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Pierce, O most sweet Lord Jesus,
my inmost soul with the most joyous
and healthful wound of Thy love,
with true, serene, and
most holy apostolic charity.
That my soul may ever languish
and melt with love and longing for You,
that it may yearn for Thee and
faint for Thy courts, and long to be
dissolved and to be with Thee.
Grant that my soul may hunger after You,
the bread of angels, the refreshment of holy souls,
our daily and supersubstantial bread,
having all sweetness and savour
and every delight of taste;
let my heart ever hunger after and
feed upon Thee, upon whom the angels
desire to look, and may my inmost soul
be filled with the sweetness of Thy savour;
may it ever thirst after Thee, the fountain of life,
the fountain of wisdom and knowledge,
the fountain of eternal light,
the torrent of pleasure,
the richness of the house of God;
May it ever compass Thee,
seek Thee,
find Thee,
run to Thee,
attain to Thee,
meditate upon Thee,
speak to Thee,
and do all things to the praise and glory of Thy name,
with humility and discretion,
with love and delight,
with ease and affection,
and with perseverance unto the end;
May You alone be ever my hope,
my entire assurance,
my riches,
my delight,
my pleasure,
my joy,
my rest and tranquillity,
my peace,
all that charms me,
my fragrance,
my sweetness,
my food,
my refreshment,
my refuge,
my help,
my wisdom,
my portion,
my possession and my treasure,
In whom may my mind and my heart
be fixed and firm and rooted immovably forever.
Amen.
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