WEDNESDAY. The Third Hour. It is the Third Hour of the day.-Acts ii. 15. Hymn of Praise, 1.-The heavens declare the glory of God: and the firmament showeth his handy-work. 2. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun: which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course. 3. It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it again : and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 4.-Praise the Lord, sun and moon: praise him all ye stars and light. 5. He healeth the broken in heart and giveth medicine to heal their sickness. 6. He telleth the number of the stars and calleth them all by their names. 7. He bindeth the sweet influences of Pleiades : and looseth the bands of Orion. 8. He bringeth forth Mazzaroth in his season: and guideth Arcturus with his sons. 9.-Great is our Lord and great is his power: yea and his wisdom is infinite. Glory, &c. The Sixth Hour. Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the Prayer against the seven deadly sins, and for the graces opposite thereto. 1.-From pride, good Lord, deliver me. Give me grace, O Lord, to be clothed with humility; and in lowliness of mind to esteem others better than myself. 2. From envy, good Lord, deliver me. Pour into my heart, O Lord, that charity which envieth not; that I may rejoice with them that do rejoice, and account my brother's gain to be my own. 3.-From wrath, good Lord, deliver me. Grant me grace to put away from me all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour and evil speaking, with all malice, and to be kind to all men, tender-hearted, forgiving others, even as thou, O Lord, for Christ's sake, hast promised to forgive me. 4. From gluttony, good Lord, deliver me. Give me grace to use such abstinence that my flesh may be subdued unto the Spirit, and that I may ever obey thy godly motions in righteousness and true holiness. 5. From wantonness, good Lord, deliver me. O Lord, make me pure in heart: that I may see thee, my God. 6. From covetousness, good Lord, deliver me. Give me grace, O Lord, to set my affection on things above, and to lay up treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. 7. From lukewarmness, good Lord, deliver me. Rebuke and chasten me Lord, when I would settle upon my lees; and kindle upon the altar of my heart one spark of that fervent zeal which animates the services of the blessed angels, so that thy will may be done by me on earth as it is done in heaven. For Jesus Christ's sake and merits.-Amen. The Ninth Hour. Peter and John went up into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the Ninth Hour.-Acts iii. 1. A supplication to the Lord Jesus Christ. (From Vox Cordis.) Jesus, Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Take away my sins. Jesus, who camest to seek and to save that which was lost, Seek and save me. Jesus, who art exalted to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance and forgiveness of sins, Give me repentance and forgiveness of sins. Jesus, who hast invited the weary and heavy-laden to come unto Thee, that thou mayest give them rest, Give me rest. Jesus, who art the true Light, that lighteth every man that cometh into the world, Give me light. Jesus, who ever livest to make intercession for us, Intercede for me, Jesus, who art touched with a feeling of our infir mities, Feel for me. Jesus, who having been thyself tempted, knowest how to succour them that are tempted, Succour me in my temptations. Jesus, who of God art made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption, Be all this to me. O Christ, hear me. Lord, have mercy upon me. Christ, have mercy upon me. Lord, have mercy upon me. Our Father, &c. O Lord, hear my prayer, And let my cry come unto thee. Amen and Amen. D |