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 moment that  the  angels  rejoiced  over  one  sinner doing penance. I am indeed  blind  and  ungrateful! But the  Heart  of  Jesus ! O the Heart  of  Jesus ! what consolation  it  felt — what  thanksgiving,  what delight, what  sorrow  for  me; sorrow  and  joy,  sorrow that I thought  so  little  about  such  magnificent favours; — joy that  God  at  least  was  appeased,  and reconciled to  justify  me  again. The Heart  of  Jesus then, has  loved  for  me  when  I would  not  love — has thanked God  for  me  fervently  when  I thanked  Him only a little. And now  I stand  indebted ! My debts have accumulated  since  first  I drew  breath. The Heart of  Jesus  has  done  all  these  good  offices  for me, and  the  time  has  come  to  make  payment. I owe gratitude, I owe  thanksgiving,  I owe  sorrow,  I owe reparation — I owe an  act  of  love  and  thanksgiving for each  of  those  times  that  the  Sacred  Heart  made those acts  for  me. Let me  look  back  and  remember, and see  how  often.

Heart of  Jesus,  wounded  for  my  sins,  have  mercy on me. Give me,  O Jesus,  wherewith  to  pay  thee ! ''Ego vero  egenus  et  pauper  sum; Deus  adjuva  me ! ''

MOST amiable  and  adorable  Heart  of  Jesus, centre of  all  hearts,  glowing  with  charity,  and inflamed with  zeal  for  the  interests  of  thy  Father and the  salvation  of  mankind! O Heart, ever  sensible of our  misery,  and  ever  in  motion  to  redress  our evils; the real  victim  of  love  in  the  Holy  Eucharist, and a propitiatory  sacrifice  for  sin  on  the  altar  of  the cross; since  the  generality  of  Christians  make  no