PRAYER BEFORE THE HOLY MASS
Eternal Father, I unite myself with the
intentions and affections of our Lady of Sorrows on Calvary, and I offer Thee
the Sacrifice which Thy beloved Son Jesus made of Himself on the Cross and
which He now renews on this holy altar: To adore Thee and give Thee the honor
which is due to Thee, confessing Thy supreme dominion over all things, and the
absolute dependence of everything upon Thee, who art our one and last End. To thank Thee for innumerable benefits
received. To appease Thy justice,
aroused against us by so many sins, and to make satisfaction for them. To
implore grace and mercy for myself, for all afflicted and sorrowing, for poor
sinners, for all the world, and for the holy souls in Purgatory. Amen
PRAYER OF ST. AMBROSE
Lord Jesus Christ who art so kind, no
merits of my own invite me to the pleasures of thy banquet table. I am a
sinner and I come in
fear and trembling
encouraged only by thy
mercy and goodness. My body and soul are defiled with many a sinful deed. My
tongue and heart have run their course without restraint. God of gracious
kindness, whilst I
tremble before thy Majesty, wretch that I
am, trapped in my own
insufficiency, I still look
to thee the source of mercy. I
hasten to thee to be healed and to seek refuge under thy protection. I yearn
to have thee
as my Savior for
I cannot stand before thee as
my judge. Lord, I show thee my wounds
and uncover my shame before thee. My many great sins are known to me and they
make me afraid. But I hope in thy mercy which knows no limits. Turn towards me
thy merciful gaze, Lord Jesus Christ, eternal King, God and man, crucified for
mankind. Hear my cry of hope in thee. Pity one so full of sin and wretchedness,
for thou art the inexhaustible fountain of forgiveness.
Hail, victim who saves, offered
for me and
for all men on the
gallows of the cross. Hail, noble blood
beyond price, flowing from the wounds of my crucified Lord Jesus Christ and
washing away the sins of the world. Remember, Lord, thy creation which thou
hast redeemed with thy blood. I am sorry that I have sinned and I want to make
up for what I have done. Take away from
me then, Father
of mercy, all my badness
and sin, so that clean
in body and
soul I may be
fit to appreciate this holy of holies. Grant also, that this offering of thy body and blood, which in my unworthiness
I am
to receive, may
forgive my sins,
cleanse me utterly of my crimes
and dispel sinful thoughts. May it then revive my holy
desires, give me
the saving strength
to do what
thou desirest, and protect me
securely against the traps of my enemies. Amen.
PRAYER OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
Almighty eternal God, thou seest me
approach the sacrament of thine only begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ. I am
like a sick man that comes to the healer who gives life. Unclean, I seek out
the clear spring of mercy. Blind, I come
to the light whose brightness is eternal.
I am a beggar and I bring my needs before the Lord of heaven and earth.
I ask thee from
the fullness of thy boundless generosity to cure my
sickness, to wash away my filth, to
give light to my
blindness, to enrich my poverty and clothe my nakedness.
Do all this so that I may receive the
bread of angels, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, with all the reverence
and humility, the contrite devotion, the pure faith, the awareness and purpose
that the salvation of my soul demands. I beg
thee, grant that
I may receive not only the
outward signs of the Lord's
body and blood
but may also
share in its
true reality and power. All-gentle God, grant that my reception of the
body of our Lord Jesus Christ taken from the Virgin Mary, may make me part of
his Mystical Body and one of his members. Most loving Father, thy Son whom I now intend
to receive is hidden from me in this mortal life; grant
that I may gaze upon the revelation of his face
for all eternity: who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of
the Holy Spirit, God for ever.
Amen
PROCEDE TO THE ORDINARY OF THE MASS:
THANKSGIVING PRAYERS AFTER MASS
PRAYER BEFORE A CRUCIFIX
Plenary Indulgence is granted to those who will
recite this prayer in front of a Crucifix in all Fridays of Lent, provided that
all the conditions to gain Plenary Indulgence are met.
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THANKSGIVING AFTER COMMUNION
My good Jesus, I pray Thee to bless me; keep me in Thy love; grant me the grace of final perseverance. Help me to become a saint. Safeguarded by Thee in soul and body, may I never swerve from the right road, but surely reach Thy kingdom, where - not in dim mysteries, as in this dark world of ours, but - face to face we shall look upon Thee. There wilt Thou satisfy me with Thyself and fill me with such sweetness that I shall neither hunger nor thrist forevermore: Who with God the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
May the heart of Jesus in the Blessed
Sacrament be praised, abhorred, and loved with greatful affection, at every
moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even until the end of time. Amen.
PRAYER OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
I
thank thee holy Lord, all-powerful Father, eternal God; thou hast
graciously allowed me, a
sinner, unfit even
to be thy servant
to eat my fill of the precious body and blood of thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ. This thou
hast done not because I
deserve it in any way,
but only because
thy loving mercy has
been good enough to treat me as
if I were worthy. And I pray that this
holy Communion may not be an indictment which demands my punishment but rather a
sure plea for salvation and forgiveness. May it be for me the armour of faith
and the shield of good will.
May
it rid me of my sins, destroy in me evil desires and lusts, and make me grow in
charity, patience, humility, obedience and every other virtue. Let it be a
steadfast bulwark against the deceitful trickery of all my enemies, visible and invisible, and bring perfect freedom
from all disturbance of body or spirit; let it be the solid bond with thee,the one true
God, and
the happy fulfillment
of all that thou dost intend me to be. And I beg of thee of
thy gracious kindness to lead me, a
sinner, to that banquet which words cannot describe, where thou with thy
Son and Holy Spirit art the true light
of thy Saints, their entire fulfillment, their eternal joy, their perfect
gladness and absolute happiness; through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
PRAYER OF ST. BONAVENTURE
Dearest
Lord Jesus, pierce and fix the depth and centre of my soul with thy most sweet and strengthening love, with thy sincere and serene, most
holy and apostolic
charity, that only and
always in love and longing for
thee my soul may grow weak and
become like wax. May it yearn for thee, be breathless in thy presence, and
anxious to be released and belong to thee. Grant that my soul may hunger
for thee, bread
of angels and food
of holy souls, our own daily
and more than sustaining
bread, that has every
sweetness and savour
in it and
every delight of taste.
May
my heart hunger always for thee and feed on thee upon whom the angels long to
gaze, and may the inmost parts of my soul feel and be filled with thy
sweetness. May it always thirst
for thee, the source of life,
the source of wisdom and knowledge, the source of eternal light,
the stream of pleasure, the
richness of God's own house. May it always desire thee, seek and find thee,
stretch out and reach thee, think and speak of
thee, do everything to the praise and glory of thy name, humbly and with
right judgement, lovingly and with
pleasure, with ease and affection,
persevering to the end: so that thou mayst
always be my
only hope, my
whole trust, my
riches and pleasure, my gladness and joy, my rest and repose and peace,
my sweetness and fragrance, my delight, my food, my shelter and refreshment, my
help, my wisdom, my portion and possession and
my treasure; and
in thee may my mind
and heart be
ever rooted and fixed firmly and fast. Amen.
PRAYER OF ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
Take,
O Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and all my
will, whatsoever I have and possess. Thou hast given all these things to me; to
thee, O Lord, restore them: all are thine, dispose of them all according to thy
will. Give me thy love and thy grace, for this is enough for me.
ANIMA CHRISTI
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Corpus CHRISTI, salva me.
Sanguis CHRISTI, inebria me.
Aqua lateris CHRISTI, lava me.
Passio CHRISTI, conforta me.
O bone JESU, exaudi me.
Intra tua vulnera absconde me.
Ne permittas me separari a te.
Ab hoste maligno defende me.
In hora mortis meæ voca me,
Et jube me venire ad te.
Ut cum sanctis tuis laudem te.
In saecula sæculorum. Amen.
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Body of Christ, be my salvation;
Blood of Christ, inebriate me;
Water of Christ's side, wash out my stains;
Passion of Christ, my comfort be;
O good Jesus, listen to me;
In thy wounds, hide me,
Never to be parted from thy side;
Guard me, should the foe assail me;
Call me when my life shall fail me;
Bid me come to thee above,
With thy Saints to sing thy love,
World without end. Amen.
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ACT OF RESIGNATION
O
Lord, my God, from this moment do I accept from thy hands, with a quiet and
trusting heart, whatsoever death Thou shall choose to send me, with all its
pains and griefs. Amen.
ACT OF SELF-OBLATION OF ST. TERESA OF
AVILA
Lord, I am Yours, for I was born for
you!
