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In the name of the Father, ✠ and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Oʻmy God, I believe that thou art here present; I adore thee, and I love thee with all my heart.

Thou hast created me out of nothing, redeemed me by the death of thy Sen, sanctified me by the grace of thy Holy Spirit; thou hast preserved me the night past, and given me this present day; I humbly thank thee for these and all other benefits which thou hast bestowed on me.

I offer to thee all my thoughts, words, actions, and sufferings; and I beseech thee to give me thy grace that I may not offend thee this day, but that I may do thy holy will in all things.

Our Father. Hail, Mary. I believe in God.

I firmly believe there is one God; and that in this one God there are three Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost: that the Son took to himself the nature of man, from the Virgin Mary's womb, by the power of the Holy Ghost; and that in this our human nature he was crucified and died for us; that afterwards he rose again and ascended into heaven, from thence he shall come to repay the just everlasting glory, and the wicked everlasting punishment; moreover I believe whatsoever else the Catholic Church proposes to be believed, and this because God, who is the sovereign truth, who can neither deceive nor be deceived, has revealed all these things to this his Church.

O my God, relying on thy almighty power and thy infinite mercy and goodness, and because thou art faithful to thy promises, I trust in thee that thou wilt grant me forgiveness of my sins, through the merits of Jesus Christ thy Son; and that thou wilt give me the assistance of thy grace, with which I may labour to continue to the end in the diligent exercise of all good works, and may deserve to obtain the glory which thou hast promised in heaven.

O Lord, my God, I love thee with my whole heart; and above all things because thou, O God, art the sovereign good, and for thy own infinite perfections art most worthy of all love; and for thy sake, I also love my neighbour as myself.