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Rh praise, and glorify thee, and to give thee thanks for thy great glory, joining our hearts and voices with all thy blessed in heaven, and with thy whole Church upon earth. But acknowledging our great unworthiness and innumerable sins, for which we are heartily sorry and humbly beg thy pardon, We dare not venture to approach thee otherwise than in company of thy Son, our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ, whom thou hast given us to be both our High Priest and Sacrifice. With him, therefore, and through him, we venture to offer thee this sacriﬁce; to his most sacred intentions we desire to unite ours; and with this offering which he makes of himself, We desire to make an offering of our whole being to thee. With him, and through him, we beseech thee to exalt thy holy Catholic Church throughout the whole world; to maintain her in peace, unity, holiness, and truth; to have mercy on thy servant our Sovereign Pontiff, our Bishop and Clergy, our Rulers, and all that truly fear thee; on our [parents, children], friends and benefactors; on all those whom we have in any way scandalized, injured, or offended, or for whom we are in any other way bound to pray; on all that are