Evening Prayer
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. 1000 |
| Scan | leaf 1006 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
- thanksgiving, forgiveness of sins, contrition, amendment of life, protection
Jacopo de' Barbari, The Guardian Angel, about 1509. Art Institute of Chicago.
O most Holy Trinity, God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, may endless thanks be given thee for all the blessings and the sufferings which thou hast sent upon me this day. If I have not borne these sufferings with the patience I ought, I humbly implore thy pardon.
I commit myself to thy divine protection this night. I am sincerely sorry for my sins because I have offended thee, my highest good, whom I love above all things. Oh that I had never offended thee! I seriously intend to amend my life.
I offer to thee, O heavenly Father, for my sins, the infinite merits of thy divine Son Jesus Christ. Let not the value of his sufferings and death be lost to me!
Jesus! to thee I sleep; Jesus! to thee I wake; Jesus! to thee I live; Jesus! to thee I die; Jesus! living or dying I am thine! Amen.