of his pilgrimage, vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, to keep us Thy servants; be unto us, O Lord, a help in our going forth, a solace on the way, a shade from the heat, a shelter from the rain and cold, a chariot in weariness, a defence in adversity, a staff in slippery places, a haven in shipwreck, that Thou being our Leader, we may prosperously reach the end of our journey, and at length return in safety to our home.
Give ear, we beseech Thee, O Lord, to our supplications, and dispose the way of Thy servants in the paths of Thy salvation, that amid all the changes of this journey and of this life, we may ever be protected by Thy aid.
Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that this Thy family may walk in the way of salvation, and following the counsels of blessed John Thy precursor, may safely attain to him whom he foretold, our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
V. Let us proceed in peace.
R. In the name of the Lord Amen.
