Wednesday, August 19, 2009

ACT OF LOVE OF THE CURE D'ARS, ST. JOHN MARY VIANNEY


I love you, O my God and my sole
desire is to love You until the last
breath of my life.

I love you, O infinitely lovable God
and I prefer to die loving You than
live one instant without loving You.

I love You, O my God, and I do not
desire anything but heaven so as to
have the joy of loving You perfectly.

I love You, O my God, and I fear hell,

because there will not be the sweet consolation of loving You.

O my God, if my tongue cannot say
in every moment that I love You,
I want my heart to say it in every beat.
Allow me the grace to suffer loving You,
to love You suffering and one day
to die loving You. And as I approach
my end, I beg You to increase and
perfect my love of You.