V. For our absent breth

ren.

R. O my God, save thy servants, who put their trust in thee.

V. Send them help, O Lord from thy sanctuary.

R. And from out of Si on_protect them.

V. O Lord, hear my prayer.

R. And may my cry come unto thee.

V. May the Lord, &c.
R. And with, &c.

V. Pro fratribus nostris absentibus.

R. Salvos fac servos tuos, Deus meus, sperantes in te.

V. Mitte eis, Domine, auxilium de sancto.

R. Et de Sion tuere eos.

V. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.

V. Dominus, &c.
R. Et cum, &c.

Let us pray.

God, whose property it is always to have mercy and to spare; receive our petitions, that we, and all thy servants, who are bound by the chain of sin, may by the compassion of thy goodness, mercifully be absolved.

HEA

[EAR, we beseech thee, O Lord, the prayers of thy suppliants, and pardon us our sins, who confess them to thee; that of thy bounty thou mayst grant us pardon and peace.

OUT

UT of thy clemency, O Lord, shew us thy unspeakable mercy; that so thou mayst both acquit us of our sins, and deliver us from the punishment we deserve for them.

God, who by sin art offended, and pacified by repentance, mercifully regard the prayers of thy people, who make supplication to thee; and turn away the scourges of thy anger, which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and eternal God, have mercy on thy servant N. our chief Bishop, and direct him, according to thy clemency, in the way of everlasting salvation, that by thy grace, he may desire the things that are agreeable to thy will, and perform them with all his strength.

WE

E beseech thee, O almighty God, that thy servant N. our King, who, through thy mercy, has undertaken the government of these realms, may likewise receive the increase of all virtues; wherewith being adorned, he may avoid the enormity of sin, and, being

rendered acceptable in thy sight, come at length to thee, who art the way, the truth, and the life.

God, from whom are holy desires, righteous chat sels, and just works, give to thy servants that peace, which the world cannot give; that our hearts being disposed to keep thy commandments, and the fear of the enemies taken away, the times, by thy protection, may be peaceable.

IN

NFLAME, O Lord, our reins and hearts with the fire of the holy Spirit; to the end we may serve thee with a chaste body, and please thee with a clean heart.

God, the creator and redeemer of all the faithful, give to the souls of thy servants departed the remission of all their sins; that, by our pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.

PREVENT,

REVENT, we beseech thee, O Lord, our actions by thy holy inspirations, and carry them on by thy gracious assistance; that every prayer and work of ours may always begin from thee, and by thee be happily ended.

Almighty and eternal God, who hast dominion over the living and the dead, and art merciful to all, whom thou knowest will be thine by faith and good works; we humbly beseech thee that they, for whom we have purposed to offer our prayers, whether this present world still detains them in the flesh, or the next world hath already received them divested of their bodies, may, by the clemency of thy own goodness, and the intercession of thy saints, obtain pardon and full remission of all their sins, through our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God world without end. R. Amen.

V. May the Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. May the almighty and merciful Lord graciously hear us. R. Amen. V. May the souls of the faithful, departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.

V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. V. Exaudiat nos omnipotens & misericors Dominus. R. Amen. V. Fidelium animæ, per misericordiam Dei, requiescant in pace. R. Amen.

V. Vouchsafe, O sacred Virgin, that I may praise thee. R. Give me strength against thy enemies.

PROCE

Let us pray.

V. Dignare me laudare te, Virgo sacrata. R. Da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos.

Defende.

ROTECT we beseech thee, O Lord, by the intercession of the blessed Mary ever Virgin, this family from all adversity, and being prostrate before thee with all our hearts, mercifully protect us from the snares of the enemy,

L

THE LITANY OF ST. JOSEPH.

ORD have mercy on us.

Christ have mercy on us.

Lord have mercy on us.

Jesus receive our prayers.

Lord Jesus grant our petition.

O God the Father, Creator of the world, have mercy on us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of mankind, have mercy on us.
Holy Ghost, perfecter of the Elect, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary spouse of St. Joseph, pray for us.
St. Joseph advocate of the humble, pray for us.
St. Joseph blessed amongst men, pray for us.
St. Joseph defender of the meek, pray for us.
St. Joseph exiled with Christ into Egypt, pray for us.
St. Joseph favorite of the King of heaven, pray for us.
Si. Joseph guardian of the Word incarnate, pray for us.
St. Joseph honoured amongst men, pray for us.

St. Joseph pattern of humility and obedience, pray for us.

St. Joseph kind intercessor for the afflicted, pray for us.
St. Joseph lily of chastity and temperance, pray for us.
St. Joseph example of silence and resignation, pray
for us.

St. Joseph nursing father to the Son of God, pray for us.
St. Joseph the just and perfect man, pray for us.

St. Joseph pattern of the industrious and innocent, pray for us.

St. Joseph endowed with all virtue, pray for us.
St. Joseph ruler of the family of Jesus, pray for us.
St. Joseph spouse of the ever blessed Virgin, pray for us.
St. Joseph possessed of all glorious privileges, pray for

us.