Prayer for a Happy Death
By Cardinal Newman
O MY Lord and Saviour, support me in my last hour by the strong arms of Thy sacraments, and the fragrance of Thy consolations. Let Thy absolving words be said over me, and the holy oil sign and seal me; and let Thine own body be my food, and Thy blood my sprinkling; and let Thy Mother Mary come to me, and my angel whisper peace to me, and Thy glorious saints and my own dear patrons smile on me, that in and through them all I may die as I desire to live, in Thy Church, in Thy faith, and in Thy love. Amen.
EJACULATION
My Jesus, mercy.
Indulgence of 100 days, each time.—Pius IX, Sept. 24, 1846.
To Jesus
O JESUS, while adoring thy last breath, I pray Thee to receive mine. In the uncertainty whether I shall have the command of my senses, when I shall depart out of this world, I offer Thee from this moment my agony and all the pains of my passing away. Thou art my Father and my Saviour, and I give back my soul into Thy hands. I desire that my last moment may be united to the moment of Thy death, and that the last beat of my heart may be an act of pure love of Thee. Amen.
Indulgence of 100 days, once a day.—Leo XIII, July 16, 1902.
EJACULATION
Jesus, Mary, and good Joseph, bless us, now and in the agony of death.
Indulgence of 50 days.—Pius X, June 9, 1906.
