Chapter the Third Practice for the Time after Pentecost

The object which holy Church has in view by her liturgical year is the leading of the Christian soul to union with Christ, and this by the Holy Ghost. This object; is the one which God Himself has in giving us His own Son to be our mediator, our teacher, and our Redeemer, and in sending us the Holy Ghost to abide among us. To this end is directed all that aggregate of rites and prayers which we have hitfierto explained : they are not a mere commemoration of the mysteries achieved for our salvation by the divine goodness, but they bring with them the graces corresponding to each of those mysteries ; that thus \ve may come, as the apostle expresses it, ' to the age of the fulness of Christ/1

As we have elsewhere explained, our sharing in the mysteries of Christ, which are celebrated in the liturgical year, produces in the Christian what is called in mystic theology the illuminative life, in which the soul gains continually more and more of the light of the Incarnate Word, who, by His examples and teachings, renovates each one of her faculties, and imparts to her the habit of seeing all things from God's point of view. This is a preparation which disposes her for union with God, not merely in .an imperfect manner and one that is more or less inconstant, but in an intimate and permanent way, which is called the unitive life. The production of this life is the special work of the Holy Ghost, who has been sent into this world that He may maintain each one of our souls in the possession of Christ, and may bring to perfection i Eph. iv. 13. the love whereby the creature is united with its God.

In this state, in this unitive life, the soul is made to relish, and assimilate into herself, all that substantial and nourishing food which is presented to her so abundantly during the Time after Pentecost. The mysteries of the Trinity and of the blessed Sacrament, the mercy and power of the Heart of Jesus, the glories of Mary and her influence upon the Church and souls — all these are manifested to the soul with more clearness than ever, and produce within her effects not previously experienced. In the feasts of the saints, which are so varied and so grand during this portion of the year, she feels more and more intimately the bond which unites her to them in Christ, through the holy Spirit. The eternal happiness of heaven, which is to follow the trials of this mortal life, is revealed to her by the feast of All Saints ; she gains clearer notions of that mysterious bliss, which consists in light and love. Having become more closely united to holy Church, the bride of her dear Lord, she follows her in all the stages of her earthly existence ; she takes a share in her sufferings ; she exults in her triumphs. She sees, and yet is not daunted at seeing, this world tending to its decline, for she knows that the Lord is nigh at hand. As to what regards herself, she is not dismayed at feeling that her exterior life is slowly giving way, and that the wall which stands between her and the changeless sight and possession of the sovereign Good is gradually falling to decay; for, it i not in this world that she lives, and her heart has long been where her treasure is.

Thus enlightened, thus attracted, thus established, by the incorporation into herself of the mysteries wherewith the sacred liturgy has nourished her, as 1 St. Matt. vi. 21. also by the gifts poured into her by the Holy Ghost, the soul yields herself up, and without any effort, to the impulse of the divine mover. Virtue has become all the more easy to her as she aspires, it would almost seem naturally, to what is most perfect ; sacrifices, which used formerly to terrify, now delight her ; she makes use of this world as though she used it not, 1 for all true realities, as far as she is concerned, exist beyond this world ; in a word, she longs all the more ardently after the eternal possession of the object she loves, as she has been realizing, even in this life, what the apostle describes where he speaks of a creature as being ' one spirit with the Lord , by being united to Him in heart.

Such is the result ordinarily produced in the soul by the sweet and healthy influence of the sacred liturgy. But if it seem to us that, although we have followed it in its several seasons, we have not as yet reached the state of detachment and expectation just described, and that the life of Christ has not, * so far, absorbed our own individual life into itself, let us be on our guard against discouragement on that account. The cycle of the liturgy, with its rays of light and grace for the soul, is not a phenomenon that occurs only once in the heavens of holy Church ; it returns each year. Such is the merciful design of God, ' who hath so loved the world as to give it His only-begotten Son'3 — of God, 'who came not to judge the world, but that the world may be saved by Him/4 And holy Church is but carrying out that design by putting within our reach the most powerful of all means for leading man to his God, and uniting him to his sovereign Good ; she thus testifies the earnestness of her maternal solicitude. The Christian who has

1 1 Cor. vii. 31. 3 St. John iii. 16.

