majesty as is possible for a creature in this life. Never withdraw from me thy Holy Spirit, the guide of my voyage towards that eternal home, where I shall at length see thee face to face.
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a perfect spirit .
Restore to me that joy and that assistance which thou grantest to the faithful soul, who feels herself supported and encompassed in all her ways by thy protection and thy presence, and strengthen me in thy spirit.
I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted to thee.
Then will I teach sinners the admirable ways by which thou hast triumphed over my ingratitude, and the example of thy mercy towards me will encourage them to have recourse to thee, notwithstanding all their disorders and miseries, and thus shall the wicked be converted unto thee.
Deliver me from blood, O God, thou God of my salvation; and my tongue shall extol thy justice.
If I am guiltless of the blood of my fellow men, there is an infinitely more precious blood which has been shed for my sins. It is, therefore, fitting that I should pray; deliver me from blood, O Lord; forgive me those offences for which the Author of life has suffered death, and my tongue shall extol thy mercy with thy justice.
Thou, O Lord, wilt open my lips; and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
O Lord ! of myself, I cannot utter a good word. I can neither praise thee nor excite others to praise thee; when left to myself nothing moves me; nothing touches my heart; do thou then open my
