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the moft Sacred Breaft of the Saviour, the 

 which lighted all the wood and pierced his 

 very foul and body. Then Brother John 

 knelt at Chrift's feet ; and the Bleffed Jefus, 

 even as He did to Magdalen, gave him His 

 foot to kifs. And Brother John, taking it 

 with fupreme reverence, bathed it in fo 

 many tears that verily he feemed another 

 Magdalen ; and he cried devoutly : "I pray 

 Thee, O Lord, that Thou wilt not regard 

 my fms, but by Thy moft Holy Paffion, and 

 by the fhedding of Thy moft Precious and 

 Holy Blood, that Thou wilt revive my foul 

 by the grace of Thy Love ; fmce this is 

 Thy command, that we love Thee with all 

 our hearts and with all our minds ; which 

 command can none fulfil without Thy aid. 

 Aid me, then, moft beloved Son of God, for 

 I love Thee with my whole heart and my 

 whole ftrength." And Brother John, en- 

 treating thus at Chrift's feet, was heard of 

 Him, and asrain received from Him his 

 former grace, which is the flame of Divine 

 love, and felt himfelf quite confoled and 

 renewed ; and knowing the gift of Divine 

 grace to have returned into him, he began 

 to give thanks unto Chrift the Bleffed, and 

 devoutly to kifs His feet. And then rifing 



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