacle of the temple1 and said to him3 ,if thou be the ,son of ,god1 cast thyself down2 for it is written1 ,he hath given his angels charge over thee1 and in their hands shall they bear thee up1 lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone4 ,jesus said to him3 ,it is written again1 ,thou shalt not tempt the ,lord thy ,god4 ,again the devil took him up into a very high mountain1 and showed him all the kingdoms of the world1 and the glory of them1 and said to him3 ,all these will ,i give thee1 if thou wilt fall down and adore me4 ,then ,jesus said to him3 ,begone1 ,satan2 for it is written1 ,the ,lord thy ,god shalt thou adore1 and him only shalt thou serve4 ,then the devil left him2 and behold angels came and ministered to him4--,credo4 ,second ,sunday ,in ,lent4 ,epistle4 #a ,thessalonians1 iv4 #a1 #g4 ,brethren3 ,we pray and beseech you in the ,lord ,jesus1 that as you have received of us1 how you ought to walk and to please ,god1 so also you would walk1 that you may abound the more4 #dab ,for you know what precepts ,i have given to you by the ,lord ,jesus4 ,for this is the will of ,god1 your sanctification2 that you should abstain from fornication1 that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour1 not in the passion of lust1 like the ,gentiles that know not ,god2 and that no man over-reach nor circumvent his brother in business2 because the ,lord is the avenger of all these things1 as we have told you before1 and have testified4 ,for ,god hath not called us unto uncleanness1 but unto sanctification4 ,gospel4 ,matthew xvii4 #a1 #i4 ,at that time3 ,jesus taketh unto him ,peter and ,james1 and ,john his brother1 and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart3 and he was transfigured before them4 ,and his face did shine as the sun3 and his garments became white as snow4 ,and behold there appeared to them ,moses and ,elias talking with him4 ,then ,peter answering1 said to ,jesus3 ,lord1 it is good for us to be here3 if thou wilt1 let us make here three tabernacles1 one for thee1 and one for ,moses1 and one for ,elias4 ,and as he was yet speaking1 behold a bright cloud overshadowed them4 ,and lo1 a voice out of the cloud1 saying3 ,this is my beloved ,son1 in whom ,i am well pleased2 hear ye him4 ,and the disciples hearing1 fell upon their face1 and were very much afraid4 ,and ,jesus came and touched them1 and said unto them3 ,arise1 and be not afraid4 ,and when they lifted up their eyes1 they saw no one1 but only ,jesus4 ,and as they came down from the mountain1 ,jesus charged them1 saying3 ,tell the vision to no man1 till the ,son of man shall be risen from the dead4 ,credo4 ,third ,sunday ,in ,lent4 ,epistle4 ,ephesians v4 #a1 #i4 ,brethren3 ,be ye therefore followers of ,god1 as most dear children2 and walk in love1 as ,christ also loved us1 and hath delivered himself for us1 an oblation and a sacrifice to ,god1 for an odour of sweetness4 #dac ,but fornication1 and all uncleanness1 or covetousness1 let it not so much as be named among you1 as becometh saints2 or obscenity1 or foolish talking1 or scurrility1 which is to no purpose3 but rather giving of thanks4 ,for know ye this1 and understand1 that no fornicator1 or unclean or covetous person1 7which is serving of idols17 hath inheritance in the kingdom of ,christ and of ,god4 ,let no man deceive you with vain words4 ,for because of these things cometh the anger of ,god upon the children of unbelief4 ,be ye not therefore partakers with them4 ,for you were heretofore darkness1 but now light in the ,lord4 ,walk ye as children of the light4 ,for the fruit of the light is in all goodness1 and justice1 and truth4 ,gospel4 ,luke xi4 #ad1 #bh4 ,at that time3 ,jesus was casting out a devil1 and the same was dumb2 and when he had cast out the devil1 the dumb spoke1 and the multitude were in admiration at it4 ,but some of them said3 ,he casteth out devils1 by ,belzebub1 the prince of devils4 ,and others1 tempting1 asked of him a sign from heaven4 ,but he seeing their thoughts1 said to them3 ,every kingdom divided against itself1 shall be brought to desolation1 and house upon house shall fall4 ,and if ,satan also be divided against himself1 how shall his kingdom stand8 because you say1 that through ,belzebub ,i cast out devils4 ,now1 if ,i cast out devils by ,belzebub1 by whom do your children cast them out8 ,therefore they shall be your judges4 ,but if ,i by the finger of ,god cast out devils1 doubtless the kingdom of ,god is come upon you4 ,when a strong man armed keepeth his court1 those things are in peace which he possesseth4 ,but if a stronger than he come upon him1 and overcome him1 he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted1 and will distribute his spoils4 ,he that is not with me is against me3 and he that gathereth not with me1 scattereth4 ,when the unclean spirit is gone out of a man1 he walketh through places without water1 seeking rest2 and not finding1 he saith3 ,i will return into my house whence ,i came out4 #dad ,and when he is come1 he findeth it swept and garnished4 ,then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself1 and entering in they dwell there2 and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first4 ,and it came to pass1 as he spoke these things1 a certain woman from the crowd1 lifting up her voice1 said to him3 ,blessed is the womb that bore thee1 and the paps that gave thee suck4 ,but he said3 ,yea rather1 blessed are they who hear the word of ,god1 and keep it4 ,credo4 ,fourth ,sunday ,in ,lent4 ,epistle4 ,galatians iv4 #bb1 #ca4 ,brethren3 ,it is written that ,abraham had two sons2 the one by a bond-woman1 and the other by a free-woman4 ,but he who was of the bond-woman1 was born according to the flesh2 but he by the free-woman1 was by promise4 ,which things are said by an allegory4 ,for these are the two testaments4 ,the one from ,mount ,sina1 engendering unto bondage1 which is ,agar2 for ,sina is a mountain in ,arabia1 which hath affinity to that ,jerusalem which now is1 and is in bondage with her children4 ,but that ,jerusalem1 which is above1 is free2 which is our mother4 ,for it is written3 ,rejoice1 thou barren1 that bearest not2 break forth and cry1 thou that travailest not2 for many are the children of the desolate1 more than of her that hath a husband4 ,now we1 brethren1 as ,isaac was1 are the children of promise4 ,but as then1 he that was born according to the flesh1 persecuted him that was after the spirit1 so also it is now4 ,but what saith the scripture8 ,cast out the bond-woman and her son2 for the son of the bond-woman shall not be heir with the son of the free-woman4 ,so then1 brethren1 we are not children of the bond-woman1 but of the free2 by the freedom wherewith ,christ hath made us free4 #dae ,gospel4 ,john vi4 #a1 #ae4 ,at that time3 ,jesus went over the sea of ,galilee1 which is that of ,tiberias2 and a great multitude followed him1 because they saw the miracles which he did on them that were diseased4 ,jesus therefore went up into a mountain1 and there he sat with his disciples4 ,now the pasch1 the festival day of the ,jews1 was near at hand4 ,when ,jesus therefore had lifted up his eyes1 and seen that a very great multitude cometh to him1 he said to ,philip3 ,whence shall we buy bread that these may eat8 ,and this he said to try him1 for he himself knew what he would do4 ,philip answered him3 ,two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them1 that every one may take a little4 ,one of his disciples1 ,andrew1 the brother of ,simon ,peter1 saith to him3 ,there is a boy here that hath five barley loaves1 and two fishes2 but what are they among so many8 ,then ,jesus said3 ,make the men sit down4 ,now there was much grass in the place4 ,the men therefore sat down1 in number about five thousand4 ,and ,jesus took the loaves2 and when he had given thanks1 he distributed to them that were sat down4 ,in like manner also of the fishes1 as much as they would2 and when they were filled1 he said to his disciples3 ,gather up the fragments that remain1 lest they be lost4 ,they gathered up therefore1 and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves1 which remained over and above to them that had eaten4 ,now these men1 when they had seen what a miracle ,jesus had done1 said3 ,this is of a truth the prophet that is to come into the world4 ,jesus therefore1 when he knew that they would come to take him by force and make him king1 fled again into the mountain himself alone4 ,credo4 #daf ,passion ,sunday4 ,epistle4 ,hebrews ix4 #aa1 #ae4 ,brethren3 ,christ being come1 an high priest of the good things to come1 by a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands1 that is1 not of this creation1 neither by the blood of goats or of calves1 but by his own blood1 entered once into the ,holies1 having obtained eternal redemption4 ,for if the blood of goats and of oxen1 and the ashes of an heifer being sprinkled1 sanctify such as are defiled1 to the cleansing of the flesh2 how much more shall the blood of ,christ 7who by the ,holy ,ghost offered himself unspotted unto ,god7 cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve the living ,god8 ,and therefore he is the mediator of the ,new ,testament2 that by means of his death1 for the redemption of those transgressions which were under the former testament1 they that are called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance4 ,gospel4 ,john viii4 #df1 #ei4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to the multitude of the ,jews3 ,which of you shall convince me of sin8 ,if ,i say the truth to you1 why do you not believe me8 ,he that is of ,god1 heareth the words of ,god4 ,therefore you hear them not1 because you are not of ,god4 ,the ,jews therefore answered and said to him3 ,do we not say well that thou art a ,samaritan1 and hast a devil8 ,jesus answered3 ,i have not a devil2 but ,i honour my ,father1 and you have dishonoured me4 ,but ,i seek not my own glory3 there is one that seeketh and judgeth4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you3 ,if any man keep my word1 he shall not see death for ever4 ,the ,jews therefore said3 ,now we know that thou hast a devil4 ,abraham is dead1 and the prophets2 and thou sayest3 ,if any man keep my word1 he shall not taste death for ever4 ,art thou greater than our father ,abraham1 who is dead8 ,and the prophets are dead4 ,whom dost thou make thyself8 ,jesus answered3 ,if ,i glorify myself1 my glory is nothing4 #dag ,it is my ,father that glorifieth me1 of whom you say that he is your ,god2 and you have not known him1 but ,i know him4 ,and if ,i should say that ,i know him not1 ,i should be like to you1 a liar4 ,but ,i do know him1 and do keep his word4 ,abraham your father rejoiced that he might see my day3 he saw it1 and was glad4 ,the ,jews then said to him3 ,thou art not yet fifty years old1 and hast thou seen ,abraham8 ,jesus said to them3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 ,before ,abraham was made1 ,i am4 ,they took up stones therefore to cast at him4 ,but ,jesus hid himself1 and went out of the temple4 ,palm ,sunday4 ,epistle4 ,philippians ii4 #e1 #aa4 ,brethren3 ,let this mind be in you1 which was also in ,christ ,jesus2 who being in the form of ,god1 thought it not robbery to be equal with ,god1 but emptied himself1 taking the form of a servant1 being made in the likeness of men1 and in habit found as a man4 ,he humbled himself1 becoming obedient unto death1 even to the death of the cross4 ,for which cause ,god also hath exalted him1 and hath given him a name which is above all names2 that in the name of ,jesus every knee shall bow1 of those that are in heaven1 on earth1 and under the earth4 ,and that every tongue should confess that the ,lord ,jesus ,christ is in the glory of the ,father4 ,gospel4 ,the ,passion of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 according to ,matthew xxvi4 and xxvii4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,you know that after two days shall be the pasch1 and the ,son of man shall be delivered up to be crucified4 ,then were gathered together the chief priests and ancients of the people into the court of the high-priest1 who was called ,caiphas2 and they consulted together1 that by subtlety they might apprehend ,jesus1 and put him to death4 ,but they said3 ,not on the festival day1 lest perhaps there should be a tumult amongst the people4 #dah ,and when ,jesus was in ,bethania1 in the house of ,simon the leper1 there came to him a woman having an alabaster-box of precious ointment1 and poured it on his head as he was at table4 ,and the disciples seeing it1 had indignation1 saying3 ,to what purpose is this waste8 ,for this might have been sold for much1 and given to the poor4 ,and ,jesus knowing it1 said to them3 ,why do you trouble this woman8 ,for she has wrought a good work upon me4 ,for the poor you have always with you1 but me you have not always4 ,for she1 in pouring this ointment upon my body1 hath done it for my burial4 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world1 that also which she hath done1 shall be told for a memory of her4 ,then went one of the twelve1 who was called ,judas ,iscariot1 to the chief priests1 and said to them3 ,what will you give me1 and ,i will deliver him unto you8 ,but they appointed him thirty pieces of silver4 ,and from thenceforth he sought an opportunity to betray him4 ,and on the first day of the ,azymes the disciples came to ,jesus1 saying3 ,where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the pasch8 ,but ,jesus said3 ,go ye into the city to a certain man1 and say to him1 ,the ,master saith1 ,my time is near at hand4 ,i will keep the pasch at thy house with my disciples4 ,and the disciples did as ,jesus appointed to them1 and they prepared the pasch4 ,now when it was evening1 he sat down with is twelve disciples2 and whilst they were eating1 he said3 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 that one of you is about to betray me4 ,and they being very much troubled1 began every one to say3 ,is it ,i1 ,lord8 ,but he answering said3 ,he that dippeth his hand with me in the dish1 he shall betray me4 ,the ,son of man indeed goeth1 as it is written of him2 but woe to that man1 by whom the ,son of man shall be betrayed4 ,it were better for him1 if that man had not been born4 #dai ,and ,judas1 that betrayed him1 answering said3 ,is it ,i1 ,rabbi8 ,he saith to him3 ,thou hast said it4 ,and whilst they were at supper1 ,jesus took bread1 and blessed1 and broke3 and gave to his disciples1 and said3 ,take ye1 and eat3 ,this is my body4 ,and taking the chalice he gave thanks1 and gave to them1 saying3 ,drink ye all of this3 for this is my blood of the ,new ,testament1 which shall be shed for many for the remission of sins4 ,and ,i say to you1 ,i will not drink from henceforth of this fruit of the vine1 until that day when ,i shall drink it new with you in the kingdom of my ,father4 ,and a hymn being said1 they went out into mount ,olivet4 ,then ,jesus said to them3 ,all you shall be scandalized in me this night4 ,for it is written3 ,i will strike the shepherd1 and the sheep of the flock shall be dispersed4 ,but after ,i shall be risen again1 ,i will go before you into ,galilee4 ,and ,peter answering1 said to him3 ,although all shall be scandalized in thee1 ,i will never be scandalized4 ,jesus said to him3 ,amen1 ,i say to thee1 that in this night1 before the cock crow1 thou wilt deny me thrice4 ,peter saith to him3 ,yea1 though ,i should die with thee1 ,i will not deny thee4 ,and in like manner said all the disciples4 ,then ,jesus came with them into a country place which is called ,gethsemani2 and he said to his disciples3 ,sit you here1 till ,i go yonder1 and pray4 ,and taking with him ,peter and the two sons of ,zebedee1 he began to grow sorrowful1 and to be sad4 ,then he saith to them3 ,my soul is sorrowful even unto death2 stay you here and watch with me4 ,and going a little further he fell upon his face1 praying1 and saying3 ,my ,father1 if it be possible1 let this chalice pass from me4 ,nevertheless1 not as ,i will1 but as thou wilt4 ,and he cometh to his disciples and findeth them asleep1 and he said to ,peter3 ,what6 could you not watch one hour with me8 ,watch ye1 and pray that ye enter not into temptation4 ,the spirit indeed is willing1 but the flesh is weak4 ,again the second time he went and prayed1 saying3 ,my ,father1 if this chalice may not pass away1 but ,i must drink it1 thy will be done4 #dbj ,and he cometh again1 and findeth them sleeping2 for their eyes were heavy4 ,and leaving them1 he went again2 and he prayed the third time1 saying the self-same words4 ,then he cometh to his disciples1 and saith to them3 ,sleep ye now1 and take your rest3 behold the hour is at hand1 and the ,son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners4 ,rise1 let us go3 behold he is at hand that will betray me4 ,as he yet spoke1 behold ,judas1 one of the twelve1 came1 and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs1 sent from the chief priests and the ancients of the people4 ,and he that betrayed him1 gave them a sign1 saying3 ,whomsoever ,i shall kiss1 that is he1 hold him fast4 ,and forthwith coming to ,jesus1 he said3 ,hail1 ,rabbi2 and he kissed him4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,friend1 whereto art thou come8 ,then they came up1 and laid hands on ,jesus1 and held him4 ,and behold one of them that were with ,jesus1 stretching forth his hand1 drew out his sword2 and striking the servant of the high-priest1 cut off his ear4 ,then ,jesus said to him3 ,put up again thy sword into its place2 for all that take the sword1 shall perish with the sword4 ,thinkest thou that ,i cannot ask my ,father1 and he will give me presently more than twelve legions of angels8 ,how then shall the ,scriptures be fulfilled1 that so it must be done8 ,in that same hour ,jesus said to the multitude3 ,you are come out as it were to a robber1 with swords and clubs1 to apprehend me4 ,i sat daily with you teaching in the temple1 and you laid not hands on me4 ,now all this was done1 that the ,scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled4 ,then the disciples all leaving him1 fled4 ,but they holding ,jesus1 led him to ,caiphas the high-priest1 where the scribes and the ancients were assembled4 ,and ,peter followed him afar off1 even to the court of the high-priest2 and going in1 he sat with the servants1 that he might see the end4 ,and the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against ,jesus1 that they might put him to death2 and they found not1 whereas many false witnesses had come in4 #dba ,and last of all there came two false witnesses2 and they said3 ,this man said1 ,i am able to destroy the temple of ,god1 and after three days to rebuild it4 ,and the high-priest rising up1 said to him3 ,answerest thou nothing to the things which these witness against thee8 ,but ,jesus held his peace4 ,and the high-priest said to him3 ,i adjure thee1 by the living ,god1 that thou tell us if thou be the ,christ the ,son of ,god4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,thou hast said it4 ,nevertheless ,i say to you4 ,hereafter you shall see the ,son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of ,god1 and coming in the clouds of heaven4 ,then the high-priest rent his garments1 saying3 ,he hath blasphemed1 what further need have we of witnesses8 ,behold1 now you have heard the blasphemy3 what think you8 ,but they answering1 said3 ,he is guilty of death4 ,then did they spit in his face1 and buffet him1 and others struck his face with the palms of their hands1 saying3 ,prophesy unto us1 ,o ,christ1 who is he that struck thee8 ,but ,peter sat without in the court2 and there came to him a servant-maid1 saying3 ,thou also wast with ,jesus the ,galilean4 ,but he denied before them all1 saying3 ,i know not what thou sayest4 ,and as he went out of the gate1 another maid saw him1 and she saith to them that were there3 ,this man also was with ,jesus of ,nazareth4 ,and again he denied with an oath3 ,that ,i know not the man4 ,and after a little while they came that stood by1 and said to ,peter3 ,surely thou also art one of them2 for even thy speech1 doth discover thee4 ,then he began to curse and swear that he knew not the man4 ,and immediately the cock crew4 ,and ,peter remembered the words of ,jesus which he had said3 ,before the cock crow1 thou wilt deny me thrice4 ,and going forth1 he wept bitterly4 ,and when morning was come1 all the chief priests and ancients of the people took council against ,jesus1 that they might put him to death4 #dbb ,and they brought him bound1 and delivered him to ,pontius ,pilate the governor4 ,then ,judas1 who betrayed him1 seeing that he was condemned1 repenting himself1 brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and ancients1 saying3 ,i have sinned1 in betraying innocent blood4 ,but they said3 ,what is that to us8 look thou to it4 ,and casting down the pieces of silver in the temple1 he departed1 and went and hanged himself with a halter4 ,but the chief priests having taken the pieces of silver1 said3 ,it is not lawful to put them into the corbona1 because it is the price of blood4 ,and after they had consulted together1 they bought with them the potter's field1 to be a burying-place for strangers4 ,for this cause that field was called ,haceldama1 that is1 the field of blood1 even to this day4 ,then was fulfilled that which was spoken by ,jeremias the prophet1 saying3 ,and they took the thirty pieces of silver1 the price of him that was prized1 whom they prized of the children of ,israel4 ,and they gave them unto the potter's field1 as the ,lord appointed to me4 ,and ,jesus stood before the governor1 and the governor asked him1 saying3 ,art thou the king of the ,jews8 ,jesus saith to him3 ,thou sayest it4 ,and when he was accused by the chief priests and ancients1 he answered nothing4 ,then ,pilate saith to him3 ,dost thou not hear how great testimonies they allege against thee8 ,and he answered him to never a word2 so that the governor wondered exceedingly4 ,now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner1 whom they would4 ,and he had then a notorious prisoner1 that was called ,barabbas4 ,they therefore being gathered together1 ,pilate said3 ,whom will you that ,i release to you8 ,barabbas1 or ,jesus that is called ,christ8 ,for he knew that for envy they had delivered him4 ,and as he was sitting in the place of judgment1 his wife sent to him1 saying3 ,have thou nothing to do with that just man4 ,for ,i have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him4 #dbc ,but the chief priests and ancients persuaded the people that they should ask ,barabbas1 and make ,jesus away4 ,and the governor answering1 said to them3 ,whether will you of the two to be released unto you8 ,but they said1 ,barabbas4 ,pilate saith to them3 what shall ,i do then with ,jesus that is called ,christ8 ,they say all3 ,let him be crucified4 ,the governor said to them3 ,why1 what evil hath he done8 ,but they cried out the more1 saying3 ,let him be crucified4 ,and ,pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing1 but that rather a tumult was made2 taking water he washed his hands before the people1 saying3 ,i am innocent of the blood of this just man3 look you to it4 ,and the whole people answering1 said3 ,his blood be upon us1 and upon our children4 ,then he released to them ,barabbas3 and having scourged ,jesus1 delivered him unto them to be crucified4 ,then the soldiers of the governor taking ,jesus into the hall1 gathered together unto him the whole band2 and stripping him1 they put a scarlet cloak about him4 ,and platting a crown of thorns1 they put it upon his head1 and a reed in his right hand4 ,and bowing the knee before him1 they mocked him1 saying3 ,hail1 king of the ,jews4 ,and spitting upon him1 they took the reed1 and struck his head4 ,and after they had mocked him1 they took off the cloak from him1 and put on his own garments1 and led him away to crucify him4 ,and going out they met a man of ,cyrene named ,simon3 him they forced to take up the cross4 ,and they came to the place that is called ,golgotha1 which is the place of ,calvary4 ,and they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall4 ,and when he had tasted1 he would not drink4 ,and after they had crucified him1 they divided his garments1 casting lots3 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet1 saying3 ,they divided my garments among them2 and upon my vesture they cast lots3 and they sat and watched him4 ,and they put over his head his cause written3 ,this is ,jesus the ,king of the ,jews4 #dbd ,then were crucified with him two thieves1 one on the right hand1 and one on the left4 ,and they that passed by1 blasphemed him1 wagging their heads1 and saying3 ,vah1 thou that destroyest the temple of ,god1 and in three days dost rebuild it1 save thy own self3 if thou be the ,son of ,god1 come down from the cross4 ,in like manner also the chief priests1 with the scribes and ancients1 mocking1 said3 ,he saved others2 himself he cannot save3 if he be the king of ,israel1 let him now come down from the cross1 and we will believe him4 ,he trusted in ,god3 let him now deliver him1 if he will have him3 for he said3 ,i am the ,son of ,god4 ,and the self-same thing the thieves also that were crucified with him1 reproached him with4 ,now from the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole earth until the ninth hour4 ,and about the ninth hour ,jesus cried with a loud voice1 saying3 ,eli1 ,eli1 lamma sabacthani8 that is1 ,my ,god1 my ,god1 why hast thou forsaken me8 ,and some that stood there and heard1 said3 ,this man calleth ,elias4 ,and immediately one of them running1 took a sponge1 and filled it with vinegar1 and put it on a reed1 and gave him to drink4 ,and the others said3 ,let us see whether ,elias will come and deliver him4 ,and ,jesus again crying with a loud voice1 yielded up the ghost4 ,here all kneel and pause4 ,and behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom1 and the earth quaked1 and the rocks were rent4 ,and the graves were opened2 and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose2 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection1 came into the holy city and appeared to many4 ,now the centurion1 and they that were with him watching ,jesus1 having seen the earthquake and the things that were done1 were sore afraid1 saying3 ,indeed this was the ,son of ,god4 ,and there were there many women afar off who had followed ,jesus from ,galilee1 ministering unto him3 among whom was ,mary ,magdalen1 and ,mary the ,mother of ,james and ,joseph1 and the mother of the sons of ,zebedee4 #dbe ,and when it was evening1 there came a certain rich man of ,arimathea1 named ,joseph1 who also himself was a disciple of ,jesus4 ,he went to ,pilate1 and asked the body of ,jesus4 ,then ,pilate commanded that the body should be delivered4 ,and ,joseph taking the body1 wrapped it up in a clean linen cloth1 and laid it in his own new monument1 which he had hewn out in a rock4 ,and he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument1 and went his way4 ,and there was there ,mary ,magdalen1 and the other ,mary sitting over against the sepulchre4 ,and the next day1 which followed the day of preparation1 the chief priests and the ,pharisees came together to ,pilate1 saying3 ,sir1 we have remembered1 that that seducer said1 while he was yet alive3 ,after three days ,i will rise again4 ,command therefore the sepulchre to be guarded until the third day3 lest perhaps his disciples come and steal him away1 and say to the people he is risen from the dead3 and the last error shall be worse than the first4 ,pilate said to them3 ,you have a guard2 go1 guard it as you know4 ,and they departing1 made the sepulchre sure1 sealing the stone1 and setting guards4 ,easter ,sunday4 ,epistle4 #a ,corinthians v4 #g1 #h4 ,brethren3 ,purge out the old leaven1 that you may be a new paste1 as you are unleavened4 ,for ,christ1 our pasch1 is sacrificed4 ,therefore let us feast1 not with the old leaven1 nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness1 but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth4 ,gospel4 ,mark xvi4 #a1 #g4 ,at that time3 ,mary ,magdalen1 and ,mary the mother of ,james and ,salome1 brought sweet spices1 that coming they might anoint ,jesus4 ,and very early in the morning the first day of the week1 they come to the sepulchre1 the sun being now risen4 #dbf ,and they said one to another3 ,who shall roll us back the stone from the door of the sepulchre8 ,and looking1 they saw the stone rolled back4 ,for it was very great4 ,and entering into the sepulchre1 they saw a young man sitting on the right side clothed with a white robe3 and they were astonished4 ,who saith to them3 ,be not affrighted3 you seek ,jesus of ,nazareth1 who was crucified3 he is risen1 he is not here1 behold the place where they laid him4 ,but go1 tell his disciples and ,peter1 that he goeth before you into ,galilee3 there you shall see him1 as he told you4 ,credo4 ,quasimodo1 ,or ,low ,sunday4 ,epistle4 #a ,john v4 #d1 #i4 ,dearly beloved3 ,whatsoever is born of ,god1 overcometh the world2 and this is the victory which overcometh the world1 our faith4 ,who is he that overcometh the world1 but he that believeth that ,jesus is the ,son of ,god8 ,this is he that came by water and blood1 ,jesus ,christ3 not by water only1 but by water and blood4 ,and it is the ,spirit which testifieth1 that ,christ is the truth4 ,and there are three who give testimony in heaven1 the ,father1 the ,word1 and the ,holy ,ghost4 ,and these three are one4 ,and there are three that give testimony on earth3 the ,spirit1 the water1 and the blood1 and these three are one4 ,if we receive the testimony of men1 the testimony of ,god is greater4 ,for this is the testimony of ,god which is greater1 because he hath testified of his ,son4 ,he that believeth in the ,son of ,god1 hath the testimony of ,god in himself4 ,gospel4 ,john xx4 #ai1 #ca4 ,at that time3 ,when it was late that same day1 being the first day of the week1 and the doors were shut1 where the disciples were gathered together for fear of the ,jews1 ,jesus came and stood in the midst1 and said to them3 ,peace be to you4 ,and when he had said this1 he showed them his hands and his side4 #dbg ,the disciples therefore were glad when they saw the ,lord4 ,he said therefore to them again3 ,peace be to you4 ,as the ,father hath sent me1 ,i also send you4 ,when he had said this1 he breathed on them2 and he said to them3 ,receive ye the ,holy ,ghost3 whose sins you shall forgive1 they are forgiven them2 and whose sins you shall retain1 they are retained4 ,now ,thomas1 one of the twelve1 who is called ,didymus1 was not with them when ,jesus came4 ,the other disciples therefore said to him3 ,we have seen the ,lord4 ,but he said to them3 ,except ,i shall see in his hands the print of the nails1 and put my finger into the place of the nails1 and put my hands into his side1 ,i will not believe4 ,and after eight days1 again his disciples were within1 and ,thomas with them4 ,jesus cometh1 the doors being shut1 and stood in the midst1 and said3 ,peace be to you4 ,then he said to ,thomas3 ,put in thy finger hither1 and see my hands1 and bring hither thy hand1 and put it into my side2 and be not faithless1 but believing4 ,thomas answered1 and said to him3 ,my ,lord and my ,god6 ,jesus said to him3 ,because thou hast seen me1 ,thomas1 thou hast believed3 blessed are they that have not seen1 and have believed4 ,many other signs also did ,jesus in the sight of his disciples1 which are not written in this book4 ,but these are written that you may believe that ,jesus is the ,christ1 the ,son of ,god3 and that believing you may have life in his name4 ,credo4 ,second ,sunday ,after ,easter4 ,epistle4 #a ,peter ii4 #ba1 #be4 ,dearly beloved2 ,christ also suffered for us1 leaving you an example that you should follow his steps4 ,who did no sin1 neither was guile found in is mouth4 ,who when he was reviled1 did not revile3 when he suffered1 he threatened not3 but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly3 who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree3 that we being dead to sins1 should live to justice3 by whose stripes you were healed4 ,for you were as sheep going astray3 but you are now converted to the shepherd and bishop of your souls4 #dbh ,gospel4 ,john x4 #aa1 #af4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to the ,pharisees3 ,i am the good shepherd4 ,the good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep4 ,but the hireling1 and he that is not the shepherd1 whose own the sheep are not1 seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep1 and flieth1 and the wolf catcheth1 and scattereth the sheep3 and the hireling flieth1 because he is a hireling2 and he hath no care for the sheep4 ,i am the good shepherd3 and ,i know mine1 and mine know me4 ,as the ,father knoweth me1 and ,i know the ,father3 and ,i lay down my life for my sheep4 ,and other sheep ,i have1 that are not of this fold3 them also ,i must bring1 and they shall hear my voice1 and there shall be one fold1 and one shepherd4 ,credo4 ,third ,sunday ,after ,easter4 ,epistle4 #a ,peter ii4 #aa1 #ai4 ,dearly beloved3 ,i beseech you as strangers and pilgrims to refrain yourselves from carnal desires1 which war against the soul1 having your conversation good among the ,gentiles3 that whereas they speak against you as evil doers1 they may1 by the good works which they shall behold in you1 glorify ,god in the day of visitation4 ,be ye subject therefore to every human creature for ,god's sake3 whether it be to kings as excelling3 or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evil doers1 and for the praise of the good3 for so is the will of ,god1 that by doing well you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men3 as free1 and not as making liberty a cloak for malice1 but as the servants of ,god4 ,honour all men3 love the brotherhood3 fear ,god3 honour the king4 ,servants be subject to your masters with all fear1 not only to the good and gentle1 but also to the froward4 ,for this is thanks-worthy in ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 #dbi ,gospel4 ,john xvi4 #af1bb4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,a little while1 and now you shall not see me3 and again a little while1 and you shall see me2 because ,i go to the ,father4 ,then some of his disciples said one to another3 ,what is it that he saith to us3 ,a little while1 and you shall not see me3 and again a little while1 and you shall see me1 and because ,i go to the ,father8 ,they said therefore3 ,what is this that he saith3 ,a little while8 we know not what he speaketh4 ,and ,jesus knew that they had a mind to ask him2 and he said to them3 ,of this do you inquire among yourselves1 because ,i said3 ,a little while1 and you shall not see me2 and again1 a little while and you shall see me4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 that you shall lament and weep1 but the world shall rejoice3 and you shall be made sorrowful1 but your sorrow shall be turned into joy4 ,a woman1 when she is in labour1 hath sorrow1 because her hour is come3 but when she hath brought forth the child1 she remembereth no more the anguish1 for joy that a man is born into the world4 ,so also you now indeed have sorrow1 but ,i will see you again1 and your heart shall rejoice2 and your joy no man shall take from you4 ,credo4 ,fourth ,sunday ,after ,easter4 ,epistle4 ,james i4 #ag1 #ba4 ,dearly beloved3 ,every best gift1 and every perfect gift1 is from above1 coming down from the ,father of lights1 with whom there is no change1 nor shadow of alteration4 ,for of his own will hath he begotten us by the word of truth1 that we might be some beginning of his creatures4 ,you know1 my dearest brethren4 ,and let every man be swift to hear1 but slow to speak1 and slow to anger4 ,for the anger of man worketh not the justice of ,god4 ,wherefore casting away all uncleanness1 and abundance of naughtiness1 with meekness receive the ingrafted word1 which is able to save your souls4 #dcj ,gospel4 ,john xvi4 #e1 #ae4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,i go to him that sent me2 and none of you asketh me3 ,whither goest thou8 ,but because ,i have spoken these things to you1 sorrow hath filled your heart4 ,but ,i tell you the truth3 ,it is expedient to you that ,i go3 for if ,i go not1 the ,paraclete will not come to you2 but if ,i go1 ,i will send him to you4 ,and when he is come1 he will convince the world of sin1 and of justice1 and of judgment4 ,of sin3 because they believed not in me4 ,and of justice3 because ,i go to the ,father2 and you shall see me no longer4 ,and of judgment3 because the prince of this world is already judged4 ,i have yet many things to say to you3 but you cannot bear them now4 ,but when he1 the ,spirit of truth is come1 he will teach you all truth4 ,for he shall not speak of himself2 but what things soever he shall hear1 he shall speak3 and the things that are to come he shall show you4 ,he shall glorify me3 because he shall receive of mine1 and shall show it you4 ,credo4 ,fifth ,sunday ,after ,easter4 ,epistle4 ,james i4 #bb1 #bg4 ,dearly beloved3 ,be ye doers of the word1 and not hearers only1 deceiving your own selves4 ,for if a man be a hearer of the word and not a doer2 he shall be compared to a man beholding his own countenance in a glass4 ,for he beheld himself and went his way1 and presently forgot what manner of man he was4 ,but he that hath looked into the perfect law of liberty1 and hath continued therein1 not becoming a forgetful hearer1 but a doer of the work3 this man shall be blessed in his deed4 ,and if any man think himself religious1 not bridling his tongue1 but deceiving his own heart1 this man's religion is vain4 ,religion clean and undefiled before ,god and the ,father1 is this3 to visit the fatherless and the widows in their tribulation3 and to keep one's self unspotted from the world4 #dca ,gospel4 ,john xvi4 #bc1 #cj4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you2 if you ask the ,father any thing in my name1 he will give it you4 ,hitherto you have not asked any thing in my name4 ,ask and you shall receive2 that your joy may be full4 ,these things ,i have spoken to you in proverbs4 ,the hour cometh when ,i no more will speak to you in proverbs1 but will show you plainly of the ,father4 ,in that day you shall ask in my name3 and ,i say not to you1 that ,i will ask the ,father for you4 ,for the ,father himself loveth you1 because you have loved me1 and have believed that ,i came out from ,god4 ,i came forth from the ,father1 and am come into the world3 again ,i leave the world1 and go to the ,father4 ,his disciples say to him3 ,behold now thou speakest plainly1 and speakest no proverb4 ,now we know that thou knowest all things1 and thou needest not that any man should ask thee4 ,by this we believe that thou camest forth from ,god4 ,credo4 ,ascension-,day4 ,lesson4 ,acts i4 #a1 #aa4 ,the former treatise1 ,i made1 ,o ,theophilus1 of all things which ,jesus began to do and to teach1 until the day on which1 giving commandments by the ,holy ,ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen1 he was taken up4 ,to whom also he showed himself alive after his passion1 by many proofs1 by forty days appearing to them1 and speaking of the kingdom of ,god4 ,and eating together with them1 he commanded them1 that they should not depart from ,jerusalem1 but should wait for the promise of the ,father1 which you have heard 7saith he7 by my mouth3 for ,john indeed baptized with water1 but you shall be baptized with the ,holy ,ghost not many days hence4 #dcb ,they therefore who were come together1 asked him1 saying3 ,lord1 wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom of ,israel8 ,but he said to them3 ,it is not for you to know the times or moments1 which the ,father hath put in his own power2 but you shall receive the power of the ,holy ,ghost coming upon you1 and you shall be witnesses to me in ,jerusalem1 and in all ,judea1 and ,samaria1 and even to the uttermost part of the earth4 ,and when he had said these things1 while they looked on1 he was raised up2 and a cloud received him out of their sight4 ,and while they were beholding him going up to heaven1 behold two men stood by them1 in white garments4 ,who also said3 ,ye men of ,galilee1 why stand you looking up to heaven8 ,this ,jesus1 who is taken up from you into heaven1 shall so come as you have seen him going into heaven4 ,gospel4 ,mark xvi4 #ad1 #bj4 ,at that time3 ,jesus appeared to the eleven as they were at table2 and he upbraided them with their incredulity and hardness of heart1 because they did not believe them who had seen him after he was risen again4 ,and he said to them3 ,go ye into the whole world1 and preach the gospel to every creature4 ,he that believeth and is baptized1 shall be saved2 but he that believeth not shall be condemned4 ,and these signs shall follow them that believe3 ,in my name they shall cast out devils3 they shall speak with new tongues3 they shall take up serpents3 and if they shall drink any deadly thing1 it shall not hurt them3 they shall lay hands upon the sick1 and they shall recover4 ,and the ,lord ,jesus1 after he had spoken to them1 was taken up into heaven1 and sitteth on the right hand of ,god4 ,but they going1 preached every where3 the ,lord working withal1 and confirming the word with signs that followed4 ,credo4 #dcc ,sunday ,within ,the ,octave ,of ,the ,ascension4 ,epistle4 #a ,peter iv4 #g1 #aa4 ,most dearly beloved3 ,be prudent1 and watch in prayers4 ,but before all things have a constant mutual charity among yourselves3 for charity covereth a multitude of sins4 ,using hospitality one towards another1 without murmuring4 ,as every man hath received grace1 ministering the same one to another3 as good stewards of the manifold grace of ,god4 ,if any man speak1 let him speak as the words of ,god4 ,if any man minister1 let him do it as of the power which ,god administereth2 that in all things ,god may be honoured through ,jesus ,christ2 to whom is glory and empire for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,gospel4 ,john xv4 #bf4 xvi4 #a1 #d4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,when the ,paraclete cometh whom ,i will send you from the ,father1 the ,spirit of truth1 who proceedeth from the ,father1 he shall give testimony of me2 and you shall give testimony1 because you are with me from the beginning4 ,these things have ,i spoken to you1 that you may not be scandalized4 ,they will put you out of the synagogues2 yea the hour cometh1 that whosoever killeth you1 will think that he doeth a service to ,god4 ,and these things will they do to you1 because they have not known the ,father1 nor me4 ,but these things ,i have told you2 that when the hour shall come1 you may remember that ,i told you of them4 ,credo4 ,whit-,sunday4 ,lesson4 ,acts ii4 #a1 #aa4 ,when the days of ,pentecost were accomplished1 they were all together in one place3 and suddenly there came a sound from heaven1 as of a mighty wind coming1 and it filled the whole house where they were sitting4 ,and there appeared to them parted tongues as it were of fire1 and it sat upon every one of them3 and they were all filled with the ,holy ,ghost1 and they began to speak with divers tongues1 according as the ,holy ,ghost gave them to speak4 #dcd ,now there were dwelling at ,jerusalem ,jews1 devout men out of every nation under heaven4 ,and when this was noised abroad1 the multitude came together1 and were confounded in mind1 because that every man heard them speak in his own tongue4 ,and they were all amazed and wondered1 saying3 ,behold1 are not all these that speak1 ,galileans2 and how have we heard1 every man our own tongue wherein we were born8 ,parthians1 and ,medes1 and ,elamites1 and inhabitants of ,mesopotamia1 ,judea1 and ,cappadocia1 ,pontus and ,asia1 ,phrygia and ,pamphilia1 ,egypt and the parts of ,lybia1 about ,cyrene1 and strangers of ,rome1 ,jews also1 and ,proselytes1 ,cretes and ,arabians3 we have heard them speak in our own tongues the wonderful works of ,god4 ,gospel4 ,john xiv4 #bc4 #ca4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,if any one love me1 he will keep my word1 and my ,father will love him1 and we will come to him1 and will make our abode with him3 he that loveth me not1 keepeth not my words4 ,and the word which you have heard1 is not mine3 but the ,father's who sent me4 ,these things have ,i spoken to you1 abiding with you4 ,but the ,paraclete1 the ,holy ,ghost1 whom the ,father will send in my name1 he will teach you all things1 and bring all things to your mind1 whatsoever ,i shall have said to you4 ,peace ,i leave with you1 my peace ,i give to you3 not as the world giveth1 do ,i give unto you4 ,let not your heart be troubled1 nor let it be afraid4 ,you have heard that ,i said to you3 ,i go away1 and ,i come again to you4 ,if you loved me1 you would indeed be glad1 because ,i go to the ,father3 for the ,father is greater than ,i4 ,and now ,i have told you before it come to pass3 that when it shall come to pass1 you may believe4 ,i will not now speak many things with you4 ,for the prince of this world cometh1 and in me he hath not any thing4 ,but that the world may know that ,i love the ,father3 and as the ,father hath given me commandment1 so do ,i4 ,credo4 #dce ,trinity ,sunday4 ,epistle4 ,romans xi4 #cc1 #cf4 ,o the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of ,god6 ,how incomprehensible are his judgments1 and how unsearchable his ways6 ,for who hath known the mind of the ,lord8 ,or who hath been his counsellor8 ,or who hath first given to him1 and recompense shall be made him8 ,for of him1 and by him1 and in him are all things3 to him be glory for ever4 ,amen4 ,gospel4 ,matthew xxviii4 #ah1 #bj4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,all power is given to me in heaven and in earth4 ,going1 therefore1 teach all nations3 ,baptising them in the name op the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,teaching them to observe all things whatsoever ,i have commanded you3 and behold ,i am with you all days1 even to the consummation of the world4 ,credo4 ,gospel of the ,first ,sunday after ,pentecost4 ,luke vi4 #cj1 #db4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,be ye merciful1 as your ,father also is merciful4 ,judge not1 and you shall not be judged4 ,condemn not1 and you shall not be condemned4 ,forgive1 and you shall be forgiven4 ,give1 and it shall be given to you2 good measure and pressed down and shaken together and running over1 shall be given into your bosom4 ,for with the same measure that you shall mete withal1 it shall be measured to you again4 ,and he spoke also to them a similitude3 ,can the blind lead the blind8 do they not both fall into the ditch8 ,the disciple is not above his master3 but every one shall be perfect1 if he be as his master4 ,and why seest thou the mote in thy brother's eye2 but the beam that is in thy own eye thou considerest not8 or how canst thou say to thy brother3 ,brother1 let me pull the mote out of thy eye1 when thou thyself seest not the beam in thy own eye8 ,hypocrite1 cast first the beam out of thine own eye1 and then thou shalt see clearly to take out the mote from thy brother's eye4 ,deo gratias4 #dcf ,corpus ,christi ,epistle4 #a ,corinthians xi4 #bc1 #bi4 ,brethren3 ,i have received of the ,lord1 that which also ,i delivered to you1 that the ,lord ,jesus1 the same night in which he was betrayed1 took bread1 and giving thanks1 broke1 and said3 ,take ye1 and eat3 this is my body which shall be delivered for you3 this do for the commemoration of me4 ,in like manner also the chalice1 after he had supped1 saying3 ,this chalice is the ,new ,testament in my blood3 this do ye1 as often as you shall drink it1 for the commemoration of me4 ,for as often as you shall eat this bread1 and drink this chalice1 you shall show the death of the ,lord1 until he come4 ,therefore1 whosoever shall eat this bread or drink of the chalice of the ,lord unworthily1 shall be guilty of the body and blood of the ,lord4 ,but let a man prove himself3 and so let him eat of that bread1 and drink of the chalice4 ,for he that eateth and drinketh unworthily1 eateth and drinketh judgment to himself1 not discerning the body of the ,lord4 ,gospel4 ,john vi4 #ef1 #ei4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to the multitude of the ,jews3 ,my flesh is meat indeed1 and my blood is drink indeed4 ,he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood1 abideth in me1 and ,i in him4 ,as the living ,father hath sent me1 and ,i live by the ,father2 so he that eateth me1 the same also shall live by me4 ,this is the bread that came down from heaven4 ,not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead4 ,he that eateth this bread shall live for ever4 ,credo4 #dcg ,second ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 #a ,john iii4 #ac1 #ah4 ,dearly beloved3 ,wonder not if the world hate you4 ,we know that we have passed from death to life1 because we love the brethren4 ,he that loveth not1 abideth in death4 ,whosoever hateth his brother1 is a murderer4 ,and you know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself4 ,in this we have known the charity of ,god1 because he hath laid down his life for us3 and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren4 ,he that hath the substance of this world1 and shall see his brother in need1 and shut up his bowels from him3 how doth the charity of ,god abide in him8 ,my little children1 let us not love in word1 nor in tongue1 but in deed and in truth4 ,gospel4 ,luke xiv4 #af1 #bd4 ,at that time3 ,jesus spoke this parable to the ,pharisees3 ,a certain man made a great supper1 and invited many1 and he sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that were invited1 that they should come1 for now all things are ready4 ,and they began all at once to make excuse4 ,the first said to him3 ,i have bought a farm1 and must needs go out and see it3 ,i pray thee1 hold me excused4 ,and another said3 ,i have bought five yoke of oxen1 and ,i go to try them3 ,i pray thee hold me excused4 ,and another said3 ,i have married a wife1 and therefore ,i cannot come4 ,and the servant returning told these things to his lord4 ,then the master of the house being angry1 said to his servant3 ,go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city1 and bring in hither the poor1 and the feeble1 and the blind1 and the lame4 ,and the servant said3 ,lord1 it is done as thou hast commanded1 and yet there is room4 ,and the ,lord said to the servant3 ,go out into the high-ways and hedges2 and compel them to come in1 that my house may be filled4 ,but ,i say unto you1 that none of those men that were invited1 shall taste of my supper4 ,credo4 #dch ,third ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 #a ,peter v4 #f1 #aa4 ,dearly beloved3 ,be you humbled under the mighty hand of ,god1 that he may exalt you in the time of visitation4 ,casting all your care upon him1 for he hath care of you4 ,be sober and watch3 because your adversary the devil1 as a roaring lion1 goeth about1 seeking whom he may devour3 whom resist ye1 strong in faith2 knowing that the same affliction befalls your brethren who are in the world4 ,but the ,god of all grace1 who hath called us into his eternal glory in ,christ ,jesus1 after you have suffered a little1 will himself perfect you1 and confirm and stablish you4 ,to him be glory and empire for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,gospel4 ,luke xv4 #a1 #aj4 ,at that time3 ,the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him4 ,and the ,pharisees and ,scribes murmured1 saying3 ,this man receiveth sinners and eateth with them4 ,and he spoke to them this parable1 saying3 ,what man of you that hath a hundred sheep1 and if he shall lose one of them1 doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the desert1 and go after that which was lost until he find it8 ,and when he hath found it1 lay it upon his shoulders rejoicing3 and coming home call together his friends and neighbours1 saying to them3 ,rejoice with me1 because ,i have found my sheep that was lost8 ,i say to you1 that even so there shall be joy in heaven upon one sinner that doth penance1 more than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance4 ,or what woman having ten groats1 if she lose one groat1 doth not light a candle1 and sweep the house1 and seek diligently until she find it8 ,and when she hath found it1 call together her friends and neighbours1 saying3 ,rejoice with me1 because ,i have found the groat which ,i had lost8 ,so ,i say to you1 there shall be joy before the angels of ,god upon one sinner doing penance4 ,credo4 #dci ,fourth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 ,romans viii4 #ah1 #bc4 ,brethren3 ,i reckon that the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be compared with the glory to come1 that shall be revealed in us4 ,for the expectation of the creature waiteth for the revelation of the sons of ,god4 ,for the creature was made subject to vanity1 not willingly1 but by reason of him that made it subject1 in hope3 ,because the creature also itself shall be delivered from the servitude of corruption1 into the liberty of the glory of the children of ,god4 ,for we know that every creature groaneth and travaileth in pain even till now4 ,and not only it1 but ourselves also1 who have the first fruits of the ,spirit1 even we ourselves groan within ourselves1 waiting for the adoption of the sons of ,god1 the redemption of our body in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 ,gospel4 ,luke v4 #a1 #aa4 ,at that time3 ,it came to pass1 that when the multitude pressed upon him to hear the word of ,god1 he stood by the lake of ,genesareth4 ,and he saw two ships standing by the lake2 but the fishermen were gone out of them and were washing their nets4 ,and going up into one of the ships that was ,simon's1 he desired him to draw back a little from the land4 ,and sitting he taught the multitudes out of the ship4 ,now when he had ceased to speak1 he said to ,simon3 ,launch out into the deep1 and let down your nets for a draught4 ,and ,simon1 answering1 said to him3 ,master1 we have laboured all the night1 and have taken nothing2 but at thy word ,i will let down the net4 ,and when they had done this1 they enclosed a very great multitude of fishes1 and their net broke4 ,and they beckoned to their partners that were in the other ship1 that they should come and help them4 ,and they came and filled both the ships1 so that they were almost sinking4 #ddj ,which when ,simon ,peter saw1 he fell down at ,jesus's knees1 saying3 ,depart from me1 for ,i am a sinful man1 ,o ,lord4 ,for he was wholly astonished1 and all that were with him1 at the draught of the fishes which they had