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Jesus, make me  persevere  in  virtue.

Jesus, make  me  persevere  in  a virtuous  and  good life, and  may  I never  give  over  thy  service  till  thou bringest me  to  my  reward  in  thy  kingdom.

In all  pious  customs  and  holy  duties,  in  my  honest and necessary  employments,  confirm  and  strengthen, O Lord, both  my  soul  and  body.

Is my  life  anything  but  a pilgrimage  on  earth towards the  new  Jerusalem,  to  which  he  that  sits down, or  turns  out  of  the  way,  can  never  arrive  ?

O Jesus, make  me  always  consider  thy  blessed example: through  how  much  pain,  and  how  little pleasure thou  didst  press  on  to  a bitter  death,  that being the  way  to  a glorious  resurrection.

Make me,  O my  Redeemer,  seriously  weigh  those words of  thine,  that  he  only  who  perseveres  to  the end shall  be  saved.

Have mercy  on  all  sinners,  etc.  (page  386.)

Our Father,  etc. Hail Mary,  etc.

Jesus, grant  me  grace  to  fix  my  mind  on  thee.

Jesus, grant  me  grace  to  fix  my  mind  on  thee, especially in  the  time  of  prayer,  when  I directly  converse with  thee.

Stop the  motions  of  my  wandering  head,  the desires of  my  unstable  heart,  and  suppress  the  power of my  spiritual  enemies,  who  endeavour  at  that  time to draw  my  mind  from  heavenly  thoughts  to  many vain imaginations.