Thee to forgive mine enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts; I beseech Thee to hear me, good Lord. That it may please Thee to give me true Lepentance, to forgive me all my sins, negligences, and ignorances, and to endue me with the grace of Thy Holy Spirit to amend my life according to Thy holy Word'; I beseech Thee to hear me, good Lord. Son of God, I beseech Thee to hear me. O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Grant me Thy peace. O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy upon me. O Christ, hear me. Lord, have mercy upon me. Christ, have mercy upon me. Our Father, &c.-deliver us from evil. Amen. O Lord, deal not with me according to my sins. Neither reward me according to mine iniquities. O Saviour of the World, Who by Thy Cross and precious Blood hast redeemed me, save me and help me, I humbly beseech Thee, O Lord. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, be with me, and with mine, now and at the hour of death. Amen. N. B.-If you are asked to communicate with a sick person (an office which you should never decline except from absolute necessity), and there is no time for a longer preparation, you will find great advantage in using the above Litany. If you have as much as a day's notice, it will be useful and desirable to go through the whole of what is here set down for Friday. THE SATURDAY BEFORE. RESOLUTION TO LEAD A NEW LIFE. At Morning Prayer. Text.-"To have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men."-Acts xxiv. 16. O most mighty God and merciful Father, Who, according to the multitude of Thy mercies, dost put away the sins of those who truly repent: open, O Lord, I beseech Thee, the eyes of Thy mercy upon me, Thine unworthy servant, who come to Thee, in grief and heaviness, to implore pardon for mine iniquities and sins. Thy blessings and benefits I have abused, Thy judgments and punishments not feared, the means of my salvation too often neglected, and thus most grievously provoked Thy wrath and indignation. But spare me, O Lord, for I confess my sins; restore me, for I am penitent; and grant that hereafter I may lead a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of Thy holy Name. Amen. O crucified Saviour, how often, wretched sinner that I am, have I sinned against Thee, Who hast done and suffered so much for me, and now offerest Thyself to me to cleanse me from my past sin, and strengthen me against temptation. But I desire, O gracious Lord, from this moment, to renounce everything that may displease Thee, and resolve, through the grace of Thy holy Sacrament, to resist all temptations, and to become wholly Thine; for in my own strength I can do nothing: but on Thee I depend entirely, O my Saviour and best Friend. For Thy Name's sake, O Lord, for Thy Love's sake, for Thy Promise' sake, teach me whatever Thou wouldst have me do, and then help me to do it. Teach me, first, what to resolve upon, and then enable me to perform my resolutions, that I may walk with Thee in the ways of holiness here, and rest with Thee in happiness hereafter. Amen. Amen. O Holy Spirit, make my spirit holy, I beseech Thee, as Thou art holy. Sanctify me, O Thou Sanctifier of the heart and reins, that I may be prepared to receive Him holily, Who is the Holy of Holies, to Thy glory; to Whom, with the Father and the Son, be all glory, world without end. Amen. Psalm xvi. Our Father, &c. [The proper Collect.] [Here pray for those particular graces in which you have found yourself wanting.] There are several Collects in Appendix I. which will assist you in this. You can also find many in the Prayer-Book by means of the Table there given. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, be with me and with mine, now and at the hour of death. Amen. For reading, take No. VII. in Appendix II. |