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ternal Father,  I  offer  Thee  the  sacrifice which Thy  beloved  Son,  our  blessed  Redeemer, made  of  Himself  on  the  cross  and  now renews on  this  altar. I offer  it  in  union  with  all the Masses  which  have  been  said  and  which  shall be said  throughout  the  whole  world,  for  all  the  intentions and  interests  of  the  Sacred  Heart  of  Jesus, in praise  and  adoration  of  Thy  supreme  majesty; in thanksgiving  for  the  numberless  benefits  which Thy divine  mercy  has  conferred  upon  me;  in reparation  for  my  offences  and  in  atonement  for the sins  of  all  mankind;  finally,  in  humble  supplication  for  my  temporal  and  eternal  welfare,  for the wants  of  our  holy  Mother  the  Church,  for  the conversion of  sinners,  for  the  propagation  of  the Faith, and  for  relief  of  the  souls  in  purgatory.

God of  love,  Father  of  Our  Lord  Jesus Christ, on  this  altar  behold  the  unbloody sacrifice of  the  body  and  blood  of  Thy  Son,  representing that  of  His  most  holy  death  and  grievous passion, which  He,  the  great  High  Priest,  offered