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 to please  thee  according  to  thy  desire. Let me  no more  desire  nor  seek  for  any  other  pleasure  than  to please  thee,  to  visit  thee  often  at  thy  altar,  to  converse with  thee,  and  to  receive  thee  in  the  holy  Communion. Let them  look  for  other  goods  who  will. For me,  I love  only,  I desire  only  the  treasure  of  thy love. The only  favour  I ask  at  the  foot  of  this  altar is, that  I may  forget  myself  altogether,  only  to remember  thy  goodness. Blessed Seraphs,  I do  not envy you  your  glory! but by  the  love  you  bear  to your  God  and  mine,  O teach  me  what  I must  do,  to love  him  and  please  him  like  you!

Short prayer  to  remember  and  repeat. — “ O my Jesus, thee only  I love,  thee  only  will  I please! ”

To conclude, make  your  Spiritual  Communion. See Prayers for  Spiritual  Communion, at  page  323.

ESUS addresses  to  every  soul  that  visits  him  in  the most Holy  Sacrament,  the  same  words  addressed to the  sacred  Spouse  of  the  Canticles: "Arise,  make haste,  my  love,  my  beautiful  one,  and  come.”  (Cant,  ii.) Soul,  who  comest  to  visit  me,  arise! come  out  from all  thy  misery; I am  here  to  enrich  thee  with  graces. Come  near  to  me: do  not  fear  my  majesty,  which has  humbled  itself  in  this  Sacrament,  in  order  to  take away  thy  fear  and  to  inspire  thee  with  confidence. Thou  art  my  friend.  Yes! no  longer  my  enemy,  but my  beloved  friend,  since  thou  lovest  me,  and  I love thee  also.  Thou  art  my  beautiful  one,  for  my  grace has  made  thee  beautiful.  Come  then,  come  and  unite thyself  to  me,  and  with  the  greatest  confidence  ask what  thou  wilt.  It  is  St.  Teresa  who  says  that this  great  King  of  glory  has  put  on  the  appearance of  bread  in  the  Holy  Sacrament,  and  hidden  his majesty  from  our  eyes,  in  order  to  encourage  us  to