and in adversity be patient. Let me not joy over anything except what may draw me to Thee, nor grieve over anything except what may lead me away from Thee. Let me seek to please none, and fear to offend none but Thee.

Grant me to do all things in charity, and to avoid as deadly whatsoever does not appertain to Thy service.

Let all transitory things be vile to me for Thy sake, and all that is Thine be dear to me, and Thou my God above all. Let all labour for Thee be pleasant to me, and all quiet that is not in Thee tedious to me.

Give me, sweetest Lord, frequently and fervently to lift up my heart to Thee, and in sorrow to think over my faults with purpose of amendment.

Make me, my God, humble without pretence, joyful without laxity, sad without dejection, sober without dulness, active without lightness, truth. ful without duplicity, fearful without despair, hopeful in Thee without presumption, chaste without spot; make me to rebuke my neighbour with. out indignation, and to improve myself by word and example without elation; make me obedient without contra

diction, patient without murmuring.

Give me, most sweet Jesus, a watchful heart, which no curiosity can draw away from Thee; an immovable heart, which no unworthy affection can debase; an unconquered heart, that no tribulation can weary; a free heart, that no excessive pleasure can captivate; an upright heart, that no evil intention can pervert.

Grant me, my most sweet God, intelligence to know Thee, diligence to seek Thee, wisdom to find Thee, a life pleasing to Thee, perseverance sweetly and faithfully awaiting Thee, and faith finally to embrace Thee.

Grant me, by repentance, to be pierced with Thy pains; to make use of Thy benefits on my journey by grace; and at length, in a heavenly home, to be partaker of Thy joys.

Amen.

BELIEVE, O Lord, but I would believe more firmly; I hope, O Lord, but I would hope more securely; I love Thee, O Lord, but I would love Thee more ardently; I grieve for my sins, O Lord, but I would grieve more vehemently.

I adore Thee as the origin

of all things; I desire Thee as the end of all; I praise Thee as my continual Benefactor; I call upon Thee as my Merciful Defender.

Direct me by Thy wisdom; restrain me by Thy justice; console me by Thy mercy; protect me by Thy power.

I offer unto Thee, O my God, my thoughts, that they may be about Thee; my words, that they may be addressed to Thee; my deeds, that they may be according to Thy will; my sufferings, that they may be for Thy sake.

I will what Thou willest; I will it because Thou willest; I will it as Thou willest; I will it as long as Thou willest.

I I pray Thee, O God, to enlighten my intellect; to inflame my will; to purify my body; and to sanctify my soul.

May I not be polluted with pride; nor affected by flattery; nor deceived by the world; nor ensnared by Satan.

Give me grace to purify my memory; to bridle my tongue; to restrain my eyes; and to subdue my senses.

May I mourn for past iniquities, repel future temptations, correct my vicious propensities, and cultivate the virtues befitting my station.

Give me, good God, love of

Thee, hatred of myself, zeal for my neighbour, contempt of the world.

May I study to obey my superiors, to help my inferiors, to counsel my friends, to envy

no one.

May I remember, O Jesu, thy command and example, by loving my enemies, enduring injuries, doing good to my persecutors, and praying for those that despitefully use me.

May I conquer pleasure by austerity, avarice by generosity, anger by meekness, lukewarmness by piety.

Make me prudent in counsel, constant in danger, patient in

adversity, humble in prosperity.

Make me attentive in prayer, sober at meals, busy in my calling, firm in my purposes.

May I study to have interior sanctity, exterior modesty, exemplary manners, and a regular life.

May I be watchful in subduing my nature, in nourishing grace, in keeping the law, and labouring for salvation.

Grant me to attain to sanctity by a sincere confession of my sins, devout communion of the Body of Christ, continual recollectedness of mind, and a pure intention of heart.

May I learn from Thee, O

:

my God,

Take from me, all vainglorious thoughts, ail appetite of my own praise, all envy, covetousness, gluttony, sloth, luxury all froward affections, all appetite of revenge, all desire of others' harm, all pleasure in provoking any person to anger, all delight in mocking and insulting any in their affliction and calamity. Give me, O Lord, an humble, quiet, peaceable, patient, tender, and charitable mind; and in all my thoughts, words, and deeds, to be guided by Thy Holy Spirit.

Give me, O Lord, a holy faith, a firm hope, and a fervent charity; a love of Thee incomparably above the love of myself; that I may love nothing to Thy displeasure, but every thing according to Thy will.

