Pray, Father, give me thy blessing, for I have sinned.

(Here the Priest will give the usual Benediction.)

I confess to Almighty God, to Blessed Mary, to all Saints, and to thee, my ghostly father, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, by my fault, by my own fault, by my own grievous fault. (Here strike your breast thrice.) Since the time of my last Confession, when I received Absolution, and which was accuse myself.

ago, I

(Here will follow the particulars of the Confession.) For these and for all my other sins, which I cannot now remember, I am heartily sorry, and purpose amendment; and most humbly ask pardon of God, and penance, counsel, and absolution of thee, my ghostly father.

Wherefore I beg Blessed Mary, all Saints, and thee, my ghostly father, to pray to the Lord our God for me. •

(Here the Priest will give any needful instruction or direction, and will assign a penance. Before he gives Absolution let the penitent use the following Act of Contrition.)

O

LORD my God, I am grieved with my whole heart for having offended Thee, Whom I love above all things, I firmly resolve to sin no more, to avoid all the occasions of sin, and duly to perform my penance. God be merciful to me, a sinner. Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. (Here the Absolution and Benediction will follow.)

After Confession and Absolution.

GIVE Thee thanks, most merciful Lord Jesus, because Thou hast patiently waited till I, a most wretched and unworthy sinner, should return to penitence, that Thou mightest give me pardon and forgiveness of all my sins. Receive, I beseech Thee, this confession, which I have tried to make with humility. Whatever has been wanting in the full and sincere confession of my sins, or in fitting sorrow for them, do Thou out of the fountain of Thy pity, and the treasury of Thy Passion, mercifully supply, and vouchsafe to have me perfectly absolved in heaven. Grant me, Lord, the help of Thy grace, that henceforth I may avoid sin, and more faithfully serve Thee. I have sworn and am steadfastly purposed to keep Thy righteous judg ments, by Thy help, Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, One God, world without end. Amen.

Praise the Lord, O my soul within me, praise His holy name.

and all that is

Praise the Lord, O my soul: and forget not all His benefits.

:

Who forgiveth all thy sin and healeth all thine infirmities.

Who saveth thy life from destruction: and crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness. Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things: making thee young and lusty as an eagle.

He hath not dealt with us after our sins: nor rewarded us after our iniquities.

For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth: so great is His mercy also toward them that fear Him.

Look how wide also the east is from the west : so far hath He set our sins from us.

Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children : even so is the Lord merciful unto them that fear Him.

Truly Thou, O Lord, art a God that showest mércy. Amen.

After Confession, if Absolution is deferred.

LORD and God, how dreadful is this, that

I am not fitly prepared for the pardon of my sins! It is too true I am not rightly penitent. Do Thou give me that spirit of true repentance, and take away all from my heart that separates me from Thee. How long shall I be without Thee? Let tears be my meat day and night, whilst Thou art absent from me. Ássist me, by Thy grace, to a true sorrow for my sins, and a sincere resolution of amendment. O my God, have mercy on me, succour me. with Thy grace, or I am lost. I have wearied Thee, yet turn again once more after Thy servant, and let me live. Create in me a new heart, and give me grace to renounce all sin and obtain from Thee the full pardon of my offences. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

HA

THE PRECIOUS BLOOD.

AIL, Jesus! hail! Who for my sake,
Sweet Blood from Mary's veins didst take,
And shed it all for me;

O blessed be my Saviour's Blood!
My life! my light! my only good!
To all eternity.

To endless ages let us praise

The Precious Blood, whose price could raise
The world from wrath and sin;
Whose streams our inward thirst appease.
And heal the sinner's worst disease,
If he but bathe therein.

O sweetest Blood that can implore
Pardon of God, and heaven restore,
The heaven which sin had lost :
While Abel's blood for vengeance pleads,
What Jesus shed still intercedes
For those who wrong Him most.

Oh! to be sprinkled from the wells
Of Christ's own sacred Blood excels
Earth's best and highest bliss;
The ministers of wrath divine
Hurt not the happy hearts that shine
With those red drops of His.

Ah! there is joy amid the Saints,
And hell's despairing courage faints
When this sweet song we raise :
O louder then, and louder stili,
Earth with one mighty chorus fill
The Precious Blood to praise. Amen.

Preparation for Holy Communion.
Table of Psalms and Canticles, p. xi.

1. Direction of the Intention.

LORD JESU CHRIST, King of everlast. ing glory, behold I desire to come unto

Thee and to receive Thy Body and Blood in this

Heavenly Sacrament, to Thy honour and glory, and for the good of my soul; I desire to receive Thee because it is Thy desire, and Thou hast so ordained; I desire to come to Thee that I may be happily united to Thee, that I may henceforth abide in Thee, and Thou in me, and that nothing in life or death may ever separate me from Thee.

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2. Commemoration of Christ's Passion.

DESIRE in these holy Mysteries to commemorate, as Thou hast commanded, all Thy sufferings, Thine agony and bloody sweat; Thy being betrayed and apprehended; all the reproaches and false accusations, all the blows and buffets which Thou hast endured for me; Thy being scourged, crowned with thorns, and loaded with a heavy cross for my sins and those of the whole world; Thy crucifixion and death, together with Thy glorious resurrection and triumphant ascension. I worship Thee, and give Thee thanks for all that Thou hast done and suffered for us, and for giving us, in this Blessed Sacrament, a Pledge of our redemption, the Victim of our ransom, the Body and Blood which were offered for us.

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3. Act of Faith.

MOST firmly believe that in this Holy Sacrament Thou art present verily and indeed; that here are Thy Body and Blood, Thy Soul and Thy Godhead. I believe that Thou, my Saviour, true God and true Man, art really here, with all Thy treasures; that here Thou communicatest Thyself to us, makest us partakers of the fruit of Thy Passion, and givest us a pledge of eternal life. I believe that there cannot be a greater