Spiritual Bouquet: "The Lord is nigh" (Ps. 44, 19).
Affections: O Divine Savior Whose infinite sanctity becomes more and more manifest to us in meditation, we realize how zealously we must cleanse ourselves of our faults. Thy ineffable clemency has called us to intimate union with Thee even in this life, and one day to behold Thee face to face in heaven. Oh, render us worthy of such a sublime calling; Thou alone canst do it by Thy all-powerful grace. We entreat Thee, by the ever blessed Virgin Mary who gave Thee, the Source and Author of all graces, to the world. Through Mary and in union with her, we dare to approach Thee and pray with all the ardor of our souls: "O Thou Root of Jesse, Who art a signal to the people in whose presence the Kings are silent, and unto whom the nations cry 'Come and deliver us now and delay no longer.' "
