fear, that here we may obtain remission of our sins, and in the world to come eternal joy, through Thee Whom we believe to have been crucified for all, and Who livest. 403. [E.] Omost merciful LORD JESU CHRIST, Very GOD, full of lovingkindness and truth, have pity on us according to the multitude of Thy mercies. We pray Thee, by Thy most Precious Blood which Thou didst shed upon the altar of the Cross for us miserable sinners, take away our sins, and turn not Thyself from us, who, though unworthy, humbly entreat Thee, and call for mercy upon Thy most holy Name. 404. O CHRIST, GOD of our salvation, Who by Thy Passion quenchest our passions; grant to us Thy servants, O LORD JESU CHRIST, confessing our transgressions and iniquities, pardon for our offences, and remission of our sins, that we may obtain eternal life from Thy hands. Who. 405. [F.] O JESU, most loving Fountain of life and mercy, by that sentence of death pronounced against Thee by Pilate, to which Thou didst willingly submit for us, condemn us not, we pray Thee, in the day of judgment to eternal death. Through Thy mercy. 406. O CHRIST, Only-begotten SON of the Unbegotten FATHER, the innocent One, Who wast slain by wicked men, remember the price of Thy Blood, and blot out the sins of all Thy people. Thou Who didst vouchsafe for us to bear spitting, reproaches, bonds, smitings, blows, and scourgings, the Cross, the nails, the bitter draught, death, the spear, and burial at the last; grant to us miserable sinners, for whom Thou didst suffer all these, the infinite bliss of the kingdom of heaven, that we, who humbly adore Thy Passion, may be raised to heavenly blessings through the gladness of Thy Resurrection. Who. 407. [G.] O LORD JESU CHRIST, write Thy wounds upon our hearts in Thy most precious Blood, that in them we may read Thy sorrow and Thy love, so as to bear cheerfully for Thee all earthly troubles and adversities. Make us, we pray Thee, to share in Thy holy Passion and most bitter pain, which Thou barest in Thy sore and long hanging upon the Cross, when Thy blessed hands were nailed by wicked men, and Thy sacred feet fastened to the cruel tree. There too Thy whole Body was so strained that all Thy bones might be numbered, and when Thou didst yield up Thy most holy Spirit, Thy side was so pierced with the soldier's spear that blood and water flowed thereout for the redemption of the world. By those Thy sufferings, deliver us, Thy guilty servants, from everlasting death, and remember us, Thou Who hast come into Thy kingdom, and Who livest. Who wast given up for us unto 408. [H.] O LORD JESU CHRIST death, wast hung upon the Cross, of vinegar and didst drink the cup and gall; hear the sighs of Thy servants; grant Thy help in their distress, and let Thy holy Name ever be marked upon us. Who. 409. O LORD JESU CHRIST, we adore Thee hanging upon the Cross, wearing the crown of thorns upon Thy Head. We pray Thee that Thy Cross may save us from the destroying Angel. 410. O LORD JESU CHRIST, we adore Thee wounded upon the Cross, and given vinegar and gall to drink; we pray Thee that Thy wounds may be the healing of our souls. 411. [I.] O LORD JESU CHRIST, we beseech Thee by the bitterness of Thy Passion which Thou didst endure in the hour of death, espe cially when Thy most holy Soul fully in Thee, and awaking up after Thy likeness, may be satisfied with it. Through Thy mercy. Who livest. departed from Thy blessed Body, have mercy upon our souls in their departure from our bodies, and lead them unto eternal life. 412. O LORD JESU CHRIST, we adore Thee laid in the tomb and embalmed with myrrh and spices. We pray Thee that Thy death may be our life. 413. O LORD JESU CHRIST, we adore Thee descending into hell, and preaching the glad tidings of redemption to the prisoners of hope. Grant that when we depart this life we may enter with Thy faithful into the paradise of rest. 414. O LORD JESU CHRIST, we adore Thee rising again from death, ascending into heaven, and sitting on the right hand of the FATHER. We pray Thee that we may follow Thee there, and stand before Thy Face. 415. O LORD JESU CHRIST, Good Shepherd, preserve the righteous, justify sinners, have mercy upon all the faithful, and be gracious unto us miserable and unworthy sinners. Amen. For Future Happiness. 416. O merciful LORD JESU CHRIST, Who didst redeem us with Thy precious Blood; have mercy upon the soul of this Thy servant in this hour of his departure, and graciously bring him to the joyful dwellings of Paradise, that he may there love Thee with that unspeakable love which can never be separated from Thee and Thine elect. Who livest. For a Happy Death. 417. O LORD JESU CHRIST, Who by Thy death didst take away the sting of death; grant unto us Thy servants so to follow in faith where Thou hast led the way, that we may at length fall asleep peace Prayer of Commendation. 418. O GOD, FATHER of mercies, and GOD of all consolation, Who willest not that any that trusteth and hopeth in Thee should perish; graciously look upon Thy servant, whom true faith and Christian hope commend unto Thee. Visit him with Thy salvation, and, through the Passion and Death of Thine Only-begotten Son, mercifully grant unto him pardon and remission of all his sins, that his soul in the hour of his departure may find from all spot in the Blood of JESUS Thee a pitying Judge, and washed CHRIST, may pass into eternal life. Through. 