into his Father's hands for us upon the crofs. With the fame recommendation I this day, and every day, do recommend to thee my foul, my life, my heart and body, all my fenfes and actions; all my friends, benefactors, (children) and relations; the fouls of my parents, (brethren and fifters) and of all my friends and enemies: That thon wilt pleafe to protect, deliver, and defend us, from all the deceitful fnares of our enemies both visible and invifible, now and for ever. Amen. An Univerfal Prayer. My God, I believe in you, büt ftrengthen my faith; I hope in you, but confirm my hope; I love you, but redouble my love; I am forry that I have offended you, but increafe my repentance. I adore you as the first principle of my being I defire you as my laft end; I give you thanks as my perpetual benefactor; I invoke you as my fovereign defender. My God, vouchfafe to guide me by your wifdom, to reftrain me by your juftice, to comfort me by your mercy, to protect me by your power. I confecrate all my thoughts, words actions, and fufferings, to you, to the end you, that henceforward I may think of speak of you, ac for you, and fuffer for you. Lord, I defire that your will may be done, because it is your will, and in the manner that you will. I beseech you to enlighten my understanding, to enflame my will, to purify my body, and fanctify my foul.. My God, give me ftrength to expiate my offences, to overcome my temptations, to correct my predominant paffions, and to practise the virtues proper to my state. Fill my heart with tenderness for your goodnefs, averfion for my failings, love for my neighbour, and contempt of the world. Let me remember, O God, to be fubmiffive to my fuperiors, condefcending to my inferiors, faithful to my friends, and charitable to my enemies. Affift me to overcome fenfuality by mortification, avarice by alms-deeds, anger by sweetness, tepidity by devotion. My God, make me prudent in my undertakings, courageous in dangers, patient in afflictions, and humble in fuccefs. Let me never forget to join attention to my prayers, temperance to my meals, exactness to my employments, and constancy to my refolutions. Lord, infpire me to keep an upright confcience, a modest extellor, an edifying conversation, and a regular conduct. Grant that I may continually apply myfelf to overcome nature, to comply with thy grace, to keep thy commandments, and work my falvation. Discover to me, O God, the nothings of the world, the greatnefs of heaven, the shortness of time, and the length of eternity. Grant that I may prepare for death, that I may fear thy judgments, that I may avoid damnation, and in the end obtain heaven; thro' the merits of our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. THE OFFICE OF OUR BLESSED LADY. To be faid from the Day after the Purification, till the Even-Song of the Saturday before the first Sunday of Advent; except that on the Day of the Annunciation the Office is faid, as in Advent. At MATTINS. · AIL Mary, full of Grace, our Lord is with thee: Bleffed art thou among Women; and bleffed is the Fruit of thy Womb, Jefus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us Sinners, now, and at the Hour of our Death. Amen. Which is always faid in the beginning of all Hours of our V. ORD, open my lips. L thy praife. R. And my mouth fhall declare V. Incline to my aid, O God. R. O Lord, make hafte to help me. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. B As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluja. Alleluja is faid at all bours, from the Evening of Easter Eve to the Complin of the Saturday before SeptuagefimaSunday. From then till the Even-fong of Eafter-eve is faid, praise be to thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory. The Invitatory. Hail Mary, full of Grace, our Lord is with thee. Again repeat, Hail Mary, full of Grace, our Lord is with thee. In the time of Eafter is added Alleluja, both here, and in the end of the Anthems, Verficles, and Refponfaries. Pfalm 94. Venite exultemus, This pfalm without doubt was made by David, fince St. Paul cites it as his in the Epiftle to the Hebrews. Some think it was made at the time when he carried the Ark to Mount Sion. It contains a lively exhortation to praife God with our heart, our voice, our works, and to fubmit to bis holy laws. COM YOME let us rejoice to our Lord, let us make joy to God our Saviour; let us approach his prefence in confeffion, and in pfalms make joy before him. Hail Mary, full of Grace, our Lord is with thee. For God is a great Lord, and a great King above all Gods; because our Lord repels not his people; in his hand are all the bounds of the earth, and he beholds the heights of the mountains. Our Lord is with thee. The fea is his, he made it, and his hands founded the dry land; come let us adore, |