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 O Sacrament  most  holy,  O  Sacrament  divine, All praise  and  all  thanksgiving  be  every  moment Thine!

Indulgence of 100  days. — Pius  VI,  May  24,  1776.

OST adorable  Saviour,  in  Thy  wondrous love for  us  Thou  hast  instituted  the Blessed Sacrament  of  the  Altar  as  a  memorial of Thy  Passion,  and  therein  Thou  dost  remain with us  in  order  to  be  the  life-giving  Manna of our  souls,  the  propitiatory  Victim  for  our sins, our  Mediator  with  Thy  heavenly  Father, our Teacher,  and  our  Friend.

I am  sorry  that  I  have  so  often  offended Thee, O  God  of  infinite  love  and  mercy,  by my  ingratitude,  by  my  resistance  to  Thy  holy will, and  in  particular  by  my  indifference toward Thee  in  the  Sacrament  of  Thy  love. In atonement  for  my  own  sins,  and  in  reparation for  all  the  offenses  committed  against Thee in  the  Holy  Eucharist  by  others,  I  offer Thee my  poor  heart  filled  with  sentiments  of sorrow,  sincere  repentance,  and  deepest  affection,  and  I  consecrate  to  Thee  all  my  works and sufferings  in  union  with  Thy  own  bitter Passion, the  sorrows  of  Thy  blessed  Mother, and the  merits  of  the  martyrs  and  of  all  the