reflect upon the separation of Christ’s soul from His body.—Matt. xxvii. 50. It is appointed unto men once to die.—Heb. ix. 27. _Affections._ “Let my soul die the death of the just.”—Num. xxiii. 10. “Whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.”—Rom. xiv. 8. “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.”—Apoc. xiv. 13. At The Agnus Dei, when the priest strikes his breast, reflect how many of those who saw Christ dying on the cross, striking their breasts returned.—Luke xxiii. 48. And dost not thou strike thy breast in token of true sorrow for thy sins? _Affections._ Lord, I strike my breast with the publican, and say, “Be merciful to me a sinner.”—Luke xviii. 13. “And now, O Lord, think of me, and take not revenge of my sins, neither remember my offences, nor those of my parents.”—Tob. iii. 3. “Let Thy mercies speedily prevent us.”—Ps. lxviii. 8. At The Communion Of The Priest meditate upon the burial of Christ.—John xix. 42. He asks from thee thy heart as a sepulchre. _Affections._ “My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready.”—Ps. lvi. 8. “Arise, O Lord, into Thy resting‐place, Thou and the ark [of Thy holiness].”—Ps. cxxxi. 8. “My heart shall rejoice with Thee.”—Prov. xxiii. 15. At The Last Collect meditate upon Christ’s joyful and glorious resurrection.—Mark xvi. 6. “For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.”—Colos. iii. 3. _Affections._ “We look for the Saviour, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who will reform the body of our lowness, made like to the body of His glory.”—Phil. iii. 20, 21. “When shall I come and appear before the face of God?”—Ps. xli. 3. “I desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ.”—Phil. i. 23. At The Benediction meditate how Christ, ascending into heaven, blessed His disciples.—Mark xvi. 19. “Unto this are you called, that you may inherit a blessing.”—1 Pet. iii. 9. _Affections._ “Save Thy people, O Lord, and bless Thy inheritance.”—Ps. xxvii. 9. “May God, our own God, bless us. May God bless us.”—Ps. lxvi. 7, 8. “Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house, O Lord: they shall praise Thee forever and ever.”—Ps. lxxxiii. 5. _Prayer at the Conclusion of Mass._ Accept, O Holy Trinity, this sacrifice of the body and blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, which I have offered to Thy divine majesty in remembrance of His Passion and death; and by His infinite merits I beseech Thee that all my defects and negligences may be supplied, for He is the propitiation for our sins. Amen. Litany of the Passion of Our Lord. (_For Private Devotion Only._)