2 Ibid., vi. 17. 4 Ibid., 17.

MORNING AND NIGHT PRAYERS not been led to the term we have been describing by the first half of the cycle will still meet, in this second, with important aids for the expansion of his faith and the growth of his love. The Holy Ghost, who reigns in a special manner over this portion of the year, will not fail to influence his mind and heart; and, when a fresh cycle commences, the work thus begun by grace has a new chance of receiving that completeness which had been retarded by the weakness of human nature.

CHAPTEE THE FOURTH

MORNING AND NIGHT PRAYERS FOR THE TIME AFTER PENTECOST

During this second part of the year, the Christian, on waking in the morning, will unite himself with holy Church, who, every day in her Office of Lauds, hails the return of light, making use of these words of the royal prophet :

Deus, Deus meus, ad te O God, my God, unto thee do de luce vigilo. I watch at break of day.

He will profoundly adore the divine Majesty; and, thanking his sovereign Lord, who has protected him while involved in the darkness of night, he will proffer Him his service for the whole day which is now commencing ; he will wish to spend it in love and obedience, as behoves one whom Christ has united to Himself by His mysteries, and whom the Holy Ghost is willing to guide and govern. The time for morning prayer being come, he may give expression to the sentiments which should then animate his soul, by using these formulas of the Church :

MOBNING PBAYEBS

First, praise and adoration of the most holy Trinity :

F. Benedicamus Patrem et Filium, cum Sancto Spiritu.

B. Laud emus et super - exaltemus eum in saecula.

V. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.

B. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

V, Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

B. Let us praise him and extol him above all, for ever.

V. 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 shall be, world without end. Amen.

Then praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ :

V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi ;

B. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

F. We adore thee, 0 Christ, and bless thee ;

22. Because, by thy holy cross, thou hast redeemed the world.

Thirdly, invocation of the Holy Ghost :

Veni, Sancte Spiritus, re- Come, 0 Holy Spirit, fill the pie tuorum corda fidelium, hearts of thy faithful, and en- et tui amoris in eis ignem kindle within them the fire of accende. thy love.

After these fundamental acts of religion, recite the Lord's Prayer, uniting your intentions with those which your Saviour had when He gave it to you. First, then, raise up your thoughts and desires to the interests of His glory, while you say the first three petitions; and in the last four, humbly put before Him the favours you yourself stand in need of :

THE LORD'S PRAYER

Pater noster, qui es in Our Father, who art in heacoelis, sanctificetur nomen ven, hallowed be thy name ; tuum ; adveniat regnum thy kingdom come ; thy will

MORNING PRAYERS tuum ; fiat voluntas tua sic- be done on earth, as it is in at in coelo et in terra. heaven.

Panem nostrum quotidi- Give us this day our daily anuni da nobis hodie ; et di- bread, and forgive us our tres- mitte nobis debita nostra, passes, as we forgive them that sicut et nos dimitthnus de- trespass against us; and lead bitoribus nostris ; et ne nos us not into temptation ; but inducas in tentationem ; sed deliver us from evil. Amen, libera nos a malo. Amen.

Then address our blessed Lady, using for this the words of the Angelical Salutation. While saying it, think of the share she took in the mysteries whereby we have been saved and united to God. Think, too, of the immense power given to her by her divine Son, and of the maternal love she bears for us mortals.

THE ANGELICAL SALUTATION

Ave Maria, gratia plena ; Hail Mary, full of grace :

Dominus tecum ; benedicta the Lord is with thee ; blessed tu in mulieribus, et bene- art thou among women, and dictus fructus ventris tui, blessed is the fruit of thy

Jesus. womb, Jesus.

Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, Holy Mary, Mother of God, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, pray for us sinners, now, and nunc et in hora mortis no- at the hour of our death, strae. Amen. Amen.

After this you should recite the Creed, that is the Symbol of faith. It contains the dogmas we are to believe, and which we have seen in such living reality by means of the liturgy* which has celebrated them each in its turn. Faith is the first bond which unites us to God. It is faith that gives us to know Him, and reveals to us the object of our hope and of our love. Our faith should be dearer to us than our life, and we should be ever praying for its increase.

THE APOSTLES' CREED

Credo in Deum, Patrem I believe in God the Father omnipotentem, creatorem almighty, Creator of heaven coeli et terrae. and earth.

