holy Cross and by thy Death, deliver us (or this thy servant N. in his agony) from the pains of hell, and vouchsafe to conduct us whither thou didst con duct the thief who was crucified with thee. Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, God, world without end. Amen. Litany of the Holy Cross. Christ have mercy. Christ graciously hear us. Have, &c. God the Holy Ghost, Holy Trinity, one God, Holy Cross, whereon the Lamb of God was offered for the sins of the world, Deliver and save us. Hope of Christians, Pledge of the resurrection from the dead, Shelter of persecuted innocence, Guide of the blind, Way of those who have gone astray, Staff of the lame, Consolation of the poor, Trophy of victory over hell, Harbour of the wrecked, Save us, O holy Cross. Rampart of the besieged, Father of orphans, Defence of widows, Counsel of the just, Judge of the wicked, Rest of the afflicted, Safeguard of childhood, Strength of manhood, Last hope of the aged, Light of those who sit in darkness, Splendour of kings, Civiliser of the world, Buckler impenetrable, Wisdom of the foolish, Liberty of slaves, Knowledge of the ignorant, Sure rule of life, Heralded by prophets, Preached by apostles, Glory of martyrs, Study of anchorites, Chastity of virgins, Joy of priests, Foundation of the Church, Support of the weak, Clothing of the naked, Save us, O holy Cross Lamb of God, who wast offered on the cross for the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord." Lamb of God, who wast offered on the cross for the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who wast offered on the cross for the sins of the world, Have mercy on us. Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy. y. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee. 17. Because through thy holy Have mercy on us. Litany of the Resurrection. Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Christ graciously hear us. God the Holy Ghost, Jesus, who hast cleansed us by thy blood, Jesus, Conqueror of sin and death, Jesus, the Holy One and the Just, Jesus, the First-Born from the dead, Have mercy on us. Jesus, the Second Adam, Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life, Jesus, the Author of life, Jesus, the Author of our salvation, Jesus, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, Jesus, who by death didst destroy him who had the empire of death, Jesus, who didst bring life and immortality to light, Jesus, who didst lay down thy life for thy sheep, Jesus, who hadst power to lay it down, and hadst power to take it up again, Jesus, who, after three days, didst rise again from the dead, Jesus, who didst rise very Have mercy on us. We beseech thee, hear us. early in the morning on the first day of the week, Jesus, who didst hasten to visit thy blessed Mother in her solitude, Jesus, who didst appear to Mary Magdalen while it was yet dark, Jesus, who didst graciously console her in her affliction, Jesus, who didst send thy angels to announce to the women, that thou wast risen as thou hadst said, Jesus, who didst suffer thyself to be seen of the women, and to be adored by them, Jesus, who didst appear to Peter, the chief of the apostles, Jesus, who didst appear, in another shape, to the two disciples going to Em maus, Jesus, who didst make thyself known unto them in the breaking of bread, Jesus, who didst appear to the eleven, saying, Peace be unto you, Jesus, who didst breathe upon them, and give unto them the Holy Ghost, Jesus, who didst confirm the faith of Thomas, by shewing unto him thy hands and thy feet, Jesus, who didst shew thyself again to thy disciples, at the sea of Tiberias, Jesus, who didst commission Peter to feed thy lambs and thy sheep, Jesus, who didst converse with thy disciples, upon the mountain of Galilee, Jesus, who wast seen by Have mercy on us. more than five hundred brethren at once, Jesus, who wast seen by James, Jesus, who didst go in and out among thy apostles, speaking to them of the kingdom of God, and eating with them, Jesus, who didst lead them out as far as Bethany, and, while they looked on, wast carried up to heaven, Jesus, who shalt come again with great power and glory, to judge the living and the dead, Jesus, Son of God, We sinners, Beseech thee, hear us. That we may put off the old man with his acts, That we may put on the new man, who is created in justice and holiness of truth, That we may walk in newness of life, That we may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of thee, That we may persevere unto the end, That, having risen with thee, we may die no more, That we may attain unto the resurrection of the just, That thou wouldst vouchsafe to feed us continually with the bread of life, That thou wouldst reform the body of our lowliness, and make it like unto the body of thy glory, That we may have confidence before thee at thy coming, Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Christ graciously hear us. Jesus, who only hast immortality, Have mercy on us. Jesus, who didst ascend into heaven, Jesus, who didst ascend above the stars into the heaven of heavens, Jesus, who didst ascend to thy Father and our Father, to thy God and our God, Jesus, who ledst captivity captive, Jesus, who despoiledst principalities and powers, triumphing over them, Jesus, who art exalted by the right hand of God, Jesus, who art exalted far above all principality and power, Jesus, to whom all power Have mercy on us. Have mercy on us. We beseech thee, hear us, is given in heaven and earth, Jesus, who art seated at the right hand of the Father, Jesus, who art crowned with glory and honour, Jesus, who art glorified with the glory which thou hadst with the Father before the world was, Jesus, who art glorified, in thy Sacred Humanity, at the right hand of the Majesty on high, Jesus, who must reign till thou hast put all things under thy feet, Jesus, whose throne is for ever and ever, Jesus, who art adored by all the Angels of God, Jesus, who art anointed with the oil of gladness above thy fellows, Jesus, who art the happiness of the Blessed, Jesus, in whose presence is life, Jesus, who hast opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers, Jesus, who hast entered in to heaven itself for us, Jesus, the Mediator of the New Testament, Jesus, our High Priest for ever, according to the order of Melchisedech, Jesus, who always livest to make intercession for us, Jesus, who art able to save for ever those that come unto God by thee, Jesus, Head over all the Church, Jesus, who didst send down the Holy Ghost on thy disciples, Have mercy on us. Jesus, who didst promise that whatsoever we asked in thy name thou wouldst do it, Jesus, who art gone up into heaven, and yet art present with us in the Sacrament of the Altar, Jesus, who didst assume thy blessed Mother with glory into heaven, Jesus, who didst crown her with the brightest diadem of glory, Jesus, who art gone to prepare a place for us, Jesus, who shalt come again in like manner as thou wentest away, Jesus, who didst promise new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth justice, Jesus, who livest for ever, Beseech thee, hear us, That thou wouldst cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God, That we may live the rest of our time in the flesh, not after the desires of men, but according to the will of God, That thou wouldst dwell in our hearts by faith, That thou wouldst come unto us, and make thy abode with us, That we may hold fast the |