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a uoTTiRius iNOiu NiuRU TRGN co^aiRm crinoit:. 



Ad Temoriam hodie potentiam prsepollentem invoco Trinitatis. 



CRGUiTTi CReoDacaiD poisiN oGNOauao m ouLemaiN 



Credo in Trinitatem sub rn Unitate tow numinis 



Daic. 



elementorum. 



DomiNi esc sQLUs, oottiini esu sacus, chRisui esu 



Domini est salus, Domini est salus, Christi est 



SQLUS, sacus cua, oomiNe, siu sempei? NObiscuni. 



salus, salus tua, Domine, sit semper nobiscnm. 



HYMN OF ST. PATRICK. 



At Temur to-day 1 invoke the mighty power of the Trinity. I believe in the Trinity under 

 the Unity of the God of the Elements. 



At Temur to-day [I place] the virtue of the Birth of Christ with his Baptism, the virtue of his 

 Crucifixion with his Burial, the virtue of his Resurrection with his Ascension, the virtue of the 

 coming to the eternal Judgment. 



At Temur to-day [I place] the virtue of the love of Seraphin ; [the virtue which exists] in 

 the obedience of angels, in the hope of the Resurrection to eternal reward, in the prayers of the 

 noble fathers, in the predictions of the prophets, in'the preaching of the apostles, in the faith of the 

 confessors, in the purity of the holy virgins, in the deeds of just men. 



At Temur to-day [I place] the strength of heaven, the light of the sun, the whiteness of snow, 

 the force of fire, the rapidity of lightning, the swiftness of the wind, the depth of the sea, the 

 stability of the earth, the hardness of rocks [between me and the powers of paganism and demons.] 



At Temur to-day may the strength of God pilot me, may the power of God preserve me, may 

 the wisdom of God instruct me, may the eye of God view me, may the ear of God hear me, may 

 the word of God render me eloquent, may the hand of God protect me, may the way of God direct 

 me, may the shield of God defend me, may the host of God guard me against the snares of 

 demons, the temptations of vices, the inclinations of the mind, against every man who meditates 

 evil to me, far or near, alone or in company. 



I place all these powers between me and every evil unmerciful power directed against my soul 

 and my body, [as a protection] against the incantations of false prophets, against the black laws of 

 Gentilism, against the false laws of heresy, against the treachery of idolatry, against the spells of 

 women, smiths, and Druids, against every knowledge which blinds the soul of man. May Christ 

 to-day protect me against poison, against burning, against drowning, against wounding, until I deserve 

 much reward. 



Christ [be] with me, Christ before me, Christ after me, Christ in me, Christ under me, Christ 

 over me, Christ at my right, Christ at my left, Christ at this side, Christ at that side, Christ at my back. 



Christ [be] in the heart of each person whom I speak to, Christ in the mouth of each person 

 vfho speaks to me, Christ in each eye which sees me, Christ in each ear which hears me. 



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