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 deem and  sanctify  me,  unite  the  abyss  of  thy;  merits to the  abyss  of  my  misery. I declare  before  thy throne, and  before  the  whole  court  of  heaven,  that  I freely  choose,  to  die  here  upon  my  knees,  rather  than to live  any  longer,  to  rob  thee  of  due  honor,  by  one mortal sin. My heart  was  Created  for  thee,  and  I  love thee more  than  myself. Every respiration  coming from me,  especially  the  last,  when  I  breathe  out  my soul,  shall  be  an  irrevocable  protestation  of  my  pure and sincere  love  of  thy  divine  Majesty. Sweet Saviour of  perishing  mankind! who openest  thy  hand, and fillest  every  creature  with  benediction,  give  me now,  such  a  blessing  as  thou  didst  bestow  on  thy  beloved disciples,  when  ascending  in  triumph  from Mount Olivet,  that  I  may  live  and  die  in  this  happy disposition. Amen.

When this  exercise  is  performed  in  public,  it  is  terminated by  the. benediction of  the  Blessed  Sacrament,  and after the  prayer,  Deus  qui  nobis  sub  sacramento,  the  following is  added.

LORD Jesus  Christ,  who  at  the  sixth  hour,  to redeem  the  world,  wert  nailed  to  the  cross,  and didst pour  forth  thy  precious  blood  for  the  remission of our  sins;  we  humbly  pray,  that  after  our  death  we may  joyfully  enter  the  gates  of  Paradise. ''Amen. ''

ESUS, my  God  and  my  Saviour,  sacrificed  on  the altar of  the  cross  for  the  redemption  of  mankind, I, N. N., though  most  unworthy,  yet  confiding  in  thy infinite mercy,  and  moved  by-an  earnest  desire  and tender devotion  towards. thy adorable  sufferings  and life-giving death,  do  dedicate  myself  as  a  perpetual offering to  thy  divine  Majesty,  in  the  pious associations of thy  painful  agony,  and  of  thy  blessed  Mother grieving under  the  cross. I most  humbly  beseech thee, by thy bitter passion,  and  the  dolorous  separation of thy divine soul from  thy  sacred  body,  that  I