Me ! Mercy for All Men, and for England in Particular !

I detest, with all the sincerity of my soul, and with the most profound and bitter grief, every thing which hath ever offehded thee in myself or in others ; I detest it for the love thou deservest, and which is supremely due unto thee. I come to make thee an honourable reparation, with the deepest humiliation, and the most absolute annihilation of myself. Oh, that I could efface with my tears, and wash away with all my blood, the injuries which we have done unto thee. Oh, that I could repay thee, by my repentance, by my works, and by my love, all the glory, honour, and satisfaction of which thou hast been robbed by the injuries and out- rages that have been committed against thee! Accept at least the earnest desire with which thou inspirest me. Vouchsafe, O Heart infinitely rich in mercy, to light again in my heart and that of all men, the sacred fire which thou earnest to kindle upon the earth. Let it purify them, let it inflame them, let it make of them one heart with thy Heart. Pour down, I beseech thee, thy most precious and abundant benedictions on thy holy Churen, and those who govern it; on this diocese, on this town, and on all those who are united with us by the bonds of this association.

O Heart of Jesus, live, reign in all hearts, for time and for eternity. Amen