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 Holy Ghost come upon me, and the power of the Most High overshadow me, that I may be enabled to stand before thy dread altar, without being swept from thy presence, and that I may touch and handle, and offer and immolate, the spotless Lamb of God with a pure heart and undented hands, to thine everlasting glory and to the salvation of all the whole world. Amen.

If time permit, add here the prayers before com amnion, beginning with that To all the, page 212.

After offering the holy sacrifice, use the prayers, for they are suitable alike to the celebrant and the communicant.

This may be regarded as the quintessence and summary of all the prayers continued in this little book, and it is of great and tried efficacy in quelling therage of the assaults of our enemies in the hour of our death; wherefore you will do well to repeat and renew it at least four times a year. When you are ill, you should read it over with great devotion, or have it read to you if you cannot read it yourself; and at the end of each clause you should say:

In the name of the most Holy Trinity. Amen.

NASMUCH as I, a most miserable