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thanks is due to Thee with perpetual praise for the receiving of Thy sacred 

Body   and   Blood�察  �the   dignity   whereof   no   man   is   found   able   to   express。 

But what shall I think upon in this Communion in approaching my Lord�察�

whom   I   am   not   able   worthily   to   honour�察  �and   nevertheless   whom   I   long 

devoutly to receive�拭        �What shall be better and more healthful meditation 

for   me�察  �than   utter   humiliation   of   myself   before   Thee�察  �and   exaltation   of 

Thine infinite goodness towards me�拭             �I praise Thee�察�O my God�察�and exalt 

Thee for evermore。         I despise myself�察�and cast myself down before Thee 

into the deep of my vileness。 

     3。   Behold�察  �Thou   art   the   Saint   of   saints   and   I   the   refuse   of   sinners�察�

behold�察 �Thou   stoopest   unto   me   who   am   not   worthy   to   look   upon   Thee�察�

behold�察�Thou comest unto me�察�Thou willest to be with me�察�Thou invitest 



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me to Thy feast。       Thou willest to give me the heavenly food and bread of 

angels to eat�察�none other�察�in truth�察�than Thyself�察�The living bread�察�which 

didst descend from heaven�察�and givest life to the world。��1�� 

     4。 Behold�察�whence this love proceedeth� �what manner of condescenion 

shineth forth herein。        What great giving of thanks and praise is due unto 

Thee   for   these   benefits�    �Oh   how   salutary   and   profitable   Thy   purpose 

when   Thou   didst   ordain   this�     �How   sweet   and   pleasant   the   feast   when 

Thou didst      give Thyself for food�         �Oh how admirable is thy working�察�O 

Lord�察  �how   mighty   Thy   power�察  �how   unspeakable   Thy   truth�          �For   Thou 

didst speak   the   word�察  �and   all   things   were   made�察  �and   this   is   done   which 

Thou hast commanded。 

     5。   A   thing  wonderful�察  �and     worthy   of    faith�察  �and  surpassing    all  the 

understanding of man�察�that Thou�察�O Lord my God�察�very God and very man�察�

givest Thyself   altogether   to us in   a little bread   and   wine�察�and   art so our 

inexhaustible food。        Thou�察�O Lord of all�察�who hast need of nothing�察�hast 

willed to dwell in us through Thy Sacrament。                Preserve my heart and my 

body undefiled�察�that with a joyful and pure conscience I may be able very 

often     to  ��celebrate�察   �and�В�2��     receive    to  my    perpetual     health。     Thy 

mysteries�察�which Thou hast consecrated and instituted both for Thine own 

honour�察�and for a perpetual memorial。 

     6。 Rejoice�察�O my soul�察�and give thanks unto God for so great a gift and 

precious   consolation�察  �left   unto   thee   in   this   vale   of   tears。 For   so   oft   as 

thou callest this mystery to mind and receivest the body of Christ�察�so often 

dost thou celebrate the work of thy redemption�察�and art made partaker of 

all the merits of Christ。       For the charity of Christ never groweth less�察�and 

the    greatness    of  His   propitiation     is  never   exhausted。      Therefore�察    �by 

continual renewal of thy spirit�察�thou oughtest to dispose thyself hereunto 

and to weigh the great mystery of salvation with attentive consideration。 

So great�察�new�察�and joyful ought it to appear to thee when thou comest to 

communion�察  �as   if   on   this   self´same   day   Christ   for   the   first   time   were 

descending into the Virgin's womb and becoming man�察�or hanging on the 

cross�察�suffering and dying for the salvation of mankind。 

     ��1�� John vi。 51。 ��2�� The words in brackets are only suitable for a priest。 



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                     That it is profitable to Communicate often 

