Lord, have mercy on us.

Our Father, &c.

V. And lead us not into temptation,
R. But deliver us from evil.

V. Who will give water to our eyes,
R. And a fountain of tears to our head,
V. That we may weep day and night
R. The loss of our past time and the perils
of the time to come?

V. That we may weep for our many sins, R. And humbly confess our grievous offences.

V. We have sinned as our fathers did;

R. We have done unjustly, and committed iniquity.

V. We have violated the law of God,

R. We have provoked the wrath of our Judge.

V. We have despised the goodness of our heavenly Father.

R. What shall we do, O thou preserver of men!

V. What shall we do, but appeal from the bar of thy justice,

R. To the throne of thy boundless mercy?

V. Spare us, O Lord! for thy mercy's sake. R. Spare the work of thy own hands. V. Pardon, O Lord! our sins of frailty and surprise;

R. Pardon our more deliberate and wilful transgressions.

V. Impart to us a sincere sorrow for our offences;

R. Grant that we may efficaciously renounce them.

V. Check our inordinate desires by the fear of thy judgments,

R. And guide our lives in the practice of self-denial;

V. That we may turn to thee with our whole heart,

R. In fasting, and in weeping, and in mourning:

V. That we may humble ourselves in prayer,

R. And redeem our sins by alms-deeds: V. That by vigilance we may correct our evil habits,

R. And practise the virtues thou hast inculcated.

V. Hear, O merciful Lord! our prayers, R. And defend this family to which we belong.

V. Give to thy priests the spirit of knowledge,

R. The spirit of holiness, prudence and zeal.

V. Give to thy people the spirit of docility, R. The spirit of obedience, devotion and charity.

V. Reveal thyself, O Lord! to those who never knew thee,

R. And reclaim those who have gone astray from thee.

V. Direct, we beseech thee, our spiritual and temporal rulers,

R. And send down thy blessing upon our country.

V. Bless us with health, peace and abundance,

R. And make us use them with gratitude, sobriety and charity.

V. Reward, O Lord! our kindred, friends and benefactors.

us.

R. Forgive our enemies and all who hate

V. Comfort those that are afflicted,

R. Or labor under the burthen of a troubled mind..

V. Relieve the poor who have no one to help them,

R. And defend the cause of the fatherless and widow.

V. Strengthen those who languish on the bed of sickness,

R. And those who are struggling in the agony of death.

V. Have mercy on the faithful departed in thy grace,

R. Have mercy on us all, and conduct us to everlasting life.

V. O Lord! hear my prayer.

R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

O God! who hast taught us to fast, watch and pray, and by thy blessed example hast encouraged us to observe thy commands; grant us the grace so to mortify the flesh and its concupiscences, that our minds may be the

better disposed to celebrate here the fasts and festivals of thy church, and eternally to rejoice with thee hereafter in the kingdom of thy glory, where, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, thou livest and reignest one God, world without end. Amen. V. O Lord! hear, &c. 74.

COMPLIN,

OUR help, &c. page 75.

Ant. In peace will we sleep and take our rest, for thou, O Lord! hast filled us with hope.

Psalm LXXVI.

COME, let us now recall our thoughts from the distracting objects of life;

Let us diligently examine the use we have made of our time, and the profit we have derived from the present day.

What have we gained by all we have seen and heard? for every thing may be turned to some good account.