correct the abuses and irreverences there committed against thee, we offer up to thee the exact attention and careful solicitude of holy bishops and prelates. Eternal praise, &c.
17. We adore thee, O God of infinite majesty, whom we can never sufficiently adore and reverence; and to make reparation for all the impious oaths pronounced against thee, we offer up to thee the pious discourses made in thy honor by the holy doctors of the Church. Eternal praise, &c.
18. We adore thee, O hidden God; and to make reparation for all the contests, disputes, punctilios of honor, and scandal, by which thou hast been offended, we offer up to thee the humility of the holy confessors. Eternal praise, &c.
19. We adore thee, eternal Priest, whose delight is to offer sacrifice; and to make reparation for the insults and affronts done to thy priests, religious, and virgins, we offer up to thee thy own invincible patience, together with the true and fervent zeal of all good priests and apostolic preachers. Eternal praise, &c.
20. We adore thee, true bread of angels; and to make reparation for the sins committed against thy command of abstinence, we offer up to thee the fasts and temperance of the holy anchorets. Eternal praise, &c.
21 . We adore thee, O God of all purity; and to make reparation for all the sins which have hitherto been committed against the virtue of purity, we offer up to thee the modesty and penance of all holy religious men and women. Eternal praise, &c.
22. We adore thee, amiable Spouse of our souls; and to make reparation for all the lukewarmness and indifference shown by many, particularly in time of holy communion, we offer up to thee the raptures and ecstasies of holy virgins. Eternal praise, &c.
