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 By this holy sign of Thy Ctoss may I be freed from all that persecute me, and by this standard may mine enemies be overcome, the devils put to flight, and may I be protected from all earthly dangers.

O Cross of Christ, be my life. Amen.

O Cross of Christ, be my salvation. Amen.

O Cross of Christ, be my resurrection unto life eternal. Amen.

O God, who to redeem the world didst will to be betrayed by the kiss of Judas, to be bound in bonds, and as an innocent lamb to be led to the slaughter; to be accused by false witnesses, to suffer stripes, and to be scoffed at; to be spat upon, buffeted, and crowned with thorns; to be raised upon the Cross, pierced with nails, and wounded with the lance; to be offered vinegar and gall, to be accounted amongst thieves: Do Thou, by these Thy most holy sufferings undergone for men, deliver me from the pains of hell. Save and keep me, by Thy holy Cross, and lead me, wretched sinner that I am, to the place whither Thou hast brought the penitent thief.