for vision of things earthly and of things unseen, for friendship and love, for uplifting ideals, for sustaining religion; for all these we give thee honor and blessing. Amen.

Continue thy favoring care to this college. Here may true learning abound, patient zeal for study; here may men come to know thee in science and art, in nature and philosophy; here may they find ideals for manly living, full of hope, energy, and kindness; here may they learn the happiness that is in work well done and in recreation wisely taken. To those, with us only a little time ago, who turn to us this day in longing thought, grant thine aid. Vouchsafe to them success unbounded. Help us to make fully welcome those who come among us this day for the first time; grant them health and happiness and success. Amen.

Behold us, Father, waiting in thy presence here, asking thy blessing upon us and our concerns; we are gathered out of many families; we are come through the loving care and the sacrifices of some to whom we are dear, and who are very precious in our memory. To those of our affection, parents and kindred, whose hearts are in our hearts, grant, Lord, thy richest benedictions. And help us to uncover to them our love in kindly word and deed, by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days. Amen.

Direct us, Lord, in all our doings by thy most gracious favor, and grant us thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life. Amen.

ALMIGHTY GOD, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we thy servants implore thy blessing upon this university. Give the spirit of wisdom to all those to whom thou hast given the authority of government. Let the students grow in grace day by day; enlighten their minds, purify their hearts and sanctify their wills. Bless all who have contributed to this institution, and who by their benefactions have made possible the erection of this (- -) which we now grate

fully dedicate to thy service, and raise up to the university, we humbly pray thee, a never-failing succession of benefactors, whose names may be perpetuated through all generations, as of blessed memory, and their good deeds be accepted through the sole merits of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

PRAYERS FOR SPECIAL SEASONS OF THE

CHRISTIAN YEAR

Advent

ALMIGHTY FATHER, Source of all being, Fountain of light and salvation, we adore thy infinite goodness in sending thy only begotten Son into the world, that, believing in him, we may not perish, but have everlasting life; and we pray thee that, through the power and grace of his first advent to save the world, we may be made ready to meet him at his second advent to judge the world; through the same thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

LORD JESUS CHRIST, who at thy first coming didst send thy messenger to prepare thy way before thee, grant that the ministers and stewards of thy mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready thy way, by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, that at thy second coming to judge the world we may be found an acceptable people in thy sight, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

Christmas

LORD JESUS, for whose sake all motherhood is

holy, and since whose coming the little children are first in the kingdom of thy Father, come to every household and family that loves thee on this Christmas Eve. Speak comforting things to the heart of every mother, and take the little children into thine arms, O Christ. Let every Christmas gift be a reminder of thee, and let thy Name be spoken softly in every home. Lord Jesus, hear; Lord Jesus, come; and light this home with Christmas love. Amen.

O

GOD, who hast made this most sacred night to shine with the illumination of the True Light, grant, we beseech thee, that, as we have known the mystery of that Light upon earth, we may also perfectly enjoy it in heaven; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. -Gelasian Sacramentary, A. D. 494.

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Christmas Day

LORY be to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men: for unto us is born this day a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. We praise thee, we bless thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks unto thee, for this greatest of thy mercies, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only begotten Son Jesus Christ, O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who wast made man to take away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us by turning us from our iniquities. Thou who wast manifested to destroy the works of the devil, have mercy upon us by enabling us to renounce and forsake them. Thou who art the great Advocate with the Father, receive our prayer, we humbly beseech thee. Amen. -Bishop Ken, A. D. 1637.

ALMIGHTY GOD, who by the birth of thy holy Child Jesus hast given us a great Light to dawn upon our darkness, grant, we pray thee, that in his light we may see light to the end of our days; and bestow upon us, we beseech thee, that most excellent Christmas gift of charity to all men, that so, the likeness of thy Son may be formed in us, and that we may have the ever-brightening hope of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

FATHER in heaven, whose mercy we praise in the

yearly remembrance of the birth of thy beloved Son, Jesus Christ our Lord; grant that as we welcome our Redeemer, his presence may shed abroad, in our hearts and in our homes, the light of heavenly peace and joy. Make known unto all men, by thy Word and Spirit, the gospel of his blessed incarnation, whereby

thou hast clearly revealed thy love for the world. And help us so to celebrate this day, in humility and gratitude, in unselfish love and cheerful service, that our keeping of Christmas may be a blessing to our souls, a memorial of Christ, a benefit to our fellow men, and a thanksgiving unto thee for thine unspeakable gift of the Saviour. Amen.

ALMIGHTY GOD, who by the birth of thy Holy One into the world didst give thy true light to dawn upon our darkness; grant that as thou hast given us to believe in the mystery of his incarnation, and hast made us partakers of the divine nature, so in the world to come we may ever abide with him, in the glory of his kingdom; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The New Year

THOU who art ever the same, grant us hearts. pass through the coming year with faithful hearts, that we may be able in all things to please thy loving eyes; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

MY

-Mozarabic Liturgy, before A. D. 700.

́Y FATHER, may I experience the great renewal to-day! May old duties be new! May my sympathies be new! May my aspirations be new! May I have a new heaven and a new earth!

GOD, our Father; in the name of Jesus Christ thy Son, our Saviour; under the leading of thy Holy Spirit, our Guide and Comforter, we come to thee in prayer. We come on this new day of the New Year, to give thee thanks for all thy goodness to us through all the years we have lived on the earth; for life in this pleasant world; for home and friends; for health and strength of body; for all opportunities of labor and improvement; for liberty, civil and religious; but more than all else for thy church, thy Word, thy ministry, thy grace; for the greatness of thy love set forth in the gift of thy Son Jesus Christ for our salva