A SHORT EXERCISE
IN PREPARATION FOR THE HOLY VIATICUM, AND WHICH MAY BE USED EVERY DAY.
1. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready; not my will, but Thine, be done. O my God, I resign myself entirely to Thee, to receive death at the time and in the manner it shall please Thee to send it.
2. I most humbly ask pardon for all my sins committed against Thy sovereign goodness, and repent of them all from the bottom of my heart.
3. I firmly believe whatsoever the holy Catholic Church believes and teaches; and by Thy grace, I will die in this belief.
4. I hope to possess eternal life by Thy infinite mercy, and by the merits of my Saviour Jesus Christ.
5. O my God, I desire to love Thee as my Sovereign Good, above all things, and to despise this miserable world. I desire to love my neighbour as myself, for the love of Thee, and to forgive all injuries from my heart.
6. O my divine Jesus, how great is my
