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 thee present in the blessed Sacrament of the altar, as a sweet viaticum for my support and comfort in my awful passage to eternity; and that having obtained a full and complete pardon of all my sins, I may close the last scene of my mortal life in the true faith and communion of thy holy Catholic Church, and in perfect love and charity with all mankind. Amen. Sweet Jesus! Amen.

Consider, first, that the heart of Jesus, by its infinite union with the Divinity, and on account of its own divine perfections, draws all the complacency of the eternal Father, and is worthy of the respect and adoration of all creatures. What obligation then can be more urgent for us than to pay all kind of respect which we are capable of, to a heart which is deserving of infinitely more than we can offer? — What more just than to endeavour to atone by our respect and reiterated