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 rejoice, as  much  as  I  can,  Thy  sacred  Heart  in  this  sacrament of  love  and  to  make  reparation  for  all  the  acts  of irreverence  and  profanation,  which  have  been  committed against Thee. I love  Thee  with  my  whole  soul;  I  acknowledge Thee  as  my  only  Master;  I  offer  Thee  all  that  I  have, and all  that  I  am. Jesus! I give  Thee  my  heart  with  all its affections;  I  give  Thee  my  soul  with  all  its  powers; I give  Thee  my  body  with  all  its  senses. Jesus! I consecrate myself  entirely  to  Thee;  I  wish  to  live  and  labor and suffer  for  the  love  of  Thee. I abandon  myself  to  Thee. Give me  but  Thy  love  and  Thy  grace;  I  will  ask  for  nothing more. Thy kingdom  come. Thy will  be  done! I desire  to adore  and  love  Thee  now,  not  only  to  supply  the  defect  of those  Catholics  who  do  not  adore  and  love  Thee,  but  also for the  conversion  of  heretics,  schismatics,  atheists,  blasphemers, Jews,  and  idolaters. O silent  dweller  in  the  tabernacle, Thou  art,  indeed,  a  hidden  God! here Thou  art  still the victim  of  the  cross! As I  gaze  upon  the  sacred  Host, I recall that  pathetic  word  of  Thine,  O  Lord,  at  the  Last Supper: "Do  this  in  commemoration  of  Me  "  —  "  Remember Me!  "  Yes,  the  Blessed  Sacrament  is  a  memorial  of the  "Man  of  Sorrows,"  a  memorial  of  the  greatest  pain  a creature  on  earth  ever  endured,  a  memorial  of  the  most tender, most  constant,  most  unselfish,  and  most  heroic  love the world  shall  ever  know  —  the  last  sweet  gift  of  a  heart that fears  to  be  forgotten. Oh, yes  ! Lord, I  shall  remember Thee. How could  I  forget  Thy  love,  dearest  Jesus! Mayest Thou  be  known,  adored,  and  loved  by  all,  and  may thanks and  praise  for  evermore  be  given  to  Thee  in  the  most holy and  most  adorable  sacrament. Amen.

ord Jesus  Christ,  Who,  through  the  love  which  Thou bearest to  men,  dost  remain  with  them  day  and night in  this  Sacrament,  full  of  mercy  and  of  love,  expecting, inviting, and  receiving  all  who  come  to  visit  Thee,  I  believe that Thou  art  present  in  the  Sacrament  of  the  Altar. From