Based on the writing of St. Francis de Sales
Dearest Heavenly Father,
Through the Holy Spirit
I humbly give you thanks for
The affections and resolutions
You have given me today
In my meditations,
As well as for your great
Goodness and divine mercy.
Eternal Father, I offer to you
The body and blood,
Soul and divinity,
Of your dearly beloved Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
In atonement for our sins,
And those of the whole world.
I wholeheartedly implore you
To share with me the abundant
Graces and virtues
Of your most holy Son,
And to bless my affections and resolutions,
So that I may faithfully fulfill them.
I also thank you for
Having taken care of me today,
And now I will examine
How I have conducted myself
Throughout the course of this day…
For all the good I have done,
I sincerely and wholeheartedly
Thank you for it;
For anything I have done wrong
In thought, word, or deed,
I ask pardon of you,
The Divine Mercy,
And I resolve to confess it
At the first opportunity,
And to make careful
Amendment for it.
In your Divine Providence,
And through the intercession of
Our Lady, the angels,
And the saints,
Please take care of
My body, and my soul,
The Church, and my diocese,
My parish, and my pastor,
My relatives, and my friends,
And everyone else in the world,
That the windows of our souls
Will be closed
Against the shadows of hell.
Thus, with your blessing, dear God,
I go to take the rest
That you have decreed
As necessary for me.
Amen.
(Follow this with an Our Father and a Hail Mary)