was to give testimony of the light. That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them he gave power to be made the sons of God; to them that believe in his name; who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt amongst us (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.
A PRAYER AFTER MASS.
I RENDER thee all possible praise and thanks, O sovereign Creator, for the favour I have this day received of thy bounty, and of which many better deserving Christians are deprived. Receive, O Lord, my unworthy prayers, supply all my defects, pardon all my distractions and indevotions, and grant that, by the strength and virtue of these divine mysteries, may go on cheerfully in the path of thy commandments, love, and service, amidst all the temptations, troubles, and dangers of my
