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Bona Mors Devotions.
else; do not sow your desires in another's garden, but cultivate well your own. Do not desire not to be what you are, but desire to be very well what you are. Be faithful in little things; per- fect yourself in your present circumstances, and bear the crosses, little or great, you will surely meet in the daily routine of your duties.
A Bona Mors Litany, and Other Prayers for a Happy Death
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, | ||
All ye holy angels and archangels, | ||
Holy Abraham, | ||
St. John the Baptist, | ||
St. Joseph, | ||
All ye holy patriarchs and prophets, | ||
St. Peter, | ||
St. Paul, | ||
St. Andrew, | ||
St. John, | ||
St. Jude, | Pray for us. | |
All ye holy apostles and evangelists, | ||
All ye holy disciples of Our Lord, | ||
All ye holy innocents, | ||
St. Stephen, | ||
St. Lawrence, | ||
All ye holy martyrs, | ||
St. Sylvester, | ||
St. Gregory, | ||
St. Augustine, | ||
St. Basil, | ||
St. Ambrose, |