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O my God, in order that my life may be one act of perfect love, I offer myself as a victim of holocaust to Thy merciful love, imploring Thee to consume me unceasingly and to grant that the floods of infinite tenderness gathered up in Thee may overflow into my soul, that so I may become a very martyr of Thy love, O my God! May this martyrdom, having prepared me to appear in Thy presence, free me from this life at the last, and may my soul take its flight—without delay—into the eternal embrace of Thy merciful love!

O my Beloved, I desire at every beat of my heart to renew this oblation an infinite number of times, "till the shadows retire," and I can tell Thee my love everlastingly face to face.

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us. Holy Mary, Immaculate Mother of God, pray for us. Queen of Carmel, pray, etc. Our Lady of Victory, St. Therese of the Child Jesus, St. Therese of the Holy Face, St. Therese, flower of innocence, St. Therese, lily of purity, St. Therese, rose of charity, St. Therese, violet of humility, St. Therese, devoted to mortification, St. Therese, lover of crosses, St. Therese, reflector of heavenly sweetness, St. Therese, guide of little souls,