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ACT
OF
CONSECRATION
Mos t SweetJesus, Redeeme r ofthe humanrace, look down
upon us , humb ly pr ostra tebe fo reTh y Alta
r.Weare Thi ne
an d Thi newe wish to be; bu t to be mor esurely un ite dwith
Th ee ,beho ldeach on e of us fre ely con sec rat eshers elf tod ay
to Th y Most Sac red Hea rt.Many inde ed hav e never known
The e;many too, de sp isi ngTh y prec ep ts,hav e rejected Th ee ,
have mer cy on them al l, mo st me rci fu lJes us, and dr aw them
to Th ySac red Hea rt.
Be Tho uKing,O Lo rd, no t on ly of the Fa ith fu lwh o hav e
never forsa kenTh ee ,but als o of the pr od ig alch ild renwh o
have ab an do ne dTh ee ; gra n tthat they may quick ly re turn
to thei r Fa ther 'shou se, les t they di e of wr etc hed nes sand
hu ng er .Be Tho uKingof tho se who ar e deceived by erro n
eous opin ions ,or whom dis cord keep s al oo f,and cal l them
back to the ha rbor of tr ut h and un ity of fa ith ,so that soo n
th er e maybe but one flock and one Sheph erd.
Be Tho uKing of all tho se wh o ar e sti ll involv ed in the
da rkne ssof idol atr yor of Islam ism ,an d re fuse no t to dr aw
them al l in to the lig htand ki ngdomof God . Tur n Thi ne
eyes of mer cy towa rd the ch ild ren of that race, onc e Th y
chosen peop le .Of ol d they cal led down upon themselves
the Bl ood of the Savio ur ;may it now des cend upon them a
lav erof rede mpt ion and of lif e.
G ra n t,O Lo rd , to Th y Ch urch ass ura nceof fre edomand
immu ni tyfrom ha rm ; gi ve pea ce an d or de r to all na tio ns ,
and mak ethe ea rth res oundfrom po le to po lewi th on e cry:
Prais e to th e Div ineHea rt that wro ug htou r sa lvat ion;to
It be glo ryan d ho no rfo reve r.
Amen.
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Gra duation,Ma y 25, 1958