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Rh and all mankind! Precious body of the Son of God! Sacred ﬂesh, torn with nails, pierced with a lance, and bleeding on a cross, for us poor sinners! Amazing goodness! inﬁnite love! O let that tender love lead now on my behalf: let all my iniquities be here effaced, and my name be written in the Book of Life. I believe in thee; I hope in thee; I love thee. To thee be honour, praise, glory, and benediction, for ever and ever. Amen.

O sacred Blood, ﬂowing from the wounds of Jesus Christ, and washing away the sins of the world! cleanse, sanctify, and preserve my soul, that nothing may ever separate me from thee. Behold, O eternal Father, thy only begotten Son, and look upon the face of thy Christ, in whom thou art well pleased. Hear the voice of his Blood, crying out to thee, not for vengeance, but for mercy and pardon. Accept this divine oblation, and through the inﬁnite merits of all the sufferings that Jesus endured on the cross for our salvation, be pleased to look upon us, and upon all thy people, with an eye of mercy. Have mercy on us, dear Jesus, and grant that thy Blood may not be shed in vain for us, we humbly beseech thee. Amen.