419. Into Thy merciful hands, O LORD, we commend the soul of this Thy servant now departing meekly beseech Thee, a work of from the body; acknowledge, we Thine hands, a sheep of Thine own fold, a lamb of Thine own flock, Receive him into the blessed arms a sinner of Thine own redeeming. of Thine unspeakable mercy, into the sacred rest of Thine everlasting peace, and into the glorious estate of Thy chosen saints in heaven. GOD the FATHER, Who hath created thee; GOD the SON, Who hath redeemed thee; GOD the HOLY GHOST, Who hath poured down His grace upon thee; be now and evermore thy defence, assist thee in this thy last trial, and bring thee into the way of everlasting life. Amen. CHRIST, Who redeemed thee with His Agony and bloody Death, have thee in this agony of death. Amen. mercy upon thee, and strengthen CHRIST JESUS, Who rose the third day from death, raise up thy body again in the resurrection of the just. Amen. From death to life; from sorrow no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor pain. O take me where I may ever behold Thy face, and follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth. O LORD, in Thee is my trust: 0 cast not out my soul. deliver me: make haste, O LORD, O LORD, let it be Thy pleasure to to help me. Thou art my Helper and my Redeemer; O LORD, make no long tarrying. Come, LORD JESU, come quickly. When the Soul has departed. O Thou Lamb of GOD, that takest away the sins of the world. Grant him Thy peace. 420. O LORD, with Whom do to joy: from a vale of misery to a live the spirits of them that die, Paradise of mercy. O CHRIST, Who didst suffer so grievously, and then enteredst into Thy glory, make me to suffer with Thee, that I may also be glorified with Thee. and by Whom the souls of Thy servants, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh are in joy and felicity: we most humbly beseech Thee for this Thy servant, that, having received forgiveness of all his sins which he hath committed in this world, he may escape the gates of hell, and the pains of eternal darkness; that he may for I shall walk before the LORD in and Jacob in the region of light ever dwell with Abraham, Isaac, the land of the living. I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that I shall be raised again at the last day. and Thy blessed Presence, where there is neither weeping nor heaviness; and that when the dreadful day of the general judgment shall come, he may rise again with the just, and receive this dead body, which must now be buried in the earth, to be joined with his soul, and be made pure and incorruptible for ever after in Thy glorious kingdom. For the merits. 421. O LORD, receive the soul of Thy servant, which Thou hast been pleased to call out of the prison of this world; deliver it from the place of punishment, and grant that it may enjoy the blessedness of everlasting rest and light with Thine elect saints in the glory of the Resurrection. Through. On the Death of a Child. 422. O LORD JESU CHRIST, Who takest the righteous away from the evil to come, and hast been pleased to call a child from this family unto Thyself: comfort, we beseech Thee, the hearts of his parents; and as Thou gavest Thy beloved disciple to console Thy Blessed Mother when she stood by Thy Cross, so now grant that these mourners may be consoled by the ministry of Thy holy Word. Who livest. of Thy servant, which Thou hast caused to depart from this world, and unite it to the fellowship of Thy saints. Through. 426. O LORD JESU CHRIST, Who by Thy death broughtest help unto the dead; mercifully hear our prayers for the faithful departed, and grant that we may obtain salvation for ourselves and rest for them, so that the faith by which we and they alike believe in Thee may justify us from our sins and deliver them from all tribulation. Through Thy mercy, O our GOD, Who art blessed and livest. 427. O GOD, perfect Love and loving Truth, unwearied in goodness and mercy, Who willest to For the Repose and Blessedness of save us from death, and madest our the Departed. 423. Absolve, O LORD, we beseech Thee, the soul of Thy servant, that dead unto the world it may live unto Thee, and whatsoever sins it hath committed through the weakness of the flesh in this mortal life, wash away by the pardon of Thy merciful love. Through. 424. O GOD, the Bestower of pardon, Who desirest the salvation of mankind; we beseech Thy mercy that Thou wouldest cause the soul of Thy servant departed from this world to attain with all Thy saints to fellowship in everlasting blessedness. Through. 425. Bow down Thine ear, O LORD, to our prayers with which we suppliantly entreat Thy mercy, that Thou wouldest place in the abode of peace and light the soul LORD JESUS CHRIST to undergo death that His descent into hell we humbly entreat Thee that, grantmight be our ascension into heaven; ing pardon of all his sins to Thy servant whom Thou hast called this world, Thou wouldest place his from the toils and pilgrimage of soul in Abraham's bosom. Through the same. For the Coming of Christ's Kingdom. 428. O LORD JESU CHRIST, Who hast promised to come again in like manner as Thou didst go into heaven; we pray Thee to hasten the time of Thine Advent, that sin and death may be overcome, and that we, with all Thy faithful departed, may be perfected in blessedness in that day when Thou makest up Thy jewels. Through Thy mercy, O our GOD, Who art blessed and livest. |