O God, You have graciously called me to serve You upon Your altar. Grant me the graces that I need to serve You faithfully and wholeheartedly. Grant too that while serving You, may I follow the example of St. Tarcisius, who died protecting the Eucharist, and walk the same path that led him to Heaven. […]
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Gracious God of our ancestors, You led Peter Julian Eymard, like Jacob in times past, on a journey of faith. Under the guidance of Your gentle Spirit, Peter Julian discovered the gift of love in the Eucharist which Your Son Jesus offered for the hungers of humanity. Grant that we may celebrate this mystery worthily,
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Paschal, illustrious is thy name, But brighter glows thy virtue’s fame; With many a sign thy works are crowned; Through thee God’s gifts to men abound. From heaven look down, we humbly pray, On us who seek thine aid this day; Remove the evil that we dread, And grant us what we ask instead. And
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Divine Saviour, we come to Your sacred table to nourish ourselves, not with bread but with Yourself, true Bread of eternal life. Help us daily to make a good and perfect meal of this divine food. Let us be continually refreshed by the perfume of Your kindness and goodness. May the Holy Spirit fill us
YOUR SACRED TABLE – A Prayer Before Communion – By Saint Francis de Sales Read More »
Great model for God-loving boys and cherished pupil of the famous Don Bosco, who died prematurely, humanly speaking, but you had already attained mature spiritual wisdom. Your kindness won you many friends but your love above all sought the Master who is present in our tabernacles. His praises you Eucharistically sang. Make choir boys be
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Say one “Our Father…” Say one “Hail Mary…” 0 Jesus! Sweetness of hearts, delight of the spirit, by the bitterness of the vinegar and gall which Thou didst taste on the Cross for Love of us, grant us the grace to receive worthily Thy Precious Body and Blood during our life and at the hour
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Dear Saint Anthony, I greet you today with reverence in the knowledge of your special love of our Lord in the Eucharist. Today I ask you to help me appreciate better the graces God gives us at Holy Mass and in receiving the sacred Eucharist. I think of you especially when the liturgy speaks of
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O great High-Priest, the true Pontiff, Jesus Christ, who didst offer Thyself to God the Father a pure and spotless Victim upon the Altar of the Cross for us miserable sinners, and didst give us Thy Flesh to eat and Thy Blood to drink, and didst ordain this Mystery in the power of Thy Holy
A PRAYER BEFORE MASS (SUNDAY) (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,
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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
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