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 offering Himself  for  the  living  and  the  dead,  so  that all may  share  in  Thy  mercy. Heavenly Father,  do  Thou this day  receive  the  sacrifice  of  His  Body  and  His Blood for  the  souls  in  purgatory,  and,  by  the  merits of His  Passion,  deliver  them  from  their  state  of  suffering. He who  is  Thine  eternal  force  and  wisdom hath not  refused,  in  order  to  expiate  our  follies,  for such are  our  sins,  to  be  treated  as  a  madman  before Herod's court,  and,  as  such,  to  be  clothed  with  a white  robe,  buffeted,  scoffed  at,  and  scorned  by  that impious king  and  his  bands. In union  with  this present sacrifice  of  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Thy  Son, in Whom  are  contained  all  the  treasures  of  the Divinity, I  offer  Thee  His  profound  humility  in  favor of the  souls  in  purgatory,  and  I  ask  Thee  to  grant them repose  and  peace.

''Requiem, etc.

LMIGHTY God,  Father  of  mercy,  and  source  of all  consolation,  do  Thou  this  day  console  the souls in  purgatory  by  the  merits  of  the  sacrifice of  the  true  Body  and  Blood  of  Thy  Son,  which I offer  Thee  in  union  with  the  Church  triumphant and the  Church  militant,  and  do  Thou  deliver  them from the  pains,  they  are  enduring  in  their  prison. Jesus, Thy  Son,  offers  Thee  His  Body  and  Blood  for their ransom. He offereth  that  same  Body  which, through excess  of  love,  He  allowed  to  be  fastened  to a  column,  where  it  received  not  merely  hundreds,  but thousands of  stripes,  in  order  to  satisfy  Thy  justice for our  sins  committed  in  the  flesh;  He  offereth  that same Blood,  which,  shed  in  torrents  during  that  terrible flagellation,  cleansed  the  Church,  His  Spouse, from all  the  defilements  it  had  received  from  the demon. I pray  Thee  behold  this  innocent  Body  and this divine  Blood,  and  break  asunder  the  chains