ST, STANISLAUS KOSTKA,
Most devout victim,
Example of obedience and humility, Lover of evangelical poverty,
Mirror of candour, piety, and modesty, Angel in life and death,
Martyr in desire to die for Christ, Confessor in devotion and constancy, Virgin in body and mind,
Refuge of those who invoke thee, Succour and support of the sick, Protector of the dying,
Patron of novices,
Model of youth,
Blessed inhabitant of the heavenly city,
Companion of angels,
Be merciful to us. Spare us, O Lord. Be merciful to us. Hear us, O Lord.
From all sin and imperfection, From all tepidity in thy service, From all inconstancy,
By the prayer and merits of Saint Stanislaus,
By the excess of his love,
By his blessed life and death,
We sinners beseech thee to hear us.
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Pray for us.
O Lord, deliver us.
O Lord,
deliver us.
Lamb of God,& c.
V. Pray for us, glorious Saint Stanislaus. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Prayer.
O God! who in thy wisdom hast infused into blessed Stanislaus thy holy love, and rais