Whether I live, I live unto Thee, whether I die, I die unto Thee; for to this end didst Thou taste death, that I might have life everlasting. Sustain me in Thy love and embrace me with the arms of Thy grace. Let me be Thine own, here and to all eternity. Amen. 204. LORD Jesus Christ, cover me this night with the mantle of Thy gracious, blood-bought merit. Be with me when I pray. Strengthen me in my prayer even as the angel from heaven strengthened Thee on Olivet against Thine anguish of death. Be with me when death overtakes me, and strengthen Thou me that neither devil nor world may bring any evil against me. Amen. The Lord's Prayer. Psalm 4. The Gloria Patri. In Remembrance of the Holy Sacrament of the Altar and Its Institution on a Thursday Evening. HE E that eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He that eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, dwelleth in Me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me. (St. John 6:54-57.) 6. FRIDAY. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. (John 1, 29). God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3: 16). All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before Him: and none can keep alive his own soul. The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek Him: your heart shall live forever. (Ps. 22:29, 26). May the soul of Christ sanctify me. May the body of Christ preserve me. May the blood of Christ nourish me. The water that flowed from His riven side, may it cleanse me. In Thy holy wounds let me hide. O Lord, help me that I be never separated from Thee. Defend me against the evil one. In the hour of death set me down by Thee, that I may with all Thy holy angels evermore praise Thee. Amen. 355 205. All Hail. ALL hail! King of mercy. "Hail! Thou Who art the life, the joy and the hope of our souls. We miserable children of Eve cry unto Thee. We long for Thee, sorrowful and weeping in this vale of tears. Hail, therefore, O Lord Christ! Thou Who dost intercede for us with God, turn Thine eyes, beaming with mercy, upon us, and show Thyself unto us, Thou blessed Son of God and of Mary, when the days of our misery shall have passed, O gracious gentle, sweet, and lovely Jesus Christ. Amen. IN Morning Prayers for Friday. N the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. In the Name of the Lord |