In Masses for the Dead, he says twice, Give them rest, and lastly, * Give them eternal rest. After the Agnus Dei. IN saying to thine apostles, My peace I leave you, my peace I give you, thou hast promised, O Lord, to all thy Church, that peace which the world cannot give-peace with thee, and peace with ourselves. LET nothing, O Lord, ever interrupt this holy peace: let nothing separate us from thee, to whom we heartily desire to be united, through this blessed sacrament of peace and reconciliation. Let this food of angels strengthen us in every Christian duty, so as never more to yield under temptations, or fall into our common weaknesses. At the Domine, non sum dignus, LORD, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof; but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed. [Here the bell is rung thrice, and Communion is given. If you are not going to receive Holy Communion,* make a Spiritual Communion, say,] MY sweet Saviour Jesus Christ, thou art my Sovereign Good, * Devotions for Communion, page 227, and fol lowing pages to page 300. the Fountain of all Good, my God and my All. I most firmly be lieve, that for us sinners, and for our salvation, thou wast pleased to come down from heaven, to take upon thee, by the mystery of thine incarnation, our human nature, and to become one of us, that so thou mightest be our High Priest and our Victim. I most firmly believe, that thou offeredst thyself upon the cross a sacrifice for us all, after having suffered many cruel torments for us; and that, by thy glorious resurrection and admirable ascension, thou hast opened the gates of heaven for us. I most firmly believe, that in these sacred mysteries thou art truly and really present, and that thy sacred body and blood are here offered up in sacrifice, and verily and indeed received by the faithful in remem |