Particularly Pious Thoughts, Affections, and Good Resolutions

O Lord, to this my desire, and infuse into my soul those holy dispositions In Honor of Our Lord and Our Lady 275 erf which I stand in need in order to share in die abundant merits and fruits of Thy Redemption. Mary, most sorrowful Mother, pray for me* "Bid me bear, O Mother blessed! On my heart the wounds impressed Suffered by the Crucified." £t tip Cotmnrnmnent of tije Mm IN union with the Sacred Heart of Jesus, my Saviour, and in commemoration of that sublime oblation which Thy well-beloved Son offered Thee upon the hallowed cross, I humbly offer Thee, eternal Father, this holy sacrifice: to the honor and glory of Thy holy name ; in thanks- giving for all the blessings and benefits I have re- ceived from 1?hee ; in satisfaction for my sins ; in the hope of obtaining Thy divine assistance in all my necessities and afflictions, and for the succor and solace of the living and the dead. Accept this oblation, O merciful God and Father; let my intention be pleasing in Thy sight ; hear and grant my petitions. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen