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Rh thereof shall thereby obtain pardon and salvation, and shall live for ever. Amen.

R. Amen.

Glory be to Thee, O, [To be repeated thrice,] for Thy unspeakable gift towards us for ever and ever. Amen.

R. Amen.

We now approach in the true faith of Thy name, O, and through Thy compassion we break, and through Thy mercy we sign, the Body and Blood of our Quickener, the , in the name of the , of the , and of the.

R. Amen. [''Whilst naming the Trinity he shall break the bread which is in his hands into two pieces, and shall put the piece which is in his left hand back into its place, yet not as it was before, but in such wise as that the broken part shall face the cup. With the piece in his right hand he shall sign the Blood which is in the cup from east to west, and from right to left, and shall dip a third part thereof into the cup in such a way as that the broken part may be wetted, and shall say:'']

May the precious blood be signed with the life-giving Body of our, in the name of the , and of the , and of the. Amen.

May the holy body be signed with the sin-forgiving blood of our, in the name of the , and of the , and of the. Amen.

R. Amen.

These glorious, holy, life-giving, and divine sacraments, have been set apart, consecrated, perfected, joined together, and com-