From It All Images of Vanity, and Engrave Therein the

Digitized by The Holy Trinity 485 recollection of Thy adorable presence. Eternal Son, enlighten my understanding, and conduct me in the path of salvation by the light of faith.

Holy Spirit, sanctify my will by the most ardent love ; render it sub- missive under the contradictions of this life, and never permit that by attachment to my own ideas or judg- ment, I should forfeit the blessings of peace offered to men of good-will and obedient minds.

Holy, ador- able, undivided Trinity, by Whose power, mercy, and providence I was created, redeemed, regenerated, and preserved to this moment, receive the oblation of my whole being, and take me out of the world rather than permit me to efface Your sacred image in my soul by mortal sin. I adore You, O Holy Trinity, I worship You, I most humbly give You thanks for having revealed to man this glorious, this incomprehen- sible mystery, and for granting to those who per- severe until death in the faithful profession of it, the reward of beholding and enjoying in heaven what we now believe and adore upon earth, one God in three Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen