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 with which  dying  Christians  invoke  Thee  with  their last sigh. I offer  Thee,  above  all,  the  tender  love  and reverence with  which  Mary  and  Joseph  pronounced that adorable  name  when  they  spoke  to  Thee  on earth,  and  finally,  the  profound  veneration  with which the  Archangel  Gabriel  uttered  it,  when  he  announced at  Nazareth  the  mystery  of  the  Incarnation. I desire  to  honor  that  holy  name  all  the  days  of  my life,  and  to  praise  it  throughout  eternity. I will  invoke it  in  my  temptations,  in  my  sorrows  and  discouragements, and  if  ever  I  hear  it  profaned  or  treated with levity,  I  will  make  acts  of  loving  reparation  in my  heart,  and  if  possible  with  my  lips.

Sweet Name  of  Jesus,  be  Thou  loved,  praised,  and glorified forever  and  ever. Amen.

1. JESUS!

2.   Jesus,  my  Lord,  my  God,  and  my  All!

3. Praised  be  Jesus  Christ  forever.

4. Blessed  be  the  name  of  Jesus.

5. Blessed  be  Jesus  in  the  Most  Holy  Sacrament of the  Altar.

6. Jesus,  have  mercy  on  us.

7. Sweet  name  of  Jesus,  may  all  poor  sinners call upon  Thee,  and  so  find  mercy.

8. Most  holy  name  of  Jesus,  be  Thou  the  comfort and the  strength  of  those  who  are  in  their  agony.

9. I  praise  and  love  Thee,  dearest  Lord,  for  in Thy  name  is  our  salvation.

10. Hail,  Jesus,  King  of  heaven  and  earth,  hallowed by Thy  name. Thy kingdom  come!