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ANCTIFY to  Thyself,  O  my  Lord,  the  hearts  of  Thy priests, that,  by  the  merits  of  Thy  sacred  humanity, they may  become  living  images  of  Thee,  children  of  Mary, and full  of  the  fire  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  that  they  may  guard Thy house,  and  defend  Thy  glory,  and  that  through  their ministry the  face  of  the  earth  may  be  renewed,  and  they may save  those  souls  which  have  cost  Thee  all  Thy  blood. Amen.

Queen of  apostles,  pray  thy  Son,  the  Lord  of  the  harvest, to  send  laborers  into  His  harvest,  and  to  spare  His people.

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OST sweet,  most  amiable  Jesus,  how  great  and  holy is Thy  name  —  a  name  full  of  delight,  a  name  of good  hope  —  a  name  that  comforts  the  saint  and  imparts strength to  the  sinner! What else  is  the  name  of  Jesus  but Saviour? Therefore, Jesus,  for  Thine  own  sake  be  to  me Jesus. Good Jesus,  kind  and  gentle  Jesus,  Thou  zealous lover of  souls;  for  the  sake  of  this  Thy  blessed  name,  do to  me  according  to  Thy  name. Lest I  perish  be  to  me Jesus! O Jesus,  have  mercy  on  me,  while  yet  there  is time  for  mercy:  do  not  condemn  me  at  the  day  of  judgment. Thy name  is  our  glory  and  our  salvation,  our  everlasting hope  and  protection,  our  battlement  impregnable, and our  defense  that  can  not  fail. O Jesus,  O  my  Saviour, my Lord  and  my  God,  my  only  life,  blot  out  all  my  sins; free me  from  Thy  wrath  and  from  the  power  of  the  evil spirits. Open the  eyes  of  my  mind,  that  I  may  learn  to despise  with  a  pure  heart  everything  that  is  merely  of  earth, whether pleasing  or  displeasing,  and  may  think  only  of the  things  that  are  of  heaven  and  eternal;  and  may  my soul  attain  the  strength  to  be  forever  intent  upon  the contemplation of  eternal  blessings. Faithful Jesus, kindly Jesus,  Jesus  full  of  mercy,  admit  me  into  the  num-