Of Thee

grant that henceforth I may shew myself worthy of the glorious title of a disciple of Jesus Christ. Rather let me die than drive thee from my heart. A Prayer to be said brfore leaving the Church .

O Lord, I am about to leave this holy place, in which thy Holy Spirit hath vouchsafed to visit my soul. I am going to return to the world, whose whole spirit is opposed to the mind of Jesus Christ. Withdraw not thyself from me, O most Holy Spirit ; give me not up to its malice and wicked- ness. Let thy love embrace me on every side. Suffer not that this forehead, on which the holy unction is still glisten- -gr ing, should ever be ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, nor THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION. the members of my body, which is now become thy temple, should ever be dishonoured and defiled by sin. Oh, may my heart never resist thee, O most blessed Spirit, but ever yield to the impressions of thy grace ; for thou art the Spirit of wisdom and the Spirit of strength, and thou only canst ac- complish in me those good desires with which thou inspirest me. Amen