THE PRIEST'S PRAYER BOOK. Private Offices. PRIME. In the Name of the FATHER, and of the SON, and of the HOLY GHOST. Amen. Our FATHER, &c. From anger's din would shield our life: So we, when this new day is gone, Shall praise His Name for victory gained. All laud to GOD the FATHER be; To GOD the Holy Paraclete. Amen. V. But Thou, O LORD, have mercy upon us. Ry. Thanks be to GOD. V. O CHRIST, SON of the living GOD. Ry. Have mercy upon us. y. Thou Who sittest at the right hand of the FATHER. Ry. Have mercy upon us. V. Glory, &c. R. O CHRIST, SON of the living GOD, have mercy upon us. V. O CHRIST, arise, help us. R. And deliver us, for Thy Name's sake. V. The LORD be with you. Ry. And with thy spirit. . Let us pray. LORD, have mercy, &c. Our FATHER, &c. I believe, &c. . Unto Thee have I cried, O LORD. Ky. And early shall my prayer come before Thee. Y. Ŏ let my mouth be filled with Thy praise. R. That I may sing of Thy Antiphon. I laid me down and glory and honour all the day long. slept. Ps. 54. Save me, O GOD, &c. 119 (1-32.) Blessed are those that are undefiled, &c. V. LORD, turn Thy Face from my sins. R. And put out all my misdeeds. . Make me a clean heart, O GOD. Ry. And renew a right spirit within me. Y. Cast me not away B . from Thy presence. Ry. And take to have mercy upon me, and to not Thy HOLY SPIRIT from me. bring me to everlasting life. O give me the comfort of Thy help again. Ry. And stablish me with Thy free Spirit. . Then shall I teach Thy ways unto the wicked. Ry. And sinners shall be converted unto Thee. . Our help is in the Name of the LORD. Ry. Who hath made heaven and earth. The Confession. I confess to GOD the FATHER Almighty, to His Only-Begotten SON JESUS CHRIST our LORD, and to GOD the HOLY GHOST, and before the whole company of heaven, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, through my own fault, through my own most grievous fault [especially. . . .] Wherefore I beseech GOD the FATHER, His OnlyBegotten SON JESUS CHRIST Our LORD, and GOD the HOLY GHOST . Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us, O LORD? Ry. That Thy people may rejoice in Thee. V. Show us Thy mercy, O LORD. Ry. And grant us Thy salvation. . Vouchsafe, O LORD. R. To keep us this day without sin. . O LORD, have mercy upon us. Ry. Have mercy upon us. y. O LORD, let Thy mercy lighten upon us. R. As our trust is in Thee. V. Turn Thee again, O LORD, at the last. R. And be gracious unto Thy servants. . LORD, hear our prayer. Ry. And let our cry come unto Thee. V. Let us pray. Third Coll. for Matins. O LORD, our heavenly FATHER, &c. [Here may be added, 26–34, In the Name, &c. TERCE. 7. O GOD, make speed, &c. R. O LORD, make haste, &c. V. Glory, &c. Ry. As it was, &c. Alleluia. Hymn. Come, HOLY GHOST, our souls inspire, &c. Ant. O learn me. Ps. 119 (33-80.) Teach me, O LORD, &c. Ant. O learn me true understanding and knowledge. The Chapter. Rev. xxii. 17. The Spirit and the Bride say, Come; and let him that heareth say, Come, and let him that is athirst come; and whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. mighty and Merciful God, that Thy 1. Grant, we beseech Thee, AlHOLY SPIRIT may come unto us, . But Thou, &c. Ry. Thanks, and dwell in us, and make us to be &c. . Now the LORD is that a worthy temple of His glory. Spirit. R. And where the Spirit | Through. O GoD of truth, O LORD of might, Through JESUS CHRIST, Thine only SON; Who, with the HOLY GHOST and Thee, Ant. The ungodly laid wait for me to destroy me. Ps. 119 (81-128.) My soul hath longed, &c. Ps. 22. My GOD, my GOD, &c. Ant. The ungodly laid wait for me to destroy me, but I will consider Thy testimonies. The Chapter. Isa. iv. 6. There shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain. V. But Thou, &c. Ry. Thanks, &c. . I said, I will go up to the palm-tree. Ry. I will take hold of the boughs thereof. . Glory, &c. R. As it was, &c. V. Therefore Above mine enemies round about me. shall He lift up mine head. R. y. The LORD be with you. Ry. And with thy spirit. y. Let us pray. LORD, have mercy, &c. Our FATHER, &c. . Hide not Thy face from Thy servant, for I am in trouble. R. O haste Thee and hear me. . Draw nigh unto my soul and save it. R. O deliver me, because of mine enemies. V. LORD, hear, &c. Ry. And let, &c. . Let us pray. 2. O LORD JESU CHRIST, Who at the sixth hour of the day didst ascend the Cross for the redemption of the world, and didst shed Thy precious Blood for the remission of Thee, that by the merits of Thy our sins; grant, we humbly beseech Passion and Wounds, we may, after our death, enter into the gates of Paradise with joy. Who. 3. O LORD JESU CHRIST, Who wast lifted up upon the Wood of the Cross that all the world, which was in darkness, might be enlightened; pour forth, we beseech Thee, that light upon our souls and bodies, through which we may attain unto life everlasting. Who. |