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 We deplore our manifold transgressions and sins; we feel that our iniquities have separated us from Thee, and our sins have hid thy face from us. But, O Lord, thou art merciful to repenting sinners. Shew us mercy, O Lord, and grant us Thy salvation. We beseech Thee to go before us in all our journey of life! Be Thou our Instructor and Guide, and lead us in the way everlasting. Thy Divine Word is a pure fountain of living waters, by which alone we can be cleansed of all interior impurities, can regulate our lives, and be prepared for Thy kingdom. According to the multitude of Thy mercies, we beseech Thee to blot out our iniquities, and remember our sins no more.

O gracious Father, we humbly commit ourselves to Thy Divine keeping: under Thy providence, even amidst the storms and troubles of life, we are safe. In Thy mercy and goodness, thou hast taught us as thus pray—

Our Father, &c.

HeVap Evening.

LMIGHTY FATHER of heaven and earth, the source of every good, the Fountain of Immortality, and the everlasting light of the world, and life of men! O may thy divine Spirit assist and quicken us, while we render unto Thee our imperfect thanksgivings for those showers of unmerited blessings which are daily poured down upon us. In love thou didst create, and in pity Thou didst redeem us! Thou didst breathe into our nostrils the