When dressed, place thyself in the Presence of God; recall that He in all His Majesty, Glory, Beauty, Goodness, Love, Holiness, is in the very place where thou kneelest, as well as in the heaven of heavens, and out of thy nothingness adore His Infinite Love.

O ETERNAL GOD, Author of my being, Fountain of all love, trusting in Thy love, I, a poor worm and miserable sinner, come before Thee, to speak to Thee, to ask for Thy love. Thou knowest all I would ask Thee, if I dared; Thou knowest how I would love Thee, if I could; Thou knowest all I would hope of Thee, if mine own unworthiness did not keep me back. Yet Thou givest me

the longing, Thou wilt give what I long for, even Thyself, Whom I long for. Thou preparest the heart. Prepare my heart, O Loving GOD, that I may long for Thee more, adore Thee more humbly, ask at least with all the desires of my heart, all which Thou art ready to give me, if I love Thee. Make me to love Thee through all Thy love for me, through Thine own love in

me.

O GOD, my GOD, I praise Thee and thank Thee from my inmost heart that in all eternity Thou didst think of me, and didst love me with Thine Infinite Love; that out of pure love for me, Thou willedst to make me that I might love Thee, and

be loved by Thee, and be happy in Thy Love. Thou willedst in all eternity to redeem me with the Precious Blood of Thine Only, Co-equal SON; Thou willedst to unite me in Him to Thyself; Thou willedst that He should become Man that we might, through Him, be one with Thee. This Thou willedst for me, too, O my GOD, and for this Thou didst wait for me when I looked not for Thee. Thou rememberedst me when I forgat Thee; Thou didst make me Thy child; Thou didst give me Thy graces; Thou didst speak to my heart; by all the yearnings of my young heart Thou didst draw me unto Thee; if I did not heed Thee, Thou didst not weary, but didst anew call

me; and Thou hast conquered and hast made me Thine. O then let my soul melt for love of Thee; let it melt through Thy love, into Thy love, that in love I may adore Thee, in love serve Thee, in love thank Thee, in and with Thy love, love Thee everlastingly.

For these and all Thy blessings bestowed on me Thy poor sinner, upon Thy whole Church, upon every member of Thy Church, and especially upon all whom Thou hast ever given me to love or to be loved by me; for all the benefits of nature, Providence, grace, up to this hour (here think of the greater blessings of your life), for the guardianship of all Holy Angels, especially my own; but above all, for Thy great glory

in the Creation and Redemption of the world, I give Thee most humble and hearty thanks in union with the thanksgivings of my LORD JESUS CHRIST and of His whole Church in heaven and in earth. Enlarge Thou my heart that I may love Thee more and more; kindle my soul that I may praise Thee; order my thoughts, words, and deeds, that, within and without, I may be wholly Thine, wholly serve Thee, wholly praise and glorify Thee, with all Thine Angels and Saints, for ever and

ever.

But alas! what return can I make for all Thy Love! what have I made! O that I could weep blood, if so I could blot out all my thanklessness to Thee; all