V. Send them help, o Lord, from thy holy place. R. And from Sion protect them. V. Our Lord be with you. Let us pray, God, whose property is always to have mercy, and to spare; receive our petition., that we, and all thy servants who are bound by the chain of sin, may, by the compassion of thy goodness, mercifully be absolved. H 2 Ear we beseech thee, O Lord, the prayers of thy supplicants, and pardon the sins of them that confess to thee, that of thy bounty thou mayst give us pardon and peace. Ut of thy clemency, O Lord, shew thy unspeakable mercy to us, that so thou mayst both acquit us of our sins, and deliver us from the punishments we deserve for them. God, who by sin art offended. and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of thy people who make supplication to thee, and turn away the scourges of thy anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and eternal God, have mercy on thy servant N. our chief bishop, and direct him according to thy clemency in the way of everlasting salvation; that by thy grace he may desire such things as are agreeable to thy will, and perform them with all his strength. God, from whom are all holy desires, righteous counsels, and just works, give to thy servants that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts being disposed to keep thy commandments, and the fear of enemies taken away, the times, through thy protection, may be peaceable. Nflame, O Lord, our reins and hearts with the fire of thy holy spirit, that we may serve thee with a chaste body and please thee with a clean heart. O ii Ο God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, give to the souls of thy servants departed remission of all their sins, that through the help of pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon which they have always desired. Revent, we beseech thee, O Lord, our actions by thy holy inspirations, and carry them on by thy gra cious assistance, that every prayer and work of ours may begin always from thee, and by thee be happily ended. Almighty and eternal God! who hast dominion over the living and the dead, and art merciful to all those whom thou foreknowest shall be thine by faith and good works; we humbly beseech thee, that they, for whom we have purposed to offer our prayers, whether this present world retain them in the flesh, or the next world has received them out of their bodies, may by the intercession of thy saints, and the clemency of thy goodness, obtain pardon and full remission of all their sins, through cur Lord Jesus Christ thy Sen, Son, who lives and reigns with thee? in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. THE LITANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. L mercy on us, Ord, have Christ, graciously hear us. world, God the Holy Ghost, 2 Jesus, Son of the Living God, Jesus, the mighty God, Have mercy on us. Jesus a Jesus, the Father of the world to come, Jesus, the Angel of the great coun cil " Jesus, most powerful, Jesus, most patient, Jesus, most obedient, Jesus, meek and humble of heart, Jesus, lover of chastity, Jesus, lover of us, Jesus, the God of peace,.. Jesus, the example of all virtues, Jesus, the Father of the poor Jesus, the treasure of the faithful, Jesus, the true light, Jesus, the eternal wisdom Jesus, infinite goodness, Have mercy on us. Jesus, the way, the truth, and the life, Jesus, the joy of Angels, Jesus, the King of Patriarchs, Jesus, the inspirer of the Prophets, Jesus, the master of the Apostles, Jesus, the teacher of the Evangelists, Jesus, the strength of Martyrs, Jesus, the light of confessors, Jesus, |