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 »
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 »
King of virgins and Lover of chastity and innocence, extinguish in my frame, by the dew of Thy heavenly blessing, the fuel of evil concupiscence, that I may be pure both in soul and in body. Mortify in my members the lusts of the flesh and all harmful emotions, and give me true and persevering
A PRAYER BEFORE MASS (MONDAY) (By Saint Ambrose) Read More »
O most lovely, most sweet, and dearest Jesus! Life, hope, treasure, and only love of my soul! Oh, how much has it not cost Thee to remain with us in this Sacrament. It was necessary for Thee to die in order to remain afterwards upon our altars; and how many injuries hast Thou not been
PRAYER TO JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT # 4 (By Saint Alphonsus Mary de Liguori) Read More »
O God of love, Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, on this altar behold the unbloody sacrifice of the body and blood of Thy Son, representing that of His most holy death and grievous passion, which He, the great High Priest, offered Thee on Calvary. In consideration of this holocaust of sweet odour, have mercy
THE PRAYER, OFFERING OF MASSES FOR THE SOULS OF PURGATORY (By Saint Alphonsus Liguori) Read More »
O Holy N., lo I, a wretched sinner, relying on thy merits, now offer up to thy honour and glory the most holy sacrament of the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. In all devout humility I beg that thou wilt deign to intercede for me this day, and to plead that I
PRAYER TO THE SAINT IN WHOSE HONOUR MASS IS TO BE CELEBRATED Read More »
God our Father, source of all holiness, the work of your hands is manifest in your saints, the beauty of your truth is reflected in their faith. May we who aspire to have part in their joy be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives, so that having shared their faith on earth we
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O Saint N., in whose honor I have offered the bloodless sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Christ, grant by thy powerful intercession with God, that, by the utility of this mystery, I may obtain the merits of the passion and death of this same Christ our Savior. And with its frequency come to
A PRAYER FOR AFTER THE HOLY MASS # 2 Read More »
O Immaculate Queen of Heaven and Earth, Mother of God and Mediatrix of every grace: I believe that thy dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, is truly, really, and substantially contained in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I love Him above all things and I long to receive Him into my heart. Since I cannot
Spiritual Communion with Mary Read More »
