Evening Devotions for Families

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Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. — Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of heaven, ) God the Son, redeemer of

the world, St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, All ye holy angels and archangels, All ye holy orders of blessed spirits, St. John Baptist, St. Joseph, All ye holy patriarchs and prophets, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Andrew, St. James,

have mercy on Us.

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John, Thomas, James,

Phil, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon, Thadee, Matthias, Barnaby, Luke,

Mark,

All ye holy apostles and evangelists, All ye holy disciples of our Lord, All ye holy innocents,

St St St St St St St . Stephen, . Laurence, . Vincent, . Fabian and Sebastian, . John and Paul, . Cosmas and Damian, . Gervais and Protase, All ye holy martyrs, St St St St St St St . Silvester, . Gregory,

Ambrose, . Augustine, . Jerome,

St. Martin, . Nicholas, All ye holy bishops and confessors, All ye holy doctors, *sn sof hog St. Anthony, St. Bennet, St. Bernard, St. Dominick, St. Francis,

All ye holy priests and Levites, All ye holy monks and hermits, St. Mary Magdalene,

St. Agatha, St. Lucy, St. Agnes, St. Cecily, St. Catharine, St. Anastasia, All ye holy virgins and widows, All ye men and women, saints of God, make intercession for us.

Be merciful unto us. Spare us, O Lord.

Be merciful unto us. Graciously hear us, O Lord.

From sudden and unprovided death, From the deceits of the devil, From anger, hatred, and all ill-will, From the spirit of fornication, From lightning and tempest, Thro’ the mystery of thy holy incarnation, * Thro’ thy coming, ‘sn sof biq esn 4anap ‘pao O Thro’ thy baptism and holy fasting, Thro’ thy holy resurrection, Thro’ the coming of the Holy Ghost the Comforter, We sinners do beseech thee to hear us. That thou spare us, That thou pardon us, That thou vouchsafe to bring us to true penance, $ That thou vouchsafe to govern and preserve thy holy church, That thou vouchsafe to preserve our apostolick prelate, and all ecclesiastical orders in holy religion, That thou vouchsafe to humble the enemies of the holy church, That thou vouchsafe to give peace and true concord to Christian kings and princes, That thou vouchsafe to grant peace and unity to all Christian people, That thou vouchsafe to confirm and preserve us in thy holy service, That thou lift up our minds to heavenly desires,; That thou render eternal good things to all our benefactors, a] N] "Sn 4921 ap 2497 O Oo eSa ADIY 01 aay} y322520 IY That thou deliver our souls, and those of our brethren, kinsfolk and bene-| factors, from eternal damnation,; That thou vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth, That thou vouchsafe to give eternal rest to all the faithful departed, That thou vouchsafe graciously to hear us, Son of God, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 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.

Christ, hear us; Christ, graciously hear us Lord, have mercy on us; Christ, have mercy on us; Lord, have mercy on us. Our Father, 1 secret, ℣. And lead us not into temptation.

℟. But deliver us from evil. Amen. sn avay 04 aay) 4223529 2 fy i) Eh Psalm Ixix Pone unto my aid, O God; O Lord, make haste to help me. Let them be confounded and ashamed, that seek my soul. Let them be turned backward, and blush for shame, that desire evils to me.

Let them be turned away forthwith, blushing for shame, that say to me, Well, well. Let all that seek thee, rejoice and be glad in thee; and let them say always, The Lord be magnified, who love thy salvation. But I am needy and poor, O God, help me. Thou art my helper, and my deliverer; O Lord, be not slack. Glory be to the Father, yc. . Save thy servants.

Trusting in thee, O my God.

Be unto us, O Lord, a tower of strength. ky. From the face of the enemy. ℣. Let not the enemy prevail against us at all. ky. Nor the son of iniquity have any power to hurt us. VY. O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins. ℟. Neither reward us according to our iniquities. ℣. Let us pray for our chief bishop, N. ℟. Our Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon earth, and deliver him not to the will of his enemies. VY. Let us pray for our benefactors. ℟. Vouchsafe, O Lord, for thy name’s sake, to reward with eternal life all them who have done us good. ℣. Let us pray for the faithful departed. ℟. Eternal rest give to them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.

VY. May they rest in peace. Ry, Amen.

℣. For our absent brethren.

℟. O my God, save thy servants trusting in thee.

VY. Send them help, O Lord, from thy holy place.

℟. And from Sion protect them.

VY. O Lord, hear my prayer.

℟. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray GOD, whose property is always to have mercy, and to spare, receive our petition; that we and all thy servants, who are bound by the chain of sins, may by the compassion of thy goodness mercifully be absolved.

EAR, we beseech thee, O Lord, the prayers of the suppliant, and pardon the sins of them that confess to thee, that in thy bounty thou may’st both give us pardon and peace.

UT of thy clemency, O Lord, shew thy unspeakable mercy to us, that so thou may’st both acquit us of our sins, and deliver us from the punishments we deserve for them.

O GOD, who by sin art offended, and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of thy people making supplication to thee, and turn away the scourges of thy anger, which we deserve for our sins. mercy on thy servant N. our chief bishop, and direct him, according to thy clemency, into the way of everlasting salvation; that by thy grace he may desire those things that are agreeable to thee, and perform them with all his strength.

O right counsels, and just works, give to thy servants that peace, which the world cannot give; that both our hearts may be disposed to keep thy commandments, and the fear of enemies being removed, the times by thy protection may be peaceable.

NFLAME, O Lord, our reins and heart with the fire of thy holy Spirit, that we may serve thee with a chaste body, and please thee with a clean heart.

GOD, the creator and redeemer of all the faithful, give to the souls of thy servants departed the remission of all their sins, that thro’ pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon, which they have always desired.

REVENT, we beseech thee, O Lord, our actions by thy holy inspirations, and carry them on by thy gracious assistance 5 that every prayer and work of our’s may begin lways from thee, and by thee be happily ended. hast dominion over the living and the dead, and art merciful to all, whom thou foreknowest shall be thine by faith and good works; we humbly beseech thee, that they, for whom we have determin’d to offer up our prayers, whether this present world still detain them in the flesh, or the world to come hath already receiv’d them out of their bodies, may by the clemency of thy goodness, all thy saints interceding for them, obtain pardon and full remission of all their sins, thro’ our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth one God, with thee and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen. ℣. O Lord, hear my prayer. ℟. And let my cry come unto thee. VY. May the almighty and most merciful Lord graciously hear us. ℟. Amen. ℣. And may the souls of the faithful, thro’ the mercy of God, rest in peace.

℟. Amen,