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Christian man,  blessed  with  a  heart  to  feel,  it  is  the Heart of  Jesus  that  asks  this  of  you,  that  Heart  which  has loved you  so  dearly,  that  Heart  which  has  suffered  such anguish for  you  and  for  these  poor  souls. Pray then,  and above all,  for  sinners  now  in  their  agony  and  about  to  die. All that  is  wanting  to  save  them  from  hell  is  a  well-made confession or  perfect  act  of  contrition. Ask of  the  agonising Heart  of  Jesus  to  grant  them  the  one  or  the  other of these  two  graces. Ask it  without  delay;  ''time  urge — to-morrow  will  be  too  late. ''

Pray for  the  agonising;  they  are  your  brethren  in  Jesus Christ, your  relations  perhaps,  your  friends,  your  benefactors.

Pray for  the  agonising;  and  you  will  do  what  Jesus Christ did — you  will  save  souls. How sublime  a  mission!

Pray for  the  agonising.  St.  James  says:  "  He  who causeth  a  sinner  to  be  converted  from  the  error  of  his way  shall  save  his  soul  from  death,  and  shall  cover  a  multitude  of  Bins."

Pray for  the  agonising.  Prayers  will  one  day  be  offered for you  when  you  are  in  your  agony. How sweet  a  consolation in  this  last  terrible  struggle!

Make known  "  the  devotion  to  the  agonising  Heart  of Jesus  "  to  those  who  are  ignorant  of  it;  introduce  it  into your families  and  into  your  communities;  and  the  sacred Heart will  heap  blessings  upon  you.

If by  the  fervour  of  your  prayers  you  succeed  in  saving one  soul  each  day,  at  the  end  of  a  year  the  number will amount  to  365;  at  the  end  of  ten  years  to  3650. How rich  this harvest! What a  diadem  for  eternity!