my God and Saviour, with a humble mind, and with the deepest affection of my heart.
And because thou hast offered thy whole self to God the Father on the altar of the cross, as the price of my redemption, to redeem me, a wretched sinner, I too, O most loving Jesus, offer to thee my whole self, whatever I am, and whatever I shall be, with all that I have, or ever shall have.
Take, O Lord, I beseech thee, into the hands of thy unspeakable mercy, both my soul and body, my senses, words, and actions. Vouchsafe so to direct and govern me in all things, that I may ever avoid all occasions of sin, and never fall into the snare of the malignant spirit, but may unceasingly adhere to thee, my Redeemer, and to thy commandments; so that neither life, nor death, nor any misfortune, may separate me from thee.
I pray thee, O most loving Jesus, by that love which for our sake drew thee from the bosom of the supreme Father into the Virgin’s womb, supply the imperfection of my actions, which, on my part, are of little value and merit, unless they receive a supply of their deficiency from thy perfection.
Unite, I implore thee, my most unworthy service with all that thou hast done and suffered of thy most perfect and unspeakable love and obedience; and vouchsafe to offer it to the eternal Father, together with the riches of the satisfaction and merits of thy love, that my want may be supplied from thy abundance, and that I may obtain through thy mediation that grace which I in no way merit of myself.
I entreat thee also. O most dear Jesus, by thy holy incarnation, passion, and death, and by all that thou hast done for our salvation, have mercy on my parents, brothers, sisters, friends, and benefactors, living and dead; communicate to them the merits of thy most precious blood and passion, that by the assistance of thy grace they may so order their present life, as to receive finally in heaven the reward of life eternal.
AN OBLATION TO THE HOLY GHOST.
O Holy Ghost, who, with the Father and the Son, art the one and true God; man, without thy inspiration is nought. Only when we are born again of water and the Holy Ghost are we members of Christ Jesus, and sons of his Church, This Church thou governest and protectest, makest fruitful, and sanctifiest by the continual outpouring of thy grace and goodness.
