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 offer to  Thee  my  heart;  vouchsafe  to  change it, to  bless  and  sanctify  it. O my  soul,  how Jesus Christ  hath  loved  us! At what  a  price He hath  redeemed  us! Not with  gold,  not with riches,  but  by  the  voluntary  shedding of His  blood. He hath  sacrificed  Himself for us;  let  us  then  live  only  for  Him;  let  us sacrifice  ourselves  together  with  Him. O Father in  Heaven,  my  heart  is  not  full  enough of love  and  fervor  to  be  an  offering  worthy  of Thee. What then  shall  I  give  Thee? I will give Thee  Thy  Son. That Son,  the  most worthy object  of  Thy  complacency,  will supply my  inability. O Lord,  look  not  on me,  but  on  this  divine  offering.

Receive, O  Holy  Trinity,  this  oblation which we  make  to  Thee,  in  memory  of  the Passion, resurrection,  and  ascension  of  Our Lord Jesus  Christ,  and  in  honor  of  the blessed Mary,  ever  a  Virgin,  of  blessed  John the Baptist,  of  the  holy  Apostles,  Peter  and Paul, and  of  all  the  saints,  that  it  may  be  available to  their  honor  and  to  our  salvation;  and may they  vouchsafe  to  intercede  for  us  in heaven,  whose  memory  we  celebrate  upon earth. Through the  same  Christ  our  Lord. Amen.