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who wast foreshown in type and figure, and seen in their vision of desire by all the patriarchs of old; pray for us. Regina Prophetarum. Queen of Prophets, and thy self a mighty prophetess,* thou didst bring to its fulfilment that which they foretold; pray for us.

Regina Apostolorum. Queen of Apostles, and thyself the first apostle of the grace of Christ, when thou didst bring our Lord to visit St. Elisabeth; pray for us.

Regina Martyrum. Queen of Martyrs, thou whose existence upon earth was a life-long martyrdom, through whose soul the sword of sorrow pierced; pray for us.

Regina Confessorum. Queen of Confessors, in whose breast, when all forsook and fled, the Church's faith stood firm; thou to whom all who confess the name of Jesus look for aid, and take thy life as a model for their own; pray for us.

Regina Virginum. Queen of Virgins, lily of holy purity, first example and great encouragement to virginity professed for Christ's own love; pray for us.

Regina Sanctorum omnium. Queen of all Saints, for all the Saints in heaven, burning with the eternal love of Jesus, have ever found in thee a guide, a loving advocate, and a most tender mother; pray for us.

Regina sine labe originali concepta. Queen conceived without sin, singular glory of thy Son, not only redeemed by him from sin, but by his special grace exempted and preserved from ever having contracted the least stain, thy last title, yet most glorious of all. By thy immaculate heart, fit temple for God's Holy Dove, sweet Mary, pray for us.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, parce nobis, Domine. O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, exaudi nos, Domine. O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, hear us, O Lord.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

*The Magnificat, a prophecy of the Church's progress, and of Christ's kingdom upon earth.

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God, of whom, by whom, and in whom are all things,

God, in whom we live, and move, and are, Who alone hast immortality, and dwellest in light inaccessible,

Whose majesty filleth the whole earth,

Whom heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain,

Who hast made all things for thyself,

Who workest all things according to the counsel of thy will,

In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all flesh,

Who openest thine hand, and fillest with blessing every living creature,

Who hast power to cast body and soul into hell, Who dost great things and unsearchable, and wonderful things without number,

Whose eyes are brighter than the sun, beholding all the ways of men,

Who catchest the wise in their craftiness, and disappointest the counsel of the wicked, Who searchest the heart, and triest the reins, Whose judgments are incomprehensible, and whose ways are unsearchable,

Who art the Father of orphans, and the Judge of widows,

Merciful and patient, of much compassion, and true,

Our protector, and our reward exceedingly

great,

King of kings, and Lord of lords,

King of ages, immortal and invisible,

Be merciful, Spare us, O Lord.

Be merciful, Graciously hear us, O Lord.

From all sin,

From pride and vainglory,

From avarice and worldly solicitude,

From anger, resentment, and envy,

From calumny, detraction, and rash judgment,

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From gluttony, drunkenness, and impurity,

From spiritual sloth, and the forgetfulness of our salvation,
From the abuse of thy grace, and a reprobate sense,

From the worm that never dieth, and the fire that shall never be extinguished,

From being deprived of the sight and enjoyment of thee,
Through thy almighty power and infinite wisdom,

O Lord, deliver us.

Through thy incomprehensible majesty and eternal glory, Through thy ineffable bounty and superabundant mercy, Through all the humiliations and sufferings of thine only- § begotten Son,

We sinners, Beseech thee, hear us.

That we may love thee, the Lord our God, with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind,

That we may adore thee alone, and serve thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of our lives,

That we may never take thy holy name in vain,

That we may sanctify the feasts and holy days of the Church, That we may give due honour and obedience to our parents and lawful superiors,

That we may not injure our neighbour in body, soul, or peace of mind,

That we may crucify the flesh, with its vices and concupiscences, and be ever clean of heart,

That we may not do to others what we would not have others do to us,

That we may not covet our neighbour's goods,

That thou wouldst make all grace abound in us,

That we may present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to thee,

That thou wouldst bring us to the kingdom which thou hast prepared for us from the foundation of the world,

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,

Spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

We beseech thee, hear us.

