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Y God,  I  offer  Thee  whatever  I  may  do  or  suffer this  day. — My Jesus,  mercy! — My Lord, help me  in  all  things;  give  me  the  grace  of always  doing  Thy  holy  will.

As soon as  you  are  dressed,  kneel  before  your  crucifix  and  make the following  acts  of  thanksgiving,  love,  and  offering  of  all  your actions and  sufferings  of  the  coming  day:  above  all,  fervently  ask  of Jesus  and  Mary  the  aid  necessary  to  enable  you  faithfully  to  serve God during  that  day.

Y God, I  firmly  believe  that  Thou  art  here present. I adore  Thy  supreme  majesty. I love Thy  infinite  goodness  above  all  things. I thank  Thee  for  all  Thy  benefits,  and  especially for having  preserved  me  this  night.

I offer  Thee  all  my  thoughts,  words,  actions,  affections, and  sufferings  of  this  day,  in  union  with  those of Jesus,  Mary,  and  Joseph,  and  hereby  protest  that I desire  to  perform  all  my  actions  solely  with  a  view to pleasing  Thee,  and  in  honor  of. ..