St. Gerard Majella’s
Resolutions
The Blessed Sacrament Book by Fr. Lasance
O my God, my only love, today
and every day I give myself up to Thy good pleasure. In all temptations and
trials I will say always: Thy will be done. All that Thou mayest ordain for me
I will embrace with my whole heart, never ceasing to raise my eyes to heaven
there to adore the divine hands which cast towards me the precious pearls of
Thy most holy will.
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Amongst all the virtues
which are dear to Thee, O my God, that which I love with a love of predilection
is holy purity. My trust is in Thee, O infinite holiness, to preserve me from
any thought which might sully the brightness of my soul.
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I will
say nothing either good or bad about myself. I will attack no one in
conversation, nor will I make any reference to the faults of others, even by
way of a joke. I will be careful to excuse, everyone, considering in my
neighbor the person of Jesus Christ Himself, Whom the Jews accused,
notwithstanding His innocence. I will defend others, especially in their
absence.
If I should notice anyone committing a
fault, I will be careful not to correct him in the presence of others. I will
speak to him on the matter between ourselves, and in a low tone of voice.
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Never will I mix myself up
with anyone else's business; I will never say that anyone has done anything
badly.
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In all my interior conflicts
I will be careful not to listen to self-love. If anyone blames or accuses me, I
will strive to make all bitter feelings pass gently away; then tranquillity
will reign at the bottom of my soul.
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My supreme resolution is to
give myself unreservedly to God. For this reason I will have continually before
my eyes this motto: Be thou deaf, blind, and mute. Only one thing do I
desire—Thy good pleasure, O my God, and not mine own. In me, O Lord, may Thy
will, not mine be done.
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May my prayers, my communions,
and all my good works be always applied for the salvation of poor sinners in
union with the precious blood of Jesus Christ.
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In visiting the Blessed Sacrament,
I will make the following Acts:
"O
Lord Jesus, I believe that Thou art present in the Blessed Sacrament, and I
adore Thee with all my heart."
"I have the intention of adoring Thee
by this visit wherever Thou art present in the sacred Host, and I offer Thee
Thy precious blood for poor sinners; also, I desire to receive Thee spiritually
as many times as there are sanctuaries on earth in which Thou dost dwell."
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I will
have all possible veneration for priests, beholding in them Jesus Christ
Himself, and striving to be penetrated with the greatness of their dignity.
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I have obliged myself always
to do that which is most perfect. By this I mean that which seems to me to be
the most perfect course to take in the sight of God.
Source: Life of St. Gerard
Majella, by Rev. O. R. Vassall-Phillips, C.SS.R.
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