Another Prayer for Self-knowledge, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Another prayer for self-knowledge” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Essays and Miscellanies (1853), in the section “Sacred Communings,” pp. 171-173. . . .
Self-examination [version 2], by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Self-examination” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Sabbath Thoughts and Sacred Communings (1853), pp. 97-98. . . .
Thanksgiving and Prayer, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Thanksgiving and prayer” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Essays and Miscellanies (1853), in the section “Sacred Communings,” pp. 213-215. In the UK edition of Sacred Communings (1853) the prayer appears with small variations of spelling and punctuation on pages 128-129. . . .
Self-examination for every night [version 1], by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Self-Examination for Every Night” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar Essays and Miscellanies (1853), in the section “Sacred Communings” (1852), pp. 165-168. . . .
Prayer [for Friends] (Oh, Gracious and Almighty God), by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Prayer (Oh, Gracious and Almighty God…)” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Essays and Miscellanies (1853), in the section “Sacred Communings,” pp. 168-169. . . .
Prayer for Submission to the Divine Will, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Prayer for submission to the divine Will” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Essays and Miscellanies (1853), in the section “Sacred Communings,” pp. 176-177. . . .
Prayer for the Sabbath Eve, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Prayer for the Sabbath Eve” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Essays and Miscellanies (1853), in the section “Sacred Communings,” pp. 230-233. In the UK edition of Sacred Communings (1853) the prayer appears with small variations of spelling and punctuation on pages 138-140. . . .
Prayer for Friday Night, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Prayer for Friday night” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Essays and Miscellanies (1853), in the section “Sacred Communings,” pp. 169-170. In the UK edition of Sacred Communings (1853) the prayer appears with small variations of spelling and punctuation on pages 75-76. The UK edition also includes the detail that this prayer was written when the family lived in Teignmouth, Devon (1828-1840). . . .
Prayer before retiring to rest, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Prayer before retiring to rest” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Essays and Miscellanies (1853), in the section “Sacred Communings,” pp. 202-203. In the UK edition of Sacred Communings (1853) the prayer appears with small variations of spelling and punctuation on pages 91-92. . . .
Prayer for the Government of the Thoughts, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Prayer for the Government of the Thoughts” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Sabbath Thoughts and Sacred Communings (1853), pp. 74-75. . . .
Prayer for Grace, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Prayer for grace” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Essays and Miscellanies (1853), in the section “Sacred Communings,” pp. 229-230. . . .
Prayer for the Penitential Days, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Prayer for the Penitential Days” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in the UK edition of Sacred Communings, pp. 90-91. It is not found in the US edition. . . .
Concluding supplication for every morning, by Grace Aguilar (ca. 1830s)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Concluding supplication for every morning” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in Essays and Miscellanies (1853), in the section “Sacred Communings,” pp. 207-208. In the UK edition of Sacred Communings (1853) the prayer appears with small variations of spelling and punctuation on pages 87-88. . . .
Meditation on Death, by Grace Aguilar (1835)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
“Meditation on Death” by Grace Aguilar was published posthumously by her mother Sarah Aguilar in the UK edition of Sacred Communings, pp. 82-87. It is not found in the US edition. A note on the title indicates clarifies that Grace wrote this in June 1835. Another note in the text (from Sarah) shares that Grace’s posture towards death in this prayer also appeared to describe her experience of passing twelve years later in 1847. . . .
📖 Sabbath Thoughts and Sacred Communings, by Grace Aguilar [ca. late 1830s] (ed. Sarah Aguilar 1852/1853)
Contributed by: Grace Aguilar, Sarah Aguilar
Sabbath Thoughts and Sacred Communings (1852/1853) is a collection of prayers in vernacular English by Grace Aguilar (1816-1847), published posthumously by her mother, Sarah Aguilar née Dias Fernandes (1786-1854). . . .