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 Ordinary of the Mass

ray my brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the Father almighty.

The server then answers:

May the Lord receive the sacrifice from thy hands, to the praise and glory of His name, to our benefit, and to that of all His holy Church.

The priest answers in a low voice, Amen.

Then, with outstretched hands, he recites the secret prayers.

TERNAL Father, I offer to Thee the sacrifice which Thy beloved Son Jesus made of Himself upon the cross, and which He now renews upon this altar; I offer it to Thee in the name of all creatures, together with the Masses which have been celebrated and which shall be celebrated in the whole world, in order to adore Thee, and to give Thee the honor which Thou dost deserve, to render to Thee due thanks for Thy innumerable benefits, to appease Thy anger which our many