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 anger? Receive it,  O  merciful  Father,  in  atonement for our  many  offences;  it  is  most  worthy  of  thy  love and everlasting  complacency. ''Amen. ''

Then conclude  the  Novena  by  the  following  prayer:

OST amiable  Heart  of  Jesus,  beloved  object  of our  most  tender  affections,  may  all  honor,  glory, love and  benediction,  be  ever  given  to  thee! Be thou our comfort  in  adversity,  our  guide  in  prosperity,  our safety in  dangers,  and  protection  against  all  our  enemies, visible  and  invisible. ''Amen. ''

SACRED adorable  Heart  of  Jesus! Furnace of eternal  charity! Ocean of  infinite  mercy! Consolation of the  afflicted! Refuge of  sinners! and Hope of the  whole  world! I most  fervently  adore  thee,  and unite my  heart,  my  affections,  and  supplications,  to  the perpetual homage  thou  thyself,  on  our  altar,  renderest to thy  eternal  Father.

Most amiable  Heart,  which  hast  loved  us  with  an eternal  love! supply what  is  wanting  in  my  love,  and receive my  desire,  at  least  of  loving  thee  with  all  the ardor and  sincerity  thou  so  justly  meritest. But remember, O  adorable  Heart! that thou  hast  not  disclosed thyself  to  us  only  as  an  object  of  our  adorations;  thou  desirest  much  more  to  engage  our  love, and to  become  the  ground  and  tender  motive  of  our tender confidence. For this  end  thou  wert  pierced through with  a  lance  on  the  cross;  and  for  the  same purpose thou,  remainest  a  dally  victim  of  thy  own love on  our  altars. O infinitely  compassionate  Heart of Jesus,  which  was  overwhelmed  with  sorrow in  the Garden of  Olives,  at  the  view  of  our  spiritual  and  corporal miseries! I recur  to  thee  now  with  all  the  confidence thou  desirest  I  should  repose  in  the  extent  of thy  power,  and  the  riches  of  thy  mercy. Convinced that those  things which are  impossible  to  human