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PRAYERS FOR CONFESSION.
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holy sacrament may be fully and perfectly supplied to Thine everlasting praise and glory, and that Thou mayest effectually absolve me in heaven, even as Thy minister has, with Thy authority, absolved me here on earth: through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.

In case absolution has been refused, say:

O DIVINE Jesus! I have laid open to Thee the interior of my soul; Thou hast examined my wounds, yet I leave Thee without being healed; Thou hast known my infidelities, yet Thou hast not pardoned me. Ah! when shall I obtain this inestimable favor? What shall I do, O my dear Jesus, to merit it? I will implore Thy grace to fight with more vigor my inveterate enemies, and to triumph over my corrupt inclinations; I