Lord Jesus Christ, who for love of us remains night and day in this sacrament, full of kindness and love, awaiting, inviting, and welcoming all who come to visit you: I believe that you are present in the sacrament of the altar. I adore you from the depth of my own nothingness, and I thank you for all the graces that you have granted me. I thank you especially for having given yourself to me in this sacrament; for having given me your own most holy mother, Mary, for my advocate; and for having called me to visit you in this church. I pay homage this day with your adorable heart and desire to do so for three ends: first, in thanksgiving for this great gift; second, to make reparation for all the injuries you have received in this sacrament from your enemies; and third, to adore you, through this visit, in all the places on earth where your sacramental presence is least honored and most neglected.
My Jesus, I love you with my whole heart. I am sorry for having offended your infinite goodness, so many times in the past. I resolve, with the help of your grace, never to offend you again; and at this present moment I consecrate myself completely to you. I give to you, withholding nothing, all my own will, my inclinations, my desires, everything that is mine. From this day forward, do with me and with what belongs to me as it shall please you. All that I ask and desire is your holy love, final perseverance, and the perfect fulfillment of your will. I commend to you the souls in purgatory, particularly those who were most devoted to the Blessed Sacrament and to Mary, your holy mother. I commend to you too all poor sinners. And now, dear Savior, I join all my desires with the desires of your loving heart; I offer them to your eternal Father, and I beg him in your name, and for your love, to accept them and fulfill them.
Paul’s Prayer: I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner man, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have power to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, to him be glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:14–21.
Sweet Sacrament: Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all, how can I love thee as I ought? And how revere this wondrous gift, so far surpassing hope or thought? Sweet to love thee, with my dearest King, Sacrament, we thee adore; Oh, make us love thee more and more. Had I but Mary’s sinless heart Oh, with what bursts of fervent praise thy goodness, Jesus, would I sing! Ah, see! Within a creature’s hand the vast Creator deigns to be, reposing, infant-like, as though on Joseph’s arm or Mary’s knee. Thy body, soul, and Godhead, all; O mystery of love divine! I cannot compass all I have, for all thou hast and art are mine. Sound, sound, his praises higher still, and come, ye angels, to our aid; ’this God, ’this God, the very God whose power both men and angels made. – Frederick William Faber.
Act of Trust: Lord Jesus, I believe in your presence on the altar; help my unbelief. I trust my life to you; fill up my lack of confidence. I love you: Warm my cold heart, which seeks comfort elsewhere. Accept my faith, hope, and love such as they are, and through the power of your sacred presence, make up for what is lacking so that I may know, trust, and serve you this and every day of my life. Act of Love: You know better than I how much I love you, Lord. You know it and I know it not, for nothing is more hidden from me than the depths of my own heart. I desire to love you; I fear that I do not love you enough. I beseech you to grant me the fullness of pure love. Behold my desire; you have given it to me. Behold in your creature, what you have placed there. O God, who love me enough to inspire me to love you forever, behold not my sins. Behold your mercy and my love.
For the Fullness of Love: Set our hearts on fire with love for you, O Christ our God, that in that flame we may love you with all our hearts, with all our minds, with all our souls, and with all our strength, and our neighbors as ourselves; so that, keeping your commandments, we may glorify you, the giver of all good gifts. Prayer of Abandonment: Be a light to my eyes, music to my ears, sweet to my taste, and full contentment to my heart. Be my sunshine during the day, my food at the table, my repose in the night, my clothing in nakedness, and my succor in all necessities. Lord Jesu, I give you my body, my soul, my substance, my frame, my friends, my liberty, and my life. Dispose of me and all that is mine as it may seem best to you and to the glory of your blessed name. Amen.
A Light to Others: My Lord and my God, thank you for drawing me to yourself. Make me desire more deeply that knowledge of you that is eternal life. Lord, you have told us that the pure in heart shall see God —the single-minded who do not try to serve two masters, who have no other gods but you. Keep the burning of my desire for you, as clear and steady as the flame of a candle —a single, undivided focus of attention, a steady offering of the will. Let my whole being is filled with your light, so that others may be drawn to you. Let my whole being be cleansed by the flame of your love, from all that is contrary to your will for me, from all that keeps others from coming to you. Let my whole being is consumed in your service, so that others may know your love, my Lord and my God.
