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 me. Remember, my  Jesus,  that  I am  one  of  those  sheep of Thine,  to  save  which  Thou  didst  come  down  on  the earth and  didst  sacrifice  Thy  divine  life. I know that, after having  redeemed  me  by  Thy  death,  Thou  hast  not ceased to  love  me,  and  that  Thou  dost  still  bear  to  me  the same love  that  Thou  hadst  for  me  when  Thou  didst  die for my  sake. Oh, permit  me  no  longer  to  lead  a life  of ingratitude  towards  Thee,  my  God,  who  dost  so  much deserve to  be  loved,  and  hast  done  so  much  to  be  loved by me!

And thou,  O most  holy  Virgin  Mary,  who  didst  take so great  a part  in  the  Passion  of  thy  Son,  obtain  for  me, I beseech thee,  through  the  merits  of  thy  sorrows,  the grace to  experience  a taste  of  that  compassion  which thou didst  so  sensibly  feel  at  the  death  of  Jesus,  and obtain for  me  also  a spark  of  that  love  which  wrought all the  martyrdom  of  thy  afflicted  heart. Amen.

“ Let my  mind,  O Lord  Jesus  Christ,  I beseech  Thee, be absorbed  in  the  fiery  and  honeyed  sweetness  of  Thy love, that  I may  die  for  love  of  the  love  of  Thee,  who wert pleased  to  die  for  love  of  the  love  of  me."