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 thee. I have already  promised  thee  rather  to  die than offend  thee  again. Once more  I make  this promise, and  hope  through  thy  mercy  to  keep  it.

I promise also  to  shun  the  occasions  of  sin,  and to take  the  following  means  to  keep  me  from  falling again (here  name  the  means). But thou  knowest my weakness,  O my  God. Give me  thy  grace,  that I may remain  true  unto  thee  until  my  death,  and teach: me m the  hour  of  temptation  to  have  recourse to thee. Mary, help  me! Thou art  the  Mother  of perseverance,  I place  all  my  hopes  in  thee.

Y soul  doth  magnify  the  Lord, and  my  spirit  hath rejoiced in  God  my  Saviour:  because  he  that  is mighty,  hath  done  great  things  to  me; and  holy  is  his name. ( Luke i.  46,  49.)  Be  pleased,  dear  Lord,  to ratify  in  heaven  the  sentence  of  absolution  which  thy minister has  pronounced  upon  me  in  thy  name; receive the  confession  I have  made,  and  finish  the work thy  mercy  has  begun,  by  fortifying  me  against my accustomed  weaknesses,  and  granting  me  the grace never  more  deliberately  to  offend  thee. Receive, Eternal  Father! the satisfaction  which  my Saviour  made  thee  when  expiring  on  the  cross,  and let it  not  only  satisfy  for  my  debts,  but  also  obtain for me  the  graces  necessary  to  love  and  serve  thee  in future. Mercifully grant  that  the  absolution  I have received may  extend  to  all  the  sins  of  my  life,  for which I am  heartily  sorry.

O my soul,  cherished  object  of  a Saviour’s  love, purchase of  his  blood,  and  child  of  his  tenderest mercies, u give  praise  to  him. for he  is  good:  for  his mercy endureth  for  every  (Psalm  cxvii.  1.)  But "what shall  I  offer  to  the  Lord  that  is  worthy?