“ Grant me grace to approach Thy august sacraments with unfeigned piety; to come to the life-giving sacrament of Penance, with a lively faith, a firm confidence, and a sincere contrition, and to draw nigh to Thy holy table with a most profound humility, inflamed by love, and a heart hungering after that bread which is the delight of the soul. Shower, O Lord, Thy choicest blessings on our holy mother, the Church; on her visible head the Pope, and all her bishops and priests, particularly of this country; crush the efforts made by impiety to destroy their labors. ”

“ Come, Lord Jesus, come.
After Communion.
ACT OF ADORATION.
O God of power and majesty! the grandeur of the heavens is as nothing in Thy sight; the earth Thou hast poised in Thy hand; the ocean is before Thee as a drop of water; all nature trembles in Thy presence! How then shall I extol Thee, immortal King of ages! What homage can I render Thee, except to be silent and honor Thee in the most profound annihilation of my soul? I acknowledge Thy supreme greatness, compared with which all power is weakness; all prosperity, wretchedness ”

“ O inestimable pledge of God's love for man! O inexhaustible fountain of divine graces! O boundless mercy! O divine charity! Hail, O merciful Jesus! O may my soul be sensible of Thy adorable presence, and may I see how sovereignly sweet Thou art in the sacrament of Thy love. Yes, O God of goodness! I love Thee with my whole heart, my whole soul, and above all things. O divine Jesus, do Thou confirm these holy resolutions in my heart, and grant that I may always be able affectionately to exclaim with Thy holy apostle: Thou knowest, Lord, that I love Thee. ”

“ Jesus, hear us, Jesus, graciously hear us!
LET US PRAY.
O Lord Jesus Christ, who hast said, Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you, mercifully attend to our supplication, and grant us the divine gift of Thy charity, that we may ever love Thee with our whole heart, and never desist from Thy praise.
Make us, O Lord, to have a perpetual fear and love of Thy holy Name, for Thou never failest to govern those whom Thou dost solidly establish in Thy love; who livest and reignest world without end. ”

“ Thou hast known my infidelities, yet Thou hast not pardoned me. Ah! when shall I obtain this inestimable favor? What shall I do, O my dear Jesus, to merit it? I will implore Thy grace to fight with more vigor my inveterate enemies, and to triumph over my corrupt inclinations; I shall say with Thy apostle: "Lord, save me, or I perish."
Thou art all-powerful and I am weakness itself. I cast myself at Thy feet to implore Thy clemency. Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be moved at the sight of Thy prodigal son, who bitterly weeps for his sins. I am determined to belong entirely to Thee. ”

“ RECEIVE, I beseech Thee, O my dear Lord, by the merits of Thy blessed Mother, and the merits of all Thy saints, this my confession; let it be pleasing to Thy sacred Majesty and profitable to my own soul; let Thy infinite sweetness of love and bitterness of sorrow supply all its defects; whether a want of fervent contrition, of perfect integrity, of humility, of charity, of simplicity, of a true sense of feeling of the heinousness of my sins, or of a firm resolution of amendment. ”

“ BEHOLD, O kind and most sweet Jesus, I cast myself upon my knees in Thy sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beseech Thee that Thou wouldst impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity, with true repentance for my sins, and a firm desire of amendment, whilst with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself, and mentally contemplate Thy five most precious wounds ”

“ I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy apostles Peter and Paul, to all the Saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore, I beseech the blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, to pray to the Lord our God for me.
May the Almighty God have mercy on me, and forgive me my sins, and bring me to everlasting life. ”

“ It would be of no utility to examine your conscience, excite yourself to contrition, and take good resolutions, if in your accusation, you knowingly conceal a mortal sin. By receiving absolution in so unworthy, so criminal a state, instead of obtaining pardon, you would but add to your former guilt the horrid crime of sacrilege. "Do you not see," says St. Francis de Sales, "that as long as you keep your sins concealed in your soul, they are like so many thorns which unceasingly inflict cruel wounds, but when they are brought to light by an humble and sincere accusation, they become harmless?" ”

