Ave Maria Meditations
A Short Visit to the Blessed Sacrament
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In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
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I place myself in the presence of Him, in whose Incarnate Presence I am
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Before I place myself there, I adore Thee, 0 my Savior, present here as God and man, in soul and body, in true flesh and blood.? I acknowledge and confess that I kneel before that Sacred Humanity which was conceived in Mary’s womb and lay in Mary’s bosom; which grew up to man’s estate, and by the Sea of Galilee called the Twelve, wrought miracles, and spoke words of wisdom and peace; which in due season hung on the cross, lay in the tomb, rose from the dead, and now reigns in heaven.
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I praise, and bless, and give myself wholly to Him, Who is the true Bread of my soul, and my everlasting joy.
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Ven. John Henry Cardinal Newman
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