O God, the beginning and the end of all things,
Who art always the same,
and Whose years fail not,
we now, at the close of another year,
kneel in adoration before Thee,
and offer Thee our deepest thanks
for the fatherly care with which
Thou has watched over us during the past,
for the many times Thou hast protected us
from evils of soul and body,
and for the numberless blessings,
both temporal and spiritual,
which Thou hast showered upon us.
May it please Thee to accept the homage of our grateful
hearts
which we offer Thee
in union with the infinite thanksgiving of Thy Divine Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
Who with Thee liveth and reigneth forever and ever.
Amen.