[Coll. S. a. Asc. 358, 359.] 228. O LORD JESU CHRIST, Who weary are at rest for evermore. didst suffer agony and wakefulness Who livest. on the night before Thy Passion; we beseech Thee, of Thine infinite mercies, look upon Thy servant, grant him repose for his body and peace for his soul, and bring him finally into that place where the Benediction. CHRIST the LORD fulfil for good your prayers and desires, and grant abundant salvation to your soul. AFTER AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. In the Name, &c. 7. But Thou, &c. Ry. Thanks, &c. . I will cause you to come shall know that out of your graves. Ry. And ye am the LORD. Our FATHER, &c. I believe, &c. . Thou hast destroyed thyself. Ry. But in Me is thine help. V. O. Glory, &c. R. As it was, &c. GOD, make speed, &c. R7. O LORD, make haste, &c. . Glory, &c. R. As it was, &c. Ant. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O GOD. Ps. 14. The fool hath said, &c. 51. Have mercy upon me, &c. 88. O LORD GOD of my salvation, &c. 130. Out of the deep, &c. Ant. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O GOD, Thou that art the GOD of my health, and my tongue shall sing of Thy righteousness. The Chapter. S. Matt. xxvii. Then Judas, which had betrayed Him, when he saw that He was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned, in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. [If the Patient be much depressed at the remembrance of his sin, instead of this reading, use Ep. 1st S. in Adv.; Ash-Wed.; Purif. Gosp. 2nd S. in Adv. App. 18, 22, 24.] . I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth. Ry. Therefore turn yourselves and live ye. . The LORD, &c. Ry. And with, &c. . Let us pray. LORD, have mercy, &c. 7. For Thy Name's sake, O LORD. Ry. Be merciful unto my sin, for it is great. . O shut not up my soul with the sinners. R. Nor my life with the bloodthirsty. . In Thy judgment remember mercy. Ry. And cast not Thy servant away in displeasure. V. Look upon mine forgive me all my sin. adversity and misery. Ry. And hear, &c. Ry. And let, &c. . Y. LORD, Let us pray. 229. O Almighty God, Who givest us our life in this world that have pity, we beseech Thee, upon we may prepare for the life to come; this Thy servant, who would rashly have thrown away Thy gift, and as Thou hast in mercy defeated his designs, so do Thou grant unto him time and grace for repentance. Through. 230. O LORD JESU CHRIST, the Captain of our salvation, Who hast ordained that we should serve under Thy banner, as faithful soldiers, unto our life's end; have mercy upon this Thy servant, who hath deserted the post which Thou didst assign unto him, and endeavoured to flee away from the face of the enemy. Restore him by Thy grace, strengthen him with Thy might, and give him victory through Thy 304, 316, 321-325, 360.] Benediction. CHRIST the LORD, Who by dying triumphed over death, make you victorious over your sins. FOR ONE WHO HAS LIVED CARELESSLY OR SINNED GREATLY. In the Name, &c. Our FATHER, &c. I believe, &c. Y. We have sinned with our fathers. Ry. We have done amiss and dealt wickedly. . O GOD, make speed, &c. Ry. O LORD, make haste, &c. . Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. Ant. My flesh trembleth for fear of Thee. Ps. 14. The fool hath said, &c. 15. LORD, who shall dwell, &c. 25. Unto Thee, O LORD, &c. 51. Have mercy upon me, &c. 52. Why boastest thou thyself, &c. 53. The foolish body, &c. 112. Blessed is the man, &c. 119 (1-8.) Blessed are those, &c. Ant. My flesh trembleth for fear of Thee, and I am afraid of Thy judgments. The Chapter. Ezek. xviii. The soul that sinneth, it shall die, But if the wicked will turn from his sins that he hath committed, and keep all My statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die... Because he considereth and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. I shall not be your ruin. Cast away from you all your transgressions, make you a new heart and a new whereby ye have transgressed: and spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the LORD GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. [Ep. 1st S. in Adv.; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th S. a. Epiph.; Ash-W.; 3rd S. in L. Gosp. 2nd S. in Adv.; Exhort. in Commination Serv. App. 20-25.] V. But Thou, &c. Ry. Thanks, &c. . Return ye now every one from his evil way. Ry. And make your ways and your doings good. Glory, &c. R. As it was, &c. V. Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Ry. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. . The LORD, &c. Ry. And with, &c. . Let us pray. LORD, have mercy, &c. . I said, LORD, be merciful unto me. Ry. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. . Turn Thee again, O LORD, at the last. R7. And be gracious unto Thy servant. . In the midst of judgment remember mercy. Ry. And cast not Repent, and turn yourselves from Thy servant away in displeasure. all your transgressions; so iniquity. O remember not the sins and offences of my youth. Ry. But according to Thy mercy think Thou upon me, O LORD, for Thy goodness. LORD, hear, &c. Ry. And let, &c. . Let us pray. 231. O Almighty and most merciful God, Who broughtest forth a fountain of living waters from the rock of flint; bring forth from the hardness of our hearts tears of sor row, that we may bewail our sins committed against Thee, and by Thy mercy obtain pardon for them. Through the merits. [Coll. Septuag.; 4th S. in L.; 1st S. a. East. 315-325.] Benediction. The LORD Almighty open your heart to His Law, and humble your soul to receive His holy Commandments. WITH A MARRIED WOMAN . I will receive you, and be a Father unto you. Ry. And ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith the LORD Almighty. O GOD, &c. Ry. O LORD, &c. Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. Ant. O Israel, trust in the LORD. Ps. 113. Praise the LORD, ye servants, &c. Ant. O Israel, trust in the LORD, from this time forth for evermore. The Chapter. S. John xvi. 21. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. y. But Thou, &c. Ry. Thanks, &c. V. Lo, children, and the fruit of the womb. Ry. Are an heritage and gift that cometh of the LORD. Y. Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. V. Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant. Ry Even so are the young children. The LORD, &c. Ry. And with, &c. . Let us pray. 232. Almighty GOD, our Heavenly FATHER, Who didst appoint unto our first mother, Eve, after AFTER CHILDBIRTH. her transgression, that in sorrow she should bring forth children, but her seed, even JESUS CHRIST, Thy didst promise redemption through this Thine handmaid whom Thou SON, our LORD; favourably regard hast preserved through the pains and perils of childbirth [and hast made the living mother of a living child, filling her heart with joy hand to heal and restore her; enand gladness]. Stretch forth Thine due her with renewed strength both in body and soul: sanctify her by Thy HOLY SPIRIT, and bring her again in peace into Thy holy Church, that she may praise Thy Name in the midst of Thy congregation. Hide her under the shadow of Thy wings from this day forward. Grant her the increase of faith, charity, and holiness with sobriety; and guarding her from all evil, bring her at length unto Thine everlasting salvation. Through the same. BENEDICTION OF THE INFant. 233. O GOD, Who for our salvation didst vouchsafe to send down from heaven Thine Only-begotten SON, to be born of Blessed Mary fant in the manger; and Who hast ever Virgin, and to be laid an Infurther said by the same Thy wellbeloved SON, that in heaven the angels of little children do always behold Thy face; we humbly beseech Thee to embrace in the everlasting arms of Thy loving-kindness this infant on whom we now set the sign of our redemption, in token of Thy good will towards him through the Cross and Passion of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. Vouch. safe unto him the gift of Thy heavenly blessing. Defend him from the power and assaults of the devil. Protect him by Thy good Providence from all harm of body and soul. Grant that he may be born again unto Thee in holy Baptism, be made partaker of Thy heavenly grace, abide Thy faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end, and finally may be admitted to Thine eternal glory. Through. [See Office After a Miscarriage, p. 66.] WITH AN UNMARRIED WOMAN AFTER CHILDBIRTH. In the Name, &c. Our FATHER, &c. I believe, &c. . There is no health in my flesh, because of Thy displeasure. Ry. Neither is there any rest in my bones by reason of my sin. V. Ó GOD, make speed, &c. Ry. O LORD, make haste, &c. . Glory, &c. R7. As it was, &c. Ant. Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Ps. 51. Have mercy upon me, &c. Ant. Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. The Chapter. Rom. xiii. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day: not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the LORD JESUS CHRIST, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. . But Thou, &c. Ry. Thanks, &c. . Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Ry. Draw nigh unto GOD, and He will draw nigh unto you. .Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. . Humble yourself in the sight of the LORD. Ry. And He will lift you up. . The LORD, &c. Ry. And with, &c. y. Let us pray. LORD, have mercy, &c. . Turn Thee unto me, and have mercy upon me. Ry. For I am desolate and in misery. . The sorrows of my heart are enlarged. Ry. bring Thou me out of my trou bles. Y. For Thy Name's sake, O LORD. Ry. Be merciful unto my sin, for it is great. V. Look upon my adversity and misery. Ry. And forgive me all my sin. . LORD, hear, &c. R. And let, &c. Let us pray. 234. O LORD, be gracious to the supplication of Thy servant, and heal the weakness of her body and soul, that she, obtaining pardon of her sin, may ever rejoice in Thy blessing. Through. [315, 316, 335.] Benediction. The LORD put away from you the perils of all temptations, and of His tender mercy protect you from all dangers and troubles. G FOR A PENITENT. In the Name, &c. Our Father, &c. I believe, &c. y. I am not come to call the righteous. R. But sinners to repentance., . O GOD, &c. Ry. O LORD, &c. . Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. Ant. O let Thy merciful kindness be my comfort. The Penitential Psalms. Or any of the following. Ps. 25. Unto Thee, O LORD, &c. 55. Hear my prayer, &c. 86. Bow down Thine ear, &c. 88. O LORD GOD of my salvation, &c. Ant. O let Thy merciful kindness be my comfort, according to Thy word unto Thy servant. The Chapter. Mic. vii. I will look unto the LORD: I will wait for the GOD of my salvation: my GOD will hear me. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against Him, until He plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold His righ teousness Who is a GOD like unto Thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retaineth not His anger for ever, because He delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, He will have compassion upon us; He will sub due our iniquities; and Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. [Ep. S.Jno. Ev.; 6th S. a. Epiph.; Septuag.; 3rd S. in L.; East. D. Gosp. Sex.; 3rd, 19th S. a. T. App. 28-41.] . But Thou, &c. Ry. Thanks, &c. . I am He that blotteth out thy transgressions. R. And will not remember thy sins. . Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. . Reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin. Ry. But alive unto God, through JESUS CHRIST our LORD. y. The LORD, &c. Ry. And with, &c. . Let us pray. LORD, have mercy, &c. . . I said, LORD, be merciful unto me. R. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. . Turn Thee again, O LORD, at the last. Ry. And be gracious unto Thy servant. O remember not the sins and offences of my youth. Ry. But according to Thy mercy think Thou upon me. O LORD, for Thy goodness. . Let Thy merciful kindness, O LORD, be upon us. Ry. Like as we do put our trust in Thee. V. LORD, hear, &c. Ry. And let, &c. . Let us pray. 235. O LORD JESU CHRIST, Who broughtest home the lost sheep to the fold on Thy shoulders; Who confessions of the Publican; be fawast appeased by the prayers and Vourable also, O LORD, unto Thy servant, and graciously hearken to his prayers. Who livest. [Coll. 5th S. a. Epiph.; Ash-W.; 24th S. a. T. 273-277, 284, 292–297, 321–325.] Benediction. The Lamb of GOD, Who came to take away the sins of the world, remove from you all stain of wickedness. |