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Lord Jesus Christ,I approach your
banquet table in fear and trembling,
for I am a sinner, and dare not rely
on my own worth, but only on your
goodness and mercy. I am defiled
by many sins in body and soul, and
by my unguarded thoughts and words.
Gracious God of majesty and awe,
I seek your protection, I look for
your healing. Poor troubled sinner
that I am, I appeal to you, the
fountain of all mercy. I cannot bear
your judgment, but I trust in your
salvation. Lord, I show my wounds to
you and uncover my shame before you.
I know my sins are many and great, and
they fill me with fear, but I hope in
your mercies, for they cannot be numbered.
Lord Jesus Christ, eternal king, God and man,
crucified for mankind, look upon me with
mercy and hear my prayer, for I trust in you.
Have mercy on me, full of sorrow and sin,
for the depth of your compassion never ends.
Praise to you, saving sacrifice, offered on
the wood of the cross for me and for all mankind.
Praise to the noble and precious blood,
flowing from the wounds of the my crucified
Lord Jesus Christ and washing away the sins
of the whole world.
Remember, Lord your creature, whom you
have redeemed with your blood; I repent my sins,
and I long to put right what I have done.
Merciful Father, take away all my offenses and sins;
purify me in body and soul, and make me worthy
to taste the holy of holies.
May your body and blood, which I intend to
receive, although I am unworthy, be for me the
remission of my sins, the washing away of my guilt,
the end of my evil thoughts, and the rebirth of
my better instincts.
May it incite me to do the works pleasing
to you and profitable to my health in body and soul,
and be a firm defense against the wiles of my enemies.
Amen.
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