H At the Consecration of the Chalice. AIL Precious Blood, Fruit of the True Vine, Chalice of Salvation! O Saviour of the world, Who by Thy Cross and Precious Blood hast redeemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord. O Saving Victim! slain to bless, To God, the Three in One, ascend After the Consecration. LORD, we Thy servants, Thy holy people, Passion, as also the Resurrection from the grave, and the glorious Ascension into heaven of the same Christ, Thy Son, our Lord God, do offer unto Thy glorious Majesty of these Thine Own gifts bestowed upon us, a pure Offering, a holy Offering, a spotless Offering, even the Holy Bread of eternal life, and the Cup of everlasting salvation. Upon which may it please Thee to look with favourable and gracious Countenance, and to accept them even as it pleased Thee to accept the gifts of Thy righteous servant Abel, the sacrifice of our Patriarch Abraham, and that holy sacrifice, that spotless offering, which Thy High Priest Melchi. sedech offered unto Thee. We humbly beseech Thee, Almighty God, to command these things to be carried by the hands of Thy Holy Angel to Thine Altar on high, before the sight of Thy Divine Majesty, that whosoever, by partaking at this Altar, shall receive the most holy Body and Blood of Thy Son, may be filled with all heavenly benediction and grace. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Be mindful, O Lord, of the souls of Thy servants N. and N., who are gone hence before us in the sign of faith, and do now rest in the sleep of peace. We beseech Thee, O Lord, to grant unto them, and unto all who rest in Christ, a place of refreshment, of light, and of peace. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. May it please Thee to grant also unto us, Thy sinful servants, who put our trust in the multitude of Thy mercies, some part and fellowship with all Thy Saints, into whose company we beseech Thee to admit us, not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through Christ our Lord, by Whom, O Lord, Thou dost ever create all these good things, and dost hallow, quicken, bless, and bestow them upon us, by Him, and with Him, and in Him, unto Thee, O God the Father Almighty, in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory are given, world without end. Amen. At the Priest's Communion. LAMB of God, That takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, That takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, That takest away the sins of the world, grant us Thy peace, O Act of Spiritual Communion. MOST loving Saviour, although I am not now about to receive Thee Sacramentally, yet suffer me to gather up the crumbs that fall from Thy Table, and to unite myself to Thy Sacred Heart by faith, hope, and charity. I confess that I do not deserve the children's Bread; but humbly protest before Thee that my soul hungers and is athirst for Thee my God and Saviour. Come, then, into me, O my Divine Saviour; come into my mind, enlighten it with Thy brightness; come into my heart, enkindle it with the fire of Thy love, and unite it so closely with Thine own that it may be no more I that live, but Thou That livest and reignest in me for ever. Amen. Offering of Special Intention. ALMIGHTY Father, look upon the Face O of Thy Christ, and for the sake of His meritorious Sacrifice and Death, which we do here show forth before Thee, grant me according unto Thine own will- Lord, perform all my petition. Not my will, but Thine be done. The Litanies, pp. 59 to 79; The "Aspirations," P. 54; "Devotions for the Sacred Seasons" pp. 113 to 127; &c. &c. After the Benediction. LET the worship of this my service be pleasing unto Thee, Holy Trinity, and grant that this Sacrifice which I, unworthy, have offered before the eyes of Thy Majesty, may be acceptable unto Thee, and may obtain favour, through Thy loving-kindness, for myself and for all for whom Í have offered it. Who livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen. SECOND METHOD.-FOR COMMU. Table of Psalms before Communion, p. xi. WHO WHO can worthily draw nigh unto this adorable Sacrifice, unless Thou, O Lord God Almighty, make him worthy? I know, O Lord; yea, surely do I know, and this do I confess to Thy loving mercy, that I am not worthy to draw near to so high a Mystery, by reason of my many sins, and my numberless negligences. But I know, and truly do I believe with my whole heart, and confess with my lips, that Thou canst make me worthy, Who alone canst make that clean which cometh out of what is unclean, and sinners to be righteous and holy. By this, Thine Almighty power, I pray Thee, grant to me, a sinner, to approach this Holy Sacrifice with fear and trembling, with purity of heart and streams of tears, with spiritual gladness and heavenly joy. May my mind feel the sweetness of Thy most blessed Presence, and the guardianship of Thy Holy Angels, round about me. I confess to Almighty God, &c., p. 2. At the Offertory. RECEIVE, O Eternal Father, this Offering, which is here made to Thee by Thy Priest in the Name of us all here present and of Thy whole Church. It is as yet only bread and wine, but, by a miracle of Thy power and grace, will shortly become the Body and Blood of Thy beloved Son. He is our High Priest, and He is our Victim. With Him and through Him we desire to draw nigh unto Thee this day, and by His hands, to offer Thee this Sacrifice, for Thine own honour, in thanksgiving for all Thy benefits, in satisfaction for all our sins, to obtain and mercy for all Thy faithful. With this Offering of Thine onlybegotten Son, we offer ourselves unto Thee, beseeching that by virtue of this Sacrifice we may be united unto Thee, and that nothing in life or death may ever separate us from Thee. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Most Holy Trinity, vouchsafe to receive this our Sacrifice, in memory of our Saviour's Death and Passion. Grant that we may die with Him to our sins. Let those Saints, whose memory we celebrate upon earth, remember us before Thy throne in Heaven, and obtain mercy for us. Come, Holy Ghost, sanctify this bread and wine, that they may become the Body and Blood of Christ; sanctify also our souls and bodies, that, like the Ever-Virgin Mary, we may become wor thy dwelling-places for Christ our Lord. Amen. Before the Consecration. JESU, Thou art the God That doeth won Tebula to those marvellous Mys ;; teries begin to take place which neither Cherubim nor Seraphim, nor any of the heavenly powers, can fully understand: for Thou alone knowest the depth and height of that love whereby Thou continually offerest Thyself to God the Father upon our Altars |