Reveal
what is it You ask of me.
O Sovereign Lord, of majesty Supreme!
O
Wisdom, that existed from all time!
A
Bounty, showing pity on me!
God,
one sole Being, merciful, sublime!
Behold
this basest of created things
As
thus, with boldness its love it sings,
And
tell me, Lord, what You ask of me!
Behold my heart, which here I bring
And
in Your hand as glad entire free-offering.
Lay,
together with my body, life, my being,
To
You, Redeemer and most gentle Spouse,
In
willing holocaust I pledge my vows,
What
is there Lord, that I may do for you?
PRAYERS OF THE ANGEL OF FATIMA
My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I
love You! I ask pardon of You for those who do not believe, do not adore, do
not hope and do not love You.
Most
Holy Trinity, I adore Thee! My God, my God, I love Thee in the Most Blessed
Sacrament.
Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, I offer You the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus
Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the
outrages, sacrileges and indifference with which He Himself is offended. And,
through the infinite merits of His most Sacred Heart, and the Immaculate Heart
of Mary, I beg of You the conversion of poor sinners.
PRAYERS OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
Oh my Jesus, I offer this sacrifice for
love of Thee, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins
committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Oh My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save
us from the fires of Hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most
need of Thy mercy.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER OF OUR LADY OF AKITA
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, truly present in the Holy Eucharist,I
consecrate my body and soul to be entirely one with Your Heart, being
sacrificed at every instant on all the altars of the world and giving praise to
the Father, pleading for the coming of His Kingdom. Please receive this humble
offering of myself. Use me as you will for the glory of the Father and the
salvation of souls.
Most Holy Mother of God, never let me be
separated from Your Divine Son. Please defend and protect me as Your special
child. Amen.
STAY WITH ME LORD
(St. Pio of
Pietrelcina)
Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary
to have You present so that I do not forget You. You know how easily I abandon
You.
Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak
and I need Your strength, that I may not fall so often.
Stay with me,
Lord, for You are my life, and without You, I am without fervor.
Stay with me,
Lord, for You are my light, and without You, I am in darkness.
Stay with me,
Lord, to show me Your will.
Stay with me,
Lord, so that I hear Your voice and follow You.
Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love
You very much, and always be in Your company.
Stay with me,
Lord, if You wish me to be faithful to You.
Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my
soul is, I want it to be a place of consolation for You, a nest of love.
Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting
late and the day is coming to a close, and life passes; death, judgment,
eternity approaches. It is necessary to renew my strength, so that I will not
stop along the way and for that, I need You.
It is getting late and death approaches,
I fear the darkness, the temptations, the dryness, the cross, the sorrows. O
how I need You, my Jesus, in this night of exile!
Stay with me
tonight, Jesus, in life with all it’s dangers. I need You.
Let me recognize You as Your disciples
did at the breaking of the bread, so that the Eucharistic Communion be the
Light which disperses the darkness, the force which sustains me, the unique joy
of my heart.
Stay with me, Lord, because at the hour
of my death, I want to remain united to You, if not by communion, at least by
grace and love.
Stay with me, Jesus, I do not ask for
divine consolation, because I do not merit it, but the gift of Your Presence,
oh yes, I ask this of You!
Stay with me, Lord, for it is You alone
I look for, Your Love, Your Grace, Your Will, Your Heart, Your Spirit, because
I love You and ask no other reward but to love You more and more.
With a firm love, I will love You with
all my heart while on earth and continue to love You perfectly during all
eternity. Amen
ACT OF FAITH
O MY God! I firmly believe that Thou art
one God in three divine Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; I
believe that the divine Son became man, and died for our sins, and that He will
come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which
the holy Catholic Church teaches, because Thou hast revealed them, Who canst
neither deceive nor be deceived.
ACT OF HOPE
O my God, trusting in your promises and
because you are faithful, powerful and merciful, I hope, through the merits of
Jesus Christ, for the pardon of my sins, final perseverance and the blessed
glory of heaven.
ACT OF LOVE
O my God, because you are infinite
goodness and worthy of infinite love, I love you with my whole heart above all
things, and for love of you I love my fellow-men as myself.
AN ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
My Jesus, I believe that you are in the
Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things, and I long for you in my soul.
Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my
heart. As though you have already come, I embrace you and unite myself entirely
to you; never permit me to be separated from you.
OFFERING OF ALL MASSES IN THE WORLD
I unite myself
with every Mass which at this time is being offered throughout the world. I
place them in the hands of Mary, the Mediatrix of all graces that she may
obtain by this presentation of the Blood of Christ to the Most Holy Trinity,
the deliverance of souls from purgatory, relief for the sick and dying, the
conversion of infidels and sinners, and the preserve dance of all the faithful.
PRAYER FOR OBTAINING INDULGENCES
My Lord and my
God, I humbly beseech Thee, that in consideration of the merits of our Lord
Jesus Christ, Thou wilt grant unto me all the indulgences attached to my
prayers and works this day. I desire to enter into dispositions necessary to
gain these indulgences, that I may satisfy divine justice and assists the souls
in purgatory.
ACT OF REPARATION TO THE MOST BLESSED
SACRAMENT
With that most
profound respect which divine Faith inspires, O my God and Saviour Jesus
Christ, true God and true man, I adore Thee, and with my whole heart I love
Thee, hidden in the most august Sacrament of the Altar, in reparation of all
the irreverences, profanations, and sacrileges, that I, to my shame, may have
until now committed, as also for all those that have been committed against
Thee, or that may be ever committed for the time to come. I offer to Thee,
therefore, O my God, my humble adoration, not indeed, such as Thou art worthy
of, nor such as I owe Thee, but such, at least, as I am capable of offerings;
and I wish that I could love Thee with the most perfect love of which rational
creatures are capable. In the meantime, I desire to adore Thee now and always,
not only for those Catholics who do not adore or love Thee, but also so supply
the defect, and for the conversion of all heretics, schismatics, lebertines,
atheists, blasphemers, sorcerers, Mahomedans, Jews, and idolaters. Ah yes, my
Jesus, mayest Thou be known, adored, and loved by all and may thanks be
continually given to Thee in the most holy and august Sacrament! Amen.
PRAYER WHILE VISITING THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT
(St.
Alphonsus Liguori)
My Lord Jesus
Christ, for the love which You bear to men, You remain night and day in this
Sacrament full of compassion and of love, awaiting, calling, and welcoming all
who come to visit You. I believe that You are present in the Sacrament of the
Altar: I adore You from the abyss of my nothingness, and I thank You for all
the graces which You have bestowed upon me and in particular for having given
me Yourself in this Sacrament, for having given me your holy Mother Mary for my
advocate, and for having called me to visit You in this chapel. I now salute
Your most loving Heart: and this for three ends: In thanksgiving for this great
gift; To make amends to You for all the outrages which You receive in this
Sacrament from all Your enemies; I intend by this visit to adore You in all the
places on earth in which You are the least revered and the most abandoned.
My Jesus, I love
You with all my heart. I grieve for having so many times offended Your infinite
goodness. I promise with Your grace never more to offend You in the future.
Now, miserable
and unworthy though I be, I consecrate myself to You without reserve;
I give You my
entire will, my affections, my desires, and all that I possess. From now on
dispose of me and of all that I have as You please. All that I ask of You and
desire is Your holy love, final perseverance, and the perfect accomplishment of
Your will. I recommend to You the souls in purgatory; but especially those who
had the greatest devotion to the most Blessed Sacrament and to the Blessed
Virgin Mary. I also recommend to You all poor sinners.
My dear Saviour,
I unite all my affections with the affections of Your most loving Heart; and I
offer them, thus united, to Your eternal Father, and beseech Him in Your name
to vouchsafe, for Your love, to accept them. Amen.
AN ACT OF ADORATION
O Lord Jesus
Christ, I have received Thee within myself, and from within the sanctuary of my
heart into which Thou hast designed to descend, do Thou give to Almighty Gos,
in my name, all the glory that is His due. I unite myself to Thee, O Sacred
humanity, who in heaven and in the Holy Eucharist, dost never cease offering
the Most Holy Trinity an infinite worship, that which alone is truly worthy of
the Three Divine Persons. Through Thee, O Divine Priest, I wish to render glory
to the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit, even in proportion to the
immensity of their Divine Majesty, because I know that by Thee, with Thee and
in Thee all honor and glory are given to them. In union, therefore with Thee, I
prostrate myself in adoration before God acknowledging His Sovereign dominion
over me and over all creatures.*
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