avarice by almsdeeds, anger by meekness, and tepidity by devotion.
O my God! make me prudent in my undertakings, courageous in dangers, patient in affliction, and humble in prosperity.
Grant that I may be ever attentive at my prayers, temperate at my meals, diligent in my employments, and constant in my resolutions.
Let my conscience be ever upright and pure, my exterior modest, my conversation edifying, and my comportment regular.
Assist me, that I may continually labor to overcome nature, to correspond with Thy grace, to keep Thy commandments, and to work out my salvation.
Make me realize, O my God! the nothingness of this world, the greatness of heaven, the shortness of time, and the length of eternity.
Grant that I may prepare for death; that I may fear Thy judgments, and in the end obtain heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Indulgences for a Novena in Honor of the Guardian Angel
i. Three hundred days, each day.
ii. Plenary, once during the novena (on the usual conditions).
The novena may be made at any time and with any form of prayer sanctioned by competent ecclesiastical authority. — Pius IX, November 26, 1876.
Prayer to the Angel Guardian
ANGEL of God, my guardian dear,
To whom His love commits me here.
Ever this day be at my side.
To light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
Indulgence of 100 days; plenary indulgence on the feast of the holy guardian angels (Oct. 2), to those who shall
