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them from their sins; behold, I, a sinner, weighed down
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beneath a grievous burden of sins, confess to thee in the
spirit of humility and with a contrite heart, that I have
been exceedingly ungrateful to thee my God, and have
offended thee in manifold ways. But now I come to thee,
and prostrate myself before thee with true contrition, and
implore thy mercy. And as I have nothing of greater
worth to offer thee in satisfaction for my sins than the
most holy Life and Passion of thy Son, therefore I offer
thee that surpassing love wherewith thy Only begotten
took on him our nature, and during three -and - thirty
years endured so many toils and fatigues, so much
anguish and woe, for our sake; and I make this offering
to thee through the sweetest Heart of Jesus Christ, in the
power of the Holy Ghost, and for all the sins which I
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have committed from my birth upwards even to this
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hour, with the full consent of my will and the delectation
of my heart. I offer thee the apprehension and the
sorrowfulness which he felt when he said: My soul is
sorrowful, even unto death. I offer thee that sweat of
blood which impetuous love and thrilling anguish wrung
from his sacred Body, and that thrice repeated prayer
which he poured forth to thee from the midst of his
Agony. I offer thee his ignominious bondage, his stripes
and bruises, his insults and blasphemies, his blows and
buffetings, the plucking out of his hair, and the spitting
on his adorable face, which he endured in the houses of
Annas and of Caiaphas in that same night; and setting
forth all these before thee with gratitude and lively
compassion, I beseech thine inexhaustible goodness that
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