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 devotions. May Thy divine Spirit lead and guide us through this day's journey of life or death. In Thy glorious presence there is a fulness of joy; and death, where Thou art, is but resurrection and life.

Teach us, O heavenly Father, to shun, throughout this day, everything of evil and falsity. May a pure love of thee ever animate our breasts, and true charity to the neighbour be the gift in our hands; then shall we proceed on our way rejoicing; then shall we know and feel that religion is the wisdom of life, and that wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

O Jehovah Jesus! Thou that hearest and answerest prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh come. To Thee we pour forth our morning song of praise. We worship towards the divine human temple of Thy glorious body, whence life, peace, and truth, are by Thee dispensed to all. Thou who art the very life and light of all men, we beseech Thee to grant us Thy salvation. Order Thou our steps, and let not any iniquity have dominion over us. It is Thy strength alone that can give power to our weakness; it is Thy divine wisdom which can enlighten us; and it is Thy ever constant love that can feed us daily with heavenly bread.

Our Father, &c.

Thursday Ebening.

LORD JESUS CHRIST, our Saviour, the confidence of all Thy wide creation, we im plore Thee to bless us this evening in our approaches unto Thee, and to sanctify both our souls and bodies