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y Lord  and  my  God! I adore  Thee,  and acknowledge Thee  as  the  Master  of  my  whole being. All that  I  am,  and  all  that  I  have  is  from Thee. Without Thee  I  am  nothing. Without Thee I  can  do  nothing. Powerless as  I  am  to render  worthy  homage  to  Thy  majesty,  I  offer Thee the  humiliation  and  the  love  of  Jesus  on  the altar. With Him I  praise  and  worship  Thee. In His name  I  appeal  to  Thy  mercy;  I  pray  Thee  to accept  my  prayers  in  union  with  the  precious  blood and merits  of  Thy  divine  Son,  offered  on  all  the altars of  the  world. I rejoice,  O  my  God,  that I am  able  by  this  august  sacrifice  to  glorify  Thee as Thou  art  glorified  in  heaven. I also  join  my praises  to  those  of  the  most  blessed,  Virgin,  the angels, and  the  saints. I adore  Thee  with  all  the heavenly host,  and  love  Thee  with  my  whole  heart above all  things,  and  will  love  Thee  for  ever, Would that  by the ardor  of  my  love  I  could  make up for  the  time  in  which  I  loved  creatures  too much! How I  thank  Thee  for  not  having  wearied of so  long  an  abuse  of  Thy  graces!

I confess, O  my  God ! not only  in  Thy presence, Who seest the  secrets  of  hearts,  but  in  the  presence of all  the  blessed  in  Heaven  add  of  all the  faithful on earth,  that  I  have  often  and  grievously  offended Thee by  my  thoughts,  words,  actions,  and  omissions. Yes, I  have  sinned, O my God! I have