Intercept Not Thy Justice, or Excite Not Thy Bounty

At the Pax Domini. Thy body was broken, and thy blood shed for us : grant that the commemoration of this holy mystery may obtain for us peace ; and that those who receive it may find everlasting rest. At the Agnus Dei, say with the Priest : Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace. After the Agnus Dei In saying to thy apostles, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you ; thou hast promised, O Lord, to all thy Church, that peace which the world cannot give ; peace with thee, and peace with ourselves. Let nothing, O Lord, ever interrupt this holy peace ; let nothing separate us from thee, to whom we heartily desire to he united, through the blessed sacrament of peace and reconciliation. Let this food of angels strengthen us in every Christian duty, so as never more to yield under temptations, or fall into our common weaknesses. [If you intend to communicate , say instead: O Lord Jeffus Christ, Son of the living God, who, ac- cording to the will of the Father, through the co-operation of the Holy Ghost, hast by thy death given life to the world; deliver me by this thy most sacred body and DEVOTIONS POE HASS. blood from all my iniquities and from all evils ; and make me always adhere to thy commandments, and never suf- fer me to be separated from thee ; who with the same God the Father and Holy Ghost livest and reignest God for ever and ever. Amen