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 above all,  for  him  who  among  us  shall  first  depart from this  mortal  life. O amiable Heart  of  my Saviour,  pour  down  upon  him,  in  the  agony  of  death, thy interior  consolations; receive  him  into  thy  sacred wounds; purify him  from  every  defilement  in  this furnace of  love,  that  thou  mayst  grant  him  admittance into  thy  glory,  where  he  may  become  intercessor, before  thy  presence,  for  all  those  who  remain in this  exile.

O most holy  Heart  of  my  dearly  beloved  Jesus, I desire to  renew  and  to  offer  thee  these  acts  of adoration,  and  these  prayers,  every  moment  I breathe, to the  end  of  my  life,  for  myself,  a miserable  sinner, and for  all  who  are  associated  with  me  to  adore  thee. I recommend to  thee,  O my  Jesus,  the  holy  Catholic Church, thy  beloved  spouse,  and  our  true  mother; also, the  souls  who  are  suffering  in  purgatory,  and all poor  sinners,  the  afflicted,  the  agonizing,  and  all mankind. Do not  permit  thy  blood,  poured  out  for them, to  become  useless  to  them. Vouchsafe, finally, to apply  it  for  the  relief  of  the  souls  in  purgatory, and for  those  in  particular  who,  during  life,  were wont devoutly  to  adore  thee.

O most amiable  heart  of  Mary,  the  most  pure  of all  hearts  of  creatures,  and  the  most  replete  with  the love of  the  Heart  of  Jesus,  at  the  same  time  most merciful towards  us,  poor  sinners,  obtain  for  us,  from the Heart  of  our  Redeemer,  the  graces  we  ask  of thee. Mother of  mercy,  one  look  from  thee,  one only movement  of  thy  heart,  burning  with  love  for that of  Jesus,  thy  divine  Son,  can  fully  console  us. Grant us,  therefore,  this  favour; and  then  this  divine Heart of  Jesus,  through  the  filial  love  which  it  bore, and always  will  bear  towards  thee,  shall  not  fail  to hear and  answer  our  request. Amen.