PRAYER BEFORE THE OFFICE

OPEN, † O Lord, my mouth to bless thy holy Name; cleanse also my heart from all vain, evil, and wandering thoughts; enlighten my understanding and kindle my affections; that I may worthily, attentively, and devoutly say this Office, and so be meet to be heard before the presence of thy divine Majesty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, in union with that divine intention wherewith thou, whilst here on earth, didst render praises unto God, I desire to offer this my Office of prayer unto thee.

PRAYER AFTER THE OFFICE

To those who devoutly say the following prayer, kneeling, after the Office, Leo X granted the remission of any defects and faults in its recital arising from human frailty.

TO GOD Most Holy, in his Divine Majesty of Trinity in Unity;
To Jesus Christ, our Lord and God made man and crucified for us;
To blessed Mary Ever-Virgin, from whose glorious purity he took flesh;
And to the entire Company of the Saints of God, in heaven;
Be praise, honour, power, and glory, from every creature on earth:
And likewise to us sinners may there be full remission of all our sins:
Throughout all ages, world without end. R. Amen.

℣. Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the everlasting Father.

R. And blessed are the paps which gave suck to Christ the Lord.

Pater noster. Ave María.