I believe in the HOLY GHOST, the holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints, the Forgiveness of sins, the Resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Again kneeling, say,

I confess to Thee, O LORD GOD Almighty, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through my own most grievous fault. [Here call to mind seriously and with sorrow the chief sins of your past life.] Wherefore I beseech Thee, O LORD, to have mercy upon me, forgive me my sins, grant me true repentance, and bring me to everlasting life. Amen.

Almighty GoD, Who dwellest in the highest Heavens, and yet vouchsafest to regard the lowest creature upon earth, I humbly adore Thy Divine Majesty, and with all the powers of my soul and body I bless and praise Thy Holy Name for the infinite Blessings Thou hast so bountifully bestowed upon me, for the comforts of this life and the hope of a better, for Thy gracious protection during the night past and bringing me safely to the light of another day; and above all, for the Precious Death and Passion of our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. MY LORD and my GOD, I humbly offer myself to Thee with

all my thoughts, words, and actions of this day to be in all what Thou willest, and I pray Thee to sanctify them, and to accept the desire of my heart to serve Thee. Continue, O LORD, I beseech Thee, Thy mercy and goodness towards me, and as Thou hast awakened my body from sleep, so raise my soul from sin, that I may walk soberly and honestly as in the day, in all holy obedience before Thy Divine Presence. Deliver me, O merciful God, from the evils of this day, and guide my feet in the paths of peace and holiness. Strengthen my resolutions to embrace with gladness the opportunities of doing good, and carefully to avoid all occasions of sin, especially those which I know to be most dangerous to me. [N.] And when, through frailty, I forget Thee, do Thou in Thy mercy remember me and revive me with a double portion of Thy grace and HOLY SPIRIT, that I may persevere more earnestly in striving against all which is displeasing to Thee. And of Thy goodness, O LORD, I beseech Thee to give me the graces and virtues Thou knowest me most to need, especially [N.]2 Increase and strengthen my faith, that Thy Holy Word may be the 1 Name any special temptations.

2 Name any grace you may desire.

guide of my daily life. Teach me more and more the blessedness of prayer, and teach me how to pray. O give me a heart delighting in prayer, and teach me day by day in all my necessities to lean on Thee, look to Thee, and call on Thee for help. Keep me ever near to Thee, and make me more wholly Thine. Give me a loving and patient spirit. Make me kind and humble, gentle and contented, true and sincere. Take from me all dependence upon myself, and give me a firm and humble trust in Thee. And above all, O my GOD, give me an unfailing charity, to love Thee wholly, and my neighbour, for Thy sake, as myself. Make me diligent and faithful in the duties of my calling, remembering that I must one day give an account to Thee for all I do. And in all the trials and changes of this life may I cheerfully submit to Thy Divine Will, and wholly rely on Thy Merciful Providence. Let Thy Blessing be upon my actions, and Thy Grace direct my intentions, that the whole course of my life and every purpose of my heart may tend to Thy glory, the good of others, and the eternal salvation of my own soul; through JESUS CHRIST my LORD and only SAVIOUR. Amen.

Have mercy, O LORD, upon all men. Pour Thy graces and blessings upon the whole Church, upon the Clergy, especially in this parish, upon my relations, [N.] (my godchildren) my friends and benefactors, and all for whom I desire to pray. Supply the needs of all who are hindered from seeking Thee in the appointed means of grace; comfort the sick and sorrowful, support those who are in their last hour, and turn the hearts of sinners, [especially N. and N.] For the sake of JESUS CHRIST our LORD. Amen.

[If you have time you may add any of the Occasional Prayers according to your circumstances and needs.]

Here make an earnest resolution against your Besetting sin, and say the following Prayer to our LORD JESUS to help you.

O Good JESU, my SAVIOUR and my GOD, Thou Who didst make me, knowest how weak I am. Thou knowest, good LORD, that I am tempted to [Here name the temptations to it, and the ways in which you sin, as well as you know them.] But good LORD, for love of Thee, I would this day keep wholly from all [naming the sin,] and be very [naming the contrary grace].

I will not, by Thy grace, do one [N.]1 act, or speak one [N.] word, or give one [N.] look, or harbour one [N.] thought in my soul. If Thou allow any of these temptations to come upon me this day, I desire to think, speak, or do only what Thou willest. LORD, without Thee I can do nothing, with Thee I can do all. Accept, good LORD, this my desire, help me, by Thy grace, that I fall not, or if I fall, bring me back quickly to Thee, and grant me to love Thee better, for Thy tender mercies' sake. Amen.

The Blessing of God Almighty, the FATHER, the SON, and the HOLY GHOST, be upon me, and abide in me, this day and for Amen.

evermore.

THE BESETTING SIN.

"Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset us."

Besides the work of striving against all sin generally, we, most of us, have to contend with some one besetting fault which is our own especial hindrance in running

1 N. means the name of the fault.