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 sure  hope,  ardent  charity, unshaken fortitude,  deep  humility, invincible  patience, with all  other  virtues  that are needful  to  me  for  the rest of  my  life,  and  at  the moment of  my  death. And therefore, from  this  time  forward, for  that  time,  I say:

Mary, Mother of  grace. Mother of  mercy,

Defend us,  thou,  from  the enemy,

And receive  us  at  the  hour  of death!

All ye  Saints  of  God, intercede for  me,  that  I may  he worthy  to  die  in  the  grace of Christ!

I protest that,  if,  by  the permission of  God,  in  my lifetime  or  at  my  death,  my malignant  enemy  assail  me with  any  temptation  whatsoever, it  is  my  will  not  to  consent to  it,  tacitly  or  expressly, by  sign,  or  word,  or  deed; therefore now,  for  then,  I revoke,  cancel,  and  abhor  all thoughts whatsoever  that  the devil may  suggest  to  me; for it is  my  will  to  adhere  only to God  my  Creator,  and  to be  faithful  to  him  to  the  end; henceforth finally  and  entirely renouncing  Satan,  with all his  works  and  suggestions.

Lastly, I commend  myself to God  my  Creator,  who made it  out  of  nothing;  to Christ  my  Saviour,  who  redeemed it  by  his  own  Blood and Death; to  the  Holy Ghost, who  sanctified  it  for himself in  Baptism. Into thy hands,  O Lord,  I commend my  Spirit. O God, be merciful  to  me  a sinner!

In like  manner,  I protest that, when  in  my  agony  my tongue  can  speak  no  more,  in soul  at  least  I would  desire to be  united  to  my  God; and  I offer  to  him  now,  for  then,  my agony,  my  pains,  my  sweats and sufferings,  to  be  united to the  Agony,  the  Bloody Sweat, the  pains  and  sufferings of  my  most  dear  Saviour, Jesus  Christ,  for  the remission of  my  sins,  and  for his eternal  glory: and  with all my  heart  I implore  all  the Angels who  stand  before him to  defend  me  with  their faithful protection  at  that moment of  my  death.