Hail Mary, my dear Mother, my Beloved, my powerful Sovereign! Hail, my joy, my glory, my heart, and my soul! You are all mine, and I am all yours. But I am not yet completely yours. I now surrender myself totally to you, holding nothing back for myself or others. If you see anything in me that does not belong to you, I beg you to take it and make yourself the absolute Mistress of all that is mine. Remove from me anything that may displease God, uproot it and make it vanish; plant and cultivate in me what pleases you.
May the light of your faith dispel the darkness in my mind; may your humility replace my pride; may your contemplation silence the distractions of my imagination; may the love of your heart ignite the lukewarmness within me; may your virtues replace my sins; may your merits be my adornment before God and make up for all that I lack. It is your privilege to see God clearly; it is your privilege to triumph gloriously in Heaven at the right hand of your Son and to hold absolute sway over angels, men, and demons; it is your privilege to dispose of all the gifts of God, just as you will.
Such is, O heavenly Mary, the “best part,” which the Lord has given you. As for my part here below, I wish for no other than to believe sincerely and to work zealously and unselfishly for you until death as one of your humble servants. I ask you to obtain for me that every day and every moment of my life I may say: Amen, so be it to all that you did while on earth; Amen, so be it to all that you are now doing in Heaven; Amen, so be it-to all that you are doing in my soul, so that you alone, with the Holy Spirit, may fully glorify Jesus in me for time and eternity. Amen.
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