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 my deficiencies. I offer  my  communion  to  render Thee the  honor  and  glory  which  are  due  to  Thy infinite majesty;  to  satisfy  Thy  justice,  which  I have  provoked  by  my  sins;  to  thank  Thee  for  the innumerable benefits  which  I  have  received  from Thy bounty;  and  to  obtain  from  Thy  infinite mercy the  graces  necessary  for  me;  particularly the  grace  to  subdue  my  predominant  passion and  to  acquire  the  virtue  in  which  I  am  most deficient; but  especially  the  grace  of  a  happy death.

I likewise  offer  my  communion,  O  merciful Father, in  memory  of  the  passion  and  death  of Thy  dear  Son,  my  divine  Redeemer,  to  love  Him with more  ardor  and  perfection;  to  participate  in the  merits  of  His  labors  and  sufferings;  to  acquire His  spirit;  to  imitate  His  virtues;  to  model my life  on  His,  and  to  make  His  adorable  Heart  a public  reparation  for  all  the  sacrilegious  communions, irreverences,  and  profanations  which are committed  against  Him  in  this  sacrament  of His  love. I offer  it  to  thank  Thee,  O  God,  for  all the graces  Thou  hast  bestowed  on  mankind,  particularly for  all  those  Thou  hast  conferred  on  Thy blessed Mother,  on  all  the  angels  and  saints,  especially on  my  guardian  angel,  on  my  holy  patron, and on  the  Holy  Helpers. I offer  it,  likewise,  for the triumph  of  our  holy  religion,  for  the  exaltation of  the  Catholic  Church,  for  the  conversion  of