To Be One Day Reckoned in the Number of Thy Elect. Amen

grant unto me, 1 beseech thee, the fruit of Charity, that I may be united to thee by divine love ; the fruit of Joy, that I may be tilled with a holy consolation ; the fruit of Peace, that I may enjoy inward tranquillity of soul ; the fruit of Patience, that I may endure humbly every thing that may be opposed to my own desires ; the fruit of Benignity, that I may willingly relieve the necessities of my neighbour ; the fruit of Goodness, that I may be benevolent towards all ; the fruit of Longanimity, that I may not be dis- couraged by delay, but may persevere in prayer ; the fruit of Mildness, that 1 may subdue every rising of evil temper, stifle every murmur, and repress the susceptibilities of my nature, in all my dealings with my neighbour ; the fruit of Fidelity, that I may rely, with assured confidence, on the word of God ; the fruit of Modesty, that I may order my ex- terior regularly ; the fruits of Continency and Chastity, that I may keep my body in such holiness as becometh thy temple, so that, having, by thy assistance, preserved my heart pure on earth, I may merit, in Jesus Christ, according to the words of the Gospel, to see God eternally in the glory of his king- dom. Amen