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 My foot  hath  stood  in the  direct  way:  in  the churches I  will  bless  Thee. O Lord.

Glory be  to  the  Father, etc.

Returning, and  bowing  before  the  middle  of  the altar, with  joined  hands,  he  says:

eceive, O Holy Trinity, this oblation, which we offer unto Thee, in memory of the passion, resurrection, and ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and in honor of blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed John the Baptist, of the holy apostles Peter and Paul, of these and of all the saints: that it may be available to their honor and our salvation: and may they vouchsafe to intercede for us in heaven, whose memory we celebrate on earth. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then he kisses the altar, and having turned himself toward the people, extending and joining his hands, he raises his voice a little, and says: