Prayer before Holy Mass
(the four ends of the Mass)
Eternal Father,
I unite myself to
and offer this Holy Sacrifice,
which your beloved
Son once made himself on the Cross
and now renews on
this holy altar:
First,
to adore you and give you the honour which is due to you,
confessing your
supreme dominion over all things
and the absolute
dependence of everything upon you.
Secondly,
to thank you for the countless benefits received,
especially the gift
of your own beloved Son, Jesus, the High Priest.
Thirdly,
to restore the order of charity disturbed by so many sins
and to make
satisfaction for them.
Fourthly,
to implore your grace and mercy for myself,
for all the
afflicted and sorrowing, for all poor sinners,
and for the
departed souls on purgation.
-
Fr. Mervyn Carapiet
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