Make the intention to gain all the indulgences you can this day by your prayers and good works.

Ask the Prayers of the Blessed Virgin, St. Joseph, your Guardian Angel, and your Patron Saint.

HOLY Virgin, Mother of God, my Mother and Patroness, I place myself under thy protection, I throw myself with confidence into the arms of thy com passion. Be to me, O Mother of mercy, my refuge in distress, my consolation under suffering, my advocate with thy adorable Son, now and at the hour of my death.

ANGELIC SALUTATION

HAIL MARY, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death. Amen.

OUR FATHER

OUR FATHER, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.


Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

AN ACT OF CONTRITION

O MY God, for the love of Thee, I heartily detest my sins. I am truly sorry for having offended Thee, because Thou art infinitely good. I firmly resolve never to offend Thee again, and by the help of Thy grace to amend my life.

Thank God for all Favors and Offer Yourself to Him.

MY God, Thou hast made me out of nothing, Thou hast redeemed me by the death of Thy Son, Thou hast sanctified me by the grace of Thy Holy Spirit, Thou hast favored me by a call to the religious life, Thou has sent me so many blessings through the Holy Eucharist, Thou hast preserved me and brought me happily to the beginning of another day: I thank Thee, my Lord, most humbly and earnestly for these benefits and for all the graces which Thou hast bestowed upon me. I offer and consecrate to Thee my whole being, and in particular all my thoughts, words, actions, and sufferings this day, beseeching Thee that through the infinite merits of Jesus Christ, my Saviour, they may all be pleasing and acceptable in Thy sight. May Thy divine love animate them, and may they all tend to Thy greater glory.

Resolve to Avoid Sin and to Practise Virtue.

ADORABLE Jesus, my Saviour and Master, model of all perfection, I resolve and will endeavor this day to imitate Thy example, to be, like Thee, mild, humble, chaste, obedient, charitable, and resigned. I will redouble my efforts that I may not fall this day into any of those sins which I have heretofore committed (here name my besetting sin), and which I sincerely desire to forsake.

Ask God for the Necessary Graces.

O MY God, Thou knowest my poverty and weakness, and that I am unable to do anything good with out Thee; deny me not, O God, the help of Thy grace: proportion it to my necessities; give me strength to avoid anything evil which Thou forbiddest, and to practise the good which Thou hast commanded; and enable me to bear patiently all the trials which it may please Thee to send me.

Let us pray for the Holy Church.

O GOD, hear our prayers in behalf of our Holy Father, Pope...., our bishops, our clergy, and for all that are in authority over us. Bless all Religious; bless the whole Catholic Church; convert all heretics and unbelievers; have mercy upon our country. Pour down Thy blessings, O Lord, upon all our friends, relatives, and benefactors. Help the poor and sick, and those who are in their last agony. O God of mercy and goodness, have compassion on the souls of the faithful in purgatory; put an end to their sufferings; and grant to all those for whom we are particularly bound to pray, eternal light, rest, and happiness.

V. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine.
R. Et lux perpetua luceat eis. Requiescant in pace. Amen.

AN ACT OF HOPE

O MY God, relying on Thy infinite power, goodness, and promises, I hope to obtain the pardon of my sins, the help of Thy grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.

AN ACT OF LOVE

O MY God, I love Thee above all things, and with my whole heart, because Thou art all-good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of Thee.

AN ACT OF FAITH

O MY God, I firmly believe that Thou art one God in three divine Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; I believe that Thy divine Son became man, and died for our sins, and that He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these, and all the truths which the holy Catholic Church teaches, because Thou hast revealed them, Who canst neither deceive nor be deceived.

SUSCIPE OF ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

Suscipe, Domine, universam meam libertatem. Accipe memoriam, intellectum, atque voluntatem omnem. Quidquid habeo vel possideo mihi largitus es; id tibi totum restituo, ac tuae prorsus voluntati trado gubernandum. Amorem tui solum cum gratia tua mihi dones, et dives sum satis, hec aliud quidquam ultra posco.

