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ORD Jesus  Christ! we beseech  thee  through  thy bitter agony  and  prayer  in  the  garden,  that  thou wouldst be  pleased  to  be  an  advocate  with  thy  Eternal Father, in  behalf  of  this  thy  servant. Lay before him all  those  drops  of  blood  which  in  the  anguish  of thy  spirit  flowed  from  thy  body,  and  offer  them  for the remission  of  all  [his]  sins; that,  in  this  hour  of extremity,  [he]  may  be  discharged  from  that  handwriting of  sin  which  stands  against  [him],  and  from that punishment  which  [he]  fears  to  be  too  justly  due to [his]  sins.

Our Father,  etc. Hail Mary,  etc.

Lord Jesus  Christ! who for  our  salvation  wast pleased to  suffer  death  on  the  cross,  we  beseech  thee to offer  up  all  the  anguish  and  pains  thou  didst  then endure in  behalf  of  this  thy  servant,  that  they  may be accepted  in  [his]  favour,  for  the  good  of  [his]  soul, for the  obtaining  a happy  hour,  and  for  the  release from that  punishment  which  [he]  has  deserved  for [his] sins.

Our Father,  etc. Hail Mary,  etc.

Lord Jesus  Christ! who hadst  such  a boundless love for  us  as  induced  thee  to  become  man  for  our salvation, we  beseech  thee  to  let  this  thy  infinite charity and  goodness  towards  mankind  so  plead  with thy Eternal  Father  in  behalf  of  this  thy  poor  servant , that, by  thy  powerful  mediation,  [his]  soul,  at  the moment of  its  departure  from  the  body,  being  freed from the  bonds  of  sin,  may  find  a free  admittance