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 I pray  Thee,  through  that  bitterness  Thou  didst  feel when Thy  blessed  soul  was  separated  from  Thy  most holy body,  have  mercy  upon  my  soul  when  it  departs from  my  body.

It is  true  that  through  my  sins  I  have  continually despised Thee;  but  now  I  love  Thee  above  everything, I  love  Thee  more  than  myself;  and  I  grieve with all  my  heart  for  all  the  offences  I  have  committed against  Thee;  I  detest  them,  I  hate  them  above every evil. I see  that  through  the  offences  I  have been guilty  of  I  have  deserved  a  thousand  hells; but the  bitter  death  which  Thou  hast  been  willing  to endure  for  me,  and  the  great  mercies  Thou  hast  already shown  me,  make  me  confidently  hope  that when I  appear  before  Thee  Thou  wilt  welcome  me with  the  kiss  of  peace.

Trusting all  in  Thy  goodness,  O  my  God,  I  abandon myself  into  Thy  loving  arms. " In  Thee,  O Lord,  I  have  hoped;  I  shall  not  be  confounded  forever." Through the  sins  I  have  committed,  I  have again and  again  deserved  hell;  but  I  hope  in  Thy Blood, that  Thou  hast  now  pardoned  me;  and  I  hope that I  shall  come  to  heaven  to  praise  Thy  mercies forever: "the  mercies  of  God  I  will  sing  forever."

I willingly  accept  all  the  pains  Thou  dost  destine for me  in  purgatory:  it  is  just  that  the  fire  should purge away  the  wrongs  I  have  done  Thee. O holy prison, when  shall  I  find  myself  shut  up  in  thee,  secure from  being  able  ever  to  lose  my  God! O holy fire, when  wilt  thou  purge  away  my  vileness,  and make me  worthy  to  enter  the  kingdom  of  the blessed!

O Eternal  Father,  through  the  merits  of  the  death of Thy  Son, Jesus  Christ,  make  me  to  die  in  Thy  grace, and in  Thy  love,  that  I  may  come  to  love  Thee  throughout eternity. I thank  Thee  for  all  the  graces  Thou hast given  me  through  my  life,  and  especially  for  the great grace  of  Thy  holy  faith,  and  for  having  caused