Prayers, Novenas & Hymns:

Mass Prayer (After Consecr-

ation)

What, O God of heaven and earth, my Jesus, the long-expected Messias, what else can I do at this solemn moment, but adore thee in silence, as my sovereign Master, and open to thee my whole heart, as to its dearest King? Come, then, O Lord Jesus, come! (Liturgical Year)

(Said after the Consecration)

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Mass Prayer (At Elevation of Sacred Host)

(Said at the elevation of the Sacred Host during Mass)

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Mass Prayer (At Elevation of the Chalice)

Be mindful, O Lord, of Thy creature, whom Thou hast redeemed by Thy Precious Blood.

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Mass Prayer (At Holy Communion)

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Mass Prayer (At Offertory)

All that we have, O Lord, comes from thee, and belongs to thee; it is just, therefore, that we return it unto thee. But how wonderful art thou in the inventions of thy immense love! This bread which we are offering to thee is to give place, in a few moments, to the sacred Body of Jesus. We beseech thee, receive, together with this oblation, our hearts which long to live by thee, and to cease to live their own life of self. (Liturgical Year)

[Said during the Offertory, united with the priest (in Traditional 'Tridentine' Mass)]

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Mass Prayer (Before Consecr-

ation)

Vouchsafe, O God, to accept the offering which this thine assembled family presents to thee as the homage of its most happy servitude. In return, give us peace, save us from thy wrath, and number us among the elect, through him who is coming to us - thy Son, our Savior. Yea, Lord, this is the moment when this bread is to become his sacred Body, which is our food; and this wine is to be changed into his Blood, which is our drink. Ah! Delay no longer, but bring us into the presence of this divine Son, our Savior! (Liturgical Year)

(Said before the Consecration)

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Mass Prayer (Before Final Blessing)

Eternal thanks be to thee, O adorable Trinity, for the mercy thou hast shown to me, in permitting me to assist at this divine Sacrifice. Pardon me the negligence and coldness wherewith I have received so great a favor; and deign to confirm the blessing, which thy minister is about to give me in thy name. (Liturgical Year)

(Said before the priest gives the final blessing)

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Mass Prayer (Before Gospel)

Alas! These ears of mine are but too often defiled with the world's vain words: cleanse them, O Lord, that so I may hear the words of eternal life, and treasure them in my heart. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. (Liturgical Year)

(Said before the Gospel reading)

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Mass Prayer (Before Holy Communion)

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Mass Prayer (For the Church)

O God, who manifestest thyself unto us by means of the mysteries which thou hast entrusted to thy holy Church our mother, we beseech thee, by the merits of this sacrifice, that thou wouldst remove all those hindrances which oppose her during her pilgrimage in this world. Give her peace and unity. Do thou thyself guide our holy Father the Pope, thy Vicar on earth. Direct thou our Bishop, who is our sacred link of unity; and watch over all the orthodox children of the Catholic, apostolic, Roman Church. (Liturgical Year)

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Mass Prayer (For the Souls in Purgatory)

Dear Jesus! Let the happiness of this thy visit extend to every portion of thy Church. Thy face gladdens the elect in the holy city; even our mortal eyes can see thee beneath the veil of our delighted faith; ah! Hide not thyself from those brethren of ours, who are imprisoned in the abode of expiation. Be thou refreshment to them in their flames, light in their darkness, and peace in their agonies of torment. (Liturgical Year)

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Mass Prayer (Precious Blood)

Almighty and eternal God, who hast appointed thy only-begotten Son to be the Redeemer of the world, and hast been pleased to be appeased by his Blood: grant us, we beseech thee, so to venerate with solemn worship the price of our salvation, and to be on earth so defended by its power from the evils of this present life, that we may rejoice in its perpetual fruit in heaven. Through the same Lord. (Collect)

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Mass Prayer (Relics)

Generous soldiers of Jesus Christ, who have mingled your own blood with his, intercede for us, that our sins may be forgiven; that so we may, like you, approach unto God. (Liturgical Year)

[Said when priest kisses altar containing relics (in Traditional 'Tridentine' Mass)]

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Obsecro Te

I beseech Thee, most sweet Lord Jesus Christ, grant that Thy Passion may be to me a power by which I may be strengthened, protected, and defended. May Thy wounds be to me food and drink, by which I may be nourished, inebriated and overjoyed. May the sprinkling of Thy Blood be to me an ablution for all my sins. May Thy death prove to me life everlasting, and Thy cross be to me an eternal glory. In these be my refreshment, my joy, my preservation and sweetness of heart. Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

[Note: "Said by priests after Mass to pardon faults / mistakes during the celebration of Mass."]

