Ant. Into the way of peace. Canticle of Zachary (Benedictus) Glory be .... Ant. Into the way of peace and prosperity, may the almighty and merciful Lord lead us and may the Angel Raphael be with us along the way, that we may come to our home again in peace, and health, and gladness. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father (silently as far as): V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. V. Save Thy servants. R. My God, who hope in Thee. V. O Lord, send us help from the sanctuary. R. And strengthen us out of Sion. V. Be unto us, O Lord, a tower of strength. R. In the face of the enemy. V. Let not the enemy prevail against us. R. Nor the son of iniquity have power to harm us. V. Blessed be the Lord daily. R. The God of our salvation maketh our way prosperous. V. Show us Thy ways, O Lord. R. And teach us Thy paths. V. O that our ways were directed. R. To keep Thy precepts. V. The crooked shall be made straight. R. And the rough ways plain. V. God has given His Angels charge over thee. R. That they may keep thee in all thy ways. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray: O God, who madest the children of Israel to walk with dry feet through the midst of the sea, and who didst open unto the three wise men, by the guiding of a star, the way that led unto Thee, grant us good speed, and quietness: may thy holy Angel accompany us during our pilgrimage and in the end, may we attain the haven of eternal salvation. O God, who didst call Thy servant Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldees, and didst keep him from evil through all the ways of his pilgrimage, we beseech Thee, that it may please Thee to keep us Thy servants. Be Thou unto us, O Lord, a help when we go forward, a comfort by the way, a shadow from the heat, a covering from the rain and the cold, a chariot in weariness, a refuge in trouble, a staff in slippery paths, a haven in shipwreck Do Thou lead us, that we may happily come thither where we would be, and thereafter come again safe unto our own home. Graciously hear our supplications, O Lord, we beseech Thee, and order the goings of Thy servants in the safe path that leadeth unto salvation in Thee, that amidst all the manifold changes of this life's pilgrimage, Thy shield may never cease from us. Grant, we beseech Thee, O almighty God, that Thy family may fare onward in the path of salvation, and by giving heed to the preaching of the blessed Fore-runner John, may safely attain unto Him whom John preached, even our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. R. Amen. V. Let us proceed in peace. R. In the name of the Lord. Amen.