St. Vincent's Manual/Evening Prayers.
EVENING PRAYERS.
In the name of the Father, &c.
Let us enter in spirit into the adorable heart of Jesus; let us place ourselves in the presence of God; let us adore him and give him thanks for all the benefits we hare received from him particularly this day.
O MY God! we adore thee through the sacred heart of thy Divine Son, as our Creator and Sovereign Good; we give thee thanks for all thy mercies to us, spiritual and temporal, general and particular, but more especially for the favors bestowed on us this day. May thy holy name be eternally praised and glorified, and may we never be ungrateful for thy bounties. Amen.
Let us ask of our Lord Jesus Christ the grace to discover the sins we have committed this day, and let us beg of him a true sorrow for them.
O MY Lord Jesus Christ! Judge of the living and the dead, before whom we must one day appear to give an exact account of our whole life; enlighten us, we beseech thee, and give us an humble and contrite heart, that we may see wherein we have offended thy infinite Majesty, and judge ourselves now with such a just severity that thou mayest then judge us with mercy and clemency.
Let us examine ourselves, and consider how we have spent this day, what sins we hare committed against God, our neighbor, or our selves; and reflect whether we have complied with the full duty of our state of life.
Here pause ten minutes for the general examen. Then say the Confiteor, the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary, and the Apostles' Creed.
MOST merciful Lord! we are sorry from the bottom of our hearts for all the sins we have committed, purely because they are offensive to thee, who art a God of infinite goodness: we sincerely detest them, and firmly purpose, through thy holy grace, never to offend thee any more. Enlighten our understandings, and strengthen our wills, that we may persevere in thy favor till death. Amen.
O my God! we firmly believe all the sacred truths the Catholic Church believes and teaches, because thou hast revealed them.
Relying on thy goodness and promises, we hope to obtain the pardon of our sins, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, and by the intercession of his blessed Mother, and of all the Saints.
We love thee, above all things, with our whole heart and soul, purely for thyself, and we desire to love thee, as the blessed do in heaven. We also love our neighbor, for thy sake, as we love ourselves. And we sincerely forgive all who have injured us, and ask pardon of all whom we have injured.
We adore all the designs of thy Divine Providence, resigning ourselves entirely to thy will. We renounce the devil with all his works, the world with all its pomps, and the flesh with all its temptations. We desire to be dissolved, and to be with Christ.
V. Father, into thy hands we commend our spirit.
R. Sweet Jesus! receive our souls. May the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, and all the Saints and Angels, glorify and love the sacred heart of Jesus for us this night, and pray for us to our Lord, that we may be preserved during it from all sin and evil.
Blessed St. Michael, defend us in the day of battle, that we may not be lost at the dreadful judgment. O Angels of God! to whose care we are committed by the Supreme Clemency, enlighten, govern and defend us, this night, from all sin and danger.
Save us, O Lord! waking, and keep us sleeping, that we may watch with Christ, and rest in peace. Amen.
V. Vouchsafe, O Lord! this night to keep us without sin.
R. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us.
V. O Lord, hear our prayer.
R. And let our supplication come unto thee.
VISIT, we beseech thee, O Lord! this habitation, and drive from it all the snares of the enemy. Let thy holy Angels dwell herein, to preserve us in peace; and may thy blessing be upon us for ever: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
GOD the Father! bless us: Jesus Christ! defend and keep us: Divine Spirit! enlighten and sanctify us, this night, and for ever; and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
O LORD Jesus Christ! we humbly beg of thee, by the precious blood thou didst shed for us in the Garden of Olives, that thou wilt give thy blessing to those who are in their agony; and that thou wilt deliver the poor souls from purgatory, but especially the most abandoned. Conduct them to thy glory, where they will praise and bless thee for ever and ever. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, &c. (seven times.)
Hail Mary, &c.
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of hosts : all the earth is full of thy glory. Glory be to the Father, &c.
