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...[may he] strike [it down] from us. May the Lord Almighty save and have mercy. [That we may] pass the approaching evening and the coming night in peace, with faith let us ask of the Lord. [R.] The angel of peace... [R.] The remission and forgiveness [of our sins]... [R.] The great [and powerful aid] of the Holy Cross... [R.] And again, in unity [for our true and holy faith, let us entreat the Lord]... [R.] Our persons and [one another unto the Lord God Almighty let us commit]... [R.] Have mercy on us, Lord [our God, according to your great mercy]... [R.]

RUBRIC: Prayer

Hear our voices, Lord our God; receive our supplications, the lifting up of our hands, and the words of [our] prayers, purifying our evening sacrifice into a sweet fragrance, to prepare [it] for your pleasure. Increase in us, Lord almighty, faith, hope, love, and all works of virtue; so that according to your benevolent will, having always lived a religious life in piety by day and by night, we may be made worthy to beseech you, Lord, for the salvation of our souls and for the spiritual life, and to find grace and mercy from you, and giving thanks, we may glorify the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit; now and always, and unto the ages of ages. [Amen.] Peace unto all. Worshipping you, Lord our God, we give thanks to you for the peace—