Devotions for the sick room, and for times of trouble : compiled from ancient liturgies and the writings of holy men
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Devotions for the sick room, and for times of trouble : compiled from ancient liturgies and the writings of holy men
- Publication date
- 1843
- Usage
- Public Domain Mark 1.0
- Topics
- Suffering, Pastoral theology, Sick, Prayers
- Publisher
- London : James Burns
- Collection
- folkscanomy_miscellaneous; folkscanomy; additional_collections
- Language
- English
Table of Contents.
§ I. Morning Services.
I. An early Service on first waking 3
II. Morning Service; consisting of Sentences, Confessions, Psalms, Lessons, Versicles, and Prayers 4
1. For Protection 10
2. Sanctified Afflictions 11
3. Patience and Resignation ib.
4. Physician and Attendants 12
III. Short Morning Prayers from the Greek Church 13
The Hours 15
The Third Hour ib
The Sixth ditto 18
The Ninth ditto 21
§ II. Evening Services.
I. An Evening Service ; consisting of Sentences, Confession, Psalms, Lessons, Versicles, and Prayers 24
1. For Protection 31
2. Patience ib.
3. Support in Affliction ib.
4. Thanksgiving 32
5. Intercession, &c 33
II. Short Evening Prayers, &c 34
III. Prayers for Bed-time 36
IV. A Litany for the Sick 40
§ III. Special Scriptures and Prayers for the Time of Sickness.
1. Scriptures for the Sick 47
A Prayer in Sickness 49
For a Blessing on the Means used 50
On taking Physic 51
That the Affliction may he profitable 52
For Support in Trouble and Deliverance, &c ib.
For a Deaf Person 53
For good use of Deafness ib.
For a Person suffering Pain 54
Ejaculations when suffering 55
On Want of Sleep 56
For Patience ib.
Prayers and Ejaculations for Resignation 58
When there is little hope of Recovery ib.
Commending Family, &c. into God's Hands 59
2. Scriptures in the prospect of Death 60
3. Prayers to he said for the Sick, by the Friends : —
A Prayer for a Sick Child 64
Prayers adapted from Ancient Offices 65
A Prayer to be used when in a State of Stupor 67
4. Ifragm to bt uaetr a# t&e &our of ©eat!) approaches 68
A solemn Litany ib.
A solemn Form of commending the Soul into the Hands of God 72
A Prayer after the Departure of the Soul 74
The Widow's Prayer 75
On the Anniversary of the Death of a Christian Friend 77
§ IV. Devotions for Women Labouring with Child.
Address to Mothers 79
A Prayer during Pregnancy 80
When the Time of Travail Draweth Nigh 82
Ejaculations in the Time of Travail ib.
A Prayer to be used by the Husband, &c 83
Thanksgiving after ib.
A Prayer before the Baptism of the Child 85
§ V. A Penitential Office.
I. Self-Examination : —
1. Exhortation to Self-Examination
A Prayer before 88
2. Heads of Self-Examination ib.
Baptismal Covenant ib.
The Commandments 90
A Prayer 92
S. Examination of Religious Actions ib.
4. The Special Precepts of the Gospel 92
II. A Commination 94
Exhortation to Repentance 95
Miserere Deus 98
Confession of Sins 99
A Prayer for Pardon 101
Psalms, Lessons, &c 102
III. A Penitential Litany 106
A Prayer for Pardon 108
§ VI. Office preparatory to the Holy Communion.
I. On Preparation for the Sacrament 110
1. Acts of Resolution to lead a New Life 116
2. Acts of Faith in Christ, &c 118
3. An Act of Love 119
Aspirations after Faith, Hope, and Charity 121
4. A Litany for those about to Communicate : ... 122
A Prayer for the Benefit of Christ's Passion 124
II. A Prayer for all about to communicate 125
Devotions at the time of Communicating 126
Thanksgiving 128
An Act of Praise ib.
III. A General Intercession ISO
§ VII. Thanksgivings.
Proper Psalms 134
A Thanksgiving to the Holy Trinity ib.
After recovering from Sickness 136
A Form of Thanksgiving, with an Enumeration of God's Blessings 137
On the Anniversary of our Baptism 141
For any Special Blessing 142
§ VIII. Occasional Prayers.
A Prayer for Church and State 144
For the Preservation of the Catholic Church ib.
A Prayer for Unity 145
A Prayer for Dissenters ib.
A humble Confession of Sin, with Supplication for Pardon 146
A renewal of the Baptismal Covenant 150
Prayers for the Benefits of Baptism 151
For Repentance 152
A Litany for Repentance, Pardon, and Grace 153
A Prayer for Reformation of Life 155
Prayers against the Love of the World 157
For a low Esteem of all Worldly Things 158
A Profession of Faith, &c 159
A Prayer for Faith 173
A Prayer for Hope 175
For Charity 176
For Holiness ib.
A Prayer for the Graces of Faith, Hope, and Charity 177
A Prayer against Sensuality 178
For Temperance 179
For Chastity, &c ib.
For Evangelical Righteousness 180
For Mortification 181
On giving Alms ib.
Ejaculations before reading the Scriptures 182
A Paraphrase on the Lord's Prayer ib.
A Prayer for Realizing the Divine Presence 191
For the Fear of God 192
For Trust in God in Sickness ib.
A Prayer in time of Temptation 193
A Prayer for Resignation to the Will of God 194
A Prayer for Spiritual Illumination 195
A Prayer for Purity of Heart and Heavenly Wisdom 196
A Devout Prayer to the Holy Jesus 197
For the Imitation of the Holy Life and Example of Jesus 198
For a Mortified Spirit 200
For Meekness and Humility ib.
For the Love of our Neighbour 201
A Prayer to follow Christ's Example 202
A Prayer for one depressed in Spirit ib.
A Prayer for one tempted to despair 203
On Preparation for Judgment 204
A Prayer for a joyful Resurrection 205
§ IX. Sentences and Prayers for the Feasts and Fasts of the Church.
A Table of the Feasts and Fasts 207
Advent 209
St. Andrew 210
St. Thomas 211
Antiphons for Seven Days before Christmas ib.
Christmas-Day 212
St Stephen 213
St. John the Evangelist 214
The Holy Innocents 215
Circumcision 216
The Epiphany 217
The Conversion of St. Paul 218
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 220
Palm Sunday 221
Easter-Day 222
St, Mark, Evangelist 225
St Philip and St James 226
The Ascension of our Blessed Lord 227
Whitsuntide 229
Trinity Sunday 233
St Barnabas ib.
St John Baptist 234
St Peter ib.
St James the Great 235
St. Bartholomew 236
St Matthew 237
St Michael and all Angels 238
St Luke 239
St Simon and St Jude 240
All Saints 241
The Vigils and Fasts 244
Sentences and Prayer for a Vigil 244
The Ember-Days 246
Ash-Wednesday, and Season of Lent 247
The Holy Week 248
Prayers on the Life and Death of our Saviour Jesus Christ ib.
Good Friday and Holy Saturday 257
Rogation-Days 260
Appendix 261
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With additional engraved title page: A companion for the Christian in seasons of affliction
From the library of James David Forbes
Inscribed on front free end paper: To F.F.F. from H.F. 15 January 1847
With additional engraved title page: A companion for the Christian in seasons of affliction
From the library of James David Forbes
Inscribed on front free end paper: To F.F.F. from H.F. 15 January 1847
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