THE LITANY OF ST. JOSEPH.
| 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, Spouse of St. Joseph, | Pray for us. | |
| St. Joseph, chosen of God to be the Spouse of Mary, | ||
| St. Joseph, filled with the blessing of heaven, | ||
| St. Joseph, first among the patriarchs, | ||
| St. Joseph, a helper given to Mary like unto herself, | ||
| St. Joseph, the Virgin Consort of a Virgin Mother, | ||
| St. Joseph, comfort of the Mother of God, | ||
| St. Joseph, Son of David, | ||
| St. Joseph, after Mary, first adorer of Jesus Infant, | ||
| St. Joseph, the reputed father of the Son of God, | ||
| St. Joseph, whom the Lord made master of his house, and ruler of his possessions, | ||
| St. Joseph, ruler of the Lord of the universe, | ||
| St. Joseph, governor of incarnate Wisdom, |
| St. Joseph, nursing father to him by whom all creatures live, | Pray for us. | |
| St. Joseph, organ of the divine Word reduced to silence, | ||
| St. Joseph, saviour of the Saviour of mankind, | ||
| St. Joseph, pattern of silence and resignation, | ||
| St. Joseph, head of the most noble and most holy family, | ||
| St. Joseph, honored and served by the king and queen of heaven, | ||
| St. Joseph, singularly beloved by Jesus and Mary, | ||
| St. Joseph, just and perfect man, | ||
| St. Joseph, accomplished model of an interior life, | ||
| St. Joseph, blessed with the happiness of dying in the arms of Jesus and Mary, | ||
| St. Joseph, piously believed to have risen with Jesus Christ, | ||
| St. Joseph, seated on a throne of glory near those of Jesus and Mary, | ||
| St. Joseph, special protector of dying Christians, |
Lamb of God, &c., (three times.)
V. Pray for us, O holy St. Joseph.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Assist us, O Lord, we beseech thee, by the merits of the Spouse of thy most holy Mother; that what our own power cannot obtain, may be given us by his intercession: who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
THE LITANY OF OUR LADY OF LORETTO.
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, | Pray for us. | |
| Holy Mother of God, | ||
| Holy Virgin of virgins, | ||
| Mother of Christ, | ||
| Mother of divine grace, | ||
| Mother most pure, | ||
| Mother most chaste, | ||
| Mother undefiled, | ||
| Mother unviolated, | ||
| Mother most amiable, | ||
| Mother most admirable, | ||
| Mother of our Creator, | ||
| Mother of our Redeemer. | ||
| Virgin most prudent, | ||
| Virgin most venerable, | ||
| Virgin most renowned, | ||
| Virgin most powerful, | ||
| Virgin most merciful, | ||
| Virgin most faithful, | ||
| Mirror of justice, | ||
| Seat of wisdom, | ||
| Cause of our joy, | ||
| Spiritual vessel, | ||
| Vessel of honor, | ||
| Vessel of singular devotion, | ||
| Mystical rose, | ||
| Tower of David, | ||
| Tower of ivory, | ||
| House of gold, | ||
| Ark of the Covenant, | ||
| Gate of heaven, | ||
| Morning star, |
| Health of the weak, | Pray for us. | |
| Refuge of sinners, | ||
| Comforter of the afflicted, | ||
| Help of Christians, | ||
| Queen of Angels, | ||
| Queen of patriarchs, | ||
| Queen of prophets, | ||
| Queen of apostles, | ||
| Queen of martyrs, | ||
| Queen of confessors, | ||
| Queen of virgins, | ||
| Queen of all Saints, | ||
| Queen conceived without sin, | ||
| Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. | ||
| Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord. | ||
| Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us. | ||
| Christ, hear us. | ||
| Christ, graciously hear us. | ||
| Lord, have mercy on us. | ||
| Christ, have mercy on us. | ||
| Lord, have mercy on us. | ||
| V. Pray for us, O holy mother of God! | ||
| R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. |
LET US PRAY.
POUR forth, we beseech thee, O Lord! thy grace into our hearts, that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, thy Son, has been made known by the message of an angel, may by his passion and death be brought to the glory of his resurrection: through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
DE PROFUNDIS.
OUT of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord, Lord, hear my voice.
Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand it?
For with thee there is merciful forgiveness : and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord.
My soul hath relied on his word: my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord.
Because with the Lord there is mercy; and with him plentiful redemption.
And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
V. Eternal rest give to them, O Lord.
R. And let perpetual light shine upon them.
V. May they rest in peace.
R. Amen.
O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of thy servants departed, the remission of all their sins; that through pious supplications they may obtain that pardon which they have always desired: who livest and reignest with the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
WE fly to thy patronage, O holy mother of God, despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us from all dangers, O ever glorious and blessed Virgin.
V. Vouchsafe that we may praise thee, O Blessed Virgin!
R. Give us strength against thy enemies.
Blessed is God in his Saints. Amen.
May the divine assistance, &c.
From the 16th of December to the 2d of February inclusively, say the Litany of the Infant Jesus, instead of the Litany of St. Joseph. Then say the Litany of the Blessed Virgin, &c., as for every night.