My Dear St. John the Apostle

O my dear St. John the Apostle,
I renew to the Lord, through you,
the holy resolutions which I have frequently made
of intending to love and serve Him faithfully.
I am resolved to detach myself from every earthly thing,
and I desire ardently to unite myself with Him,
as my first beginning, last end, and sovereign good.
My dear Saint, I ask you to offer to the most Holy Trinity
the sacrifice of my whole being,
particularly of my judgment and will,
to conform fully to God, because I desire
nothing but His grace and His holy love.