Et in Jesum Christum Filium ejus unicum, Dominum nostrum : qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria Virgine, passus sub Pontio PUato, crucifixus, mortuus et sepultus: descendit ad inferos, tertia die resurrexit a inortuis : ascendit ad ccelos, sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis : inde venturus est judicare vivos et mortuos.

Credo in Spiritum Sanctum, sanctam Ecclesiam Catholicam, sanctorum communionem, remissionem peccatorum, carnis resurrectionem, vitam aeternam. Amen.

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary ; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried ; he descended into hell ; the third day he rose again from the dead, he ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almighty ; from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy Catholic Church ; the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

After having thus made the profession of your faith, unite with holy Church, who hails each morning the rising of the day-star, who is her Jesus, 'the light of the world/1 and the Sun of justice. To this end you may recite the following beautiful hymn, composed by St. Ambrose :

HYMN

Splendor Paternae glorise, De luce lucem prof er ens, Lux lucis, et fons luminis, Diem dies illuminans.

Ver usque sol illabere, Micans nitore perpeti : Jubarque Sancti Spiritus Infunde nostris sensibus.

Votis vocemus et Patrem, Patrem perennis gloriae,

0 Brightness of the Father's glory ! bringing light from the light ! Thou light of light, and fount of light, and day that illuminest the day !

0 thou true sun I pour forth thy rays on us, shining upon us with unfading splendour ! 0 radiance of the Holy Ghost, be thou infused into our senses and powers.

Give us, also, to invoke the Father, the Father of eternal

1 St. John viii. 12.

MORNING PRAYERS

Patrem potentis gratiae, Culpam releget lubricam.

Confirmet actus strenuos, Dentes retundat invidi : Casus secundot asperos, Donet gerendi gratiam.

Mentem gubernet et regat,

Casto, fideli corpore ; Fides calore feryeat, Fraudis venena nesciat. Christusque nobis sit cibus,

Potusque noster sit fides : Lseti libamus sobriam Ebrietatem Spiritus.

Lsetus dies hie transeat, Pudor sit ut diluculmn, Fides velut meridies, Crepusculuin mens nesciat.

Aurora cursus provehit, Aurora totus prodeat, In Patre totus Filius, Et totus in Verbo Pater.

Deo Patri sit gloria, Ejusque soli Filio, Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Et nunc, et in perpetuum.

Amen. glory, the Father of mighty grace, that he would drive from us sin and its allurements.

May he give energy to our deeds and strengthen them; may he break the teeth of the envious serpent ; may he support us when we rudely fall, and give us the grace to act.

May he govern and rule our mind, in a chaste and faithful body; may our faith be fervent in warmth, void of the poisons of error.

May Christ be our food, and faith our drink ; may we in gladness quaff the sober inebriation of the Spirit.

May this day be one of joy ; modesty its dawn, faith its noon ; and no night to dim the mind.

The aurora is swiftly advancing ; O may the full aurora come, the whole Son in the Father, and the whole Father in his Word I

To God the Father, and to his only Son, and to the Paraclete Spirit, be glory for ever and ever.

Amen.

After having thus paid your homage to your divine mediator, next make a humble confession of your sins, reciting for this purpose the general formula made use of by the Church.

THE CONFESSION OF SINS

Confiteor Deo omnipotenti, beatse Mariee semper Virgini, beato Michaeli archangelo, beato Joanni Baptist®, Sanctis apostolis

I confess to almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy apostles Peter and

Paul, and to all the saints, that. I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed ; through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.

Therefore I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Paul, and all the saints, to pray to the Lord our God for me.

May almighty God have mercy on us, and, our sins being forgiven, bring us to life everlasting. Amen.

May the almighty and merciful Lord grant us pardon, absolution, and remission of our sins. Amen.

Petro et Paulo, et omnibus Sanctis, quia peccavi nimis, cogitatione, verbo et opere : mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.

Ideo precor beatam Mariam semper Virginem, beatum Michaelem ar change - lum, beatum Joannem Baptistam, sanctos apostolos Petrum et Paulum, et omnes sanctos, orare pro me ad Dominum Deum nostrum.

