September The Ninth

O LORD, Thou Fountain of goodness, whose tender mercies are over all Thy works, and who hast compassion on them that fear Thee, even as a father pitieth his children; amid the many changes and sorrows of this earthly life, grant us a patient resignation to Thy will, and contentment under all the rulings of Thy Providence - Amen.

-- NEW CHURCH BOOK OF WORSHIP, 1876
Photo from Life magazine archives, Paul Schutzer, 1962, Rome, Italy - St. Peters Square