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Jesus, make  me  constant.

Jesus, make  me  constant  in  faith,  hope,  and  charity; grant me  perseverance  in  all  virtue,  and  a resolution never, to  offend  thee.

Let the  memory  of  thy  passion,  and  of  those  bitter pains thou  sufferedst  for  me,  strengthen  my  patience, and comfort  me  in  all  tribulation  and  adversity.

Let me  always  hold  fast  the  doctrine  of  the  Catholic Church,  and  render  me  a diligent  frequenter  of all  holy  duties.

Let no  false  delight  of  this  deceitful  world  blind me, nor  temptation  or  fraud  of  the  devil  shake my heart,

My heart,  which  has  for  ever  fixed  its  rest  in  thee, and resolved  to  undervalue  all  for  thy  eternal  reward.

Have mercy  on  all  sinners,  Jesus,  I beseech  thee; turn their  vices  into  virtues; and,  making  them  true observers of  thy  law,  and  sincere  lovers  of  thee, bring them  to  bliss  in  everlasting  glory.

Have mercy  also  on  the  souls  in  purgatory,  for  the sake of  thy  bitter  passion,  I beseech  thee,  and  for thy glorious  name,  Jesus.

O blessed Trinity,  one  eternal  God,  have  mercy on me.

"Our Lord  Jesus  Christ  humbled  himself,  becoming obedient  unto  death,  even  to  the  death  of  the  cross.” (Phil.  ii.  8.)

Hear these  my  petitions,  O my  most  merciful Saviour, and  grant  me  thy  grace  so  frequently  to repeat  and  consider  them,  that  they  may  prove  easy steps whereby  my  soul  may  climb  up  to  the  knowledge, love,  and  performance  of  my  duty  to  thee