Misereatur nostri omnipotens Deus, et dimissis peccatis nostris, perducat nos ad vitam seternam. Amen.

Indulgentiam, absolutionem et remissionem peccatorum nostrorum tribuat nobis omnipotens et misericors Dominus. Amen.

This is the proper time for making your meditation, as, no doubt, you practise this holy exercise. It may be the case with some souls that their assiduous application to the mysteries of the holy liturgy has produced upon them this, among other effects, — that it has opened to them the way of. prayer, properly so called. Let, then, each one commune with God, under the influence of the holy Spirit. During this long period, which never lasts less than six months, the Christian is free to choose the subject of his communings with God, for he has been enlightened as to all things, by the words and works of his Lord, who came down from heaven to earth that He might teach us all truth. So that, whether he stay to ponder over the mysteries which have been revealed to him, according to the attraction which he feels for them ; or fix his attention upon the perfections of that

MORNING PRAYERS divine model, in whom there are, so resplendently, all the marks of the second Adam come down from heaven; or our Lord point out to him those miseries and imperfections which are in him, and keep him still so far from his model : all will tend to enlighten him, to inflame him, and to unite him with his God. When a soul is continually being influenced by her contact with the Church through the liturgy, it is impossible for the spirit of prayer not to grow within her, and, either imperceptibly or suddenly, produce in her a transformation into Him who, being God, has united Himself to our nature, in order that, through Him, we might be united with God.

Your meditation or prayer ended, or deferred on account of your not having leisure to make it at this hour of the morning, you will next address this prayer to God, begging Him to grant you the grace to avoid, during this day, every kind of sin, and to perform all manner of good works. Say, then, this prayer of the Church, for her prayers are the best :

V. Domine, exaudi ora- V. O Lord, hear my prayer, tionem meam,

B. Et clamor meus ad te B. And let my cry come veniat. unto thee.

OREMUS

Domine, Deus omnipotens, qui ad principium hujus diei nos pervenire fecisti, tua nos hodie salva virtute, ut in hac die ad nullum declinemus peccatum ; sed semper ad tuam justitiam faciendam nostra procedant eloquia, dirigantur cogitationes et opera. Per

Almighty Lord and God, who hast brought us to the beginning of this day, let thy powerful grace so conduct us through it that we may not fall into any sin ; but that all our thoughts, words, and actions may be regulated according to the rules of thy heavenly justice, and tend to the observance

Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus sancti Deus, per omnia ssecula sseculorum. Amen. of thy law. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen,

During the day you would do well to use the instructions and prayers which you will find in these volumes, both for the proper of the time, and the proper of the saints. In the evening you may use the following prayers :

NIGHT PBAYERS

After having made the sign of the cross, adore that sovereign Lord, who now offers you repose after the labours of the day. Beg His protection on these hours of sleep and night ; to this end, you may recite this beautiful hymn of Saint Ambrose, which was so great a favourite with Saint Augustine, his disciple :l

HYMN

Deus, Creator omnium Polique rector, vestiens Diem decoro lumine, Nocteru soporis gratia,

Artus solutos ut quies Reddat laboris usui, Mentesque fessas allevet, Luctusque solvat anxios ;

Grates, peracto jam die, Et noctis exortu, preces, Voti reos ut adjuves, Hymnum canentes, solvimus.

Te cordis ima concinant, Te vox sonora concrepet, Te diligat castus amor, Te mens adoret sobria.

0 God, Creator of all things, and ruler of the heavens, 'tis thou that clothest day with beautiful light, and night with the boon of sleep.

'Tis sleep that restores our wearied limbs to the toil of work. Sleep gives repose to the mind when tired, and takes away the anxious-making grief.

The day is spent, and night is come ; we offer thee our thanks and prayers, singing our hymn, that thou mayst help us, thy servants.

May our inmost heart sing thy praise, and tuneful voices sound forth thy name; may our chaste affection love," and our sober mind adore thee.

1 Confessions, Bk. ix., ch. 12.

Ut, cum profunda clauserit

Diem caligo noctium, Fides tenebras nesciat Et nox fide reluceat.

Dormirementem ne sinas, Dormire culpa noverit ; Castos fides refrigerans Somni vaporem temperet.

