Pray for us.

St. Gerard, honor and glory of the Order of Redemptorists, Pray for us.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of
the world, Gracious hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of
the world, Have mercy on us.
Blessed Brother Gerard,

Pray for us,
That we may be made worthy of the prom-
ises of Christ.

LET US PRAY.

(Prayer of the Church.)

O God, who wast pleased to draw to Thyself the Blessed Gerard from his youth, and to render him conformable to the image of Thy crucified Son, grant, we beseech Thee, that following his example we may be transformed into the self-same image. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.

HYMN IN HONOR OF ST. GERARD
MAJELLA, C. SS. R.

1 Let hymns resound, in joyful story,
Extolling Gerard's saintly life;
And honor him, whom heavenly glory
Now crowns for his victorious strife.

CHORUS:

Dear Saint Gerard, e'er protect us
While in this vale of tears we roam;
In doubts and trials here direct us,
And lead us to our heavenly home.

2 Thou didst despise the fleeting pleasure
That often ends in endless woe:
But now enjoy'st the priceless treasure
Which thou e'er soughtest here below.
Dear Saint Gerard, etc.

3 When Satan tries, our will assailing, To turn us from the path of right, Let not thy gracious aid be failing,

Oh, make us victors in the fight.

Dear Saint Gerard, etc.

4 In sorrow, cross, and tribulation,

When suff'rings fill the soul with grief, Make faith then be our consolation: The prize is great, the struggle brief. Dear Saint Gerard, etc.

5 And when our cross of life is ending,
Amid the fearful pangs of death;
We pray thee, then, assistance lending,
Be with us to our final breath.

Dear Saint Gerard, etc.

DAILY OFFERING TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS.

O Lord Jesus Christ, in union with that divine intention with which Thou, whilst on earth, didst give praise to God through Thy Most Sacred Heart, and which Thou dost still everywhere offer to Him in the Holy Eucharist, even to the consummation of the world, I, in imitation of the most Sacred Heart of the ever Immaculate Virgin Mary, do most cheerfully offer Thee, during this entire day, all my thoughts and intentions, all my affections and desires, my words, and all my works.

An Indulgence of 100 days, once a day. Pope Leo XIII, Dec. 19, 1885.

PRAYER FOR THE FAITHFUL IN THEIR AGONY.

Most merciful Jesus, lover of souls! I pray Thee, by the agony of Thy most Sacred Heart, and by the sorrows of Thy Immaculate Mother, wash in Thy blood the sinners of the whole world who are now in their agony and are to die this day. Amen.

V. Heart of Jesus, once in agony, pity

the dying.

Every time, an Indulgence of 100 days. Those who shall say it at least three times a day for a month at different hours of the day; a Plenary Indulgence once a month after the reception of the holy Sacraments and praying for the intention of the Holy Father in a Church or public Oratory. Pius IX, Feb. 2, 1850.

SHORT PRAYERS.

TO WHICH INDULGENCES ARE ATTACHED THAT MAY BE APPLIED TO THE SOULS IN PURGATORY.

1. My loving Jesus, I, N. N., give Thee my heart, and I consecrate myself wholly to Thee out of the grateful love I bear Thee, and as a reparation for all my unfaithfulness; and with Thy aid I purpose never to sin again.

100 days' Indulgence, once a day for all who recite the above prayer devoutly and with contrite heart, before a picture of the Sacred Heart. Plenary Indulgence, once a month, for those who have thus recited it daily for a month, on a day at choice, on the usual conditions.

2. Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.

300 days' Indulgence, once a day.

3. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be loved everywhere.

100 days' Indulgence, once a day.

4. May the Heart of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored, and loved with grateful affection, at every moment in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time.

100 days' Indulgence once a day.

5. Jesus, my God, I love Thee above all things.

50 days' Indulgence, each time.

6. My Jesus, Mercy.

100 days' Indulgence, each time.

7. Eternal Father! I offer Thee the precious Blood of Jesus in satisfaction for my sins, and for the wants of the Holy Church.

100 days' Indulgence, each time.

8. Sweet Heart of Jesus, I implore that I may ever love Thee more and more.

300 days' Indulgence, each time. Plenary Indulgence, once a month, on a day at choice, and on the usual conditions, to all who daily recite it.

9. Sweet heart of Mary, be my salvation. 300 days' Indulgence, each time. Plenary Indulgence, as above.

10. Blessed be the holy and Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God.

300 days' Indulgence each time.

11. O Mary, who didst come into this