Receive, O Lord, all my liberty. Take my memory, my understanding, and my entire will. Whatsoever I have or possess Thou hast bestowed upon me; I give it all back to Thee and surrender it wholly to be governed by Thy Will. Give me love for Thee alone along with Thy grace, and I am rich enough and ask for nothing more.

MORNING PRAYERS

In the name of the Father + and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Place Yourself in the Presence of God, and adore His holy Name.

MOST holy and adorable Trinity, one God in three Persons, I believe that Thou art here present; I adore Thee with the deepest humility, and render to Thee, with my whole heart, the homage which is due to Thy sovereign majesty. Blessed be the holy and undivided Trinity, now and for ever. Amen.

ANOTHER FORM OF PRAYER BEFORE MEDITATION

Pater and Ave.

MY God, I believe that Thou art here truly present, that Thy divine eyes penetrate the secrets of my heart. Thou seest all its miseries.

I adore Thee in union with holy Mary, all the angels and saints, and all holy souls upon earth.

I deeply grieve for all my sins, especially for those which wound Thy Sacred Heart, and render my heart most unlike Thine.

I offer Thee, O Lord, all I possess: my soul with all its faculties, my body with all its senses. Miserable as this offering is, my God, it is all I have; and in return I ask the light of the Holy Spirit, that I may know Thy will and Thy grace, that I may do it.

I beseech Thee, grant that I may draw fruit from this prayer. Holy Mary, blessed Mother of Jesus, refuge of poor sinners, and my dear Mother, pray for me.

St. Joseph, St. Ignatius, St. Francis Xavier, pray for us.

A SHORT PREPARATORY PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART

MY Jesus, I desire to enter into Thy Sacred Heart, and to make my prayer there, that I may pray with Thee and through Thee, and adore the Father in spirit and in truth. I desire to unite myself as closely as possible to this source of all graces and blessings, that my heart may be inflamed, my mind enlightened, and all my deficiencies supplied. Amen.

PRAYER BEFORE MEDITATION

MY God, I firmly believe that Thou art here present. Thou dost penetrate my heart, and dwell therein as in Thy living temple:- I offer Thee my profound adoration and beseech Thee to give me the grace of perfect union with Thee now and for ever. Amen.

My Lord, I can do nothing of myself; I can not even have a good thought; therefore I beseech Thee, in this meditation, to direct all the powers of my soul to Thy service and glory, and to my sanctification. Amen.

ANOTHER PREPARATORY PRAYER

MY God, I firmly believe Thou art everywhere present, and seest all things. Thou seest me in all my actions; Thou seest me in this, my meditation. I bow down before Thee and worship Thy divine majesty with my whole being. Cleanse my heart from all vain, wicked, and distracting thoughts. Enlighten my understanding and inflame my will, that I may pray with reverence, attention, and devotion.

My Lord and my Creator! look graciously on Thy child, the work of Thy hands, and mercifully grant me the help of Thy grace, that all my intentions and acts during this meditation may be directed purely to the service and praise of Thy divine majesty; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

INVOCATIONS, ANTIPHONS AND SALUTATIONS

ORDINARY

V. Venite, adoremus Dominum qui fecit nos. V. Come, let us adore the Lord Who
made us.
R. Venite, adoremus. R. Come, let us adore Him.


SEASONAL

On Christmas Day

V. Christus natus est nobis; venite adoremus. V. Christ is born to us; come, let us adore Him.
R. Venite, adoremus. R. Come, let us adore Him.

On Maundy Thursday

V. Christus factus est pro nobis obediens V. Christ became obedient for us
usque ad mortem. unto death.


On Good Friday and Holy Saturday

V. Christus factus est pro nobis obediens V. Christ became obedient for us usque ad mortem; mortem autem crucis. unto death;
even the death on the cross.

On Easter Day

V. Surrexit Dominus vere, Alleluia. V. The Lord is risen indeed,
Alleluia.
R. Alleluia, Alleluia. R. Alleluia, Alleluia.

On Ascension Day

V. Alleluia; Christum Dominum ascendentem V. Alleluia; come, let us adore in coelum; venite adoremus, Alleluia. Christ, our Lord,
ascending into heaven, Alleluia.
R. Venite, adoremus, Alleluia. R. Come, let us adore Him, Alleluia.

