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596 Miscellaneous Prayers
Zo anp Otber Saint ,
dho, burning with thk desire of
CLORXOWS St. L,
0 increasing the lory of God and of His Spouse the
Church, incrarlsbiy $tended t6,lhe~mtWation of your
own soul and the edification of others, by the constant
'practice of prayer and charity, penance, and all Christiim
virtues; so that, becoming in the Chumh a model of holiness,
you are now in heaven the protector of all tho& who
have recourse to you in faith: cast a benign eye upon us who
~nvoke your werful patronage. Increase in us that tmc
piety which grms the characteristic of the sons of God,
Cause us, in imitation of you, to have, like faithful servants,
our loins girt, and our lamps burning in our hands, and to
iive in edifying penitence; that when the eternal Master
comes we may be found ready to depart ftom this exile,
and merit to be addlitted to those eternal tabernacles,
where we shall see what we now beiieve, and obtain what
now we hope for, the enjo ment of the immortal King of
&ges, to Whom be honor, &ory, and benediction given, forever
and ever.
Praper for Doutb to beg tbe Divine D3Dt
rectfbn fn tfbe Cbofce of a state od Zffe
0 A L ~ H T Y God 1 Whose wise and amiable providence
watches over every human event, deign to be my
light and my munsel in all my undertakings, particularly
in the choice of a state of life. I know that on this important
step my sanctification and salvation may in a great
measure depend. I know that I am incapable of discernlng
what may be best for me; therefore I cast myself into
Thy arms, begeerhing Thee, my God, Who hast sent me into
this world only to love and serve Thee, to direct by Thy
grace every moment and action of my life to the glorioua
end of my creation. I renounce most sincerely every
other wish, than to fulfil Thy designs on my soul, whatever
they may be; and I beseech Thee to give me the grace, by
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