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The Complete Manual of Catholic Piety: Containing a Selection of Fervent Prayers, Pious Reflection, and Solid Instructions, Adapted to Every State of Life. To Which is Annexed a Supplement, Containing Excellent and Approved Devotions, With the Epistles and Gospels for All the Sundays and Festivals of the Year.Gahan, William

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The Complete Manual of Catholic Piety: Containing a Selection of Fervent Prayers, Pious Reflection, and Solid Instructions, Adapted to Every State of Life. To Which is Annexed a Supplement, Containing Excellent and Approved Devotions, With the Epistles and Gospels for All the Sundays and Festivals of the Year.

Name: The Complete Manual of Catholic Piety: Containing a Selection of Fervent Prayers, Pious Reflection, and Solid Instructions, Adapted to Every State of Life. To Which is Annexed a Supplement, Containing Excellent and Approved Devotions, With the Epistles and Gospels for All the Sundays and Festivals of the Year.
Author: Gahan, William

Gahan, William

Catholic Church -- Liturgy; Catholic Church -- Prayers and devotions -- English

Peccator videbit et irascetur, dentibus suis fremet, et tabescet:
*desiderium peceatorum peribit.

  The wicked shall see and shall be angry, he shall gnash with
  his teeth and pine away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Gloria Patri, &c.

  Glory, &c.

_Ant_. In madatis ejus cupit nimis.

  _Ant_. In his commandments he has great delight.

_Ant_. Sit nomen Domini.

  _Ant_. Let the name of the Lord.

                   Psalm CXII.

  _God is to be praised for his regard to the poor and
  humble._

Laudate pueri Dominum: *laudate nomen Domini.

  Praise the Lord, ye children: praise ye the name of the Lord.

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Sit nomen Domini benedictum: *ex hoc nunc et usque in sæculum.

  Blessed be the name of the Lord, from henceforth now and for
  ever.

A solis ortu usque ad occasum: *laudabile nomen Domini.

  From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, the
  name of the Lord is worthy of praise.

Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus: *et super cœlos gloria ejus.

  The Lord is high above all nations: and his glory above the
  heavens.

Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster, qui in altis habitat: *et humilia
respicit in cœlo et in terra?

  Who is as the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high: and looketh
  down on the low things in heaven and in earth?

Suscitans a terra inopem: *et de steroore erigens pauperem.

  Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor
  out of the dunghill:

Ut collocet eum cum principibus: *cum principibus populi sui.

  That he may place them with princes, with the princes of his
  people.

Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo: *matrem filiorum lætantem.

  Who maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house, the joyful
  mother of children.

Gloria Patri, &c.

  Glory, &c.

_Ant_. Sit nomen Domini.

  _Ant_. Let the name of the Lord be blessed for ever.

_Ant_. Nos qui vivimus.

  _Ant_. We that live.

                   Psalm CXVI.

Laudate Dominum omnes gentes: *laudate eum omnes populi.

  O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him all ye people.

Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia ejus: *et Veritas
Domini manet in æternum.

  For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of Lord
  remaineth for ever.

Gloria Patri, &c.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

_Ant_. Nos qui vivimus benedicimus Domino.

  _Ant_. We that live bless our Lord.

  _In Paschal time, Ant_.
  Alleluiah, Alleluiah, Alleluiah.

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   _The Little Chapter_.--2 Cor. 1.

Benedictus Deus, et Pater Domini nostri Jesu Christi, Pater
misericordiarum, et Deus totius consolationis, qui consolatur nos
in omni tribulatione nostra.

  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
  Father of mercies, and God of all comfort, who comforts us in
  all our tribulation.

R. Deo Gratias.

  R. Thanks be to God.

        _The Hymn Lucis Creator._

  Lucis Creator optime,
  Lucem dierum proferens,
  Primordiis lucis novæ,
  Mundi parans originem.

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