Angel all peaceful, to this temple send us Angel most mighty, that old serpent quelling, Angel, Physician, health on us bestowing, Let Mary, Mother of our God, be o'er us; Oh, may the Godhead, endless bliss possessing, Prayers for the Sick. A Prayer that may be added to Daily Prayers in time of Sickness. MY God, my first Beginning, my last End, I receive this affliction as from Thy hand; I confess Thy right to do with me as Thou wilt; I rejoice in Thy fatherly goodness, which will never chasten me without cause; I have sinned enough to deserve every punishment Thou couldest send me, yea, punishment eternal; I offer myself therefore to endure whatsoever Thou willest, as Thou willest, as long as Thon willest. 131 But, O my Father, remember whereof I am made, remember that I am but dust, rebuke not in Thy wrath, chasten me not in Thy displeasure: Scourge me, but as Thy son; chasten me, but as Thy child. Remember that I am a member, erring and unworthy in truth, but still a member of Thine Only-begotten Son; call to mind His holy life and conversation, His passion and death, and, for the sake of His abundant merits, leave not my poor soul, which confesses Thee, without Thy comforts, but save me for the sake of thy mercy and of Thy dear Son. Amen. Ejaculatory Prayers proper for a Sick Person. LORD, I accept this sickness from Thy hands, and entirely resign myself to Thy blessed will, whether it be for life or death. Not my will, but Thine be done; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Lord, I submit to all the pains and uneasiness of this my illness; my sins have deserved infinitely more. Lord, I offer up to Thee all that I now suffer, or may have yet to suffer, to be united to the Sufferings of my Redeemer, and sanctified by His Passion. I worship Thee, O my God and my Al, as my first Beginning and last End; and I desire to bow down all the powers of my soul to Thee. Lord, I desire to praise Thee for ever, in sickness as well as in health; I desire to join my heart and voice with the whole Church of heaven and earth in blessing thee for ever. I give thee thanks from the bottom of my heart for all Thy mercies and blessings bestowed upon me and Thy whole Church, through Jesus Christ Thy Son. I thank Thee above all for having loved me from all eternity, and redeemed me with His precious Blood. Let not that Blood be shed for me in vain. Lord, I believe all those heavenly truths which Thou hast revealed, and which Thy holy Catholic Church believes and teaches. O my God, all my hope is in Thee; and through the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ, my Redeemer, I hope for salvation from Thee. In Thee O Lord, have I put my trust, let me never be confounded. O sweet Jesu, receive me into Thine arms, in this day of my distress: hide me in Thy Wounds, bathe my soul in Thy precious Blood. I love Thee, O my God, with my whole heart and soul above all things; at least I desire so to love Thee. Oh, come, and take now full possession of my whole soul, and teach me to love Thee for ever. I desire to depart and to be with Christ. When will Thy kingdom come, O Lord? When wilt Thou perfectly reign in all hearts? When shall sin be no more? I desire to embrace every neighbour with perfect charity for the love of Thee. I forgive, from my heart, all who have in any way offended or injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have in any way offended. Have mercy on me, O God, after Thy great goodness; according to the multitude of Thy mercies, do away mine offences. Who will give water to my head and a fountain of tears to mine eyes, that night and day I may weep for all my sins? Oh, that I had never offended so good a God! Oh, that I had never sinned! Happy those souls that have always preserved their baptismal inno cence. Lord, be merciful to me a sinner: sweet Jesus, Son of the living God, have mercy on me. I commend my soul to God, my Creator, Who made me out of nothing; to Jesus Christ, my Saviour, Who redeemed me with his precious Blood; to the Holy Ghost, Who sanctified me in Baptism. Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. I renounce from this moment, and for all eternity, the devil and all his works; and I abhor all his suggestions and temptations. Oh, suffer not, O Lord, this mortal enemy of my soul to have any power over me, either now or at my last hour. Let Thy holy Angels defend me from all the powers of darkness, and let Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, sinners, now and at the hour of death. Let all the blessed Angels and Saints of God pray for me a poor sinner. A Prayer before Holy Anointing. LORD JESU CHRIST, according to the word of Thine Apostle, I have sent for the Presbyter of the Church, that he may anoint me with oil in Thy Name; let the prayer of faith save me, O Lord, and, if it be Thy holy will raise me up sound and whole from this bed of sickness, when Thou wilt and as Thou wilt; but if not, Thy will be done. I have committed sins, many and deadly, let them all be forgiven me; and pour into the wounds of my soul the inward unction of Thy Holy Spirit; for the sake of Thy most meritorious Cross and Passion. Amen. A Prayer after the Anointing. How great is hy goodness, with sd, many hast provided Thy children with so many means of grace in Thy Church! I bless Thy holy Name for the sacred unction which has now hallowed my body; let the consolation thereof be poured over my wounded weary soul, send me such bodily restoration as shall seem good unto Thee, and let me be set free from all the effects of my sins; for the merits' sake of Thine own Blood and Passion. Amen. J. APPROACH OF DEATH. ESUS! ever loving Saviour, By Thy life and death of sorrow, When the last dread hour approaching, Turn not Thou in anger from me ; Jesus! by the shame and sorrow By those three long hours of sorrow |