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Offering of Self at Mass

O Lord, to whom belongeth all that is in heaven and earth, I desire to consecrate myself wholly unto Thee and to be Thine for evermore. This day do I offer myself unto Thee, O Lord, in singleness of heart, to serve and obey Thee always, and I offer Thee without ceasing a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Receive me, O my Savior, in union with the holy oblation of Thy Precious Blood which I offer unto Thee this day, in the presence of angels, that this sacrifice may avail unto my salvation and that of the whole world. (St. Andrew's Missal)

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Offering of the Precious Blood at Mass

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in atonement for my sins, and in supplication for the holy souls in purgatory, and for the needs of holy Church. (Raccolta)

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Panis Angelicus

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Prayer After Holy Communion (1)

Thou hast visited me, O God, in these days of my pilgrimage; give me grace to treasure up the fruits of this visit for my future eternity.

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Prayer After Holy Communion (2)

Being fed, O Lord, with heavenly dainties, we beseech thee, that we may always hunger after them, for by them we have true life. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. (Postcommunion)

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Prayer After Holy Communion (3)

We beseech thee, O almighty God, that we may one day receive the effects of that salvation, of which we have received the pledge in these mysteries. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. (Postcommunion)

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Prayer After Holy Communion (4)

May this communion, O Lord, cleanse us from sin: and by the intercession of Blessed Mary, the Virgin Mother of God, may it unite us in him who is the heavenly healer of our souls. Through the same. (Postcommunion)

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Prayer After Holy Communion (5)

O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who according to the will of the Father, with the cooperation of the Holy Spirit, hast by Thy death given life unto the world, deliver me by Thy most sacred Body, which I, unworthy, have presumed to receive, from all my iniquities and from every evil, and make me ever to hold fast to Thy commandments and suffer me never to be separated from Thee. (Raccolta)

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Prayer After Holy Communion (6)

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who according to the will of the Father, through the cooperation of the Holy Ghost, hast, by thy death, given life to the world; deliver me by this thy most sacred Body and Blood from all mine iniquities, and from all evils; and make me always adhere to thy commandments, and never suffer me to be separated from thee, who with the same God the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest God for ever and ever. Amen. (Liturgical Year)

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Prayer After Holy Communion (7)

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 in 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 thirst forevermore: Who with God the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest world without end.

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Prayer After Holy Communion (8)

My Lord Jesus Christ, most sweet and most kind, who even now, of Thy great goodness, has entered into this poor and humble abode, adorn it and enrich it with Thy treasures, that it may be made worthy of Thine indwelling. Take up Thy rest therein, that my heart may find its rest in Thee alone. Let it not suffice Thee, O Lord, to have given me Thy sacred Body; give me also the treasures of grace which Thou bringest with thee; for it will profit me little to eat the Bread of Life, if I remain unfed by Thy grace. Give me, O Lord, a heart completely transformed into Thee by love; give me a life that shall be all Thine, a quiet death that shall be the beginning of eternal life. That is what I look for, pray and hope for from Thee, my eternal God, by virtue of this Blessed Sacrament. Amen. (Raccolta)

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Prayer After Holy Communion (9)

Happy, then, the aged Simeon, who is permitted to take thee into his arms; but oh! How happier I! Who have received into myself, and now hold within me, thee, my Jesus, the Bread of Life! Blessed be thou for ever, O my God! For that thou hast treated with such incomprehensible familiarity this the poorest of all thy servants! I thank thee, and glorify thee, as did the Shepherds, who went so eagerly to Bethlehem, and returned glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen; and with such glowing words did they praise thee, that all that heard, wondered at those things that were told them by the Shepherds. So too will I open my lips, and borrowing the words of a Son of Bethlehem, David thy ancestor, I will say: All ye that fear God, come and hear, and I will tell you what great things he hath done to my soul. (From Post-Communion 'Act of Thanksgiving')

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Prayer After Holy Communion (10)

Thou hast told us, O Lord Jesus, in the Holy Gospel that, 'If you ask the Father anything in My name He will give it to you'. Therefore, 'in Thy name', relying upon Thy merits, and uniting myself to Thee, who art continually interceding for us in heaven and in the Holy Eucharist, I ask the Father to grant all those graces necessary for me that I may ever do His holy will. Holy Father, seeing that Communion partakes of the efficacy of Holy Mass, which is the same as that of Calvary, I pray Thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to grant me all the graces that Thou wouldst have accorded me had I been at the foot of the Cross when Thy divine Son died for us. His blood was shed for us; therefore may its saving power reach all souls and may they be gathered to Thee. Give to me, O God, and to all men, Thy grace in this world and Thy glory in the next. Amen. (St. Andrew's Missal)

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Prayer After Holy Communion (Mary & the Angels and Saints) (1)

O Mary, pray for me that I may profit by this visit of thy divine Son. Ye holy angels of God, defend me against my enemies, for your Lord has made me his dwelling-place. All ye saints of God, pray for me, that I may never lose this sovereign Good, with whom ye are united for a happy eternity. Amen.

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Prayer After Holy Communion (Mary & the Angels and Saints) (2)

O Mary! By the joy that filled thy maternal heart at the Resurrection of thy Jesus, I beseech thee to intercede for me with Him, that I may never lose the grace of the visit he has this day granted me. Ye holy angels of God, who adore him now dwelling within me, be solicitous for the holiness and purity of my soul and body! All ye Saints of God, pray for me, that I may ever be faithful to him whom ye loved on earth, and now possess as your infinite Good and your eternal happiness! Amen. (Liturgical Year)

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Prayer After Holy Communion (St. Thomas Aquinas)

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Prayer Before a Crucifix (Vers. 1)

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Prayer Before a Crucifix (Vers. 2)

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Prayer Before Holy Communion (1)

O heavenly Physician! Make us worthy of the food thou givest us! (14-15th Century Sequence)

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Prayer Before Holy Communion (2)

Let the receiving of Thy Body, O Lord, Jesus Christ, which I, though unworthy, do presume to receive, turn not to me for judgement and condemnation, but according to Thy mercy, let it be profitable to me for the receiving of protection and healing, both of soul and body: Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. (Roman Missal)

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Prayer Before Holy Communion (3)

O Mother of tender mercy, most Blessed Virgin Mary, I am a wretched and unworthy sinner, yet I fly to thee with all my heart and all my affection; I implore thy loving-kindness, that even as thou didst stand beside thy dear Son as He hung upon the Cross, so thou wilt mercifully deign to stand beside me, a miserable sinner, and beside all thy faithful people as we receive the most sacred Body of thy Son, to the end that we may be enabled to receive It worthily and fruitfully. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. (Raccolta) 

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Prayer Before Mass

Take from our hearts, O Lord, all those sins, which make us unworthy to appear in thy presence; we ask this of thee by thy divine Son, our Lord.

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Prayer Before the Blessed Sacrament / Consecration (St. Alphonsus Liguori)

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Prayer For Children (Holy Eucharist)

O Jesus, who hast loved us with such exceeding great love as to give us the ineffable gift of the Holy Eucharist, inflame us with a burning zeal to promote Thy glory by preparing worthily the little children who are to approach Thy holy table for the first time. Protect, O Sacred Heart of Jesus, these young souls from the assaults of evil, strengthen their faith, increase their love and endow them with all the virtues that will make them worthy to receive Thee. Amen.

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Prayer for Deliverance From Evil

How many, O Lord, are the evils which beset us! Evils past, which are the wounds left on the soul by her sins, which strengthen her wicked propensities. Evils present - that is, the sins now, at this very time, upon our soul; the weakness of this poor soul, and the temptations which molest her. There are, also, future evils - that is, the chastisement which our sins deserve from the hand of thy justice. In presence of this Host of our salvation, we beseech thee, O Lord, to deliver us from all these evils, and to accept in our favor the intercession of Mary the Mother of Jesus, and of the holy apostles, Peter and Paul and Andrew: liberate us, break our chains, give us peace: through Jesus Christ, thy Son, who with thee liveth and reigneth God. (Liturgical Year)

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Prayer for Peace & Prosperity (After Holy Communion)

Through thy merciful forgiveness, O Lord, and through the intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, may our reception of Holy Communion avail us to the ensuring, now and always, of peace and prosperity. Through Christ our Lord.

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Prayer for Worthy Reception of Holy Viaticum at Death (St. Bridget of Sweden)

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Prayer in Preparation for Holy Communion (St. Ambrose)

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Prayer in Preparation for Holy Communion (St. Thomas Aquinas)

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Prayer in the Lord's House (1)

In this temple, O most high God, be present when thou art called upon; and in thy merciful goodness receive our suppliant vows; here pour out ever thy copious benedictions. Here may all merit to obtain what they request, and to keep what they have obtained: so that, when taken into their rest, they may enter paradise for ever with the saints. Glory and honor be in all places to God most high: equally to the Father, and to the Son, and to the glorious Paraclete, to whom belong praise and power through everlasting ages. Amen. (Seventh Century Hymn)

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Prayer in the Lord's House (2)

We therefore beseech thee, O Lord, in this thy house, by the grace of thy Holy Spirit, may the sick be healed, the infirm restored to strength, the lame cured, the lepers cleansed, the blind enlightened, demons cast out. May all miseries and weaknesses be driven away, by thy favor, O Lord, and the bonds of all sins be loosed. Thus may all who enter this temple for the purpose of rightly asking thy benefits rejoice to find all their petitions granted; so that, having obtained the mercy they sought, they may glory in the eternal munificence of thy tender compassion. Through the same Lord. (Preface)

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Prayer of a Priest (After Mass)

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Prayer of Adoration (Holy Eucharist)

I adore Thee, O Jesus, true God and true Man, here present in the Holy Eucharist, humbly kneeling before Thee and united in spirit with all the faithful on earth and all the blessed in heaven. In deepest gratitude for so great a blessing, I love Thee, my Jesus, with my whole heart, for Thou art all perfect and all worthy of love. Give me grace nevermore in any way to offend Thee, and grant that I, being refreshed by Thy Eucharistic presence here on earth, may be found worthy to come to the enjoyment with Mary of Thine eternal and ever-blessed presence in heaven. Amen. (Raccolta)

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Prayer of Adoration (Precious Blood)

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Prayer of Adoration & Faith (Blessed Sacrament)

O my God, I firmly believe that Thou art really and corporally present in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar. I adore Thee here present from the very depths of my heart, and I worship Thy sacred presence with all possibly humility. O my soul, what joy to have Jesus Christ always with us, and to be able to speak to Him, heart to heart, with all confidence. Grant, O Lord, that I, having adored Thy divine Majesty here on earth in this wonderful Sacrament, may be able to adore It eternally in heaven. Amen. (Raccolta)

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Prayer of Adoration & Thanksgiv-

ing (Blessed Sacrament)

O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine! All praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine!

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Prayer of Adoration Before the Holy Eucharist

Jesus, My God, I adore Thee here present in the Sacrament of Thy love! 

(Said before the Holy Eucharist)

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Prayer of Adoration of the Precious Blood

O Precious Blood! Thou price of my salvation! I adore thee! Wash away my sins and make me whiter than snow.

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Prayer of Love (Blessed Sacrament)

Behold, O my most loving Jesus, how far Thine exceeding love hath reached! Of Thine own Flesh and Most Precious Blood Thou hast prepared for me a divine table in order to give Thyself wholly to me. What hath impelled Thee to such transports of love? Nothing else surely save Thy most loving Heart. O adorable Heart of my Jesus, burning furnace of divine charity, receive my heart within Thy most sacred wound; to the end that in this school of love, I may learn to make a return of love to the God who hath given me such wondrous proofs of His love. Amen. (Raccolta)

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Prayer of Praise (Blessed Sacrament)

May the Heart of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament be praised, adored, and loved with grateful affection at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even until the end of time. Amen.

