Act of Consecration for Religious.
Ven. de la Colombiere.
O MY amiable Redeemer. I give and consecrate myself to Thy Sacred Heart without reserve.
I have in a manner nailed myself to Thy cross by the vows of my profession; I renew them in this divine Heart in presence of heaven and earth; and I return Thee thanks for having inspired me to make them.
I own that the yoke of Thy holy service is neither hard nor heavy; I do not find myself embarrassed with my chains; on the contrary, I would wish to multiply them, or rivet them yet closer upon me.
I embrace, then, the dear cross of my vocation, even to my death; it shall be all my pleasure, all my glory, and all my delight.
God forbid that I should glory, that I should ever rejoice, save in the cross of Jesus Christ.
God forbid that I should ever have any other treasure than His poverty, any other delight than His sufferings, any other love than Himself.
No, no, my amiable Lord, never will I separate myself from Thee; and I will attach myself to none but Thee; the narrowest paths of the life of perfection to which I am called give me no alarm, because Thou art my light and my strength.
I hope, then, O Lord, that Thou wilt render me steadfast under all temptations, victorious against the efforts of my enemies, and that Thou wilt stretch out over me that beneficent hand, which has bestowed upon me so many favors, and make me ever more and more liberal toward Thee.
I entreat this of Thee, O my adorable Jesus, by Thy blood, by all Thy wounds, and by Thy Sacred Heart.
Grant that by the consecration which I make to Thee of all that I am, I may become this day entirely renewed in Thy love. Amen.
