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PRAISE AND GLORY BE TO THE MOST BLESSED TRINITY
HOMAGE AND HONOUR TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. AMEN

FORMULA FOR THE VOW OF CHARITY
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My good Jesus, I know that love of you should never be
separated from true love of our neighbour. Therefore I,
Bortolamea of Jesus, in my desire to please you in all things
and to heed the inner urgings that come from you, here in the
presence of the Most Holy Trinity, of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
of my Guardian Angel, of St. Aloysius, of my Patron Saints and
of the whole Celestial Court, vow under pain of venial sin to
treat my neighbour with the greatest charity, both spiritual and

corporal, in whatever I shall engage myself.
And so, from now on, all that God has given me I will no longer
consider as my own, but all of it granted me to be used for the
benefit of my neighbour. Life, health and talent, thoughts,
words and actions, things I possess and whatever I may have
in future, I will use for the benefit and relief of my dear
brethren.
For the sake of sinners I will devote all kinds of
practices of piety, prayers, acts of self-denial and penance,
and every time I come and kneel at your feet, my Crucified
Lord, I will never forget them: I will pester you, my dear Jesus,

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