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lessed is  the  man  that  feareth  the  Lord: he shall  delight  exceedingly  in  His  commandments. His seed  shall  be  mighty  upon earth: the  generation  of  the  righteous  shall be blessed  (Ps.  cxi.  1,2).

In all  thy  works  remember  thy  last  end, and thou  shalt  never  sin  (Ecclus.  vii.  40).

Let my  soul  (O  Lord)  die  the  death  of  the just, and  my  last  end  be  like  to  them  (Num. xxiii.  10).

O forgive  me,  that  I  maybe  refreshed  before I go  hence,  and  be  no  more  (Ps.  xxxviii.  14).

Show forth  Thy  wonderful  mercies:  Thou Who savest  them  that  trust  in  Thee  (Ps.  xvi.  7).

Before the  Gospel  the  priest  bows  down  before  the middle of  the  altar,  and  says:

leanse my  heart  and my lips,  O  almighty God, Who  didst  cleanse the lips  of  the  prophet Isaias with  a  burning  coal; vouchsafe so  to  cleanse me   by    Thy  gracious mercy, that  I  may  be  able worthily to  proclaim  Thy