O adorable Lord, in Three distinct and equal Persons One God, who requirest the homage of our reason by the belief of mysteries above our understanding, and that of our will by the observance of precepts mortifying to our natural inclinations; give us grace to perform this twofold duty, and grant that we may never oppose our uncertain reasoning to thy infallible truth, nor deliberately transgress thy most high and holy commands. Thus continuing until death in entire subjection to thee, may we come at last to the clear and perfect enjoyment of thee; who livest and reignest, world without end. Amen.

Litany of Entercession for England.

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God the Father, Creator of the world,

God the Son, Redeemer of mankind,

God the Holy Ghost, Perfecter of the elect, Sacred Trinity, three Persons and one God, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for England. Holy Mary, Queen of Angels, who alone destroyest all heresies,

Holy Mary, Virgin of virgins, whose eminent sanctity our Lord hath honoured with so many miracles, St. Michael,* prince of the Church,

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Pray for England.

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celebrate with joy the conversion of sinners,

St. John Baptist,* precursor of the Messias, and great example of penance,

All ye holy Patriarchs and
Prophets, friends of God,
and advancers of his truth,
St. Peter, prince of the
Apostles, and supreme
pastor of Christ's sheep,
St. Paul, doctor of the Gen-
tiles, who, of a persecutor,
becamest a preacher,

St. Andrew, first disciple of Christ, and constant lover of the cross,

All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists, chief planters of the Christian faith,' and zealous maintainers of Catholic unity,

St. George, our principal pa-j tron,

St. Alban, our first martyr, St. Thomas of Canterbury, * who, as a faithful shepherd, laidst down thy life in defence of the Church, All ye holy Martyrs of this nation, who voluntarily lost your lives here to find them in a joyful eternity, St. Gregory, most vigilant Bishop of the Universal Church, whose pious zeal sent missioners from Rome for the conversion of our ancestors,

St. Augustin, Apostle of this nation, by whom our forefathers were reclaimed from paganism and infidelity,

This Litany may be abridged by terminating, each invocation at the

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St. Bede, most venerable Confessor, by whose religious life and learned writings the Catholic faith was eminently propagated amongst

us,

All ye holy Bishops and Confessors, by whose wisdom and sanctity this island was once a flourishing seminary of religion,

St. Helen, most holy queen,* and mother of the first Christian emperor,

St. Ursula, most blessed martyr, who diedst in the glorious defence of faith? and chastity,

St. Winefride, most admirable virgin, even in this, unbelieving generation still miraculous,

*

All ye holy Saints of this nation, who, amidst the innumerable joys of heaven, still retain a particular charity for the salvation of your country,

All ye holy Saints of all
places, who, though di-
vided here in several re-
gions, were united in the
same faith, and now enjoy
one common felicity,
Be merciful,

Spare us, O Lord.
Be merciful,

Graciously hear us, O Lord. From the dangers most justly threatening our sins,

From the spirit of pride, rebellion, and apostacy, From the spirit of hypocrisy, profaneness, and sacrilege,

From the presumption of private opinion, and contempt of the authority of thy Church,

Deliver England,

From schism, heresy, and all blindness of heart,

From gluttony, drunkenness, and the false liberty of anundisciplined life, We sinners,

Beseech thee, hear us. That it may please thee to hasten the conversion of this our miserable country, and reunite it to the ancient faith and communion of thy Church,

That it may please thee particularly to have mercy on our relations, friends, and benefactors, and open their eyes to see the beauty of thy truth, and embrace it, That it may please thee to comfort and strengthen thy servants, who suffer for the Catholic faith,

Deliver, &c.

That it may please thee not to permit the weakest of g us, by any temptation whatsoever, to fall away; from thee and thy truth, That it may please thee to assist with thy special grace: those good pastors who venture their lives for their flock,

That it may please thee daily to augment in them the fire of thy love and the zeal of gaining souls, That it may please thee to preserve the Catholics of this land from all sin and scandal,

That it may please thee so to adorn their lives with solid piety, that others, seeing their good works, may glorify thee our heavenly Father,

That it may please thee to enlighten the hearts of all

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