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MY God,  for  the  love  of  Thee,  I  heartily  detest my sins. I am  truly  sorry  for  having  offended Thee, because  Thou  art  infinitely  good. I firmly  resolve never  to  offend  Thee  again,  and  by  the  help  of Thy  grace  to  amend  my  life.

Y God,  Thou  hast  made  me  out  of  nothing, Thou hast  redeemed  me  by  the  death  of  Thy Son, Thou  hast  sanctified  me  by  the  grace  of  Thy  Holy Spirit, Thou  hast  favored  me  by  a  call  to  the  religious life, Thou  has  sent  me  so  many  blessings  through  the Holy Eucharist,  Thou  hast  preserved  me  and  brought me happily  to  the  beginning  of  another  day:  I  thank Thee, my  Lord,  most  humbly  and  earnestly  for  these benefits and  for  all  the  graces  which  Thou  hast  bestowed upon me. I offer  and  consecrate  to  Thee  my  whole being, and  in  particular  all  my  thoughts,  words,  actions, and sufferings  this  day,  beseeching  Thee  that  through the infinite  merits  of  Jesus  Christ,  my  Saviour,  they  may all be  pleasing  and  acceptable  in  Thy  sight. May Thy divine love  animate  them,  and  may  they  all  tend  to Thy  greater  glory.

DORABLE Jesus,  my  Saviour  and  Master,  model of all  perfection,  I  resolve  and  will  endeavor  this day to  imitate  Thy  example,  to  be,  like  Thee,  mild,  humble, chaste,  obedient,  charitable,  and  resigned. I will redouble my  efforts  that  I  may  not  fall  this  day  into  any  of those  sins  which  I  have  heretofore  committed  (here  name any  besetting  sin),  and  which  I  sincerely  desire  to  forsake.

MY God,  Thou  knowest  my  poverty  and  weakness, and that  I  am  unable  to  do  anything  good  without Thee;  deny  me  not,  O  God,  the  help  of  Thy  grace;