Sermons on the Litany; The Church One, Catholic Apostolic and Holy, and the Communion of Saints Reprinted from "Sermons for the Christian Year" (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ... we amending our lives. Forgive us what we have done ignorantly, what we have left undone negligently, and especially forgive us our known and wilful sins: and grant that the time to come may be really better, far better than the time past. May Thy Word and Will be henceforth the rule of our lives: and for the rest, 'Thy Will be done.' And so end the petitions and intercessions of our solemn Litany. We have used it, some of us regularly for many years. God forgive us that we are not very much more improved and bettered by it than we now are. God give His grace to those who are to come after, and to ourselves in future years, that the fruit of our prayers may appear in our lives, and that both our lives and our prayers may prepare us for a blessing hereafter, through Jesus Christ our Lord. SERMON VIII. ON THE LITANY. VIII. THE SUFFRAGES. Heb. vii. 25. He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them. Yes, my brethren: even 'to the uttermost.' There is no evil from which we may not hope to be delivered, there is no degree of joy and mercy, at which we may not hope to arrive, by the mercy of Him on Whom we call in the Litany: Him Who redeemed us with His precious Blood, Who gave Himself for us, once for all, on the Cross, and is daily giving Himself to us in His holy Sacraments. On Him we must call, to keep us safe in ordinary times; to Him we must cry aloud, and run for shelter, when the worst comes to the worst: in all the storms and tempests, and sore trials and troubles, which are sure to come upon us all, more or less, sooner or later. The Litany, and especially this latter portion of it, to which we are now come, seems especially intended to help us in the worst of times, and most esp...