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sacred alliance which I contracted with him in holy baptism, and renouncing Satan anew, his pomps, and all his works, I devote to the adorable Heart of my divine Master, and of his most holy Mother, all that I am, and all that I have, for time and for eternity. Amen.

A Prayer to the Eternal Father.

O eternal Father, let me offer up unto thy mercy the Sacred Heart of thy well-beloved Son, even as he offered himself up a sacrifice to thy justice.

Accept, on my behalf, all the thoughts, sentiments, affections, motions, and all the actions of this Sacred Heart; they are mine, because it was immolated for me; they are mine, because for the future I am resolved to admit nothing into my heart but what hath place in thine. Receive, then, O God, the merits of this Sacred Heart in satisfaction for my sins, and in thanksgiving for all the benefits conferred upon me. Receive them, O Lord, as

so many motives for granting my petitions. Give me, Lord, for their sake, all the graces I need, but especially the gift of final perseverance. Receive them as so many acts of love, adoration, and praise, which I now offer to thy divine majesty. This Sacred Heart, this Heart alone, can love, honour, and glorify thee as thou deservest. Amen.

Prayer of St. Gertrude to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus! living and life-giving fountain of eternal life, infinite treasure of the divinity, glowing furnace of love! thou art my refuge and my sanctuary. O my adorable and lovely Saviour! consume my heart with that burning fire wherewith thine is ever inflamed; pour down on my soul those graces which flow from thy love, and let my heart be so united with thine, that our wills may be one, and mine in all things conformed to thine. May thy will be the rule alike of my desires and of my actions. Amen.

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A Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the blessed Sacrament of the Altar.

How great, O my Jesus, is the extent of thy excessive charity! Thou hast prepared for me, of thy most precious Body and Blood, a divine banquet, where thou givest me thyself without reserve. What hath urged thee to this excess of love? nothing but thy own most loving Heart. O adorable Heart of my Jesus, furnace of divine love, receive my soul into the wounds of thy most sacred passion, that in this school of charity I may learn to make a return of love to that God who has given me such wonderful proofs of his love.

The faithful are invited to make, at fixed times in the day, according to their opportunities, one or more of the following aspirations of love to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I love thee, and desire to love thee more and more!

O Heart of Jesus, burning with love of us, inflame our hearts with the love of thee!

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, mayest thou be known, loved, and adored throughout all the world.

O Heart of my dear Redeemer, may the love of thy friends supply all the injuries and neglects which thou

sustainest!

The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be found p. 335.

LITTLE ROSARY IN HONOUR OF THE SACRED
HEART OF JESUS.

1. O my most beloved Jesus, when I think upon thy loving Heart, so full of compassion and sweetness towards sinners, my soul rejoices, and is filled with hope that thou wilt also receive me into thy merciful arms, and fill me with thy blessings. Have mercy on me, O Lord Jesus, and save my soul. Forgive my sins, as thou

didst vouchsafe to forgive Peter and Magdalene, when they turned to thee weeping and detesting their iniquities. Pater. Five Glorias.

O sweet Heart of my Jesus, make me love thee always more and more.

2. I bless thee, my Jesus, for the humility of thy Heart, and thank thee that thou hast left it for my model, that by it I may be excited to imitation. Fool and ingrate that I am, to have wandered so far from thee. Pardon me, O Lord! I offer thee my heart; I will love thee all the days of my life, until I shall be united with thee in the kingdom of thy glory. Give me courage, my Jesus, and help me to fulfil my resolution. Pater. Five Glorias.

O sweet Heart of my Jesus, make me love thee always more and more,

3. I marvel, O my Jesus, at the infinite patience of thy Heart. I rejoice at the wondrous pattern of suffering which thou hast left to us, and lament my extreme aversion to endure the slightest pain. Ah, my Jesus, infuse into my heart a fervent and continual love of suffering, of crosses, of mortifications, of penance, that, by following thee to Calvary, I may be united to thee in thy glory in heaven. Pater. Five Glorias.

O sweet Heart of my Jesus, make me love thee always more and more.

4. When I meditate on the meekness of thy Heart, O my Jesus, I am struck with horror at the sight of my misery. Oh, what a contrast between thy Heart, all sweetness and mildness, and mine full of bitterness and passion! Oh, pardon me, O Lord, and grant me grace that I may in future imitate thee in thy unalterable meekness, and may thus obtain a constant and holy peace. Pater. Five Glorias.

O sweet Heart of my Jesus, make me love thee always more and more.

5. I sing praises, O dearest Jesus, to the generosity of thy Heart, which hath conquered death and hell. How I

blush to see mine in so cowardly a manner shrinking from the slightest sacrifice; but it shall be so no longer. Grant me the courage and strength which will render me victorious over all my enemies on earth, and prepare me for the glorious triumphs of Paradise. Pater. Five

Glorias.

O sweet Heart of my Jesus, make me love thee always more and more.

ACTS OF THE LOVE OF GOD.

1. My God, my sovereign good, would that I had always loved thee!

2. My God, I detest the time in which I loved thee not.

3. How have I lived so long without thy holy love!

4. And thou, my God, how hast thou borne with me?

5. I thank thee, O my God, for so much patience.

2. I should consider it a happiness to give my blood, in order that all men may love thee. 3. Blind are they who love thee not.

4. Enlighten them, O my God!

5. Not to love thee, O Sovereign Good, is the only evil to be feared.

6. Never will I be of the num

6. Now I desire to love thee ber of those blind souls who love

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2. Would that I had the hearts of all men to love thee!

3. How I should rejoice were there many worlds, who might all love thee!

4. I should be happy if I could love thee with the heart of all possible creatures.

5. Thou, indeed, dost merit it, O my God!

6. My heart is too poor and too cold to love thee!

7. O woful insensibility of man, in regard of this Sovereign Good!

8. Oh, the blindness of worldlings, who know not true love!

9. O blessed inhabitants of heaven, who know it and love it!

10. O happy necessity, to love God!

Glory be to the Father, &c.

who have been most inflamed with love for thee!

7. Would that I had for thee a love similar to that of St. Mary Magdalene, St. Catherine, and St. Teresa!

8. Or such as that of St. Austin, St. Dominic, St. Francis Xavier, St. Philip Neri, St. Aloysius Gonzaga.

9. Or as that which was entertained for thee by the holy Apostles; and particularly by St. Peter, St. Paul, and the beloved disciple.

10. Or, in fine, as that with which the great patriarch St. Joseph loved thee.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

1. Would, moreover, that I could love thee as the blessed Virgin loved thee upon earth! 2. As she loved thee, parti

1. O my God, when shall I cularly when she conceived thy burn with love for thee? divine Son in her virginal 2. Oh, how happy would be womb, when she brought him my lot! into the world, when she nourished him with her milk, and when she saw him die.

3. But since I know not how to love thee, I can rejoice at this, that so many others love thee with all their hearts.

4. I rejoice at this particularly, that the angels and saints love thee in heaven.

their inflamed hearts.

3. Would that I could love thee as she loves thee now, and as she will love thee for ever in heaven!

4. But to love thee as thou

5. I unite my feeble heart to deservest to be loved, O God, infinitely good, even this would not suffice.

6. Would that I could love thee as well as those saints

5. I should wish, moreover,

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