A PRAYER BEFORE MASS.
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always assist, with the utmost devotion and reverence, at the oblation of His most precious body and blood, which is made at Mass; and thereby be made partakers of the sacrifice which He offered for us on Calvary.
In union with Thy Holy Church and its Minister, and invoking the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and all the Angels and Saints, we now offer the adorable sacrifice of the Mass to Thy honor and glory, to acknowledge Thy infinite perfections, Thy supreme dominion over all Thy creatures, our entire subjection to Thee, and total dependence on Thy gracious providence; and in thanks-
