AT THE CANON.
O DIVINE Jesus, the Redeemer of all mankind, who art come to save even those who were lost, whose adorable blood was shed for many to the remission of sins, deign to listen to the prayers I now offer, not for myself alone, but for the great family of mankind, whose Creator, Lord, and sovereign Master thou art. Permit me to offer my supplications for the peace and prosperity of that Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, which was founded on thy unerring word, established by thy miracles, enriched by thy merits, and peopled by thy saints — of that Church, whose unworthy child I am, in whose bosom, through thy grace, I resolve to live and to die — that Church, which has this day imparted to me her most precious treasure, in giving me the adorable body and blood of her heavenly Spouse.
O my God, bless, sanctify, and protect the Pope, thy representative on earth; have mercy on the bishops, priests, and all who labour in thy vineyard; animate them with zeal for the salvation of souls, who are the purchase of thy blood; give them prudence, perseverance, humility, and patience; inflame their hearts with that ardent zeal which consumed thy holy apostles; render their lives as holy as the law they inculcate; make them all according to thy own divine heart; and let their light so shine before men, that they, seeing their good works, may glorify their Father who is in heaven. ( Matt . v. 16.) O my God, I seek not that which is profitable to myself, but to many, that they may be saved (1 Cor. x. 33); therefore I most earnestly conjure thee to show forth the riches of thy infinite mercy, by pardoning those who are in the dreadful state of mortal sin. Thou art
