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THE PRAYER FOR PEACE.
indignus sumere praesumo, Christ, which I, unworthy, prenon
mihi proveniat in judi- sunie to receive, be to me unto
cium et condemnationem : sed judgment and condemnation ;
pro tua pietate prosit mihi ad but through Thy goodness,
tutamentum mentis et cor- may It be to me a safeguard
poris, et ad medelam percipi- and remedy, both of soul and
endam. Qui vivis et regnas body. Who with God the
cum Deo Patre in unitate Father, in the unity of the
Spiritus Sancti Deus, per Holy Ghost, livest and reignomnia
saecula saeculorum. est God for ever and ever.
Amen. Amen.
EXPLANATION OF THE PRAYER FOR PEACE.
Lord Jesus Christ. The full title ; Lord, means
Supreme Master, Jesus Saviour, Christ the Anointed,
Who saidst to Thy Apostles, Peace I leave to
you, My peace I give unto you. St. Augustine
defines peace as tranquillitas ordinis the calm where
order reigns. There is perfect peace and perfect order
in Heaven, imperfect on earth : none in Hell, nullus
ordo, no order there. Look not on my sins, but on
the faith of Thy Church. The faith referred to here
is in its fullest meaning, faith perfected by charity.
And vouchsafe to it that peace and unity (amongst
its members) which is agreeable to Thy will, who
livest and reignest, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
EXPLANATION OF THE Two PRAYERS BEFORE
THE COMMUNION.
These two prayers are addressed to our Lord on the
altar by the priest for whom they are specially meant,
and form his preparation for Communion. Their beauty
and tenderness cannot be surpassed. Lord Jesus