If tempted, get away from the danger at once, and keep away. If an evil thought comes to you, throw it out. Pray for help. Say: "Lord, help me." "God, help me." "O Holy Spirit, strengthen me." GRACE BEFORE MEALS. Bless, O Lord, the food we are about to receive, and make us mindful of the wants of others, for Jesus' sake. Amen. GRACE AFTER MEALS. For these and all His mercies God's Holy Name be praised. {12} VARIOUS PRAYERS BEFORE SERVICE. Keep me, O Lord, from wandering thoughts in this Thy Service, and may my prayers and my praise be pleasing to Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. AFTER SERVICE. Accept, O Lord, this my service of praise and thanksgiving, and pardon all that Thou hast seen amiss, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. FOR HONESTY. O Almighty God, Who out of Thine abundance givest to all men that which seemeth best in Thy sight; give me strength to be in all things honest before Thee in my daily work and life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FOR FORGIVENESS. May the Almighty God have mercy upon me, pardon all my sins, and bring me to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [Illustration: "OTHER REFUGE HAVE I NONE." _J. Lafayette_.] {13} FOR FAITH. Give me, O Lord my God, a firm and living faith in Thee, that I may believe all Thy Holy Church teaches, and Thy Holy Word reveals, for Jesus' sake. Amen. FOR PURITY. O Almighty God, of Thy mercy help me in temptation and keep me from all Impure thoughts, impure words, and impure deeds. Preserve me clean and spotless, that my body may be a holy temple fit for Thee to dwell in, for Jesus' sake. Amen. FOR LENT. [Lent is the period of forty days before Easter; by keeping it we follow the example of our blessed Lord and Saviour. Examine your whole life, ask for pardon and strength to do better, and deny yourself something every day in food, comfort, sleep, or enjoyment.] O blessed Saviour, Who didst fast in the desert for forty days for our sakes, and to set us a holy example of self-denial, grant that I may faithfully use this time of Lent which Thy Holy Church has set apart, that I may follow Thee in prayer and self-denial, and confessing my sins to God, may be pardoned, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. {14} PREPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION. St. Paul says, "Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that Bread, and drink of that Cup." You must guard against the danger of coming carelessly and without preparation to Holy Communion; so make a rule to always examine yourself carefully before you come. First kneel down and say:-- O God, Thou knowest everything that I have said, and thought, and done. Help me now to examine myself, that I may see my sins and be sorry for them. Send Thy Holy Spirit into my heart to help me, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. Then ask yourself:-- 1. Am I trying to love and serve God with all my heart?