God, who every year reneweft to us, the confecration of this holy Church, and by, thy facred myfteries, affordeft us the blefling of thy protection; gracioufly vouchfafe to hear the prayers of thy people, and grant, that as many as enter into this Church, to petition for thy favours, may have the comfort of obtaining what they afk: Through our Lord. HOM On the Day of the Dedication itself. O AM God, who invifibly containeft all things, and yet, for the prefervation, of mankind, vifibly fheweft the figns of thy mighty power; honour this Temple with the virtuel of thy abode, and grant that. all who come to it, on account of wharfoever tribulation they addrefs themfelves to thee by prayer, maobtain the blefling of thy comfort; through our Lord Jefus Chrift thy Son, who with thee and the Holy Ghoft, liveth and reigneth, world without end. Amen. A fo THE Toy del LITANIES Of our Lord and Saviour, Jefus Chrift. でよ rd, have mercy on uspole ftoin aul Chrift, have mercy on usus Lord, have mercy on us Have mercy on us. Christ hear us. Chrift, grant our petitions. God the Father of Heaven, God the Son, Redeemer of the World, God the Holy Ghoft, Holy Trinity, One God, Jefus Son of the Living God, Jefus God of Strength, Moft Powerful Jefus, Moft Perfect Jefus, Moft Dear and Beloved Jefus, Moft Patient Jefus, Jefus Author of Life, Jefus moft Zealous Lover of Souls, Jefus our Refuge, Jefus Father of the Poor, Jefus Comforter of the Afflicted, Jefus Treasure of Perfection, Jefus the good Shepherd, Jefus the True Light, Jefus King of the Patriarchs, Have mercy on us. Be merciful to us, fpare us, O Jefus From all evil, From all fin, From all anger, From the deceits of the Devil, From tranfgreffions of thy Commandments, From the incurfion of all evils, By thy Incarnation, By thy Coming, By thy Nativity, O Jefus deliver us. By thy Circumcifion, By thy Travels and Pains, By thy Scourging, By thy Death, By thy Refurrection, By thy Glory. By the most Holy Virgin thy Mother, O Jefus deliver us. Lamb of God who takeft away the fins of the world, Spare us O Jefus. Lamb of God who takeft away the fins of the world, Grant our petitions, O Jefus. Lamb of God who takeft away the fins of the world, Have mercy on us, O Jesus. Jefus Chrift, hear us. Jefus Chrift, Grant our petitions. Verf. The name of our Lord be bleffed. more. Let us pray. God who haft rendered the most glorious name of thy Son, our Lord Jefus Chrift, to thy faithful moft amiable, and moft dreadful to evil evil fpirits; mercifully vouchfafe, that all thofe, who devoutly reverence this name Jefus on earth, may for the prefent, receive the fweetness of his holy comforts, and hereafter obtain the joy of never-ending blifs in heaven: Through the fame Jefus Christ our Lord. A Hymn to our SAVIOUR JESUS, compofed by St. Bernard. JES Jefu dulcis Memoria. ESUS, the only thought of thee, But fweeter ftill it is to fee, And on thy beauty feast. No theme fo foft, or found fo Can art of mufic frame; gay, No words, or even thought can fay, No eloquence nor art can reach The bleft can only know, not teach |