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 O my  God,  I  believe  in  thee,  I  hope  in  thee,  I  love  thee, and I  repent  of  having offended thee  by  my  sins.

"I thirst."

V. We  adore  thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  thee.

R. Because  by  thy  holy  Cross  than  hast  redeemed  the world,

O my beloved Jesus,  who  didst  agonise  on  the  Cross  for the love  of  me,  and  who,  not  satisfied  with  all  the  ignominy sad suffering,  wouldst  willingly  have  suffered  yet  more,  so  that all men;  might  be  saved,  as  was  clearly  proved  when  all  the torrents of  thy  passion  would  not  allay  the  thirst  of  thy  tender heart, have  pity  on  all  the  faithful  who  are  in  their  agony,  and on me  also  when  I  shall  be  in  that  extremity,  and,  through the merits  of  thy  most  precious  blood,  enkindle  such  a  fire  of charity  in  our  hearts  as  may  cause  them  to  languish  with  the desire of  uniting  themselves  to  thee  for  all  eternity. Three Glories.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord.

R. Have mercy  on  us.

O my  God,  I  believe  in  thee,  I  hope  in  thee, I  love  thee, and  I  repent  of  having  offended  thee  by   my  sins.

"It is consummated."

V. We  adore  thee,  O  Christ,  and  we  bless  thee.

R. Because  by  thy  holy  Cross  thou  hast  redeemed  the world.

O my  beloved  Jesus,  who  for  the  love  of  me  didst  agonise on the  Cross,  and  from  that  chair  of  truth  didst  announce  the completion  of  the  work  of  our  redemption,  through  which,  from being  the  children  of  wrath  and  perdition,  we  are  become  the children  of  God  and  the  heirs  of  Paradise,  have  pity  on  all the  faithful  who  are  in  their  agony,  and  on  me  also  when  I shall  be  in  that  extremity,  and,  through  the  merits  of  thy  most precious  blood,  detach  us  entirety  from  the  world  and  from ourselves,  and  at  the  moment  of  our  agony  give  us  grace sincerely  to  offer  thee  the  sacrifice  of  our  life  in  expiation of  our  sins. Three Glories.

V. Have  mercy  on  us,  O  Lord.

R. Have  mercy  on  us.

O my  God,  I  believe  in  thee,  I  hope  in  thee,  I  love  thee, and I  repent  of  having  offended  thee  by  my  sins.