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LLELUIA! Alleluia! O Lord my  God,  I have cried out  to  thee,  and  thou  hast  healed  me. Thou hast  led  my  soul  out  of  hell,  Alleluia! Thou hast turned  my  mourning  into  joy  for  me; thou hast cut  my  sack-cloth  in  sunder,  and  hast  compassed me with  gladness. Alleluia!

T that  time: Jesus  said  to  his  disciples: As  the Father hath  loved  me,  I also  have  loved  you. Abide in  my  love. If you  keep  my  commandments, you shall  abide  in  my  love; as  I also  have  kept  my Father’s  commandments,  and  do  abide  in  his  love. These things  I have  spoken  to  you,  that  my  joy may be  in  you,  and  your  joy  may  be  filled. This is my  commandment,  that  you  love  one  another,  as  I have  loved  you. Greater love  than  this  no  man  hath that a man  lay  down  his  life  for  his  friends. You are my  friends,  if  you  do  the  things  that  I command you. I will not  now  call  you  servants: for  the servant knoweth  not  what  his  Lord  doth. But I have  called  you  friends; because  all  things  whatsoever I have  heard  of  my  Father,  I have  made  known to you. You have  not  chosen  me: but  I have chosen you,  and  have  appointed  you,  that  you  should go, and  should  bring  forth  fruit:  and  your  fruit should remain: that  whatsoever  you  shall  ask  of  the Father in  my  name,  he  may  give  it  you.

BELIEVE, O my  God,  the  truths  which  thou  hast revealed to  thy  Church. I desire to  live  and  die in this  faith. Grant, O Lord,  that  my  life  may  be