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 me by  my  Redeemer,  and  journey  onward  to  my heavenly  home,  there  to  dwell  for  ever  and  ever.

Our Father,  etc. Hail Mary,  etc.

lmighty and  eternal  God,  merciful  Father, who hast  given  to  the  human  race  Thy  beloved Son  as  an  example  of  humility,  obedience, and patience,  to  precede  us  on  the  way  of  life, bearing the  cross;  graciously  grant,  that  we,  inflamed by  His  infinite  love,  may  take  up  the  sweet yoke of  His  Gospel,  together  with  the  mortification of  the  cross,  following  Him  as  His  true  disciples, so  that  we  shall  one  day  rise  gloriously with Him,  and  joyfully  hear  the  final  sentence: "Come, ye  blessed  of  my  Father,  and  possess  the kingdom  which  has  been  prepared  for  you  from the  beginning,"  where  Thou  reignest  with  the Father and  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  where  we  hope to reign  with  Thee  throughout  all  eternity. Amen.

my Lord  Jesus  Christ! Who, to  redeem  the world, didst  vouchsafe  to  be  born  amongst men, to  be  circumcised,  to  be  rejected  and  persecuted by  the  Jews,  to  be  betrayed  by  the  traitor Judas with  a  kiss,  and  as  a  lamb,  gentle  and  innocent, to  be  bound  with  cords  and  dragged,  in scorn,  before  the  tribunals  of  Annas,  Caiphas, Pilate, and  Herod;  who  didst  suffer  Thyself  to