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 of the obligations I lie under. Ye Cherubim and Seraphim! ye thrice happy citizens of the heavenly Jerusalem! and principally thou, O most pure Virgin Mother! supply by thy love whatever is wanting to mine. May thy goodness, O Jesus! be ever praised, magnified, and exalted: mayest thou ever reign as King, Lord, and Sovereign, over all hearts, and may thy amiable heart draw all hearts to thee.

Sweet Jesus! receive this act of love. May it be acceptable in thy sight from my hand, and those of thy servants of this association, whom I particularly recommend to thee. Amen.

Most compassionate heart of Jesus, hypostatically united to the Eternal Word! ever present in the holy Eucharist, receive my homage, and the tribute of atonement for sin which I here pay, prostrate at the throne of thy justice.

What have we hitherto been doing, my God? Thou hast bestowed on us