Exuta sensu lubrico Te cordis alta somnient ; Nec hostis invidi dolo Pavor quietos suscitet.

Christum rogemus et Patrem,

Christi Patrisque Spiritum : Unum, potens per omnia, Fove precantes, Trinitas.

Amen.

And when the night's deep gloom shall shut out the day, may our faith know nought of darkness, and the very night be day by faith.

Let not our soul, but only sin feel sleep ; let faith keep us chaste, and, by its refreshing power, check the vapours of sleep.

May our heart's deepest self, unshackled by the allurements of sense, dream of thee: nor let the fear of the enemy, whose envy is ever laying snares, disturb us when at rest.

Let our prayer ascend to Christ and to the Father, and to the Spirit of Christ and of the Father : 0 Trinity, one in essence, and all-powerful, be merciful to us, who pray to thee.

Amen.

After this hymn, say the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Apostles' Creed, as in the morning.

Then make the examination of conscience, going over in your mind all the faults committed during the day. Think, and humble yourself at the thought, how sin makes us degenerate from the divine adoption. Then make a resolution to avoid sin for the time to come, to do penance for it, and to shun the occasions which might again lead you into it.

Having concluded the examination of conscience, recite the Conftteor (or ' 1 confess ') with heartfelt contrition ; and then give expression to your sorrow by the following act, which we have taken from the venerable Cardinal Bellarmine's catechism.

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ACT OF CONTRITION

O my God, I am exceedingly grieved for having offended thee ; and, with my whole heart, I repent of the sins I have committed : I hate and abhor them, above every other evil, not only because, by so sinning, I have lost heaven, and deserve hell, but still more because I have offended thee, O infinite Goodness, who art worthy to be loved above all things. I most firmly resolve, by the assistance of thy grace, never more to offend thee for the time to come, and to avoid those occasions which might lead me into sin.

You may then add the acts of faith, hope, and charity, to the recitation of which Pope Benedict XIV. has granted an indulgence of seven years and seven quarantines for each time.

O my G«d, I firmly believe whatsoever the holy Catholic Apostolic Roman Church requires me to believe : I believe it, because thou hast revealed it to her, thou who art the very truth.

0 my God, knowing thine almighty power, and thine infinite goodness and mercy, I hope in thee that, by the merits of the Passion and death of our Saviour Jesus Christ, thou wilt grant me eternal life, which thou hast promised to all such as shall do the works of a good Christian ; and these I resolve to do, with the help of thy grace.

0 my God, I love thee with my whole heart and above all things, because thou art the sovereign Good : I would rather lose all things than offend thee. For thy love also, I love, and desire to love, my neighbour as myself.

Then say to our blessed Lady the following solemn anthem, which the Church says, in her honour, till Advent :

ANTHEM TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN Salve, Kegina, mater mi- Hail, holy Queen, mother of sericordiee : vita, dulcedo, mercy ; our life, our sweetness,

ACT OF FAITH

ACT OF HOPE

ACT OF CHARITY et spes nostra, salve. and our hope, all hail 1

Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Hevse ;

Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrymarum valle.

Eia ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.

Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende ;

0 clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria 1

V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix,

B. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Ghristi.

To thee we cry, poor banished children of Eve ;

To thee we send up our sighs, weeping and mourning in this vale of tears.

Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us ;

And, after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus ;

O merciful, 0 kind, 0 sweet Virgin Mary 1

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,

B. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

O almighty and everlasting God, who, by the co-operation of the Holv Ghost, didst prepare the Dody and soul of Mary, glorious Virgin and Mother, to become the worthy habitation of thy Son; grant that we may be delivered from present evils, and from everlasting death by her gracious intercession, in whose commemoration we rejoice. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui gloriosae Virginis Matris Mariae corpus et animam, ut dignum Filii tui habitaculum effici mereretur, Spiritu sancto cooperante, prseparasti : da, ut cujus commemoratione laetamur, ejus pia intercession ab instantibus malis, et a morte perpetua liberemur. Per eumdem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

You would do well to add the litany of our Lady. An indulgence of three hundred days, for each time it is recited, has been granted by the Church.

THE LITANY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN

Kyrie, eleison. Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Christe, audi nos. Christe, exaudi nos.

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.

Pater de ccelis, Deus, miserere nobis.

Fili, Redemptor mundi, Deus, miserere nobis.

Spiritus Sancte, Deus, miserere nobis.

Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus, miserere nobis,

Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis,

Sancta Dei Genitrix, ora, etc.

Sancta Virgo virginum,

Mater Christi,

Mater divinee gratise,

Mater purissima,

Mater castissima,

Mater inviolata,

Mater intemerata,

Mater amabilis,

Mater admirabilis,

Mater boni consilii,

Mater Creatoris,

Mater Salvatoris,

Virgo prudentissima,

Virgo veneranda,

Virgo prsedicanda,

Virgo pot ens,

Virgo clemens,

Virgo fidelis,

Speculum justitise,

Sedes sapientiae,

Causa nostras lsetitise,

Vas spirituale,

Vas honorabile,

Vas insigne devotionis,

Rosa mystica,

Turris Davidica,

Turris eburnea,

Domus aurea,

Foederis area,

Janua coeli,

Stella matutina,

Salus infirmorum,

Refugium peccatorum,

Consolatrix afflictorum,

Auxilium Christianorum,

Regina Angelorum,

Regina Patriarcharum,

God the Father, of heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us. Holy Mary, pray for us. Holy Mother of God, pray, etc. Holy Virgin of virgins, Mother of Christ, Mother of divine grace, Mother most pure, Mother most chaste, Mother inviolate, Mother undefiled, Mother most amiable, Mother most admirable, Mother of good counsel, Mother of our Creator, Mother of our Redeemer, Virgin most prudent, Virgin most venerable, Virgin most renowned, Virgin most powerful, Virgin most merciful, Virgin most faithful, Mirror of justice, Seat of wisdom, Cause of our joy, Spiritual vessel, Vessel of honour. Singular vessel of devotion, Mystical rose, Tower of David, Tower of ivory, House of gold, Ark of the covenant, Gate of heaven, Morning star, Health of the weak, Refuge of sinners, Comforter of the afflicted, Help of Christians, Queen of Angels, Queen of Patriarchs,

Begina Prophet arum, Begina Apostolorum, Regina Martyrum, Begina Confessorum, Begina Virginum, Begina Sanctorum omnium, Begina sine labe originali concepta, Begina sacratissimi rosarii, Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- cata mundi, parce nobis,

Domine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- cata mundi, exaudi nos,

Domine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- cata mundi, miserere nobis. Christe, audi nos. Christe, exaudi nos.

V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix,

B. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.

Queen of Prophets,

Queen of Apostles,

Queen of Martyrs,

Queen of Confessors,

Queen of Virgins,

Queen of all Saints,

Queen conceived without original sin,

Queen of the most holy rosary,

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.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us. V. Pray for us, O holy

Mother of God, B. That we may be made worthy of the promises of

Christ.

OREMUS

Concede nos f amulos tuos, qusesumus, Domine Deus, perpetua mentis et corporis sanitate gaudere : et gloriosa beatse Maris semper Virginis intercessione, a praesenti liberari tristitia, et seterna perfrui leetitia. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Grant, 0 Lord, we beseech thee, that we thy servants may enjoy constant health of body and mind : and by the glorious intercession of blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from all present affliction, and come to that joy which is eternal. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Here invoke the holy angels, whose protection is, indeed, always so much needed by us, but never so much as during the hours of night. Say with the Church :

Sancti angeli custodes Holy angels, our loving nostri, defendite nos in prse- guardians, defend us in the lio, ut non pereamus in tre- hour of battle, that we may mendo judicio. not be lost at the dreadful judgment.

V. Angelis suis Deus V God hath given his angels mandavit de te, charge of thee,

R. Ut custodiant te in R. That they may guard omnibus viis tuis. thee in all thy ways.

OREMUS LET US PRAY

Deus, qui ineffabili provi- O God, who in thy wonder- dentia sanctos angelos tuos ful providence hast been pleased ad nostram custodiam mit- to appoint thy holy angels for tere dignaris : largire sup- our guardians : mercifully hear plicibus tuis, et eorum sem- our prayers, and grant we may per protectione defendi, et rest secure under their protec- seterna societate gaudere. tion, and enjoy their fellowship

Per Christum Dominum in heaven, for ever. Through nostrum. Amen. Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then beg the assistance of the saints by the following antiphon and prayer of the Church :

Ant. Sancti Dei omnes, Ant. All ye saints of God, intercedere dignemini pro vouchsafe to intercede for us nostra omniumque salute. and for all men, that we may bo saved.

