Act of Love

O my God, I love you above all things with my whole heart and soul because you are all-good and worthy of all my love, I love my neighbor as myself for love of you. I forgive all who have offended me and I ask pardon of all whom I have offended. Amen.+

Explanation of the Act of Love

The Act of Love manifests our love of God for His own sake, because he is the Supreme Good, and our love of our neighbor for the sake of God; for our Lord has declared that the love of God is "the first and greatest commandment," and that "the second is like unto this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."