No. 4.

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LORD Jesus, Whom only I desire to serve, Who acceptest every offering of love, Thou knowest that I love Thee. Accept the offering which I bring to Thee now of my service rendered (or intended) to Thy poor on . Accept its fatigue, its self-denial, its inconveniences. Unite it with Thine own holy labours and sufferings. I would that it were better, and cost me more, and were more thoroughly done for Thy love. But pardon its defects, receive it, and perfume it with Thy intercession. Present it for me, in memorial of Thyself, and to the glory of the Father, Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, for ever. Amen.

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No. 5.

GIVE myself unto Thee, O Father, as an unworthy sacrifice. I would fain fuse my sacrifice into the united sacrifice of the Catholic Church. I call to mind with humble reverence and admiration the Offering which Thy blessed Son made to Thee in His Incarnation, and above all in His Death. I call to mind His love for me in redeeming me, in electing me, in regenerating me. I call to mind His love for Thee in glorifying Thee by saving and infinitely exalting us human beings. I desire to make memorial to Thee of Him, and of His love, by imitating His self-devotion, as a member of His Body.

For this purpose I now give myself unto Thee in this Eucharistic sacrifice. I give all my heart, all my powers of thought, of speech, of action. I most humbly repudiate all vainglory in what Thy strength has enabled me to do to Thy honour.

I turn my eyes from all that may feed my selfesteem, from all earthly things that can reward me here. I shut my ears to the praise of men. I seek only the honour that comes from Thee. I dread robbing Thee of any of that which I now profess to give wholly to Thee, by selling any part of it for the honour of men. I give myself to Thee, O Father, by the power of the Holy Ghost. Oh, do Thou accept me; for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.

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Metrical Prayer.

FATHER, Who didst graciously
Thy Son, Thy best beloved, give

A ransom for our sins to be,

And food whereby our souls might live;

Grant me in mercy to prepare
For this blest feast, in holy dread;
That I, through faith, in Christ may share,
And heart and soul on Him be fed.

Purge Thou my conscience and my mind,
And wash me throughly from my sin,
That when He cometh, Christ may find
A vessel sweet and clean within.

Strengthen my faith, my hope enlarge,
And light the fires of perfect love;
Mine erring soul make Thine own charge;
Hallow my body from above.

Lift up my heart above the sky,

Where dwelleth He Who bought me dear.

With bread of heaven satisfy;

Give might in love, and faith in fear.

Faith, that Thou wilt remember nought
Against me, for His Passion's sake-
That of all blessings He hath bought
By death, I freely may partake.

Faith, that my Lord and God will come
To dwell for ever in my breast,

His Holy Spirit lead me home
To endless joy and heavenly rest.

Then let me never more profane
The house where He vouchsafes to be,
Nor by unholy action stain
A vessel consecrate to Thee.

Introductory Collects.

No. I.

LORD God Almighty, the Father of our

and command to come to this great Mystery. I humbly cast myself on the virtue of His Atonement. I dare appear before Thee only as ransomed by His Death and Passion. I acknowledge myself unworthy to bring an offering in memorial of Thy dear Son and His inestimable work; I acknowledge that I am utterly unworthy to be offered; I acknowledge that I am unworthy to gather up the crumbs under Thy Table.

For His sake I pray Thee to overlook my insufficient preparation, to cleanse me from my manifold infirmities and stains, to supply my miserable insufficiency. For His sake I pray Thee to sanctify me by Thy Holy Spirit for this awful act of worship.

Give me, I beseech Thee, hearty repentance

of my sins, earnest desire of amendment, and full determination to serve Thee diligently and unreservedly. Give me a most thankful remembrance of His great Love in becoming man for our sakes, in dying for us. Give me true brotherly love for all my brethren; and so receive me in spite of my unworthiness, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

No. 2.

BLESSED Lord Jesus Christ, I desire to

most reverently, as invited into Thy special Presence in these Thy Mysteries.

Enlighten me, I beseech Thee, to discern herein Thy Body and my own unworthiness. Fill me with awe of Thy wonderful devotion to the Will of the Father, and of Thy wonderful Love in dying for our sakes.

I desire, O Lord, most humbly to offer myself, in union with Thy whole Church, to be a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice, the memorial of Thee offering Thyself to the Father.

I desire most humbly to taste of the heavenly joy over Thy Incarnation; to receive anew the mysterious and inestimable Gift of Thy Body and Blood into my spirit, soul, and body, that Thy life may be renewed in me, that Thou mayest wholly occupy me, and dwell in me henceforth in all Thy strength and holiness.

I desire also to be in closest living communion with Thy holy Church universal, both militant and at rest. Enable me to fulfil these my desires, O Lord, for Thy love. Amen.

No. 3.

LORD God, Almighty Father, we glorify Thee

for all the mighty works that Thou hast

done through Thy Wisdom, the true Light, Thy only-begotten Son, our Lord, and God, and Saviour, Jesus Christ. By Him, O Lord, we offer to Thee, and Him, and the Holy Ghost, this reasonable and bloodless thank-service, which all nations offer to Thee, O Lord, from sunrising to sunsetting, from north and south.

For great is Thy Name in all nations, and in every place incense and sacrifice is offered to Thy holy Name. Amen. (Lit. S. Mark.)

Prayer for Celebrant.

GOD, Who dost look upon our humble estate with pity and compassion, Who dost appoint men, lowly, and sinful, and undeserving, as we all confess ourselves to be, to stand before Thy holy glory, and to minister at Thy holy altar; do thou strengthen Thy priest by Thy grace, rightly to perform this service, and especially that he may call down the power of the Holy Ghost upon this our sacrifice; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Lit. S. Basil.)

Prayer for Fellow-Worshippers.

EVERLASTING King, Creator of all the world, receive Thy Church coming to Thee through Thy Christ. Fulfil to each one of us that which is good for him. Bring all to perfection by Thy sanctifying grace. And gather us safely in Thy holy Church, which Thou hast purchased with the precious Blood of Thy onlybegotten Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, with Whom, and Thy most holy and life-giving Spirit, Thou art blessed and glorified, now and for ever. Amen. (Lit. S. James.)