How wonderful is thy operation, O Lord, how mighty is thy power, how unspeakable is thy truth!
For thou saidst the word, and all things were made; and this was done which thou commandedst.
5. A thing of great admiration, that thou my Lord God, shouldst be exhibited unto us by the elements of bread and wine.
Thou who art the Lord of all things, and standest in need of none, hast pleased to dwell in us by means of this thy sacrament.
*Preserve my heart and body undefiled, that, with a chearful and pure conscience, I may celebrate thy mysteries, and receive them to my everlasting health: which thou hast ordained and instituted for thy honour and for a perpetual memorial.
6. Rejoice O my soul, and give thanks unto God for so excellent a gift, so singular a comfort left unto me in this vale of tears.
For as often as thou receivest, so often art thou made partaker of all the merits of Christ.
For the love of Christ is never diminished, and the greatness of his propitiation is never exhausted.
Therefore thou oughtest always to weigh with attentive consideration, this great mystery of thy salvation.
*So great, new, and joyful it ought to seem unto thee, when thou comest to these holy mysteries; as if the same day Christ first descending into the womb of the virgin, was become man; or hanging on the cross, did suffer and die for the salvation of mankind.