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ook down  graciously,  O  Lord,  upon  the  offerings  of  Thy  suppliant  Church,  and  grant that they  may  sanctify  and  save  Thy  people. Lord, we  beseech  Thee,  let  Thy  Holy  Spirit kindle in  our  hearts  that  fire  of  charity  which Our Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Thy  Son,  sent  forth from His  inmost  Heart  upon  this  earth,  and willed that  it  should  burn  exceedingly. Who liveth and  reigneth  with  Thee,  in  the  unity  of the  same  Holy  Spirit,  God  forever  and  ever. Amen.

ift up, O  Lord,  do  Thou  Thyself  lift  up my  heart  to  Thee. Take from  it  all  unholy thoughts,  all  earthly  affections. Lift it wholly  up  to  heaven,  where  Thy  Heart  is worthily  adored,  and  to  the  altar,  where  it  is about  to  manifest  itself  to  me. By Thy goodness and  mercy,  I  beseech  Thee  to  draw my heart  wholly  into  Thine. Bury it  in Thine;  may  it  be  so  absorbed  into  and united to  Thy  Heart,  that  I  may  no  longer have any  heart  but  Thine. Suffer me,  then, to join  my  feeble  voice  with  the  voices  of  all the heavenly  spirits,  and  in  union  with  them  to say,  in  transports  of  Joy  and  admiration:  Holy,