After the Agnus Dei.
IN saying to Thine Apostles: Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; Thou hast promised, O Lord, to all Thy Church, that peace which the world cannot give,—peace with Thee, and peace with ourselves. Let nothing, O Lord, ever interrupt this holy peace; let nothing separate us from Thee, to whom we heartily desire to be united, through this Blessed Sacrament of peace and reconciliation. Let this Food of Angels strengthen us in every Christian duty, so as never more to yield under temptations or fall into our common weaknesses.
At the Domine, non sum dingus, say with the Priest three times, striking your breast:
(Here the bell is rung.)
Such as do not intend to communicate sacramentally may communicate spiritually, as follows:
