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member me as one of Thine | Thee. O Blessed Jesus, own sheep, Whom Thou as I embrace Thee now, hast purchased with Thine receive me then. Hide my own Blood. O Shepherd sins in Thy holy wounds, of my soul, Who alone wash me in Thy precious canst guide and comfort Blood. Now, and with my me in that hour, when in latest breath, I commend the dark valley of the sha- unto Thee my heart, my dow of death, no earthly soul, and spirit. O Jesu, love may help me; stand hear me, and grant me by me, be with me then, Thine Everlasting Rest. cast me not away from Amen.

SHORT FERVENT PRAYERS.

LORD Jesu Christ, | Thy judgment and my soul,

interpose Thy Passion, my death. Amen. Cross, and Death, between

which he delivered in 1838, says: to relieve the souls of the de"It is clear that prayers for the parted from the pains of Purgadead are not necessarily con- tory; that of the former was, nected with the doctrine of Pur- that the souls might have rest gatory, since they were offered and quiet in the interval between up by the Primitive Church long death and the resurrection, and antecedent to the doctrine of that at the last day, they might Purgatory being received by the receive the perfect consummaChurch of Rome. The prayers tion of bliss.... If it had been of the Primitive Christians for the intention of the Church of the souls of the departed were England to have forbidden the offered with a different intention practice, surely there would from those who profess the Ro- have been an express and direct man religion. The object of prohibition of it."

such prayers with the latter was

VOUCHSAFE to give Thy Christ, and accept

me grace and mercy, the sacrifice He offers Thee pardon to all sinners, peace on the Cross. May His to Thy Church, and the con- Sufferings and Death be a summation of happiness propitiation for my sins. to all Thine elect: Who Amen.

livest and reignest with the

Father, and the Holy Spirit, O MY Father, I am Thy

ever one God, world without end.

Amen.

most unworthy child, Whom Thou dost so love, that for me Thou hast given

Have

JESUS Christ, my Thine only Son.
Redeemer, suffer not mercy upon me, my Father,

the fruits of Thy Passion that That precious Blood Amen. be not shed for me in vain.

to be lost on me.

GOOD Shepherd, Who with Thy Blood feedest and healest Thy Sheep, grant that the shedding thereof may cleanse

By that, His precious Blood, save my soul, even mine, from sin and hell. Amen.

GOOD Shepherd, Christ Jesus, Who dost my soul from all sin. Amen. cleanse and feed Thy sheep

DIVINE Son, obedi- with Thine own precious ent to the Father, Who Blood; may the plenteous didst willingly drink the outpouring of Thy most bitter cup of Thy Passion, holy Blood, be to me and grant that through Thy to all poor sinners, comfort grace, I may be obedient and salvation. Amen. to the Father, even unto death. Amen.

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JESU Christ, my only Saviour, Thy Death most bitter Passion for me: let it not be

without its fruit, and use- the fearful Day of Judgless to me, a miserable sin- ment; and grant us, in this ner. By all Thy shame, by transitory life, all things Thy most agonizing Death necessary to the health of and wounded heart, give body and soul, and after me Thy grace, now and in this life, to live and rejoice the hour of death. Amen. with Thee everlastingly. JESU,our High Priest, Amen.

Who offeredst to God

the Father a pure Oblation, O JESU, our only Good,

Who didst Thyself mighty to reconcile sinners bear our sins in Thy Body unto God; by the Infinite on the tree,-by this Thy merits of Thy Life, Thy great mercy have pity on Passion, and Death, make us, and let us hear the me die to the world, and blessed words, "I will relive to Thee alone: and member your sins no more." then let Thy servant de- O Lamb of God, that part in peace. Amen. takest away the sins of the

JESUS, Who hast said,

"I have loved thee

with an everlasting love," vouchsafe, I beseech Thee,

to offer and present that

world,

Grant us Thy Peace.

Amen.

ETERNAL Father, I

here present to Thee Thy love to Thy Father, the most precious Body and in behalf of our souls. Blood of Thy beloved Son: Open to us the gate of and I beseech Thee, by life, and make us to be the merits of the same, to numbered with Thy saints have compassion upon all in glory everlasting. Amen. my relations and friends, SUCCOUR us, most and also upon my enemies,

dear Lord Jesus, in for Jesu's sake. Amen.

MERCIFUL Re-| deemer! by all Thou hast done and suffered for poor sinners, grant to them all, I beseech Thee, the

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Thou who searchest the hearts, and triest the reins,

grace of true repentance. have mercy on us.

Amen.

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From pride, vanity, and self-conceit,

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O most Merciful Lover all of souls, I beseech Thee by Thy living sorrows, and by Thy dying agony, wash of in Thy Blood all the sinners in the whole world, now lying in their agony, and who are to die this day. Amen.

From spiritual sloth and
selfishness,
Deliver us.
From seeking the praise
men,
Deliver us.

From resting too much in the earthly sympathy Thou givest us,

Deliver us.

From suffering the bless- the Eternal Father, and the ings Thou pourest upon last words on the Cross us to take any of our heart wherewith Thou didst commend Thy Spirit to Thy Father, receive Thou my

from Thee,

Deliver us.

From loving any thing spirit at the close of my in comparison with Thee, life. Amen.

Deliver us.

ETERNAL Father, IO GOD the Holy Ghost,

have mercy upon me: beseech Thee, by the and by Thy holy inspiration Life and Death of Thy strengthen me at all times, well-beloved Son, and by and chiefly in the hour of the bowels of Thy mercy, death. Amen. that I may persevere in

holiness, and die in Thy

favour. Amen.

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MOST Holy Trinity,
One God, have mercy

GOOD Jesu, I beseech on me, now and in the
Thee, by the love of hour of my death. Amen.

PRAYERS FOR CONFORMITY TO THE

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WILL OF GOD.

LORD Jesus Christ, But I would offer myself, hear me, I that am with entire submission, to but dust and ashes, and all Thou orderest, to suffer grant me grace to receive whatever Thou wilt, as long all trials as coming from as Thou wilt, and how Thy fatherly hand. With- Thou wilt. I am Thine, out Thy help, how can I and yet I have sinned bear anything patiently? against Thee: wherefore

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