010. A LITANY FOR SCHOOLS.

A LITANY FOR SCHOOLS.

O GOD the Father, of heayen: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy, &c.

God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have mercy, &c. holy, hlessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God: have mercy, &c.

Remember not, Lord, our offences, &c.

Spare us, good Lord. From worldliness and irreverence, from conjempt and negligence of grace, and from all for^etfulness of grace received, Good Lord, deliver us. From dishonouring Thy holy Name and Thy Word, Thy holy Church, and all holy Seasons, Good Lord, deliver us. From disobedience and want of regard to all those whom Thou hast set over us, Good Lord, deliver us. From malicious and revengeful thoughts, from angry and evil tempers, and from want of love cue to another, Good Lord, deliver m.

26 A Litany for Schools. From impurity, whether of mind or body, from sensual indulgence, in touch or taste, from vanity in dress and from all consideration of self, Good Lord, deliver us. From dishonesty, whether in word or action, Good Lord, deliver us. From evil speaking, lying, and slandering, Good Lord, deliver us. From seeking that which we have not, from striving to seem better than we are, and from slothfulness in the use of that which Thou hast given, Good Lord, deliver us. That it may please Thee to bless all the schools for which we are specially bound to pray, We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to increase within them a spirit of devotion in the use of Thy holy Sacraments, and of all means of grace, We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to increase within them a careful diligence in the cultivation of intellect for Thy honour and glory, We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to grant unto all their members, health, and holiness of body and mind, We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee of Thy great mercy to call many from amongst us to the work of the A Litany for Schools. 27.

Sacred ministry, and fit us to correspond with Thy call, We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to guide us by Thy holy inspiration in every station of life to which Thou shalt be pleased to call us.

We ’beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to bless and prosper the work of the universities, and especially to give Thy holy angels charge concerning those of our own number who are there, We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to bring us all, when the probation of life is over, to the joy of Thy kingdom, We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

Son of God: we beseech Thee to hear us.

Son of God, &G. Our Father, &c. The grace of our Lord, &c.