A
Covenant with God by St. Gertrude
O
Lord God, my Creator, all my desire is before Thee, and my groaning
is not hidden from Thee; but inasmuch as the necessities of this life
prevent the constant application of my mind to Thy praise, I make
with Thee this covenant, earnestly desiring that it may remain in
force throughout this week.
Whenever
I look up toward Heaven, I desire and intend to rejoice with Thee in
Thine infinite perfections; that Thou art what Thou art, supremely
strong and wise and loving and just.
As
often as I open or close my eyes, I desire and intend to approve and
concur in all the holy actions which Thine only-begotten Son, and all
the Saints in Heaven and just on earth, have ever done, or shall ever
hereafter do, for Thy glory and desire to be held a partaker in them
all.
As
often as I draw my breath I offer to Thee the Life and Passion and
Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the merits and sufferings of all
the Saints, to Thine eternal glory, for the welfare and peace of the
whole world, and in satisfaction for the sins of all men.
Whenever
I sigh I intend to detest and abhor every sin, as well my own sins as
those which have ever been committed from the beginning of the world
against the honor of Thy name. Would that the slight and worthless
offering of my blood might be accepted as satisfaction for them!
Lastly,
as often as I move my hand or my foot, so often do I cast myself with
entire resignation upon Thy most holy will, desiring that Thou
wouldst dispose of me in time and in eternity, according to Thine
adorable good pleasure.
And
lest this five-fold covenant should be in any way made void, I seal
it with the seals of Thy five most Sacred Wounds, earnestly desiring
that it may have its full force with Thee, even though in any one of
these actions it be not actually present in my mind.
Amen.
From
Catholic's Manuel, 1905
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