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Adore and magnify the Lord. O Lord Jesus, Sweetest Guest, mayest Thou have come happily to me, Thy poor and humble servant. Mayest Thou have entered blessedly under this mean and lowly roof. Blessed art Thou O Lord, in the highest, for that Thou hast come into my heart, Thou Day-spring from on high.

O King of Peace! drive from my heart all vain and idle thoughts, that my soul may be able to dwell on and to love Thee only, the

Author of Peace. For what be

side Thee, O Thou Peace, Thou Calm and Sweetness of my heart, should my soul seek for or desire?

O Fount of undying Love! how can I forget Thee, who hast vouchsafed to remember me, and to give Thyself to me? Thou hast shewed mercy upon Thy servant beyond all my hope, and grace and kindness beyond all my desert. What shall I render to Thee for this Thy Goodness ?

Would that I could serve Thee all the days of my life! Would that but for a single day I could shew Thee worthy service! For of a truth Thou art worthy of all devotion, all honour, and unceasing praise. Of a truth Thou art my Lord, and I Thy humble servant, who am bound with all my strength to serve Thee, and never ought I to be weary of Thy praises. This is my wish, this is my desire, and whatsoever is wanting to me do Thou vouchsafe to supply.

Grant me Thy grace, most merciful Jesus, that it may be

with me, and work with me, and continue with me even to the end. Grant me ever to will and to desire what is most pleasing unto Thee. Let Thy Will be mine, and my will ever follow Thine in perfect agreement with it, that so I may neither choose nor reject, save what Thou choosest and rejectest.

Grant me to die to all that is in the world, and for love of Thee to be content to be despised and unknown in this life. Grant me,

above all objects of desire, to rest in Thee, and to still my heart to perfect peace in Thee. For Thou art the true Peace of the heart, Thou art its only Rest, and out of Thee all is restless and unquiet. In this Peace that is in Thyself alone, my Chiefest and Eternal Good, may I lay me down and take my rest. Amen.

Give thanks. What shall I render unto Thee, O Lord Jesus, for all that Thou hast done unto me, and this day especially? Of Thy care for me Thou hast given me Thy Body for my Food, and Thy Blood for my Drink, and Both for a pledge of future glory. Who ever heard of such a thing, or saw the like? Would that my lips might be opened and my mouth filled with Thy praise, that I might sing of Thy glory and honour all the day long, and tell of all Thy wondrous works. O my soul, magnify Thou the Lord, from Whom Thou hast received blessings so many and so great; and rejoice, my spirit, in God thy Saviour: for He hath regarded the lowliness of His servant, and

He that is mighty hath done for me great things, and hath filled me when an hungred with good things.

Wherefore, my tongue, O gracious Jesus, shall sing of Thy Righteousness and of Thy Praise all the day long. All my bones shall say, Lord, Who is like unto Thee? Thy Truth, Most Mighty Lord, is on every side. Glorious art Thou in Thy gifts, and holy in all Thy works. Let my words please Thee, O Lord; my joy shall be in Thee, and I will be exercised in Thy Commandments. Hold Thou me by my right hand, and guide me with Thy counsel, that Thou mayest afterwards receive me with glory. For Thy mercy's sake. Amen.

Offer to God the Father His Son Jesus Christ. O most merciful Father, Who hast so loved me as to give to me Thy Only-Begotten for my Food and Drink, and with Him all things, look upon the Face of Thine Anointed, in Whom Thou art well pleased. This Thy Beloved Son, and with Him my heart, I offer and present to Thee for all the blessings Thou hast this day given me. Mayest Thou, O Father, be now well-pleased in Him, and through Him turn away Thine indignation from me.

Behold the One Mediator between God and Man, the Man Christ Jesus, my Advocate and High Priest, Who intercedes for me. Him do I offer and plead before Thee, Who did no sin, but bare the sins of the world, and with Whose stripes we are healed. Accept, therefore, O Holy Father, this Immaculate Victim, to the honour and glory of Thy Name, in thanksgiving for all Thy benefits bestowed upon me, in remission also of my sins, and supply of all my defects and shortcomings.

Offer thyself to Christ.

Lord,

for that I am Thy servant and the son of Thy handmaid, I therefore renounce the devil and all his works, the pomps and vanities of this wicked world, and all the sinful lusts of the flesh. Thou alone art the God of my heart, Thou, O God, art my Por tion for ever. Thou art the Por. tion of mine inheritance and of my cup. It is Thou who shalt restore mine heritage unto me. Do Thou therefore take for Thine own the whole powers of my soul, my memory, my intellect, and all my will. All that I am, all that I have, Thou hast bestowed upon me therefore I give back all to Thee, and surrender it to be wholly governed by Thy Sovereign Will. Grant me but grace to love but Thee alone, and I am rich enough, and ask no more. (From S. Ignatius.)

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Give thanks. O most Merciful Saviour, Jesus Christ, how good and gracious art Thou, and of great mercy unto all them that call upon Thee! For when we were not, by Thy Divine Power Thou didst create us: when we were Thine enemies, Thou camest down from Heaven and with wondrous wisdom didst redeem us : and since without Thee we cannot live, nor move, nor have any being, in body or in spirit, Thou, of Thine unbounded goodness, preservest us evermore by so many Sacraments and means of grace, nay in this blessed Sacrament Thou givest us Thy Body and Blood, that is, Thyself, after a manner altogether wonderful. O love! O tenderness! O new and mighty Mystery!

