ther, my Friend, and only happiness. O give me thy divine spiri, that spirit of love and adoption, which will cause me to have recourse to thee in all my ne cessities. Give me a docile, obedient, and submissive heart, that thy supremely just and adorable will may be the rule of all my actions. But above all, O divine Lord! give me the bread of life, the food of immortality; give me thy divine Son! give me him in whom thou wert always well pleased, (St. Matt. iii. 17.) that being instructed by thy wisdom and thy word, I may never deviate from the respect and love due from a child to the best and most indulgent of fathers.

From the Agnus Dei to the Communion.

The interval between the Agnus Dei and the time for communi cating, should be spent in fervent acts of confidence and love, to enliven your hope in Him who comes to take away your offences

LAMB of God, who takest away the sins of the world! let me not be excluded from a share in thy universal mercies. Cleanse and purify my soul; adorn it, I entreat thee, with those virtues which will render me less unworthy of participating in the food of angels.

O adorable Jesus! I am, it is true, wretched and unworthy; but hast thou not denominated thyself the Father of the poor; and shall not that endearing title encourage me to recur to thee, as to my Father, and the best of friends? Yes, my God, I will go testhee, for thou well knowest, that had I the heavens and the earth at my disposal, I would sacrifice all, rather than forego the happiness I am now going to enjoy. What have I in heaven, and beside thee what do I desire upon earth? Thou art the God of my heart, and the God tha is my portion for ever. Ps. lxxii. 25, 26.

O amiable Virgin! thou who art styled by excelence Blessed among women, show thyself now my tender inother and powerful advocate; obtain for me the grace to receive with faith, purity, fervour, and humility, the divine object of thy ardent love

Blessed spirits! you who unceasingly attend, love, and adore the Almighty Being I am about to receive, intercede for me at this awful moment, and supply by your ardent charity for the tender devotion with which I would wish to receive my Redeemer under my roof.

At the Confiteor.

Reflect for some moments, in the bitterness of your soul, on the offences which render you unworthy of receiving the God of all holiness. Humbly acknowledging and sincerely detesting them, join in the Confiteor, and endeavour, in the spirit of humility and repentance, to cleanse your soul still more from every stain of sin or imperfection.

O DIVINE REDEEMER of my soul! into thy sacred heart I cast all my offences; they are not more numerous than thy mercies, nor can they equal the tenderness of that love which invites me to receive thee.

O Jesus! veiled as thou art, I acknowledge thee for my Lord and my God; I adore thee with all the powers of my soul, and I fervently love thee with my whole heart.

From the Communion to the End of Mass.

After having become the living temple of the Divinity, you should remain for some moments prostrate as it were at the sacred feet of your divine Lord. Penetrated with the profound adoration and respect which should result from the presence of the Almighty, produce occasional short acts of faith, hope, gratitude, and principally of love. This may be done in any terms your devotion may suggest, or else by the following prayers.

O DIVINE LORD! thou hast at length satisfied the earnest desires of my heart. I possess thee, I embrace thee; O make me entirely thine.

O Jesus! thou who constitutest the happiness of the blessed! is it possible that thou art at this moment present in my heart! Yes, I firmly believe that I possess thee, with all the treasure of thy merits.

O most sacred Virgin! who so long bore and so fervently loved the God I now possess, praise and magnify his goodness. Offer him for me those joys which filled thy pure soul at the moment of his incar

nation in thy sacred womb, and assist me to make some return for his unbounded mercies.

Remember, O divine Lord! that one visit from thee would suffice to sanctity the greatest sinner: permit not then that I should receive thee in vain: let not thy precious blood fall on my heart, without producing therein the fruits of virtue thou hast so long expected. O take me out of life this moment, rather than permit me to relapse into sin.

Adorable Lord of heaven and earth! thou beholdest in my heart thy beloved Son; he is all mine; his abundant merits belong to me at this moment. I offer them to thee, O my God! and in return I ask for the T most ardent love, sincere humility, and above all, the grace never to offend thee by any mortal sin.

Devout Prayers after Communion.