taken4 ,and so were also ,james and ,john the sons of ,zebedee1 who were ,simon's partners4 ,and ,jesus saith to ,simon3 ,fear not2 from henceforth thou shalt catch men4 ,and having brought their ships to land1 leaving all things they followed him4 ,credo4 ,fifth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 #a ,peter iii4 #h1 #ae4 ,dearly beloved3 ,be ye all of one mind1 having compassion one of another1 being lovers of the brotherhood1 merciful1 modest1 humble3 not rendering evil for evil1 or railing for railing1 but contrariwise1 blessing3 for unto this you are called1 that you may inherit a blessing4 ,for he that will love life1 and see good days1 let him refrain his tongue from evil1 and his lips that they speak no guile4 ,let him decline from evil1 and do good3 let him seek after peace1 and pursue it3 because the eyes of the ,lord are upon the just1 and his ears unto their prayers2 but the countenance of the ,lord against them that do evil things4 ,and who is he that can hurt you1 if you be jealous of good8 ,but if also you suffer any thing for justice sake1 blessed are ye4 ,and be not afraid of their fear1 and be not troubled4 ,but sanctify the ,lord ,christ in your hearts4 ,gospel4 ,matthew v4 #bj1 #bd4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,unless your justice exceed that of the ,scribes and ,pharisees1 you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven4 ,you have heard that it was said to them of old3 ,thou shalt not kill4 ,and whosoever hall kill1 shall be in danger of the judgment4 ,but ,i say to you1 that whosoever is angry with his brother1 shall be in danger of the judgment4 ,and whosoever shall say to his brother1 ,raca1 shall be in danger of the council4 ,and whosoever shall say1 ,thou fool1 shall be in danger of hell fire4 ,therefore1 if thou bring thy gift to the altar1 and there shalt remember that thy brother hath any thing against thee2 leave there thy gift before the altar1 and go first to be reconciled to thy brother3 and then come and offer thy gift4 ,credo4 #dda ,sixth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 ,romans vi4 #c1 #aa4 ,brethren3 ,all we who are baptized in ,christ ,jesus1 are baptized in his death4 ,for we are buried together with him by baptism unto death3 that as ,christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the ,father1 so we also may walk in newness of life4 ,for if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death1 we shall also be in the likeness of his resurrection4 ,knowing this1 that our old man is crucified with him1 that the body of sin may be destroyed1 and that we may serve sin no longer4 ,for he that is dead is justified from sin4 ,now if we be dead with ,christ1 we believe that we shall live also together with ,christ4 ,knowing that ,christ1 rising again from the dead1 dieth now no more1 death shall no more have dominion over him4 ,for in that he died to sin1 he died once3 but in that he liveth1 he liveth unto ,god4 ,so do you also reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin1 but alive to ,god in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 ,gospel4 ,mark viii4 #a1 #i4 ,at that time3 ,when there was a great multitude with ,jesus1 and had nothing to eat3 calling his disciples together1 he saith to them3 ,i have compassion on the multitude1 for behold they have now been with me three days1 and have nothing to eat2 and if ,i send them away fasting to their own home1 they will faint in the way3 for some of them came afar off4 ,and his disciples answered him3 ,from whence can any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness8 #ddb ,and he asked them3 ,how many loaves have ye8 ,who said3 ,seven4 ,and he commanded the people to sit down on the ground2 and taking the seven loaves1 giving thanks1 he broke1 and gave to his disciples for to set before them1 and they set them before the people4 ,and they had a few little fishes2 and he blessed them1 and commanded them to be set before them4 ,and they did eat and were filled1 and they took up that which was left of the fragments1 seven baskets4 ,and they that had eaten were about four thousand3 and he sent them away4 ,credo4 ,seventh ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 ,romans vi4 #ai4 ,brethren3 ,i speak a human thing1 because of the infirmity of your flesh3 for as you have yielded your members to serve uncleanness and iniquity unto iniquity2 so now yield your members to serve justice1 unto sanctification4 ,for when you were the servants of sin1 you were free from justice4 ,what fruit therefore had you then in those things of which you are now ashamed8 ,for the end of them is death4 ,but now being made free from sin1 and become servants to ,god1 you have your fruit unto sanctification1 and the end life everlasting4 ,for the wages of sin is death2 but the grace of ,god1 life everlasting in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 ,gospel4 ,matthew vii4 #ae1 #ba4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,beware of false prophets1 who come to you in the clothing of sheep1 but inwardly they are ravening wolves4 ,by their fruits you shall know them4 ,do men gather grapes of thorns1 or figs of thistles8 ,even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit1 and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit4 ,a good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit1 neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit4 ,every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit1 shall be cut down1 and shall be cast into the fire4 ,wherefore by their fruits you shall know them4 ,not everyone that saith1 ,lord1 ,lord1 shall enter into the kingdom of heaven2 but he that doth the will of my ,father who is in heaven1 he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven4 ,credo4 #ddc ,eighth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 ,romans viii4 #ab1 #ag4 ,brethren3 ,we are debtors1 not to the flesh1 to live according to the flesh4 ,for if you live according to the flesh1 you shall die3 but if by the ,spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh1 you shall live4 ,for whosoever are led by the ,spirit of ,god1 they are the sons of ,god4 ,for you have not received the spirit of bondage again in fear2 but you have received the spirit of adoption of sons1 whereby we cry3 ,abba1 7,father47 ,for the ,spirit himself giveth testimony to our spirit1 that we are the sons of ,god4 ,and if sons1 heirs also3 heirs indeed of ,god1 and joint heirs with ,christ4 ,gospel4 ,luke xvi4 #a1 #i4 ,at that time3 ,jesus spoke to his disciples this parable3 ,there was a certain rich man who had a steward3 and the same was accused unto him1 that he had wasted his goods4 ,and he called him1 and said to him2 ,how is it that ,i hear this of thee8 give an account of thy stewardship3 for now thou canst be steward no longer4 ,and the steward said within himself3 ,what shall ,i do1 because my lord taketh away from me the stewardship8 ,to dig ,i am not able2 to beg ,i am ashamed4 ,i know what ,i will do1 that when ,i shall be removed from the stewardship1 they may receive me into their houses4 ,therefore calling together every one of his lord's debtors1 he said to the first3 ,how much dost thou owe my lord8 ,but he said3 ,a hundred barrels of oil4 ,and he said to him3 ,take thy bill and sit down quickly1 and write fifty4 ,then he said to another3 ,and how much dost thou owe8 ,who said3 ,a hundred quarters of wheat4 ,he said to him3 ,take thy bill and write eighty4 ,and the lord commended the unjust steward1 forasmuch as he had done wisely3 for the children of this world are wiser in their generation1 than the children of light4 ,and ,i say to you3 ,make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity1 that when you shall fail1 they may receive you into everlasting dwellings4 ,credo4 #ddd ,ninth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 #a ,corinthians x4 #f1 #ac4 ,brethren3 ,let us not covet evil things1 as they also coveted4 ,neither become ye idolaters1 as some of them3 as it is written3 ,the people sat down to eat and drink1 and rose up to play4 ,neither let us commit fornication1 as some of them committed fornication1 and there fell in one day three-and-twenty thousand4 ,neither let us tempt ,christ3 as some of them tempted1 and perished by the serpents4 ,neither do you murmur3 as some of them murmured1 and were destroyed by the destroyer4 ,now all these things happened to them in figure3 and they are written for our correction1 upon whom the ends of the world are come4 ,wherefore let him that thinketh himself to stand1 take heed lest he fall4 ,let no temptation take hold on you but such as is human4 ,and ,god is faithful1 who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able2 but will make also with temptation issue1 that you may be able to bear it4 ,gospel4 ,luke xix4 #da1 #dg4 ,at that time3 ,when he drew near to ,jerusalem1 seeing the city1 he wept over it1 saying3 ,if thou also hadst known1 and that in this thy day1 the things that are to thy peace3 but now they are hidden from thy eyes4 ,for the days shall come upon thee3 and thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee1 and compass thee round1 and straiten thee on every side1 and beat thee flat to the ground1 and thy children who are in thee3 and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone2 because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation4 ,and entering into the temple1 he began to cast out them that sold therein1 and them that bought1 saying to them3 ,it is written3 ,my house is the house of prayer4 ,but you have made it a den of thieves4 ,and he was teaching daily in the temple4 ,credo4 #dde ,tenth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 #a ,corinthians xii4 #b1 #aa4 ,brethren3 ,you know that when you were heathens1 you went to dumb idols1 according as you were led4 ,wherefore ,i give you to understand1 that no man speaking by the ,spirit of ,god1 saith anathema to ,jesus4 ,and no man can say the ,lord ,jesus1 but by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,now there are diversities of graces1 but the same spirit4 ,and there are diversities of ministries1 but the same ,lord4 ,and there are diversities of operations1 but the same ,god who worketh all in all4 ,and the manifestation of the ,spirit is given to every man unto profit4 ,to one indeed1 by the ,spirit1 is given the word of wisdom2 and to another1 the word of knowledge1 according to the same spirit2 to another faith in the same spirit2 to another1 the grace of healing in one spirit2 to another1 the working of miracles2 to another1 prophecy2 to another1 the discerning of spirits2 to another1 divers kinds of tongues2 to another1 interpretation of speeches4 ,but in all these things1 one and the same ,spirit worketh1 dividing to every one according as he will4 ,gospel4 ,luke xviii4 #i1 #ad4 ,at that time3 ,jesus spake this parable to some who trusted in themselves as just1 and despised others4 ,two men went up into the temple to pray3 the one was a ,pharisee1 and the other a publican4 ,the ,pharisee standing1 prayed thus with himself3 ,o ,god1 ,i give thee thanks that ,i am not as the rest of men1 extortioners1 unjust1 adulterers1 as also is this publican4 ,i fast twice in the week3 ,i give tithes of all that ,i possess4 ,and the publican standing afar off would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven3 but struck his breast1 saying3 ,o ,god1 be merciful to me a sinner4 ,i say to you1 this man went down to his house justified rather than the other1 because every one that exalted himself1 shall be humbled2 and he that humbleth himself1 shall be exalted4 ,credo4 #ddf ,eleventh ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 #a ,corinthians xv4 #a1 #aj4 ,brethren3 ,i make known unto you the gospel which ,i preached to you1 which also you have received1 and wherein you stand1 by which also you are saved3 if you hold fast after what manner ,i preached unto you1 unless you have believed in vain4 ,for ,i delivered unto you first of all1 which ,i also received3 how that ,christ died for our sins according to the ,scriptures3 and that he was buried1 and that he arose again the third day according to the ,scriptures3 and that he was seen by ,cephas2 and after that by the eleven4 ,then was he seen by more than five hundred brethren at once2 of whom many remain until this present1 and some are fallen asleep4 ,after that he was seen by ,james1 then by all the apostles3 and last of all1 he was seen also by me1 as one born out of due time4 ,for ,i am the least of the apostles1 who am not worthy to be called an apostle1 because ,i persecuted the ,church of ,god4 ,but by the grace of ,god ,i am what i am2 and his grace in me hath not been void4 ,gospel4 ,mark vii4 #ca1 #cg4 ,at that time3 ,jesus going out of the coast of ,tyre1 he came by ,sidon to the sea of ,galilee1 through the midst of the coast of ,decapolis4 ,and they bring to him one deaf and dumb3 and they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him4 ,and taking him from the multitude apart1 he put his fingers into his ears1 and spitting1 he touched his tongue3 and looking up to heaven1 he groaned and said to him3 ,ephpheta1 that is1 ,be opened4 ,and immediately his ears were opened1 and the string of his tongue was loosed1 and he spoke right4 ,and he charged them that they should tell no man4 ,but the more he charged them1 so much the more a great deal did they publish it4 ,and so much the more did they wonder1 saying3 ,he hath done all things well2 he hath made both the deaf to hear1 and the dumb to speak4 ,credo4 #ddg ,twelfth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 #b ,corinthians iii4 #d1 #i4 ,brethren3 ,we have confidence through ,christ towards ,god3 not that we are sufficient to think any thing of ourselves as of ourselves3 but our sufficiency is from ,god4 ,who also hath made us fit ministers of the ,new ,testament1 not in the letter1 but in the spirit4 ,for the letter killeth2 but the spirit quickeneth4 ,now if the ministration of death1 engraven with letters upon stones1 was glorious1 so that the children of ,israel could not steadfastly behold the face of ,moses1 for the glory of his countenance1 which is made void3 how shall not the ministration of the ,spirit be rather in glory8 ,for if the ministration of condemnation be glory1 much more the ministration of justice aboundeth in glory4 ,gospel4 ,luke x4 #bc1 #cg4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,blessed are the eyes that see the things which you see4 ,for ,i say to you1 that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things that you see1 and have not seen them2 and to hear the things that you hear1 and have not heard them4 ,and behold a certain lawyer stood up1 tempting him1 and saying3 ,master1 what must ,i do to possess eternal life8 ,but he said to him3 ,what is written in the law8 how readest thou8 ,he answering1 said3 ,thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with thy whole heart1 and with thy whole soul1 and with all thy strength1 and with all thy mind3 and thy neighbour as thyself4 #ddh ,and he said to him3 ,thou hast answered right3 this do and thou shalt live4 ,but he1 willing to justify himself1 said to ,jesus3 ,and who is my neighbour8 ,and ,jesus answering1 said3 ,a certain man went down from ,jerusalem to ,jericho1 and fell among robbers1 who had stripped him1 and having wounded him1 went away1 leaving him half dead4 ,and it chanced that a certain priest went down the same way3 and seeing him1 passed by4 ,in like manner also a ,levite1 when he was near the place1 and saw him1 passed by4 ,but a certain ,samaritan being on his journey1 came near him3 and seeing him1 was moved with compassion4 ,and going up to him1 bound up his wounds1 pouring in oil and wine3 and setting him upon his own beast brought him to an inn1 and took care of him4 ,and the next day he took out two pieces1 and gave to the host1 and said3 ,take care of him2 and whatsoever thou shalt spend over and above1 ,i at my return will repay thee4 ,which of these three in thy opinion was neighbour to him that fell among robbers8 ,but he said3 ,he that showed mercy to him4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,go1 and do thou in like manner4 ,credo4 ,thirteenth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 ,galatians iii4 #af1 #bb4 ,brethren3 ,to ,abraham were the promises made1 and to his seed4 ,he saith not3 ,and to his seeds1 as of many2 but as of one3 ,and to thy seed1 which is ,christ4 ,now this ,i say1 that the testament which was confirmed by ,god1 the law which was made after four hundred and thirty years1 doth not disannul1 or make the promise of no effect4 ,for if the inheritance be of the law1 it is no more of promise4 ,but ,god gave it to ,abraham by promise4 ,why then was the law8 ,it was set because of transgressions1 until the seed should come1 to whom he made the promise1 being ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator4 #ddi ,now a mediator is not of one2 but ,god is one4 ,was the law then against the promises of ,god8 ,god forbid4 ,for if there had been a law given which could give life1 verily justice should have been by the law4 ,but the ,scripture hath concluded all under sin1 that the promise by the faith of ,jesus ,christ might be given to them that believe4 ,gospel4 ,luke xvii4 #aa1 #ai4 ,at that time3 ,as ,jesus was going to ,jerusalem1 he passed through the midst of ,samaria and ,galilee4 ,and as he entered into a certain town1 there met him ten men that were lepers1 who stood afar off1 and lifted up their voice1 saying3 ,jesus1 ,master1 have mercy on us4 ,whom when he saw1 he said3 ,go1 show yourselves to the priests4 ,and it came to pass1 that as they went1 they were made clean4 ,and one of them when he saw that he was made clean1 went back1 with a loud voice glorifying ,god4 ,and he fell on his face before his feet1 giving thanks3 and this was a ,samaritan4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said3 ,were not ten made clean1 and where are the nine8 ,there is no one found to return and give glory to ,god1 but this stranger4 ,and he said to him3 ,arise1 go thy way2 for thy faith hath made thee whole4 ,credo4 ,fourteenth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 ,galatians v4 #af1 #bd1 ,brethren3 ,walk in the ,spirit1 and you shall not fulfil the lusts of the flesh4 ,for the flesh lusteth against the spirit2 and the spirit against the flesh3 for these are contrary to one another1 so that you do not the things that you would4 ,but if you are led by the ,spirit1 you are not under the law4 ,now the works of the flesh are manifest1 which are1 fornication1 uncleanness1 immodesty1 luxury1 idolatry1 witchcrafts1 enmities1 contentions1 emulations1 wraths1 quarrels1 dissensions1 sects1 envy1 murders1 drunkenness1 revellings1 and such like4 #dej ,of the which ,i foretell you1 as ,i have foretold to you1 that they who do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of ,god4 ,but the fruit of the ,spirit is charity1 joy1 peace1 patience1 benignity1 goodness1 longanimity1 mildness1 faith1 modesty1 continency1 chastity4 ,against such there is no law4 ,and they that are ,christ's1 have crucified their flesh with the vices and concupiscences4 ,gospel4 ,matthew vi4 #bd1 #cc4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,no man can serve two masters4 ,for either he will hate the one1 and love the other3 or he will sustain the one1 and despise the other4 ,you cannot serve ,god and mammon4 ,therefore ,i say to you1 be not solicitous for your life1 what you shall eat1 nor for your body1 what you shall put on4 ,is not the life more than the meat1 and the body more than the raiment3 ,behold the birds of the air1 for they neither sow1 nor do they reap1 nor gather into barns1 and your heavenly ,father feedeth them4 ,are not you of much more value than they8 ,and which of you1 by taking thought1 can add to his stature one cubit8 ,and for raiment why are you solicitous8 ,consider the lilies of the field how they grow3 they labour not1 neither do they spin4 ,but ,i say to you1 that not even ,solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these4 ,and if the grass of the field1 which is to-day1 and to-morrow is cast into the oven1 ,god doth so clothe3 how much more you1 ,o ye of little faith4 ,be not solicitous therefore1 saying1 what shall we eat1 or what shall we drink1 or wherewith shall we be clothed8 ,for after all these things do the heathens seek4 ,for your ,father knoweth that you have need of all these things4 ,seek ye therefore first the kingdom of ,god1 and his justice1 and all these things shall be added unto you4 ,credo4 #dea ,fifteenth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 ,galatians v4 #be4 vi4 #a1 #aj4 ,brethren3 ,if we live in the ,spirit1 let us also walk in the ,spirit4 ,let us not be made desirous of vain glory1 provoking one another1 envying one another4 7,chap1 vi47 ,brethren1 if a man be overtaken in any fault1 you1 who are spiritual1 instruct such a one in the spirit of meekness1 considering thyself1 lest thou also be tempted4 ,bear ye one another's burdens3 and so you shall fulfil the law of ,christ4 ,for if any man think himself to be something1 whereas he is nothing1 he deceiveth himself4 ,but let every one prove his own work1 and so he shall have glory in himself only1 and not in another4 ,for every one shall bear his own burden4 ,and let him that is instructed in the word1 communicate to him that instructed him1 in all good things4 ,be not deceived1 ,god is not mocked4 ,for what things a man shall sow1 those also shall he reap4 ,for he that soweth in his flesh1 of the flesh also shall reap corruption4 ,but2 he that soweth in the ,spirit1 of the ,spirit shall reap life everlasting4 ,and in doing good1 let us not fail4 ,for in due time we shall reap1 not failing4 ,therefore1 whilst we have time1 let us work good to all men1 but especially to those who are of the household of the faith4 ,gospel4 ,luke vii4 #aa1 #af4 ,at that time3 ,jesus went into a city called ,naim2 and there went with him his disciples1 and a great multitude4 ,and when he came nigh to the city1 behold a dead man was carried out1 the only son of his mother1 and she was a widow2 and much people of the city were with her4 ,and when the ,lord saw her1 he had compassion on her1 and said to her3 ,weep not4 ,and he came near and touched the bier4 ,and they that carried it1 stood still4 ,and he said3 ,young man1 ,i say to thee1 ,arise4 ,and he that was dead1 sat up1 and began to speak4 ,and he delivered him to his mother4 ,and there came a fear on them all3 and they glorified ,god1 saying3 ,a great prophet is risen up amongst us1 and ,god hath visited his people4 #deb ,sixteenth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 ,ephesians iii4 #ac1 #ba4 ,brethren3 ,i pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you1 which is your glory4 ,for this cause ,i bow my knee to the ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 of whom all paternity in heaven and earth is named1 that he would grant you1 according to the riches of his glory1 to be strengthened by his ,spirit with might unto the inward man4 ,that ,christ may dwell by faith in your hearts3 that being rooted and founded in charity1 you may be able to comprehend1 with all the saints1 what is the breadth1 and length1 and height1 and depth3 to know also the clarity of ,christ1 which surpasseth all knowledge1 that you may be filled unto all the fullness of ,god4 ,now to him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we desire or understand1 according to the power that worketh in us3 to him be glory in the church1 and in ,christ ,jesus1 unto all generations1 world without end4 ,amen4 ,gospel4 ,luke xiv4 #a1 #aa4 ,at that time3 ,when ,jesus went into the house of one of the chief of the ,pharisees on the ,sabbath-day to eat bread1 they watched him4 ,and behold there was a certain man before him that had the dropsy4 ,and ,jesus answering1 spoke to the lawyers and ,pharisees1 saying3 ,is it lawful to heal on the ,sabbath-day8 ,but they held their peace4 ,but he1 taking him1 healed him1 and sent him away4 ,and answering them1 he said3 ,which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit2 and will not immediately draw him out on the ,sabbath-day8 ,and they could not answer him to these things4 #dec ,and he spoke a parable also to them that were invited1 marking how they chose the first seats at the table1 saying to them3 ,when thou art invited to a wedding1 sit not down in the first place1 lest perhaps one more honourable than thou be invited by him3 and he that invited thee and him1 come and say to thee3 ,give this man place2 and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place4 ,but when thou art invited1 go1 sit down in the lowest place1 that when he who invited thee cometh1 he may say to thee3 ,friend1 go up higher4 ,then shalt thou have glory before them that sit at table with thee2 because every one that exalted himself1 shall be humbled2 and he that humbleth himself1 shall be exalted4 ,credo4 ,seventeenth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost ,epistle4 ,ephesians iv4 #a1 #f4 ,brethren3 ,i who am a prisoner in the ,lord1 beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called4 ,with all humility and mildness1 with patience1 supporting one another in charity4 ,careful to keep the unity of the ,spirit in the bond of peace4 ,one body and one spirit2 as you are called in one hope of your calling4 ,one ,lord1 one faith1 one baptism4 ,one ,god1 and ,father of all1 who is above all1 and through all1 and in us all1 who is blessed for evermore4 ,gospel4 ,matthew xxii4 #ce1 #df4 ,at that time3 ,the ,pharisees came to ,jesus2 and one of them1 a doctor of the law1 asked him1 tempting him3 ,master1 which is the great commandment of the law8 ,jesus said to him3 ,thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with thy whole heart1 and with thy whole soul1 and with thy whole mind4 ,this is the greatest and the first commandment4 ,and the second is like to this3 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself4 ,on these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets4 #ded ,and the ,pharisees being gathered together1 ,jesus asked them1 saying3 ,what think you of ,christ8 whose son is he8 ,they say to him3 ,david's4 ,he saith to them3 ,how then doth ,david in spirit call him ,lord1 saying3 ,the ,lord said to my ,lord1 ,sit on my right hand1 until ,i make thy enemies thy footstool8 ,if ,david then call him ,lord1 how is he his son8 ,and no man was able to answer him a word2 neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions4 ,credo4 ,eighteenth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 #a ,corinthians i4 #d1 #h4 ,brethren3 ,i give thanks to my ,god always for you1 for the grace of ,god1 that is given you in ,christ ,jesus2 that in all things you are made rich in him1 in all utterance1 and in all knowledge1 as the testimony of ,christ was confirmed in you4 ,so that nothing is wanting to you in any grace1 waiting for the manifestation of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,who also will confirm you unto the end without crime1 in the day of the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,gospel4 ,matthew ix4 #a1 #h4 ,at that time3 ,jesus entering into a boat1 he passed over the water and came into his own city4 ,and behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy1 lying on a bed4 ,and ,jesus seeing their faith1 said to the man sick of the palsy3 ,be of good heart1 son1 thy sins are forgiven thee4 ,and behold some of the ,scribes said within themselves3 ,he blasphemeth4 ,and ,jesus seeing their thoughts1 said3 ,why do you think evil in your heart8 ,whether is it easier to say3 ,thy sins are forgiven thee3 or to say3 ,arise and walk8 ,but that you may know that the ,son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins1 7then said he to the man sick of the palsy17 ,arise1 take up thy bed1 and go into thy house4 ,and he arose and went into his house4 ,and the multitude seeing it1 feared and glorified ,god that gave such power to men4 ,credo4 #dee ,nineteenth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 ,ephesians4 iv4 #bc1 #bh4 ,brethren3 ,be renewed in the spirit of your mind2 and put on the new man1 who1 according to ,god1 is created in ,justice1 and holiness of truth4 ,wherefore putting away lying1 speak ye the truth every man with his neighbour3 for we are members one of another4 ,be angry and sin not4 ,let not the sun go down upon your anger4 ,give not place to the devil4 ,he that stole1 let him now steal no more3 but rather let him labour1 working with his hands the thing which is good1 that he may have something to give to him that suffereth need4 ,gospel4 ,matthew xxii4 #a1 #ad4 ,at that time3 ,jesus spoke to the scribes and ,pharisees in a parable1 saying3 ,the kingdom of heaven is likened to a king1 who made a marriage for his son4 ,and he sent his servants1 to call them that were invited to the marriage3 and they would not come4 ,again he sent other servants1 saying3 ,tell them that were invited3 ,behold1 ,i have prepared my dinner3 my beeves and fatlings are killed1 and all things are ready3 come ye to the marriage4 ,but they neglected1 and went their ways1 one to his farm1 and another to his merchandise4 ,and the rest laid hands on his servants1 and having treated them contumeliously1 put them to death4 ,but when the king had heard of it1 he was angry1 and sending his armies1 he destroyed those murderers1 and burnt their city4 ,then he saith to his servants3 ,the marriage indeed is ready3 but they that were invited1 were not worthy4 ,go ye therefore into the high-ways2 and as many as you shall find1 call to the marriage4 ,and his servants going forth into the ways1 gathered together all they found1 both bad and good3 and the marriage was filled with guests4 #def ,and the king went in to see the guests1 and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment4 ,and he saith to him1 ,friend1 how camest thou in hither1 not having on a wedding garment8 ,but he was silent4 ,then the king said to the waiters3 ,bind his hands and his feet1 and cast him into the exterior darkness2 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 ,for many are called but few are chosen4 ,credo4 ,twentieth ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 ,ephesians4 v4 #ae1 #ba4 ,brethren3 ,see1 therefore1 how you walk circumspectly1 not as unwise1 but as wise3 redeeming the time1 because the days are evil4 ,wherefore become not unwise1 but understanding what is the will of ,god4 ,and be not drunk with wine1 wherein is luxury1 but be ye filled with the holy ,spirit1 speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns1 and spiritual canticles1 singing and making melody in your hearts to the ,lord3 giving thanks always for all things in the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 to ,god and the ,father4 ,being subject one to another in the fear of ,christ4 ,gospel1 ,john iv4 #df1 #ec4 ,at that time3 ,there was a certain ruler1 whose son was sick at ,capharnaum4 ,he having heard that ,jesus was come from ,judea into ,galilee1 went to him1 and prayed him to come down and heal his son1 for he was at the point of death4 ,jesus therefore said to him3 ,unless you see signs and wonders1 you believe not4 ,the ruler saith to him3 ,lord1 come down before that my son die4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,go thy way1 thy son liveth4 ,the man believed the word which ,jesus said to him1 and went his way4 ,and as he was going down1 his servants met him3 and they brought word1 saying1 that his son lived4 ,he asked therefore of them the hour wherein he grew better4 ,and they said to him3 ,yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him4 ,the father therefore knew that it was at the same hour that ,jesus said to him3 ,thy son liveth2 and himself believed1 and his whole house4 ,credo4 #deg ,twenty-,first ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 ,ephesians4 vi4 #aj1 #ag4 ,brethren3 ,be strengthened in the ,lord1 and in the might of his power4 ,put you on the armour of ,god1 that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil4 ,for our wrestling is not against flesh and blood2 but against principalities and powers1 against the rulers of the world of this darkness1 against the spirit of wickedness in the high places4 ,therefore take unto you the armour of ,god1 that you may be able to resist in the evil day1 and to stand in all things perfect4 ,stand therefore1 having your loins girt about with truth1 and having on the breast-plate of justice1 and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace2 in all things taking the shield of faith1 wherewith you may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one4 ,and take unto you the helmet of salvation1 and the sword of the ,spirit1 which is the word of ,god4 ,gospel4 ,matthew xviii4 #bh1 #ce4 ,at that time3 ,jesus spoke to his disciples this parable3 ,the kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who would take an account of his servants4 ,and when he had begun to take the account1 one was brought to him that owed him ten thousand talents4 ,and as he had not wherewith to pay it1 his lord commanded that he should be sold1 and his wife and children1 and all that he had1 and payment to be made4 ,but that servant falling down1 besought him1 saying3 ,have patience with me and ,i will pay thee all4 #deh ,and the lord of that servant being moved with pity1 let him go1 and forgave him the debt4 ,but when that servant was gone out1 he found one of his fellow-servants that owed him a hundred pence2 and laying hold of him1 he throttled him1 saying3 ,pay what thou owest4 ,and his fellow-servant falling down1 besought him1 saying3 ,have patience with me1 and ,i will pay thee all4 ,and he would not3 but went and cast him into prison1 till he paid the debt4 ,now his fellow-servants seeing what was done1 were very much grieved1 and they came and told their lord all that was done4 ,then his lord called him1 and said to him3 ,thou wicked servant1 ,i forgave thee all the debt1 because thou besoughtest me3 shouldst not thou then have had compassion also on thy fellow-servant1 even as ,i had compassion on thee8 ,and his lord being angry1 delivered him to the torturers1 until he paid all the debt4 ,so also shall my heavenly ,father do to you1 if you forgive not every one his brother from your hearts4 ,credo4 ,twenty-,second ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 ,philippians i4 #f1 #aa4 ,brethren3 ,we are confident of this very thing1 that he who hath begun a good work in you1 will perfect it unto the day of ,christ ,jesus4 ,as it is meet for me to think this for you all3 for that ,i have you in my heart2 and that in my bands1 and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel1 you are all partakers of my joy4 ,for ,god is my witness1 how ,i long after you all in the bowels of ,jesus ,christ4 ,and this ,i pray1 that your charity may more and more abound in knowledge and in all understanding2 that you may approve the better things1 that you may be sincere and without offence unto the day of ,christ4 ,filled with the fruit of justice1 through ,jesus ,christ1 unto the glory and praise of ,god4 #dei ,gospel4 ,matthew xxii4 #ae1 #ba4 ,at that time3 ,the ,pharisees going1 consulted among themselves how to ensnare ,jesus in his speech4 ,and they sent to him their disciples1 with the ,herodians1 saying3 ,master1 we know that thou art a true speaker1 and teachest the way of ,god in truth1 neither carest thou for any man3 for thou dost not regard the person of men4 ,tell us therefore what thou dost think1 is it lawful to give tribute to ,csar or not8 ,but ,jesus knowing their wickedness1 said3 ,why do you tempt me1 ye hypocrites8 ,show me the coin of the tribute4 ,and they offered him a penny4 ,and ,jesus saith to them3 ,whose image and inscription is this8 ,they say to him3 ,csar's4 ,then he saith to them3 ,render therefore to ,csar the things that are ,csar's1 and to ,god the things that are ,god's4 ,credo4 ,twenty-,third ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,should there be but #bc ,sundays after ,pentecost1 the ,mass of the #bdth is said to-day1 and this on the preceding ,saturday1 7if it be neither a double nor semi-double17 in which case it is said on some vacant day before it4 ,epistle4 ,philippians iii4 #ag1 #ba2 iv4 #a1 #c4 ,brethren3 ,be followers of me1 and observe them who walk so as you have our model4 ,for many walk1 of whom ,i have told you often1 7and now tell you weeping17 that they are enemies of the cross of ,christ2 whose end is destruction1 whose ,god is their belly1 and whose glory is their shame3 who mind earthly things4 ,but our conversation is in heaven3 from whence also we look for the ,saviour1 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who will reform the body of our lowness1 made like to the body of his glory1 according to the operation whereby also he is able to subdue all things unto himself4 7,chap1 iv47 ,therefore my dearly beloved brethren1 and most desired1 my joy1 and my crown3 so stand fast in the ,lord1 my dearly beloved4 ,i beg of ,evodia1 and ,i beseech ,syntyche1 to be of one mind in the ,lord4 ,and ,i entreat thee also1 my sincere companion1 help those women that have laboured with me in the gospel1 with ,clement and the rest of my fellow labourers1 whose names are in the book of life4 #dfj ,gospel4 ,matthew ix4 #ah1 #bf4 ,at that time3 ,as ,jesus was speaking to the multitude1 behold a certain ruler came up and adored him1 saying3 ,lord1 my daughter is even now dead2 but come1 lay thy hand upon her1 and she shall live4 ,and ,jesus rising up followed him1 with his disciples4 ,and behold a woman who was troubled with an issue of blood twelve years1 came behind him and touched the hem of his garment4 ,for she said within herself3 ,if ,i shall touch only his garment1 ,i shall be healed4 ,but ,jesus turning and seeing her1 said3 ,be of good heart1 daughter1 thy faith hath made thee whole4 ,and the woman was made whole from that hour4 ,and when ,jesus was come into the house of the ruler1 and saw the minstrels and the multitude making a rout1 he said3 ,give place3 for the girl is not dead1 but sleepeth4 ,and they laughed him to scorn4 ,and when the multitude was put forth1 he went in and took her by the hand4 ,and the maid arose4 ,and the fame hereof went abroad into all that country4 ,credo4 ,as there cannot be less than #bc1 nor more than #bh ,sundays after ,pentecost1 it is to be observed1 that the ,mass of the #bdth is always said on that ,sunday which immediately precedes ,advent4 ,when1 therefore1 it happens that there are any intervening ,sundays between the #bcrd and the last1 the ,epistles and ,gospels are taken from the ,sundays which were omitted after ,epiphany3 for instance1 if but one ,sunday1 the ,mass is of the #fth after ,epiphany2 if two1 of the #eth and #fth2 if three1 of the #dth1 #eth1 and #fth2 and if four1 of the #crd1 #dth1 #eth1 and #fth4 ,twenty-,fourth1 ,or ,last ,sunday ,after ,pentecost4 ,epistle4 ,ccolossians i4 #i1 #ad4 ,brethren3 ,we cease not to pray for you1 and to beg that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will1 in all wisdom1 and spiritual understanding3 that you may walk worthy of ,god1 in all things pleasing3 being fruitful in every good work1 and increasing in the knowledge of ,god3 strengthened with all might1 according to the power of his glory1 in all patience and long-suffering with joy4 ,giving thanks to ,god the ,father1 who hath made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light3 who hath delivered us from the power of darkness1 and hath translated us into the kingdom of the ,son of his love1 in whom we have redemption through his blood1 the remission of sins4 #dfa ,gospel4 ,matthew xxiv4 #ae1 #ce4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,when you shall see the abomination of desolation1 which was spoken of by ,daniel the prophet1 standing in the holy place3 he that readeth let him understand4 ,then they that are in ,judea1 let them flee to the mountains2 and he that is on the house-top1 let him not come down to take any thing out of his house2 and he that is in the field1 let him not go back to take his coat4 ,and woe to them that are with child1 and give suck in those days4 ,but pray that your flight be not in the winter1 nor on the ,sabbath4 ,for there shall be then great tribulation1 such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now1 neither shall be4 ,and unless those days had been shortened1 no flesh could be saved3 but for the sake of the elect1 those days shall be shortened4 ,then if any man shall say to you3 ,lo6 here is ,christ1 or there3 do not believe him3 ,for there shall arise false ,christs1 and false prophets1 and shall show great signs and wonders1 insomuch as to deceive 7if possible7 even the elect4 ,behold ,i have told it you1 beforehand2 if therefore they shall say to you3 ,behold he is in the desert1 go ye not out3 ,behold he is in the closets1 believe it not4 ,for as lightning cometh out of the east1 and appeareth even into the west2 so shall also the coming of the ,son of man be4 ,wheresoever the body shall be1 there shall the eagles also be gathered together4 #dfb ,and immediately after the tribulation of those days1 the sun shall be darkened1 and the moon shall not give her light1 and the stars shall fall from heaven1 and the powers of the heavens shall be moved3 and there shall appear the sign of the ,son of man in heaven3 and then shall all tribes of the earth mourn3 and they shall see the ,son of man1 coming in the clouds of heaven with much power and majesty4 ,and he shall send his angels with a trumpet1 and a great voice3 and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds1 from the farthest parts of the heavens to the utmost bounds of them4 ,and from the fig-tree learn a parable3 when the branch thereof is now tender1 and the leaves come forth1 you know that summer is nigh4 ,so you also1 when you shall see all these things1 know ye that it is nigh even at the doors4 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 that this generation shall not pass1 till these things be done4 ,heaven and earth shall pass1 but my words shall not pass4 ,credo4 #dfc ,the ,common ,of ,saints4 ,conception of the ,blessed ,virgin ,mary4 #hth ,december4 ,lesson4 ,proverbs viii4 #bb1 #ce4 ,the ,lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways1 before he made any thing1 from the beginning4 ,i was set up from eternity1 and of old1 before the earth was made4 ,the depths were not as yet1 and ,i was already conceived1 neither had the fountains of water as yet sprung out3 the mountains with their huge bulk had not as yet been established3 before the hills ,i was brought forth3 he had not yet made the earth1 nor the rivers1 nor the poles of the world4 ,when he prepared the heavens1 ,i was there3 when with a certain law and compass he enclosed he depths3 when he established the sky above1 and poised the fountains of waters3 when he compassed the sea with its bounds1 and set a law to the waters1 that they should not pass their limits3 when he balanced the foundations of the earth1 ,i was with him forming all things1 and was delighted every day1 playing before him at all times1 playing in the world3 and my delight is to be with the children of men4 ,now1 therefore1 ye children1 hear me3 blessed are they that keep my ways4 ,hear instruction and be wise1 and refuse it not4 ,blessed is the man that heareth me1 and that watcheth daily at my gates1 and waiteth at the posts of my doors4 ,he that shall find me shall find life1 and shall have salvation from the ,lord4 ,gospel4 ,matthew i4 #a1 #af4 ,the book of the generation of ,jesus ,christ1 the son of ,david1 the son of ,abraham4 ,abraham begot ,isaac4 ,and ,isaac begot ,jacob4 ,and ,jacob begot ,judas and his brethren4 ,and ,judas begot ,phares and ,zara of ,thamar4 #dfd ,and ,phares begot ,esron4 ,and ,esron begot ,aram4 ,and ,aram begot ,aminidab4 ,and ,aminidab begot ,naasson4 ,and ,naasson begot ,salmon4 ,and ,salmon begot ,booz of ,rahab4 ,and ,booz begot ,obed of ,ruth4 ,and ,obed begot ,jesse4 ,and ,jesse begot ,david the king4 ,and ,david the king begot ,solomon1 of her who had been the wife of ,urias4 ,and ,solomon begot ,roboam4 ,and ,roboam begot ,abia4 ,and ,abia begot ,asa4 ,and ,asa begot ,josaphat4 ,and ,josaphat begot ,joram4 ,and ,joram begot ,ozias4 ,and ,ozias begot ,joatham4 ,and ,joatham begot ,achaz4 ,and ,achaz begot ,ezechias4 ,and ,ezechias begot ,menasses4 ,and ,menasses begot ,amon4 ,and ,amon begot ,josias4 ,and ,josias begot ,jechonias and his brethren in the transmigration of ,babylon4 ,and after the transmigration of ,babylon1 ,jechonias begot ,salathiel4 ,and ,salathiel begot ,zorobabel4 ,and ,zorobabel begot ,abiub4 ,and ,abiub begot ,eliacim4 ,and ,eliacim begot ,azor4 ,and ,azor begot ,sadoc4 ,and ,sadoc begot ,achim4 ,and ,achim begot ,eliud4 ,and ,eliud begot ,eleazar4 ,and ,eleazar begot ,matham4 ,and ,matham begot ,jacob4 ,and ,jacob begot ,joseph1 the husband of ,mary1 of whom was born ,jesus1 who is called ,christ4 ,of ,st4 ,patrick1 ap4 and ,patron of ,ireland4 #agth ,march4 ,lesson4 ,ecclesiastes xliv4 xlv4 ,behold a great priest1 who in his time pleased ,god1 and was found just2 and in the time of wrath became an atonement4 ,there were none found like him in observing the law of the ,most ,high4 ,therefore by an oath did the ,lord make him great amongst his people4 ,he gave him the blessing of all nations1 and established his covenant on his head4 ,he acknowledged him in his blessings3 he stored up his mercy for him2 and he found favour in the eyes of the ,lord4 7,chap1 xlv47 ,he exalted him in the sight of kings2 and gave him a crown of glory4 ,he made with him an eternal covenant3 and bestowed on him a great priesthood3 and rendered him blessed in glory4 ,to perform the priestly office1 to sing praises to the name of ,god2 and to offer him precious incense for an odour of sweetness4 #dfe ,gospel4 ,matthew xxv4 #ad1 #bc4 ,at that time3 ,jesus spoke this parable to his disciples3 ,a man going into a far country1 called his servants1 and delivered to them his goods4 ,and to one he gave five talents1 and to another two1 and to another one1 to every one according to his proper ability2 and immediately he took his journey4 ,and he that had received the five talents went his way1 and traded with the same1 and gained other five4 ,and in like manner he that had received the two1 gained other two4 ,but he that had received the one1 going his way1 digged into the earth1 and hid his lord's money4 ,but after a long time the lord of those servants came1 and reckoned with them4 ,and he that had received the five talents1 coming1 brought other five talents1 saying3 ,lord1 thou didst deliver to me five talents1 behold ,i have gained other five over and above4 ,his lord said to him3 ,well done1 good and faithful servant1 because thou hast been faithful over a few things1 ,i will place thee over many things3 enter thou into the joy of thy lord4 ,and he also that had received the two talents came and said3 ,lord1 thou deliveredst two talents to me3 behold ,i have gained other two4 ,his lord said to him3 ,well done1 good and faithful servant1 because thou hast been faithful over a few things1 ,i will place thee over many things3 enter thou into the joy of thy lord4 ,annunciation of the ,blessed ,virgin ,mary1 #beth ,march4 ,lesson4 ,isaiah vii4 #aj4 #af4 ,in those days3 ,the ,lord spoke unto ,achaz1 saying3 ,ask thee a sign of the ,lord thy ,god1 either unto the depth of hell1 or unto the height above4 #dff ,and ,achaz said3 ,i will not ask1 and ,i will not tempt the ,lord4 ,and he said3 ,hear ye1 therefore1 ,o house of ,david2 ,is it a small thing for you to be grievous to men1 that you are grievous to my ,god also8 ,therefore1 the ,lord himself shall give you a sign4 ,behold a ,virgin shall conceive and bear a son1 and his name shall be called ,emmanuel4 ,he shall eat butter and honey1 that he may know to refuse the evil1 and to choose the good4 ,gospel4 ,luke i4 #bf1 #ch4 ,at that time3 ,the angel ,gabriel was sent from ,god into a city of ,galilee1 called ,nazareth1 to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was ,joseph1 of the house of ,david3 and the virgin's name was ,mary4 ,and the angel being come in1 said unto her3 ,hail ,mary1 full of grace1 the ,lord is with thee3 blessed art thou among women4 ,who having heard1 was troubled at his saying1 and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be4 ,and the angel said to her3 ,fear not1 ,mary1 for thou hast found grace with ,god4 ,behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb1 and shalt bring forth a son1 and thou shalt call his name ,jesus4 ,he shall be great1 and shall be called the ,son of the ,most ,high1 and the ,lord ,god shall give unto him the throne of ,david his father3 and he shall reign in the house of ,jacob for ever1 and of his kingdom there shall be no end4 ,and ,mary said to the angel3 ,how shall this be done1 because ,i know not man8 ,and the angel answering1 said to her3 ,the ,holy ,ghost shall come upon thee1 and the power of the ,most ,high shall overshadow thee4 ,and therefore also the ,holy which shall be born of thee1 shall be called the ,son of ,god4 ,and behold thy cousin ,elizabeth she also hath conceived a son in her old age2 and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren3 because no word shall be impossible with ,god4 ,and ,mary said3 ,behold the handmaid of the ,lord1 be it done to me according to thy word4 #dfg ,,ss4 ,peter and ,paul4 #bith ,june4 ,lesson4 ,acts xii4 #a1 #aa4 ,in those days3 ,herod the king stretched forth his hand to afflict some of the church4 ,and he killed ,james the brother of ,john with the sword4 ,and seeing that it pleased the ,jews1 he proceeded to take up ,peter also4 ,now it was in the days of ,azymes4 ,and when he had apprehended him1 he cast him into prison1 delivering him to four files of soldiers to be kept1 intending after the pasch to bring him forth to the people4 ,peter therefore was kept in prison4 ,but prayer was made without ceasing by the church unto ,god for him4 ,and when ,herod would have brought him forth1 the same night ,peter was sleeping between two soldiers1 bound with two chains3 and the keepers before the door kept the prison4 ,and behold an angel of the ,lord stood by him3 and a light shined in the room3 and he striking ,peter on the side raised him up1 saying3 ,arise quickly4 ,and the chains fell off from his hands4 ,and the angel said to him3 ,gird thyself1 and put on thy sandals4 ,and he did so4 ,and he said to him3 ,cast thy garment about thee1 and follow me4 ,and going out he followed him1 and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel3 but thought he saw a vision4 ,and passing through the first and second ward1 they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city1 which of itself opened to them4 ,and going out1 they passed on through one street3 and immediately the angel departed from him4 ,and ,peter coming to himself1 said3 ,now ,i know in very deed that the ,lord hath sent his angel1 and hath delivered me out of the hand of ,herod1 and from all the expectation of the people of the ,jews4 ,gospel4 ,matthew xvi4 #ac1 #ai4 ,at that time3 ,jesus came into the quarters of ,cesarea ,philippi3 and he asked his disciples1 saying3 ,whom do men say that the ,son of man is8 ,but they said3 ,some1 ,john the ,baptist1 and other some1 ,elias1 and others ,jeremias1 or one of the prophets4 #dfh ,jesus saith to them3 ,but whom do you say that ,i am8 ,simon ,peter answered and said3 ,thou art ,christ1 the ,son of the living ,god4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to him3 ,blessed art thou1 ,simon ,bar-,jona2 because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee1 but my ,father who is in heaven4 ,and ,i say to thee3 ,that thou art ,peter1 and upon this rock ,i will build my church1 and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it4 ,and ,i will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven4 ,and whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth1 it shall be bound also in heaven3 and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth1 it shall be loosed also in heaven4 ,credo4 ,assumption of the ,blessed ,virgin ,mary4 #aeth ,august4 ,lesson4 ,ecclesiastes xxiv4 #aa1 #bj4 ,i sought rest every where1 and ,i shall abide in the inheritance of the ,lord4 ,then the ,creator of all things gave his orders1 and said to me3 and he that made me1 rested in my tabernacle1 and he said to me3 ,let thy dwelling be in ,jacob1 and thy inheritance in ,israel1 and take root in my elect4 ,from the beginning1 and before the world was ,i created1 and unto the world to come ,i shall not cease to be1 and in the holy dwelling place ,i have ministered before him4 ,and ,i was so established in ,sion1 and in the holy city likewise ,i rested1 and my power was in ,jerusalem4 ,and ,i took root in an honourable people1 and in the portion of my ,god his inheritance1 and my abode is in the full assembly of saints4 ,i was exalted like a cedar in ,libanus1 and as a cypress-tree on mount ,sion4 ,i was exalted like a palm-tree in ,cades1 and as a rose plant in ,jericho3 as a fair olive-tree in the plains1 and as a plane-tree by the water in the streets1 was ,i exalted4 ,i gave a sweet smell like cinnamon1 and aromatical balm3 like the myrrh ,i yielded a sweet odour4 #dfi ,gospel4 ,luke x4 #ch1 #db4 ,at that time3 ,jesus entered into a certain town2 and a certain woman named ,martha1 received him into her house4 ,and she had a sister called ,mary4 ,who sitting also at the ,lord's feet1 heard his word4 ,but ,martha was busy about much serving4 ,who stood and said3 ,lord1 hast thou no care that my sister hath left me alone to serve8 ,speak to her therefore1 that she help me4 ,and the ,lord answering1 said to her3 ,martha1 ,martha1 thou art careful1 and art troubled about many things4 ,but one thing is necessary4 ,mary hath chosen the best part1 which shall not be taken from her4 ,credo4 ,feast ,of ,all ,saints4 #ast ,november4 ,lesson4 ,revelation vii4 #b1 #ab4 ,in those days3 ,behold ,i1 ,john1 saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun1 having the sign of the living ,god3 and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels1 to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea1 saying3 ,hurt not the earth1 nor the sea1 nor the trees1 till we have signed the servants of our ,god in their foreheads4 ,and ,i heard the number of them that were signed1 an hundred forty-four thousand were signed1 of every tribe of the children of ,israel4 ,of the tribe of ,judah1 were twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,reuben1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,gad1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,aser1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,nephtali1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,manasses1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,simeon1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,levi1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,issachar1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,zebulon1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,joseph1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,benjamin1 twelve thousand signed4 #dgj ,after this ,i saw a great multitude1 which no man could number1 of all nations and tribes1 and peoples and tongues2 standing before the throne and in sight of the ,lamb1 clothed with white robes1 and palms in their hands2 and they cried with a loud voice1 saying3 ,salvation to our ,god who sitteth upon the throne1 and to the ,lamb4 ,and all the angels stood round about the throne1 and the ancients1 and the four living creatures2 and they fell down before the throne upon their faces1 and adored ,god1 saying3 ,amen4 ,benediction1 and glory1 and wisdom1 and thanksgiving1 honour1 and power1 and strength to our ,god for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,gospel4 ,matthew v4 #a1 #ab4 ,at that time3 ,jesus seeing the multitude1 went up into a mountain1 and when he was set down1 his disciples came unto him4 ,and opening his mouth he taught them1 saying3 ,blessed are the poor in spirit2 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven4 ,blessed are the meek2 for they shall possess the land4 ,blessed are they that mourn2 for they shall be comforted4 ,blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice2 for they shall have their fill4 ,blessed are the merciful2 for they shall obtain mercy4 ,blessed are the clean of heart2 for they shall see ,god4 ,blessed are the peace makers2 for they shall be called the children of ,god4 ,blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice sake2 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven4 ,blessed are ye when they shall revile you1 and persecute you1 and speak all that is evil against you untruly1 for my sake2 be glad and rejoice1 for your reward is very great in heaven4 ,credo4 ,commemoration of the ,faithful departed4 #bnd ,november4 ,epistle4 #a ,corinthians xv4 #ea1 #eg4 ,brethren3 ,behold ,i tell you a mystery3 ,we shall all indeed rise again2 but we shall not all be changed4 #dga ,in a moment1 in the twinkling of an eye1 at the last trumpet3 for the trumpet shall sound1 and the dead shall rise again incorruptible2 and we shall be changed4 ,for this corruptible must put on incorruption2 and this mortal must put on immortality4 ,and when this mortal hath put on immortality1 then shall come to pass the saying that is written3 ,death is swallowed up in victory1 ,o grave1 where is thy victory8 ,o death1 where is thy sting8 ,now the sting of death is sin1 and the strength of sin is the law4 ,but thanks be to ,god1 who hath given us the victory through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,gospel4 ,john v4 #be1 #bi4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to the multitude of the ,jews3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say unto you1 that the hour cometh1 and now is1 when the dead shall hear the voice of the ,son of ,god1 and they that hear shall live4 ,for as the ,father hath life in himself2 so he hath given to the ,son also to have life in himself3 and he hath given him power to do judgment1 because he is the ,son of man4 ,wonder not at this1 for the hour cometh wherein all that are in the grave shall hear the voice of the ,son of ,god4 ,and they that have done good things shall come forth unto the resurrection of life3 but they that have done evil unto the resurrection of judgment4 #dgb ,common ,of ,saints4 ,for ,the ,vigil ,of ,an ,apostle1 ,which ,may ,be ,read ,on ,the ,festival ,day4 ,lesson4 ,ecclesiastes xliv4 and xlv4 ,the blessing of the ,lord is on the head of the righteous man4 ,therefore did the ,lord give him an inheritance1 and assign him a part among the twelve tribes2 and he found grace in the sight of all flesh4 ,and he made him great to the terror of his enemies1 and by his words he tamed monsters4 ,he rendered him glorious in the presence of kings1 and gave him his commandments in the sight of his people1 and showed him his glory4 ,for his faith and meekness he sanctified him1 and made choice of him among all flesh3 and publicly gave him his precepts1 and the law of life and discipline1 and highly exalted him4 ,he settled with him an eternal covenant1 and encompassed him with the girdle of righteousness3 and the ,lord hath put on him a crown of glory4 ,gospel4 ,john xv4 #ab1 #af4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,this is my commandment1 that you love one another1 as ,i have loved you4 ,greater love than this no man hath1 that a man lay down his life for his friends4 ,you are my friends1 if you do the things that ,i command you4 ,i will not now call you servants2 for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth4 ,but ,i have called you friends3 because all things whatsoever ,i have heard of my ,father1 ,i have made known to you4 ,you have not chosen me3 but ,i have chosen you2 and have appointed you that you should go1 and should bring forth fruit3 and your fruit should remain3 that whatsoever you shall ask of the ,father in my name1 he may give it you4 ,of a ,martyr and ,bishop4 ,epistle4 ,james i4 #ab1 #ah4 ,dearly beloved3 ,blessed is the man that endureth temptation2 for when he hath been proved1 he shall receive the crown of life which ,god hath promised to them that love him4 #dgc ,let no man1 when he is tempted1 say that he is tempted by ,god4 ,for ,god is not a tempter of evils1 and he tempteth no man4 ,but every man is tempted by his own concupiscence1 being drawn away and allured4 ,then when concupiscence hath conceived1 it bringeth forth sin4 ,but sin1 when it is completed1 begetteth death4 ,do not err therefore1 my dearest brethren4 ,every best gift1 and every perfect gift1 is from above1 coming down from the ,father of lights1 with whom there is no change1 nor shadow of alteration4 ,for of his own will hath he begotten us by the word of truth1 that we might be some beginning of his creatures4 ,gospel4 ,luke xiv4 #bf1 #cc4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,if any man come to me1 and hate not his father1 and mother1 and wife1 and children1 and brethren1 and sisters1 yea and his own life also1 he cannot be my disciple4 ,and whosoever doth not carry his cross and come after me1 cannot be my disciple4 ,for which of you having a mind to build a tower1 doth not first sit down and reckon the charges that are necessary1 whether he have wherewithal to finish it3 lest1 after he hath laid the foundation1 and is not able to finish it1 all that see it begin to mock him1 saying3 ,this man began to build1 and was not able to finish4 ,or1 what king about to go and make war against another king1 doth not first sit down and think whether he be able with ten thousand1 to meet him that with twenty thousand cometh out against him4 ,or else1 whilst the other is yet afar off1 sending an embassy1 he desireth conditions of peace4 ,so likewise every one of you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth1 cannot be my disciple4 ,of a ,martyr not a ,bishop4 ,lesson4 ,wisdom x4 #aj1 #ad4 ,the ,lord conducted the just man through the right ways1 and showed him the kingdom of ,god1 and gave him the knowledge of the holy things3 made him honourable in his labours1 and accomplished his labours4 #dgd ,in the deceit of them that over-reached him1 she stood by him1 and made him honourable4 ,she kept him safe from his enemies1 and she defended him from seducers1 and gave him a strong conflict1 that he might overcome1 and know that wisdom is mightier than all4 ,she forsook not the just when he was sold1 but delivered him from sinners3 she went down with him into the pit1 and in bands she left him not1 till she brought him the sceptre of the kingdom1 and power against those that oppressed him3 and showed them to be liars that accused him1 and gave him everlasting glory4 ,gospel4 ,matthew x4 #cd1 #db4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,do not think that ,i came to send peace upon earth3 ,i came not to send peace1 but the sword4 ,for ,i came to set a man at variance against his father1 and the daughter against her mother1 and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law4 ,and a man's enemies against they of his own household4 ,he that loveth his father and mother more than me1 is not worthy of me3 and he that loveth son or daughter more than me1 is not worthy of me4 ,and he that taketh not up his cross1 and followeth me1 is not worthy of me4 ,he that findeth his life shall lose it3 and he that shall lose his life for me1 shall find it4 ,he that receiveth you1 receiveth me2 and he that receiveth me1 receiveth him that sent me4 ,he that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet1 shall receive the reward of a prophet3 and he that receiveth a just man in the name of a just man1 shall receive the reward of a just man4 ,and whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple1 amen1 ,i say to you1 he shall not lose his reward4 ,of ,many ,martyrs4 ,epistle4 #a ,peter i4 #c1 #g4 ,blessed be the ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who1 according to his great mercy hath regenerated us into a lively hope1 by the resurrection of ,jesus ,christ from the dead1 unto an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled1 and that cannot fade1 reserved in heaven for you1 who by the power of ,god are kept by faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time4 ,wherein you shall greatly rejoice1 if now you must be for a little time made sorrowful in divers temptations2 that the trial of your faith 7much more precious than gold which is tried by the fire7 may be found unto praise1 and glory1 and honour1 at the appearing of ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 #dge ,gospel4 ,john xv4 #e1 #aa4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,i am the vine1 you the branches3 he that abideth in me1 and ,i in him1 the same beareth much fruit3 for without me you can do nothing4 ,if any one abide not in me1 he shall be cast forth as a branch1 and shall wither1 and they shall gather him up1 and cast him into the fire1 and he burneth4 ,if you abide in me1 and my word abide in you1 you shall ask whatever you will1 and it shall be done unto you4 ,in this is my ,father glorified2 that you bring forth very much fruit1 and become my disciples4 ,as the ,father hath loved me1 ,i also have loved you4 ,abide in my love4 ,if you keep my commandments1 you shall abide in my love2 as ,i also have kept my ,father's commandments1 and do abide in his love4 ,these things have ,i spoken to you1 that my joy may be in you1 and your joy may be filled4 ,of ,a ,confessor ,and ,bishop4 ,lesson and ,gospel1 as in page #gi4 ,of ,a ,confessor ,not ,a ,bishop4 ,lesson4 ,ecclesiastes xxxi4 #h4 #aa4 ,blessed is the man that is found without blemish2 and that hath not gone after gold1 nor put his trust in money nor in treasures4 ,who is he1 and we will praise him1 for he hath done wonderful things in his life4 ,who hath been tried thereby1 and made perfect1 he shall have glory everlasting1 ,he that could have transgressed1 and hath not transgressed3 and could do evil things1 and hath not done them4 ,therefore are his goods established in the ,lord1 and all the church of the saints shall declare his alms4 #dgf ,gospel4 ,luke xii4 #ce1 #dj4 ,at that time3 ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,let your loins be girt1 and lamps burning in your hands1 and you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord1 when he shall return from their wedding2 that when he cometh and knocketh1 they may open to him immediately4 ,blessed are those servants1 whom the lord1 when he cometh1 shall find watching3 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 that he will gird himself1 and make them sit down to meat1 and passing will minister unto them4 ,and if he shall come in the second watch1 or come in the third watch1 and find them so1 blessed are those servants4 ,but this know ye1 that if the householder did know at what hour the thief would come1 he would surely watch1 and would not suffer his house to be broke open4 ,be you then also ready3 for at what hour you think not1 the ,son of man will come4 ,of a ,virgin ,and ,martyr4 ,lesson4 ,ecclesiastes li4 #a1 #h4 ,i will give glory to thee1 ,o ,lord1 my ,king1 and ,i will praise thee1 ,o ,god1 my ,saviour4 ,i will give glory to thy name1 for thou hast been a helper and protector to me1 and hast preserved my body from destruction1 from the snare of an unjust tongue1 and from the lips of them that forge lies1 and in the sight of them that stood by1 thou hast been my helper4 ,and thou hast delivered3 me according to the multitude of the mercy of thy name1 from the roaring lions1 that were ready to devour me4 ,out of the hands of them that sought my life1 and from the gates of afflictions1 which compassed me about3 from the oppression of the flame which surrounded me1 and in the midst of the fire ,i was not burnt4 ,from the depth of the belly of hell1 and from an unclean tongue1 and from lying words1 from an unjust king1 and from a slanderous tongue3 my soul shall praise the ,lord even to death1 because thou succourest those that trust in thee1 and deliverest them from the hands of the ,gentiles1 ,o ,lord our ,god4 #dgg ,gospel4 ,matthew xxv4 #a1 #ac4 ,at that time3 ,jesus spoke to his disciples this parable3 ,the kingdom of heaven shall be like to ten virgins1 who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride4 ,and five of them were foolish1 and five wise4 ,but the five foolish1 having taken their lamps1 did not take oil with them3 but the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps4 ,and the bridegroom tarrying1 they all slumbered and slept4 ,and at midnight there was a cry made3 ,behold the bridegroom cometh1 go ye forth to meet him4 ,then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps4 ,and the foolish said to the wise3 ,give us of your oil1 for our lamps are gone out4 ,the wise answered1 saying3 ,lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you1 go you rather to them that sell1 and buy for yourselves4 ,now whilst they went to buy1 the bridegroom came3 and they that were ready1 went in with him to the marriage1 and the door was shut4 ,but at last came also the other virgins1 saying3 ,lord1 ,lord1 open to us4 ,but he answered1 saying3 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 ,i know you not4 ,watch ye therefore1 because you know not the day nor the hour4 ,of ,many ,virgins ,and ,martyrs4 ,epistle4 #a ,corinthians vii4 #be1 #cd4 ,brethren3 ,concerning virgins ,i have no commandment of the ,lord3 but ,i give counsel1 as having obtained mercy of the ,lord to be faithful4 ,i think therefore1 that this is good for the present necessity1 for a man so to be4 ,art thou bound to a wife8 seek not to be loosed4 ,art thou loosed from a wife8 seek not a wife4 ,but if thou take a wife1 thou hast not sinned4 ,and if a virgin marry1 she hath not sinned3 nevertheless1 such shall have tribulation of the flesh4 #dgh ,but ,i spare you4 ,this therefore ,i say1 brethren3 the time is short3 it remaineth1 that they also who have wives1 be as if they had none2 and they that weep1 as though they wept not2 and they that rejoice1 as if they rejoiced not3 and they that buy1 as though they possessed not2 and they that use this world1 as if they used it not3 for the fashion of this world passeth away4 ,but ,i would have you to be without solicitude4 ,he that is without a wife1 is solicitous for the things that belong to the ,lord1 how he may please ,god4 ,but he that is with a wife1 is solicitous for the things of the world1 how he may please his wife2 and he is divided4 ,and the unmarried woman and the virgin thinketh on the things of the ,lord3 that she may be holy both in body and spirit1 in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 ,gospel4 ,matthew xxv4 #a1 #ac1 as in page #ib4 ,of a ,virgin only4 ,epistle4 #b ,corinthians x4 #ag2 xi4 #a1 #b4 ,brethren3 ,let him that glorieth1 glory in the ,lord3 for not he that commendeth himself is approved2 but he whom ,god commendeth4 ,chap4 xi4 ,would to ,god you could bear with some little of my folly3 but do bear with me4 ,for ,i am jealous of you with the jealousy of ,god4 ,for ,i have espoused you to one husband1 that ,i may present you as a chaste virgin to ,christ4 ,gospel4 ,matthew xxv4 #a1 #ac1 as in page #ib4 ,of ,holy ,women4 ,lesson4 ,proverbs xxxi4 #aj4 ,who shall find a valiant woman8 the price of her is as of things brought from afar off1 and from the uttermost coasts4 ,the heart of her husband trusteth in her1 and he shall have no need of spoils4 ,she will render him good and not evil1 all the days of her life4 ,she hath sought wool and flax1 and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands4 ,she is like the merchant's ship1 she bringeth her bread from afar4 ,and she hath risen in the night1 and given prey to her household1 and victuals to her maidens4 ,she hath considered a field1 and bought it3 with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard4 #dgi ,she hath girded her loins with strength1 and hath strengthened her arm4 ,she hath tasted and seen that her traffic is good3 her lamp shall not be put out in the night4 ,she hath put out her hand to strong things1 and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle4 ,she hath opened her hand to the needy1 and stretched out her hands to the poor4 ,she shall not fear for her house in the cold of snow1 for all her domestics are clothed with double garments4 ,she hath made for herself clothing of tapestry2 fine linen and purple is her covering4 ,her husband is honourable in the gates1 where he sitteth among the senators of the land4 ,she made fine linen and sold it1 and delivered a girdle to the ,chananite4 ,strength and beauty are her clothing1 and she shall laugh in the latter day4 ,she hath opened her mouth to wisdom1 and the law of clemency is on her tongue4 ,she hath looked well to the paths of her house1 and hath not eaten her bread idle4 ,her children rose up1 and called her blessed3 her husband1 and he praised her4 ,many daughters have gathered together riches3 thou hast surpassed them all4 ,favour is deceitful1 and beauty is vain3 the woman that feareth the ,lord1 she shall be praised4 ,give her of the fruit of her hands1 and let her works praise her in the gates4 ,gospel4 ,matthew xiii4 #dd1 #eb4 ,at that time3 ,jesus spoke to his disciples this parable3 ,the kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field4 ,which a man having found1 hid it1 and for joy thereof goeth1 and selleth all that he hath1 and buyeth that field4 ,again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls4 ,who when he had found one pearl of great price1 went his way1 and sold all that he had1 and bought it4 ,again the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea1 and gathering together of all kinds of fishes4 ,which1 when it was filled they drew out1 and sitting by the shore1 they chose out the good into vessels1 but the bad they cast forth4 ,so shall it be at the end of the world4 ,the angels shall go out1 and shall separate the wicked from among the just4 #dhj ,and shall cast them into the furnace of fire2 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 ,have you understood all these things8 ,they say to him3 ,yes4 ,he said unto them3 ,therefore every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven1 is like to a man who is a householder1 who bringeth forth out of his treasure new things and old4 ,anniversary ,mass ,of ,the ,dedication ,of ,a ,church4 ,lesson4 ,revelation xxi4 #b1 #e4 ,in those days3 ,i ,john saw the holy city1 the new ,jerusalem1 coming down out of heaven1 from ,god1 prepared as a bride adorned for her husband4 ,and ,i heard a great voice from the throne1 saying3 ,behold the tabernacle of ,god with men1 and he will dwell with them4 ,and they shall be his people3 and ,god himself with them shall be their ,god4 ,and ,god shall wipe away all tears from their eyes3 and death shall be no more1 nor mourning1 nor crying1 nor sorrow shall be any more1 for the former things are passed away4 ,and he that sat on the throne said3 ,behold ,i make all things new4 ,gospel4 ,luke xix4 #a1 #aj4 ,at that time3 ,jesus entering in1 he walked through ,jericho4 ,and behold there was a man named ,zacheus1 who was the chief of the publicans1 and he was rich4 ,and he sought to see ,jesus1 who he was1 and he could not1 for the crowd1 because he was low of stature4 ,and running before he climbed up into a sycamore tree that he might see him3 for he was to pass that way4 ,and when ,jesus was come to the place1 looking up he saw him1 and said to him3 ,zacheus1 make haste and come down3 for this day ,i must abide in thy house4 ,and he made haste and came down1 and received him with joy4 ,and when all saw it1 they murmured1 saying3 that he was gone to be a guest with a man that was a sinner4 ,but ,zacheus standing said to the ,lord3 ,behold1 ,lord1 the half of my goods ,i give to the poor3 and if ,i have wronged any man of any thing1 ,i restore him four-fold4 ,jesus said to him3 ,this day is salvation come to this house2 because he also is a son of ,abraham4 ,for the ,son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost4 ,credo4 #dha ,for ,the ,dead ,on the day of ,decease or ,burial4 ,epistle4 #a ,thessalonians iv4 #ab1 #ag4 ,brethren3 ,we will not have you ignorant concerning them that are asleep1 that you be not sorrowful1 even as others who have no hope4 ,for if we believe that ,jesus died and rose again1 even so them who have slept through ,jesus1 will ,god bring with him4 ,for this we say unto you in the word of the ,lord1 that we who are alive1 who remain unto the coming of the ,lord1 shall not prevent them who have slept4 ,for the ,lord himself shall come down from heaven with commandment3 and with the voice of an archangel1 and with the trumpet of ,god3 and the dead who are in ,christ1 shall rise first4 ,then we who are alive1 who are left1 shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet ,christ1 into the air1 and so shall we be always with the ,lord4 ,wherefore comfort ye one another with these words4 ,gospel4 ,john xi4 #ba1 #bg4 ,at that time3 ,martha said to ,jesus3 ,lord1 if thou hadst been here1 my brother had not died4 ,but now also ,i know that whatsoever thou wilt ask of ,god1 ,god will give it thee4 ,jesus saith to her3 ,thy brother shall rise again4 ,martha saith to him3 ,i know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day4 ,jesus said to her3 ,i am the resurrection and the life2 he that believeth in me1 although he be dead1 shall live4 ,and every one that liveth1 and believeth in me1 shall not die for ever4 ,believest thou this8 ,she saith to him3 ,yea1 ,lord1 ,i have believed that thou art ,christ the ,son of the living ,god1 who art come into this world4 #dhb ,instructions ,and ,devotions ,for ,confirmation4 ,confirmation is a sacrament instituted by our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 to enable us to arrive at the state of perfect ,christians1 and to strengthen the spiritual life of grace which we received at baptism4 ,it is called ,confirmation1 from its effect1 which is to confirm and fortify those who receive it with the necessary dispositions1 in the possession of the true faith1 to arm them against their spiritual enemies1 and to complete and finish in them the sanctification which baptism had begun4 ,in baptism we receive the character of the children of ,god2 in confirmation we receive the strength of men1 and the character of the soldiers of ,jesus ,christ1 says ,st4 ,melchiades4 ,in baptism we are enlisted under the standard of ,christ crucified2 in confirmation we are armed with the shield of faith1 and enabled to combat against the devil1 the world1 and the flesh4 ,in baptism we are regenerated1 and receive the sanctifying grace of ,god for the remission of sins2 in confirmation we are prepared for a spiritual warfare1 and receive the ,holy ,ghost for a force and corroboration1 that we may stand firm in the divine service1 for the sake of ,christ1 with a holy vigour of spirit and constancy of mind1 amidst the terrors of the severest trials and persecutions4 ,the effects of this sacrament appear visibly1 not only in thousands of holy martyrs1 but also in the apostles1 who1 after they had been confirmed on ,whitsunday1 by the ,holy ,ghost coming down upon them1 were immediately changed into new men1 and were animated by this ,divine ,spirit to that degree1 that sufferings for the sweet name of ,jesus became the subject of their glory4 ,it is evident from ,acts1 viii4 and xix41 that the apostles practised confirmation1 as a means to communicate the graces and gifts of the ,holy ,ghost to the faithful4 #dhc ,it is of confirmation also that ,st4 ,paul makes mention1 ,hebrews vi4 #a1 #b1 and #b ,corinthians i4 #ba1 #bb1 where he expressly says3 ,now he who confirmeth us with you in ,christ1 and hath anointed us1 is ,god2 who hath also sealed us1 and given us the earnest of the ,spirit in our hearts4 ,the testaments of the most ancient writers plainly show1 that the church of ,god1 from the apostles' days1 has always believed confirmation to be a sacrament of the new law1 and administered it as such4 ,among the rest1 ,st4 ,clement1 a contemporary of the apostles1 says1 chap4 #d1 that he received this doctrine from ,st4 ,peter and other apostles2 and therefore he exhorts all1 without delay1 to hasten to be signed by the bishop1 that they may receive the seven-fold grace of the ,holy ,ghost1 since he cannot be a perfect ,christian who wilfully neglects this sacrament4 ,tertullian1 ,st4 ,fabian1 and ,st4 ,melchiades1 who flourished in the second1 third1 and fourth centuries2 ,st4 ,cyprian1 ,st4 ,jerome1 ,st4 ,ambrose1 c4 have handed down the same doctrine3 and ,st4 ,augustine1 cont4 lit4 ,petil4 #b1 c4 #ajd1 says in express terms1 ,the sacrament of chrism in the kind of visible seals1 is sacred and holy1 even as baptism itself4 ,moreover1 it is plain from the #hth chapter of the ,acts of the ,apostles1 ver4 #ad1 that the visible sign of the imposition of hands has annexed to it an invisible grace1 viz4 the imparting of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,consequently1 confirmation is a sacrament1 as it has all things necessary to constitute a sacrament1 and is a visible sign of an invisible grace1 c4 ,the ordinary minister of this sacrament is a bishop only2 and it was for this reason that ,st4 ,peter and ,st4 ,john1 who were both bishops1 were sent to confirm the ,samaritans1 who had been converted and baptised by ,philip1 the deacon2 which is an additional proof1 that confirmation is a holy sacrament1 and not a mere ceremony1 as ,calvin pretends2 for were it only a ceremony that they had administered1 why did not ,philip1 the deacon1 who baptised the ,samaritans1 use that ceremony8 ,where was the necessity of sending two bishops to ,samaria1 as the apostles did8--,acts viii4 ,as water is made use of