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 Jesus, hear  my  prayer!

Jesus, graciously  hear  me.

Lord Jesus  Christ,  Who  hast  said,  Ask  and  you  shall receive, seek  and  you  shall  find,  knock  and  it  shall  he opened  unto  you! mercifully attend  to  our  supplication,  and grant us  the  gift  of  Thy  divine  charity,  that  we  may  ever love Thee  with  our  whole  heart,  and  never  desist  from Thy praise:  Who  livest  and  reignest  one  God,  world without end. Amen.

O Lord,  give  us  a  perpetual  fear  as  well  as  love  of  Thy holy name,  for  Thou  never  ceasest  to  govern  those  whom thou foundest  upon  the  solidity  of  Thy  love.

O God,  Who  didst  appoint  Thine  only  begotten  Son Saviour of  mankind,  and  didst  command  that  He  should  be called  Jesus;  mercifully  grant  that  we  may  enjoy  the  vision of Him  in  heaven,  Whose  holy  name  we  venerate  on  earth. Through the  same  Christ  our  Lord. Amen.

GOOD Jesus! O most  tender  Jesus  ! O most sweet Jesus  ! O Jesus,  Son  of  Mary  the  Virgin, full of  mercy  and  kindness! O sweet  Jesus,  according to  Thy  great  mercy,  have  pity  on  me ! O most merciful Jesus,  I  entreat  Thee  by  that  precious  blood of Thine  which  Thou  didst  will  to  pour  forth  for sinners, to wash  away  all  my  iniquities,  and  to  look upon me  poor  and  unworthy  as  I  am,  asking  humbly pardon of  Thee,  and  invoking  this  holy  name  of  Jesus. O name  of  Jesus,  sweet  name  ! Name of  Jesus,  name of joy  ! Name of  Jesus,  name  of  strength  ! Nay, what meaneth  the  name  of  Jesus  but  Saviour? Wherefore, O  Jesus,  by  Thine  own  holy  name,  be  to