Sancta Mater, istud agas,
Crucifixi fige plagas
Cordi meo valide.
Tui Nati vulnerati,
Tam dignati pro me pati,
Pœnas mecum divide.

Fac me tecum pie flere,
Crucifixo condolere,
Donec ego vixero.

Holy Mother! pierce me through,
In my heart each wound renew
Of my Saviour crucified:
Let me share with thee His pain,
Who for love of me was slain,
Who for me in torments died.

Let me mingle tears with thee,
Mourning Him who died for me,
All the days that I may live :

Juxta Crucem tecum stare, By the Cross with thee to stay,

Et me tibi sociare

In planctu desidero.

Virgo virginum præclara,
Mihi jam non sis amara;
Fac me tecum plangere.
Fac ut portem Christi mor-
tem,
Passionis fac consortem,
Et plagas recolere.
Fac me plagis vulnerari,
Fac me Cruce inebriari,
Et cruore Filii.

Flammis ne urar succensus,
Per te, Virgo, sim defensus
In die judicii.

Christe, cum sit hinc exire,
Da per Matrem me venire
Ad palmam victoriæ.
Quando corpus morietur,
Fac ut animæ donetur
Paradisi gloria. Amen.

There with thee to weep and

pray,

This, I thee entreat to give.
Virgin of all virgins best:
Listen to my fond request:
Let me share that grief of thine;
Let me, to my latest breath,
In my body bear the death
Of thy Son, the Lord divine.
Wounded with His every wound'
Steep my soul till it hath swoon'd
In His very blood away:
To my prayer, O Virgin, turn,
Lest in cruel flames I burn,
Doomed on that great Judgment
day.

Christ, when I am summoned

hence

Be Thy Mother my defence,
Be Thy Cross my victory;
While my body here decays,
May my soul Thy goodness
praise,

Safe in Paradise with Thee.

Hail, Queen of Heaven.

HALL, Queen of heaven, the ocean star,

Guide of the wanderer here below,
Thrown on life's surge, we claim thy care,
Save us from peril and from woe.

Mother of Christ, Star of the sea,

Pray for the wanderer, pray for me.

pious, chaste, and spotless Maid,
We sinners make our prayers through thee;
Remind thy Son that He has paid
The price of our iniquity.

Virgin most pure, Star of the sea,
Pray for the sinner, pray for me.
Sojourners in this vale of tears,
To thee, blest advocate, we cry ;
Pity our sorrows, calm our fears,
And soothe with hope our misery.
Refuge in grief, Star of the sea,
Pray for the mourner, pray for me.
And while to Him who reigns above,
In Godhead one, in Persons three,
The source of life, of grace, of love,
Homage we pay on bended knee,
Do thou, bright Queen, Star of the sea,
Pray for thy children, pray for me.

Hymn of S. Casimir.

OMNI die die Mariæ,

Mea, laudes, anima:
Ejus festa, ejus gesta
Cole devotissima.
Contemplare et mirare
Ejus celsitudinem:
Dic felicem Genitricem,
Dic beatam Virginem.
Ipsam cole, ut de mole
Criminum te liberet;
Hanc appella ne procella
Vitiorum superet.
Hæc persona nobis dona
Contulit cœlestia ;
Hæc Regina nos divina
Illustravit gratia.

Lingua mea, dic trophæa
Virginis puerperæ,
Quæ inflictum maledictum
Miro transfert germine.

DALL

AILY, daily, sing to Mary
Sing, my soul, her praises
due:
[ship,
All her feasts, her actions wor-
With the heart's devotion true.
Lost in wond'ring contempla-
Be her majesty confest: [tion,
Call her Mother, call her Virgin,
Happy Mother, Virgin blest.
She is mighty to deliver:
Call her, trust her lovingly;
When the tempest rages round
thee

She will calm the troubled sea.
Gifts of heaven she has given,
Noble Lady! to our race:
She the Queen who decks her
subjects
[grace.
With the light of God's own
Sing, my tongue, the Virgin's
trophies,

Who for us her Maker bore;
For the curse of old inflicted,
Peace and blessing to restore.

Sine fine dic Reginæ
Mundi laudum cantica;
Ejus bona semper sona,
Semper illam prædica.

Sing in songs of praise unending,
Sing the world's majestic Queen;
Weary not, nor faint in telling
All the gifts she gives to men.

Prayers to implore the help of God,

FOR OURSELVES OR FOR OTHERS,

ON A NEW UNDERTAKING; BEFORE A JOURNEY, &c.

V. O God, come to my assistance: R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory be to the Father &c.

Psalm 120. Levavi, p. 155.

Our Father. Hail Mary.

(Alleluia.)

V. O Lord, save Thy servants:
R. That trust in Thee.

V. Send them help from Thy holy place :
R. And out of Sion defend them.

V. Our help is in the Name of the Lord :
R. Who made heaven and earth.

V. O Lord, hear my prayer:
R. And let my cry come to Thee.

Let us pray.

REVENT, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our actions

by Thine inspiration, and further them by Thy continued help; that every prayer and work of ours may always begin from Thee, and through Thee be likewise ended. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Before a journey add the following prayer.

madest

with dry feet through the midst of the sea: and who to the three wise men didst shew the way

to Thyself by the guiding of a star; grant to Thy servants, we beseech Thee, a prosperous journey and peaceful times; that, accompanied by Thine holy Angel, we (they) may happily reach the place to which we (they) tend, and finally to the haven of eternal salvation. Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

V. May we (they) proceed in peace: R. In the Name of the Lord. Amen. Sub tuum. p. 9.

A Form of Thanksgiving.

V. O Lord, open Thou my lips :

R. And my mouth shall shew forth Thy praise.
Glory be to the Father &c. (Alleluia.)

Psalm 102 (vv. 1-5). Benedic, anima mea.
LESS the Lord, O my soul

BLES

and all that is

within me, bless His holy Name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and forget not all His benefits.

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities: who healeth all thine infirmities.

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion.

Who satisfieth thy desire with good things: thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle's. Glory &c. Our Father. Hail Mary.

V. O let us praise the Lord, for He is good:
R. For His mercy endureth for ever.

Let us pray.

GOD, whose mercies are without number, and the treasure of whose goodness is inexhaustible, we proffer Thee our heartfelt thanks for the many benefits bestowed upon us: humbly beseeching Thee

still to continue Thy mercies towards us; that, ever corresponding to Thy grace, we may attain to the rewards of everlasting life. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. May the souls of the faithful &c.

Litanies.

The subjoined Table shews the subjects of devotion with which the several days of the week may be associated: for each of which an appropriate Litany will be found in the following pages.

Sunday.

The most holy Trinity. The most holy
Name of Jesus. The Sacred Heart

ORD, have mercy on us.

L°

Christ, have mercy on

us. Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth,
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Ghost, the Sanctifier,

Holy Trinity, one God,

Father, from whom are all things,