Cost what it may, to Jesus' Heart
Those "others" must be brought.
With all we love, and life itself,
Oh! what a joy to part!
To satisfy the burning thirst
Of Jesus' sacred Heart.
The spirit of the Morning Offering of the Apostleship of Prayer is such that when in our daily round of duties — of prayers, works, and sufferings - we conduct ourselves in accordance with it, we not only sanctify ourselves but also become true victims in union with Jesus for all the interests that are most dear to His sacred Heart and for which He pleads unceasingly upon our altars. Our blessed Saviour is ever seeking for souls who are willing to exercise the apostleship of suffering — souls imbued with the spirit of unreserved oblation — such as is expressed in the sublime "Suscipe" of St. Ignatius Loyola:
"Take, O Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my whole will. Thou hast given me all that I am, and all that I possess. I surrender it all to Thee, that Thou mayest dispose of it according to Thy will. Give me only Thy love and Thy grace; with these I will be rich enough, and will have no more to desire."
As we read in that beautiful book, The Lover of Souls:
"Finding souls thus generous to enter into His life of sacrifice, whether on the highways of the world or in the enclosed gardens of religious communities, our divine Saviour imposes a cross upon them and invites them to drink of the chalice of sufferings. Some of them He ordains to suffer for infidels, others for heretics and schismatics, others again for sinners in general, or for souls in purgatory, for the conversion of a certain country, for this or that parish, family, or individual. Finally, Our Lord
