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, cur 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 In-
dulgence, 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 In-
dulgence, 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

world free from stain, obtain of God for
me that I may leave it without sin.

100 days' Indulgence, once a day.

12. St. Joseph, Model and Patron of the
friends of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
100 days' Indulgence, once a day. Leo XIII,
December 19, 1891.

13. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you
my heart and my soul. Jesus, Mary and
Joseph, may I breathe forth my soul in
peace with you.

300 days' Indulgence each time that all three
invocations are recited; 100 days when one only
is recited.

14. May the most just, most high, and
most amiable will of God be done in all
things, be praised and magnified forever.

100 days' Indulgence, once a day. Plenary In-
dulgence, once a year, for those who recite it
daily, on the usual conditions. Plenary Indul-
gence at the moment of death, for those who,
having frequently recited it during their lives,
accept death with resignation from the hand of
God.

15. O most compassionate Jesus, Thou
alone art our salvation, our life, and our
resurrection. We implore Thee, therefore,
do not forsake us in our needs and afflic-
tions, but by the agony of Thy most Sacred
Heart, and by the sorrows of Thy Immacu-
late Mother, succor Thy servants, whom