At
the Beginning of the Day
O LORD
GOD Almighty, behold me prostrate before Thee in order to appease Thee, and to
honour thy Divine
Majesty, in the name of all creatures. But how can I do this who am myself but
a poor sinner? Nay, but I
both can and will, knowing that Thou dost make it thy boast to be called FATHER
of mercies, and for
love of us hast given thy only-begotten SON, who sacrificed Himself upon the
Cross, and for our sake doth
continually renew that sacrifice of Himself upon our altars. And therefore do I
sinner, but penitent; poor,
but rich in JESUS CHRIST present myself before Thee, and, with the love of
angels and of all thy saints,
and with the tender affection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer to Thee
in the name of all creatures
the Masses which are now being celebrated, together with all those which have
been celebrated, and
which shall be celebrated to the end of the world. Moreover, I intend to renew
the offering- of them every
moment of this day and of all my life, that I may thereby render to thy
infinite Majesty an honour and a
glory worthy of Thee, thus to appease thy indignation, to satisfy thy justice
for our many sins, to render
Thee thanks in proportion to thy benefits, and to implore thy mercies for
myself and for all sinners,
for all the faithful, living and dead, for thy whole Church, and principally
for its visible Head, the Sovereign
Pontiff, and lastly for all poor schismatic’s, heretics, and infidels, that
they also may be converted and save their souls.
From
the Raccolta
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