should I complain when for life and for death. Thy hand chastens me? Amen. Yet, O Lord, deal not

with me after my sins, but ORD Jesus, I submit have mercy after Thy tento every pain and sorder compassion and love. row, for my sins have deserved tenfold more. Thou Let Thy heavenly grace art just, O Lord, and mercome to my aid, and sup-ciful. Amen. port me under Thy chasten

ing. Confirm my soul with LORD, I offer up to

strength from above, that Thee all I have sufI may bear with true pa- fered, or have yet to suffer, tience all uneasiness, pains, to be united to the sufferdisquiets, and difficulties, ings of my Redeemer, and and accept them cheerfully sanctified by His Passion. as Thy just punishment. Amen.

Preserve me in all tempta

tions, and be Thou my O BLESSED Jesus, re-
ceive me into Thy
defence against the assaults
of the enemy. And if this arms, in the day of my
distress: hide me in Thy
wounds, bathe my soul in
Thy precious Blood. Amen.

Ishould be the last time I
commemorate Thy blessed
Passion in this world, grant
that I may be admitted
into the company of the
blessed, who enjoy its holy
fruits for ever. Amen. save me.

Lo

JESUS, my Divine Saviour, be Thou indeed a Saviour to me, and

O my God, hiding myORD Jesus, I accept self with humble confidence all things from Thy in Thy blessed wounds, I hands, and entirely resign give up my soul into Thy myself to Thy blessed will, Divine hands.

O receive

it into the bosom of Thy and our heart knoweth no mercy. Amen. rest until it attaineth unto

LORD, Thou hast Thee.

made us for Thyself,|

PRAYER TO JESUS THE GOOD
SHEPHERD.

EVER Blessed Shep- me within its holy restraint, herd, loving, tender and never suffer me to Guardian and Guide, Who stray again. May I never didst come down from hearken to the stranger's Thine everlasting glory to voice, but evermore be seek after me, even me, guided by Thine eye: let Thy most erring, weak, me see Thy countenance, wandering sheep; leave me let me hear Thy voice: for not comfortless. Take me sweet is Thy voice, and graup in Thine arms, even cious is Thy countenance, those arms which were yea, Thou art altogether stretched out in sorrow and lovely. Alleluia! love upon the Cross. Carry me on Thy shoulders; yea, take me into Thy bosom, and call me Thine own. Seek me, as I lie here on earth; lead me forth into the green pastures of Thy fold, and beside the living waters of Thy kingdom. Open the door to me, place

JESU! Shepherd of the sheep!
Thou Thy flock in safety keep:
Living bread, Thy life supply,
Strengthen us, or else we die,
Fill us with celestial grace.
Thou who feedest us below,
Source of all we have or know,
Grant that with Thy saints above,
Sitting at the Feast of Love,
We may see Thee face to face.

Amen.

ACTS OF PENITENCE.

I.

ful wounds. Whatsoever

JESU Christ, Saviour in me is wanting of conof the World, Who trition and penitence, do mercifully callest all sin- Thou vouchsafe mercifully ners to Thee, and castest to supply out of the riches out none that come to of Thy satisfaction and Thee, but dost lovingly merits: out of Thy sacred receive, cherish, and restore griefs, pains, and toils, them; hear me, Who now which Thou didst willingly do call to Thy memory that take upon Thee for us, boundless love, through even to Thy bitter Death. which Thou didst offer Thy- And as Thou, the fountain self on the Cross for me, of all mercy, didst with the there, by the shedding of longing sigh of Thine inThy Precious Blood, paying most heart pray for all to the utmost the price of Thine enemies, and shed our Salvation, and expiat- Thy precious Blood for ing the sins of the world. Thy foes-so make me, unBy that most sacred and worthy though I be, to share effectual penance wrought in Thy most Holy Life and in Thy most holy life and Passion. Let not their Thy sinless death, I humbly blessed fruits be lost to me, beg Thee, forgive me all but may they set me free my sins, even as Thou didst from all my sins, and their forgive the thief upon the just punishment; and so Cross, and didst promise may I turn wholly unto him Paradise. Thee, in adoration and

Lo, I cast all my sins love. into Thy deep and sorrow- O Saviour, merciful Ab

solver, grant that I may Thou hast ever had; above never more crucify Thee all, that one whereby Thou, by my sins; but by the Eternal Lord, thoughtest virtue and merit of Thy to become man.

Cross, give me true sorrow O most merciful Lord, for my past sins, strength I pray from my heart of to overcome present temp- hearts, that Thou in turn tations, and grace to abide wilt pardon me all the vain, in the way of penitence foul, and evil thoughts, and of the Holy Cross, and which up to this time I grant me perseverance unto have against or beside Thy the end. will entertained, or in any In Thee I pray that I way caused others to entermay live, and in Thee Itain.

pray that I may die. I Purge me with the hyscommend to Thee my sop of Thy Blood, and I body, soul, and spirit, and all for whom I would pray.

O Jesu, Son of David, have mercy upon us. Draw our hearts from sin, and unite them closely unto Thyself, and may all we do be to Thy glory, and our own salvation. Amen.

O

II.

shall be clean.

Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

MOST piteous Lord Jesus Christ, I, miserable sinner, call to Thy memory all the good and health-giving words which Thou ever utteredst on earth.

MOST sweet Lord, Jesus Christ, I, unwor- I pray Thee humbly, O thy sinner, call to Thy me- good Jesus, forgive me all mory all the holy thoughts the words which up to this which from eternity hitherto time I have uttered against

to utter.

Thy will, or caused others | Thy most Holy Life and conversation. Thine I am, Purge me with the hys- O Lord, and will be, in life sop of Thy Blood, and I and in death: into Thy hands I commend myself,

shall be clean.

Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

O

IV.

MOST sweet Jesu

and all I am.

Purge me with the hyssop of Thy Blood, and I shall be clean.

Wash me, and I shall

Christ, I, unworthy be whiter than snow.

sinner, yet redeemed by

Thy precious Blood, call to

V.

Thy memory all the good O LORD Jesu Christ,

works, which for our salvation Thou wroughtest in the earth.

very God and very Man, I grieve with my whole heart that I have offended I beseech Thee, most Thee, and I fully resolve, piteous Lord, pardon me by Thy help, and for love whatsoever, by my ill-do- of Thee, to shun all occaing, I have, knowingly or sions of sin, and to offend unknowingly, committed Thee no more. O Saviour against Thy law and the of the World! Who gavest glory of Thy name, or have Thyself to Death and the caused others to commit. Cross to save sinners, look And now, O most kind on me a miserable sinner, Lord, direct and order all who call upon Thy name. my thoughts, words, and If I have done that for works, according to Thy which Thou mayest congood pleasure, to the praise demn me, Thou hast done of Thy name, and conform that whereby Thou canst them to the perfect rule of serve me.