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 danger of  losing  my  God. Take pity  on  me,  and  help me, and  beg  of  Jesus  to  pardon  all  the  faults  of  which I have  hitherto  been  guilty. Beg of  Him  to  deliver me from  all  attachment  to  the  things  of  this  world, which might  prevent  my  loving  Him,  with  thee,  one day in  paradise.

eavenly Father,  prostrate  before  the  throne of Thine  infinite  majesty,  I  offer  Thee  this sacrifice of  the  true  Body  and    Blood  of Thine  only  Son  for  the  poor  souls  in  purgatory;  I unite  it  to  all  the  pains  and  sufferings  which  He underwent  in  His  passion  for  our  salvation. And Thou, beloved  Saviour  of  our  souls,  remember  what Thou didst  suffer  for  us  in  the  Garden  of  Olives; there, at  the  sight  of  all  the  anguish  and  the  ignominious death  on  the  cross  that  did  await  Thee, at the  sight  of  the  sins  and  monstrous  ingratitude shown by  men,  above  all  at  the  sight  of  so  many souls plunging  themselves  into  hell  by  their  own malice, without  seeking  to  profit  by  the  fruit  of  Thy passion, Thou  didst  deign,  through  an  excess  of  love, to suffer  such  anguish,  fear,  and  sadness  that  Thou didst fall  into  mortal  agony,  and  didst  sweat  blood till it  ran  down  to  the  very  earth. I humbly  beg  Thee to offer  these  sufferings  to  the  justice  of  Thine eternal Father,  in  union  with  the  sacrifice  of  Thy