When the people assembled together, and kings to serve the Lord. He answered him in the way of his strength; declare nto me the fewness of my days. Call me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are unto generation and generation. In the beginning, O Lord, thou foundedst the earth; and the heavens are the works of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou remainest and all of them shall grow old like a garment. And as a vesture thou shalt change them, and they shall be changed; but thou art always the self-same, and thy years shall not fail. The children of thy servants shall continue; and their seed shall be directed for ever Glory be to the Father, &c. PSALM CXXIX. De profundis. An excellent model for sinners imr' ring the divine mercy. OUT of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my suppli cation. If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities, Lord who shall stand it? For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of thy law I have waited for thee, O Lord. My soul hath relied on his word; my soul hath hoped in the Lord. From the morning watch even until night, iet Israel hope in the Lord. Because with the Lord there is mercy, and with him plentiful redemption. And he shall redeem Israel frora all his iniquities Glory be, &c 1. David prayeth for favour in judgment; 3. represents his die tress; 7. he prayeth for grace, 9. for deliverance, 10. for sancti fication, 12. victory over his enemies. HEAR, O Lord, my prayer; give ear to my suppication in thy truth; hear me in thy justice. And enter not into judgment with thy servant. for in thy sight no man living shall be justified. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul: he hath brought down my life to the earth. He hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been dead of old; and my spirit is in anguish within me my heart within me is troubled. I remembered the days of old, I meditated on all thy works: I mused upon the works of thy hands. I stretched forth my hands to thee: my soul is as earth without water unto thee. Hear me speedily, O Lord; my spirit hath fainted away. Turn not away thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; for in thee have I hoped. Make the way known to me wherein I should walk; for I have lifted up my soul to thee. Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord, to thee have I fled; teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God. Thy good spirit shall lead me into the right land; for thy name's sake, O Lord, thou wilt quicken me in thy justice. Thou wilt bring my soul out of troubles: and in thy mercy thou wilt destroy my enemies. And thou wilt cut off all them that afflict my soul; for I am thy servant. Glory be to the Father, &c. Anth. Remember not, O Lord, our offences, nor those of our parents; and take not revenge on our sins DEVOTIONS to the S. HEART of JESUS. THE Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is now, through the mercy of God, so generally known, and so universally established, as to render any explanation of its nature quite superfluous. It is therefore only necessary to specify, that those who become members of the Association contract the following obligations; not, however, under pain of sin of any kind, but under the penalty of forfeiting the Indulgences and other graces annexed to this Devotion. First, a Pater, Ave, and Credo, are to be said daily, with the following aspiration : O Heart of Jesus, I implore That I may love thee more and more. Secondly, an hour is to be spent before the Blessed Sacrament, on any day in the year, chosen by each member on her entrance into the Association; which hour, beside being registered in any community privileged to receive members, can be noted in the following billet of Association, to prevent forgetfulness. have chosen from 66 I to spend before the Blessed Sacrament, to repair the outrages committed against the adorable Heart of Jesus in this Mystery of Love." An Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. O SACRED Heart of Jesus! to thee I devote and offer up my life, thoughts, words, actions, pains, and sufferings. My entire being shall henceforward only be employed in loving, serving, honouring, and glorifying thee. Be thou, O most scred Heart! the sole object of my love, the protector of my life, the pledge of my salvation, and my secure refuge at the hour of death. Be thou also, O most bountiful Heart! my justification at the throne of God, and screen me from his anger, which I have so justly merited. In thee I place all my confidence, and, convinced as I am of my own weakness, I rely entirely on thy compassion ate mercy. Annihilate in me all that is displeasing and offensive to thy pure eyes. Imprint thyself like 1 divine seal on my heart, that I may ever remember my obligations, and never be separated from thee. May my name also, I beseech thee, by thy tender goodness, ever be fixed and engraved in thee, O Book of Life!—and may I be a victim consecrated to thy glory, ever burning with the flames of thy pure love, both in time and in eternity. In this I place all my happiness, this is all my desire, to live and die in no other quality but that of thy devoted servant. Amen. The LITANY of the SACRED HEArt. LORD, have mercy on us.-Christ, have mercy on us, &c. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.-Christ, graciously hear us, &c. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us. God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, Heart of Jesus! Heart of Jesus, formed in the womb of the most blessed Virgin, Heart of Jesus, hypostatically united to the Eternal Word, Heart of Jesus, Sanctuary of the Divinity, and Tabernacle of the most holy Trinity, Heart of Jesus, Temple of Sanctity, and Fountain of all Graces, Heart of Jesus, most meek and humble, Heart of Jesus, most chaste and obedient, Heart of Jesus, furnace of love, and source of contrition, Heart of Jesus, treasure of wisdom and goodness, Have mercy on us. 410 DEVOTIONS TO THE HEART OF JESUS. Heart of Jesus, throne of mercy, and abyss of all virtues, Heart of Jesus, sorrowful in the garden, and spent with a bloody sweat, Heart of Jesus, saturated with reproaches, and consumed for our sins. Heart of Jesus, made obedient ever unto the death of the cross, Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, and the refuge of sinners, Heart of Jesus, fortitude of the just, and comfort of the afflicted Heart of Jesus, main strength of the tempted, and the terror of the devils, Heart of Jesus, sanctification of hearts, and perse verance of the good, Heart of Jesus, hope of the dying, joy of the blessed, and delight of all the saints, Have mercy on us Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Jesus! &c. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Hear us, O Jesus! Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us, O Jesus! V. O most sacred heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. R. That me may worthily love thee with our whole hearts. Let us pray. O God! who out of thy immense love hast given to the faithful the most Sacred Heart of thy Son our Lord as the object of thy tender affection; grant, we beseech thee, that we may so love and honour this pledge of thy love on earth, as by it to merit he love both of thee and thy gift, and be eternally loved by thee and this most blessed heart in heaven. Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Through thy sacred Heart O Jesus! overflowing |