Ave Maria Meditations
from St. Alphonsus, an Act of Desire:
Come, Lord Jesus, come unto the heart which is ardently longing to receive Thee. Thou art my only, my supreme good, my love, my life, my all in all. I desire to receive Thee this day with the love of those Saints who were most inflamed with love for Thee; I desire to receive Thee as Thy blessed Mother received Thee; I desire to unite my communions with Her communions.
O Mary, ever Blessed Virgin, my dearest Mother, do Thou give Thy Son to me. Let me receive Him from thy hand. Tell Him that I am thy faithful servant, and then, when He vouchsafes to come to me, He will embrace me with grater tenderness and affection.
Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof; but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
May the Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
