thereof; look graciously upon our beloved country, long since torn from that foundation, and mercifully gather together her people, who are wandering like sheep without shepherds; that, the multitude of nations flocking to thy holy temple, our hearts may expand with joy and charity. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then are said the prayers at the end.

Tuesday.

Ant. Remember not.

From Ps. lxxix.

Give ear, O thou that rulest Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep.

Stir up thy might, and come to save us.

Convert us, O God; and shew thy face, and we shall be saved.

O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy servant?

Thou hast made us to be a contradiction to our neighbours: and our enemies have scoffed at us.

O God of hosts, convert us; and shew thy face, and we shall be saved.

Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt; thou hast cast out the Gentiles, and planted it.

Why hast thou broken down the hedge thereof; so that all they who pass by the way pluck off the grapes?

Turn again, O God of hosts; look down from heaven, and and visit this vine.

see,

And perfect the same, which thy right hand hath planted. And we depart not from thee, and we will call upon thy

name.

O Lord God of hosts, convert us; and shew thy face, and we shall be saved.

Glory be, &c.

Ant. Remember not.

Lord have mercy.

Christ have mercy.

Lord have mercy.
Our Father (in secret).

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

y. Await thou the Lord, do manfully.

R. And let thy heart take courage, and wait thou for the Lord

y. For the Lord will not cast off his people.

R. Neither will he forsake his own inheritance. . Convert us, O Lord God of hosts.

R. And shew thy face, and we shall be saved.

. Convert us, O Lord, and we shall be converted. R. Renew our days, as from the beginning.

. O Lord, hear my prayer.

R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

O most merciful and gracious God, who, having given to St. Peter the keys of the kingdom of heaven, hast made his Chair the centre of unity and communion, so that whosoever is not within this ark must of necessity suffer shipwreck; look graciously upon our beloved country, in great part separated from this fellowship with the Apostolic See; and grant that, every artifice of the enemy being brought to nought, she may at length, under the guidance of the supreme Pastor whom thou hast mercifully provided for thy flock, find the food of life and the hope of eternal happiness. Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

Then are said the prayers at the end.

Wednesday.

Ant. Remember not.

From Ps. lxxxiv.

Thou hast blessed thy land, O Lord; thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.

Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; thou hast covered all their sins.

Thou hast softened all thine anger; thou hast turned away from thy wrathful indignation.

Convert thou us, O God our Saviour; and turn away thine anger from us.

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? or wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from generation to generation?

Thou wilt turn again, O God, and quicken as; and thy people shall rejoice in thee.

Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy; and grant us thy salvation. I will hearken what the Lord God shall say within me; for he will speak peace unto his people;

And unto his saints, and unto them that are converted in heart.

Surely his salvation is nigh unto them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

For the Lord shall put forth his goodness, and our land shall yield her fruit.

Glory be, &c.

Ant. Remember not.

Lord have mercy.

Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy.

Our Father (in secret).

. And lead us not into temptation.

Ry. But deliver us from evil.

. Remember us, O Lord, in thy good will.

1. Visit us in thy salvation.

y. When the Lord shall have turned away the captivity of

his people.

R. Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

y. Convert us, O Lord God of hosts.

R. And shew thy face, and we shall be saved.

. Convert us, O Lord, and we shall be converted.

R. Renew our days, as from the beginning.

y. O Lord, hear my prayer.

17. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

O almighty, everlasting God, by the counsel of whose goodness the souls of all the faithful are bound together in a communion of prayers and merits, and united in the one only Church of Christ, whether they already reign triumphant in heaven, or still militant are straitened in the body, or, sentenced to expiatory sufferings, are being purified from their stains; look graciously upon our beloved country, now too long separated from this communion of saints, and deprived of all the graces which flow therefrom; make her speedily to return into this bond of charity and peace, that, from the opened treasures of thy Church, both living and dead may

receive indulgence and pardon. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then are said the prayers at the end.

Thursday.

Ant. Remember not.

From Ps. lxxxix.

Lord, thou hast been our refuge, from generation to generation.

Before the mountains were made, or the earth and the world were formed; from eternity and to eternity thou art God.

Turn not man away to be brought low: thou hast said, Be converted, O ye sons of men.

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday, which is past.

For in thy wrath we have fainted away, and are troubled in thine indignation.

Thou hast set our iniquities before thine eyes; our life in the light of thy countenance.

For all our days are spent ; and in thy wrath we have fainted away.

Turn thou again, O Lord, how long? and be entreated in favour of thy servants.

We are filled in the morning with thy mercy; and we have rejoiced and are delighted all our days.

We have rejoiced for the days in which thou hast humbled us; for the years in which we have seen evils.

Look upon thy servants, and upon thy works; and direct their children.

And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us; and direct thou the works of our hands upon us; yea, direct thou the work of our hands.

Glory be, &c.

Ant. Remember not.

Lord have mercy.

Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Our Father (in secret).

V. And lead us not into temptation.

R. But deliver us from evil.

y. Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion. R. That the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.

y. Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations, and whole burnt offerings.

Ry. Then shall they lay calves upon thine altar.

V. Convert us, O Lord God of hosts.

R. And shew thy face, and we shall be saved.

V. Convert us, O Lord, and we shall be converted.
R. Renew our days as from the beginning.

V. O Lord, hear my prayer.

Ry. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

O Lord Jesus Christ, infinite goodness, who by the divine Sacrament of thy Body and Blood, dost refresh, comfort, and nourish thy Church, and daily offerest thyself a sacrifice of praise and propitiation to the eternal Father; look graciously upon our beloved country, shut out from the sweet delights of this banquet; mercifully pardon all that hath been done or said, through impiety or ignorance, against these most holy mysteries in this land; inspire the minds of all men with faith and reverence for them, that they may become thy children, and be as olive plants round about thy table. livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

Then are said the prayers at the end.

Friday.

From Ps. lxxvi. lxxviii.

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I cried unto the Lord with my voice; unto God with my voice, and he hearkened unto me.

In the day of my trouble I sought after God, with my hands in the night lifted up to him; and I was not deceived. I thought upon the days of old; and I had in my mind the eternal years.

Will God then cast off for ever? or will he never be more favourable again?

Or will he cut off his mercy for ever, from generation to generation?

Or will God forget to shew mercy? or will he shut up his mercies in his anger?