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 divinity and humanity, so here He will unite and fill our desires of good things with the sight, by a lively faith, of Himself inclosed in this sacrament And to this end faith must help itself with meditation and contemplation, penetrating the greatnesses of this Lord, as has been said in the first point of the preceding meditation. The acts of faith are to be exercised in this form: I believe that under this veil is covered Jesus Christ my Lord, His body, His soul, His blood and His divinity. I believe that there is present the Son of the ever-living God, infinite, eternal, immense, almighty, wise and holy — yea, wisdom and sanctity itself. I believe that there is my Saviour, my Master, my Father and Judge, and my Glorifier, He that for me was born in a manger, and was whipped, crowned with thorns, and crucified. All this I believe because He Himself has revealed it; and I am most assured that He had knowledge, power, and will to do it.

Colloquy. — O my King and my Almighty God, although I see Thee not clearly, yet it suffices me to know that Thou art there, that I may reverence, adore, and glorify Thee as if I did see Thee. I rejoice to have Thee present, and I give Thee thanks that Thou deignest to be with me. Quicken my faith, O Lord, that I may love ever to be with Thee! Amen.

Secondly are to be exercised the acts of hope, resting upon the same four pillars that faith does; namely, upon the infinite wisdom, goodness, and omnipotence of Almighty God, and upon His fidelity to fulfil all that He promises, seeing He has knowledge, power, and will to perform it. Upon this foundation hope must exercise its acts, aiding itself with prayer to ask and obtain what it hopes and desires.

1. And what here is to be hoped and desired is the per-