| An Act of Dedication of the Human Race |
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Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us who humbly stand in Your presence. We are Yours, and Yours we wish to be; but to be more surely united to You, behold, we dedicate ourselves to Your Most Sacred Heart. Many, indeed, have never known You; many, too, despising Your commands, have rejected You. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to Your Sacred Heart. Be King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never forsaken You, but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned You; grant that they may quickly return to their Father's house. Be King of those held in error by heresy or excluded by discord; call them back to the harbor of truth and the unity of faith, so that soon there may be but one fold and one Shepherd. Look, finally, with eyes of pity upon Your children, and let Your Blood, now descend upon them in the cleansing flood of redemption and eternal life. Grant to Your Church, O Lord, the assurance of freedom and preservation from harm; to all nations, give an ordered tranquility; bring it to pass that from pole to pole the earth may resound with one cry: Praise to the divine Heart that wrought our salvation; to It be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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