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of love by which to show us that Thou dost love us; and what more is there that Thou canst think of to make us love Thee? Also, grant me, O Infinite Goodness, to love Thee, from this day forward, with all strength, and with all tenderness. Than Thou, my Redeemer, who can love my soul with more tenderness, Who, after having given Thy life for me, dost give me Thy entire Self in this Sacrament. Ah, my Lord, may I ever remember Thy love, by my forgetfulness of all else, and so love Thee only, without interruption, and without reserve. I love Thee, my Jesus, above all things; and I desire to love Thee only, I beseech Thee to sever from my heart all affections which are not for Thee. I thank Thee that Thou hast given me time to love Thee, and to bewail the offences which I have committed against Thee. My Jesus, I desire that Thou shouldst be the sole object of all my affections; succour me, save me; and let it be my salvation to love Thee with all my heart, and for ever, in this life, and in the life to come.