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( Read slowly and, thoughtfully.)

O Almighty God, I, an unworthy sinner,

desire to receive the Sacrament of the most

holy body and blood of Thy son, for the praise

and glory of Thy Supreme Majesty; in mem-

ory of the most holy life, passion and death of

Jesus Christ, my Savior; in thanksgiving for

all Thy gifts and blessings bestowed upon me,

an unworthy sinner and on Thy whole Church;

for the satisfaction of my sins; for the salva-

tion of myself and my relations, and for the

repose of the souls departed.

Jesus, I believe in Thee, because Thou art

Truth itself.

Jesus, my God, I adore Thee here present

in the Sacrament of Thy love.

Jesus, I hope in Thee, because Thou art

merciful, and faithful to Thy promises.

Jesus, I love Thee, because Thou art all

good, and worthy of all my love.

Jesus, my God, I am truly sorry for having

sinned, because Thou art infinitely good and

sin displeases Thee. I firmly resolve by the

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kelp of Thy grace never to oflend Thee again,

and carefully to avoid the occasions of sin.

0 Jesus, sweetest Love, come Thou to me;

Come down in all Thy beauty unto me;

Thou Who didst die for longing love of me;

And never, never more depart from me.

Free me, 0 beauteous God, from all but Thee;

Sever the chain that holds me back from Thee;

Call me, 0 tender Love, I cry to Thee;

Thou art my all! 0 bind me close to Thee.

Come, my Jesus, come!

Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst

enter under my roof; but only say the word,

and my soul shall be healed.

May the body of Our Lord Jesus Christ

keep my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.

O most sweet Virgin Mary, Mother of God

and my Mother, lend me, I beseech thee, thy

Immaculate heart to receive my Jesus, that so

1 may receive Him by thee, by whom the

world received Him.

0 Jesus, I offer Thee Thy sinless Mother’s

heart, with its perfect dispositions at the

moment of Thy Incarnation, and in all her

communions. Come to me now by her, as I

come to Thee by her. With her let me receive

Thee.

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(In going to the altar rail , keep your hands

together, walk lightly and repeat slowly tht

following act of Contrition.)

0 my God, I am sorry, I am sorry for my

sins, forgive me them and give me a share in

Thy heavenly blessing. I love Thee and will

love Thee always and will strive to please

Thee in every thought, word and action of my

life and death.

(When the Priest comes to you with the

Sacred Host, say:)

MY LORD AND MY GOD!

(Then return to your place quietly, close

your eyes and make a fervent thanksgiving.)

After Maly (Cnmnuutton

(Read slowly and thoughtfully.)

Jesus, my dear and loving Lord, I adore

Thee here within my breast. In this poor

weak heart of mine I hold the Friend the best

and dearest. Here, beneath my folded hands,

is He who by His touch cured all diseases of

soul and body.

1 thank Thee, 0 my loving Lord, for visiting

me. I would beg that Thou rest with me

forever, that Thou make of my heart a dwell-

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ing-place, a shelter from the cold and indiffer-

ence of the world.

Give me light to know Thee, a strong desire

to study Thee in ever/ detail of Thy beautiful

life. Help me to imitate Thy patience with

all about Thee—Give me Thy sweet gentleness
in the events of life—in disappointments,
thoughtlessness of others, unfaithfulness of

those I loved. Help me to be faithful to do

what is right, no matter what the cost may be.

Teach me, my dearest Lord, to put myself

aside, to think of the happiness of others, to

hide my little pains and heart-aches, so that I

alone may suffer from them.

Make me strong, my own dear Lord, that I

may be a solace and a comfort to those about

me, that I may bring help to those in need,

sympathy to the suffering heart and strength

to the weak.

My dearest Lord, humbly I thank Thee for

accepting my poor heart as Thy resting place.

How good of Thee to come to me who think

so seldom of Thee, who pass so little time with

Thee. Now that Thou art with me, dearest

Lord, I beg Thee to give light to my soul that

I may see the path on which Thou wishest I

should travel to eternity. Touch my eyes that

I may see the good there is for me to do, the



faults that should be corrected and the empty

places that should be filled with kindness for

others. Bless my lips that I may keep them

sealed when they are burning with impatience.

Give me the grace to make of my life some-

thing worth while, to distinguish the true from

the false, gold from tinsel. Give me grace

to recognize Thy touch when Thou knockest

at my heart’s poor gate. Grant that I may

never keep Thee waiting, dearest Lord. No

matter how loud may be the music, song and

laughter of the world, let me hear Thy gentle

knock and open to Thee. Grant that when the

Great Day comes when I shall stand face to

face with Thee, I may see Thy smile of ap-

proval and receive the assurance that my life

has been a success, and that I shall be with

Thee for all eternity.

Mary, my queen and my Mother, all ye

angels and Saints, my Holy Patron and

Guardian Angel, thank the Lord for me; praise

Him for His goodness; bless Him for His

mercy.

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custodire.

Lord, for tomorrow and its needs

I do not pray;

Keep me, my God, from stain of sin,

Just for today.

Let me both diligently work

And duly pray;

Let me be kind in word and deed,

Just for today.

Let me be slow to do my will.

Prompt to obey;

Help me to mortify my flesh,

Just for today.

Let me no wrong or idle word

Unthinking say:

Set Thou a seal upon my lips,

Just for today.

Let me in season, Lord, be grave.

In season gay;

Let me be faithful to Thy grace,

Just for today.

And if today, my tide of life
Should ebb away,

Give me Thy Sacraments divine.

Sweet Lord, today.

In Purgatory’s cleansing fires

Brief be my stay;

0 bid me, if today I die,
Come home today.