                                The Voice of the Disciple 

     Behold I come unto Thee�察�O Lord�察�that I may be blessed through Thy 

gift�察  �and   be   made   joyful   in Thy   holy  feast   which   Thou�察  �O   God�察  �of   Thy 

goodness hast prepared for the poor。��1��             Behold in Thee is all that I can 

and ought to desire�察�Thou art my salvation and redemption�察�my hope and 

strength�察�my honour and glory。           Therefore rejoice the soul of Thy servant 

this day�察�for unto Thee�察�O Lord Jesus�察�do I lift up my soul。��2��               I long now 

to   receive   Thee   devoutly   and   reverently�察  �I   desire   to   bring   Thee   into   my 

house�察�so that with Zacchaeus I may be counted worthy to be blessed by 

Thee   and   numbered   among   the   children of Abraham。             My  soul   hath   an 

earnest desire for Thy Body�察�my heart longeth to be united with Thee。 

     2。 Give me Thyself and it   sufficeth�察�for besides Thee no   consolation 

availeth。     Without Thee I cannot be�察�and without Thy visitation I have no 

power to live。       And   therefore   I   must   needs   draw  nigh   unto Thee   often�察�

and receive Thee for the healing of my soul�察�lest haply I faint by the way if 

I   be  deprived     of  heavenly    food。    For    so  Thou�察   �most    merciful    Jesus�察�

preaching to the people and healing many sick�察�didst say�察�I will not send 

them   away   fasting   to   their   own   homes�察  �lest   they   faint   by   the   way。��3�� 

Deal   therefore   now   to   me   in   like   manner�察  �for   Thou   left   Thyself   for   the 

consolation   of   the   faithful   in   the   Sacrament。    For   Thou   art   the   sweet 

refreshment   of   the   soul�察  �and   he   who   shall   eat   Thee   worthily   shall   be 

partaker and inheritor of the eternal glory。           Necessary indeed it is for me�察�

who so often slide backwards and sin�察�so quickly wax cold and faint�察�to 

renew�察  �cleanse�察  �enkindle   myself   by   frequent   prayers   and   penitences   and 

receiving of Thy sacred Body and Blood lest haply by too long abstinence�察�

I fall short of my holy resolutions。 

     3。 For the imaginations of man's heart are evil from his youth�撮�4�� and 

except   divine   medicine   succour   him�察  �man   slideth   away  continually   unto 

the worse。      The Holy Communion therefore draweth us back from evil�察�



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and     strengtheneth      us   for   good。     For    if  I  now    be   so   negligent     and 

lukewarm when I communicate ��or celebrate�В察�how should it be with me�察�if 

I receive not this medicine�察�and sought not so great a help�拭                   。�And though 

I am not every day fit nor well prepared to celebrate�察�I will nevertheless 

give diligent heed   at   due   season�察  �to   receive   the   divine  mysteries�察  �and   to 

become       partaker     of  so   great    grace�А�    For     this   is  the   one   principal 

consolation of the faithful soul�察�so long as it is absent from Thee in mortal 

body�察 �that   being   continually  mindful   of its   God�察 �it   receiveth   its   Beloved 

with devout spirit。 

     4。 Oh wonderful condescension of Thy pity surrounding us�察�that Thou�察�

O Lord God�察�Creator and Quickener of all spirits�察�deignest to come unto a 

soul so poor and weak�察�and to appease its hunger with Thy whole Diety 

and   Humanity。        Oh   happy   mind   and   blessed   soul�察  �to   which   is   granted 

devoutly   to   receive   Thee   its   Lord   God�察  �and   in   so   receiving   Thee   to   be 

filled with   all spiritul   joy�     �Oh   how  great a  Lord   doth   it   entertain�察 �how 

beloved   a   Guest   doth   it   bring   in�察  �how   delightful   a   Companion   doth   it 

receive�察�how faithful a Friend doth it welcome�察�how beautiful and exalted 

a   Spouse�察  �above   every  other   Beloved�察  �doth   it   embrace�察  �One   to   be   loved 

above   all   things   that   can   be   desired�     �O

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