Christ

we beseech thee, that we may be able to die continually to this wicked world, and serve God with ardour and fidelity. Look in pity on our miseries, and by thy protection keep us ever firmly attached to the law of the Lord. Extend over ub thy favouring hand, and be our blessed succour, that by thy help we may escape the innu- merable dangers of the world, and the cruel enemies of our salvation. Direct our hearts in the way of all those virtues of which thou hast given us so many and so just examples, to the end that, following in thy steps, we may be found worthy to praise God with thee on earth, and to chant his mer- cies through all eternity.

O holy Aloysius, adorned with angelic graces, I, thy most unworthy and devoted servant, recommend to thee especially the chastity of my soul and body . I beseech thee, by thy angelic purity, to com- mend me to the immaculate Lamb, Christ Jesus, and to his most holy Mother, Virgin of virgins, and to preserve me from every grievous sin. Per- mit me not to defile myself with any stain of impurity ; and when thou shalt see me in temptation, or in danger of sin- ning, drive far from my heart all unclean thoughts and affec- tions, and, awakening in me the remembrance of eternity and of Jesus crucified, engraTe deeply in my heart a holy fear of God, and inflame me with divine love ; so that, by imitat- ing thee on earth, I may merit to be associated with thee in the enjoyment of God in hea- ven. Amen