DEVOTIONS AND PRAYERS

FOR THE

SICK-ROOM

With an Appendix Containing Prayers and Devotional
Exercises for the Use of Religious Sick-Nurses.

FROM

BAKER SIBRARY;

3,1983

MOBAKER LIBRARY.

Act of Confidence in God (St. Alphonsus)...

Act of the Love of God (Father von Cochem).......... 21

Act of Resignation to the Will of God (Father von

Cochem)......

21

3

Short Indulgenced Prayers...

22

Prayer for an Invalid in a State of Unconsciousness... 26

Blessing over a Sick Man...

27

II. IN ILLNESS OF LONG DURATION.

Offering of the Illness

Manner of following Mass at Home (according to Father

von Cochem)......

The Our Father Paraphrased for the Sick..

The Hail Mary Paraphrased for the Sick.

Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus.......

Devotion to the Five Wounds...

30

39

43

45

49

Prayer in Honor of the Five Wounds (St. Alphonsus).. 53
Act of Confidence (Father von Cochem)........

The Seven Words of Christ on the Cross...

The Way of the Cross......

Litany of the Passion....

Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Litany of Perfect Contrition...

Spiritual Communion (St. Alphonsus).

Litany of the Blessed Virgin.

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin (St. Alphonsus).........

Rosary of the Seven Dolors....

Prayer to St. Joseph (Father von Cochem).

.....

Litany of St. Joseph......

Prayer to St. Barbara.

Hymn to St. Barbara..

..

78

79

81

82

85

86

III. WHEN THE DANGER OF THE

PATIENT INCREASES.

The Protestation for Death (St. Alphonsus)........

Willing Acceptance of Death (St. Alphonsus)......... 92

88

...

Litany for a Happy Death

95

Short Efficacious Acts of Contrition (Father von Cochem) 98

Incitement to Confidence (Bl. Clement M. Hofbauer).... 102

Desire of Union with God (Bl. Clement M. Hofbauer) 103

Desire of Heaven (Bl. Clement M. Hofbauer).......... 105

Prayers of a Sick Person on Receiving the Holy Sacra-

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Prayers of a Sick Person on Receiving Holy Viaticum 118

Prayers of a Sick Person on Receiving Extreme Unction 124

Prayer of a Sick Person who has no Opportunity of

Receiving the Last Sacraments..

V. PRAYERS FOR THE DYING.

Aspirations at the Approach of Death.

..

129

131

On Presenting the Crucifix.......

..

134

On Presenting the Blessed Candle...........

135

Prayers of the Church for a Departing Soul.......... 136

Prayer in the Death Agony

138

Ejaculations for the Dying.....

140

Three Prayers which may be said by those in Attend-