that my soul may languish and melt with the desires of thee, the Eternal God; may my thoughts ever dwell on the mansions of happiness, and my soul long to be dissolved and dwell with thee. Grant, O Lord, that I may ever hunger after thee, the bread of angels, the banquet of blessed souls, our daily and divine bread, abounding with all the sweetness that can possibly delight the taste. May my soul delight to feed on thee, and be filled with thy sweetness. May my soul ever thirst after thee, the source of wisdom and knowledge, the fountain of eternal light, the torrent of divine pleasure, and fulness of the house of God. May it ever desire thee, seek thee, find thee, and proceed on till it happily arrives in thy presence. May its thoughts be incessantly fixed on thee. Of thee may I always speak, and perform all my actions for the praise and glory of thy name, with humility and discretion; love and delight; ease and affection; and so persevere to the end. Thus mayest thou alone be my hope, my strength, my treasure, my peace, my food, my refuge, my help, my wisdom, my portion, and possession. thee may my thoughts, and heart be ever firmly fixed, so as not to be in the power of any creature to separate me from thee.

In

O my God, what return shall I make for so signal a favour, or what shall I do to acknowledge it as much as it deserves? Is it possible I should not continually love thee after such manifest proofs of thy love? Thou

hast loved me to such an excess, as to lay down thy life for my sake, and shall not I make so small a return to such boundless love, as to live only for thee? Thou communicatest thyself at present entirely to me, and shall not I from henceforth remain wholly thine? Permit me not, O God, to be ungrateful, or insensible to thy love, and my own salvation; I protest, therefore, in thy presence, that I will for the future be faithful to thee, and never depart from thee by the least disobedience to thy law. I will never forget thy bounty, nor the favour thou hast done me in admitting me to partake of thy mercy. I will love thee with my whole heart, for thou, O Lord, art my strength, my support, my refuge, my deliverer, nay, my God and my All. What is there in heaven or on earth I should love in preference to thee, the God of my heart, the inheritance and only happiness I pretend to ? Of thee I have made choice, and nothing shall prevail on me to make change.

An Oblation.

WHAT pledge can I give, O my Saviour,

as an earnest of the love which I have now engaged to thee? I have nothing worthy of thee, and if I had, I have nothing but what is truly thy own, not mine! but such is thy goodness, as to be content to accept from us what is already thine. Wherefore, behold, I here offer to thee my body and soul, which are both now sanctified by the honour of thy

divine presence: I consecrate them to thee for ever, since thou hast chosen them for thy temple; my.body to be continually employed in thy service, and never more to become an instrument of sin; my soul to know thee, to love thee, and be evermore faithful to thee. Bless, O Lord, the present I here make thee. Bless, O Lord, this house. Permit not my body to be any more defiled with sensual delights, nor my soul by a will to commit any mortal sin; for as I am now resolved to serve thee with body and soul, I will take pains to correct their evil inclina. tions. I will declare war against myself, renounce my wonted pleasures, my delights, my passions, my concupiscence, my anger, my pride, my self-love, my own will, and lastly, whatever else may offend thee.

Prayer for Perseverance.

PRESERVE, O Lord, for ever in my soul

the holy resolutions wherewith thou hast now inspired me, and grant me grace faithfully to put them in execution. Without thy aid I can do nothing: I therefore, earnestly crave thy assistance to conquer all the difficulties I may meet with in the way of my salvation. Regard me with an eye of mercy; have compassion on my weakness; and strengthen me daily with thy grace. O glorious Virgin, unite with me in giving thanks to thy beloved Son, who has restored me to his grace, and refreshed my soul with the banquet of his most precious body. Offer

him all the grateful service thou didst him in this life, to supply the defects of my devotion; and obtain of him that he depart not from me without leaving a large benediction behind him for my soul. Holy angels! ye ministering spirits of God, behold the only Son of the eternal Father, whom you adored at his entrance into the world; O become now petitioners in my behalf, that I may henceforth serve him with the same spirit and truth, as you did, whilst he remained on earth, and with the same cheerfulness as you now do in his celestial kingdom. All ye men and women, saints of God, behold here within my breast your Lord, the origin and reward of all your virtuous actions, and let all your prayers accompany mine to the throne, that, by his grace I may follow your steps in the exact performance of every duty, till, abounding in good works, I may at length be admitted into your society, and possess my Jesus for all eternity.

The Conclusion.

GRACIOUSLY hear all my prayers, O good

Jesus; hide me within thy wounds, and there protect me from all my enemies. O let nothing ever separate me from thee. Call me to thee at the hour of my death, that with thy saints I may praise thee for ever. And now, Lord Jesus, I go from thee for awhile, but I hope not without thee, who art my comfort and the ultimate happiness of my soul. To thy love and protection I

recommend myself, as well as my brethren, relations, my country, my friends, and my enemies. Love us, O Lord, change our hearts, and transform us into thyself. May I be wholly employed in thee, and for thee; and may thy love be the end of all my thoughts, words, and actions, who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.

THE MANNER OF SERVING AT MASS. The Clerk or Servitor kneeling at the left hand of the Priest, shall answer him as follows: Pr. INTROIBO ad altare Dei.

Cl. Ad Deum, qui lætificat juventu

tem meam,

Pr. Judica me, Deus, et discerne cau. sam meam de gente non sancta: ab homine iniquo et doloso erue me.

Cl. Quia tu es, Deus, fortitudo mea: quare me repulisti, et quare tristis incedo, dum affligit me inimicus!

Pr. Emitte lucem tuam et veritatem tuam ipsa me deduxerunt, et adduxerunt in montem sanctum tuum et in tabernacula tua.

Cl. Et introibo ad altare Dei: ad Deum qui lætificat juventutem meam.

Pr. Confitebor tibi in cithara, Deus, Deus meus: quare tristis es anima mea, et quare conturbas me?

Cl. Spera in Deo, quoniam adhuc con. fitebor illi; salutare vultus mei, et Deus

meus.