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 one’s unhappiness;  but  stifling all  motions  of  envy,  we may  arrive  at  thee,  who  art the true  charity. Amen.

Most meek  Jesus,  who,  like a gentle lamb  taken  to  sacrifice, and  like  a sheep  led  to  the slaughter, didst  not  open  thy mouth, but,  when  dragged, mocked, spit  upon,  struck, and at  last  nailed  to  the  cross, didst not  only  not  return  evil for evil,  but  didst  even  pray for the  transgressors  to  God the Father;  implant,  I beseech thee,  in  our  hearts  the virtues of  meekness  and  patience, that  we  may  restrain the fury  of  anger,  with gentleness of  heart  overcome evil with  good,  and  love  our enemies; that  so,  being  inflamed with  kindness,  as  with hot burning  coals,  we  may be enkindled  to  mutual  love, and with  one  heart  and  mouth, in brotherly  love,  give  glory to thee  our  God  and  Father upon earth,  and  finally  attain to thee  in  heaven. Amen.

O Lord Jesus,  who  didst shun no  labour,  but,  often wearied with  travel,  didst suffer hunger  and  thirst  and every hardship  for  our  sake, and didst  often  also  pass  the night in  prayer;  expel  from our hearts  and  bodies  all  inactivity and  sluggishness,  that we may  be  quick  and  ready to serve  thee  in  watching, fasting, and  prayer,  and  to devote  ourselves  entirely  to thy  glory,  and  the  salvation of our  neighbours; and  that our soul  may  not  slumber through heaviness,  but  that we may  cheerfully  run  the way of  thy  commandments, when thou  hast  enlarged  our heart by  the  love  of  thee  and of our  neighbour; lest  at  any time our  lukewarmness  disgust thee,  and  thou  begin  to vomit  us  out  of  thy  mouth.

Kindle, therefore,  within  us the  fire  of  thy  love,  and  strengthen our  weakness,  that, being made  strong  in  thee and by  thee,  we  may  endeavour by  good  works  to  make our calling  sure; and  whatever our  hand  finds  to  do,  it may  do  it  eafnestly,  that  so we  may  please  thee  alone, and thou  mayest  be  finally our exceeding  great  reward.

Most dear  Lord  Jesus Christ, I,  an  unworthy  sinner, remind  thee  of  all  the holy contemplations  thou  hast ever had  from  all  eternity  until now, and  of  that  especially  by which,  O eternal  Word,  thou didst contemplate  becoming