Quatuor Tempora, or Ember-Days
A Manual for Christians, 1838Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | A Manual for Christians, containing Prayers and Holy Precepts, selected from Catholic Authors, confirmed by Examples; to which are added Instructions for Youth, and an Abridged Catechism. |
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| Imprint | Vienna., Printed by Strauss’s Widow., 1838 |
| Pages | p. 85 |
| Scan | leaf 99 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Prayers for
- priests, a good harvest
The Ember-days (so called from our forefathers’ fasting-on those days in sackcloth and ashes, or from their eating nothing but cakes baked under the embers) are the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday of the first week of Lent, of Whitsun-week, of the third week in September and of the third week in Advent. The spirit of the Church is, to engage her children at these stated times to pray, fast, and perform such other good works as may prevail with God to furnish his Church with good Pastors; Saturday in Ember-week being the appointed day for ordaining and consecrating persons to the sacred ministry. We are likewise to beg God’s blessing on the fruits of the earth, and give thanks for those we have already received.
Prayer. Grant, we beseech the, O Almighty God, that the approaching solemnity of our redemption may afford to us the succours of this present life, and heap on us the rewards of eternal happiness. Thro.
Exert, O Lord, we beseech thee, thy power, and come: that they who trust in thy goodness, may speedily be delivered from all adversity. Who livest.
O God, who seest us afflicted through our own wickedness, mercifully grant, that by thy coming we may be comforted Who livest.