Without Reserve, with a Most Perfect Submission

Far be it from me, O Lord, to oppose the order of thy wisdom, and, unfaithful to the inspiration of thy grace, to strive to subject the will of the Creator to the caprice of the creature. It is not for the servant to choose the way in which he will serve his master: do thou lay upon me what commands thou pleasest. “ My lot is in thine hands.” I make no exception, lest perchance that which I except be that which thou wiliest, and because I am too short-sighted to discover in the future the different obstacles I shall meet with, if, without thy guidance, I make myself the arbiter of my own conduct. Speak, Lord, to my soul ; speak to me as thou didst to the youthful Samuel : “ Speak to me, Lord ; for thy servant hearetli.” I cast myself at thy feet, and I am ready, if it be thy will, to sacrifice myself as a victim to thee for the remainder of my days, in such wise as thou shalt deem most worthy of thy greatness.

O my God, overrule the affections of my parents, and guide their projects according to the counsels of thine eternal wisdom.

Lord, I desire to consult thee as the oracle of truth, sincerely and without preference ; grant that they also may submit themselves to its decrees, faith- fully and without reserve. A Prayer in Times of threatened Calamity .

O Jesus Christ, we call upon thee, holy immortal God. Have mercy upon us and upon all men. Purify us by thy holy blood, forgive us by thy holy blood, save us by thy holy blood, now and for ever. Amen