On the Catholic Priesthood
Offerings to the Divine Incarnate Word of His own Most Precious Blood
O most Holy Word! I offer Thee Thy
priests, and in their behalf I offer thee whatever is most dear to Thee
in heaven and on earth, in union with all Thy Most Precious Blood: and I
pray Thee to enable them fitly to conceive of the high degree to which
they are exalted, and to hold in extreme abhorrence whatever can
dishonor their dignity or contaminate their lives.
O most Loving Word! I offer Thee the Virgins consecrated to Thee, and in
their behalf I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood which Thou didst
sweat in Thine Agony, in the garden. I place these doves in their own
nest, and these lilies in their garden, Thy most amiable Heart; and I
pray Thee to make them know the height of the vocation to which Thou
hast called them, and faithfully correspond to Thy love.
O Eternal Word! I offer Thee all the faithful sons of Holy Church, Thy
Spouse, members of that body of which Thou art the Head; and I offer
Thee in their behalf the Most Precious Blood which Thou didst shed in
Thy scourging: I pray Thee to cause them to remember the solemn
renouncement of the world, the flesh, and the devil, which they made in
baptism; and that they may lead such lives as will not bring discredit
on the faith which they profess.
O Divine Word! I offer Thee all poor sinners, and in their behalf I
offer Thee the Most Precious Blood and Water which issued from Thy
sacred Side when pierced by the lance. I pray Thee to wash the stains
from their souls in this Blood and Water, and to grant that, with a
timely repentance, they may, by returning love for love, make up for the
sins they have committed against Thee.
O Eternal Word! I offer to Thee all heretics, and in their behalf I
offer Thee that Most Precious Blood which Thou didst shed from Thy Body,
all wounded as it was, when Thou wast stripped to be crucified. I
entreat Thee to have compassion on these poor sheep, which, separated
from Thy fold, are on the way to lose themselves in the paths of error
and obstinacy; and place them in the bosom of Thy Church, where alone
truth and safety are found.
O Divine Word! I offer Thee all infidels, and in their behalf I offer
Thee the Most Precious Blood which Thou didst shed from Thy sacred Head
when crowned with thorns. I beseech Thee to remember that these souls
also are the work of Thy Hands. Enlighten them, that they may know their
true and only God, and their Savior; that they too may be made
partakers of the grace of the Sacraments, and of our common redemption.
Eternal Father! I offer Thee the intense pains which Thy only-begotten
Son did suffer, during the three hours that he was nailed to the Cross
for love of us; particularly when, in the intensity of His grief and
abandonment, He exclaimed, " My God! my God! why hast Thou forsaken me?"
I offer them to Thee in behalf of all those in their agony, together
with the Blood that flowed from His five wounds; that they, by the power
of this Blood, may be fortified and defended against all temptations,
and may reach the port of eternal bliss.
O most merciful Word! I offer to Thee all the holy souls in Purgatory,
and in then- behalf I offer Thee Thy most Precious Blood. I beseech Thee
to grant that this sacred fount of comfort may incessantly flow to
mitigate their pains, and to hasten their release, that so they may
quickly come to be united with Thee in that glory to which they are
destined. Amen.
O Eternal Father! I offer Thee the love which Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
testified towards the human race during the whole course of His Passion,
and especially in the pain which He endured in the hiding of the
Beatific Vision from the lower part of His nature. I pray Thee that Thy
complacency in this love may so delight Thee, that Thou mayest
mercifully vouchsafe to overlook the many offenses committed against
Thee in the world at this time.
Seven Glorias in honor of the Most Precious Blood.
Source: CAPG
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Litany to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Litany link here
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Offering of the Precious Blood
(Mother of Mercy, Washington NC ©CAPG)
Eternal Father, we offer Thee the
Precious blood of Jesus Christ in satisfaction for the sins of Thy
priests Thy servants. Help them, O Jesus, by Thy merits of Thy blood;
Cleanse them, O Jesus, in Thy blood.
Mary, Refuge of sinners!
Offer to the Eternal Father, the Precious Blood of Thy Son Jesus for
these priests, that purified in it they may be pleasing to God. Amen.
