A good Catholic ought to bless himself as soon as he awakens, and offer himself to God, saying: "Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you my heart and my soul." Then he should rise and dress himself with the greatest modesty. St. Aloysius was most scrupulous in this regard, because he looked upon the virtue of purity as a spotless mirror that is tarnished by the least breath. While dressing say following prayer:
"O my good Angel, whom God has appointed to be my guardian, enlighten and protect me, direct and govern me, who have been entrusted to thee by the Divine Mercy, Amen."
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
When you have dressed, kneel down before an image of Jesus crucified, or a picture of the Blessed Virgin or one of the Saints, and say your Morning Prayers.
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