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 to  do  all  things  in  him  who strengthens us.

We adore  thee,  most  gracious Father,  because  thou  only art good,  and  the  chief  good  of man. We beseech  thee,  therefore, by  the  merits,  prayers, and patronage  of  all  the saints, thy  elect,  who  now reign with  thee  in  heaven, that, as  thou  hast  delivered them out  of  this  corruption of the  flesh,  in  which  is  the source of  all  malice,  and  out of this  world,  which  is  wholly set upon  evil,  and  from  Satan, who  is  the  instigator to evil,  and  brought  them where they  are  now  free  from all evil,  and  in  the  happy enjoyment of  all  good,  which is thyself; so  we  too  may  be delivered  from  all  evils  and miseries, and  at  length  associated with  thy  elect,  where, with them,  we  may  obtain thee, the  chief  and  only  good, and praise  thee  for  ever  in the  company  of  thy  saints. Amen.

''Conclude with  the  prayer with  which  the  Church  closes the  Lord’s  Prayer, and  is here  particularly  appropriate. ''

Deliver us,  O Lord,  we beseech  thee,  from  all  evils, past, present,  and  to  come; and, by  the  intercession  of the  blessed  and  glorious Mary, the  ever-virgin  mother of  God,  with  thy  blessed apostles, Peter  and  Paul  and Andrew, and  all  the  saints, favourably grant  us  peace  in our  days,  that,  by  thy  merciful assistance,  we  may  ever be free  from  sin,  and  safe  from all disturbance. Through the same Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord. Amen.

Father! Creator! God most high!

Maker of  all  in  earth  and  sky, Thou God  of  love  and  majesty;

Oh, save thy creature, I implore,

For whom thim own-begotten wore forsake,

The weeds  of  frail  humanity.

O Jesu! thou didst  heaven forsake,

On thee  our  human  flesh  to take,

And pour  thy  blood  on Calvary.

Whatever stain  of  sinful  clay