Most loving Redeemer, remove from among us irreligion and uncharitableness, animosities and impiety. Bring back, great Shepherd of our souls, those who have gone astray, that all may be united in the one fold of thy Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
O Spirit of purity, Spirit of peace, whom the foulest stains of sin cannot resist, purify thou our souls, and infuse therein that peace which the world cannot give, that, strengthened and encouraged by thee, we may never be attached to this wretched world, nor be ever so wedded to its concerns as to prefer them to the perfect accomplishment of God’s holy will. Amen.
FOR PERSEVERANCE.
Grant, O my Lord Jesus Christ, that I may persevere in good purposes and in thy holy service till death; and that I may this day truly begin, since all I have hitherto done has been little or nothing. Amen.
TO OUR BLESSED LADY.
Hail, O most holy and blessed Virgin, full of grace! Mirror of beauty and loveliness, of whom and by whom it pleased our Saviour Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the King of heaven, the brightness of his Father’s glory, to be born and nourished, obtain for me, O blessed Lady, from thy only-begotten Son, whatsoever thou knowest to be necessary for the salvation of my soul. O holy Mother of God, assist me this day, and the remainder of my life, in all my difficulties, temptations, and dangers, but especially at the hour of my death, vouchsafe to be near me, that, by thy prayers and protection, I may be safe in that last and dangerous battle. Amen.
