Let not the partaking of Thy body, O Lord Jesus Christ, which I, though unworthy, presume to receive, turn to my judgment and condemnation; but by Thy mercy be it profitable to the safety and health both of soul and body. Who with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost. livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen.
Making a genuflection, and taking the Host in his hands, the priest says:
I WILL take the Bread of heaven, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
The priest then, slightly inclining, takes both parts of the sacred Host, and striking his breast and raising his voice a little, he says three times, humbly and with devotion:
(Here the bell is rung thrice.)
Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof; but say only the word, and my soul shall be healed.