And here you may add a special mention of the saints to whom you bear a particular devotion, either as your patrons or otherwise ; as also of those whose feast is kept in the Church that day, or who have been at least commemorated in the Divine Office.

This done, remember the necessities of the Church suffering; and beg of God that He will give to the souls in purgatory a place of refreshment, light, and peace. For this intention recite the usual prayers : psalm 329

De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine : Domine, exaudi vocem meam.

Fiant aures tuee inten-

From the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord : Lord, hear my voice.

Let thine ears be attentive dentes : in vocem deprecationis meae.

Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine : Domine, quis sustinebit ?

Quia apud te propitiatio est : et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine.

Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus : speravit anima mea in Domino.

A custodia matutina usque ad noctem : speret Israel in Domino.

Quia apud Dominum miserieordia : et copiosa apud eum redemptio.

Et ipse redimet Israel : ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.

Eequiem seternam dona eis, Domine.

Et lux perpetua luceat eis.

V. A porta inferi, B. Erue, Domine, animas eorum.

V. Kequiescant in pace. B. Amen.

F. Domine, exaudi orationem meam,

B. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. o REMUS

Fidelium Deus omnium Conditor et Bedemptor, animabu famulorum famularumque tuarum, remissionem cunctorum tribue peccatorum: ut indulgentiam, quam semper optaverunt, piis supplicationibus consequantur. Qui vivis et regnas in ssecula sseculorum. Amen. to the voice of my supplication.

If thou wilt observe iniquities, O Lord : Lord, who shall endure it ?

For with thee there is merciful forgiveness : and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, 0 Lord.

My soul hath relied on his word : my soul hath hoped in the Lord.

From the morning watch even until night : let Israel hope in the Lord.

Because with the Lord there is mercy : and with him plentiful redemption.

And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord.

And let perpetual light shine upon them. *

V. From the gate of hell,

B. Deliver their souls, 0 Lord.

V. May they rest in peace. B. Amen.

F. O Lord, hear my prayer.

B. And let my cry come unto thee.

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, give to the souls of thy servants departed the remission of all their sins : that through the help of pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon they have always desired. "Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.

Here make a special faithful departed as hav< your charity ; after whic His assistance, whereby free from danger. Say, words of the Church :

Ant. Salva nos, Domine, vigilantes, custodi nos dormientes : ut vigilemus cum Christo, et requiescamus in pace.

V, Dignare, Domine, nocte ista,

B. Sine peccato nos custodire.

V. Miserere nostri, Domine.

B. Miserere nostri.

V. Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, super nos,

B. Quemadmodum speravimus in te.

V, Domine, exaudi ora tionem meam,

B. Et clamor mens ad te veniat. memento of such of the 3 a particular claim upon h, ask of God to give you you may pass the night then, still keeping to the

Ant. Save us, O Lord, while awake, and watch us as we sleep ; that we may watch with Christ, and rest in peace.

V. Vouchsafe, 0 Lord, this night,

B. To keep us without sin.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord.

B. Have mercy on us.

V. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us,

B. As we have hoped in thee.

V. O Lord, hear my prayer,

B. And let my cry come unto thee.

OREMUS

Visita, qusesumus, Domine, habitationem istam, et omnes insidias inimici ab ea longe repelle : angeli tui sancti habitent in ea, qui nos in pace custodiant, et benedictio tua sit super nos semper. Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum, Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus sancti, Deus, per omnia ssecula Sfficulorum. Amen.

And finally, as a close those words which wer

Visit, we beseech thee, O Lord, this house and family, and drive from it all snares of the enemy; let thy holy angels dwell herein, who may keep us in peace, and may thy blessing be always upon us. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen. to the day, you may recite i the last uttered by our

ON HEARING MASS

Eedeemer on the cross. The Church offers them to God, each day, at Compline.

In inanu tuas, Domine, Into thy hands, 0 Lord, I coininendo spiritum meum. commend my soul.