So for tomorrow and its needs
;

I do not pray;

But guide me, guard me, keep me.

Lord just for today.

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Jesus, my Lord, fill my heart now with all

the virtues which ought to have been there to

welcome Thee in my last communion. Give

me more faith and love, more hope and more

contrition, more humility and patience, and

piety, a stronger will and a purer heart.

I believe all Thou hast in any way revealed

to us. I grieve for all my sins, offences and

negligences, from my first sin long ago down

to the faults and shortcomings of yesterday

and today. I hope in Thee, 0 Lord, Who wilt

never let me be confounded. I thank Thee for

this supreme gift, and for all the gifts of Thy

goodness, particularly for all the graces I have

received in this Sacrament so often since the

happy day of my First Communion and I beg

of Thee, 0 Lord, the grace never more to

abuse Thy graces.

And now I lay all the wounds and wants of

my soul before Thee, 0 my merciful and

loving Redeemer! Look upon me and pity me

and heal me. I ask Thy loving Heart now so

close to mine, for all that I need and desire.

I do not dare to ask for more graces but I ask

for more generosity in making use of Thy

graces. During all the hours that follow of

this day, my thoughts, my words and my deeds

must be those that are fitting one on whom so

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many graces are showered hour by hour. And

so from day to day, from communion to com-

munion, may I sanctify my soul and serve

Thee, my All-merciful God, my Creator and

my Redeemer—from day to day, from Com-
munion to Communion, on to the last

Communion which I hope to receive as my

Viaticum. 0 my Jesus, be to me indeed a

Saviour then and now and for ever. Amen.

My God, I offer and consecrate to Thee, in

union with the intentions of the Most Sacred

and Adorable Heart of Jesus, every breath I

draw, every thought I think, every pulsation

of my heart, and every movement of my body

and soul—my labors, my fatigues, my pains,
and sufferings, my joys and sorrows, crosses

and afflictions. May each and every one be

unto Thee a hundred thousand acts of adora-

tion, contrition, love, praise and thanksgiving,

beseeching Thee, 0 Omnipotent God, to par-

don my sins and to make me a saint. Amen.

0 Jesus receive my poor offering. Jesus,

Thou hast given me Thyself and now let me

give myself to Thee.

1 give Thee my body, that it may be chaste

and pure.

I give Thee my soul, that it may be free

from sin.

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I give Thee my heart, that it may always

love Thee.

I give Thee every breath that I shall breathe

and especially my last. I give Thee myself in

life and in death, that I may be Thine forever

and ever. Amen.

0 Jesus, have pity on poor sinners, and
save them from hell.

0 Jesus, bless my father, my mother, my
brothers and sisters and all I ought to pray

for, as your kind heart knows how to bless

them.

0 Jesus, have pity on the poor souls burning

in the flames of purgatory, and give them

eternal rest.

Sweet Jesus, I am going away for a time,

but I trust not without you. You are with me

by your grace. I will never leave You by mor-

tal sin. I do not fear to do so, though I am

so weak, because I have such hope in You.

Give me grace to persevere. Amen.

Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus,

whilst before Thy face I humbly kneel, and

with burning soul pray and beseech Thee to

fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of
faith, hope and charity, true contrition for my

sins, and a firm purpose of amendment; the

while I contemplate with great love and tender

pity Thy five wounds, pondering over them

within me, whilst I call to mind what the

prophet David put in Thy mouth concerning

Thee, 0 good Jesus: They have dug my hands
and my feet, they have numbered all my bones.

(One Our Father
,
One Hail Mary and Glory

be to the Father for Our Holy Father the

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Most Glorious Saint Joseph, Virgin Spouse

of the Immaculate Mother of God, Our loving

Patron, remember that it has never been

known that any one invoked Thy aid or so-

licited Thy patronage, without obtaining rel/ef.

Encouraged by this assurance, we commend

our souls, our bodies, our temporal and eter-

nal interests, to Thy powerful protection. 0
Thou, the adopted father of the Eternal Son,

despise not our appeal, but listen to our

prayers and plead for our necessities.

Saint Joseph, friend of the Sacred Heart,

pray for us.

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Remember, 0 most pious Virgin Mary, that

no one ever had recourse to Thy protection,

implored Thy aid, or sought Thy mediation,

without obtaining relief.

Confiding then in Thy goodness and mercy,

we cast ourselves at Thy Sacred feet, and do

most humbly supplicate Thee, 0 Mother of the
Eternal Word, to adopt us as Thy children,

and to take upon Thyself, the care of our

salvation.

0 let it not be said, my dearest Mother,
that I have perished where no one ever found

but mercy, grace and salvation.

0 Mary conceived without sin, pray for us
who have recourse to Thee.

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PRAYER TO JESUS CRUCIFIED.

(After Communion)

A plenary Indulgence, may be gained— under the
usual conditions— by reciting the following prayer be-
fore an image of the crucified Saviour.

Pius IX, July 31, 1858.

Look down upon me,
good and gentle

Jesus, while before

Thy face I humbly
kneel, and with burn-

ing soul pray and

beseech Thee to fix

deep in my heart
lively sentiments of

faith, hope and char-

ity, true contrition

for my sins, and a
firm purpose of amendment; while I

contemplate with great love and tender

pity Thy five wounds, meditating upon
them within me, whilst I call to mind

the words which David, Thy prophet,
said of Thee, my Jesus: “They have
pierced my hands and my feet; they
have numbered all my bones.”

Five Our Fathers and Hail Marys for the

intentions of Our Holy Father to gain the in-

dulgence.





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