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Jesus, the love of whose heart for us is that of a brother and sister,		Have mercy on us.
Jesus, the love of whose heart for us is that of a true spouse,
Jesus, the love of whose heart for us is that of the fondest of parents,
Jesus, the love of whose heart for us is that of a Creator and a Saviour,
Jesus, the love of whose heart for us infinitely surpasses all created love,

Heart of Jesus, plunged in a mortal sorrow in the Garden of Olives, at the consideration of our ingratitude,		We adore thee.
Heart of Jesus, pierced on the cross by a cruel lance,
Heart of Jesus, from whence issued the holy Church, thy Spouse, as Eve was taken from the side of the sleeping Adam,
Heart of Jesus, adored from the first by thy sorrowful Mother,
Heart of Jesus, adored by the beloved disciples,
Heart of Jesus, adored by Magdalen,
Heart of Jesus, adored by those who laid thee in the sepulchre,
Heart of Jesus, adored by a multitude of heavenly spirits,
Heart of Jesus, adored by thy apostle Saint Thomas,
Heart of Jesus, adored by all thy apostles and disciples,
Heart of Jesus, triumphant and glorious at the right hand of thy eternal Father,
Heart of Jesus, adored by all the heavenly court,
Heart of Jesus, living and glorious, though concealed in the divine Eucharist,
Heart of Jesus, adored on our altars by all the true friends of God,