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INCE Thou hast been pleased, most lovlng Jesus,
to come and dwell within my heart, I expect
many favors of Thee; for how canst Thou refuse to
eve me Thy pfts, since Thou hast given me Thyself?
No, this is not possible, my dearest Lord, and therefore
I am quite confident of obtaining all from Thy goodness.
I confess, 0 Lord, that I deserve nothing; but
the more undeserving I am, the more is Thy goodness
glorified in bestowing Thy grace upon me. I ask, then,
0 most loving Redeemer, a full pardon and remission
of the guilt of all my sins, which I once more detest and
abominate with all my heart; and for the remission of
the temporal punishment which is due for them, I
desire to gain all the indulgences I can, and beseech
Thee to give me the grace to accomplish this
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By Thy most precious blood, by Thy body, soul, and
divinity, which I have this morning received, I beg of
Thee with all humility to cleanse my heart from all
defilement. Create, 0 my Jesus, a clean heart within
me, and grant me a new spirit truly just and upright.
Fill my heart with all the gifts of Th holy Spirit, and
adorn it with every virtue, especia iY ly with humility,
patience, meekness, and mortification. Detach my heart
from all created things, fashion it after Thine own
most sacred Heart, and unite it forever to Thyself in the
bonds of perfect charity. Give me a heart conformable
in all things to Thy holy will, that it may seek only
what is pleasing to Thee and have no other desim
than Thy holy love. No matter what may happen to
me, with Thy love and Thy grace, I shall be perfectly
happy. Give me strength and courage to re&
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