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PRAYERS AT MASS.
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on the Cross. Look down on Thy Christ, Thy dearest and only begotten Son, "in whom Thou art always well pleased;" and by the infinite merits of His incarnation, nativity, tears, labors, sufferings, and death, have mercy upon me, and upon all those for whom I ought to pray [here mention the particular persons]—my parents, relations, brethren, friends, benefactors, and those who have injured me, or whom I may have injured. I also beseech Thee to guard, prosper, and extend the Holy Catholic Church; to pour down Thy blessings on our Chief Pastor the Pope, upon the Bishops and all the Clergy; enlighten and guide them in