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 saint; and  by  that  love  which  you  had  for  Jesus  and Mary, and  by  the  love  which  they  had  for  you,  obtain for us  the  incomparable  happiness  of  living  and dying in  the  love  of  Jesus  and  Mary. Amen.

AMIABLE Jesus! who hast  given  us  in  the adorable Eucharist,  so  convincing  a proof  of thy  infinite  love,  permit  us  to  thank  thee  in  the  name of all  thy  creatures,  for  the  blessings  included  in  this one precious  gift. We adore  thee,  O hidden  Deity! and most  ardently  wish  we  could  offer  thee  such  love as would  atone  for  our  own  offences,  and  those  committed by  all  mankind  against  this  most  amiable mystery. But, my  God,  if  all  creatures  are  so  deeply indebted to  thy  mercy  for  this  adorable  sacrament, how much  more  sensibly  should  we  feel  our  obligations, since  by  thy  special  predilection  we  have  been chosen to  assemble  here  under  the  same  roof  with thyself, to  see  thee  daily  offered  on  our  altars,  and  to receive  so  frequently  thy  precious  body  and  blood. Convinced by  these  thy  tender  mercies  that  our  confidence in  thy  goodness  cannot  be  too  great,  we  come now to  implore  of  thee,  by  that  infinite  love  which induced thee  to  institute  this  adorable  sacrament, and by  all  the  graces  which  have  ever  flowed  from this source  of  every  blessing,  to  grant  us  the  favour we ask  in  this  Novena.

We firmly  purpose  to  become  from  this  moment