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 Thou who art the Life, and by dying on the Cross didst despoil both death and hell: O Lord have mercy on us.

Christ our Lord was made obedient unto death, even unto the death of the Cross.

Behold the wood of the Cross, on which didst hang the salvation of the world: come let us adore.

Our Father. I believe in God.

O most glorious Cross! O Cross worthy of our worship! O most precious wood! O sign worthy of all wonder! Through this sacred Cross the devil was overcome and the world redeemed by the blood of Christ. Amen.

Our Father.

O loving crucified Saviour I O Redeemer of all peoples, who didst suffer the death of the Cross for the salvation of the world! Look down on me with loving eyes, and accept these prayers I now offer to Thee. Amen.

Our Father.

Hail, most precious and most glorious Cross! most dear to my heart in that it has been con-