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Prayer to Obtain a Good Death

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	May death not come upon us unawares, <br>		May death not come upon us unawares, <br>
	but, comforted by the holy sacraments of Penance, Holy Eucharist, and Anointing ~~of the Sick~~, <br>		but, comforted by the holy sacraments of Penance, Holy Eucharist, and Anointing, <br>
	may we set forth towards eternal glory without fear.		may we set forth towards eternal glory without fear.

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Prayer to Obtain a Good Death

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	== Prayer to Obtain a Good Death ==		== Prayer to Obtain a Good Death ==

	O Lord, ~~Who~~ empower St. Barbara to console the living and the dying, <br>		O Lord, You empower St. Barbara <br>
			to console the living and the dying; <br>
	through her intercession <br>		through her intercession <br>
	grant that we may live in Your divine love <br>		grant that we may live in Your divine love <br>

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Prayer to Obtain a Good Death

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	== Prayer to Obtain a Good Death ==		== Prayer to Obtain a Good Death ==

	O Lord, Who ~~selected~~ St. Barbara ~~for the consolation of~~ the living and the dying, <br>		O Lord, Who empower St. Barbara to console the living and the dying, <br>
	~~grant us by~~ her intercession <br>		through her intercession <br>
	~~ever to~~ live in Your divine love <br>		grant that we may live in Your divine love <br>
	and to put all our confidence <br>		and put all our confidence <br>
	in the merits of the most sorrowful passion of Your Son.		in the merits of the most sorrowful passion of Your Son.

	May death not come upon us unawares, <br>		May death not come upon us unawares, <br>
	but, comforted by the holy sacraments of Penance, Holy Eucharist and ~~Extreme Unction~~, <br>		but, comforted by the holy sacraments of Penance, Holy Eucharist, and Anointing of the Sick, <br>
	may we set forth towards eternal glory without fear.		may we set forth towards eternal glory without fear.

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Concluding Prayer

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	My Lord and my God, <br>		My Lord and my God, <br>
	I offer You my petition <br>		I offer You my petition <br>
	in union with the ~~bitter passion~~ and death of Jesus Christ, Your Son, <br>		in union with the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, Your Son, <br>
	together with the merits of His immaculate and blessed Mother, <br>		together with the merits of His immaculate and blessed Mother, <br>
	Mary ever virgin, <br>		Mary ever virgin, <br>
	and of all the saints, <br>		St. Barbara, <br>
	~~particularly with those of St. Barbara.~~		and all the saints. <br>

	Look down upon me, merciful Lord!		Look down upon me, merciful Lord!

2014-04-13T11:17:05Z

Invocation of St. Barbara

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	Dear St. Barbara, <br>		Dear St. Barbara, <br>
	~~come to my aid.~~		obtain for me the grace to be preserved from a sudden and unprovided death; <br>

	~~Obtain~~ for me the grace to be preserved from a sudden and unprovided death; <br>
	assist me in my agony, <br>		assist me in my agony, <br>
	when my senses fail and I am at death's door.		when my senses fail and I am at death's door.

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Invocation of St. Barbara

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	Dear St. Barbara, <br>		Dear St. Barbara, <br>
	~~through Your intercession~~ come to my aid ~~in all needs of my soul~~.		come to my aid.

	Obtain for me the grace to be preserved from a sudden and unprovided death; <br>		Obtain for me the grace to be preserved from a sudden and unprovided death; <br>
	assist me in my agony, <br>		assist me in my agony, <br>
	when my senses ~~fauk~~ and I am ~~in the throes of~~ death.		when my senses fail and I am at death's door.

	O powerful patroness of the dying, come to my aid <br>		O powerful patroness of the dying, come to my aid <br>
	when I am helpless to help myself!		when I become helpless to help myself!

	Repel ~~from me~~ all the assaults and temptations of the evil one, <br>		Repel all the assaults and temptations of the evil one, <br>
	and obtain for me the grace to receive the final sacraments, <br>		and obtain for me the grace to receive the final sacraments, <br>
	so that I may breathe forth my soul <br>		so that I may breathe forth my soul <br>

2014-04-13T11:15:09Z

Prayer in Honor of St. Barbara

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	grant us through her prayers <br>		grant us through her prayers <br>
	perseverance in the fulfillment of Your law <br>		perseverance in the fulfillment of Your law <br>
	and the grace of being fortified ~~before our end~~ with the holy sacraments, <br>		and the grace of being fortified with the holy sacraments <br>
	~~and~~ of ~~a happy~~ death.		at the hour of our death.

	Through Christ our Lord. Amen		Through Christ our Lord.

			Amen.

	== Invocation of St. Barbara ==		== Invocation of St. Barbara ==

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Opening Prayer

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	with lively faith and reverently worshiping Your divine Majesty, <br>		with lively faith and reverently worshiping Your divine Majesty, <br>
	I prostrate myself before You <br>		I prostrate myself before You <br>
	and invoke ~~with filial trust <br>~~		and invoke Your supreme bounty and mercy <br>
	Your supreme bounty and mercy.		with filial trust.

	Illumine the darkness of my intellect with a ray of Your heavenly light <br>		Illumine the darkness of my intellect with a ray of Your heavenly light <br>
	and inflame my heart with the fire of Your divine love, <br>		and inflame my heart with the fire of Your divine love, <br>
	that I may contemplate the great virtues and merits of St. Barbara, <br>		that I may contemplate the great virtues and merits of St. Barbara, <br>
	and following her example, imitate the life of Your divine Son.		and, following her example, imitate the life of Your divine Son.

	Please grant through the merits and prayers of ~~this powerful Helper~~ <br>		Please grant my request <br>
	~~the petition which through~~ her I ~~humbly place before You, <br>~~		through the merits and prayers of St. Barbara. <br>
	~~devoutly saying~~, <br>
			With her I pray, <br>
	"Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."		"Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."

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Prayer to Obtain a Good Death

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	Amen.		Amen.

	::: ''Edited to my taste.''		::: [http://catholicharboroffaithandmorals.com/St.%20Barbara.html ''Catholic Harbor of Faith and Morals.''] ''Edited to my taste.''

	== References ==		== References ==