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I give thee thanks for that marvellous condescension
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wherewith thou, their meek and lowly Master, didst
kneel to wash their disciples’ feet and wipe them with a
napkin.
I give thee thanks for the institution the adorable
Sacrament of the Eucharist, in which, with most amazing
liberality and unutterable love, thou hast given and
bequeathed thyself to us. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, etc.

O From St. Ambrose.
COMPASSIONATE Lord Jesus Christ, I a
sinner, nothing presuming on my own merits,
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but trusting in thy mercy and goodness, draw
near with awe and trembling to the table of thy sweetest
banquet. For my heart and my body are stained with
many sins, my mind and my tongue have not been kept
with fitting diligence and circumspection. Wherefore, O
compassionate Godhead, O dread and awful Majesty, I
thy wretched creature, who am fallen into a great strait,
betake myself to thee the Fountain of mercy; to thee I
hasten that I may be healed; beneath thy protection I
make my refuge; I long to have thee for my Saviour
before whom I can in no wise stand as my Judge. To thee,
O Lord, I now show my wounds; before thee I lay bare
all this my shame. I know my sins, so many and so great,
by reason of which I am afraid. I hope in thy mercies,
which are past numbering. Look on me with the eyes of
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