PRIVATE PRAYERS.

liveth and reigneth ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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Give me grace, O Lord, to do what thou com­mandest, and command what thou pleasest.

Give me grace to suffer what thou permittest, and permit what thou pleasest.

O holiest Virgin, Mother of my God, and my espe­cial Patroness! show thyself my mother, and take me under thy protection this day.no

Angel of God, who art my guardian, enlighten, guard, direct, and govern me, who have been com­mitted to thee by the supernal clemency. Amen.

And ye, O holy saints( N. N.), my chosen and be­loved patrons, intercede for me to God, that, by the guidance of his grace, I may love and serve him here; and hereafter with you, behold his face for all eter­nity. Amen.

The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, descend upon me, and dwell in my heart for ever. Amen.

A THIRD FORM OF MORNING PRAYER.

Awaking in the morning, say:

MY God, my only good, the author of my being and my last end, I offer thee my heart. Praise, honour, and glory be to thee for ever and ever.

At uprising.

I WILL arise from this bed of sleep to adore my God, and to labour for the salvation of my soul

Oh, may I arise in the last day to life everlasting!