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TUESDAY.

A Morning Resolve

A prayer for protection against the ways of the wicked and for guidance in the path of righteousness.

Lord, keep me safe, so that neither today nor any day of my life will I walk in the counsel of the wicked, stand in the way of sinners, or sit in the seat of scoffers; instead, let my delight be in your Law, O Lord, and my meditation on it day and night. Amen. O Sun of Justice, Father and Origin of all, to be revived by your light is to be nourished by you. Those whom you refresh gently with dew are truly blessed. Be merciful to me, O Lord Jesus, with your light, and scatter the clouds of my ignorance and the darkness of my sins, so that I don't stray from the path of your commandments, but follow you into eternal light, through you alone, my unique Savior and Redeemer. Amen. O Lord, you are my assurance; I humbly ask you to keep my foot from stumbling, for the sake of Jesus Christ. Amen. O Lord, I ask you to give me the spirit to think and do always what is right; for I, who cannot live without you, may be able to live according to your will, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Seeking Divine Mercy

A series of petitions for God's guidance, forgiveness of past sins, and constant presence in the face of adversity.

O Lord, I lift up my soul to you; my God, I trust in you. Please don’t let me be put to shame, and don’t let my enemies triumph over me. Show me your ways, O God; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; my hope is in you all day long. Remember, O Lord, your tender mercies and your loving kindness, which have been from of old. O do not remember the sins and offenses of my youth, or my later years; but according to your mercy, think of me, O Lord, for your goodness and the merits of Jesus Christ my Savior. Amen. Almighty God, you see that we have no power of our own to help ourselves; keep me, I ask you, both outwardly in my body and inwardly in my soul, so that I may be defended from all adversity that may happen to my body, and from all evil thoughts that might assault and hurt my soul, through Jesus Christ my Lord and only Savior. Amen. Hear my voice, O Lord; I cry out to you. Have mercy on me and listen to me. My heart has spoken of you: 'Seek my face.' Lord, I will seek your face. O do not hide your face from me, nor cast your servant away in anger. You have been my help; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation. Amen. In the evening, morning, and at noon, I will pray, and I'll do so earnestly: Lord, hear my voice. O deliver my soul in peace from the practices that are against me. Amen.

Trust in God's Goodness

A prayer for God to hear our requests and to grant us the grace to live according to our Christian profession.

Lord, may your merciful ears be open to the prayers of me, your humble servant; and help me to ask for what will please you, so that I may obtain my requests, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lord, don't let me be ashamed, for I have called upon you. O how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, and which you have prepared for those who put their trust in you, even before the sons of men! Lord, I trust in you; have mercy on me. My tears have been my food day and night, while they keep asking me, 'Where is your God now?' But for the sake of Jesus Christ, don't let them have any reason to say that anymore. Amen. Almighty God, who shows the light of your truth to all people who are in error, so that they may return to the path of righteousness; grant, I ask you, to me and to all who are welcomed into the fellowship of Christ's religion, that we may avoid those things that are contrary to our profession and follow all those things that are in agreement with it, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Strength in the Midst of Trials

A plea for liberation from the bonds of sin and for divine strength to remain steadfast during life's storms.

O Lord Savior, who has the power to free us from sin, tell me, I pray, to break free from your bonds, to escape the snares of my sins, and to say, 'Loosen the ropes of my errors by which I am surrounded and bound.' Even if I am the most wicked of all and detestable in my use of sins, yet, by your command, I will be set free. Amen. Lord, give me grace so that I may dwell under the protection of the Most High and abide under your shadow, O Almighty. For you are my hope and my stronghold; in you I will trust, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. O God, you who declare your Almighty power most clearly by showing mercy and compassion, grant me your grace abundantly, so that as I run to your promises, I may become a partaker of your heavenly treasure, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. O God, you are my hope and strength, a very present help in trouble; confirm me, so that I won't be afraid, even if the earth shakes and the hills are thrown into the sea; even if the waters rage and swell, and the mountains tremble at the tempest. O be in the midst of my soul, and I shall never be moved. Amen. O Lord, look upon me and be merciful to me, as you usually do for those who fear your Name. Order my steps in your word, and then no wickedness will have dominion over me. Amen.

A Heart Fixed on God

A final collection of prayers asking for an increase in faith, repentance, and a heart anchored in eternal joys.

Almighty God, I ask you to grant me a full increase of faith, hope, and love. Help me to obtain what you promise and to love what you command, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lord, I call to you in my day of trouble and in the night of my heaviness. O deliver me, and I will glorify you. Amen. O Lord, correct me, but do so with judgment, not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing. And grant that your correction may amend me and make me yours, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Look at me too, O Lord Jesus! So that I may recognize my own sins and, with heartfelt tears, resolve my faults. Grant me, I pray, the tears of Peter; I don't want the joy of the sinner. And may it be so: look upon me and grant that some rooster might crow for me, a most miserable sinner, so that, once freed, I may sing to you through the ages. Amen. O Eternal God and merciful Father, I humbly ask you to help me love everything you command and desire what you promise, so that amid the various and changing circumstances of the world, my heart may be firmly fixed where true joys are found, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Read the original Latin

LOrd, preserve me, that neither this day, nor any day of my life I may walk in the counsel of the ungodly, stand in the way of sinners, or sit down in the seat of the scornful; but that my delight may be in thy Law, O Lord, and my exercise in it day and night. Amen.