Source: Cure d'Ars Prayer Group
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July: Precious Blood
Precious Blood Chaplet for Priests
This chaplet of reparation and
intercession is meant to be prayed on an ordinary five decade rosary.
Incline (+) unto my aid, O God;
O Lord, make haste to help me.
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, world without end.
Amen.
Alleluia.
On the Our Father beads:
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Precious Blood of Thy Beloved Son, our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb without blemish or spot (1 Peter 1:19)in
reparation for my sins and for the sins of all Thy priests.
On the Hail Mary beads:
By Thy Precious Blood, O Jesus, purify and sanctify Thy priests.
In place of the Glory be to the Father:
O Father, from whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named
(Ephesians 3:14), have mercy on all Thy priests, and wash them in the
Blood of the Lamb.
Sources: Dom Mark Kirby
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Act of Reparation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
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Most Sweet Jesus, whose overflowing
charity for men is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence and
contempt, behold us prostrate before Thee, eager to repair by a special
act of homage the cruel indifference and injuries to which Thy loving
Heart is everywhere subject.
Mindful, alas! that we ourselves have had a share in such great
indignities, which we now deplore from the depths of our hearts, we
humbly ask Thy pardon and declare our readiness to atone by voluntary
expiation, not only for our own personal offenses, but also for the sins
of those, who, straying far from the path of salvation, refuse in their
obstinate infidelity to follow Thee, their Shepherd and Leader, or,
renouncing the promises of their baptism, have cast off the sweet yoke
of Thy law.
We are now resolved to expiate each and every deplorable outrage
committed against Thee; we are now determined to make amends for the
manifold offenses against Christian modesty in unbecoming dress and
behavior, for all the foul seductions laid to ensnare the feet of the
innocent, for the frequent violations of Sundays and holy days, and the
shocking blasphemies uttered against Thee and Thy Saints. We wish also
to make amends for the insults to which Thy Vicar on earth and Thy
priests are subjected, for the profanation, by conscious neglect or
terrible acts of sacrilege, of the very crimes of nations who resist the
rights and teaching authority of the Church which Thou hast founded.
Would that we were able to wash away such abominations with our blood.
We now offer, in reparation for these violations of Thy divine honor,
the satisfaction Thou once made to Thy Eternal Father on the cross and
which Thou continuest to renew daily on our altars; we offer it in union
with the acts of atonement of Thy Virgin Mother and all the Saints and
of the pious faithful on earth; and we sincerely promise to make
recompense, as far as we can with the help of Thy grace, for all neglect
of Thy great love and for the sins we and others have committed in the
past. Henceforth, we will live a life of unswerving faith, of purity of
conduct, of perfect observance of the precepts of the Gospel and
especially that of charity. We promise to the best of our power to
prevent others from offending Thee and to bring as many as possible to
follow Thee.
O loving Jesus, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mother,
our model in reparation, deign to receive the voluntary offering we make
of this act of expiation; and by the crowning gift of perseverance keep
us faithful unto death in our duty and the allegiance we owe to Thee,
so that we may all one day come to that happy home, where with the
Father and the Holy Spirit Thou livest and reignest, God, forever and
ever. Amen.
Source: From the Raccolta, #256 (S. P. Ap., June 1, 1928 and March 18, 1932); Enchridion of Indulgences #26.
This prayer was prescribed to be recited on this feast by Pope Pius XI
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Novena for Priests to the Sacred Heart (Day 9: June 28th)
“We pray for all future priests now being formed in the wombs of their mothers, that they may be safe from physical and
spiritual harm, and come to ordination as God intends.”
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart for Priests
Remember, O most loving Heart of Jesus,
that they for whom I pray are those for whom You prayed so earnestly the
night before Your death. These are they to whom You look to continue
with You in Your sorrows when others forsake You, who share Your griefs
and have inherited your persecutions, according to Your word: That the
servant is not greater than his Lord.
Remember, O Heart of
Jesus, that they are the objects of the worldʼs hatred and Satanʼs
deadliest snares. Keep them then, 0 Jesus, in the safe citadel of Your
Sacred Heart and there let them be sanctified in truth.
May they
be one with you and one among themselves, and grant that multitudes may
be brought through their word to believe in You and love You. Amen.
