saints. I place myself entirely in Thy hands: do with me according to Thy pleasure. With St. Ignatius I pray: "Give me but Thy love and Thy grace; more than this I do not ask; " and with the seraphic St. Francis I cry to Thee: "My Lord and my God, may the sweet flame of Thy love destroy in me all that does not please Thee; Thou didst yield Thyself to death for love of me, let me also die to self for love of Thee
EJACULATION
May the Heart of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament be praised, adored, and loved, with grateful affection at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time.
Indulgence of 100 days. — Pius IX, Feb. 29, 1868.
PETITIONS
Jesus, my Lord, since Thou hast come to me to grant me graces, bidding me to ask with confidence, I now pray Thee not for earthly riches, honors, and transitory pleasures but for the greatest spiritual treasures, namely a supernatural horror of sin, and intense sorrow for past offenses, freedom from inordinate