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 canst terminate their banishment. Thou canst open that spring of living water, for which they so ardently thirst; thou canst fill their hungry souls with good things, and bestow on them the inheritance purchased by the blood of a dying Saviour. Draw aside then the veil which hides thy amiable countenance; for what do these souls desire, but to contemplate. praise, and love thee, their Sovereign Good, for all eternity.

MOST ardentl desire, O my adorable Saviour, that thou wouldst honour this day the dwelling of my heart by thy divine presence. With what conﬁdence could I then implore rest and eternal peace for the suffering souls of purgatory, whom thou lovest, though thy justice forces thee to banish them for a time from their heavenly inheritance. Look, nevertheless, O merciful Redeemer, on the work of thy hands; hasten the happy hour of their deliverance, and grant that, partaking spiritually of the merits of thy august sacriﬁce, I may submissively accept and patiently bear all that is disagreeable and painful to my inclination, and thus avert a long separation from thee after the close of my mortal life. Amen.

RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord! that our humble prayers on behalf of the souls of thy servants, both men and women, may be proﬁtable to them; so that thou mayest deliver them from all the punishment due to their sins, and make them partakers of the redemption thou hast purchased for them. Who livest, etc.

After Dominus vobiscum, the Priest says, May they rest in peace. R. Amen.