Through All Eternity. Amen

V.

Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, that bora the Son of the eternal Father.

R. And blessed are the paps that gave suck to Christ oar Lord. Ave. BEFORE MATINS AND LAUDS.

O divine and adorable Lord Jesus Christ, who hast graci- ously redeemed us by thy bitter passion and death ; 1 offer these Matins and Lauds to thy honour and glory ; and most humbly beseech thee, through the vile treatment thou didst receive from the Jews, who dragged thee to the courts of the impious high priests, where thou wast falsely accused, smitten on the face, called a blasphemer, and declared guilty of death ; through the cruel torments, the blows, the bruises, and un- heard-of injuries, which thou enduredst during the whole night ; to grant us resignation and silence under all calumnies, detractions, and sufferings, for the love of thee, and to give us grace never to return injury for injury, but to practise the truly Christian revenge of overcoming evil with good, to do good to those who hate us, to bless those who curse us, and to pray for those who persecute and calumniate us. Amen