all thy benefits, who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

AT NIGHT.

Kneel down and say the following
Prayers:-

In the name of the Father, &c.

O Almighty and Eternal God! prostrate at the feet of thy holy and awful Majesty, I adore thee with all possible respect. I believe, and hold for certain, all thou hast revealed to thy holy Church. I hope in thy infinite goodness and mercy, and I love thee with all my heart.

C my God! I give thee thanks, through Jesus Christ, my only hope, for all the favors thou hast pleased to bestow on me, especially for creating me in thy own image and likeness, for redeeming me with thy Son's precious blood, for making me a Christian, and preserving me this day. Therefore I beseech the Blessed Virgin, and all the Saints, to give thee thanks for me, forever and ever.

Amen.

O my God! give me grace to know wherein I have offended thee, and give me a perfect sorrow for my sins.

Here you must pause a little, to see what sins you may have committed, calling to mind the thoughts, words, actions, and omissions of the day; then ask pardon for the faults you have discovered, saying,

Because all these sins displease thee, Sovereign Goodness! I am heartily sorry for having committed them; I most humbly ask pardon for them, and promise by the help of thy grace, not only to avoid the like faults for the future, but also to do penance for them.

I can do nothing without thee; assist me, O Lord! destroy, by thy merciful power, this wicked inclination, which prompts me to evil, and preserve me from all relapses.

O most holy Virgin! who hast had the happiness of being the mother of God, be a mother to me; pray for me now, and at the hour of my death.

O my good angel! whom God has appointed to be my guardian, enlighten me, protect me, and guard me in all my actions. Amen.

Our Father, &c. Hail, Mary, &c. I believe in God, &c. I confess to Almighty God, &c., page 7.

An Act of Faith.

O my God! I firmly believe all the sacred truths the Catholic Church believes and teaches, because thou hast revealed them, who canst neither deceive nor be deceived.

An Act of Hope.

O my God! relying upon thy goodness and promises, I hope to obtain pardon for my sins,

F

and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ my Lord and Redeemer.

An Act of Love.

O my God! I love thee above all things with my whole heart and soul, because thou art infinitely amiable and deserving of all love; I love also my neighbor as myself, for the love of thee; I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured.

Act of Contrition.

O my God! I am most heartily sorry for all my sins, and I detest them above all things from the bottom of my heart, because they displease thee, my God! who art most deserving of all my love for thy most amiable and adorable perfections; and I firmly purpose, by thy holy grace, never more to offend thee, and to do all that I can to atone for my sins.

Before Catechism.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Blessed be the holy and undivided Trinity, now and forever. Amen.

Come, O Holy Spirit! fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love. V. Send forth thy Spirit, and they will be created.

R. And thou wilt renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray.

O God! who, by the light of the Holy Ghost, didst instruct the hearts of the faithful, give us, by this same Holy Spirit, a love and relish of what is right and just, and a constant enjoyment of his comforts, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth one God forever and ever.

Amen.

After Catechism.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, we beseech thee, through thy holy cross and passion, through thy death and glorious resurrection, be gracious and merciful unto us, and all sinners. O Jesus! hear us! O Jesus! save us! O Jesus! have mercy upon us! strengthen our faith; increase our hope, and make us per. fect in the love of God and of our neighbor ; that in this life we may serve thee alone in true justice, and forever extol and praise thee, with all the saints, in neaven. Amen.

CATECHISM.

:

PART FIRST.

CHAPTER I.

QUESTION. Who made you?
ANSWER. GOD.

Q. Why did he make you?

A. That I might know him, love him, and serve him in this world, and be happy with him forever in the next.

Q. To whose likeness did he make you?

A. To his own image and likeness.

Q. Is this likeness in your body or in your

soul?

A. In my soul.

Q. In what is your soul like to God?

A. Because my soul is a spirit endowed with understanding and free will, and is immortal, that is to say, can never die.

Q. In what else is your soul like to God? A. Because, as in God there are three persons and one God, so in man there is one soul, and three powers.

13