in baptism1 so chrism is used in confirmation4 ,chrism is a sacred ointment1 composed of oil of olives and balsam 7or balm7 of ,gilead1 solemnly blessed by a bishop on ,holy ,thursday4 #dhd ,the unction1 or outward anointing with chrism1 represents the inward anointing of the soul with the gifts of the ,holy ,ghost2 as the outward ablution with water in baptism1 denotes the inward washing of the soul by the sanctifying grace of ,god4 ,the oil1 whose properties are to assuage our pains1 to fortify the limbs1 and to give a certain vigour to the body1 represents the spiritual effects of the grace of this sacrament in the soul2 and the balm1 which is of a sweet smell1 and whose property is to preserve bodies from putrefaction1 represents the good odour or sweet savour of ,christian virtues with which we are to edify our neighbours after having received this sacrament4 ,the form of words used in conferring this sacrament is this3 ,i sign thee with the sign of the cross1 ,i confirm thee with the chrism of salvation1 in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,whilst the bishop pronounces the form1 he makes the sign of the cross with the holy chrism1 upon the forehead of each person that is to be confirmed1 to give them to understand1 that no worldly fear or shame is to deter them from confessing ,christ crucified2 but that they are openly to profess the doctrines and maxims of his gospel1 and live as becomes members of his church in spite of the ill example and corrupt maxims of the world4 ,hence ,tertullian says1 lib4 #a4 adv4 ,marc4 ,the flesh is anointed1 that the soul may be consecrated4 ,the flesh is signed1 that the soul may be fenced4 ,the flesh1 by the imposition of hands1 is shadowed1 that the soul1 by the spirit1 may be illuminated4--,this is what the bishop prays for1 when turning himself towards those that are to be confirmed1 with his hands joined before his breast1 he says1 ,may the ,holy ,ghost come down upon you and the power of the ,most ,high keep you from all sins4--,amen4 ,a little blow is given on the cheek to the persons confirmed1 to imprint in their minds1 that they are to be ready to bear with meekness and patience1 all crosses1 persecutions1 trials1 affronts1 and injuries1 for the sake and glory of their ,lord and ,master ,jesus ,christ4 ,at the same time the bishop says1 ,peace be with thee1 to signify that the true peace of ,god1 which1 as ,st4 ,paul says1 exceeds all understanding1 is chiefly to be found in patient suffering for ,god and his truths4 ,lastly1 the bishop prays for those who have been confirmed1 that the ,holy ,ghost may ever dwell in their hearts1 and make them temples of his glory4 ,after which be dismisses them with his blessing1 c4 #dhe ,q4 ,can this sacrament of confirmation be received more than once8 ,a4 ,no2 because1 like baptism1 it imprints an indelible character or spiritual mark in the soul1 which always remains4 ,q4 ,is there any spiritual kindred contracted in confirmation8 ,a4 ,yes2 the godfather or the godmother contracts the same spiritual kindred as in the sacrament of baptism4 ,q4 ,is confirmation absolutely necessary to salvation8 ,a4 ,it is not so necessary but that a person may be saved without it2 yet1 when a favourable opportunity offers for receiving it1 it would be certainly a sin to neglect so powerful a help to salvation1 and deprive ourselves of the benefit of this holy sacrament1 which our blessed ,redeemer was mercifully pleased of his infinite goodness to institute1 as the never-failing means in his church to communicate his divine spirit to his followers4 ,it would be a still more grievous crime to neglect confirmation through contempt1 disregard1 or want of faith4 ,it is to a wilful neglect of this sacrament that the holy fathers attribute the downfall of several apostates from the true religion4 ,q4 ,what kind of persons stand most in need of the grace of this sacrament8 ,a4 ,those who are most exposed to temptations against faith1 or to persecutions upon account of their religion4 ,q4 ,at what age may a person be confirmed8 ,a4 ,ordinarily speaking1 the church does not give confirmation to children before they are seven years old2 but defers it till they come to the use of reason1 and are sufficiently instructed and prepared4 ,fathers and mothers should take care to have them carefully instructed in the ,christian doctrine1 and regularly prepared to be presented to the bishop for confirmation at the proper time1 before they have received the ,blessed ,eucharist4 ,if their children be lost through ignorance1 they shall answer for it to ,god4 ,q4 ,what are the dispositions necessary for receiving the sacrament of confirmation worthily8 ,a4 ,a person must be free from the guilt of mortal sin1 and in the state of grace2 for the holy spirit of wisdom will not enter into a malicious soul1 nor dwell in a body subject to sins4--,wisdom i4 #d4 ,he must also be well instructed in the principles of the ,christian faith1 according to his age and capacity1 and have a proper sense of what he is doing4 #dhf ,q4 ,in what manner then must a person prepare himself for confirmation8 ,a4 ,first1 he must examine his conscience diligently1 and if he find it charged with wilful sin1 he must take care to purge it by a good sacramental confession2 for it would be a grievous sacrilege to presume to receive the sacrament of confirmation1 knowingly in the state of mortal sin4--,secondly1 he must prepare himself some days before by devout and humble prayer1 frequently and fervently calling upon ,god to dispose his soul for receiving the ,holy ,ghost1 who communicates his gracious gifts and favours in proportion to the dispositions with which they are received4 ,q4 ,as confirmation is ordained for the sanctification of souls1 why do not all who receive it become saints8 ,a4 ,the fault is entirely their own4 ,god on his part is ready to bestow all the graces necessary to enable them to become saints2 but1 alas6 how few are disposed to improve and co-operate with them as they might and ought6 ,how few make the proper use of them6 ,how many on the contrary resist them1 like the stiff-necked ,jews6 ,how many contristate and extinguish the divine spirit1 as the apostle expresses it6 ,how many banish this heavenly guest from the temple of their souls by falling into mortal sin1 and thus obstruct the operation of this holy sacrament6 ,q4 ,is a person obliged to receive the sacrament of confirmation fasting8 ,a4 ,no4 ,there is no strict obligation or precept for it1 though to fast on the eve and day of confirmation is a laudable custom1 and conformable to the practice of the primitive church4 ,q4 ,why are the fervent exercises of piety and devotion required before confirmation8 ,a4 ,for two reasons3 ,first1 because our ,saviour has assured us that his heavenly ,father will give his good spirit to them that ask it4--,luke1 xi4 #ac4 ,secondly1 in imitation of the apostles1 who1 during the ten days between the ascension of our ,lord and the descent of the ,holy ,ghost at ,pentecost1 retired from the noise and tumults of the world1 and continued with one accord in prayer1 with ,mary the ,mother of ,jesus1 and with his brethren4--,acts1 i4 #ad4 #dhg ,q4 ,why are we to invoke the ,holy ,ghost in particular8 ,a4 ,not that we are to neglect praying to the ,father and the ,son also1 as we know that all the three persons are but one and the same ,god2 but because the work of our sanctification1 the pouring down the grace of ,god into our souls1 and all the heavenly favours and helps that are necessary for conducting us in the way of salvation1 are the effects of the divine love1 and are by a peculiar approbation attributed in a special manner to the operation of the ,holy ,ghost1 as it is the love of the ,father and of the ,son1 and as it is from ,god's love that all grace1 all virtue and sanctification1 flow and proceed4 ,a ,prayer ,before ,confirmation4 ,o ,god of infinite goodness and bounty1 who has been pleased1 at my baptism1 to make me a ,christian1 to sanctify my soul with thy grace1 and to honour me with the glorious title of thy child2 which1 alas6 for my part1 ,i have so wretchedly corresponded with1 and have even forfeited a thousand times by my sins3 behold1 notwithstanding all my ingratitude1 and my repeated treasons1 which thou hast so long and so patiently endured1 thou art still pleased1 not only to invite me to return to thee1 and to offer me thy mercy1 but also to call upon me at this time1 to come and present myself1 in order to receive the greatest of all thy gifts1 even thine own most ,holy ,spirit2 to be consecrated to thee by his unction2 to be made a strong and perfect ,christian1 and a soldier of thy ,son4 ,o may all heaven and earth praise thee1 bless thee1 and glorify thee for ever1 for all thy mercies1 goodness1 and bounty to me4 #dhh ,and now1 dearest ,lord1 ,i desire to come1 because such is thy will and my duty1 to receive this great sacrament of ,confirmation2 that ,i may like thy apostles1 be baptised with the ,holy ,ghost1 and be endowed with power from on high2 and like them be changed by divine grace1 into another man1 in such manner as henceforward to live up to the dignity1 and to fulfil every part of the duty of a soldier of ,christ6 and to preserve and maintain even to death1 that purity and sanctity which become the temple of the living ,god4 ,but1 ,o my ,god1 how far am ,i from being worthy to approach this heavenly sacrament6 ,how can ,i expect that thy ,holy ,spirit should come into my inward house1 to make it his temple1 which has been so long possessed by unclean spirits8 ,where are the dispositions in me1 which the apostles brought1 and which all ,christians ought to bring along with them1 to the receiving of the ,holy ,ghost8 ,o6 ,i acknowledge myself infinitely unworthy2 ,i confess and detest from the bottom of my heart1 all my past uncleanness and abominations2 ,i humbly crave thy mercy and pardon1 through ,jesus ,christ thy ,son2 and beg1 through him1 that thou wilt be pleased to cleanse my soul from all its filth with his precious blood1 and to give me thy grace to come to this sacrament with that humility1 faith1 and devotion1 which is most agreeable to thee4 #dhi ,o ,divine ,spirit1 do thou prepare my soul for thyself6 ,behold1 ,i come1 desiring to give up myself to thee for all time and eternity1 that thou mayest ever live and reign in my soul2 and ,o let my whole soul henceforward he perpetually subject to thee1 and let nothing in me ever more rebel against thee4 ,amen4 ,those who are preparing themselves for the sacrament of ,confirmation1 may likewise breathe forth1 from time to time1 the following short ,ejaculations3 ,come1 ,holy ,ghost1 who replenisheth the hearts of the faithful1 descend into my soul1 and make it the place of thy abode4 ,come1 ,o ,divine ,spirit1 take full possession of my heart1 and kindle in it the fire of thy divine love4 ,enter into my soul and abide there for ever1 to be my light1 my guide1 and my strength4 ,come1 ,holy ,ghost1 with all thy gifts1 and fill my soul2 enlighten1 direct1 and conduct me in all my ways4 ,strengthen me against all the assaults of self-love1 remove from me all vicious shame1 and inspire me with a ,christian courage4 ,o grant that ,i may make the gospel the rule of my life4 ,preserve me from the corruption of sin1 and from the pernicious maxims of the world4 ,give me grace1 ,o ,god1 to do thy will in all things4 ,enlighten my eyes1 ,o ,lord1 that ,i may never sleep in death4 ,o uncreated fire1 when wilt thou consume whatever is imperfect in my soul4 ,inebriate my soul with thy holy love1 ,o thou sovereign beauty4 #dij ,o may ,i never forget the obligations that are contracted1 by being enlisted a disciple of the cross1 in the sacrament of confirmation4 ,o grant that ,i may ever have before my eyes the duties thereunto annexed1 and that ,i may live henceforward according to the spirit of a true and perfect ,christian4 ,short ejaculations of this kind1 frequently darted from an humble and fervent heart1 penetrate the clouds1 pierce the paternal heart of the ,father of ,mercies1 and draw down an ample benediction on those pious souls to whom they become familiar by practice and habit2 this manner of prayer is highly commended by the saints1 and was one of the principal excercises by which the ancient solitaries arrived at the highest perfection4 ,it has this peculiar advantage1 that one can practise it at all times1 on all occasions1 and in the midst of external employment1 without being exposed to the danger of vain glory1 as it is secretly performed in the closet of the heart4 ,it is short and easy1 does not distract or fatigue the mind1 but keeps up the fervour of the spirit1 and attention to the divine presence4 ,a ,prayer ,after ,confirmation4 ,o my ,god1 ,i now desire to adore thee1 bless thee1 and glorify thee1 for ever1 for all thou hast done for me1 and for thy whole church1 both of heaven and earth4 ,i would now gladly join both my heart and my voice with all thy angels and saints in heaven1 and with all that fear thee and love thee on earth1 in giving perpetual praise to thee for thy infinite goodness1 and in particular for that love thou hast shown to me this day4 ,i give thee thanks from the bottom of my heart1 for having sent down the ,holy ,spirit into my soul1 with all his gifts and graces4 #dia ,o let him now take full possession of my soul2 let this heavenly unction penetrate into the very centre of my interior2 let his divine wisdom ever preside there1 may it ever enlighten me with his gifts of understanding1 and dispel all my darkness3 may it direct me with his counsel1 strengthen me with his fortitude1 instruct me with his knowledge1 make me ever fervent in all good1 with his piety and godliness and let his divine fear ever restrain me from evil4 ,and now1 dear ,lord1 since thou hast been pleased1 by this sacrament1 to consecrate and sanctify my soul for thyself1 and to make it thy temple1 be pleased also to drive far from it1 by thy grace1 all that may violate or profane it1 or render it any ways disagreeable to thy eyes4 ,o keep it for ever for thyself1 and restrain ,satan from ever entering into it any more4 ,o let it be a house of prayer1 in which thou mayest be ever worshipped1 in spirit and in truth1 and suffer it not to be made any more a den of thieves4 ,give me grace also to fulfil1 with perfection1 every branch of the duty of thy soldier1--which glorious title thou hast conferred on me this day3 arm me completely for the warfare in which ,i am happily engaged1 and stand by me in all my conflicts1 to crown me with victory4 ,o make me faithful unto death1 and bring me safe through all the dangers of my mortal pilgrimage1 to the crown of everlasting life3 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,n4 ,b4--,here repeat the ,hymns1 ,creating ,spirit1 come posses2 and1 ,come1 ,holy ,ghost1 send down those beams1 which are inserted1 with the ,latin1 at the end1 under the head of ,whit-,sunday4 #dib ,the ,psalter ,of ,jesus4 ,there is no other name under heaven given to men whereby we must be saved4--,acts4 iv4 #ab4 ,this ,psalter is divided into three ,parts2 each part consisting of five ,petitions1 and each ,petition prefaced by a tenfold repetition of the sacred name of ,jesus4 ,as it is not to be run over in too hasty a manner1 but performed with the utmost reverence and recollection1 the whole may be said without interruption2 or1 each ,part at three distinct periods of time2 according to the leisure which persons may find1 after discharging the indispensable duties of their several states and conditions of life4 ,first ,part4 ,at the name of ,jesus let every knee bend1 both in heaven1 on earth1 and under the earth2 and let every tongue acknowledge that the ,lord ,jesus ,christ is in the glory of ,god the ,father4--,philippians ii4 ,the ,first ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 thou ,god of compassion1 have mercy on me1 and forgive the many and great offences ,i have committed in thy sight4 ,many have been the follies of my life1 and great are the miseries ,i have deserved for my ingratitude4 ,have mercy on me1 dear ,jesus1 for ,i am weak2 heal me1 ,o ,lord1 for ,i am unable to help myself4 ,deliver me from an inordinate affection for any of thy creatures1 which may divert my eyes from incessantly looking up to thee4 ,for the love of thee1 grant me henceforth the grace to hate sin1 and out of a just esteem of thee1 to despise all worldly vanities4 #dic ,have mercy on all sinners1 ,i beseech thee1 dear ,jesus2 turn their vices into virtues2 and making them sincere lovers of thee1 and observers of thy law1 conduct them to bliss in everlasting glory4 ,for the sake of thy glorious name ,jesus1 and through the merits of thy bitter passion1 have mercy also on the souls in purgatory4 ,o blessed ,trinity1 one eternal ,god1 have mercy on me4 ,our ,father4 ,hail1 ,mary4 ,the ,second ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 help me to overcome all temptations to sin1 and the malice of my ghostly enemy4 ,help me to spend my time in virtuous actions1 and in such labours as are acceptable to thee4 ,enable me to resist and repel every inordinate emotion of sloth1 gluttony1 and carnality4 ,render my heart enamoured of virtue1 and inflamed with desires of thy glorious presence4 ,help me to merit and preserve a good name by a peaceable and pious life1 to thy honor1 ,o ,jesus6 to my own comfort1 and the edification of others4 ,have mercy on all sinners1 c4 as in the first petition4 ,our ,father4 ,hail ,mary4 ,the ,third ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 grant me effectual strength of soul and body1 to please thee in the performance of such virtuous actions as may bring me to thy everlasting joy and felicity4 #did ,grant me1 ,o most merciful ,saviour1 a firm purpose to amend my life1 and to make atonement for the years past2 those years1 alas6 which ,i have lavished1 to thy displeasure1 in vain or wicked thoughts1 evil words1 deeds1 and habits4 ,make my heart obedient to thy will1 and ready1 for thy love1 to perform all the works of mercy4 ,grant me the gifts of the ,holy ,ghost1 which1 through a virtuous life1 and a devout frequenting of thy most holy sacraments1 may at length conduct me to thy heavenly kingdom4 ,have mercy on all sinners1 c4 ,our ,father4 ,hail ,mary4 ,the ,fourth ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 comfort me1 and grant me grace to fix in thee my chief joy and only felicity2 inspire me with heavenly meditations1 spiritual sweetness1 and fervent desires of thy glory2 ravish my soul with the contemplation of heaven1 where ,i hope to dwell everlastingly with thee4 ,bring thy unspeakable goodness to my frequent recollection1 and let me always with gratitude remember thy gifts2 but when thou bringest the multitude of the sins whereby ,i have so ungratefully offended thee1 to sad remembrance1 comfort me with the assurance of pardon2 and by the spirit of true penance purging away my guilt1 prepare me for the possession of thy heavenly kingdom4 ,have mercy on all sinners1 c4 ,our ,father4 ,hail ,mary4 #die ,the ,fifth ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 make me constant in faith1 hope1 and charity4 ,grant me perseverance in virtue1 and a resolution never to offend thee4 ,may the memory of thy passion1 and of those bitter pains thou didst suffer for my sake1 fortify my patience1 and refresh my soul under every tribulation and adversity4 ,render me a strenuous professor of the ,catholic faith1 and a diligent frequenter of my religious duties4 ,let me not be blinded by the delights of a deceitful world1 nor my fortitude shaken by internal frauds or carnal temptations4 ,my heart has for ever fixed its repose in thee1 and resolved to contemn all things for thine eternal reward4 ,have mercy on all sinners1 c4 ,our ,father4 ,hail ,mary4 ,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 for our sakes1 became obedient unto death1 even the death of the cross4 ,philippians ii4 ,hear these petitions1 ,o most merciful ,saviour1 and grant me the grace frequently to repeat and consider them1 that they may serve as so many easy steps1 whereby my soul may ascend to thy knowledge and love1 and to a diligent performance of my duty to thee and my neighbour1 through the whole course of my life4-- ,amen4 ,our ,father4 ,hail ,mary4 ,i believe in ,god4 #dif ,second ,part4 ,begin as before1 saying1 ,at the name of ,jesus let every knee bend1 both in heaven1 on earth1 and under the earth1 c1 as in part the first1 page #dib4 ,the ,sixth ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 enlighten me with a spiritual wisdom1 whereby ,i may arrive at a knowledge of thy goodness1 and of every thing which is most acceptable to thee4 ,grant me a perfect apprehension of my only good1 and a discretion to regulate my life accordingly4 ,grant me wisely to proceed from virtue to virtue1 till at length ,i enjoy a clear sight of thy glory4 ,forbid it1 dear ,lord1 that ,i return to the sins of which ,i accused myself at the tribunal of confession4 ,let others be edified by my pious example1 and my enemies mollified by my good counsel4 ,have mercy on all sinners1 c1 as before1 page #dic4 ,our ,father4 ,hail ,mary4 ,the ,seventh ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 grant me grace inwardly to fear thee1 and avoid every occasion whatsoever of offending thee4 ,let the threats of the torments prepared for sinners1 the dread of the loss of thy love and of thy heavenly inheritance1 always keep me in awe4 ,suffer me not to slumber in sin1 but rather rouse me to repentance1 lest through thine anger ,i may be overtaken by the sentence of eternal wrath1 and endless damnation4 #dig ,let the powerful intercession of thy blessed mother1 and of all thy saints1 but above all1 thine own merits and mercy1 serve as a rampart between my poor soul and thy avenging justice4--,enable me1 ,o my ,god6 to work out my salvation with fear and trembling1 and the apprehension of thy sacred judgments4 ,make me a more humble and diligent suitor to the throne of thy mercy4 ,have mercy1 c4 ,our ,father4 ,hail ,mary4 ,the ,eighth ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 grant me the grace truly to love thee1 for thine infinite goodness1 and those excessive bounties ,i have received1 or shall ever hope to receive from thee4 ,let the recollection of thy benignity and patience conquer the malice and wretched propensity of my perverse nature4 ,may the consideration of the many deliverances1 frequent calls1 and continual helps1 ,i have received from thee during the course of my life1 make me blush at my ingratitude4 ,ah1 what return dost thou require of me for all thy mercies1 but that ,i love thee6 ,and why dost thou require it8 ,because thou art my only good6--thou art my dear ,lord6 the sole object of my life2 and ,i will diligently keep thy commandments1 because ,i truly love thee4 ,have mercy1 c4 ,our ,father4 ,hail ,mary4 ,the ,ninth ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 grant me the grace always to remember my latter end1 and the account ,i am to give in after death2 that so my soul may be always well disposed1 and ready to depart out of this life in thy grace and favour4 #dih ,at that important hour1 by the powerful intercession of thy blessed mother1 the glorious assistance of ,st4 ,michael1 and my good angel1 rescue my poor soul1 ,o ,lord1 from the snares of the enemy of my salvation4 ,remember then thy mercy1 ,o dear ,jesus6 and hide not thy face from me on account of my offences4 ,secure me against the terrors of that awful period1 by causing me now to die daily to all earthly things1 and to have my conversation continually in heaven4 ,let the remembrance of thy death teach me to set a just value on life2 and the memory of thy resurrection encourage me to descend cheerfully to the grave4 ,have mercy1 c4 ,our ,father4 ,hail ,mary4 ,the ,tenth ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 send me my purgatory in this life1 and thus prevent me from being tormented in the cleansing fire which awaits those souls who have not been sufficiently purified in this world4 ,vouchsafe to grant me those merciful crosses and afflictions which thou seest necessary for weaning my affections from things here below4 ,suffer not my heart to find any repose but in sighing after thee1 since no one can see thee1 who loves any thing which is not for thy sake4 ,too bitter1 alas6 will be the anguish of the soul that desires to be united to thee1 and whose separation is retarded by the heavy chains of sin4 #dii ,keep me then1 ,o my ,saviour1 continually mortified in this world1 that being purified thoroughly with the fire of thy love1 ,i may pass from hence to the immediate possession of thee in everlasting glory4 ,have mercy on all sinners1 c4 c4 as at the conclusion of the fifth petition1 page #die4 ,third ,part4 ,begin as before1 saying1 ,at the name of ,jesus let every knee bend1 c41 page #dib4 ,the ,eleventh ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 grant me grace to avoid bad company2 or1 if ,i should chance to come in the midst of such1 preserve me from being infected with the least temptation to mortal sin1 through the merits of thine uncorrupt conversation among sinners4 ,art thou not always present1 ,o ,lord8 and wilt thou not take an exact account of all our words and actions1 and judge us accordingly8 ,how then dare ,i converse with liars1 slanderers1 drunkards1 or blasphemers2 or with such whose discourse is either vain1 quarrelsome1 or dissolute8--,repress in me1 dear ,jesus1 every inordinate affection to carnal pleasures1 and to delights of taste2 and strengthen me by thy grace to avoid such company as would enkindle the flames of those unruly appetites4 ,may thy power1 thy wisdom1 and thy fatherly compassion defend1 direct1 and chastise me2 and cause me to lead such a life here amongst men1 as may qualify me hereafter for the conversation of angels4 ,have mercy1 c4 ,our ,father4 ,hail ,mary4 #ejj ,the ,twelfth ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 grant me the grace to call on thee for help in all my necessities1 and frequently to remember thy death and resurrection4 ,wilt thou be deaf to my cries1 who hast laid down thy life for my ransom8 or canst thou not save me1 who took it up again for my crown8 ,call on me in the day of trouble1 and ,i will deliver thee4 ,whom have ,i in heaven but thee1 ,o my ,jesus6 from whose blessed mouth issued such balmy words8 ,thou art my sure rock of defence against all mine enemies1 and my gracious assistant in every good work4 ,i will1 then1 invoke thee with confidence in all my trials and afflictions1 and when thou hearest me1 ,o ,jesus6 thou wilt have mercy on me4 ,have mercy1 c4 ,our ,father4 ,hail ,mary4 ,the ,thirteenth ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 enable me to persevere in a virtuous life1 and never to grow weary in thy service till thou rewardest me in thy kingdom4 ,in pious customs1 holy duties1 and in all honest and necessary employments1 continue1 ,o ,lord1 to strengthen me1 both in soul and body4 ,my life is nothing on earth but a pilgrimage towards the heavenly ,jerusalem1 to which he that sits down1 or turns out of the way1 can never arrive4 #eja ,may ,i always1 ,o ,jesus6 follow thy blessed example4 ,with how much pain1 and how little pleasure1 didst thou press on to a bitter death1 that being the assured way to a glorious resurrection4 ,let me