098. 176. For Boys at School.

176. For Boys at School.

O LORD JESUS CHEIST, Who wast subject to Thine earthly superiors as a boy upon the earth; Have mercy upon all who are now at school, and prepare them for the work to which Thou art purposing to call them. Grant that the temptations of youth may not destroy the hopes of their mature life. Make them humble and loving, teachable and diligent. Deliver them from all irreverence and hardness of heart; from anger and intemperance; from impurity, whether of mind or body; from dishonesty and falsehood; from sloth and fastidiousness; and from covetousness and discontent. Give them grace to set a bridle upon their fleshly desires, that they may be kept free from the bitterness of indulged sin, and serving Thee in this world, may receive in the world to come the blessings of the pure in heart, beholding Thee with a perfect contemplation in the glory of the Father. Amen.