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AN OFFERING.

ETERNAL Father, we offer Thee the blood, the Passion, and the death of Jesus Christ, the sorrows of Mary most holy, and of St. Joseph, in satisfaction for our sins, in aid of the holy souls in purgatory, for the needs of holy Mother Church, and for the conversion of sinners.

Indulgence of 100 days, once a day. — Pius IX., April 30, 1860.

Methods of Hearing Mass.[1]

Offering of Mass and Communion on Sundays - Holy Trinity

PROSTRATE before the throne of Thy divine Majesty, O my God, I humbly implore Thy pardon for my offences, and Thy grace that I may be entirely employed in praising and adoring Thee. O adorable Trinity! Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, bless me. O Holy Trinity, Whose throne is surrounded by adoring angels, and Whose awful presence is felt by all creatures, the work of Thy omnipotent hands, disdain not the homage of my heart, which I desire to consecrate entirely to Thy service. Thou art my hope and my life; what can I desire in heaven, or what can I seek on earth, but Thee? and where shall I so surely find Thee as on this altar? I offer this Mass and holy com-

  1. Sunday, in honor of the Holy Trinity. Monday, for the holy souls in purgatory. Tuesday, in honor of the holy angels, and especially the Guardian Angel. Wednesday, in honor of St. Joseph. Thursday, in honor of the Blessed Sacrament and the Sacred Heart. Friday, in honor of the Sacred Passion and the suffering Heart of Jesus. Saturday, in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.