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THE FATHER (contemplate and make with right hand a middle point

THE SON (contemplate and make with right hand he vertical line of the cross

THE HOLY GHOST (contemplate and make with right hand the horizontal line of the cross

All AMEN (Put right hand on heart and contemplate "what is the truth of Trinity"

PSALMS of praise, of godly life, 2nd psalm of praise, psalm of wisdom, 3^rd psalm of praise

THE LITTLE CHAPTER

P. Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. One who loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love. And this commandment have we from God, that one who loveth God love brothers and sisters also C Amen

HYMN

THE DEUM LAUDAMUS

Antiphon: If we live we live to the Lord. If we die we die to the Lord

1/ We praise thee O God; we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord

2/ All the earth doth worship thee; the Father everlasting

3/ To Thee all angels sing aloud; the heavens and all the powers therein

4/ To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry

5/ Holy, Holy, holy Lord God of Hosts;

6/ Heaven and earth are full of the majesty: of Thy glory.

7/ The glorious company of the apostles: praise Thee

8/ The goodly fellowship of the prophets: praise Thee

9/ The noble army of martyrs: praise Thee.

10/ The holy Church throughout all the world: doth acknowledge Thee;

11/ The Father: of an infinite majesty

12/ Thine honourable, true: and all-one Son

13/ Also the Holy Ghost. The comforter

14 Thou art the King of glory: O Christ

15 Thou art the everlasting Son: of the Father

16/ Thou sittest at the right hand of god: in the glory of the father

17/ Thou art alpha and omega: the first and last of all.

18/ Offspring and root of David: Thou bright and morning star

19/ Day by day: we magnify Thee;

20/ And we worship Thy name; ever world without end

21/ Thou who from both come: O god the Holy Ghost

22/ Thee, too, O Paraclete; we worship and adore

23/ Thou art the fount of life : the living fire of love

24/ Three in one. most holy Lord and God

25/ Co-equal, co-eternal; before beginning and without an end

26/ We Thy children live in Thee: and all we have is Thine

27/ We bless Thee, we magnify Thee: most joyously we serve Thee.

28/ O mighty, glorious trinity: let all the people praise Thee.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost

As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be: worlds without end. Amen

/Antiphon) If we live we live to the Lord and if we die we die to the Lord (Romans 14 8

,P The Lord is in you - blessing +

C In you is the Spirit - blessing

(e g Magnificat instead of Te Deum Laudamus)

THE COLLECTS and e g a ++++ SERMON and e g a HYMN

B L E S S I N G with lifted right hand which may hold a small cross

P The PEACE of our innermost divine nature, which passeth understanding is with us on this pilgrimage

through time and space. Receive the blessing of the Eternal, the FATHER, the SON and the HOLY GHOST. + Heart and mind shall be unified with God so that "God may be all in all" and we will say as Jesus

"I AND THE FATHER ARE ONE" C Amen