The Angelical Salutation. V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord. R. May it be done unto me according to thy word. V. And the Word was made flesh. R. And dwelt among us. Hail Mary, &c. V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God! R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. POUR forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ thy Son was made known by the message of an angel, may by his passion and cross be brought to the glory of his resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Instead of the Angelus, or Angelical Salutation, the Regina Triumph, O Queen of Heaven, to see, Alleluia, Let us pray. O GOD, who, by the resurrection of thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, has vouchsafed to gladden the world, grant, we beseech thee, that, by the intercession of the Virgin Mary, his Mother, we may receive the joys of eternal life. Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. R. Amen. A Prayer to be said by Children for their Parents. O MERCIFUL God, who visitest the inquities of parents on their children to the third and fourth generation, and shewest mercy unto thousands of those who love thee and keep thy commandments; pour down thy blessings The Angelical Salutation. HAIL Mary, full of grace, our Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, JESUS. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen. The Apostles' Creed. I BELIEVE in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. 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. Confiteor. I CONFESS to Almighty God, to blessed Mary, eve Virgin, to blessed Michael the archangel, to blessed Joh the Baptist, to the holy apostles Peter and Paul, and t all the saints, that I have sinned exceedingly, in thought word, and deed, through my fault, through my fault, throug my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech the blesse Mary, ever Virgin, the blessed Michael the archangel, th blessed John the Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Pau and all the saints, to pray to the Lord God for me. May the Almighty God have mercy upon me, forgiv me my sins, and bring me to everlasting life. Amen. May the Almighty and Merciful Lord grant me pa don, absolution, and remission of all my sins. Amen. V. Vouchsafe, O Lord, during this day, R. To preserve me pure and without sin. V. Have mercy on me, O Lord. R. Have mercy on me, O Lord. V. Lord, grant that thy mercy may be shewn to me. R. According to the hope I have placed in thee. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my supplications come unto thee. Let us pray. LORD God all powerful, who hast brought me safely The beginning of this day, protect me by thy providence, hat during the course of it I may not fall into sin, but hat all my thoughts, words, and actions, being directed thy holy grace, may tend to the accomplishment of thy vine will; that during this life, and the eternity of the e to come, I may, through thy divine assistance, be de ered and saved, O Saviour of the world! who livest reignest one God, world without end. Amen. O blessed Angel! to whose holy care I am commit. by the supreme clemency, illuminate, defend, and ern me this day: preserve me particularly from sin, and ch over me at the awful moment of my death. Amen. May the Lord bless and preserve me from all sin and er; and may the souls of the faithful departed, gh the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Angels and a. I honour and reverence thee with all my heart, I desire to do so as perfectly as thy divine Son have thee honoured in heaven and on earth. O er of Mercy! I choose thee this day for my mother; in me as thy child, and in thy goodness treat me as ject of thy tender mercy. O Mother of grace and - refuge of sinners, may I, through thy powerful sion, be delivered from all sin, and preserved ernal death: protect me, bless me, obtain for me Ey divine Son Jesus, that I may be for ever his faithful servant, and do not abandon me, either at the hour of my death. Amen. eat Saint! whose name I received in baptism, ech, nck. gustine, aries, gela, Pray for St. Ursula, and all your holy companions, Pray for us. All you angels and saints of God, Make intercession for us. An Act of Contrition. O MY God! I am most heartily sorry for having offended thy divine Majesty; because I know that sin displeases thee, and that thou deservest to be sovereignly loved, adored, and faithfully served. I purpose firmly, with the help of thy holy grace, never more to offend thee deliberately, to do all that I can to atone for my sins, and to amend my life. Amen. An Act of Faith. O MY God! I most firmly believe in thee, and in all that thou hast revealed to thy holy Catholic Church; because thou art truth itself, who canst neither deceive nor be deceived. Amen. An Act of Hope. O MY God! I most firmly hope in thee, because of all thy promises, and trust that thou wilt give me eternal life, and the graces necessary to obtain it, through the merits of my dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. An Act of Charity. O MY God! I love thee more than all things, because thou art infinite in every perfection, and worthy of all my love: grant that I may daily increase in this divine love, that I may love my neighbour as myself, and prefer a thousand deaths to the loss of thee by any mortal sin. Amen. Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! our life, our sweetness, and our hope.* To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us, and, after this our painful exile, shew unto us that blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement! O pious! O sweet Virgin Mary! V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises o Christ. Jesus Christ alone can be strictly called the Life and Hope of Christians. Such expressions applied to the Blessed Virgin Mary, should be taken in a limited sense, relative to her quality of our Patroness and Advocate. The Angelical Salutation. V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord. R. May it be done unto me according to thy word. V. And the Word was made flesh. R. And dwelt among us. Hail Mary, &c. V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God! R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. POUR forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ thy Son was made known by the message of an angel, may by his passion and cross be brought to the glory of his resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Instead of the Angelus, or Angelical Salutation, the Regina Triumph, O Queen of Heaven, to see, Alleluia, Let us pray. O GOD, who, by the resurrection of thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, has vouchsafed to gladden the world, grant, we beseech thee, that, by the intercession of the Virgin Mary, his Mother, we may receive the joys of eternal life. Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. R. Amen. A Prayer to be said by Children for their Parents. O MERCIFUL God, who visitest the inquities of parents on their children to the third and fourth generation, and shewest mercy unto thousands of those who love thee and keep thy commandments; pour down thy blessings |