For All^eternity. , ,

O Jesus, Thou art all-powerful, and it is this power, which, through the words of Thy> priest, changes breaq! into Thy bo4yr and wine into, Digitized by 366 Holy Communion 1 Thy precious blood.

O my good God, do Thou work a like change in me, that no longer of this world as I have hitherto been, I may become truly spiritual ; that I may seek after and relish only the things of God; that grace, virtue, and heaven may be in my eyes the only true and solid goods; that, ani- mated with Thy sentiments, O my Jesus, I may be transformed into Thee, and that in my conduct toward my neighbor I may be ruled by Thy spirit. In union with this holy sacrifice I consecrate my heart to Thee, O my God; I place it in Thy hands; transform it completely, so that in the future it may follow only the sweet impulse of Thy grace, which shall make it love virtue. I conse- crate to Thee my mind and my body, my whole self, to be employed in Thy service and to Thy glory, so that by Thy grace I may be able to say with the Apostle: "I live, now not I, but Christ liveth in me." at tije Secret $raget* voraciously hear us, O God, that, by virtue of vi) this sacrament, Thou mayest defend us from all enemies both of body and soul, and give us grace in this life and glory in the next, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen