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MY God,  I offer  thee,  to  supply  the  deficiency of my  own  merits,  the  holy  dispositions  of  all  the saintly souls  who  have  worthily  communicated,  or are  now  doing  so,  or  shall  do  so  to  the  world’s  end.

I rise to  present  myself  before  thee. My soul burns with  an  ardent  thirst. O give unto  her  the living water!

Y heart  hath  expected  reproach  and  misery. And I looked for  one  that  would  grieve  together with me,  but  there  was  none: and  for  one  that  would comfort me,  and  I found  none.

UT I am  a worm,  and  no  man:  the  reproach  of  men, and the  outcast  of  the  people. All they  that saw me  have  laughed  me  to  scorn: they  have  spoken with the  lips,  and  wagged  the  head. I am poured  out like water; and  all  my  bones  are  scattered. My heart is become  like  wax  melting  in  the  midst  of  my  bowels.

AY thy  grace,  O Lord  Jesus! we beseech  thee, afford us  thy  love,  in  order  that,  being  sensible of the  sweetness  of  thy  most  loving  Heart,  we  may learn to  despise  earthly  things,  and  love  such  as  are heavenly: who livest  and  reignest,  &amp;c.

MOTHER of  beautiful  love ! Mary! thou who  so much  desirest  to  see  Jesus  loved,  unite  me, attach me  to  thy  Divine  Son; but  unite  me  in  such  a manner  that  I may  never  more  be  separated  from  him.