And Strengthen Me Daily with Thy Grace

O glorious Virgin, unite with me in giving thanks to FOR COMMUNION. thy beloved Son, who hath restored me to his grace, and refreshed my soul with the banquet of his most precious body. Offer him all the grateful service thou didst him in this life, to supply the defects of my devotion ; and obtain of him that he depart not from me without leav- ing a large benediction behind him for my soul.

O all ye holy angels, ministering spirits of God, be- hold the only Son of the eternal Father, whom you adored at his entrance into the world. Intercede with him in my behalf, that I may henceforth serve him with the same spirit and truth wherewith you ministered to him whilst he remained on earth, and with the same cheerfulness wherewith you now obey him in his heavenly kingdom. 0 all ye men and women, saints of God, behold here with- in my breast your Lord, the source and reward of all your sanctity and grace, and let your prayers be joined with mine ; that by his grace I may follow your steps in the exact performance of every duty, till, abounding in good works, I may at length be admitted into your society, and possess my Jesus for all eternity. To your Patron Saint .

O great Saint N, whose name has [or names have] been conferred upon me, and under whose patronage I have placed myself, obtain for me grace to fulfil the holy resolutions I have this day made. Help me, by thy powerful intercession, to lead a life conformable to the ? sacred character I have received, and to imitate the vir- tues for which thou wast so remarkable. Protect me through all the perils of life, and abandon me not at the awful hour of death. Amen