to life everlasting, is no other, O Lord, than thy only Son, who has said, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; he that eateth of this bread shall live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.” This bread of life we earnestly beg of thee; this we desire often to receive sacramentally; this we desire daily to receive spiritually, for the nourishing of our souls with thy heavenly grace. O, come, dearest Jesus, to our poor souls; satisfy our hunger here with this heavenly bread, till we come to the more happy day of eternity, where all veils being removed, we shall forever feed upon thy divinity.
“ And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us.”
Our sins, O Lord, are innumerable; the debt that we owe thee is infinite; and, poor and miserable, we are unable of ourselves to discharge the least part of this debt, or make satisfaction for the least of these sins. But, prostrate in spirit before thee, we humbly implore thy mercy. We desire to offer thee the sacrifice of a contrite and humble heart. We offer thee the death and passion of thy only Son, which he suffered for us. And as he has promised forgiveness to them who forgive, we here, from our hearts, forgive all who have offended us, and hope through him to find forgiveness from thee.
“Lead us not into temptation."
Alas! O Lord, man’s life upon earth is a continual temptation. We are encompassed on all sides with mortal enemies — the world, the flesh, and the devil. Our only hope, in all these dangers and conflicts, is in thy protection. We believe that thou art faithful, and wilt not permit us to be tempted above our strength. Arm us, then, O Lord, both against the
