Strengthened to Put to Flight All the Temptations of Devils

O Lord, I commend my spirit. Receive me, O dear Jesus, in thy mercy, into those loving arms, which were extended on the cross for my redemption, and admit me into the embraces of thine infinite charity. I desire not to be freed from my pains, since thou knowest what is best for me. Suffer me never to murmur ; but grant me patience to bear whatever thou wilt, and as long as thou wilt. Should it be thy will to inflict greater punish- ments on my weak body and languishing soul than those which I now suffer, my heart is ready, O Lord, to accept them, and to suffer in whatever manner and whatever measure may be most conformable to thy divine will. This one grace I most humbly beg of thee, that I may die the death of the just, and be admitted, after the suf- ferings and tribulations of this transitory and sinful life, into the kingdom of thy glory, there to see and enjoy thee in the company of the blessed, for a never-ending eternity. Amen