them wholly! O Lord Who didst shed Thy Blood for their sake, to reconcile our Father unto them, O Lord Who hast preserved them by Thy grace in the unity of Thy Church, do Thou, O Lord, restore them to complete communion by the last sprinkling of Thy precious Blood. Lord Jesus, be very near them! Lord Jesus, vouchsafe to reveal Thyself unto them! Lord Jesus, guide them! Lord Jesus, accept them! Amen.

No. 2. Special.

GOD the Father, Who lovest us, have mercy upon us, and hear my intercession. O God the Son, Who diedst for us, have mercy upon us, and hear my intercession.

O God the Holy Ghost, Who helpest us, have mercy upon us, and hear my intercession."

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, One God, have mercy upon us, and hear my intercession.

Remember not, O Lord our Saviour, the offences of Thy servant, neither take Thou vengeance of his sins: spare him, good Lord, spare Thy servant, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy most precious Blood, and be not angry with him for ever.

Spare him, good Lord.

By Thy all-prevailing Cross and Passion; by Thy most sacred Body which suffered upon Calvary; by the shedding of Thy most precious Blood, good Lord, deliver him.

By the awful hiding of Thy Father's face; by Thy exceeding bitter cry; and by the bowing of Thy head in death; good Lord, deliver him.

O Lord God, may it please Thee to grant to Thy servant pardon for all his sins, that they may not be remembered against him;

May it please Thee, if Thou seest fit, to restore him again to consciousness, and to enable him to call upon Thee in his hour of need;

May it please Thee to grant unto him a peaceful and painless end, and all such blessings as in our ignorance we know not how to ask;

May it please Thee to bestow upon Thy servant the mercy Thou showedst to the dying thief, when Thou saidst, "To-day thou shalt be with Me in Paradise ;"

May it please Thee, above all, to grant unto him a blessed rest among Thy Saints departed; a glorious resurrection at the last day; and an eternal inheritance in Thy kingdom.

O Son of God, I beseech Thee to hear me. Amen.

For One in Sudden Danger.

MOST gracious Father, we fly unto Thee

now lying under this sudden visitation of Thy hand. If it be Thy will, preserve his life, that there may be place for repentance; but if Thou hast otherwise appointed, let Thy mercy supply to him the want of the usual opportunity for the trimming of his lamp. Stir up in him such sorrow for sin, and such fervent love to Thee, as may in a short time do the work of many days; that among the praises which Thy Saints and holy Angels shall sing to the honour of Thy mercy through eternal ages, it may be to Thy unspeakable glory that Thou hast redeemed the soul of this Thy servant from eternal death, and made him partaker of the everlasting life which is through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For One whose Intellect is Disordered.

O

GRACIOUS Father, Who in Thy wisdom leadest us in paths that we know not, we commend to Thy great mercy this our afflicted brother; and inasmuch as it hath pleased Thee to take from him the power to pray, oh, hear, we beseech Thee, the unworthy prayers of Thy servants who make intercession for him. Thou hast bidden us to pray for one another. Thou hast promised that, if we ask, Thou wilt give life unto them that sin not unto death. O merciful Father, pardon, we earnestly entreat Thee, pardon the past sins of Thy servant, for the sake of Him Who shed His precious Blood upon the Cross for us. Impute them not unto him. Magnify Thy mercy in forgiving one who cannot now seek forgiveness. Deliver him from the wrath to come. Let not this soul, for which Thy beloved Son gave His Life, perish everlastingly. And, O gracious Father, teach us, to whom Thou dost yet grant the power to repent and to pray, to seek Thee truly while the day of salvation lasteth, knowing that the night quickly cometh, in which no work of grace may be done. May we so live as we should wish to die; and so die that we may rise with a joyful resurrection at the last day; for the sake of our only Mediator and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Amen.

For the Miserable.

LORD, Who dost not willingly afflict

holy habitation of heaven the multitude of miserable people among us, and have mercy

upon them, have mercy upon them. Have mercy upon all ignorant souls, and instruct them; on all deluded minds, and enlighten them; on all seducing and seduced spirits, and convert them. Have mercy on all that are fast bound in poverty and vice, and free them; on all that are drowning in the wickedness of the world and stretch forth Thy hand to them. Have mercy on all broken hearts, and heal them; on all struggling with temptation, and rescue them; on all languishing in spiritual dryness, and revive them. Have mercy on all that stagger in faith, and establish them; on all that are fallen from Thee, and raise them. Have mercy on all that groan under their sins, and ease them; on all that bless themselves, and go on in their wickedness, and curb and stop them. O blessed Lord Jesus, Who didst shed Thy Blood to save them, save them from wrath, and heal them, for Thy infinite mercy's sake. Amen.

For the Despondent.

HOLY Jesu, we fall down before Thee, and beseech thee to have mercy upon Thine afflicted servant. Lift from him, if it may be, the heavy burden of his affliction. Thou wast despised and rejected of men, a Man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. Thou hast borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Thou art touched with the feeling of our infirmities. Thou knowest every pain and pang that rends the heart. Thou knowest the heaviness which boweth down Thy servant's soul. O Thou Whose soul was exceeding sorrowful, even unto death, look in mercy upon his sorrow. Pardon in him all faithless thoughts and fears,

and dispel them by Thy grace. Lift from above his head the dark cloud of despair, and let the bright sunshine of Thy love shine round about him. Teach him to trust Thy word, and to believe in Thy promises; and let him not be cast down overmuch by the anguish of his own weak and sinful heart. Teach him to look from his own wounds to Thy blessed Cross, and may he find healing, and comfort, and peace, when Thou seest fit. May he remember that it is not his own feelings, but Thy promises, which are the pledge of everlasting salvation. And if he may not know here joy and peace in believing, may he nevertheless enter at length into the joy of his Lord and the perfect peace of Paradise, there to dwell with Thee, Who livest and reignest, with the Father and Holy Spirit, one God evermore. Amen.

For the Thoughtless.

GOD and Father of all, Who delightest

down Thy Holy Spirit upon those who are drawn away by the pleasures of youth, the opportunities of wealth, or the excitement of sin, to forget Thee, and neglect their regenerate life. Enlighten them, calm them, control them, make them to see the vanity of earthly pleasures; and so subdue their natural energies by the power of Thy supernatural love that they may spend them in Thy service, to Thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Sceptics.

LORD God of truth, I cry to Thee in

are hesitating