Who didst strengthen me in Confirmation, Who makest intercession for me,

I give Thee thanks and praise. That Thou wouldst shed abroad Thy light in my heart, and guide me into all truth,

Holy Spirit, I beseech Thee, hear me. That Thou wouldst help me to pray, and Thyself make intercession for me,

Holy Spirit, I beseech Thee, hear me.

That Thou wouldst purify my heart and reins, that our Lord Jesus Christ when He cometh may find in me a tabernacle prepared for Himself,

O

Holy Spirit, I beseech Thee, hear me.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

UR Father, &c.

V. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be made;

Ry. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

OD, Who as at this time didst teach the

hearts of Thy faithful people, by the sending to them the light of Thy Holy Spirit; grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

GOD the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the

O elect, save me and help me, I humbly

beseech Thee, O God. Amen.

O

VIII. LITANY FOR ALL SAINTS' DAY.

GOD the Father, Creator of the world,
Have mercy upon me.

God the Son, Redeemer of mankind,

Have mercy upon me.

O God the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the elect,

Have mercy upon me.

O Holy Trinity, three Persons and one God, Have mercy upon me.

For all the graces Thou hast made manifest in Thy Saints, who have pleased Thee from the beginning, and chiefly in the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of our Lord and God, Jesus Christ,

I yield Thee thanks and praise.

For the holy lives and triumphant deaths of Thine Apostles, through whom the sound of the Gospel has gone forth unto all the world,

I yield Thee thanks and praise.

For those who have followed Thee through the Red Sea of blood, and of whom the world was not worthy,

I yield Thee thanks and praise.

For those who have been master-builders in Zion, the Bishops and Doctors of Thy Church, for the purity of Virgins, the zeal of Thy priests, I yield Thee thanks and praise.

For all that great multitude which no man can number, of all nations and people and tongues, who have come out of great tribulation, and washed their robes, and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb,

I yield Thee thanks and praise.

I beseech Thee, hear me :

That Thou wilt grant me grace to follow these Thy Blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, so that while I venerate their memory I may imitate their example,

I beseech Thee, hear me. That, seeing I am encompassed with so great a cloud of witnesses, I may lay aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset me, looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of my faith, I beseech Thee, hear me.

That so I may at last gain that eternal shore, where there are no tears, neither sorrow nor crying, where Thou dost wipe away all tears from the eyes of Thy people,

I beseech Thee, hear me. O Lamb of God, That takest away the sins of the world,

Have mercy upon me. O Lamb of God, That takest away the sins of the world,

Have mercy upon me.
O Lamb of God, That takest away the sins of

the world,

Grant me Thy peace.

V. The path of the just is as the shining light. R. Which shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

O

ALMIGHTY God, Who hast knit together Thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of Thy Son Christ our Lord, grant us grace so to follow Thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys which Thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love Thee: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

M

AY the Lord of His mercy grant unto me, with all His faithful servants, eternal rest and peace.

Amen.

PART VI.

Meditations for the Seasons.

INSTRUCTIONS ON MEDITATION.

When we pray, we speak to God. When we read His Word, He speaks to us. Meditation combines these things: it is a colloquy between the soul and its God. Without meditation, it is impossible to advance in the spiritual life; while on the other hand, those who habitually live in its exercise, can hardly remain in wilful sin. There are various kinds and degrees of meditation —(1.) Every time some religious thought strikes the heart, and brings forth the fruit of prayer, we may be said to meditate. (2.) Whensoever we read God's Word, not as in a lesson, but prayerfully, striving to apply its maxims to ourselves, and making such acts of Faith, Hope, Love, and Contrition, as the subject suggests, we do most effectually meditate. (3) When we take some distinct subject for Meditation, such as Death, or Judgment, Time and Eternity, the Incarnation, the Atonement, the relations between the soul and its Maker, and consider them in all their bearings, so far as we are able, we are practising the divine art of meditation.

Meditation is often the best kind of prayer, and is especially recommended to those who wish to overcome temptations, or wandering thoughts, such as often beset us in more formal prayer.