or insensible of thy love and my own salvation: I protest therefore, in thy presence, that I will for the future be faithful to thee, and never depart from thee by the least disobedience to thy law. I will never forget thy bounty, nor the favour thou hast done me, in admitting me to partake of thy mercy. I will love thee with my whole heart, for thou, O Lord, art my strength, my support, my refuge, and deliverer; nay, my God and my all. What is there in heaven or on earth I should love in preference to thee, the God of my heart, the inheritance and only happiness I pretend to. Of thee I have made choice, and nothing shall prevail on me to make me change.

An Oblation.

WHAT pledge can I give, O my Saviour, as an earnest of the love which I have now engaged to thee? I have nothing worthy of thee, and if I had, I have nothing but what is thine on several accounts! but such is thy goodness, as to be content to accept from us what is already thine. Wherefore behold I here offer to thee my body and soul, which are both now sanctified by the honour of thy divine presence: I consecrate them to thee for ever, since

thou hast chosen them for thy temple; my body to be continually employed in thy service, and never more to be come an instrument of sin; my soul to know thee, to love thee, and be ever more faithful to thee. Bless, O Lord, the present I here make thee, "bless, O Lord, this house." Permit not my body to be any more defiled with sensual delights, nor my soul by a will to commit any mortal sin; for as I am now resolved to serve thee with body and soul, I will take pains to correct their evil inclinations. I will declare war against myself, renounce my wonted pleasures, my delights, my passions my concupiscence, my anger, my pride, my self-love, my own will, and last., whatever else may offend thee.

A Prayer for Perseverance.

PRESERVE, O Lord, for ever, in my soul, the holy resolutions wherewith thou hast now inspired me, and grant me grace faithfully to put them in execution. Without thy aid I can do nothing: I therefore earnestly crave thy assistance to conquer all the difficulties I may meet with in the way of my salvation. Regard me with the eyes of mercy; have compassion on my weakness; and strengthen me daily with thy grace. O glorious Virgin, unite with

me in giving thanks to thy beloved Son, who has restored me to his grace, and refreshed my soul with the banquet of his most precious body. Offer him all the grateful service thou didst him in this life, to supply the defects of my devotion; and obtain of him that he depart not from me without leaving a large benediction behind him for my soul. Holy angels! ye ministering spirits of God, behold the only Son of the eternal Father, whom you adored at his entrance into the world, O become now petitioners in my behalf, that I may henceforth serve him with the same spirit and truth as you did whilst he remained on earth, and with the same cheerfulness as you now do in his celestial kingdom. All ye men and women, saints of God, behold here within my breast your Lord, the origin and reward of all your virtuous actions, and let all your prayers accompany mine to the throne; that by his grace I may follow your steps in the exact performance of every duty, till abounding in good works, I may at length be admitted into your society, and possess my Jesus for all eternity.

The Conclusion.

GRACIOUSLY hear all my prayers, O good Jesus hide me within thy wounds,

and there protect me from all my enemies. O let nothing ever separate me from thee. Call me to thee at the hour of my death, that with thy saints I may praise thee for ever. And now, Lord Jesus, I go from thee for a while, but I hope not without thee, who art my comfort, and the ultimate happiness of my soul. To thy love and protection I recommend myself, as well as my brethren, relations, my country, my friends, and my enemies. Love us, O Lord, change our hearts, and transform us into thyself. May I be wholly employed in thee and for thee, and may thy love be the end of all my thoughts, words, and actions, who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen. The following ASPIRATIONS may not be unseasonable for such as have an Opportunity on the Day of Communion, if said with Recollection of Spirit and Attention.

I. ENLIGHTEN the eyes of my soul, O Lord, with the rays of divine faith and wisdom, that I may ever look on thee as the way, the rule, and example, of all my thoughts, words, and actions.

What am I, Lord, or what claim can I have on thy bounty, that thou shouldst thus pursue me with thy blessings? Yes, thou hast created me for thyself,

and mayest thou alone be the rest and centre of

soul.

my Good Jesus, my hope and only happiness, I here return thee thanks for all thy sufferings; and beg that I may ever find a place of refuge in thy sacred wounds against the assaults of all my enemies: imprint the memory of them, I beseech thee, so deeply in my heart, that I may ever love thee and in all my sufferings never forget what thou hast suffered for me.

Take from me all self-love, and grant me a perfect love, that I may hereafter be more faithful to thee; and suffer nothing for the future to prevent me from a faithful discharge of my duty.

O that I could ever remember thee! ever think of thee; and love thee only! O that my senses were ever shut against vain and sinful objects, and my mind freed from all fruitless solicitude, that I might ever abide in thee. From hence forth I will, with the utmost diligence, seek thee, my only good: my desires shall be fixed on thee alone, and all my actions shall be directed to thy glory.

I resign myself into thy hands, O God, desiring that thy holy will may be done in and by me, both now and for ever. Be thou my instructor, director, and helper on all occasions, that I may