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altogether unworthy of them, and that I may now receive Thee with a pure heart, a clean conscience, and a sincere and lively faith. Pardon my sins, which have rendered me most unworthy to approach Thee; I detest them from the bottom of my heart, because they are displeasing to Thee, my God; I renounce them forever, and promise to be faithful to Thee. Take courage, then, my soul! raise thyself up: go and receive thy God, and with Him, all the favors He has prepared for thee in this divine sacrament.