Novena
to the Sacred Heart
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore Thee, I
love Thee and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer Thee this poor
heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Thy
will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee. Protect
me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health
of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing on all that I
do, and the grace of a holy death. Within Thy Heart I place my every
care. In every need let me come to Thee with humble trust saying, Heart
of Jesus help me.
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Novena for Priests to the Sacred Heart (Day 8: June 27th)
“ We pray for the souls of priests in Purgatory, especially those most forgotten and who have no one else to pray for
them. Do Thou deliver them from the dire torments they endure; call them and admit them to Thy most sweet embrace in Paradise.”
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart for Priests
Remember, O most loving Heart of Jesus,
that they for whom I pray are those for whom You prayed so earnestly the
night before Your death. These are they to whom You look to continue
with You in Your sorrows when others forsake You, who share Your griefs
and have inherited your persecutions, according to Your word: That the
servant is not greater than his Lord.
Remember, O Heart of
Jesus, that they are the objects of the worldʼs hatred and Satanʼs
deadliest snares. Keep them then, 0 Jesus, in the safe citadel of Your
Sacred Heart and there let them be sanctified in truth.
May they
be one with you and one among themselves, and grant that multitudes may
be brought through their word to believe in You and love You. Amen.
Novena
to the Sacred Heart
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore Thee, I
love Thee and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer Thee this poor
heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Thy
will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee. Protect
me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health
of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing on all that I
do, and the grace of a holy death. Within Thy Heart I place my every
care. In every need let me come to Thee with humble trust saying, Heart
of Jesus help me.
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Novena for Priests to the Sacred Heart (Day 7: June 26th)
“We pray for priests who are sick, that Our Blessed Lord restore them to health and vigor so that praising Him they may
be able to continue to labor in promoting His greater honor and glory and the salvation of souls. “
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart for Priests
Remember, O most loving Heart of Jesus,
that they for whom I pray are those for whom You prayed so earnestly the
night before Your death. These are they to whom You look to continue
with You in Your sorrows when others forsake You, who share Your griefs
and have inherited your persecutions, according to Your word: That the
servant is not greater than his Lord.
Remember, O Heart of
Jesus, that they are the objects of the worldʼs hatred and Satanʼs
deadliest snares. Keep them then, 0 Jesus, in the safe citadel of Your
Sacred Heart and there let them be sanctified in truth.
May they
be one with you and one among themselves, and grant that multitudes may
be brought through their word to believe in You and love You. Amen.
Novena
to the Sacred Heart
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore Thee, I
love Thee and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer Thee this poor
heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Thy
will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee. Protect
me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health
of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing on all that I
do, and the grace of a holy death. Within Thy Heart I place my every
care. In every need let me come to Thee with humble trust saying, Heart
of Jesus help me.
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Novena for Priests to the Sacred Heart (Day 6: June 25th)
“We pray that priests will be devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary and find in her the love and comfort of a mother, the
most powerful intercession of our greatest saint, and the surest refuge against Satan and his cohorts who seek the destruction of priests and the priesthood.”
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart for Priests
Remember, O most loving Heart of Jesus,
that they for whom I pray are those for whom You prayed so earnestly the
night before Your death. These are they to whom You look to continue
with You in Your sorrows when others forsake You, who share Your griefs
and have inherited your persecutions, according to Your word: That the
servant is not greater than his Lord.
Remember, O Heart of
Jesus, that they are the objects of the worldʼs hatred and Satanʼs
deadliest snares. Keep them then, 0 Jesus, in the safe citadel of Your
Sacred Heart and there let them be sanctified in truth.
May they
be one with you and one among themselves, and grant that multitudes may
be brought through their word to believe in You and love You. Amen.
Novena
to the Sacred Heart
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore Thee, I
love Thee and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer Thee this poor
heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Thy
will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee. Protect
me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health
of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing on all that I
do, and the grace of a holy death. Within Thy Heart I place my every
care. In every need let me come to Thee with humble trust saying, Heart
of Jesus help me.
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Novena for Priests to the Sacred Heart (Day 5: June 24th)
“We pray for all the priests of Thy Church, especially for those who do not adore Thee, for those who are wounded in
their souls, and for those who are exposed to the attacks of the powers of darkness.”
