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156 Church. That sentence of mercy and forgiveness has restored me in Thy favor, if I have approached the sacred tribunal with the requisite dispositions. This is the effect of the precious blood Thou hast shed for me, O Jesus, my God and my Saviour. Yes, Thou hast loved me, and washed me from my sins in Thy own blood.

MERCIFUL Redeemer of my soul, what praise, love, and thanks shall I return to Thee for having cleansed my defiled soul in the sacrament of Penance? Let my body, soul, and all that is within me bless Thee eternally. O almighty and most merciful God, whose mercy is boundless and everlasting, and the richness of Thy goodness infinite, I give Thee thanks with all my mind and my heart for the most amazing and. exceeding goodness which Thou hast now shown me, in that Thou hast