Taken from PROVIDENCE, Fr. Reginald Garrigou-LaGrange, O.P.
TAN BOOKS
Nihil Obstat, Imprimi Potest and Imprimatur, 1937
CONTENTS:
Providence and the Grace of a Happy Death
PRAYER FOR A HAPPY
By St. Charles Borromeo
[From the Angels' Directory]
IN THE NAME of the Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, I, a poor, unhappy sinner, make this solemn declaration before thee, O beloved Angel, who has been given me as a protector by the Divine Majesty:
1. I desire to die in the Faith which the Holy, Roman and Apostolic Church adheres to and defends, in which all the Saints of the New Testament have died. I pray thee, provide that I may not depart out of this life before the Holy Sacraments of that Church have been administered to me.
2. I pray that I may depart from this life under thy holy protection and guidance, and I beseech thee, therefore, to assist me at the hour of my death and to propitiate the Eternal judge, whose Sacred Heart was inflamed with most ardent love for sinners upon the Cross.
3. With my whole heart I long to be made a partaker of the merits of Jesus Christ and His holy Mother Mary, thine exalted Queen, and I pray thee, through the sufferings of Jesus on the Cross, to mitigate the agonies of my death and to move the Queen of Heaven to cast her loving glance upon me, a poor sinner, in that dreadful hour, for my sweetest consolation.
O my dearest Guardian Angel! Let my soul be placed in thy charge, and when it has gone forth from the prison of this body, do thou deliver it into the hands of its Creator and Redeemer, that with thee and all the Saints, it may gaze upon Him in the bliss of Heaven, love Him perfectly and find its blessedness in Him throughout eternity. Amen.TRADITIONAL UNFAILING PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH
[From the St. Joseph Directory]
O St. Joseph whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the Trone of God, I place in you all my interests and desires. O St. Joseph do assist me by your powerful intercession and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings through Jesus Christ, Our Lord; so that having engaged here below your Heavenly power I may offer my Thanksgiving and Homege to the most Loving of Fathers. O St. Joseph I never weary contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press him in my name and kiss His fine Head for me, and ask Him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls, pray for us. Amen.
Say for nine consecutive mornings for anything you may desire. It has seldom been know to fail.
This prayer was found in the fiftieth year of Our Lord Jesus Christ. In 1500's it was sent by the Pope to Emperor Charles when he was going into batle.
Whoever reads this prayer or hears it or caries it, will never die a sudden death, nor be drowned, nor will poison take effect on them. They will nor fall into the hands of the enemy nor be burned in any fire, nor will they be defeated in battle.
Make this prayer known everywhere.
Imprimatur Most Rev. George W, Ahr.
Bishp of Trenton.
AN ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE MOST HOLY HEART OF MARY
O HEART of Mary, ever Virgin! O Heart the holiest, the purest, the most perfect, that the Almighty hath formed in any creature; O Heart, full of all grace and sweetness, throne of love and mercy, image of the adorable Heart of Jesus, Heart that didst love God more than all the seraphim, that didst procure more glory to the most Holy Trinity and all the Saints together, that didst endure for love of us the bitter Dolors at the foot of the Cross, and dost so justly merit the reverence, love and gratitude of all mankind, I give thee thanks for all the benefits which thou hast obtained for me from the Divine Mercy; I unite myself to all the souls that find their joy and consolation in loving thee. O Heart most amiable, the delight and admiration of the Angels and the Saints, henceforth thou shalt be to me, next to the Heart of Jesus, the object of my tenderest devotion, my refuge in affliction, my consolation in sorrow, my place of retreat from the enemies of my salvation, and, at the hour of my death, the surest anchor of my hope. Amen.
O HOLY Mother of God, glorious Queen of Heaven and earth! I choose thee this day for my Mother, and my advocate at the throne of thy Divine Son. Accept the offering I here make of my heart. May it be irrevocable. It never can be out of danger whilst at my disposal; never secure but in thy hands. Obtain for me at present the gift of true repentance and such graces as I may afterward stand in need of, for the gaining of everlasting life. Amen.
INTERNAL LINKS:
PREPARATION FOR DEATH BY ST. JOSEPH CAFASSO
PRAYERS TO THE VIRGIN IN PREPARATION FOR DEATH
DEDICATION OF THE LAST TWO HOURS OF ONE'S LIFE TO MARY
PRAYER THE GREAT MEANS OF SALVATION BY ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI
LITANY FOR A HAPPY DEATH
OUR LADY AND THE DEATH OF JESUS WITH PRAYER FOR A HAPPY DEATH
PRAYER FOR A HAPPY DEATH 1: TO THE MOTHER OF SORRROWS
PRAYER FOR A HAPPY DEATH 2 BY ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI
PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH FOR A HAPPY DEATH
TREATISE ON DEATH BY DOM SCUPOLI
EXTERNAL LINKS:
PRAYERS FOR THE GRACE OF A HAPPY DEATH
OUR GUARDIAN ANGELS AND THE GRACE OF A HAPPY DEATH
THE GIFT OF PERSEVERANCE BY GARRIGOU-LAGRANGE
PREPARATION FOR DEATH BY GARRIGOU-LAGRANGE
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