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart for Priests
Remember, O most loving Heart of Jesus,
that they for whom I pray are those for whom You prayed so earnestly the
night before Your death. These are they to whom You look to continue
with You in Your sorrows when others forsake You, who share Your griefs
and have inherited your persecutions, according to Your word: That the
servant is not greater than his Lord.
Remember, O Heart of
Jesus, that they are the objects of the worldʼs hatred and Satanʼs
deadliest snares. Keep them then, 0 Jesus, in the safe citadel of Your
Sacred Heart and there let them be sanctified in truth.
May they
be one with you and one among themselves, and grant that multitudes may
be brought through their word to believe in You and love You. Amen.
Novena
to the Sacred Heart
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore Thee, I
love Thee and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer Thee this poor
heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Thy
will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee. Protect
me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health
of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing on all that I
do, and the grace of a holy death. Within Thy Heart I place my every
care. In every need let me come to Thee with humble trust saying, Heart
of Jesus help me.
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Novena for Priests to the Sacred Heart (Day 4: June 23rd)
“We pray for those poor lost priests who have broken the oath of their holy ordination and have become unfaithful to their exalted calling. Enlighten their minds and strengthen their wills, that they may turn away from all sin and error and come back to Thy holy altar and to Thy people.”
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart for Priests
Remember, O most loving Heart of Jesus,
that they for whom I pray are those for whom You prayed so earnestly the
night before Your death. These are they to whom You look to continue
with You in Your sorrows when others forsake You, who share Your griefs
and have inherited your persecutions, according to Your word: That the
servant is not greater than his Lord.
Remember, O Heart of
Jesus, that they are the objects of the worldʼs hatred and Satanʼs
deadliest snares. Keep them then, 0 Jesus, in the safe citadel of Your
Sacred Heart and there let them be sanctified in truth.
May they
be one with you and one among themselves, and grant that multitudes may
be brought through their word to believe in You and love You. Amen.
Novena
to the Sacred Heart
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore Thee, I
love Thee and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer Thee this poor
heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Thy
will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee. Protect
me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health
of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing on all that I
do, and the grace of a holy death. Within Thy Heart I place my every
care. In every need let me come to Thee with humble trust saying, Heart
of Jesus help me.
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Novena for Priests to the Sacred Heart (Day 3: June 22nd )
“ We pray for priests who suffer for defending authentic Catholic doctrine, remembering especially those who have paid
for their fidelity to Christ with their blood."
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart for Priests
Remember, O most loving Heart of Jesus,
that they for whom I pray are those for whom You prayed so earnestly the
night before Your death. These are they to whom You look to continue
with You in Your sorrows when others forsake You, who share Your griefs
and have inherited your persecutions, according to Your word: That the
servant is not greater than his Lord.
Remember, O Heart of
Jesus, that they are the objects of the worldʼs hatred and Satanʼs
deadliest snares. Keep them then, 0 Jesus, in the safe citadel of Your
Sacred Heart and there let them be sanctified in truth.
May they
be one with you and one among themselves, and grant that multitudes may
be brought through their word to believe in You and love You. Amen.
Novena
to the Sacred Heart
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore Thee, I
love Thee and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer Thee this poor
heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Thy
will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee. Protect
me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health
of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing on all that I
do, and the grace of a holy death. Within Thy Heart I place my every
care. In every need let me come to Thee with humble trust saying, Heart
of Jesus help me.
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Novena for Priests to the Sacred Heart (Day 2: June 21st)
“We pray that our parish priests preach the Gospel worthily and wisely, celebrate the sacraments faithfully and reverently, and pray without ceasing.”
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart for Priests
Remember, O most loving Heart of Jesus,
that they for whom I pray are those for whom You prayed so earnestly the
night before Your death. These are they to whom You look to continue
with You in Your sorrows when others forsake You, who share Your griefs
and have inherited your persecutions, according to Your word: That the
servant is not greater than his Lord.
Remember, O Heart of
Jesus, that they are the objects of the worldʼs hatred and Satanʼs
deadliest snares. Keep them then, 0 Jesus, in the safe citadel of Your
Sacred Heart and there let them be sanctified in truth.
