People ; and Deal with Us According to Thy Mercy. Amen

©ffcotums for PART I. THE PREPARATION OF THE OFFERERS BY ACTS OF HUMILITY, PRAISE, FAITH, ETC. Prayer at the beginning of Mass , while the Priest says the Judica me, Deus, fyc. 0 almighty Lord of heaven and earth, behold I, a wretched sinner, presume to appear before thee this day, to offer up to thee, by the hands of our High Priest, Jesus Christ, thy Son, the sacrifice of his body and blood, in union with that sacrifice which he offered to thee upon the cross : first, for thine own honour, praise, adoration, and glory : secondly, in remembrance of his death and passion : thirdly, in thanksgiving for all thy blessings bestowed on him and on nis whole Church, whether triumphant in heaven or militant on earth, and especially for those bestowed on me, the most unworthy of all : fourthly, for obtaining pardon and remission of all my sins, and of those of all others, whether living or dead, for whom I ought to pray; and lastly, for obtaining all graces and blessings both for myself and for thy whole Church. Oh ! be thou pleased to assist me in such manner by thy grace, that 1 may behave myself this day as I ought to do in thy divine presence, and that I may so commemorate the Digitized by CjrOOQlC DEVOTION8 FOR MASS. death and passion of thy Son, as to partake most plen- tifully of tne fruits of it. Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen