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ADORE Thee,  eternal  Son,  and  I  thank  Thee for the  infinite  love  which  caused  Thee  to become  man  for  me,  to  be  born  in  a  stable,  to live  in  poverty,  to  suffer  hunger,  thirst,  heat, cold, fatigue,  hardships,  contempt,  persecutions, the  scourging,  the  crowning  with  thorns, and a  cruel  death  upon  the  hard  wood  of  the cross. I thank  Thee,  with  the  Church  militant and triumphant,  for  the  infinite  love  with which Thou  didst  institute  the  Most  Blessed Sacrament to  be  the  food  of  my  soul.

I adore Thee  in  all  the  consecrated  hosts throughout the  whole  world,  and  I  return thanks for  those  who  know  Thee  not,  and  who do not  thank  Thee. Would that  I  were  able to give  my  life  to  make  Thee  known,  loved, and honored  by  all,  in  this  sacrament  of  love, - and  to  prevent  the  irreverences  and  sacrileges that are  committed  against  Thee! I love Thee, divine  Jesus,  and  I  desire  to  receive Thee with  all  the  purity,  love,  and  affection of Thy  blessed  Mother,  and  with  the  love  and affection of  Thy  own  most  pure  heart. Grant O most  amiable  spouse  of  my  soul! in coming to me  in  this  Most  Holy  Sacrament,  that  I may  receive  all  the  graces  and  blessings  which Thou dost  come  to  bestow  on  us,  and  let  me rather  die  than  receive  Thee  unworthily.

''Our Father,  Hail  Mary,  Glory  be  to  the  Father. ''