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GOOD FRIDAY
II.

Solemn Prayers.

The priest, vested in a black cape, recites now the following prayers, at the right side of
the altar :
1. For the Holy Church.

LET us pray, dearly beloved, for the holy Church of God : that our God and Lord may be pleased to
give it peace and union, and preserve it throughout the
world : subjecting to it principalities and powers : and that He may grant us, who live in peace
and tranquility, grace to glorify God the Father almighty.

V. Let us pray. V. Let us kneel. R. Arise. Almighty and eternal God, Who in Christ hast
revealed Thy glory to all nations, preserve the works of Thy mercy, that Thy Church, spread over
all the world, may persevere with a steadfast faith in the confession of Thy Name. Through the
same... R. Amen.

2. For the supreme Pontiff.

LET us also pray for our holy Father, Pope N., that our God and Lord, Who elected him to the order
of the episcopacy, may preserve him in health and safety
for the good of His holy Church, to govern the holy
people of God.

V. Let us pray. V. Let us kneel. R. Arise. Almighty and eternal God, by Whose judgment all
things are established : mercifully regard our prayers, and in Thy goodness preserve the Bishop
chosen for us : that the Christian people, who are governed by Thy authority, may increase in the
merits of their faith under so great a prelate. Through... R. Amen.