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 O Lord,  what  thou  dost  require  of  me. I will do  it without  the  least  reserve. Make known  to  me  thy will by  the  way  of  holy  obedience,  and  I hope  to accomplish  it. My God! I firmly promise  never  to leave  undone  any  act  which  I know  to  be  agreeable to thee,  although  the  performance  of  it  should  cost me the  loss  of  all  things,  of  relations,  friends, character, health,  and  even  life  itself. Let me  lose all, if  only  I may  do  thy  will! Happy loss,  when  all is sacrificed  to  content  thy  heart,  O God  of  my  soul!

I love thee,  O sovereign  good,  above  all  goods  worthy of my  love,  and  in  loving  thee  I unite  my  feeble  heart with the  hearts  of  all  the  Seraphim. I unite it  with the heart  of  Mary  and  with  the  heart  of  Jesus. I love thee  with  my  whole  soul; I wish  to  love  thee alone, now  and  for  ever.

Short prayer  to  remember  and  repeat.— “ My  God! my God! I am thine,  and  thou  art  mine.”

VERY true  and  pious  Catholic  will  preserve  in  his heart a tender  devotion  to  the  Blessed  Virgin Mary, and  this  for  many  and  most  obvious  reasons, among which  are  the  following:

1. It  is  Mary  who  gave  birth  to  Jesus  Christ  our Redeemer: she is,  therefore,  the  true  Mother  of  God. Think seriously  for  a moment,  Christian,  on  these few words: Mary  is  the  Mother  of  God. Could