On rising in the morning:
- I laid me down and slept, and rise again, for the Lord sustaineth me.
- Preserve my lying down and my rising up, from this time forth for evermore.
Before sleeping:
- Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
- Lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death.
- I will lay me down in peace and take my rest, for it is thou, Lord, only that makest me dwell in safety.
When lying sleepless:
- With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early.
- I come to thee, my God, for quiet and repose, and new supplies of strength to drooping nature, wearied with the labours and cares of the past day.
- Take me under the covering of thy wings, and let thy loving-kindness and thy truth always preserve me.
Upon leaving home:
- The Lord preserve my going out and my coming in; from this time forth for evermore.
- O give thine Angels charge over me, to keep me in all my ways.
- Order my steps according to thy Word, so shall no wickedness have dominion over me.
Before worship:
- I will worship toward thy holy Temple.
- My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord.
- Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; they will be always praising thee.
At the beginning of work:
- Prosper thou the work of my hands, O Lord, O prosper thou my handy-work.
- Guide me with thy counsel.
- To the greater glory of thy Name, O God, I approach this work, and offer it to thee in union with the infinite merits of Jesus Christ.
- Whatsoever I do in word or deed, may I do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus
On completing work:
- O Jesus, I commend unto thee this work of mine to be perfected and finished by thee, and I offer it unto thee in union with thine own works.
- Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.
Amid temptation:
- Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
- Lord, help me with thy grace, that I may overcome this temptation.
- Help me, Lord, in this moment of trial.
- O God, make speed to save me; O Lord, make haste to help me.
- O Christ, save me; bid the tempter depart from me.
- I can do all things through Christ, who hath strengthened me.
- Make me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
After falling into sin:
- O God, against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight.
- I acknowledge my transgression; and am sorry for my sin.
- Lord, be merciful to me, for the merits of thy Son Jesus Christ, lay not this sin to my charge.
- I will go to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven, and against thee, I am no more worthy to be called thy son.
To cultivate a sense of God's presence:
- Thou God seest me; I am thine, O save me.
- Wherever I am, whatever I do, thou art with me; O keep me in thy fear all the day long.
- Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh.
- Heart of Jesus, burning with love for me, inflame my heart with love for thee.
For guidance in perplexity or doubt:
- Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.
- Show me thy ways, O Lord, and teach me thy paths.
- Thy word is a lantern unto my feet, and a light unto my paths.
Before any difficult conversation:
- Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips.
- Lord, keep my tongue from evil, and my lips that they speak no guile.
Amid frustration and impatience:
- Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
- O Lord, make to rest in meekness and lowliness of mind.
When alone:
- Help me now, O God, to do all things in thy sight, who seest in secret.
- Shut out, O God, from my heart, everything that offends thee.
- By thy mighty power, repress all my wandering thoughts, and tread down Satan under my feet.
When in sorrow:
- It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth good to him.
- Not my will, but thine be done.
- Lord, what wilt thou have me do?
When dejected:
- Why art thou so full of heaviness, O my soul, and why art thou so disquieted within me?
- Put thy trust in God; for I will yet give him thanks for the help of his countenance.
- My soul cleaveth unto the dust, O quicken thou me in thy way.
- Show me the light of thy countenance, and I shall be whole.
Amid anxiety:
- Come, O Lord, and visit me in peace.
- Deal with me, as thou willest, and knowest best, only bind me safe to thine everlasting love.
- Good Jesus, lead me that I may follow thee; hold me, that I may hold fast to thee; teach me, that I may choose thee alone; keep me, that I may be thine for ever.
In danger:
- I will lift up my eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help.
- O Lord, deliver us from evil.
In sickness:
- Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless, not my will but thine be done.
- Lord, offer all my sufferings to thy Father, as thou didst offer all thine agonies to him.
- Lord, strengthen me to bear my cross patiently, humbly, lovingly.
- Jesus, most tender, in thee would I trust; let me never be confounded.
Thanksgiving:
- Glory be to thee, O Lord, for thy mercy.
- Praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me praise his holy Name.
- What reward shall I give unto the Lord; for all the benefits that he hath done unto me.
- I will thank thee, for thou hast heard me; and art become my salvation.
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