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 May I  cling  to  nothing  but to Thee.

May I  be  poor  for  the  sake of Thee.

Look upon  me  that  I  may love Thee.

Call me  that  I  may  see  Thee, And  ever  and  ever  enjoy Thee. Amen.

Indulgence of 50  days,  once  a  day. — Leo XIII,  Sept. 25,  1883.

I. CALL to  mind  frequently  during  the  day  that  you have received  Jesus  in  the  Blessed  Sacrament  and say to  yourself:  "This  morning  Jesus  Christ,  the  Son  of God,  condescended  to  come  and  dwell  within  me,  and  gave Himself  to  me." By doing  this,  you  will  derive  greater fruit from  your  communion;  you  will  gain  more  patience under difficulties,  and  be  more  careful  in  keeping  the  grace of God  in  your  soul;  you  will  more  easily  acquire  true  and real devotion;  you  will  set  a  good  example  to  others,  and have a  continual  inducement  to  lead  a  good  Christian  life. Make Father  Russell's  thought  and  prayer  your  own:

"During all  the  hours  that  follow  of  this  day,  my thoughts,  my  words,  and  my  deeds  must  be  the thoughts  and  words  and  deeds  that  are  fitting  one  on  whom so  many  graces  are  showered  hour  by  hour,  the  latest  being this  sacramental  communion.  And  so  from  day  to  day,  from communion  to  communion,  may  I  sanctify  my  soul  and serve  Thee,  my  almighty  and  all-merciful  God,  my  Creator, my  Redeemer,  my  Judge  —  from  day  to  day,  and  from communion  to  communion,  on  to  the  last  communion  which I  hope  to  receive  as  my  Viaticum.  May  that  Viaticum conduct  my  soul,  pure  from  sin,  safe  to  the  feet  of  my  Jesus, Who  has  just  now  come  to  me  as  my  Saviour,  but  then  must be  my  Judge.  O  Jesus,  my  Saviour,  be  to  me  indeed  a Saviour  then  and  now  and  forever."