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“ There is  no  other  name  under  heaven  given  to  men  whereby we must  be  saved,” — Acts. iv. 12.

[There are  three  sorts  of  Psalters: the  first  is  David’s,  which contains one  hundred  and  fifty  Psalms;  the  second  our  blessed Lady’s, composed  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  Aves;  the  third  is  the Psalter of  Jesus,  containing  fifteen  Petitions,  before  each  whereof, that glorious  name  being  ten  times  repeated,  amounts  also  to  one hundred and  fifty;  which  is  the  just  proportion  of  a Psalter. It may be  said,  as  the  Rosary,  either  altogether,  or  in  three  separate parts, according  to  the  leisure  or  devotion  of  each  person,  who should in  the  recital  endeavour  to  excite  an  increase  of  faith  and attention at  each  repetition  of  the  sweet  and  adorable  name  of Jesus.]

N the  name  of  Jesus  every  knee  should  bow, of those  that  are  in  heaven,  on  earth , and  under  the earth; and every  tongue  should  confess  that  The  Lord Jesus Christ  is  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father. (Phil. ii. 10,  11.)

Jesus, have  mercy  on  me.

Jesus, have  mercy  on  me,  O God  of  compassion, and forgive  the  many  and  great  offences  I have  committed in  thy  sight.

Many have  been  the  follies  of  my  life,  and  great are the  miseries  I have  deserved  for  my  ingratitude.

Have mercy  on  me,  dear  Jesus,  for  I am  weak; O Lord  heal  me,  who  am  unable  to  help  myself.

Deliver me  from  setting  my  heart  upon  any  of thy  creatures,  which  may  divert  my  eyes  from  a continual looking  up  to  thee.

Grant me  grace  henceforth,  for  the  love  of  thee, to hate  sin; and  out  of  a just  esteem  for  thee,  to despise  all  worldly  vanities.