love GOD cry out incessantly, "Thy Kingdom come.'

The greatest of all is Charity-love, pure, holy, unfeigned—love to men; above all, love of GOD; and a perfect, absorbing love of Him is the fulness of joy promised to the faithful in Paradise. Hence the soul can never enjoy perfect repose on earth; because it is only in Heaven that she can ob tain perfect union with GOD. It is true that those who love JESUS CHRIST fervently find peace in wholly conforming their wills to the Will of GOD; but they cannot in this life find complete repose; this is only obtained when our last end is attained; that is, when we see GOD face to face, and are fulfilled with His Divine Love; and until the soul reaches this end, she is unsatisfied, and groaning within herself, cries out, "I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul."

O my Eternal GOD, I offer Thee my whole heart; but what sort of heart, Ó GOD, is it that I offer unto Thee? A heart that Thou hast made to love Thee, but which has too often rebelled against Thee? For all such rebellion I heartily repent, and exceedingly grieve; I desire to obey Thee henceforth in all things, and to love Thee with every faculty of my soul. I love Thee, O JESUS, True and Only Lover of my soul,

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for there is none save Thee that has died for me. This shall be my life, to love Thee always, O my Sovereign Good. O then confirm my faith, increase and perfect my hope, and above all, O Blessed LORD, consume my whole heart with the most fervent love of Thee. Even so, LORD JESUS. Amen.

O Blessed JESUS, Who hast said, If ye love Me, keep My Commandments,

Guide and teach us that we keep those Thy Commandments.

Ŏ Blessed JESUS, Who dost promise that whoso loveth Thee, shall be loved of Thy FATHER,

May we attain to that Love.

O Blessed JESUS, Who hast promised to manifest Thyself to those who love Thee, Manifest Thyself unto us.

O Blessed JESUS, Who hast promised to make Thine abode with them that love Thee,

Come and dwell within our hearts.

O Blessed JESUS, Who hast said, By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another,

Fill our hearts with love towards all men. O Blessed JESUS, Who didst teach Thy chosen friend who lay in Thy Bosom, that love is of GOD,

Evermore fill us with holy love.

O GOD, Who Thyself art Love, draw us into the burning fire of Thy Love, and consume us therein, that we be wholly Thine for ever. Amen.

O JESUS, the True Light that lightenest every one that cometh into the world, grant, I beseech Thee, by the inestimable merits of Thy Passion and Death, that the darkness of heresies and errors being dispersed, all men may embrace the light of Thy Truth, and be brought into the bosom of Thy Church, fulfilling Thine own most holy prayer, that Thy servants may be one even as Thou and Thy FATHER and the HOLY SPIRIT are One. O Thou Good Shepherd, Who didst lay down Thy life for Thy sheep, protect Thy flock, strengthen and purify it. Grant that all may have one fold and one Shepherd, even Thee, Blessed JESUS. Loosen the bands of iniquity, put away all strife and bitterness, and fill us all with perfect charity, Thou Who art Love itself, even Thou our only SAVIOUR and Redeemer. Amen.

O Most Gracious and Eternal GOD, and Loving FATHER, Who hast poured out Thy mercies upon us, and sent the SON of Thy Love unto us to die for love, and to make us dwell in love; do Thou fill my heart with a holy charity towards Thee, and all the world. LORD, I forgive all that have

ever offended me, and beg that both they and I may enter into the possession of Thy mercies, and receive a gracious pardon from the same fountain of grace: do Thou forgive me all acts of scandal whereby I have ever provoked, tempted, or disturbed anyone. LORD, let me never be of those who disturb the union and peace of Thy Church, and forgive all who do. Make me to be in charity with all men, and to be ready to give my life for the souls of my brethren; preserve me in the unity of Thy Holy Church, and do unto Thy servant as Thou usest to do unto those that love Thy Name: let Thy truth comfort me, Thy staff support me, Thy grace sanctify me, Thy goodness pardon all my sins, Thy angels guide me safely in this land of the shadow of death, and Thy Most HOLY SPIRIT lead me forth into the Land of Righteousness, for Thy Name's sake, which is so comfortable, and for JESUS CHRIST His sake, our dearest LORD and Gracious SAVIOUR. Amen.

Our FATHER, &c.

PSALM XLI.

Beatus qui intelligit.

Blessed is he that considereth the poor and needy the LORD shall deliver him in the time of trouble.

The LORD preserve him, and keep him

alive, that he may be blessed upon earth: and deliver not Thou him into the will of his enemies.

The LORD comfort him, when he lieth sick upon his bed : make Thou all his bed in his sickness.

I said, LORD, be merciful unto me : heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. Mine enemies speak evil of me: when shall he die, and his name perish?

And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity and his heart conceiveth falsehood within himself, and when he cometh forth, he telleth it.

All mine enemies whisper together against me even against me do they imagine this evil.

Let the sentence of guiltiness proceed against him and now that he lieth, let him

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rise up no more.

Yea, even mine own familiar friend whom I trusted : who did also eat of my bread, hath laid great wait for me.

But be Thou merciful unto me, O LORD: raise Thou me up again, and I shall reward them.

By this I know Thou favourest me that mine enemy doth not triumph against me. And when I am in my health, Thou upholdest me and shalt set me before Thy Face for ever.