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We beseech  thy  clemency, O Lord,  that  thou  wouldst vouchsafe so  to  strengthen  thy  servants  in  thy  grace,  that  at the  hour  of  death  the  enemy  may  not  prevail  over  them,  but that they  may  deserve  to  pass  with  thy  angels  into  everlasting life. Through our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  thy  Son,  who  with thee liveth  and  reigneth  in  the  unity  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  God, world without  end. Amen.

Almighty and  most  gracious  God,  who  for  thy  thirsting people didst  bring  forth  from  the  rock  a  stream  of  living water, draw  forth  from  the  hardness  of  our  hearts  tears  of compunction,  that  we  may  bewail  our  sins,  and  receive  remission of  them  from  thy  mercy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Redeemer  of  the  world,  behold,  prostrate at  thy  feet,  an  ungrateful  and  perfidious  creature. O my God,  I  have  offended  thee  exceedingly  in  thought,  in word,  and  in  deed. My heinous  crimes  fixed  thee  to  the bloody cross. To rescue  one  from  eternal  damnation,  thou didst endure  an  agony  of  three  hours  on  Mount  Calvary. How much  I  am  displeased  with  myself  how  grieved  at having  offended  thee,  a  God  of  infinite  goodness,  of  infinite charity! I am astonished  at  thy  unwearied  patience  in  supporting a  provoking  sinner. With my whole  heart  I  detest any sins;  and  because  I  love  thee,  and  will  love thee   above all created  things,  I  steadfastly  purpose,  by  the  help  of  thy grace, never  more  to offend  thee,  and  rather  to  die  than  to commit  one  mortal sin. Amen.

O Jesus, who during thy prayer to the Father in the garden, wast so filled with sorrow and anguish, that there came forth from thee a bloody sweat: have mercy on us.

R. Have mercy on us Lord; have mercy on us.

O Jesus, who wast betrayed by the kiss of a traitor into the hands of the wicked, seized and bound like a thief, and abandoned by thy disciples: have mercy on us.

R. Have mercy on us, O Lord; have mercy on us.

O Jesus, who by the unjust