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As a Hans father his shore shall teach morning and evening blessing.

Volume 10 from the one-column St. Louis Edition English DOCX texts, reformatted for mobile reading on Last Christian Ministries.

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Volume 10

As a Hans father his shore shall teach morning and evening blessing.

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The Morning Blessing.

In the morning, when you get out of bed, you should bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

May God the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, amen.

On it, kneeling or standing, say the Faith and Our Father; if you wish, you may say this little prayer in addition:

I thank thee, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, that thou hast kept me this night from all harm and danger, and I beseech thee to keep me this day also from sins and all evil, that all my doings and life may please thee; for I commit myself, my body and soul, and all things into thy hands; may thy holy angel be with me, that the evil enemy find no power in me, amen.

And then went with joy to your work, and sang about a song, as, the Ten Commandments, or what your devotion gives.

The evening blessing.

In the evening, when you go to bed, you should bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

May God the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, amen.

On it, kneeling or standing, say the Faith and Our Father; if you wish, you may say this little prayer in addition:

I thank thee, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ thy dear Son, that thou hast graciously kept me this day; and I beseech thee to forgive me all my sin where I have wronged, and graciously keep me this night. For I commit myself, my body and soul, and everything into your hands; may your holy angel be with me, so that the evil enemy may have no power over me, amen.

And then quickly and happily slept.