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 ful to  the  penitent  sinner,  impart  to  our  hearts the spirit  of  penance,  and  give  to  our  eyes  a fountain  of  tears,  that  we  may  sincerely bewail our  sins  now  and  for  the  rest  of  out days. Oh, would  that  we  could  blot  them out, even  with  our  blood! Pardon them,  O Lord,  in  Thy  mercy,  and  pardon  and  convert to Thee  all  that  have  committed  irreverences and sacrileges  against  Thee  in  the  sacrament of Thy  love,  and  thus  give  another  proof  that Thy mercy  is  above  all  Thy  works. Divine Jesus, with  Thee  there  are  mercy  and  plentiful redemption;  deliver  us  from  our  sins, accept the  sincere  desire  we  now  entertain, and our  holy  resolution,  relying  on  the  assistance of  Thy  grace,  henceforth  to  be  faithful to Thee. And in  order  to  repair  the  sins  of ingratitude  by  which  we  have  grieved  Thy most tender  and  loving  Heart,  we  are  resolved in the  future  ever  to  love  and  honor  Thee  in the  most  adorable  Sacrament  of  the  Altar, where Thou  art  ever  present  to  hear  and  grant our petitions,  and  to  be  the  food  and  life  of  our souls. Be Thou,  O  compassionate  Jesus! our mediator  with  Thy  heavenly  Father, Whom we  have  so  grievously  offended, strengthen our  weakness,  confirm  these  our resolutions of  amendment,  and  as  Thy  sacred Heart is  our  refuge  and  our  hope  when  we have  sinned,  so  may  it  be  the  strength  and support of  our  repentance,  that  nothing  in life  or  death  may  ever  again  separate  us  from Thee. Amen.