ready for Thy love to perform all the works

of mercy.

Grant me the gifts of the Holy Ghost, which, by a virtuous life, and devout frequenting Thy most holy sacraments, may at length bring me to Thy heavenly kingdom.

Have mercy on all sinners, &c. as before. Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c.

The Fourth Petition.

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,

comfort me.

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.

JESUS comfort me, and give me grace to place my chief, my only joy and felicity in Thee.

Send me heavenly meditations, spiritual sweetness, and fervent desires of Thy glory; ravish my soul with the contemplation of heaven, where I shall everlastingly dwell with Thee.

Bring often to my remembrance Thy unspeakable goodness, Thy gifts, and the great kindness Thou hast shewn me.

And when Thou bringest to my mind the sad remembrance of my sins, whereby I have so unkindly offended Thee:

Comfort me with the assurance of obtaining Thy grace, by the spirit of perfect repentance, which may purge away my guilt, and prepare me for Thy kingdom.

Have mercy on all sinners, &c. as before. Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c.

The Fifth Petition.

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,

make me constant.

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,

JESUS, make me constant in faith, hope, and charity, giving me perseverance in all virtues, and a resolution never to offend Thee.

Let the memory of Thy passion, and of those bitter pains Thou sufferedst for me, strengthen my patience, and recreate me in all tribulation and adversity.

Let me always hold fast the doctrines of Thy Catholic church, and render me a diligent frequenter of all holy duties.

Let no false delight of this deceitful world blind me; no fleshly temptation, or fraud of the devil, shake my heart.

My heart, which has for ever set up its rest in Thee, and resolved to undervalue all for Thy eternal reward.

Have mercy on all sinners, Jesus, I beseech Thee; turn their vices into virtues, and making them true observers of Thy law, and sincere lovers of Thee, bring them to bliss in everlasting glory.

Have mercy also on the souls in purgatory, for Thy bitter passion, I beseech Thee, and for Thy glorious name, Jesus.

O blessed Trinity, one eternal God, have mercy on me.

Our Lord Jesus Christ humbled himself, being made obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.-Phil. ii. 8.

Hear these my petitions, O my most merciful Saviour, and grant me grace so frequently to repeat and consider them, that they may prove easy steps whereby my soul may ascend to the knowledge, love and performance of my duty to Thee and my neighbour, through the whole course of my life. Amen. Our Father, &c. I believe, &c.

Hail Mary, &c.

PART II.-Begin as before, saying: In the name of Jesus, let every knee, &c.

The Sixth Petition.

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,

enlighten me with spiritual wisdom.

JESUS, enlighten me with spiritual wisdom to know Thy goodness, and all those things which are most acceptable to Thee.

Grant me a clear apprehension of my only good, and discretion to order my life according to it.

Grant that I may wisely proceed from virtue to virtue, till at length I arrive at the clear vision of Thy glorious Majesty.

Permit me not, dear Lord, to return to those sins for which I have been sorry, and of which I have purged myself by repentance and confession.

Grant me grace to benefit the souls of others by my good example, and to reduce those by good counsel, who misbehave towards Thee.

Have mercy on all sinners, &c. as at first. Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c.

Thee, and to avoid all occasions of offending Thee.

Let Thy threats of the torments which are to fall on sinners, the fear of losing Thy love and Thy heavenly inheritance, always keep me in awe.

Let me not dare to remain in sin, but soon return to repentance, lest through Thy anger the dreadful sentence of endless death and damnation fall upon me.

Let the powerful intercession of Thy blessed Mother, and all Thy saints; but above all, Thy own merits and mercy, O my Saviour, be ever between Thy avenging justice and my poor soul.

Enable me, O my God, to work out my salvation with fear and trembling, and let the apprehension of Thy sacred judgment render me a more humble and diligent suitor to the throne of Thy grace.

Have mercy on all sinners, &c. as at first. Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c.