I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever.
The merciful Lord hath given food to them that fear him, in remembrance of his wonderful works.
He fed them with the finest of the wheat; and filled them with the honey out of the rock. Alleluia.
Feed me, Lord, thy poor famished beggar, with continual draughts of thy divinity; refresh me with the wished-for presence of thy grace.
The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord, and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thy hand, and fillest all things living with thy blessing. Alleluia.
Visits to the Blessed Sacrament
FOR EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK.
PRAYER BEFORE EACH VISIT.
O JESUS CHRIST, my Lord, who, for the love which thou bearest to men, dost dwell night and day in this Sacrament, full of goodness and love, waiting for, inviting, and welcoming all those who come to visit thee, 1 believe thee here present in the Sacrament of the Altar. From the deep abyss of my own nothingness, I adore thee, and I thank thee for all thy graces granted to me hitherto, and especially for having given thyself to me in this Sacrament, for having given me also thy holy Mother, Mary, to be my advocate, and for having called me to visit thee in this church. I adore thy most loving heart this day, and I adore it with this threefold intention: first, in thanksgiving for so great a gift; secondly,
