My Prayer Book_LASANCE - the Catholic Kingdom!

396 Holy Communzon
Thou art the divine Lover of souls. Thou willest
not the death of the sinner, but that he may be converted
and live. "Behold, I stand at the gate and
knock. If any man shalk hear hly voice, and open
to Me the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with
him, and he with Me" (Apoc. iii. 20).
Confidently, then, 0 Lord, yet humbly and contritely
will I approach Thy Holy Table to he refreshed
and strengthened by the Food of angels, the Bread of
heaven, which Thou givest us.
Endeavor to strengthen your soul more and more by
exciting yourself to hearty contrition at the sight of so much
goodness and love. - "Forgive me, 0 my good Master 1
I detest all my sins . . . for they have wounded Thy loving
Heart. Never again will I offend Thee. Lord, I am truly
sorry that I have sinned, because Thou art infinitely good
and sin displeases Thee."
Generous love. -Like
that of Jesus - He gives you
all . . . all . . . in an ineffable union . . . His &sh
to purify yours, His soul to impregnate yours with His
spirit of abnegation and contempt of the world . . .
His Heart to inflame yours with His generous devotedness
. . . His divinity to transform you . . . His
treasures of merit to enrich you . . . and His graces to
strengthen you.
Love Him then in return generously,
nobiy, prmtually, that is to say, give yourself to Him
without reserve, by the flight of all sin, the fulfilment of
every duty, the struggle against pride, sensuality,
cowardice. . . . What sacrifice did Jesus refuse to
make for you? Can you then deny Him anything? . . .
Desire Him earnestly. . . . Call upon Him ardently:
"Come, Lord Jesus, come I"
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