O Sol Iustitiae, Pater & Origo omnium, tuo sydere afflari reviviscere …est, tuo foveri lumine proficere est, tuis accendi flammis perfici est, abs…te deseri perire est. O ter felices, quibus mitis & roscidus exoreris. Bees me, O Domine Jesu, lumine tuo, & discute nebulas ignorantiae meae, & caliginem peccatorum meorum: ut non aberrans a via mandatorum tuorum, te sequar in lumen aeternum, per teipsum unicum Salvatorem & Redemptorem meum. Amen.

O Lord, thou art my Assurance; I humbly beseech thee preserve my foot from taking, even for Iesus Christ his sake. Amen.

O Lord, give me, I beseech thee, the spirit to think and do alwayes such things as be rightful; that I who cannot be without thee, may by thee be able to live according to thy will, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, I lift up my soul to thee, my God, I have put my trust in thee: O let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies triumph over me. Shew me thy waies, O God: & teach me thy paths. Lead me forth in thy truth, and learn me: for thou art the God of my salvation; in thee is my hope all the day long. Call to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving kindness, which hath been ever of old. O remember not the sins and offences of my youth, or my riper age: but according to thy mercy think thou upon me, O Lord, of thy goodness, and the merits of Iesus Christ my Saviour. Amen.

Almighty God, who seest that we have no power of our selves to help our selves; Keep me, I beseech thee, both outwardly in my body, and inwardly in my soul, that so I may be defended from all adversity which may happen to my body, and from all evil thoughts which my assault and hurt my soul, through Iesus Christ my Lord and only Saviour. Amen.

HEarken unto my voice, O Lord, now I cry unto thee: have mercy upon me, and hear me. My heart hath talked of thee, Seek ye my face; thy face, Lord, will I seek. O hide not thou thy face from me, nor cast thy servant away in displeasure. Thou hast been my succour, leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my Salvation. Amen.

At Evening, Morning, and at Noon day will I pray, and that instantly: Lord hear my voice. O deliver my Soul in peace from the practises that are against me. Amen.

Let thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of me thy humble servant; and that I may obtain my petitions, make me to ask such things as shall please thee, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

LOrd, let me not be confounded, for I have called upon thee. O how plentiful is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, and that thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in thee, even before the sons of men! Lord, I trust in thee, have mercy upon me.

My tears have been my meat day and night, while they daily say unto me, Where is now thy God? But let them have no cause to say it any more, even for Iesus Christ his sake. Amen.

ALmighty God, which shewest to all men that are in errour, the light of thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of Righteousness; Grant, I beseech thee, unto me and all them that are admitted into the Fellowship of Christs Religion, that we may eschew those things which are contrary to our profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Domine Salvator, qui habes in potestate peccatum solvere, dicas mihi, oro, Exi de vinculis tuis, Exide nexibus peccatorum tuorum, & dicendo solve funes errorum meorum quibus circumdatus & ligatus sum. Etsi enim nequissimus sim omnium & detestabilis usu peccatorum, te tamen jubente liber ero. Amen.

LOrd, give me grace that I may dwell under the defence of the most highest, and that I may abide under thy shadow, O thou Almighty: For thou art my hope and my strong hold; in thee will I trust, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, thou which declarest thy Almighty power, most chiefly by shewing mercy and pity, Give unto me abundantly thy grace, that I running to thy promises, may be made partaker of thy heavenly treasure, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, thou art my hope and strength, a very present help in trouble; Confirm me, that I may not fear, though the earth be moved, and the hills carried into the midst of the sea: though the waters thereof rage and swel, and the mountains shake at the tempest of the same. O be in the midst of my soul, and I shall never be moved. Amen.

O Lord, look upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do to those that fear thy Name, Order my steps in thy word, and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me. Amen.

Almighty God, give unto me, I beseech thee, a full increase of faith, hope, and charity: And that I may obtein that which thou dost promise, make me love that which thou dost command, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

LOrd, I call upon thee in the day of my trouble, in the night of my heaviness. O deliver me, and I will glorifie thee. Amen.

O Lord correct me, but with judgement, not in thy anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. And grant that thy correction may amend me, and make me thine, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Respice me quoque, O Domine Jesu! ut propria possim recognoscere peccata, & fletibus piis culpas solvere. Da quaeso lacrymas Petri: nolo laetitiam peccatoris. Utque hoc fiat, Respice tu, & des ut mihi etiam miserrimo peccatorum aliquis gallus cantet; ut liberatus tibi cantem in secula seculorum. Amen.

O Eternal God and merciful Father, grand, I humbly beseech thee, that I may love all those things which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise, that among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, my heart may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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