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 early in  the  morning  on the  first  day  of  the  week, Have mercy on us.

Jesus, who  didst  hasten  to visit  thy  blessed  Mother in her  solitude, Have mercy on us.

Jesus, who  didst  appear  to Mary  Magdalen  while  it was  yet  dark,

Jesus, who  didst  graciously console her  in  her  affliction,

Jesus, who  didst  send  thy angels to  announce  to  the women, that  thou  wast risen as  thou  hadst  said,

Jesus, who  didst  suffer  thyself to  be  seen  of  the women, and  to  be  adored by them,

Jesus, who  didst  appear  to Peter,  the  chief  of  the apostles,

Jesus, who  didst  appear,  in another  shape,  to  the  two disciples going  to  Emmaus,

Jesus, who  didst  make  thyself known  unto  them  in the  breaking  of  bread,

Jesus, who  didst  appear  to the  eleven,  saying,  Peace be unto  you,

Jesus, who  didst  breathe upon them,  and  give  unto them the  Holy  Ghost,

Jesus, who  didst  confirm the faith  of  Thomas,  by shewing  unto  him  thy hands and  thy  feet,

Jesus, who  didst  shew  thyself again  to  thy  disciples, at the  sea  of  Tiberius,

Jesus, who  didst  commission Peter  to  feed  thy lambs and  thy  sheep,

Jesus, who  didst  converse with thy  disciples,  upon the mountain  of  Galilee,

Jesus, who wast  seen  by more  than  five  hundred brethren at  once,

Jesus, who  wast  seen  by James,

Jesus, who  didst  go  in  and out among  thy  apostles, speaking to  them  of  the kingdom of  God,  and  eating with  them,

Jesus, who  didst  lead  them out as  far  as  Bethany, and, while  they  looked on, wast  carried  up  to heaven,

Jesus, who  shalt  come  again with great  power  and glory, to  judge  the  living and the  dead,

Jesus, Son  of  God,

We sinners,

''Beseech thee,  hear  us. ''

That we  may  put  off  the  old man with  his  acts, ''Beseech  thee,  hear  us. ''

That we  may  put  on  the new man,  who  is  created in justice  and  holiness  of truth, ''Beseech  thee,  hear  us. ''

That we  may  walk  in  newness of  life,

That we  may  grow  in  grace, and in  the  knowledge  of thee,

That we  may  persevere  unto the  end,

That, having  risen  with thee, we  may  die  no  more,

That we  may  attain  unto the resurrection  of  the just,

That thou  wouldst  vouchsafe to  feed  us  continually with  the  bread  of  life,

That thou  wouldst  reform the body  of  our  lowliness, and make  it  like  unto  the body of  thy  glory,

That we  may  have  confidence before  thee  at  thy coming,