“ I praise Thee and give Thee thanks for the numberless benefits Thou hast bestowed upon me. I thank Thee, O Heavenly Father, for having created me to Thy own image and likeness, and for having preserved me to this day. I thank Thee, O merciful Son, for having redeemed me by Thy death, and so often fed me with Thy precious body and blood. I thank Thee, O Holy Spirit, for having cleansed my soul by Thy grace in holy baptism, for having called me to the true faith, and so often washed me from my sins in the sacrament of penace. ”

“ O Almighty and Eternal God! prostrate at the feet of Thy holy and awful Majesty, I adore Thee with all possible reverence. I believe and hold for certain all Thou hast revealed to Thy holy Church. I hope in Thy infinite goodness and mercy, and I love Thee with all my heart. ”

“ King of kings, Lord of lords, whom the heavens and the earth cannot contain, how great is Thy goodness, thus to become our sacrifice and our food! Thou art the food of life, O good Jesus; and it is by Thy power and grace my soul must live to Thee. ”

“ O my God, I love Thee above all things with my whole heart and soul, purely because Thou art infinitely perfect and deserving of all love. I love also my neighbor as myself for the love of Thee. I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured. ”

“ O Jesus, Son of the living God, have mercy on me, for with Thee nothing is impossible, save to refuse mercy to the wretched.
O sweet Jesus, restore to me Thy grace once more, and receive me into Thy friendship. Look upon me, not according to my merits, but according to Thy goodness. I grieve exceedingly for all the sins whereby I have offended Thee, my kind and loving God. O my God, I detest all my sins even as Thou dost detest them ”

“ O most holy and adorable Trinity, vouchsafe to receive this our sacrifice in remembrance of our Saviour's Passion, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension; and grant that we may die with Him to our sins, rise with Him to a new life, and ascend with Him to Thee. Let those Saints, whose memory we celebrate on earth, remember us before Thy throne in heaven, and obtain mercy for us: through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. ”

“ Wherefore, O most blessed Virgin, beside the object of my present petition, and whatever else I may stand in need of, obtain for me also of thy dear Son, our Lord and our God, a lively faith, firm hope, perfect charity, true contrition of heart, unfeigned tears of compunction, sincere confession, condign satisfaction, abstinence from sin, love of God and my neighbor, contempt of the world, patience to suffer affronts and ignominies, nay, even, if necessary, an opprobrious death itself, for love of thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. ”

“ Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, sinners, now and at the hour of our death. ”

“ Whilst, therefore, He immolates Himself upon this Altar, I unite my intentions with those views and purposes He Himself has in offering to Thee this His holy Sacrifice. It is He alone who can form a just conception of the boundless excellence and unspeakable majesty of the great Creator of Heaven and Earth; He alone fully comprehends the entire extent of Thy dominion. ”

“ I ADORE Thee, O Sacred Heart of Jesus, inexhaustible fountain of mercy and grace, greatest miracle of divine omnipotence, goodness, and wisdom, throne of holy love, and the only sacrifice which can satisfy divine justice! Filled with reverence, I prostrate myself before Thee, and acknowledge Thy sublime majesty, which deserves the adoration of heavenly spirits, with whom I unite in praising and glorifying Thee. ”

“ WHO am I, O God of glory and Majesty! who am I that Thou shouldst deign even to look on my unworthiness? Whence this supreme happiness, this unbounded goodness, that Thou shouldst condescend to visit me? I am but a wretched sinner, more contemptible than nothingness itself, and yet I dare approach so holy a God, and partake of the bread of angels! ”

“ For Thy mercy, and for Thy truth's sake: lest the Gentiles should say: Where is their God?
But our God is in heaven: He hath done all things whatsoever He would.
The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold: the works of the hands of men.
They have mouths, and speak not: they have eyes, and see not:
They have ears, and hear not: they have noses, and smell not:
They have hands, and feel not; they have feet, and walk not; neither shall they cry out through their throat. ”

“ Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. We humbly beseech God to command him: and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by thy divine power thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits who roam through the world seeking the ruin of souls. ”

“ Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. May this sickness be to the honor of Thy holy name, and for the good of my soul. For this end, I here offer myself with an entire submission to all Thine appointments, to suffer whatever Thou pleasest, and in what manner Thou pleasest; for I am Thy creature, O Lord, who have most ungratefully offended Thee; and since my sins have a long time cried aloud to heaven for justice, why should I now complain if I feel Thy hand upon me? ”

“ It is truly meet and just, right and salutary, that we should always, and in all places, give thanks to Thee, O holy Lord, Father Almighty, eternal God. Through Christ our Lord, through whom the angels praise Thy Majesty, the dominations adore, the powers do hold in awe the heavens, and the virtues of the heavens, and the blessed seraphim, do celebrate with united joy. In union with whom we beseech Thee that Thou wouldst command our voices also to be admitted with suppliant confession, saying: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth. Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. ”

“ Let my body, soul, and all that is within me bless Thee eternally. O almighty and most merciful God, whose mercy is boundless and everlasting, and the richness of Thy goodness infinite, I give Thee thanks with all my mind and my heart for the most amazing and. exceeding goodness which Thou hast now shown me, in that Thou hast so graciously pardoned all my sins and restored me to Thy grace and favor. Blessed be Thy divine compassion, O my God, and blessed be the incomprehensible love of Thy beloved Son, which constrained Him to institute so gentle a remedy for our sins. ”

“ The Song of the Blessed Virgin Mary, called the Magnificat.
Luke 1.
My soul doth magnify the Lord:
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Because He hath regarded the humility of his handmaid: for behold from henceforth all generations shall call Me blessed.
For He that is mighty hath done great things to me: and holy is His name.
And His mercy is from generation to generation: to them that fear Him. ”

“ Show forth upon us, O Lord, in Thy mercy, Thy unspeakable loving kindness; that Thou mayest both loose us from all our sins, and deliver us from the punishment which we deserve from them.
O God, who by sin art offended, and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication to Thee, and turn away the scourges of Thine anger, which we deserve for our sins. ”

“ Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts, that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His passion and cross be brought to the glory of His resurrection ”

“ O LORD, my God, Thou unfathomable abyss of compassion, my sins are greater in number than the sands upon the seashore, and I am not worthy to lift mine eyes toward Thee. My soul is a loathsome sink of iniquities. ”

“ Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy.
And according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity.
Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin: for I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me.
Against Thee only have I sinned, and I have done evil before Thee: that Thou mayest be justified in Thy words, and mayest overcome when Thou art judged. ”

“ Thou wilt hear me, O Lord, my God.
For I said: lest at any time my enemies rejoice over me: and whilst my feet slip they glory over me.
For I am ready for scourges: and my sorrow is continually before me.
For I will declare my iniquity: and I will be thoughtful of my sin.
But my enemies live, and are stronger than I: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
They that render evil for good oppose me, because I follow goodness. ”

“ For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt-offerings Thou wilt not be delighted.
A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. ”

“ R. For thou art God, my strength, why hast Thou cast me off? and why do I go sorrowful whilst the enemy afflicteth me?
P. Send forth Thy light and Thy truth: they have conducted me, and brought me unto Thy holy hill, and into Thy tabernacles.
R. And I will go unto the altar of God: to God, who giveth joy to my youth.
P. To Thee, O God my God, I will give praise upon the harp: why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost Thou disquiet me? ”

“ Grant us, in Thy infinite mercy, pardon of our sins; health of mind and body; peace in our days; unity and increase of Catholic faith; fervent charity; sincere devotion; patience in suffering, and everything which leads to Thy glory, and our own salvation: through Jesus Christ our Lord. ”

“ I am more troubled at the greatness of the torments which I have deserved for my sins. I would have my sorrow for my sins to be as great as the sins themselves: I would have my regret for having displeased Thee proportioned to the injuries committed against Thee: I would have a grief equal to Thy mercy: I would willingly bewail the enormity of my sins with tears of blood: more for the offence and insult offered Thy divine Majesty than for the injury and perdition they bring upon myself. ”