trength 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_.]

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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.

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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?

2. Have I fallen into any special sin, which is troubling my mind, and
keeping me back from God?

3. Have I said my prayers reverently and carefully every night and
morning?

4. Have I been to Church every Sunday, and kept the rest of the day as
I ought?

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5. Have I tried to forgive any who may have done me a wrong?

6. Have I done anything impure, or said anythi