The Midnight Office for Weekdays and Saturday
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O marvelous palace of the Master, make me to be a house of the Divine Spirit.
O bearer of the Healer, heal the perennial passions of my soul.
Guide me to the path of repentance, for I am tossed in the storm of life.
Deliver me from eternal fire, and from evil worms, and from Tartarus.
Let me not be- exposed to the rejoicing of demons, guilty as I am of many sins.
Renew . me, grown old from senseless sins, O most immaculate one.
Present me untouched by all torments, and pray me to the Master of all.
Vouchsafe me to find the joys of heaven with all the saints.
O most holy Virgin, hearken unto the voice of thine unprofitable servant.
Grant me torrents of tears, O most pure one, to cleanse my soul from impurity.
I offer the groans of my heart to thee unceasingly, strive for me, O Sovereign Lady.
Accept my service of supplication and offer it to compassionate God.
O thou who art above the angels, raise me above this world's confusion.
O Light-bearing heavenly tabernacle, direct the grace of the Spirit in me.
I raise my hands and lips in Thy praise, defiled as they are by impurity, O im-
maculate one.
Deliver me from soul corrupting evils, and fervently intercede with Christ, to Whom
is due honor and worship, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer VIII, to our Lord Jesus Christ
O my plenteously-merciful and all merciful God, Lord Jesus Christ, through Thy
great love Thou didst come down and become incarnate so that Thou mightest save
all. And again, O Savior, save me by Thy grace, I pray Thee. For if Thou shouldest
save me for my works, this would not be grace or a gift, but rather a duty; yea, Thou
Who art great in compassion and ineffable in mercy. "For he that believeth in Me,"
Thou hast said, O my Christ, "shall live and never see death." If, then, faith in Thee
saveth the desperate, behold, I believe, save me, for Thou art my God and Creator.
Let faith instead of works be imputed to me, O my God, for Thou wilt find no works
which could justify me. But may my faith suffice instead of all works, may it answer
for, may it acquit me, may it make me a partaker of Thine eternal glory. And let not
Satan seize me and boast, O Word, that he hath torn me from Thy hand and fold.
But whether I desire it or not, save me, O Christ my Savior, forestall me quickly,
quickly, for I perish. Thou art my God from my mother's womb. Vouchsafe me, O
Lord, to love Thee now as fervently as I once loved sin itself, and also to work for
Thee without idleness, diligently, as I worked before for deceptive Satan. But su-
premely shall I work for Thee, my Lord and God, Jesus Christ, all the days of my
life, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer IX, to the Holy Guardian Angel
O Holy Angel that standeth by my wretched soul and my passionate life, forsake
not me, a sinner, nor shrink from me because of mine intemperance. Give no place
for the cunning demon to master me through the violence of my mortal body,
strengthen my poor and feeble hand, and guide me in the way of salvation. Yea, O
holy angel of God, guardian and protector of my wretched soul and body, forgive me
all wherein I have offended thee all the days of my life; and if I have sinned during