Devotion of the bona mors; or, Art of dying happily

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Page 9 - O Mary, Mother of grace, Mother of mercy, Protect us from the enemy, And receive us at the hour of death.
Page 27 - Mihi jam non sis amara / Fac, me tecum plangere. Fac, ut portem Christi mortem / Passionis fac consortem / Et plagas recolere. Fac, me plagis vulnerari / Fac me cruce inebriari / Et cruore Filii.
Page 11 - Amen. Let not the participation of thy body, O Lord Jesus Christ, which I, though unworthy, presume to receive, turn to my judgment and condemnation ; but through thy...
Page 14 - By thy cross and passion, By thy death and burial, By thy glorious resurrection, By thy admirable ascension, By the grace of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, In the day of judgment, We sinners, beseech thee to hear us.
Page 25 - Eia Mater, fons amoris ! Me sentire vim doloris Fac, ut tecum lugeam. Fac, ut ardeat cor meum In amando Christum Deum Ut sibi complaceam.
Page 12 - Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
Page 23 - ... in the purest sentiments of divine love. Protect thy holy Catholic Church, direct thy governing Vicar upon earth, all ecclesiastical orders, and all pious persons who are instrumental in the conversion of souls. Preserve in thy holy service all Christian kings and princes. Bring back into the way...
Page 15 - Through our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God world without end. Amen.
Page 20 - Which may Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, vouchsafe to bestow upon us ; who with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 18 - ... have mercy on us. R. Have mercy on us, O Lord ; have mercy on us. O...

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