I RETURN thee my most fervent thanks, O amiable Jesus! for the blessing I now enjoy; I praise and glorify thee with all my soul, for the numberless favours I have received from thy goodness and liberality. I adore thee now reposing in my breast, O my God, and my All! a thousand times welcome! Ŏ most gracious Lord Jesus Christ! how sweet, mild, and merciful, art thou to all those who invoke thee: for when I had no being, thou didst create me; when I was thy enemy, thou camest from heaven to redeem me; and because without thee I was helpless, thou hast given me thy sacraments, with numberless graces, to fortify my weakness, and facilitate my salvation; but to crown all thy favours, thou givest me thy own body and blood for the nourishment of my soul. Thou shouldst retire from me, because I am a sinful creature,-dust and ashes,-the destined food of worms; yet thou comest expressly to visit me and take possession of my whole soul O Lord, my

God, how wonderful is thy name throughout the earth! What return shall I make to the Lord for all he has given to me? O that thou wouldst fill my lips with praises, that all the days of my life I may sing fortlı thy glory, and celebrate thy wonderful works.

Bless my God for me, O ye Angels and Saints; hank my Lord for me; love my Jesus for me; and sing forth his praises to supply for my deficiency. O Beauty ever ancient and ever new! Too late have l known thee, too late have I loved thee. When shall the time come, that, disgusted with all earthly things, I shall seek my happiness in thee alone, and find rest to my soul? O heavenly manna! O adorable sacra

ment! O inestimable pledge of God's love to mankind! O standing memorial of Christ's passion and death! O inexhaustible fountain of divine grace! O boundless mercy! O divine charity! O sacred fire ever burning and never decaying! Hail, O merciful Jesus! my only happiness and delight! the joy of my soul, and my portion for ever! May my soul be sensible of thy adorable presence, and may I taste how sovereignly sweet thou art in the sacrament of thy love. Purify my heart, O divine Lord! from the dross of all earthly affections; enable me to curb my vicious inclinations, and to withstand the dangerous attacks of my infernal enemy-deign to bestow on me those virtues that will render me pleasing in thy sight, particularly ardent charity, profound humility, heroic patience, and perfect obedience. O! may I prove the extent of my gratitude by the most constant fidelity in thy service, and may I rather die than ever again offend thee by any mortal sin.

O that I could have the happiness of seeing thee loved and faithfully served by all creatures. Vouchsafe to let the light of thy countenance shine upon those who are in the darkness of infidelity; and dispel their errors, that they may embrace the truth, and faithfully practise all it requires. Grant peace and nion to all Christian Princes, and preserve us from

the dreadful scourges of war, famine, and pestilence Convert all those who are in the unhappy state of mortai sin, and reconcile those who are at variance. Have mercy on my parents, friends, benefactors, and enemies, and mercifully grant them all the graces they stand in need of. Reform all abuses, and remove all scandals from thy Church. Comfort all that are under any affliction, sickness, or violence of pain. Support those who are under temptation; protect such as are in danger; and grant the grace of a happy death to all those who are in their last agony. Extend thy mercy likewise to the souls of all the faithful departed, and mercifully admit them to the enjoyment of thy eternal glory. Grant to us all relief in our respective necessities, remission of all our sins, the grace of final perseverance, and life everlasting. Amen.

An Act of Adoration.

UNDER these sacred veils, where thy love for man conceals the splendour of thy Majesty, I most humbly adore thee, O Almighty God. The grandeur of the heavens is as nothing in thy sight; they shall perish, but thou shalt remain for ever! The earth thou hast poised in thy hand, the ocean is before thee but as a drop of water; all nature bends and trembles in thy presence. How then shall I extol thee, immortal King of Angels! What homage can Ĩ give, proportioned to thy greatness! Thou art the perfect image of thy eternal Father's substance! thou art the splendour of his glory! Thou art his powerful word, supporting all things; thee he hath seated at his right hand. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy reign. I bow before thy sacred Majesty; I acknowledge, with the sincerest gratitude, that thou art my Redeemer, my Creator and the supreme Arbiter of my eternal destiny. I desire to humble myself as profoundly for thy sake, as thou art hum