perfect happiness of all the saints, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Bless my God for me, O ye angels and saints; thank my Lord for me, and sing forth his praises to supply for my deficiency; love my Jesus for me. O Truth and Beauty, ever ancient and ever new ! Too late have I known thee, O ancient Truth; too late have I loved thee, O eternal Beauty; too long have I gone astray from thee! When shall the time come, that, disgusted with all earthly things, I shall seek my happiness in thee alone, and find rest to my soul? O heavenly manna ! O adorable sacrament! O inestimable pledge of God’s love to mankind! O standing memorial of Christ's passion and death! O inexhaustible fountain of divine grace ! O boundless mercy! O divine charity ! O sacred fire, ever burning and never decaying ! Hail, O merciful Jesus! my only happiness and delight ! the joy of my soul, and my portion for ever! May my soul be sensible of thy adorable presence, and may I taste how sovereignly sweet thou art in the sacrament of thy love. Purify my heart, O divine Lord, from the dross of all earthly affections! enable me to curb my vicious inclinations, and to withstand the dangerous attacks of my infernal enemy; deign to bestow on me those virtues that will render me pleasing in thy sight - particularly ardent charity, profound humility, heroic patience, and perfect obedience. O may I prove the extent of my gratitude by the most constant fidelity in thy service, and may I rather die than ever again offend thee by any mortal sin.
O that I could have the happiness of seeing thee loved and faithfully served by all creatures! Vouchsafe to let the light of thy countenance shine upon those who are in the darkness of infidelity, and dispel
