Thy ways; and the wicked shall be converted to Thee.
V. Deliver me from blood, O God, Thou God of my salvation, and my tongue shall extol Thy justice.
R. O Lord, Thou wilt open my lips, and my mouth shall declare Thy praise.
V. For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings Thou wilt not be delighted.
R. A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.
V. Deal favorably, O Lord, in Thy good-will with Sion, that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.
R. Then Thou shalt accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations, and whole burnt offerings: then they shall lay calves upon Thy altar.
V. Look down, we beseech Thee, O Lord, on this Thy family, for which Our Lord Jesus Christ was pleased to be delivered into the hands of the wicked, and suffer the torments of the cross (in silence), Who liveth and reigneth world without end. Amen.
On Good Friday the preceding Grace is said, with this difference only:
CHRIST became for us obedient unto death.