And dost Thou then vouchsafe to come to me, O my God? The King and Lord of Majesty Supreme to the meanest of Thy servants, the Almighty God to

man, the Creator to the creature? Whence is this to me, that Thou Thyself, my Lord, shouldest come to me? O Lord our God, how excellent is Thy Name in all the world! Who can express the noble acts of the Lord, or shew forth all His praise ? Lord, I am less than the least of all Thy mercies which Thou hast shewed unto Thy servant. Wherefore, acknowledging my own insufficiency, this only do I earnestly desire, that all creatures with me and for me may praise and bless Thy Name for evermore. Amen. Offer to God the Father His Son Jesus Christ. O Father of mercies and God of all comfort, Who of the abundance of Thine Infinite Love hast given to me Thine Only-Begotten Son! Behold I a miserable sinner, being now made partaker of His most Blessed Body and Blood, embracing Him within my breast, and possessing Him joined in intimate union with myself, do offer Him to Thee in union with that His unspeakable love wherewith He offered Himself upon the Altar of His Cross. Behold, this is the treasure, O Father most merciful, wherein I have placed all my hope this is the riches which I bring in satisfaction of my debts.

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Look, gracious Father, on the Face of Thine Anointed, and forasmuch as this is Thy Beloved Son, in Whom Thou art evermore well pleased, Who now is most closely united unto me, I humbly entreat that Thou wouldest look upon me also with the eyes of Thy Mercy. Under His guardianship and protection, under the shadow of His merits I appear before Thee, that as Thou lookest chiefly upon Him, Thou mayest also favourably and with mercy look on me who belong unto Him as His servant for ever.

O Lord, I beseech Thee, suffer

not my soul to perish, which so oft receives Thy Son within itself, Who, being sent by Thee, hath come into the world to seek and to save that which was lost. Grant this, O Lord, of Thine infinite mercy, through the Same Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord. Amen.

Call upon the Lord. O Lord, I beseech Thee, let this most excellent Victim, Which I have this day pleaded and presented before Thee, be accepted of thee in expiation and satisfaction of all my sins, negligences, and ignorances, and for the sins of the whole world. By It do Thou restore all the ruined places of my soul, and supply all my need. By It do Thou mortify in me whatever displeaseth Thee, and make me a man after Thine own heart. By It do Thou conform my whole spirit and soul and body unto the Spirit and Soul and Body of Thy holy Manhood, and enlighten me wholly by the Light of Thy Perfect Godhead. By It vouchsafe that I may be stablished in Thee, may love Thee perfectly and perseveringly, may be closely united with Thee, and wholly transformed into Thine Image, to the glory of Thy Holy Name, Which is called upon us. For Thy tender mercy's sake. Amen.

III.

I have found Him Whom my soul loveth: I have held Him, and will not let Him go. Thee, O my Jesus, I embrace. Thee, my love and my joy, I hold fast. Of Thee, the treasure of my heart, do I lay hold, in Whom I possess all things. From all my necessities deliver me, O Lord, and make me to be as wholly Thine as Thou art mine. Thou O Jesus, art my Creator that hast made me; create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right

spirit within me. Thou art my King and my Lord, do Thou possess me, and none but Thee. Thou art my Teacher and my Master; O teach me true understanding and knowledge, and perfect obedience to Thy Law. Thou art my Advocate with God the Father, cause that He may turn away His anger from me. Thou art He that shall come to judge the quick and dead, enter not into judgment with Thy servant, O Lord. Thou, Lord, art the Beloved of my soul, betroth me to Thee in lovingkindness and in mercies. Thou art my Guide and my Defender, hold me fast by Thee, and let who will lift his hand against me. Thou wast made a Victim for me; my trust hath been in Thee, O Lord, therefore shall I not fall.

Thou art my Saviour and Redeemer, finish Thy work, and let not Thy labour be of none effect. Thou art the portion of mine inheritance, my portion in the land of the living, do Thou restore my heritage unto me. Thou art my glory, my crown, and my exceeding great reward; admit Thou me to those good things which Thou hast prepared for them that love Thee. O Jesu, O most merciful Jesu, O Jesu, gracious Son of Mary, pour Thou into me grace, wisdom, love, purity, and humility, that I may be able perfectly to love Thee, to praise Thee, to enjoy Thee, to serve Thee, and to glory in Thee, now and for evermore. Amen.

How fair art Thou, my beloved One, dearly beloved and longed for, my Saviour Jesus Christ! How fair art Thou, how good and amiable! My only delight, my life, my joy, my chiefest pleasure, my God and my all! For Thee I sigh, on Thee I call, for Thee I pant. I embrace and love Thee with the whole inmost affection

of my heart; for Thou art God, and Very Goodness Itself, everlasting Love and Wisdom inexhaustible, infinite Power and absolute Perfection. What shall ever separate me from the love of Thee? Shall short-lived pleasure, uncertain riches, empty honours, vanity of vanities? Neither the one nor the other shall do so, O Good Jesus! for it is good for me to hold me fast by God, and to put my trust in the Lord God. Help me, gracious Jesu, in this my holy purpose: and suffer me never to forget my resolutions. Let Thy most holy Sacrament be to me a most efficacious remedy to heal the wounds of all my sins, and an abundant storehouse of all needful grace and strength. Let it be to me a most strong defence against all evils and dangers, and a most firm support in my endeavour after eternal blessedness. Thy Mercy's sake. Amen. IV.

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Behold, Lord, I now have Thee, Who hast all things, I possess Thee, Who possessest all things and canst do all things. Therefore, O my God and my All, do Thou wean my heart from all things beside Thee, for in them there is nothing but vanity and vexation of spirit. May my heart be fixed on Thee alone, may my rest be in Thee alone, for in Thee is my treasure, in Thee is the sovereign Truth, true happiness, and everlasting Life.

O Lord, let my soul feel the sweetness of Thy dear presence, that, allured by love of Thee, it may seek for nothing wherein to rejoice out of Thee, for Thou art the joy of my heart, the strength of my life, and my portion for ever.

Thou art the Physician of my soul, Who with thine own stripes