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 O divine Jesus, inexhaustible fountain of all good things, open to us, we beseech Thee, the interior of Thy heart ; that having entered, by pious meditation, into this august sanctuary of divine love, we may fix for ever there our hearts, as the place wherein are found the treasure, the repose, and the happiness of holy souls.

Thou hast vouchsafed, Lord, to teach us Thy sacred truths by the prophets and apostles : oh, grant that we may so improve by their doctrine and examples in the love of Thy holy name and of Thy holy law, that we may shew forth by our lives whose disciples we are ; that we may no longer follow the corrupt inclinations of flesh and blood, but master all our passions ; that we may be ever directed by Thy light, and strengthened by Thy grace to walk in the way of Thy commandments, and to serve Thee with clean hearts. Through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lord Jesus, Who, according to Thy Father's will, hast declared unto the world the message of the Gospel ; grant that we may receive it into our minds, embrace it with our wills, preserve it in our memory, and practise it in our lives ; and being united here with those