frequently meditate on those severe words of thine3 ,he only that perseveres to the end shall be saved4 ,have mercy1 c4 ,our ,father4 ,hail ,mary4 ,the ,fourteenth ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 grant me grace to fix my mind on thee1 especially whilst ,i converse with thee in time of prayer4 ,check the wanderings of my fanciful brain1 put a stop to the desires of my fickle heart1 and suppress the power of my spiritual enemies1 who at that time endeavour to withdraw my mind from heavenly thoughts to vain imaginations4 ,thus shall ,i joyfully look on thee as my deliverer from all evil1 and thank thee as my benefactor for all the good ,i have received1 or hope to obtain4 ,i shall be convinced that thou art my chief good1 and that all other things were ordained by thee only as the means of engaging me to fix my affections on thee alone2 that by persevering till death in thy love and service1 ,i might be eternally happy4 ,let all my thoughts1 ,o beloved of my soul6 be absorbed in thee1 that my eyes being shut to all vain and sinful objects1 may become worthy to behold thee face to face in thy everlasting glory4 ,have mercy1 c4 ,our ,father4 ,hail ,mary4 #ejb ,the ,fifteenth ,petition4 ,jesus6 7repeated ten times7 grant me the grace to order my life with reference to my eternal welfare1 sincerely intending1 and wisely referring all the operations of my soul and body towards obtaining the reward of thy infinite bliss and eternal felicity4 ,for what else is this world but a school for the tutoring of souls created for eternal happiness in the next8 ,and how are they educated but by an anxious desire of enjoying ,god1 their only end8 ,break my froward spirit1 ,o ,jesus6 by the reins of humility and obedience4 ,grant me grace to depart hence with the most sovereign contempt of this world1 and with a heart overflowing with joy at the thoughts of going to thee4 ,let the memory of thy passion make me cheerfully undergo every temptation or suffering in this state of probation1 for love of thee2 whilst my soul1 in the mean time1 languishes after that life of consummate bliss and immortal glory1 which thou hast prepared for thy servants in heaven4 ,o ,jesus6 let me frequently and attentively consider1 that whatsoever ,i may gain1 ,if ,i lose thee1 all is lost2 and that whatever ,i may lose1 if ,i obtain thee1 all is gained4 ,have mercy on all sinners1 c1 as in page #dic4 #ejc ,the ,rosary ,of ,the ,blessed ,name ,of ,jesus4 ,in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4 ,thou1 ,o ,lord1 wilt open my lips1 and my tongue shall declare thy praise4 ,incline unto my aid1 ,o ,god4 ,o ,lord1 hasten to help me4 ,glory be to the ,father1 and to the ,son1 and to the ,holy ,ghost2 ,as it was in the beginning1 is now1 and will be for ever4 ,amen4 ,the ,five ,mysteries ,of ,the ,first ,part4 ,i4--,the ,incarnation of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,the ,meditation4 ,the ,son of ,god assumes human flesh1 of the pure blood of the blessed ,mary ever virgin1 and is made man in her womb4 ,o ,jesus1 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory be to the ,father1 c4 ,,ii4--,the ,birth of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,the ,meditation4 ,the ,saviour of the world is born for our redemption2 his mother remaining a virgin4 #ejd ,o ,jesus1 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory1 c4 ,,iii4--,the ,circumcision of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,the ,meditation4 ,our ,saviour being eight days old1 begins to suffer for our sins1 and his blood already flows for us4 ,he is circumcised according to the law1 as if he had been himself a sinner4 ,o ,jesus1 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory1 c4 ,,iv4--,our ,lord ,jesus ,christ is found in the ,temple4 ,the ,meditation4 ,our ,saviour being twelve years old1 shows himself more than mortal1 by his knowledge and wisdom1 teaching the very teachers of the ,jews4 ,o ,jesus1 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory1 c4 ,v4--,the ,baptism of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,the ,meditation4 ,the ,saviour of the world is baptised by ,st4 ,john4 ,the eternal ,father declares him to be his ,son4 ,o ,jesus1 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory1 c4 #eje ,the ,prayer4 ,o ,jesus6 whose name is above all names2 that in the name of ,jesus every knee may bend1 of those that are in heaven1 on earth1 and in hell2 who1 at the time appointed by the eternal wisdom1 assumedst flesh in the womb of the blessed ,mary1 ever virgin1 and thus became the ,son of ,david1 whose birth gladdened men and angels2 who began so early to suffer for us1 and to shed1 on our account1 that blood that washeth away the sins of the world2 whose eternal wisdom appeared at the age of twelve years2 to whose baptism all heaven was attentive2 grant to us to celebrate those mysteries to thy honour and our own salvation3 who with the ,father and the ,holy ,ghost1 livest and reignest1 one ,god1 for all eternity4 ,amen4 ,the ,five ,mysteries ,of ,the ,second ,part4 ,i4--,our ,saviour washeth his ,disciples' feet4 ,the ,meditation4 ,our ,saviour1 to show us an example of humility1 and how much we ought to serve each other1 descended so low as to wash the feet of his disciples1 though he is the ,god whom heaven and earth adore4 ,o ,jesus of ,nazareth1 ,king of the ,jews1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory1 c4 ,,ii4--,the ,prayer of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ in the ,garden4 ,the ,meditation4 ,our ,saviour1 knowing his passion to be now at hand1 is so affected with the thoughts of it1 and so oppressed with the load of our sins1 that he prays to his almighty ,father1 that the bitter cup might pass away from him4 #ejf ,o ,jesus of ,nazareth1 ,king of the ,jews1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory1 c4 ,,iii4--,our ,saviour is apprehended4 ,the ,meditation4 ,our ,saviour1 as if he had been no more than mortal1 yields to the power of men1 and permits himself1 for our redemption1 to be apprehended1 as if he were a malefactor4 ,o ,jesus of ,nazareth1 ,king of the ,jews1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory1 c4 ,,iv4--,our ,saviour carries his ,cross4 ,the ,meditation4 ,our ,saviour1 being torn with scourges1 and pierced with thorns1 to expiate our sins1 is compelled to carry the cross on which he is to die1 and moves on in anguish and sorrow towards the place of his execution4 ,o ,jesus of ,nazareth1 ,king of the ,jews1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory1 c4 ,v4--,the ,descent of our ,saviour into ,hell4 ,the ,meditation4 ,the soul of our ,saviour being separated by death from the body1 descends to that place where the saints were expecting their redemption4 #ejg ,o ,jesus of ,nazareth1 ,king of the ,jews1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory1 c4 ,the ,prayer4 ,o ,jesus1 whose name is above all names2 that at the name of ,jesus every knee may bend1 of those that are in heaven1 on earth1 and in hell2 whose mysterious humiliation and sorrows1 appointed for thee on account of our sins1 appeared in the washing of the feet of thy servants and creatures1 in thy distress1 and prayer1 and bloody sweat2 in thy being secured and brought before tribunals as a criminal2 in thy bearing the load of the cross1 and in the separation of thy soul from the body1 and its descent to the regions below3 grant to us to celebrate these mysteries to thy honour and our own salvation2 who1 with the ,father and the ,holy ,ghost1 livest and reignest1 one ,god1 for all eternity4 ,amen4 ,the ,five ,mysteries ,of ,the ,third ,part4 ,i4--,the ,resurrection of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,the ,meditation4 ,the soul of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 which had been separated from the body1 is re-united to it1 by a miracle of the ,almighty power2 and that body1 which had been dead1 rises to die no more4 ,o ,jesus1 ,son of the living ,god1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory1 c4 #ejh ,,ii4--,the ,ascension of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,the ,meditation4 ,the body of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ ascends to the highest heaven1 where the ,saviour of mankind sitteth at the right hand of ,god1 the almighty ,father4 ,o ,jesus1 ,son of the living ,god1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory1 c4 ,,iii4--,our ,lord ,jesus ,christ sends down the ,holy ,ghost4 ,the ,meditation4 ,our ,saviour1 now seated at the right hand of ,god1 his almighty ,father1 sends down the ,holy ,ghost1 to inspire and animate his disciples1 that they may be qualified to publish to mankind his cross and his glory4 ,o ,jesus1 ,son of the living ,god1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory1 c4 ,,iv4--,our ,lord ,jesus ,christ crowning the blessed ,virgin and ,saints4 ,the ,meditation4 ,our ,saviour1 having by his passion1 resurrection1 and ascension1 opened the way for the sons of ,adam to heaven1 which they had lost by sin1 bestows on his ,mother and his saints a crown of immortal glory4 ,o ,jesus1 ,son of the living ,god1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory1 c4 #eji ,v4--,our ,lord ,jesus ,christ coming to ,judge ,mankind4 ,the ,meditation4 ,our ,saviour will come in power and majesty1 to judge the living and the dead1 and to return to every one according to his works4 ,o ,jesus1 ,son of the living ,god1 have mercy on us4 ,ten times4 ,glory1 c4 ,the ,prayer ,o ,jesus1 whose name is above all names2 that at the name of ,jesus every knee may bend1 of those that are in heaven1 on earth1 and in hell2 whose body1 that was murdered by mankind1 the ,almighty raised from death1 glorious and immortal2 who1 by thy ascension1 triumphed over death1 and led captivity captive2 who1 according to thy promise1 sent down the ,spirit1 that proceedeth from the ,father and the ,son1 the comforter and the enlivener2 who1 stretching forth the bounty of thy almighty hand1 shed upon the chosen children of ,adam1 that glory that neither eye hath seen1 nor ear hath heard1 nor hath it entered into the heart of man2 and who will come forth in power and majesty1 to judge the living and the dead1 before whose throne all mortals will appear3 grant to us to celebrate these mysteries to thy honour1 and our own salvation2 who1 with the ,father and the ,holy ,ghost1 livest and reignest one ,god for all eternity4 ,amen4 #eaj ,n4,b4--,the repeating of the above prayers or meditations1 is not absolutely necessary4 ,those who cannot read or meditate on the mysteries1 let them say the ,creed beforehand in this ,rosary1 and in that of the blessed ,virgin4 ,the devotions belonging to this ,rosary1 or the ,rosary of the blessed ,virgin1 do not bind under sin4 ,n4,b4--,those who are in the ,society of the ,rosary of the name of ,jesus1 may have the same plenary indulgence on ,new ,year's ,day1 that is granted in the year of the ,jubilee4 ,on every second ,sunday in the month1 ,at the time of being received into the ,society1 ,at the article of death1 ,and on each day of the fifteen mysteries4 ,the ,rosary ,of ,the ,blessed ,virgin4 ,in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4 ,vers4 ,hail1 ,mary1 full of grace1 our ,lord is with thee3 ,resp4 ,blessed art thou amongst women1 and blessed is the fruit of thy womb1 ,jesus4 ,vers4 ,thou1 ,o ,lord1 wilt open my lips4 ,resp4 ,and my tongue shall announce thy praise4 ,vers4 ,incline unto mine aid1 ,o ,god4 ,resp4 ,o ,lord1 make haste to help me4 ,glory be to the ,father1 and to the ,son1 and to the ,holy ,ghost3 #eaa ,as it was in the beginning1 is now1 and ever shall be1 world without end4 ,amen4 ,alleluia4 ,from the ,septuagesima to ,easter1 instead of ,alleluia1 say3 ,praise be to thee1 ,o ,lord1 ,king of eternal glory4 ,part ,the ,first4 ,the ,five ,joyful ,mysteries1 ,to be said on all ,mondays and ,thursdays1 the ,sundays of ,advent1 and after ,epiphany till ,lent4 ,i4--,the ,annunciation4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how the angel ,gabriel saluted our blessed ,lady with the title of ,full of ,grace1 and declared unto her the incarnation of our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 ,then say1 ,our ,father1 c4 once2 and ,hail ,mary1 c4 ten times4 ,when the ,hail ,mary is repeated a tenth time1 the ,decade finishes with1 ,glory be to the ,father4 c42 then follows the ,prayer4 ,which method is to be observed in beginning1 and saying each part of the ,rosary4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o holy ,mary1 ,queen of virgins1 through the most high mystery of the incarnation of thy beloved ,son our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 by means of which the work of our salvation was so happily begun1 obtain for us1 by thine intercession1 light to be sensible of so great a benefit1 which he hath bestowed upon as2 vouchsafing thereby to make himself our brother1 and thee1 his only beloved mother1 our mother also4 ,amen4 #eab ,,ii4--,the ,visitation4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how the blessed ,virgin ,mary1 understanding from the angel that her cousin1 ,st4 ,elizabeth1 had conceived1 went with haste into the mountains of ,judea1 to visit her1 and remained with her three months4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o holy ,virgin1 most spotless mirror of humility1 by that exceeding charity which moved thee to visit thy holy cousin1 ,st4 ,elizabeth1 obtain for us1 by thine intercession1 that our hearts may be visited by thy most holy ,son1 that being free from all sin1 we may praise and give him thanks for ever4 ,amen4 ,,iii4--,the ,birth of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ in ,bethlehem4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how the blessed ,virgin ,mary1 when the time of her delivery was come1 brought forth our ,redeemer1 ,jesus ,christ1 at midnight1 and laid him in a manger1 because there was no room for him in the inns at ,bethlehem4 ,our ,father1 c4 #eac ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o most pure ,mother of ,god1 by thy virginal and most joyful delivery1 in which thou gavest unto the world thine only ,son1 our ,saviour1 we beseech thee obtain for us1 by thine intercession1 grace to lead such pure and holy lives in this world1 that we may worthily sing without ceasing1 both day and night1 the mercies of thy ,son1 and his benefits to us by thee4 ,amen4 ,,iv4--,the ,oblation of our blessed ,lord in the ,temple4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how the most blessed ,virgin ,mary1 on the day of her purification1 presented the child ,jesus in the temple1 where holy ,simeon1 giving thanks to ,god with great devotion1 received him into his arms4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o holy ,virgin1 most admirable mistress1 and pattern of obedience1 who didst present in the temple the ,lord of the temple1 obtain for us of thy beloved ,son1 that1 with holy ,simeon and devout ,anna1 we may praise and glorify him for ever4 ,amen4 ,v4--,the finding of the ,child ,jesus in the ,temple4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how the blessed ,virgin ,mary having lost1 without any fault of hers1 her beloved ,son in ,jerusalem1 she sought him for the space of three days1 and at length found him the fourth day in the temple1 in the midst of the doctors1 disputing with them1 being of the age of twelve years4 ,our ,father1 c4 #ead ,let ,us ,pray4 ,most blessed ,virgin1 more than martyr in thy sufferings1 and yet the comfort of such as are afflicted1 by that unspeakable joy wherewith thy soul was ravished1 at finding thy beloved ,son in the temple1 in the midst of the doctors1 disputing with them1 obtain of him for us1 so to seek him and find him in the holy ,catholic ,church1 that we may never be separated from him4 ,amen4 ,the ,salve ,regina4 ,hail6 holy ,queen1 ,mother of ,mercy1 our life1 our sweetness1 and our hope4 ,to thee do we cry1 poor banished sons of ,eve4 ,to thee do we send up our sighs1 mournings1 and weepings1 in this valley of tears4 ,turn1 then1 most gracious advocate1 thine eyes of mercy towards us1 and after this our exile ended1 show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb1 ,jesus1 ,o clement1 ,o pious1 ,o sweet ,virgin ,mary4 ,vers4 ,pray for us1 ,o holy ,mother of ,god4 ,resp4 ,that we may be made worthy of the promises of ,christ4 #eae ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o ,god1 whose only begotten ,son1 by his life1 death1 and resurrection1 has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life1 grant we beseech thee1 that meditating upon those mysteries1 in the most holy ,rosary of the most blessed ,virgin ,mary1 we may imitate what they contain1 and obtain what they promise3 through the same ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,part ,the ,second4 ,the ,five ,dolorous ,mysteries1 ,to be said on ,tuesdays and ,fridays throughout the ,year1 and on ,sundays in ,lent4 ,i4--,the ,prayer and ,bloody ,sweat of our ,blessed ,saviour in the ,garden4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how our ,lord ,jesus was so afflicted for us in the ,garden of ,gethsemani1 that his body was bathed in a bloody sweat1 which ran trickling down in great drops to the ground4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,glory1 c4 as before4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,most holy ,virgin1 more than martyr1 by that ardent prayer which thy most beloved ,son poured forth unto his ,father in the ,garden1 vouchsafe to intercede for us1 that our passions being reduced to the obedience of reason1 we may always1 and in all things1 conform and subject ourselves to the will of ,god4 ,amen4 #eaf ,,ii4--,the ,scourging of our ,blessed ,lord at the ,pillar4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how our ,lord ,jesus ,christ was most cruelly scourged in ,pilate's house1 the number of stripes they gave him being above five thousand4 ,as it was revealed to ,st4 ,bridget4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o ,mother of ,god1 overflowing fountain of patience1 by those stripes thine only and most beloved ,son vouchsafed to suffer for us1 obtain of him for us grace1 that we may know how to mortify our rebellious senses1 and cut off all occasions of sinning1 with that sword of grief and compassion which pierced thy most tender soul4 ,amen4 ,,iii4--,the ,crowning of our ,blessed ,saviour with ,thorns4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how those cruel ministers of ,satan platted a crown of sharp thorns1 and most cruelly pressed it on the most sacred head of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o ,mother of our eternal ,prince and ,king of ,glory1 by those sharp thorns wherewith his holy head was pierced1 we beseech thee1 that by thine intercession we may be delivered here from all motions of pride1 and in the day of judgment from that confusion which our sins deserve4 ,amen4 #eag ,,iv4--,jesus carrying the ,cross4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how our ,lord ,jesus ,christ being sentenced to die1 bore1 with the most amazing patience1 the cross which was laid upon him for his greater torment and ignominy4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o holy ,virgin1 example of patience1 by the most painful carrying the cross1 on which thy ,son1 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ bore the heavy weight of our sins1 obtain of him for us by thine intercession1 courage and strength to follow his steps1 and bear our cross after him to the end of our lives4 ,amen4 ,v4--,the ,crucifixion of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 having arrived at ,mount ,calvary1 was stripped of his clothes1 and his hands and feet most cruelly nailed to the cross1 in the presence of his most afflicted mother4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o holy ,mary1 mother of ,god1 as the body of thy beloved ,son was for us extended on the cross1 so may our desires be daily more and more stretched out in his service1 and our hearts wounded with compassion for his most bitter passion4 ,and thou1 ,o most blessed ,virgin1 graciously vouchsafe to help us to accomplish the work of our salvation1 by thy powerful intercession4 ,amen4 #eah ,hail1 holy ,queen1 c4 with the verse and prayer as before4 ,part ,the ,third4 ,the ,five ,glorious ,mysteries1 ,assigned for ,wednesdays and ,saturdays throughout the ,year1 and ,sundays from ,easter until ,advent4 ,i4--,the ,resurrection of ,christ from the ,dead4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 triumphing gloriously over death1 rose again the third day1 immortal and impassable4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,hail ,mary1 c4 ,glory1 c1 as before4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o glorious ,virgin ,mary1 by that unspeakable joy thou receivedst in the resurrection of thine only ,son1 we beseech thee to obtain of him for us1 that our hearts may never go astray after the false joys of this world2 but may be ever and wholly employed in the pursuit of the only true and solid joys of heaven4 ,amen4 ,,ii4--,the ,ascension of ,christ into ,heaven4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 forty days after his resurrection1 ascended into heaven1 attended by angels1 in the sight of his most holy ,mother1 his holy apostles and disciples1 to the great admiration of them all4 ,our ,father1 c4 #eai ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o mother of ,god1 comfort of the afflicted1 as thy beloved ,son1 when he ascended into heaven1 lifted up his hands and blessed his apostles1 so vouchsafe1 most holy ,mother1 to lift up thy pure hands to him for us1 that we may enjoy the benefits of his blessing and thine1 here on earth1 and hereafter in heaven4 ,amen4 ,,iii4--,the coming of the ,holy ,ghost to the ,disciples4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 being seated at the right hand of ,god1 sent1 as he had promised1 the ,holy ,ghost upon the apostles1 who1 after he was ascended1 returning to ,jerusalem1 continued in prayer and supplication with the blessed ,virgin ,mary1 expecting the performance of his promise4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o sacred ,virgin1 tabernacle of the ,holy ,ghost1 we beseech thee1 obtain by thine intercession1 that this most sweet ,comforter1 whom thy beloved ,son sent down upon his apostles1 filling them thereby with spiritual joy1 may teach us in this world the true way of salvation1 and make us walk in the paths of virtue and good works4 ,amen4 ,,iv4--,the ,assumption of the ,blessed ,virgin ,mary into ,heaven4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how the glorious ,virgin1 twelve years after the resurrection of her ,son1 passed out of this world unto him1 and was by him taken into heaven1 accompanied by the holy angels4 ,our ,father1 c4 #ebj ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o most prudent ,virgin1 who entering into the heavenly palace1 didst fill the holy angels with joy1 and man with hope1 vouchsafe to intercede for us at the hour of death1 that free from the illusions and temptations of the devil1 we may joyfully and successfully pass out of this temporal state1 to enjoy the happiness of eternal life4 ,amen4 ,v4--,the ,coronation of the ,b4,v4,m1 in ,heaven4 ,let us contemplate in this mystery1 how the glorious ,virgin ,mary was1 with great jubilee1 and exultation of the whole court of heaven1 and the particular glory of all the saints1 crowned by her ,son with the brightest diadem of ,glory4 ,our ,father1 c4 ,let ,us ,pray4 ,o glorious ,queen of all the heavenly citizens1 we beseech thee to accept this ,rosary1 which1 as a crown of roses1 we offer at thy feet2 and grant1 most gracious ,lady1 that by thine intercession1 our souls may be inflamed with so ardent a desire of seeing thee so gloriously crowned1 that it may never die in us1 until it be changed into the happy fruition of thy blessed sight4 ,amen4 ,hail1 holy ,queen1 c1 with the verse and prayer as before4 #eba ,te ,deum2 ,a ,hymn which may be said after ,mass1 or on occasion of any public or private ,thanksgiving4 ,thee1 sovereign ,god1 our grateful accents praise1 ,we own thee ,lord1 and bless thy wondrous ways2 ,to thee1 eternal ,father1 earth's whole frame ,with loudest trumpet sounds immortal fame4 ,lord ,god of hosts6 to thee the heavenly pow'rs ,with sounding anthems1 fill thy vaulted tow'rs2 ,the ,cherubim thrice holy1 holy1 cry1 ,thrice holy1 all the ,seraphim reply1 ,and thrice returning echoes endless songs supply4 ,both heaven and earth thy majesty display2 ,they owe their beauty to thy glorious ray4 ,thy praises fill the loud apostles' choir2 ,the train of prophets in the song conspire2 ,legions of martyrs in the chorus shine2 ,and vocal blood with vocal music join4 ,by these thy church1 inspir'd with heavenly art1 ,around the world maintains a second part4 ,and tunes her sweetest notes1 ,o ,god1 to thee4 ,the ,father of unbounded majesty1 ,the ,son1 ador'd co-partner of thy seat1 ,and equal everlasting ,paraclete4 ,thou ,king of glory4 ,christ2 of the ,most ,high1 ,thou co-eternal filial ,deity4 ,thou who1 to save the world's impending doom1 ,vouchsafedst to dwell within a virgin's womb2 ,old tyrant death disarmed1 before thee flew ,the bolts of heav'n1 and back the foldings drew1 ,to give access1 and make the faithful way2 ,from ,god's right hand thy filial beams display4 ,thou art to judge the living and the dead2 ,then spare those souls for whom thy veins have bled4 ,o take us then among the blest above1 ,to share with them thy everlasting love4 ,preserve1 ,o ,lord1 thy people1 and enhance ,thy blessing on thine own inheritance3 ,for ever raise their hearts1 and rule their ways3 ,each day we bless thee1 and proclaim thy praise4 ,no age shall fail to celebrate thy name1 ,nor hour neglect thy everlasting fame4 #ebb ,preserve our souls1 ,o ,lord1 this day from ill1 ,have mercy on us1 ,lord1 have mercy still4 ,as we have hop'd1 do thou reward our pain4 ,we've hop'd in thee1 let not our hope be vain4 ,v4 ,let us bless the ,father1 the ,son1 and the ,holy ,ghost4 ,r4 ,let us praise and extol him for ever4 ,the ,prayer1 ,deus cujus4 ,o ,god1 of whose mercies there is no number1 and of whose goodness the treasure is infinite1 we humbly thank thy most gracious majesty for the favours thou hast bestowed on us2 ever beseeching thy clemency1 that as thou grantest our requests when we humbly ask thee1 so thou wouldst not forsake us1 but dispose us for the rewards of the life to come4 ,through ,christ our ,lord4 ,r4 ,amen4 ,the ,thirty ,days' ,prayer ,to ,the ,blessed ,virgin ,mary1 ,in ,honour ,of ,the ,sacred ,passion ,of ,our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 ,by the devout recital of which for the above space of time1 we may mercifully hope to obtain our lawful request4--,it is particularly recommended as a proper devotion for every day in ,lent1 and all the ,fridays throughout the ,year4 ,ever glorious and blessed ,mary1 ,queen of ,virgins1 ,mother of ,mercy1 hope and comfort of dejected and desolate souls2 through that sword of sorrow which pierced thy tender heart1 whilst thine only son1 ,christ ,jesus our ,lord1 suffered death and ignominy on the cross2 through that filial tenderness and pure love he had for thee1 grieving in thy grief1 whilst from his cross he recommended