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For Friends and Benefactors.

GOD, Who pourest into the hearts of Thy faithful people the gifts of charity by the grace of the Holy Ghost, grant unto Thy servants and handmaids for whom we entreat Thy mercy health of mind and body, that they may love Thee with all their might, and with whole affections follow those things which are well-pleasing unto Thee. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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For the Sick.

GOD, Who in Thy loving-kindness dost chasten us for our amendment, graciously bestow upon our brother [sister] N., afflicted with sickness, the comfort of Thy grace, that in the distress of his body, he may, with the earnestness of faith, seek for the healing of his soul, and be deemed worthy in patience to possess his soul. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

For those in Error.

ALMIGHTY, everlasting God, Who savest

all men, nor wouldest that any should perish, mercifully regard the souls of those who have been led astray by the craft of the devil; that, laying aside all heretical error, the hearts of the wanderers may turn, and so come again into the unity of Thy truth. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

For those whom we have led into sin.

GOD, the Giver of pardon, humbled in the dust, I call unto Thee on behalf of all those whom I have knowingly or unknowingly turned from Thy commandments, and led into sin (espe

cially); require not their blood at my hands, but forgive unto them and unto me all our sins, and grant that we may together escape Thy condemnation and gain Thine eternal rewards. Through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

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For Travellers.

GOD, Who didst lead the children of Israel dryshod through the Red Sea, and by the leading of a star didst show unto the three Magi the way unto Thyself, grant unto [us] Thy servants a prosperous journey and fair weather, that Thy holy angel being their [our] companion, they [we] may favourably reach that place to which they [we] journey, and gain at last the port of everlasting salvation.

O God, Who when Thou hadst led Abraham Thy servant out of Ur of the Chaldees, didst keep him unharmed in all his wanderings, we beseech Thee that it would please Thee to preserve [us] Thy servants: be Thou unto them [us] an aid in setting out, a comfort by the way, a shadow in heat, a covering in rain and cold, a chariot in weariness, a guard in peril, a staff in slippery places, a port in shipwreck; that, Thou being their [our] Guide, they [we] may favourably reach the place whither they [we] go, and return in safety to their [our] own homes again. Who livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen.

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For the Protection of the Angels.

RACIOUSLY hear us, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God, and may it please Thee to send Thy holy Angel

from heaven, to keep, cherish, guard, visit, and defend all who dwell in this habitation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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For the Intercession of the Saints.

LORD, we beseech Thee let all Thy Saints aid us in all places, that, while we call to mind their good deeds, we may be defended by their help; give peace in our time, and drive all wickedness from Thy Church; order the ways, deeds, and wills of ourselves and of all Thy servants in prosperity and salvation; give eternal rewards to our benefactors, and to all the faithful departed rest everlasting. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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On the Feast of our Patron Saint.

EHOLD, O God our Defender, and at the intercession of Thy holy servant N., whom I have chosen for my patron, stretch forth Thy right hand to be my defence in all adversities; grant me to follow his [her] footsteps here, and hereafter with him [her] to see Thee face to face in heaven. Who livest and reignest God for ever. Amen.

Act of Reparation to Jesus in the Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

V. Behold our affliction, O Lord.
R7. And glorify Thy Holy Name.

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Let us pray.

LORD JESU CHRIST, Who hast chosen to expose Thyself to all the outrages of the ungodly, rather than withdraw Thy Sacred Body

from our Churches, grant us the grace to bewail, with true bitterness of heart, the injuries and sacrileges committed against Thee, and to repair, as far as lies in our power, and with sincere love, the many ignominies and contempts Thou hast received, and still continuest to receive, in this ineffable Mystery. Who livest and reignest, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, One God, world without end. Amen.

For Union and Concord.

GOD, Who makest men to be of one mind

O in an house, mercifully put to flight the

causes of our dissensions, and grant us to serve Thee in the unity of the Spirit and the bond of peace. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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For the Grace of a good Death.

GOD, Who, by a healthful providence, hast ordained that we should not know the day and hour of our death, that we may thereby be called forth from deadly sloth; grant unto us so to watch at all times with prayer, that we may go forth from this world free from stain of sin, and may be counted worthy to rest in the bosom of Thy loving-kindness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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For any Grace.

LORD JESU CHRIST, from Whom all grace descends unto us, Thine own members; Who hast said, Ask, and ye shall receive, I entreat Thee, according to Thy will, to bestow upon my needy soul the grace of for its own salvation, and to Thy honour and

glory. Cast not out my prayer, nor turn Thy mercy from me, for Thy merits' sake. Amen.

To return Thanks for a Benefit.

GOD, Whose loving-kindness is without

and Whole vingasure of goodness is

infinite, we render thanks unto Thy most tender Majesty for Thy mercies bestowed upon us, evermore beseeching Thy mercy that Thou, Who hast granted the prayers of them that called upon Thee, wilt not leave us Thy servants, but make us ready for Thy good things to come. Through Christ our Lord.

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Amen.

Upon a Birthday.

ALMIGHTY Father, by Whose providence and goodness I was, as upon this day, safely born into the world, I thank Thee that Thou hast been pleased thus to give me being and life. I mourn that my past years have been spent so little to Thy honour and service, and I resolve by Thy grace that henceforth I will endeavour to spend the rest of my sojourning here in Thy fear and love, to the honour of Thy great Name. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

On the Anniversary of Baptism.
(Bishop Cosin.)

LORD, Heavenly Father, Almighty and

goodness towards me, when I was born in sin, and was no other than an heir of everlasting wrath, didst vouchsafe that I should, as upon this day, be born again of Water and the Holy Ghost, in the blessed laver of Baptism, being thereby made a

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