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Our Morning Offering -27 October – Jesus, My Friend By St Claude

Our Morning Offering -27 October – Tuesday of the Thirtieth week in Ordinary Time

Jesus, My Friend
By St Claude de la Colombiere (1641-1682)

Excerpt

O Jesus!
You are my true Friend,
my only Friend.
You take a part in all my misfortunes;
You take them on Yourself,
You know how to change them into blessings.
You listen to me with the greatest kindness
when I relate my troubles to You,
and You have always balm to pour on my wounds.
I find You at all times,
I find You everywhere,
You never go away,
if I have to change my dwelling,
I find You wherever I go.
You are never weary of listening to me;
You are never tired of doing me good.
O Jesus!
Grant that I may die praising You,
that I may die loving You,
that I may die for the love of You.
Amen

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Our Morning Offering – 15 February – The Memorial of St Claude de la Colombiere S.J. (1641-1682)

Our Morning Offering – 15 February – The Memorial of St Claude de la Colombiere S.J. (1641-1682)

Lord, be the Centre of Our Hearts
by St Claude de la Colombiere

O God, what will You do to conquer
the fearful hardness of our hearts?
Lord, You must give us new hearts,
tender hearts, sensitive hearts,
to replace hearts
that are made of marble and of bronze.
You must give us Your own Heart, Jesus.
Come, lovable Heart of Jesus.
Place Your Heart deep in the centre of our hearts
and enkindle in each heart a flame of love
as strong, as great, as the sum of all the reasons
that I have for loving You, my God.
O holy Heart of Jesus, dwell hidden in my heart,
so that I may live only in You and only for You,
so that, in the end,
I may live with You eternally in heaven, amenlord be the centre of our hearts - st claude de la colombiere - o god what will you do to conquer - 15 feb 2018