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 and to  inflame  us  with  Thy  holy  love;  we  adore  Thee  as  our Creator and  Redeemer,  we  accept  and  choose  Thee  for our King  and  Lord,  and  for  tribute  we  offer  Thee  all  the affections of  our  poor  hearts. Dear Jesus,  Our  Lord  and God, deign  to  accept  this  offering,  and  that  it  may  be worthy  of  Thine  acceptance,  pardon  us  our  faults,  enlighten us, and  inflame  us  with  that  holy  fire  which  Thou  earnest to bring  into  the  world  and  enkindle  in  men's  hearts. May our souls  thus  become  a  perpetual  sacrifice  in  Thy  honor. Grant that  we  may  ever  seek  Thy  greater  glory  here  on earth,  so  that  we  may  one  day  come  to  rejoice  in  Thy infinite loveliness  in  Heaven. Amen.

Indulgence of  100  days,  once  a  day. — Leo  XIII,  Jan. 18,  1894.

ADORE Thee,  O  Word  incarnate,  true  Son  of  God from all  eternity,  and  true  Son  of  Mary  ever  Virgin  in the  fulness  of  time. When I  adore  Thy  divine  person,  and the humanity  united  to  Thy  divinity,  I  venerate  the  poor manger which  welcomed  Thee  when  an  infant,  and  which was truly  the  throne  of  Thy  love. I prostrate  myself  before it with  the  simplicity  of  the  shepherds,  with  the  faith  of Joseph,  with  the  love  of  Mary. I bow  down  in  veneration of this  precious  memorial  of  our  salvation  with  the  same spirit of  mortification,  poverty,  and  humility  with  which Thou, though  the  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  didst  choose for Thyself  a  manger  wherein  to  lay  Thy  tender  infant limbs. And Thou,  O  Lord,  who  in  Thine  infancy  didst deign to  lay  Thyself  in  this  manger,  vouchsafe  also  to  pour into my  heart  a  drop  of  that  joy  to  which  the  sight  of  Thy lovely childhood,  and  the  miracles  which  accompanied  Thy birth, gave  rise. By that  holy  birth,  I  now  implore  Thee to grant  to  all  the  world  peace  and  goodwill,  and  in  the name of  the  whole  human  race  I  render  thanks  and  honor to God  the  Father,  and  to  God  the  Holy  Spirit,  who  with Thee live  and  reign  one  God  world  without  end. Amen.

Indulgence of  100  days,  once  a  day. — Pius  IX,  Oct.  1, 1861.