May they
be one with you and one among themselves, and grant that multitudes may
be brought through their word to believe in You and love You. Amen.
Novena
to the Sacred Heart
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore Thee, I
love Thee and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer Thee this poor
heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Thy
will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee. Protect
me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health
of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing on all that I
do, and the grace of a holy death. Within Thy Heart I place my every
care. In every need let me come to Thee with humble trust saying, Heart
of Jesus help me.
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Novena for Priests to the Sacred Heart (Day 1: June 20th)
“We pray that priests and bishops will uphold the true teachings of the Catholic Church and resist the temptations to compromise doctrine in the face of cultural and social pressures.”
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart for Priests
Remember, O most loving Heart of Jesus,
that they for whom I pray are those for whom You prayed so earnestly the
night before Your death. These are they to whom You look to continue
with You in Your sorrows when others forsake You, who share Your griefs
and have inherited your persecutions, according to Your word: That the
servant is not greater than his Lord.
Remember, O Heart of
Jesus, that they are the objects of the worldʼs hatred and Satanʼs
deadliest snares. Keep them then, O Jesus, in the safe citadel of Your
Sacred Heart and there let them be sanctified in truth.May they
be one with you and one among themselves, and grant that multitudes may
be brought through their word to believe in You and love You. Amen.
Novena
to the Sacred Heart
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore Thee, I
love Thee and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer Thee this poor
heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Thy
will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee. Protect
me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health
of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing on all that I
do, and the grace of a holy death. Within Thy Heart I place my every
care. In every need let me come to Thee with humble trust saying, Heart
of Jesus help me.
Source: Novenas
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Feast of Corpus Christi
St. Thomas of Aquinas Hymn:
praise thy Leader and thy Shepherd
in hymns and canticles.
As much as thou canst, so much darest thou,
for He is above all praise,
nor art thou able to praise Him enough.
Today there is given us a special theme of praise,
the Bread both living and life-giving,
which, it is not to be doubted,
was given to the assembly of the brethren,
twelve in number, at the table of the holy Supper.
Let our praise be full and sounding;
let the jubilation of the soul
be joyous and becoming;
for that solemn day is now being celebrated,
on which is commemorated the
first institution of this table.
At this table of the new King,
the new Pasch of the New Law
puts an end to the ancient Pasch.
The new supplants the old,
truth puts to flight the shadow,
day banishes night.
What Christ did at that Supper,
the same He commanded
to be done in remembrance of Him.
Taught by His sacred precepts,
we consecrate bread and wine
into the Victim of salvation.
This is the dogma given to Christians,
thy at bread is changed into Flesh
and wine into Blood.
What thou dost not understand,
what thou dost not see, a lively faith confirms
in a supernatural manner.
Under different species in externals
signs only, and not in reality,
wondrous substances lie hidden.
Flesh is food, Blood is drink:
nevertheless Christ remains entire
under each species.
By the recipient the whole is received;
He is neither cut, broken, nor divided.
One receives Him; a thousand receive Him:
as much as the thousand receive,
so much does the one receive;
though eaten He is not diminished.
The good receive Him, the bad receive Him,
but with what unequal consequences
of life or death.
It is death to the unworthy, life to the worthy:
behold then of a like reception,
how unlike may be the result!
When the Sacrament is broken,
doubt not, but remember,
that there is just as much hidden in a fragment,
as there is in the whole.
There is no division of the substance,
only a breaking of the species takes place,
by which neither the state nor stature
of the substance signified is diminished.
Lo, the Bread of Angels
is made the food of earthly
pilgrims: truly it is the Bread of children,
let it not be cast to dogs.
It was prefigured in types,
—when Isaac was immolated,
when the Paschal Lamb was sacrificed,
when Manna was given to the fathers.
O Good Shepherd, True Bread,
O Jesus, have mercy
on us: feed us and protect us:
make us see good things in
the land of the living.
Thou who knowest all things
and canst do all things,
who here feedest us mortals,
make us there be Thy guests, the co-heirs,
and companions of the heavenly citizens.
Amen.
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