visible Altar of Thy Church to the heavenly Altar that is before Thy Throne.

Or this, (.)

O JESUS, Master, SAVIOUR, Who art the only true Priest and the only true Sacrifice, plead for me; for I am Thine.

Thou Who, standing at the right hand of GOD, ever livest to make intercession for us, receive and present my prayers.

By Thy blessed Sacrament of Union lift up my heart and my soul with Thee; that where Thou art, I even now may be also.

O that I may ever know Thee present among Thy faithful, gathered together in Thy Name.

That I may alway know Thee and embrace Thee, and make Thee mine own in that holy Sacrament.

Alas, that I should be so near to Thee through Thy love and indwelling Presence; and yet so far from Thee through the coldness of this sinful heart.

The heavens were opened to Thy holy Martyr, and he saw Thee: O that I may by faith behold Thee now, through life, and at the hour of death.

That mine eyes may see Thee in Thy beauty; that they may behold the land that is very far off.

Text.-"If ye then be risen with CHRIST, seek those things which are above, where CHRIST sitteth on the right hand of GOD.”— Col. iii. I.

The Prayer.

Almighty God, Whose beloved SON came down to earth that He might raise us to heaven, mercifully grant that through Thy holy Sacraments I may be so joined unto Him, that forsaking all earthly things I may in spirit ascend whither He hath gone before, and dwell continually as in Thy holy Presence; through the same JESUS CHRIST Our LORD. Amen.

[Prayer for particular graces.]

Our FATHER, &c.

[Collect for the Season.]

GOD the FATHER, &c. (as at p. 10.)

THE FRIDAY AFTER.

After Morning Prayers.

THE SPIRIT OF MORTIFICATION.

Text.-"Endure hardness as a good soldier of JESUS CHRIST."—2 Tim. ii. 3.

I

(Q.)

AM not worthy to stand before Thee, O GOD; or to lift up my hands towards the mercy-seat of Thy holy Temple. My heart is full of evil; I am entangled in the snares of Satan; I am tied and bound by the long habit of neglect and sin.

And this Thou knowest; the secrets of my soul are not hid from Thee.

And yet to Thee only can I turn for help, for refuge and deliverance.

O cast not out Thy servant in displeasure. Give me willingness to endure hardness and to suffer.

Give me courage and perseverance, that I may overcome and attain.

Blessed is the man whom Thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him in Thy law.

Refine me, then, O LORD, even as silver is refined; though it be in a furnace seven times heated.

Purge away the tin and dross, and make me a vessel meet to receive and retain Thy gifts of grace.

Purify me, I pray Thee, according to the purification of Thy sanctuary.

Or this, (R.)

Give me the desire and the power, O merciful LORD GOD, to deny myself whatever displeases Thee; to lay aside every weight that hinders me in the race which Thou hast given me to run.

Enable me to take up my daily cross with a cheerful and ready mind, and so to follow in the steps of my dear Master and Redeemer.

Give me grace to watch patiently against evil; to bring every thought into captivity to Thy holy will; and for Thy sake to renounce the love of earthly pleasure, gain, and honour.

For the sake of Him Who saw no corruption in body or in soul, deliver me from the bondage of corruption in which I lie.

Through His most holy Body and most precious Blood redeem me, my body and my soul, into the glorious liberty of Thy children.

Free me, and I shall be free indeed: Thy service is perfect freedom.

I will run the way of Thy commandments, when Thou hast set my heart at liberty.

Text.-"If ye live after the flesh, ye shall die; but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.”—Ròm. viii. 13.

The Prayer.

O GOD, Who through Thy Blessed Sacraments hast made me a partaker of Thy Nature, grant that I may no longer follow the motions of my own heart, which are to sin and death, but being always governed by Thy HOLY SPIRIT of Adoption may mortify them and live; through the same JESUS CHRIST our LORD. Amen.

[Prayer for particular graces.]

Our FATHER, &c.

[Collect for the Season.]

Almighty GoD, &c. (as at p. 14.)