Give me, O Lord, a longing to be with Thee, not for the avoiding the calamities of this wicked world, nor for the escaping the pains of Hell, nor for the attaining the joys of Heaven, nor for my own advantage, but purely for love of Thee.

Retain for me, O Lord, Thy love and favour, which my love for Thee, were it ever so great, could not (without Thy infinite goodness) deserve.

Pardon, O Lord, my boldness in making such great petitions, who am so vile and sinful, and so unworthy to obtain the least things. Yet, O Lord, these are such things as I am bound to wish for, and which I should effectually desire, were not my manifold sins my impediment. Wherefore, O sweet Saviour Christ, vouchsafe of Thy goodness to wash me with that blessed Blood that issued out of Thy tender Body in the divers torments of Thy most bitter Passion.

Take from me, O Lord, my

cold, dull manner of prayer. Give me fervour and delight in thinking on Thee, and Tny grace earnestly to desire Thy Holy Sacraments, and especially to rejoice in the Presence of Thy most blessed Body in the Holy Sacrament of the Altar, and duly to thank Thee for Thy gracious visitation therein; and at that high memorial with tender compassion to remember Thy most bitter death upon the Cross.

Make us, O Lord, every day virtually partakers of that holy Sacrament: make us all truly members, sweet Saviour Christ, of Thy holy mystical Body, the Catholic Church. Amen.

LORD, give me patience in

tribulation, and grace in everything to conform my will to Thine: that I may truly say, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. The things, good Lord, that I pray for, give me grace to labour for. Amen.

WHAT art Thou, O my

God; What art Thou,

I beseech Thee, but the Lord my God? For who is Lord, besides our Lord, or who is God besides our God? O Thou supreme, most powerful, most

mighty, most merciful, most just, most secret, most present, most beautiful, most incomprehensible, most constant, and yet changing all things; immutable, never new and never old, and yet renewing all things; ever in action, and yet ever quiet; heaping up, yet needing nong; creating, upholding, filling, protecting, nourishing, and protecting all things. Thou lovest, and yet Thou art not transported; Thou art jealous, yet Thou art void of fear; Thou dost repent, yet Thou art free from sorrow; Thou art angry, and yet never art unquiet; Thou takest what Thou findest, yet didst Thou never lose anything; Thou art never poor, and yet Thou art glad of gain; never covetprofit at our hands. ous, and yet Thou exactest We bestow largely upon Thee, that Thou mayest become our debtor: yet who hath any thing but of Thy gift? Thou payest debts, when Thou owest nothing; Thou forgivest debts, and yet Thou losest nothing. And what shall I say, O my God, my life, my joy, my holy, dear delight? Or what can any man say, when he speaketh of Thee? And woe be to them that speak not of Thee, but

are silent in Thy praise; for even they who speak most of Thee may be accounted to be but dumb. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, that I may speak unto Thee, and praise Thy Name. Amen.

I

LOVE Thee, O God, for

Thine own sake, above all other things. Thee I desire. Thou art the object of my longing. Thee I seek for Thine own sake, ever and in all things: Thee and nothing else. With my whole heart and soul I seek Thee, with weeping and groaning, with continual pain and toil. When wilt Thou perfectly give Thyself

ever empty and void. Shall not I have an inconsolable grief? Shall I not incessantly complain? Shall I not be everlastingly tormented? This is not Thy manner, O God, O best, most merciful, most loving; this agreeth not with Thy dealings, is not becoming unto Thee. Grant me, therefore, O my good God, ever to love Thee in this present life, to love Thee for Thine own sake above all things, to seek Thee before all, and at length in the life to come to find Thee and retain Thee for ever. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

self Thou givest nothing. If I find Thee not, I find nothing. Nought else is gain, but only bitter pain. Ere this I have sought Thee, and have hoped at length to find Thee and retain Thee; and by this sweet hope I have been sweetly consoled in my labours. But now, if Thou deny Thyself to me, whatever else Thou givest, the disappointment of my great hope, not only for time but for all eternity, shall make me to languish for love, to grieve for languor, to weep with grief; for I shall remain

know myself and to know Thee:

To desire nothing but Thee: To hate myself, and to love Thee:

To do everything for Thee: To humble myself and exait Thee:

To think of nothing besides Thee:

To mortify myself that I may live in Thee:

To accept whatever befalls me as from Thee:

To deny myself, and follow Thee: