despise not my supplication; be attentive to me, and hear me.
As the eyes of the handmaid are on the hands of her mistress, so are our eyes to the Lord our God, until he has mercy on us.
Hear thou my voice, O Lord, according to thy mercy, and quicken me according to thy judgment.
Uphold me according to thy word, and I shall live; and let me not be confounded in my expectation.
AFTER PRAYER.
Let my request come in before thee; deliver thou me according to thy Word.
Hear me, O Lord, for thy mercy is kind: look upon me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
According to thy mercy remember thou me, for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.
One thing I have asked of the Lord, this will I seek after, that I may dwell in the House of the Lord all the days of my life.
My soul has relied on his Word, my soul has hoped in the Lord.
BEFORE READING THE HOURS.
I will sing praise to thee in the sight of the Angels; I will worship towards thy holy Temple, and I will give glory to thy Name.
I will extol thee, O God, my King, and I will bless thy Name for ever, yea, for ever and ever.
So will I sing a psalm to thy Name for ever and ever, that I may pay my vows from day to day.
That I may hear the voice of thy praise, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
According to thy Name, O God, so also is thy praise; thy right hand is full of justice.
AFTER THE HOURS.
Shout with joy to God, all the earth; sing a psalm to his Name, give glory to his praise.
Hear, O Lord, my voice, with which I have cried to thee; have mercy on me, and hear me.
Seven times a day I have given praise to thee, for the judgments of thy justice.
The free offerings of my mouth make acceptable, O Lord, and teach me thy judgments.
Blessed be the Name of the Lord from henceforth, now, and for ever.
BEFORE MASS.
I will go into thy House with burnt-offerings; I will pay thee my vows which my lips have uttered.
And I will go in to the altar of God, to God who gives joy to my youth.
Let thy Priests be clothed with justice, and let thy
