Striking his breast with humility and devotion, the priest says thrice:
Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum; sed tantum dic verbo, et sanabitur anima mea.
(Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof: say but the word, and my soul shall be healed.)
Before receiving the sacred Host he says:
Corpus Domini nostri Jesu Christi custodiat animam meam in vitam æternam. Amen.
(May the body of Our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my soul to life everlasting. Amen.)
After receiving the sacred Host:
Quid retribuam Domino pro omnibus quæ retribuit mihi? Calicem salutaris accipiam, et nomen Domini invocabo. Laudans invocabo Dominum, et ab inimicis meis salvus ero.
(What return shall I make the Lord for all He has given to me? I will take the chalice of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. Praising, I will call upon the Lord, and shall be saved from my enemies.)
Before receiving the sacred blood: