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 only thy  love. O make me  suffer  or  die,  or  at  least change my  heart  entirely,  and  consume  me  with  thy most ardent  fire,  that  I may  love  thee  perfectly. O divine fire,  O most  pure  flames  from  the  Heart  of my  only  love,  burn  me  without  compassion,  consume me without  resistance. Alas ! why dost  thou  spare me, since  I am  only  fit  to  burn,  and  only  deserve fire? O Love! O Love of  heaven  and  earth,  come into my  heart  and  reduce  me  to  ashes ! O devouring fire of  the  Divinity,  come  and  dissolve  me; burn me, consume  me  in  the  midst  of  thy  pure  flames, which cause  those  who  die  in  them  to  live.

SACRED Heart  of  Jesus ! living and  life-giving fountain of  eternal  life,  infinite  treasure  of  the divinity, glowing  furnace  of  love! Thou art  my refuge  and  my  sanctuary. O my adorable  and  lovely Saviour! consume my  heart  with  that  burning  fire wherewith thine  is  ever  inflamed; pour  down  upon my soul  those  graces  which  flow  from  thy  love,  and let my  heart  be  so  united  with  thine,  that  our  wills may be  one,  and  mine  in  all  things  conformed  to thine. May thine  be  the  rule  alike  of  my  desires and of  my  actions. Amen.

ADORABLE Heart  of  my  God  and  Saviour! filled with  a lively  sorrow  at  the  thought  of the  injuries  which  thou  hast  received,  and  art  every day receiving,  in  the  august  Sacrament  of  the  altar, I prostrate myself  at  thy  feet,  to  make  thee  an  act of humble  reparation  for  all  thou  hast  suffered. O, that by  my  reverence,  by  my  devotion,  I could  make