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 heaven! Thou gavest  me  life  that  I  might  gain  heaven, and now  have  I  lost  heaven  for  something  worse  than nothing, by  losing  Thy  grace! I love  Thee,  O  God,  and I am  sorry  for  having  offended  Thee;  and  I  hope,  through the merits  of  Thy  Passion,  to  come  to  love  Thee  forever in heaven.

3. The  souls  in  hell  will  be  tormented  in  their  will,  by being  denied  everything  which  they  desire,  and  by  having  every  punishment  inflicted  upon  them  which  they do not  desire. They will  never  have  anything  which they wish  for,  but  everything  which  they  abhor. They will long  to  rid  themselves  of  their  torments  and  to  find peace; but  there  will  be  no  peace  for  them;  they  will  be forced  to  dwell  in  the  midst  of  their  torments  forever. Their perverse  will,  by  hating  God  when  they  know  him to be  the  supreme  good,  and  worthy  of  infinite  love,  will become their  greatest  torment.

So it  is,  my  God;  Thou  art  an  infinite  good  and  worthy of infinite  love,  and  I  have  exchanged  Thee  for  nothing! Oh that  I  had  died  and  had  not  offered  Thee  so  grievous an injury! I love  Thee,  my  sovereign  good. Have pity on me  and  suffer  me  not  to  be  again  ungrateful  to  Thee! I renounce  all  the  delights  of  this  world,  and  embrace Thee as  my  only  good. I will  be  forever  Thine;  be  Thou forever mine. This is  my  hope,  my  God,  my  love,  and my all. Deus mens  et  omnia. O Mary! thou art  all-powerful  with  God;  obtain  for  me  the  grace  of  leading  a holy  life.

i. Jesus  is  the  mediator  of  justice;  Mary  obtains  for  us grace;  for,  as  St. Bernard, St. Bonaventure, St. Bernardine of  Sienna,  St. Germanus, St.  Antoninus,  and  others say, it  is  the  will  of  God  to  dispense  through  the  hands