I said I will confess against myself my injustice to the Lord; and thou hast forgiven the wickedness of my sin.

8 O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of Dan. ix. face, to our princes, and to our fathers that have sinned;

9 But to thee, the Lord our God, mercy and forgiveness, for we have departed from thee:

IO And we have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his law, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.

21... Father, I have sinned against S. Luke heaven, and before thee, I am not now XV. worthy to be called thy son.

13 And the publican standing afar off S. Luke would not so much as lift up his eyes towards xviii. heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O God, be merciful to me a sinner.

15 A faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief.

31 If we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

8 If we say that we have no sin; we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins; he is faithful

1 Tim.

i.

I Cor.

xi. 1S. John

i.

and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all iniquity.

AFFLICTION.

16 THUS saith the Lord: Let thy voice Jer. xxxi. cease from weeping, and thine eyes from

tears.: for there is a reward for thy work . . .

...

II ... I will chastise thee in judgment, Jer. xxx. that thou mayest not seem to thyself inno

cent.

15 Call upon me in the day of trouble: I Ps. xlix. will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

18 ... It is the Lord: Let him do what 1 Kings

is good in his sight.

7 If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me . . .

iii.

Ps.

cxxxvii.

6 Nothing upon earth is done without a Job. v. cause, and sorrow doth not spring out of the

ground.

21 ... We deserve to suffer these things, Gen. xlii. because we have sinned against our brother,

seeing the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear: therefore is this affliction come upon us.

17 Blessed is the man whom God cor- Job. v. recteth: refuse not therefore the chastising

of the Lord.

18 For he woundeth, and cureth: he striketh, and his hands shall heal.

5 He hath chastised us for our iniquities: Tobias and he will save us for his own mercy.

20 Many are the afflictions of the just ; but out of them all will the Lord deliver them. 12 Thou hast corrected man for iniquity.

xiii.

Ps.

xxxiii.

Ps.

xxxviii.

7 Thou hast made us to be a contradic- Ps. tion to our neighbours: and our enemies lxxix, have scoffed at us.

I In my trouble I cried to the Lord : and Ps. cxix. he heard me.

5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Ps. cxxv. 6 Going they went and wept, casting their

seeds;

7 But coming they shall come with joyfulness, carrying their sheaves.

11 My son, reject not the correction of Prov. iii, the Lord and do not faint when thou art

chastised by him.

12 For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth ...

I O how good and sweet is thy Spirit, O Wisd. Lord, in all things.

xii.

2 And therefore thou chastiseth them that err, by little and little and admonishest them, and speakest to them concerning the things wherein they offend: that leaving their wickedness, they may believe in thee, O Lord. 13 God is compassionate and merciful, Eccles. and will forgive sins in the day of tribulation.

ii.

26 The mercy of God is beautiful in the Eccles. time of affliction, as a cloud of rain in the xxxv. time of drought.

19 Wo is me for my destruction, my wound Jer. x. is very grievous. But I said: truly this is my own evil, and I will bear it.

18 He that feareth the Lord, will receive Eccles. his discipline.

18 Thou hast chastised me, and I was instructed.

xxxii.

Jer.

xxxi.

33 He hath not willingly afflicted, nor cast Lament. off the children of men.

28 For as it was your mind to go astray from God; so when you return again you shall seek him ten times as much.

29 For he that hath brought evils upon you, shall bring you everlasting joy again with your salvation.

iii.

Baruch

iv.

I In their affliction they will rise early Osee vi. to me Come, and let us return to the

Lord.

2 For he hath taken us, and he will heal us: he will strike, and he will cure us.

7 The Lord is good, and giveth strength Nahum in the day of trouble: and knoweth them i. that hope in him.

13 For it is a token of great goodness 2 Mach. when sinners are not suffered to go on in

their ways for a long time, but are presently punished.

vi.

30 O Lord, who hast the holy knowledge, thou knowest manifestly that whereas I might be delivered from death, I suffer grievous pains in body: but in soul am well content to suffer these things because I fear thee.

2 Every branch that beareth fruit, he S. John will purge it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

XV.

5 Blessed are they that mourn for they S. Matt. shall be comforted.

V.

21 Blessed are ye that weep now: for you S. Luke shall laugh.

33 In the world you shall have distress: but have confidence; I have overcome the world.

vi.

S. John

xvi.

21... Through many tribulations we Acts xiv. must enter into the kingdom of God.

3 But we glory also in tribulations, know- Rom. v. ing that tribulation worketh patience :

4 And patience trial: and trial hope.

viii.

18 For I reckon, that the sufferings of Rom. this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory to come, that shall be revealed in us.

5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound 2 Cor. i. in us; so also by Christ doth our comfort abound.

7 ... Knowing that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so shall you be also of the consolation.