Prayers for the Faithful Departed
I. Method of Hearing Mass for the Dead.
MAKE YOUR INTENTION.
O God of all mercy, I come to offer Thee the blood of the Lamb without spot for the souls which Thou lovest, and which sigh only after the blessedness of seeing Thee and glorifying Thee. Just as are the punishments which Thou inflictest, open to them this day, I beseech Thee, the boundless treasure of the satisfaction of Thy divine Son; and bestow upon them in this holy sacrifice wherewithal to discharge the debt which they still owe to Thy sovereign justice.
If you are intending to communicate, and wish to offer your Communion for particular Souls, say:
I beseech Thee, O Lord, to apply to the souls of N. N. the indulgences which I shall be able to obtain by the communion I am about to make.
WHILST THE PRIEST IS AT THE FOOT OF THE ALTAR.
We confess our sins, God; and we acknowledge that, if Thou hadst regard only to our ini-
