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Thou who art the Life, and by dying on the Cross didst despoil both death and hell: O Lord have mercy on us.

Christ our Lord was made obedient unto death, even unto the death of the Cross.

Prostrate before a Cross say the following: —

Behold the wood of the Cross, on which didst hang the salvation of the world: come let us adore.

Our Father. I believe in God.

O most glorious Cross! O Cross worthy of our worship! O most precious wood! O sign worthy of all wonder! Through this sacred Cross the devil was overcome and the world redeemed by the blood of Christ. Amen.

Our Father.

O loving crucified Saviour I O Redeemer of all peoples, who didst suffer the death of the Cross for the salvation of the world! Look down on me with loving eyes, and accept these prayers I now offer to Thee. Amen.

Our Father.

Hail, most precious and most glorious Cross! most dear to my heart in that it has been con-