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Bless the Lord, all ye saints, and let the whole church of heaven and earth join in praising and giving him thanks for all his mercies and graces to me; and so in some measure supply for what is due from me. But as all this still falls short of what is owing to Thee from me for Thy infinite love, I offer to Thee, O eternal Father, this same Son of thine, whom thou hast given me, and his thanksgiving, which is of infinite value, and this I am sure Thou wilt accept of. Look not then upon my insensibility and ingratitude, but upon the face of Thy Christ; and with him, and through him, receive this offering of my own poor self, which I desire to make to Thee.

An Oblation after Communion.

O FATHER of mercies, and God of all consolation, how hast Thou loved us, to whom Thou hast given thy only begotten Son, once for our ransom, and daily for the food of our souls! What can I, a wretched creature, return to Thee for this infinite charity? Verily, nothing else but this same beloved Son of Thine, whom Thou hast given to me, and surely Thou couldst give me nothing greater,

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or more worthy of thyself. offer to Thee, O heavenly Father, with whom Thou art always well pleased; him whom Thou hast lovingly delivered up to death for me, and given me in this most holy sacrament, which we frequent for the everlasting memorial of his death. He is our high priest and victim! he is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world: he is our advocate and intercessor. Look down then upon him, and for his sake look down upon me, and upon us all. Remember all his sufferings, which he endured here in this mortal life, his bitter anguish, his mortal agony and bloody sweat, all the injuries and affronts, all the blows and stripes, all the bruises and wounds that he received for us. Remember his death, which Thou wast pleased should be the fountain of our life, and for the sake of his sacred passion have mercy on us. Receive, O holy Father, almighty and everlasting God, this holy and unspotted victim, which I here offer Thee in union with that love with which he offered himself to Thee upon the altar of the cross; receive him in the praise and glory of Thy name; in thanksgiving for all the benefits bestowed on me, and on all

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mankind; in satisfaction also for all my sins, and the benefit of Thy whole Church, and the refreshment and comfort of all Thy faithful, living and dead; through the same Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son.

And turning myself to Thee, O my dear Lord and Saviour, who hast here given me thyself, I would gladly make some suitable return to Thee for this infinite love; I would gladly make Thee some offering, in acknowledgement of this rich present Thou hast made me, but alas! Thou knowest my poverty; Thou knowest I have nothing worthy of Thy acceptance; nothing but what, upon a thousand titles, is already Thine. But, O my God, such is Thy goodness, Thou wilt be contented with the little that I can give Thee, though it be thine already : Thou askest nothing but my heart, and this I here most willingly offer Thee: O, be pleased to accept of it, and make it wholly thine for ever. I offer Thee here my whole being; my body, with all its senses, and my soul, with all its powers; that as Thou hast at present honoured them both by Thy presence, so they may be both Thy temple for ever. 0!

sanctify and consecrate eternally to thyself this mansion, which Thou hast this day chosen for Thy abode. I give Thee my memory, that it may be for ever recollected in Thee! my understanding, that it may be always enlightened and directed by Thy truth; and my will, that it may be ever conformable to thine, and ever burn with love of Thee. O! take me entirely into thy hands, with all that I have, and all that I am: and let nothing henceforward, in life or death, ever separate me any more from Thee. Amen.

Petitions after Communion.

O MOST merciful Saviour, behold I have presumed to receive Thee this day into my house, relying on Thy infinite goodness and mercy, and hoping, like Zaccheus, to obtain Thy benediction. But, alas! with how little preparation! with how little devotion! From my heart I beg pardon for my great unworthiness, and for my innumerable sins, which I detest for the love of Thee, and I desire to detest for ever. O! wash them all away with Thy precious blood; for thou art the Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world; and one drop of this

blood, which Thou hast shed for us, is more than enough to cancel the sins of ten thousand worlds.

Thou seest, O searcher of hearts, all my maladies, and all the wounds of my soul; Thou knowest how prone I am to evil, and how backward and sluggish to good. Thou seest this self-love, that tyrannizes over my soul, which is so deeply rooted in my corrupt nature, and branches out into so many vices, so much pride and vanity, so much passion and envy, so much covetousness and worldly solicitude, so much sensuality and concupiscence. O! what can heal all these my evils, but Thou, the true physician of my soul, who givest me Thy body and blood in this blessed sacrament, as a sovereign medicine for all my infirmities, and a sovereign balsam for all my wounds! Dispel, dear Jesus, the darkness of ignorance and error from my understanding, by Thy heavenly light; drive away the corruption and malice of my will, by the fire of divine love and charity restrain all the motions of concupiscence, and all the irregular sallies of passion, that they may no more prevail over me: strengthen my weakness with heavenly for

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