For Thou hast mercy upon all, O Lord, and hatest nothing that Thou hast made. Remember how frail our nature is, and that Thou art our Father and our God. Be not angry with us for ever, and shut not up Thy tender mercies in displeasure. For it is not for our just works that […]
A PRAYER BEFORE MASS (THURSDAY) (By Saint Ambrose) Read More »
May the life of Blessed Mary be ever present to our awareness. In her, as in a mirror, the form of virtue and beauty of chastity shrine forth. She was virgin, not only in body, but in mind and spirit. She never sullied the pure affection of her heart by unworthy feelings. She was humble
MARIAN PRAYER OF SAINT AMBROSE Read More »
Mindful then, O Lord, of Thy worshipful Passion, I approach Thine Altar, sinner though I am, to join in the offering unto Thee that Sacrifice which Thou hast instituted and commanded to be offered in remembrance of Thee for our well-being. Receive it, I beseech Thee, O God most High, for Thy holy Church, and
A PRAYER BEFORE MASS (WEDNESDAY) (By Saint Ambrose) Read More »
We pray Thee also, O Lord, Holy Father, for the souls of the faithful departed: that this great Sacrament of Thy love may be to them health and salvation, joy and refreshment. O Lord, my God, grant them this day a great and abundant feast of Thee, the living Bread, who camest down from heaven
A PRAYER BEFORE MASS (FRIDAY) (By Saint Ambrose) Read More »
I entreat Thee also, O Lord, by this most holy mystery of Thy Body and Blood, wherewith we are daily fed, and cleansed, and sanctified in Thy Church, and are made partakers of the one Supreme Divinity, grant unto me Thy holy virtues, that filled therewith I may with a good conscience draw near unto
A PRAYER BEFORE MASS (SATURDAY) (By Saint Ambrose) Read More »
Lord Jesus Christ, I approach your banquet table in fear and trembling, for I am a sinner, and dare not rely on my own worth, but only on your goodness and mercy. I am defiled by many sins in body and soul, and by my unguarded thoughts and words. Gracious God of majesty and awe,
A PRAYER TO SAY BEFORE THE HOLY MASS # 3 Read More »
O Holy Mary, my mother, into your blessed trust and custody, and into the care of your mercy I this day, every day, and in the hour of my death, commend my soul and my body. To you I commit all my anxieties and miseries, my life and the end of my life, that by
MARIAN PRAYER OF SAINT ALOYSIUS GONZAGA (A.D. 1568-1591) Read More »
St. Alphonsus, preacher, confessor, founder, bishop, doctor of prayer and friend of the poor, you are also the special patron of all who suffer from arthritis and the pains of many years. When our fingers twist with pain, keep us focused on the hands of Christ pierced with ugly nails. When our knees knob with
PRAYER TO SAINT ALPHONSUS LIGUORI FOR ARTHRITIS. Read More »
My Lord Jesus Christ, who for the love Thou bearest mankind, dost remain night and day in this Sacrament, all full of tenderness and love, expecting, inviting and receiving all those who come to visit Thee; I believe that Thou art present in the Sacrament of the altar; I adore Thee from the depths of
PRAYER TO JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT # 2 (By Saint Alphonsus Mary de Liguori) Read More »
Come, Thou Redeemer of the earth, and manifest Thy virgin birth: let every age adoring fall; such birth befits the God of all. Begotten of no human will, but of the Spirit, Thou art still the Word of God in flesh arrayed, the promised fruit to man displayed. The virgin womb that burden gained with
COME, THOU REDEEMER OF THE EARTH (By Saint Ambrose of Milan) Read More »
