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ALMIGHTY and Eternal God, grant unto us an increase of Faith, Hope, and Charity: and, that we may obtain what thou hast promised, make us love and practise what thou commandest: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

AN ACT OF CONTRITION.

MY God, I am heartily sorry for having offended thee; and I detest my sins most sincerely, because they displease thee, my God, who, for thy inﬁnite goodness and most amiable perfections, art so deserving of all my love; and I ﬁrmly purpose, by the assistance of thy holy grace, never more to offend thee.

MY God, I ﬁrmly believe that thou art one only God, the Creator and Sovereign Lord of heaven and earth, inﬁnitely great and inﬁnitely good. I ﬁrmly believe that in thee, one only God, there are three Divine Persons, really distinct and equal in all things, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. I ﬁrmly believe that Jesus Christ, God the Son, became man; that he was conceived by the Holy Ghost, and was born of the Virgin Mary; that he suffered and died on a cross to redeem and save us; that he arose on the third day from the dead; that