At The Division Of The Sacred Host
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.