This Fast,

We beseech thee to hear us. LITANY FOR LENT. That putting off the old man, we may put on the new, created according to God, in justice and holiness of truth, That we endeavour to bear one an- other’s burdens, and communicate what we have to the distressed, because with such sacrifice thou art well pleased, That by good works we strive to make our calling and election sure, That by thy Spirit we mortify the deeds of tne flesh, and thus be worthy to become thy holy temples, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins the world, hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins the world, spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins the world, have mercy on us. LET US PRAY. Q God, who by sin art offended, and by penance pacified, mercifully grant that thy people, who, by abstinence, mortify their bodies, may, by the observance of thy law, abstain from all things displeasing to thee. Stretch forth, 0 Lord, over thy faithful the right hand of thy power, that, seeking thee with all their hearts, and loving their neigh- bour as themselves, they may effectually ob- tain what they humbly ask, in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen