PRAYER FOR A HAPPY OH, DEATH H, my Lord and Saviour, support me in that hour in the strong arms of Thy Sacraments, and by the fresh fragrance of Thy consolations. Let the absolving words be said over me, and the holy oil sign and seal me, and Thy own Body be my food, and Thy Blood my sprinkling; and let my sweet Mother, Mary, breathe on me, and my Angel whisper peace to me, and my glorious Saints . . . smile upon me; that in them all, and through them all, I may receive the gift of perseverance, and die, as I desire to live, in Thy faith, in Thy Church, in Thy service, and in Thy love. Amen. A SHORT VISIT ΤΟ BLESSED THE SACRAMENT BEFORE MEDITATION1 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. I place myself in the presence of Him, in whose Incarnate Presence I am before I place myself there. I adore Thee, O my Saviour, present here as God and man, in soul and body, in true flesh and blood. I I acknowledge and confess that kneel before that Sacred Humanity, which was conceived in Mary's womb, and lay in Mary's bosom; which grew up to man's estate, and by the Sea of Galilee called the Twelve, wrought miracles, and spoke words of wisdom and peace; which in duc scason hung on the cross, lay in the tomb, rose from the dead, and now reigns in heaven. 1 March 1, 1855. I praise, and bless, and give myself wholly to Him, who is the truc Bread of my soul, and my everlasting joy. Sunday O Sapientia, quæ ex ore Altissimi prodiisti, attingens à fine usque ad finem, fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia: Veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiæ. Monday O Adonai, et Dux domus Isracl qui Moysi in igne flammæ rubi apparuisti, et ei in Sina legem dedisti: Veni ad redimendum brachio extento. Tuesday nos in O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem Gentes deprecabuntur: Veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare. Wednesday O Clavis David, et Sceptrum domus Israel, qui aperis et nemo claudit, claudis et nemo aperit: |