A Prayer at Settling to Sleep
St. John’s Manual, 1856Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | ST. JOHN’S MANUAL: A GUIDE TO THE PUBLIC WORSHIP AND SERVICES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND A COLLECTION OF DEVOTIONS FOR THE PRIVATE USE OF THE FAITHFUL. |
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| Imprint | New York, T. W. STRONG, LATE EDWARD DUNIGAN & BRO., CATHOLIC PUBLISHING HOUSE, 599 BROADWAY., 1856 |
| Pages | p. 91 |
| Scan | leaf 97 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | “ST. JOHN’S MANUAL” HAVING BEEN DULY EXAMINED, WE HEREBY APPROVE OF ITS PUBLICATION. † John Abp. of N. York NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 1856. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Prayers for
- protection
Jacopo de' Barbari, The Guardian Angel, about 1509. Art Institute of Chicago.
O Lord Jesus Christ, Whose unwearied eye neither slumbers nor sleeps, but continually watches in defence of Thy servants, take me and mine, I beseech Thee, into Thy protection; and grant that whilst my body is asleep my soul may be awake to Thee, and that I may hereafter behold Thee in that blessed and heavenly country, where Thou, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, rulest eternally, and where all the angels, with the blessed saints, are citizens forever. Amen.