Pentecost

V. Alleluia, Spiritus Domini replevit orbem V. Alleluia, the Spirit of; the Terrarium, venite, adoremus, Alleluia. Lord hath filled the whole
earth; come, let us adore Him,
Alleluia.
R. Venite, adoremus, Alleluia. R. Come, let us adore Him,
Alleluia.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISES IN THE MORNING

I. Aspirations and Invocations.
II. Mental Prayer.
III. Vocal Prayer.

On Awaking and Arising

ASPIRATIONS

In the name of the Father + and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

THE ANGELIC TRISAGION

SANCTUS, Sanctus, Sanctus, HOLY, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts:
Dominus Deus; exercituum: the earth is full of Thy glory.
Plena est terra gloria tua: Glory be to the Father,
Gloria Patri, gloria Filio, glory be to the Son,
gloria Spiritui Sancto. glory be to the Holy Ghost.

Indulgence of 100 days, once a day. Clement XIV., June 6, 1769.

Omnia ad majorem Dei gloriam!


PRAYER WHILE DRESSING

CLOTHE me, my Lord, with the robe of innocence; invest me, O most loving Jesus, true Spouse of my soul, with the wedding-garment of charity. Permit not that I appear stripped of good works before Thy face. Let me ever be loyal to Thee, and faithful to my promises.

Or, the following may be said:

CLOTHE me, my Lord, with the robe of innocence, and adorn my heart, O divine Spouse of my soul, with all the virtues that are pleasing to Thee; especially with humility, obedience, purity, charity, and an exact fidelity to my holy rules and vows.


PUTTING ON THE HABIT

GOOD Jesus, divine Spouse of my soul, I thank Thee for this cherished token of my allegiance to Thee; and I beseech Thee, that, with Thy grace, I may preserve unsullied the wedding-garment with which Thou didst invest my soul on the blessed day of my consecration to Thee.

In spirit cast yourself into the Sacred Heart of Jesus and say some ejaculatory prayer.


PRAYER OF ST. GERTRUDE ON AWAKING

Our divine Lord said to St. Mechtilde: When you awake in the morning, let your first act be to salute My Heart, and to offer Me your own.

I ADORE, praise, and salute Thee, O most sweet Heart of Jesus Christ, fresh and gladdening as the breath of spring, from which, as from a fountain of graces, sweeter than the honeycomb floweth evermore all good and all delight. I thank Thee with all the powers of my heart for having preserved me throughout this night, and for having rendered to God the Father praises and thanksgivings on my behalf. And now, O my sweet Love, I offer Thee my wretched and worthless heart as a morning sacrifice; I place it in Thy most tender Heart, and entrust it to Thy keeping; beseeching Thee that Thou wouldst deign to pour into it Thy divine inspirations, and to enkindle it with Thy holy love. Amen.


PRAYER OF BLESSED MARGARET

I BELIEVE that my Redeemer liveth, and that I shall rise again on the last day. Grant, O my God, that my resurrection be a glorious one. This hope rests in my heart. Replenish it, O God, so copiously with Thyself, that space be no longer found therein for creatures, for myself, or for earthly things. Permit me not, O Jesus, to fall from bodily into spiritual sleep, but awaken my heart, my spirit, and my will unto Thy love, in which I desire to persevere, like the angels, without interruption. O my divine Spouse, unite me so intimately with Thee that nothing shall be able to sever me from Thee. Thou art my life, my treasure, and my sole consolation. Let external occupations withdraw me not a moment from Thy holy presence, but let them rather be the means of a closer union with Thee.

O SACRED Heart of Jesus! O Heart of love! Wilt Thou have my poor heart? Take it, and plunge it into Thy Heart, that burning furnace of divine love, that it may be inflamed with charity.

O MOST amiable Heart! I love Thee because Thou art goodness itself. I offer Thee my heart and my whole being, in order to honor and glorify Thee now and for ever. Let me never displease Thee ; help me ever to do what is most pleasing to Thee.


EJACULATION TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

MAY the Heart of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament be praised, adored, and loved with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time. Amen.

Indulgence of 100 days, once a day. Pius IX., Feb. 29, 1868.