I GIVE thanks to thy goodness, O my God; I give thanks to thy condescension, that thou hast chosen thy beloved and blessed Mechtilde to so great grace, and hast adorned her with such immense gifts and virtues. I rejoice together with thee, O compassionate Jesus, and I give thee thanks for all the good thou hast wrought in her, and wilt work in her for evermore. I thank thee for that abounding joy and that tranquil peace thou didst find in her. I give thee thanks for that ravishing influx of grace wherewith thou didst incline thine heart towards her, and for all the holy operation of thy Spirit within her. And, lastly, I thank thee for that perfect and untroubled delight thou didst take in her; beseeching thee devoutly to make me a partaker of her merits, and to adorn me with the splendour of her virtues. Amen.
PRAYER TO A MARTYR.
I SALUTE thee and venerate thee, O most holy martyr of Christ, St. N. I bless and magnify the infinite goodness and condescension of the ever-adorable Trinity for all the grace which he hath deigned to bestow on thee of his exceeding and most bounteous love. I bless the boundless liberality of the divine compassion which so gently prevented thee
