"O God, Who canst not change nor fail,
Guiding the hours as they go by,
Brightening with beam the morning pale,
And burning in the midnight sky,
Quench Thou the fires of hate and strife,
The wasting fever of the heart;
From perils guard our feeble life,
And to our souls Thy grace impart.
Grant this, O Father, only Son,
And Holy Ghost, God of Grace,
To whom all glory, Three in One,
Be given in every time and place—Amen."
(Translation by Cardinal Newman of St. Ambrose's
hymn, Rector potens).
TEXTS AND INTENTIONS FOR THE PIOUS RECITATION OF SEXT.
1. "And they took Jesus, and after they had mocked Him, they took off the purple from Him and put His own garments on Him and led Him out to crucify Him" (St. Mark, c. 15).
2. "Bearing His own cross, Jesus went forth to that place called Calvary."
3. "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for Me, but for yourselves."
General Intentions. The wants of the Church; for peace and goodwill amongst all States and peoples; for the Pope; for Church students.
Personal Intentions. For patience; for fraternal charity; for the love of the practice of mortification.
Special Intentions. For Catholic schools; for increase in number of daily communicants; for the success of catechists and their work.