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thee; that I may breathe in thee alone, who art all
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sweetness and all delight; and that my whole spirit and
my inmost heart may pant for thee, their true
blessedness. O most merciful Lord, engrave thy Wounds
upon my heart with thy most precious Blood, that I may
read in them all thy grief and all thy love; and may the
memory of thy Wounds ever abide in the secret of my
heart, to excite my most lively compassion and to
enkindle my most glowing love. Grant also that all
creatures may grow vile in my eyes, and be thou alone
sweet to my heart. Amen.

ASPIRATION OF A SOUL CONDOLING
WITH JESUS IN HIS PASSION
Our Lord said to St. Mechtilde: Whenever anyone sighs
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towards me with love in meditating on my Passion, it is
as though he gently touched my Wounds with a fresh-
budding rose, and I wound his heart in return with the
arrow of my love. Moreover, if he shed tears of devotion
over my Passion, I will accept them as though he had
suffered for me. And how shall I obtain this gift of tears?
asked the saint. Then our Lord taught her the following
prayer.
O
and to save that which was lost; alas, how
cruelly and how unworthily has the world
treated thee, and how black has been its ingratitude to
thee, who didst lay down thy beloved soul for its
salvation! I condole with thee, O my most loving Brother,
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