Acts to Be Made at the Beginning of Each Visit to the Most Holy Sacrament.

From St. Alphonsus Liguori, Visits to the Most Holy Sacrament (New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1870). Wording reflects its time. Public domain; the text is given word for word as printed.

My Lord Jesus Christ, who, through the love which thou didst bear to men, dost remain with them day and night in this sacrament, full of mercy and of love, expecting, inviting, and receiving all who come to visit thee, I believe that thou art present in the Sacrament of the Altar. From the abyss of my nothingness, I adore thee, and I thank thee for all the favors thou hast bestowed upon me, particularly for having given me thyself in this sacrament, for having given me for my advocate thy most holy Mother, Mary, and for having called me to visit thee in this church. I, this day, salute thy most loving heart, and I intend to salute it for three ends; first, in thanksgiving for this great gift; secondly; in compensation for all the injuries thou hast received from thy enemies in this sacrament; thirdly, I intend, by this visit, to adore thee in all places in which thou art least honored and most abandoned in the holy sacrament. My Jesus, I love thee with my whole heart. I am sorry for having hitherto offended thy infinite goodness. I purpose, with the assistance of thy grace, never more to offend thee; and, at this moment, miserable as I am, I consecrate my whole being to thee. I give thee my entire will, all my affections and desires, and all that I have. From this day forward do what thou pleasest with me, and with whatever belongs to me. I only ask and desire thy holy love, the gift of final perseverance, and the perfect accomplishment of thy will. I recommend to thee the souls in purgatory, particularly those who were most devoted to the blessed sacrament and to most holy Mary, and I also recommend to thee all poor sinners. Finally, my dear Saviour, I unite all my affections with the affections of thy most loving heart; and thus united, I offer them to thy eternal Father, and I entreat him in thy name, and for thy sake, to accept them.

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