thee to the care and protection of his beloved disciple ,st4 ,john2 take pity1 ,i beseech thee1 on my poverty and necessities2 have compassion on my anxieties and cares2 assist and comfort me in all my infirmities and miseries1 of what kind soever4 #ebc ,thou art the mother of mercies1 the sweet consolatrix and only refuge of the needy and the orphan1 of the desolate and the afflicted4 ,cast1 therefore1 an eye of pity on a miserable1 forlorn child of ,eve1 and hear my prayer2 for since1 in just punishment for my sins1 ,i find myself encompassed by a multitude of evils1 and oppressed with much anguish of spirit1 whither can ,i fly for more secure shelter1 ,o amiable ,mother of my ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 than under the wings of thy maternal protection8 ,attend1 therefore1 ,i beseech thee1 with an ear of pity and compassion1 to my humble and earnest request4 ,i ask it through the bowels of mercy of thy dear ,son1 through that love and condescension wherewith he embraced our nature1 when1 in compliance with the divine will1 thou gavest thy consent1 and whom1 after the expiration of nine months1 thou didst bring forth from the chaste enclosure of thy womb1 to visit this world1 and bless it with his presence4 ,i ask it through that anguish of mind wherewith thy beloved ,son1 our dear ,saviour1 was overwhelmed on ,mount ,olivet1 when he besought his eternal ,father to remove from him1 if possible1 the bitter chalice of his future passion4 ,i ask it through the threefold repetition of his prayers in the garden1 from whence afterwards with dolorous steps and mournful tears1 thou didst accompany him to the doleful theatre of his death and sufferings4 #ebd ,i ask it through the welts and sores of his virginal flesh1 occasioned by the cords and whips wherewith he was bound and scourged1 when stripped of his seamless garment1 for which his executioners afterwards cast lots4 ,i ask it through the scoffs and ignominies by which he was insulted2 the false accusation and unjust sentence by which he was condemned to death1 and which he bore with heavenly patience4 ,i ask it through his bitter tears and bloody sweat1 his silence and resignation1 his sadness and grief of heart4 ,i ask it through the blood which trickled from his royal and sacred head1 when struck with a sceptre of a reed1 and pierced with his crown of thorns4 ,i ask it through the excruciating torments he suffered when his hands and feet were fastened with gross nails to the tree of the cross4 ,i ask it through his vehement thirst1 and bitter potion of vinegar and gall4 ,i ask it through his dereliction on the cross1 when he exclaimed3 ,my ,god6 my ,god6 why hast thou forsaken me8 ,i ask it through his mercy extended to the good thief1 and through his recommending his precious soul and spirit into the hands of his eternal ,father before he expired1 saying3 ,all is finished4 ,i ask it through the blood mixed with water1 which issued from his sacred side1 when pierced with a lance1 and whence a flood of grace and mercy has flowed to us4 ,i ask it through his immaculate life1 bitter passion1 and ignominious death on the cross1 at which nature itself was thrown into convulsions1 by the bursting of rocks1 rending of the veil of the temple1 the earthquake1 and darkness of the sun and moon4 #ebe ,i ask it through his descent into hell1 where he comforted the saints of the old law with his presence1 and led captivity captive4 ,i ask it through his glorious victory over death1 when he arose again to life on the third day2 and through the joy which his appearance for forty days after1 gave thee1 his blessed ,mother1 his apostles1 and the rest of his disciples1 when1 in thine and their presence1 he miraculously ascended into heaven4 ,i ask it through the grace of the ,holy ,ghost1 infused into the hearts of the disciples1 when he descended upon them in the form of fiery tongues1 and by which they were inspired with zeal in the conversion of the world1 when they went to preach the gospel4 ,i ask it through the awful appearance of thy ,son at the last dreadful day1 when he shall come to judge the living and the dead1 and the world1 by fire4 ,i ask it through the compassion he bore thee in this life1 and the ineffable joy thou didst feel at thine assumption into heaven1 where thou art eternally absorbed in the sweet contemplation of his divine perfections4 ,o glorious and ever blessed ,virgin6 comfort the heart of thy suppliant1 by obtaining it for me4,footnote #e ,footnote #e3 ,here mention1 or reflect on your lawful request1 under the reservation of its being agreeable to the will of ,god1 who sees whether it will contribute towards your spiritual good4 #ebf ,and as ,i am persuaded my divine ,saviour doth honour thee as his beloved ,mother1 to whom he can refuse nothing2 so let me speedily experience the efficacy of thy powerful intercession1 according to the tenderness of thy maternal affection1 and his filial1 loving heart1 who mercifully granteth the requests1 and complieth with the desires of those that love and fear him4 ,wherefore1 ,o most blessed ,virgin1 besides the object of my present petition1 and whatever else ,i may stand in need of1 obtain for me also1 of thy dear ,son1 our ,lord and our ,god1 a lively faith1 firm hope1 perfect charity1 true contrition of heart1 unfeigned tears of compunction1 sincere confession1 condign satisfaction1 abstinence from sin1 love of ,god1 and my neighbour1 contempt of the world1 patience to suffer affronts and ignominies1 nay1 even1 if necessary1 an opprobrious death itself1 for the love of thy ,son our ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4--,obtain likewise for me1 ,o ,sacred ,mother of ,god6 perseverance in good works1 performance of good resolutions1 mortification of self will1 a pious conversation through life1 and at my last moments1 strong and sincere repentance1 accompanied by such a lively and attentive presence of mind1 as may enable me to receive the last sacrament of the ,church worthily1 and die in thy friendship and favour4 ,lastly1 obtain1 ,i beseech thee1 for the souls of my parents1 brethren1 relations1 and benefactors1 both living and dead1 life everlasting4 ,amen4 #ebg ,hymns ,for ,festivals4 ,hymn for ,advent4 ,alma ,redemptoris ,mater1 qu pervia cli porta manes1 ,mother of ,jesus1 heaven's open gate1 ,et stella maris1 succurre cadenti2 ,star of the ,sea1 support the falling state ,surgere qui curat populo2 tu qu genuisti1 ,of mortals3 thou1 whose womb thy maker bore1 ,natura mirante tuum sanctum genitorem3 ,and yet1 strange thing6 a virgin as before2 ,virgo pris ac posteris1 ,gabrielis ab ore ,who didst from ,gabriel's hail6 the news receive1 ,sumens illud ,ave1 peccatorum miserere4 ,repenting sinners by thy prayers relieve4 ,v4 ,angelus ,domini nuntiavit ,mari4 ,v4 ,the angel of the ,lord declared to ,mary1 ,r4 ,et concepit de ,spiritu ,sancto4 ,b4 ,and she conceived of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,hymn for ,christmas4 ,adeste fidelis1 ,lti triumph antes1 ,ye faithful souls1 rejoice and sing2 ,venite1 venite in ,bethlehem3 ,to ,bethlehem your trophies bring1 ,natem videte ,regem ,angelorum3 ,before the new-born ,angel's ,king3 ,venite adoremus1 ,venite adoremus ,dominum4 ,come let us him adore1 ,come1 c4 ,deum de ,deo1 ,lumen de ,lumine1 ,true ,god of ,god1 true ,light of ,light1 ,gestant puell viscera2 ,deum verum1 ,born in womb of ,virgin bright2 ,genitum non factum3 ,begot1 not made2 true ,god of might3 ,venite adoremus1 ,venite1 c4 ,come let us him adore1 ,come1 c4 #ebh ,cantet nunc ,io1 ,chorus angelorum2 ,angelic choirs with joy now sing1 ,cantet nunc aula clestium1 ,the heavenly courts with echoes ring4 ,gloria ,in excelsis ,deo3 ,glory on high to ,god our king3 ,venite adoremus1 ,venite1 c4 ,come1 let us him adore1 ,come1 c4 ,ergo qui natus ,die hodierna1 ,jesus1 whose life this day begun1 ,jesu tibi sit gloria3 ,patris terni ,verbum caro factum3 ,the ,father's co-eternal ,son3 ,glory to him be ever sung3 ,venite adoremus1 ,venite1 c4 ,come1 let us him adore1 ,come1 c4 ,hymn for ,passion-,sunday1 and ,palm-,sunday4 ,vexilla regis prodeunt1 ,behold the royal ensigns fly1 ,fulget crucis mysterium3 ,bearing the cross' mystery3 ,qu vita mortem protulit1 ,where life itself did death endure1 ,et morte vitam protulit4 ,and by that death did life procure4 ,qu vulnerata lance ,a cruel spear let out a flood ,mucrone diro1 criminum ,of water1 mixed with saving blood3 ,ut nos lavaret fordibus1 ,which1 gushing from the ,saviour's side1 ,manavit und et sanguine4 ,drown'd our offences in the tide4 ,impleta sunt qu concinit1 ,the mystery we now unfold1 ,david fideli carmine1 ,which ,david's faithful verse foretold4 ,dicendo nationibus3 ,of our ,lord's kingdom2 whilst we see ,regnavit ligno ,deus4 ,god ruling nations from a tree4 #ebi ,arbor decora et fulgida1 ,o lovely tree1 whose branches wore ,ornata regis purpura6 ,the royal purple of his gore6 ,electa digno stipite1 ,how glorious does thy body shine8 ,tam sancta membra tangere6 ,supporting members so divine6 ,beata1 cujus brachiis1 ,the world's blest balance thou wast made1 ,pretim pependit sculi1 ,thy happy beam its purchase weigh'd1 ,statera facta corporis1 ,and bore his limbs1 who snatch'd away ,tulitque prdam tartari4 ,devouring hell's expected prey4 ,o ,crux1 ave spes unica1 ,hail ,cross1 our hope6 on thee we call1 ,hoc passionis tempore6 ,who keep this mournful festival3 ,piis ad auge gratiam1 ,grant to the just increase of grace1 ,reisque dele crimina4 ,and ev'ry sinner's crimes efface4 ,te1 fons salutis ,trinitas1 ,collaudit omnis spiritus4 ,blest ,trinity1 we praises sing ,to thee1 from whom all graces spring1 ,quibus crucis victoriam1 ,celestial crowns on those bestow1 ,largiris1 adde prmium4 ,amen4 ,who conquer by the cross below4 ,amen4 ,v4 ,eripe me1 ,domine1 ab homine malo4 ,v4 ,deliver me1 ,o ,lord1 from the wicked man4 ,r4 ,a viro iniquo eripe me4 ,r4 ,and from the unjust man deliver me4 ,hymn for ,good-,friday1 7,plaint of the ,blessed ,virgin47 ,stabat mater dolorosa ,beneath the world's redeeming wood1 ,juxta crucem lacrymosa1 ,the most afflicted ,mother stood1 #ecj ,dum pendebat filius4 ,mingling her tears with her ,son's blood4 ,cujus animara gementem ,as that flow'd down from every part1 ,contristatam et dolentem ,of all his wounds she felt the smart2 ,pertransivit gladius4 ,what pierc'd his body1 pierc'd her heart4 ,o quam tristis et afflicta1 ,who can with tearless eyes look on1 ,fuit illa benedicta ,when ,mary does1 alas6 bemoan ,mater unigeniti4 ,wounded and faint1 her only ,son4 ,qu merebat1 et dolebat1 ,o worse than ,jewish heart1 that could1 ,pia mater dum videbat1 ,unmov'd1 behold the double flood ,nati pnas inclyti4 ,of ,mary's tears1 and ,jesu's blood4 ,quis est homo1 qui non fleret1 ,alas6 our sins1 they were not his ,christi matrem si videret ,in tanto supplicio8 ,in this atoning sacrifice1 ,for which he bleeds1 for which he dies4 ,quis non posset contristari1 ,when graves were open'd rocks were rent1 ,piam matrim contemplari ,when nature and each element ,dolentem cum filio8 ,his torments and her grief resent4 ,pro peccatis su gentis ,shall man1 the cause of all his pain ,vidit ,jesum in tormentis1 ,and all his grief1 shall sinful man ,et flagellis subditum4 ,alone insensible remain8 ,vidit suum dulcem natum ,ah1 pious mother1 teach my heart1 ,morientem1 desolatum1 ,of sighs and tears the holy art1 #eca ,dum emisit spiritum4 ,and in thy grief to bear a part4 ,eia1 mater fons amoris1 ,the sword of grief1 which did pass through ,me sentire vim doloris ,fac ut tecum lugeam1 ,thy very soul1 ,o may it now ,upon my heart a wound bestow4 ,fac ut ardeat cor meum1 ,great ,queen of sorrows1 in thy train ,in amando ,christum ,deum1 ,let me a mourner's place obtain1 ,ut sibi complaceam4 ,let me thy ,jesus love again4 ,sancta mater istud agas1 ,crucifixi fige plagas1 ,to heal the leprosy of sin1 ,we must the cure with tears begin4 ,cordi meo valide4 ,all flesh's corrupt without their brine4 ,tui nati vulnerari1 ,refuge of sinners1 grant that we ,tam dignati pro me pati ,may tread thy steps1 and let it be ,pnas mecum divide4 ,our sorrow not to grieve like thee4 ,fec me vere tecum flere1 ,o may the wounds of thy dear ,son1 ,crucifixo condolere1 ,our contrite hearts possess alone4 ,donec ego vixero4 ,and all terrene affections drown4 ,juxta crucem tecum stare1 ,those wounds1 which now the stars outshine1 ,te libenter sociare1 ,those furnaces of love divine4 ,in planctu desidero4 ,may they our drossy souls refine2 ,virgo virginum prclara1 ,and on us such impressions make1 ,mihi jam non sis amara1 ,that we of suff'ring for his sake1 ,fac me tecum plangere4 ,may joyfully our portion take4 #ecb ,fac ut portem ,christi mortem1 ,let us his proper badge put on1 ,passionis fac consortem1 ,let's glory in the cross alone1 ,et plagas recolere4 ,by which he marks us for his own4 ,fac me plagis vulnerari1 ,that when the dreadful trial's come1 ,cruce hac inebriari1 ,for every man to hear his doom1 ,ob amorem filii4 ,on his right hand we may find room4 ,inflammatus et accensus1 ,o hear us1 ,mary6 ,jesus1 hear6 ,per te virgo aim defensus ,our humble pray'rs2 secure our fear1 ,in die judicii4 ,when thou in judgment shalt appear4 ,fac me cruce custodiri1 ,now give us sorrow1 give us love1 ,morte ,christi prmuniri ,confoveri gratia4 ,that so prepar'd we may remove1 ,quando corpus morietur ,when call'd to seats of bliss above4 ,amen4 ,fac ut anim donetur ,paradisi gloria4 ,v4 ,tuam ipsius animam pertransivit gladius4 ,v4 ,a sword has pierced thy own soul4 ,r4 ,ut revelentur ex multis cordibus cogitationes4 ,r4 ,that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed4 ,hymn for ,easter4 ,o filii et fili1 ,praise by mortals now be given1 ,rex clestis1 ,rex glori1 ,on this day from death hath risen ,morte surrexit hodie1 ,alleluia4 ,the ,king of ,glory1 ,king of ,heaven1 ,alleluia1 #ecc ,et mane prima ,sabbati1 ,the morn of ,sabbath scarce did beam1 ,ad ostium monumenti ,when to his monument there came ,accesserant discipuli1 ,alleluia4 ,disciples who ador'd his name1 ,alleluia4 ,et ,maria ,magdalene1 ,there ,mary ,magdalen anxious stood4 ,et ,jacobi1 et ,salome1 ,and ,james1 and ,salome the good ,venerunt corpus ungere1 ,alleluia4 ,his body fain embalm they would1 ,alleluia4 ,in albis sedens angelus ,the angel sat in white all rob'd1 ,prdixit mulieribus1 ,and to the women he foretold3 ,in ,galilea est ,dominus1 ,alleluia4 ,in ,galilee you'll see the ,lord1 ,alleluia4 ,et ,joannes apostolus ,the message scarce did greet his ear1 ,cucurrit ,petro cits1 ,swifter than ,peter1 ,john drew near ,monumento venit pris1 ,alleluia4 ,to the ,lord's tomb1 with hope1 with fear1 ,alleluia4 ,discipulis astantibus1 ,the disciples all assembled were2 ,in medio stetit ,christus1 ,among them ,jesus did appear1 ,dicens1 pax vobis omnibus1 ,alleluia4 ,his peace he gave1 remov'd their fear1 ,alleluia4 ,ut intellexit ,didymus ,thomas believed not1 when 'twas said ,quia surrexerat ,jesus1 ,that ,christ had risen from the dead1 ,remansit fere dubius1 ,alleluia4 ,until he saw the wounds that bled1 ,alleluia4 ,vide ,thoma1 vide latus1 ,my hands1 my side1 my feet1 ,o see6 ,vide pedes1 vide manus3 ,thomas1 wounds that bled for thee3 ,noli esse incrodulus1 ,alleluia4 ,renounce thine incredulity1 ,alleluia4 #ecd ,quando ,thomas vidit ,christum ,when ,thomas1 ,jesus had survey'd1 ,pedes1 manus1 latus suum1 ,and on his wounds his fingers laid1 ,dixit3 ,tu es ,deus meus1 ,alleluia4 ,thou art my ,lord and ,god1 he said1 ,alleluia4 ,beati qui non viderunt1 ,blessed are they who have not seen1 ,et firmiter crediderunt1 ,and yet1 whose faith entire hath been1 ,vitam ternam habebunt1 ,alleluia4 ,them endless joy from pain shall screen1 ,alleluia4 ,in hoc festo sanctissimo ,on this most solemn feast let's raise ,sit laus et jubilatio3 ,our hearts to ,god in hymns of praise4 ,benedicamus ,domino1 ,alleluia4 ,and bless the ,lord in all his ways1 ,alleluia1 ,ex quibus nos humillimas ,our grateful thanks to ,god let's give1 ,devotas atque debitas ,in humblest manner1 whilst we live1 ,deo dicamus gratias1 ,alleluia4 ,for all the favours we receive1 ,alleluia4 ,transcriber's note3 ,this is a better translation 7with music7 from ,st4 ,gregory's ,hymnal4 https3_/_/www4gutenberg4org_/files_/#bcf gc_/bcfgc-;h_/,english4html,no4#bh ,ye sons and daughters of the ,lord6 ,the ,king of glory1 ,king adored1 ,this day ,himself from death restored4 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,all in the early morning grey1 ,went holy women on their way1 ,to see the tomb where ,jesus lay4 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,of spices pure a precious store1 ,in their pure hands those women bore1 ,to anoint the ,sacred ,body o'er4 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,then straightway ,one in white they see1 ,who saith1 ,ye seek the ,lord2 but ,he ,is ris'n1 and gone to ,galilee4 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,this told they ,peter1 told they ,john1 ,who forthwith to the tomb are gone2 ,but ,peter is by ,john outrun4 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,that selfsame night1 while out of fear1 ,the doors were shut1 their ,lord most dear1 ,to ,his ,apostles did appear4 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,but ,thomas when of this ,he heard1 ,was doubtful of his brethren's word2 ,wherefore again there comes the ,lord4 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,thomas1 behold ,my ,side saith ,he2 ,my ,hands1 ,my ,feet1 ,my ,body see1 ,and doubt not1 but believe in ,me4 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,when ,thomas saw that wounded ,side1 ,the truth no longer he denied2 ,thou art my ,lord and ,god1 he cried4 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,oh1 blest are they who have not seen ,their ,lord1 and yet believe in ,him3 ,eternal life awaiteth them4 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,now let us praise the ,lord most high1 ,and strive ,his ,name to magnify1 ,on this great day through earth and sky3 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,whose mercy ever runneth o'er1 ,whom men and ,angel ,hosts adore1 ,to ,him be glory ever more4 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,hymns for ,whit-,sunday4 ,veni ,creator ,spiritus1 ,creating ,spirit1 come possess ,mentes tuorum visita1 ,our souls1 and with thy presence bless3 ,imple superna gratia1 ,and in our hearts1 fram'd by thy hand1 ,qu tu creasti1 pectora4 ,let thy celestial grace command4 ,qui diceris ,paraclitus1 ,thou who art call'd the ,paraclete1 ,altissimi donum ,dei2 ,the ,almighty ,father's gift complete3 #ece ,fons vivus1 ignis1 charitas1 ,the living fountain1 fire1 and love1 ,et spiritalis unction4 ,and sacred unction from above4 ,tu septiformis munere1 ,thou finger of the ,father's hand1 ,digitus pater dexter1 ,who dost a sev'nfold grace command3 ,tu rite promissum ,patris1 ,thou promis'd from the ,highest sent1 ,sermone ditans guttura4 ,in various language eloquent ,accende lumen sensibus3 ,purge with thy light our earthly parts4 ,infunde amorem cordibus3 ,and with thy love inflame our hearts3 ,infirma nostri corporis ,thus human weakness fortify ,virtute firmans perpeti4 ,with everlasting constancy4 ,hostem repellas longis1 ,far from us drive the infernal foe1 ,pacemque dones protins1 ,and peace1 the fruit of love1 bestow3 ,ductore sic te prvio ,thus having thee1 our safest guide1 ,vitemus omne noxium4 ,let not our feet to evil slide4 ,per te sciamus da ,patrem ,let us by thee the ,father own1 ,noscamus atque ,filium3 ,and to us let thy ,son be known3 ,te utriusque ,spiritum ,let us believe in thee1 who dost ,credamus omni tempore4 ,from both proceed the ,holy ,ghost4 ,deo ,patri1 sit gloria1 ,to ,god the ,father1 and the ,son1 ,et ,filio1 qui a mortuis ,who rose from death1 be glory done3 ,surrexit1 ac ,paraclito1 ,this praise for ever let's repeat1 ,in sculorum scula4 ,amen4 ,to ,god the holy ,paraclete1 ,amen4 #ecf ,v4 ,loquebantur variis linguis ,apostoli1 ,alleluia4 ,v4 ,the ,apostles spoke in various tongues4 ,alleluia4 ,r4 ,magnalia ,dei1 ,alleluia1 ,r4 ,the wonders of ,god1 ,alleluia4 ,the ,prayer4 ,o ,god1 who by the light of the ,holy ,ghost1 didst instruct the hearts of the faithful1 grant that by the direction of the same ,holy ,spirit1 we may relish what is right1 and always rejoice in his consolations3 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,amen4 ,sequence for ,whit-,sunday4 ,veni ,sancte ,spiritus ,come1 ,holy ,ghost1 send down those beams1 ,et emitte clitus ,which sweetly flow in silent streams1 ,lucis tu radium4 ,from thy bright throne above4 ,veni ,pater pauperum3 ,o come thou ,father of the poor1 ,veni dator munerum3 ,thou bounteous source of all our store1 ,veni lumen cordium4 ,come fire our hearts with love4 ,consolator optime1 ,come thou of comforters the best1 ,dulcis hospes anim1 ,come thou the soul's delicious guest1 ,dulce refrigerium4 ,the pilgrim's sweet relief4 ,in labore requies1 ,thou art our rest in toil and sweat1 ,in stu temperies1 ,refreshment in excessive heat ,in fletu solatium4 ,and solace in our grief4 ,o lux beatissima1 ,o sacred light1 shoot home thy darts1 ,reple cordis intima ,o pierce the centre of those hearts1 ,tuorura fideliam4 ,whose faith aspires to thee4 #ecg ,sine tuo numine1 ,without thy ,godhead no thing can ,nihil est in homine1 ,have any price or worth in man3 ,nihil est innoxium4 ,nothing can harmless be4 ,lava quod est sordidum1 ,lord1 wash our sinful stains away1 ,riga quod est aridum1 ,water from heaven our barren clay1 ,sana quod est saucium4 ,our wounds and bruises heal4 ,flecte quod est rigidum1 ,to thy sweet yoke our stiff necks bow1 ,fove quod est frigidum1 ,warm with thy fire our hearts of snow1 ,rege quod est devium4 ,our wand'ring feet repel4 ,da tuis fidelibus1 ,o grant thy faithful1 dearest ,lord1 ,in te confitentibus1 ,whose only hope is thy sure word1 ,sacrum septenarium4 ,the seven gifts of thy spirit4 ,da virtutis meritum1 ,grant us in life to obey thy grace1 ,da salutis exitum1 ,grant us in death to see thy face1 ,da perenne gaudium4 ,amen4 ,and endless joys inherit4 ,amen4 ,the ,prayer4 ,o ,god1 to whom every heart lies open1 every will speaks its desire1 and from whom no secret is concealed2 purify the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of the ,holy ,ghost1 in order that we may perfectly love thee1 and worthily praise thee3 through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 thy ,son1 who with thee and the same ,holy ,ghost liveth1 c4 ,amen4 #ech ,hymns ,for ,festivals4 ,hymns for ,corpus ,christi1 and for the ,procession of the ,blessed ,sacrament1 on ,holy ,thursday4 ,pange lingua gloriosi ,sing1 ,o my tongue1 adore and praise ,corporis mysterium1 ,the depth of ,god's mysterious ways3 ,sanguinisque pretiosi ,how ,christ1 the world's great ,king1 bestow'd ,quem in mundi pretium1 ,his flesh conceal'd in human food1 ,fructus ventris generosi1 ,and left mankind the blood that paid ,rex effudit gentium4 ,the ransom for the souls he made4 ,nobis datis1 nobus natus1 ,given from above1 and born for man1 ,ex intacta virgine2 ,from virgin chaste his life began3 ,et in mundo conversatus ,he liv'd on earth1 and preached to sow ,sparso verbi semine1 ,the seeds of heavenly love below2 ,sui notas incolatus ,then seal'd his mission from above ,miro clausit ordine6 ,with strange effects of power and love6 ,in suprem nocte cn1 ',twas on that ev'ning when the last ,recumbens cum fratribus1 ,and most mysterious supper past2 ,observata lege plene ,when ,christ with his disciples sat1 ,cibis in legalibus1 ,to close the law with legal meat2 ,cibum turb duodense ,then to the twelve himself bestow'd ,se dat suis manibus4 ,with his own hands to be their food4 #eci ,verbum caro1 panem verum1 ,the ,word made flesh for love of man1 ,verbo carnem efficit3 ,his word turns bread to flesh again1 ,fitque sanguis ,christi merum1 ,and wine to blood1 unseen by sense1 ,et si sensus deficit1 ,by virtue of omnipotence3 ,ad firmandum cor sincerum ,and here the faithful rest secure1 ,sola fides sufficit4 ,whilst ,god can vouch and faith insure4 ,tantum ergo sacramentum ,to this mysterious table now1 ,veneremur cernui2 ,our knees1 our hearts1 and sense we bow3 ,et antiquum documentum1 ,let ancient rites resign their place ,novo cedat ritui1 ,to nobler elements of grace3 ,prstet fides supplementum ,and faith for all defects supply1 ,sensuum defectui4 ,whilst sense is lost in mystery4 ,genitori1 ,genitoque1 ,to ,god the ,father1 born of none1 ,laus et jubilatio1 ,to ,christ his co-eternal ,son1 ,salus1 honor1 virtus1 quoque1 ,and ,holy ,ghost1 whose equal rays1 ,sit et benedictio3 ,from both proceed1 be equal praise3 ,procedenti ab utroque1 ,one honour1 jubilee1 and fame1 ,compar sit laudatio4 ,amen4 ,for ever bless his glorious name4 ,amen4 ,v4 ,panem de clo prstitisti eis4 ,alleluia4 ,v4 ,thou hast given them bread from heaven4 ,alleluia4 ,r4 ,omne delectamentum in se habentum4 ,alleluia4 ,r4 ,abounding with whatever is delicious4 ,alleluia4 ,transcriber's note3 ,this is a better translation 7with music7 from ,st4 ,gregory's ,hymnal4 https3_/_/www4gutenberg4org_/files_/#bcf gc_/bcfgc-;h_/,english4html,no4#eb #a4 ,sing1 my tongue1 the ,saviour's glory1 ,of ,his ,flesh the myst'ry sing2 ,of the ,blood all price exceeding ,shed by our immortal ,king1 ,destined1 for the world's redemption1 ,from a noble womb to spring1 #b4 ,of a pure and spotless ,virgin ,born for us on earth below1 ,he1 as ,man1 with man conversing1 ,stayed1 the seeds of truth to sow2 ,then ,he closed in solemn order ,wonderously ,his ,life of ,woe4 #c4 ,on the night of that ,last ,supper1 ,seated with ,his chosen band1 ,he the ,paschal victim eating1 ,first fulfills the law's command2 ,then1 as ,food to ,his ,apostles ,gives ,himself with ,his own ,hand4 #d4 ,word made ,flesh1 the bread of nature ,by ,his word to ,flesh ,he turns2 ,wine into ,his ,blood ,he changes3 ,what through sense no change discerns8 ,only be the heart in earnest1 ,faith her lesson quickly learns4 ,tantum ergo ,sacramentum #e4 ,down in adoration falling1 ,lo6 ,the sacred ,host we hail2 ,lo6 ,o'er ancient forms departing1 ,newer rites of grace prevail2 ,faith for all defects supplying1 ,where the feeble senses fail4 #f4 ,to the ,everlasting ,father1 ,and the ,son ,who reigns on high1 ,with the ,holy ,ghost proceeding ,forth from ,each eternally1 ,be salvation1 honor1 blessing1 ,might1 and endless majesty4 ,amen4 #edj ,the ,prayer4 ,deus1 qui nobis sub ,sacramento mirabili passionis tu memoriam reliquisti2 tribue1 qusumus1 ita nos corporis et sanguinis tui sacra mysteria venerari1 ut redemptionis tu fructum in nobis jugiter sentiamus4 ,qui vivis1 c4 ,o ,god1 who in this wonderful sacrament hast left us a memorial of thy passion3 grant us so to reverence the sacred mysteries of thy body and blood1 that our souls may be always sensible of the fruit of thy redemption4 ,who livest1 c4 ,hymn at the ,elevation4 ,o salutaris hostia1 ,o saving host1 that heaven's gate1 ,qu cli pandis ostium2 ,laidst open at so dear a rate2 ,bella premunt hostilia1 ,intestine wars invade our breast2 ,da robur1 fer auxilium4 ,be thou our strength1 support1 and rest4 ,uni trinoque ,domino1 ,to ,god the ,father1 and the ,son1 ,sit sempiterna gloria3 ,and ,holy ,spirit1 three in one1 ,qui vitam sine termino1 ,be endless praise3 may ,he above4 ,nobis donet in patria4 ,with life eternal crown our love4 ,finis4