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 lowers of  Christ. I will  make  an  earnest effort to  live  in  accordance  with  the  spirit  of Christ  —  the  spirit  of  divine  and  fraternal charity —  by  striving  to  do  all  things  with the purest  intention  for  the  glory  of  God,  for the love  of  God,  and  the  love  of  my  neighbor.

Praise, honor,  and  glory  be  to  Thee,  O Jesus,  Saviour  of  the  world! Who, thirsting for the  salvation  of  souls,  didst  endure  for them so  much  labor  and  fatigue;  Who  for their sakes  didst  pass  entire  nights  in  prayer, and didst  weary  Thyself  going  from  city  to city,  from  village  to  village. Grant, I  implore Thee,  that  Thy  love  may  also  make  me prompt  and  apt  in  every  good  work,  and  that I may  never  grow  tepid  in  Thy  service. Help me  to  know  and  practise  the  holy counsels contained  in  Thy  Gospel,  and  grant especially that  I  may  realize  the  importance of these  words  of  Thine:  "If  any  man  will come  after  Me,  let  Him  deny  himself,  and take  up  his  cross  and  follow  Me."

"What doth  it  profit  a  man,  if  he  gain  the whole  world,  and  suffer  the  loss  of  his  own soul?  Or  what  exchange  shall  a  man  give for  his  soul?" (Matt. xvi.  24,  26).