R. Lord Jesus, receive my soul.

May the blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, and all the saints, pray for us to our Lord, that we may be preserved this night from sin and all evils. Amen.

Blessed St. Michael, defend us in the day of battle, that we may not be lost at the dreadful judgment. Amen.

O my good Angel, whom God, by his divine mercy, has appointed to be my guardian, enlighten and protect me, direct and govern me this night. Amen.

May almighty God have mercy on us, and forgive us our sins, and bring us to life everlasting. Amen.

May the almighty and merciful Lord grant us pardon, absolution, and remission of all our sins. Amen.

V. Vouchsafe, O Lord, this night,
R. To keep us without sin.

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

V. Let thy mercy be upon us, O Lord.
R. As we have hoped in thee.

V. O Lord, hear our prayer.

R. And let our cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

Visit, we beseech thee, O Lord, this house

and family, and drive far from it all snares of

the enemy. Let thy holy angels dwell herein, to keep us in peace; and may thy blessing be always upon us, through our Lord, &c.

May our Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil, and bring us to life everlasting. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

For the Souls in Purgatory.

De Profundis," and Prayer, page 20.
To our Blessed Lady.

Mother of Grace, O Mary blest!
To thee, sweet fount of love, we fly;
Shield us through life, and take us hence
To thy dear bosom when we die.

O Jesu! born of Virgin bright,
Immortal glory be to thee
Praise to the Father infinite,
And Holy Ghost eternally.

On retiring to rest say, (300 days).

Jesus, Mary, Joseph, I offer you my heart and my soul.

Jesus, Mary, Joseph, assist me in my last agony.

Jesus, Mary, Joseph, may I die in peace, and in your blessed company.

THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS.

"For from the rising of the sun even to the going down, my name is great amongst the Gentiles; and in every place there is sacrifice, and there is offered to my name a clean oblation: for my name is great among the Gentiles, saith the Lord of hosts."MALACHY, i. 11.

PRAYERS BEFORE MASS.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Come, O Holy Spirit; fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

Send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created.

And thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

Let us Pray.

O almighty and eternal God, who hast appointed us six days in which we may labour, and hast consecrated the seventh to thyself; grant, we beseech thee, that according as thou hast commanded, we may sanctify this day, by devoting it entirely to thy love and service. Mercifully forgive us all our

past neglect in this kind; pardon the sins we have been guilty of during the course of the week; and give us grace to avoid them for the future. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, open thou our lips,

And our mouth shall declare thy praise.
Let us adore the Lord of glory.

Let us adore the God of our salvation.

The King of heaven inviteth us and graciously calleth us into his sacred presence; to him we owe all the days of our lives; let us give, at least, this one to his service. Let us adore the Lord of glory.

Always are the angels assembled in their choirs above; always are the saints ready with their hymns: behold now the church also prepareth her solemn offices, and summoneth all her children to bring in their tribute of prayer and praise.

Let us adore the God of our salvation.

Come, let us rejoice before the Lord; let us sing joyfully to God our Saviour; let us make haste to approach his presence and proclaim his praises; for the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods; in his hands are all the ends of the earth.

Let us adore the God that made us.

Let us adore and fall down, and lament

before the Lord that created us; for he is the Lord our God, and we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

Let us adore and fall down before him.

To-day, if you should hear his voice, harden not your hearts, but listen awfully to his word, and bend your knees before his holy

altars.

We will adore the Lord of glory, we will worship the God of our salvation. Glory be to the Father, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c. Our Father, &c.

Let us Pray.

O almighty and eternal God, grant to us the increase of Faith, Hope, and Charity; and that we may deserve to obtain what thou promisest, make us to love what thou commandest. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. An Act of Faith.

We firmly believe there is one God, and that in this one God there are three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; that the Son took to himself the nature of man from the Virgin Mary's womb, by the operation of the power of the Holy Ghost, and that in this our human nature, he was crucified and died for us; that afterwards he rose