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to Thee, since only Thou, by the example
of Thy Human Life and the strength of
Thy Divine Grace can supply the ideals
and incentive to realize these principles
of social justice and social charity,
fully aware, as we are, that unless
Thou, the Lord, build the house, they
labor in vain who build it. Amen.
PROTECTION AGAINST ACCIDENT
When you start out each day or
before each auto trip, make the
Sign of the Cross and say:
“MAY Jesus, Mary and Joseph be
with us on our way!
St. Christopher, pray for us.”
PRAYER for Our CITY
LOOK DOWN, Holy Father and Lord,
from Thy Sanctuary, and from Heaven,
Thy dwelling place on high, and behold
this Sacred Victim, which our Great
High Priest, Thy Holy Child, Our Lord
Jesus, offers up to Thee for the sins of
His brethren, and be appeased for the
multitude of our sins. Behold, the voice
of the Blood of Jesus, Our Brother,
cries to Thee from the Cross! Give ear,
O Lord! Be appeased, O Lord! Hearken
and do not tarry, for Thine Own Sake,
O my God, for Thy Name is invoked
upon this city and upon Thy people,
and deal with us according to Thy
Mercy. That Thou vouchsafe to defend,
pacify, keep, preserve, and bless this
city, we beseech Thee to hear us.
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In TIME of SICKNESS
O DIVINE PHYSICIAN, Thou Who hast
always loved to console and heal the
sick of body and mind, give me
patience to bear this suffering in
reparation for the sufferings which
I and others have inflicted on Thy
Crucified Body. By Thy Power, relieve
the sharpness of my pain and exhaustion
but above all, kind Jesus, heal the
wounds of my soul. Even though I find
it hard to pray, yet shall I ever say,
“Thy Will be done.” Amen.
For NURSES
O WONDROUS Angel of the Agony,
sent by the Father to strengthen and
encourage His Son, as He lay prostrate in
Gethsemane, obtain for me, I beseech
Thee, the grace to understand more
clearly my sublime vocation as a
Christian Nurse, so that I may more
intelligently, faithfully and generously
dedicate myself to my Savior, now
suffering in the sick, Who with the
Father and the Holy Ghost, liveth and
reigneth, world without end. Amen.
TO JESUS, CROSS-CARRIER
O JESUS, by that Wound which Thou
didst suffer on Thy Shoulder from
carrying Thy Cross, have mercy, I
entreat Thee, on those who have a lifelong
cross to bear, and also upon those
who have secret sorrows which only
Thou canst know! May the memory of
Thy painful Cross-bearings give them
strength to carry theirs, with courage
and loyalty to the end. May the thought
of that secret Suffering Thou didst
endure, teach them to sanctify their
hidden sorrows that they may be fruitful
for Thy Glory. Amen.
In TIME of MY AFFLICTION
BLESSED, O Lord, be Thy Name forever,
Who hast permitted this affliction to
come upon me. I cannot escape it, but
must of necessity fly to Thee to help
me and turn it to my good.