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derness of thy maternal affection, and his filial loving heart, who mercifully grantest the requests and com pliest with the desires of those that love and fear him O most blessed Virgin! beside the object of my present petition, and whatever else I may stand in need of, obtain for me of thy dear Son, our Lord and our God, a lively faith, firm hope, perfect charity, true contrition, a horror of sin, love of God and my neighbour, contempt of the world, and patience and resignation under the trials and afflictions of this life. Obtain likewise for me, O sacred Mother of God! the great gift of final perseverance, and the grace to receive the last sacraments worthily at the hour of death. Lastly, obtain, I beseech thee, for the souls of my pa rents, brethren, relations, and benefactors, both living and dead, life everlasting. Amen.

A Method of honouring the Mysteries of the Life and Passion of our divine Lord, arranged for the different Hours of the Day, commencing at Five in the Morning, and ending at Ten at Night.

THE following devout practice is recommended to all persons, being very simple and easy, yet calculated to procure for us the greatest spiritual blessings, particularly to facilitate the union of our hearts with the sacred heart of Jesus, and our intentions and actions with those of our divine Redeemer On this union depends not only our advancement in virtue, but likewise our happiness here and hereafter. This is proved from the words of Jesus Christ himself, who tells us expressly that without him we can do nothing, and that if any one goeth to the Father, it must be by him. He is the door through which all must enter. He is the way—in any other path than that which his example has traced for us, we must necessarily go astray. He is the truth-no other maxims

no other words than his, are spirit and life. He is the vine-to bear any fruit we must abide in him. The most heroic actions, divested of his spirit, are as a body without a soul, for those who gather not with him, scatter; on the contrary, the most trifling actions performed for his love, and united with his merits, are highly meritorious, and most acceptable in the sight of heaven.

This simple devotion will particularly assist all those who are desirous to walk in the divine presence, and to conform their lives more perfectly to Jesus Christ, whose wisdom will then instruct them-whose light will direct them-whose infinite merits will enrich them-whose consoling presence will support them-whose love will inflame them and whose bitter sufferings will atone for their daily and multiplied transgressions.

The method of observing this little exercise is, first, when the clock strikes, to make a fervent offering of the ensuing hour to the commemoration of the mystery appointed for it by the following, or any other aspiration-" Divine Jesus, I offer thee my heart, and all my thoughts, words, and actions, during this hour, to honour thy N. N., and desire to spend it in union with the perfect dispositions of thy adorable heart during that stage of thy sacred life or passion." Secondly, to endeavour to practise some little act of virtue, during the hour, in honour of the mystery to which it is devoted, such as charity, patience, forbearance, &c.

It may be necessary to observe that this practice does not require any effort, or strained attention of the mind-the more simply it is performed the better, and it will be found by experience that it is perfectly compatible with exterior duties, and even the most distracting occupations.

The Mysteries of the Life and Passion of our Lord

The eternal generation of the Word in the bosom of his Father, and his incarnation in time o'clock in the womb of the blessed Virgin.

His nativity and circumcision.

His manifestation to the Wise Men, and his presentation in the Temple.

His flight into, and return from Egypt.

His being found in the Temple, and his hidden

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His baptism and retreat in the Desert. His public life, preaching, miracles, and labours for the conversion of sinners.

His last supper, and the institution of the blessed sacrament.

His prayer and agony in the garden. His seizure by his enemies, and his being abandoned by his disciples.

His appearance before Annas and Caiphas, and the blow he received from a servant of the High Priest.

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His denial by St. Peter, and his sufferings during the night of his passion.

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His being dragged through the streets of Jerusalem to the tribunals of Pilate, and his mockery before Herod.

His scourging and crowning with thorns.
His carrying the cross and crucifixion.

His agony and death.

His resurrection and ascension.

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His rest in heaven from all his labours, and that which he enjoyed in the bosom of his Father from all eternity-his repose in time in the womb of his blessed mother, in the crib at Bethlehem, and during his mortal life-that which he stilì takes in the adorable sacrament, and in the hearts of all his faithful servants throughout the world. 10

DEVOTIONS FOR THE SICK.

A Prayer in the beginning of Sickness.

My God, I accept of the sickness with which thou art pleased to visit me, as a special favour from thy divine Majesty. I accept of all its circumstances and consequences, in satisfaction for my sins. Thou hast given me health and strength, O Lord, and thou hast taken them away; may thy holy name be for ever blessed. I most humbly adore all thy divine appointments, and resign myself entirely to the direction of thy wise providence, acknowledging that thou treatest me with too much indulgence. I deserve far greater sufferings than those I now endure, and merit pains infinitely greater than the pains of hell, where I would long since have been, had not thy pure mercy interposed between my soul and thy justice. Alas! how many are now suffering in those unquenchable flames, for crimes less than mine! My pains are nothing in comparison to theirs. I have no reason to complain.-O may thy holy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. I offer myself with an entire submission, to suffer whatever thou pleasest, as long as thou pleasest, and in what manner thou pleasest Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy fury, nor chastise me in thy wrath; but have regard to my weakness. Thou knowest how frail I am; that I am nothing but dust and ashes; deal not with me according to my sins, neither punish me according to my iniquities; but according to the multitude of thy most tender mercies have compassion on me. O! let thy justice be tempered with mercy; and let thy heavenly grace come to my assistance, to support me under this illness. Confirm my soul with strength from above, that I may Dear, with fortitude and Christian patience, all the pains, disquiets, and difficulties of my sickness. Preserve me from temptation, and be thou my defence against the assaults of the enemy; grant also,

that if this illness is to be my last, I may not be da prived of those helps, which thou hast in thy mercy prepared to strengthen my soul on its passage to eternity; that being perfectly cleansed from all my sins, I may believe in thee, trust in thee, love thee, and through the merits of thy passion and death, be admitted in to the company of the blessed, where I may praise thee for ever. Amen.

Short acts for the Sick.

O LORD, I accept this sickness from thee; and entirely resign myself to thy blessed will, whether for life or death.

O Lord, I offer to thee all that I now suffer, or have yet to suffer, in union with the sufferings of my Redeemer.

I adore thee, my God, and my all, as my first beginning, and last end; I submit all the powers of my soul to thee; and 1 desire to pay thee the most perfect homage. I will praise thee always, in sickness as in health; I will join with thy whole church in blessing thee for ever.

I give thee thanks for all the blessings thou hast bestowed on me, through Jesus Christ thy Son; but above all, for having loved me from eternity, and for having redeemed me with his precious blood.

I believe, O Lord, all those truths which thou hast revealed, and which thy holy Catholic Church proposes to my belief. Thou art truth itself, who neither canst deceive, nor be deceived; in this faith I desire to live, and in the same, by thy grace, I am firmly resolved to die. I hope most firmly in thee, my God; expecting the pardon of all my sins, through the merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour. In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust; let me not be confounded for ever.

I love thee, my God, with my whole heart, and above all things; at least I desire so to love thee; J abardon myself entirely to the disposal of thy will.

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