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My God,  Who  dost  possess  in  incomprehensible abundance all  that  is  perfect  and  worthy  of  love! annihilate in  me  all  guilty,  sensual,  and  undue  love for creatures,  kindle  in  my  heart  the  pure  fire  of  Thy love, so  that  I  may  love  nothing  but  Thee,  or  in Thee,  until,  being  entirely  consumed  by  holy  love of Thee,  I  may  go  to  love  Thee  eternally  with  the elect in  heaven,  the  country  of  pure  love. Amen.

Y most sweet  Jesus,  Who  wast  born  in  a  cave and wast  afterwards  laid  in  a  manger  upon straw, have  mercy  on  us.

R.  Have mercy,  O  Lord,  have  mercy  on  us. "Our Father," "Hail  Mary,"  "Glory  be,"  etc.

2. My  most  sweet  Jesus,  Who  wast  presented  and offered by  Mary  in  the  Temple,  to  be  afterwards  one day sacrificed  for  us  upon  the  cross,  have  mercy  on  us.

R.  Have mercy,  O  Lord,  have  mercy  on  us. "Our Father," "  Hail  Mary,"  "Glory  be,"  etc.

3. My  most  sweet  Jesus,  Who  wast  persecuted  by Herod  and  constrained  to  fly  into  Egypt,  have  mercy on us.

R.  Have mercy,  O  Lord,  have  mercy  on  us. "Our Father," "  Hail  Mary,"  "  Glory  be,"  etc.

4. My  most  sweet  Jesus,  Who  didst  dwell  in  Egypt for seven  years,  poor,  unknown,  and  despised  by  that barbarous nation,  have  mercy  on  us.