Bloody Service, Which All Nations Offer Unto Thee,

O Lord, from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof, from the north and from the south ; — for great is Thy Name in all nations, and in every place incense and sacrifice and oblation are offered unto Thy holy Name". "D ECEIVE, O Lord, we beseech Thee, the sacri- -■-^ fices of our worship; and by the glorious oblation purify the hearts of those that are sub- ject unto Thee°. OEND forth, O Lord, we beseech Thee, the ^ Holy Spirit, to make these present offerings Thy Sacrament unto us, and purify our hearts for its reception P. « From a Litany in Martene, i. 568, originally edited by Card. Bona, from Card. Chigi's MS. of the tenth century. » Liturgy of S. Mark. See Malachi i. 11. Of. S. Iren. iy. 17, and Just. Mart. Dial. s. 41. See Lyra Innoc., p. 309, Ist ed. o Leonine. p Ibid. AT THE OFFERTORY. 1 41 WE beseecli Thee, O Lord, in Thy mercy to sanctity these gifts, and having received the offering of the spiritual sacrifice, to make us a per- petual oblation unto Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.