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Prayer of Praise & Adoration (Holy Eucharist)

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Prayer of St. Bonaventure (Recited After Holy Communion)

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Prayer of Thanksgiv-

ing After Holy Communion (1)

Being fed, O Lord, with the sacred gift, we give thee thanks, humbly beseeching thy mercy, that thou wouldst make us worthy of its reception. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. (Postcommunion)

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Prayer of Thanksgiv-

ing After Holy Communion (2)

I give thee thanks for this, and for every Communion thou hast hitherto so graciously given me. Deign to enlighten me more and more as to the magnificence of thy gift; deign to cherish within me the sentiment of love; that thus my longings for thy visit may be increased; that I may know how to honor, as I ought, thy presence within me; and that I may never dare to approach thee out of custom, or without my conscience assuring me that I am bringing with me the profound respect due to thee. (Liturgical Year)

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Prayer of Thanksgiv-

ing After Holy Communion (3)

How delectable is the sweetness of Thy heavenly Bread! How admirable is the tranquilly and how perfect the peace of him who receives Thee, after the contrite and sincere confession of his sins! Be Thou blessed a thousand times, my Jesus! When I was in sin, I was unhappy; but now not only is my soul at peace, but I seem to have a foretaste of the peace of paradise! Ah, how true it is, that our hearts were made for Thee, my beloved Lord, and that they rest only when they rest in Thee! Therefore do I give Thee thanks and firmly purpose evermore to avoid sin and its occasions and to fix my abode in Thy divine Heart, whence I look for help to love Thee even unto death. Amen. (Raccolta)

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Prayer of Thanksgiv-

ing After Holy Communion (4)

What shall I render to the Lord for all the favors and graces He has bestowed upon me? What great blessings both known and unknown have I not received, and to all this have I replied only with ingratitude. But having Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, in my heart, I can at this very moment, pay my whole debt of gratitude to almighty God. For this purpose I unite myself to that infinite act of thanksgiving rising continually from Thy Sacred Heart. Thou knowest well all the gifts I have received from Thy divine goodness ever since I was placed in the world and born again to the life of grace. Do Thou, O Lord, render for me due thanks to the most Holy Trinity, since in union with Thine own giving of thanks do I desire to make my thanksgiving consist. (St. Andrew's Missal)

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Prayer of Thanksgiv-

ing After Holy Communion (5)

Thy greatness, O my God, is infinite; but thy goodness to me is incomprehensible. Thy being now present within this breast of mine is, I know, a proof of that immense power which shows itself where and when it wills; but it is also a mark of thy love for me. Thou hast come to my soul, that thou mayst be closely united with her, comfort her, give her a new life, and bring her all good things. Oh! Who will teach me how to value this grace, and thank thee for it in a becoming way? But how shall I hope to value it as I ought, when I am not able to understand either the love that brings thee thus within me, or my own need of having thee? And when I think of my inability to make thee a suitable return of thanks, I feel as though I can give thee nothing but my speechless gratitude. Yet thou willest that this my heart, poor as it is, should give thee its thanks; thou takest delight in receiving its worthless homage. Take it, then, my loving Jesus! I give it thee with all possible joy, and beseech thee to reveal unto me the immensity of thy gift, and to enrich me more that I may give thee more. (Gueranger)

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Prayer of Thanksgiv-

ing After Holy Communion (6)

There is another homage which I owe to thee, O my God! It is gratitude. Thou often invitest me to partake of the divine gift, wherewith thou, before leaving this earth, didst enrich us. But woe to me if, because I can easily and often have it, I value so much the less its greatness! Wretched familiarity, which blunts the sentiment of gratitude, and deadens faith, and takes all ardor from love; may thy grace, O Lord, preserve me from its vile influence. For thousands of years the human race was in expectation of the favor, which thou hast just been bestowing upon me. Abraham, the father of believers; Moses, thy much-loved friend; David, the inspired chanter of thy mysteries: none of these received thee; and this Bread of angels has come down from heaven for me! Oh! Unheard of goodness of a God incorporating himself with his creature! Who is there that could measure its length and breadth, or scan its height, or fathom its depth? These expressions of thine apostle regarding the mystery just given to me teach me what is the value of the wondrous gift thou hast bestowed upon mankind. With what humble and lively gratitude, then, should it be received! Thou hast not been deterred, either by my nothingness or by the coldness of my feelings, or my infidelities; be thou blessed then, my Lord, for that out of thy desire to give thyself to me thou hast overstepped every limit, and removed every obstacle. I give thee thanks for this, and for every Communion thou hast hitherto so graciously given me. Deign to enlighten me more and more as to the magnificence of thy gift; deign to cherish within me the sentiment of love; that thus my longings for thy visit may be increased; that I may know how to honor, as I ought, thy presence within me; and that I may never dare to approach thee out of custom, or without my conscience assuring me that I am bringing with me the profound respect due to thee. (Liturgical Year)

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Prayer of Thanksgiv-

ing After Holy Communion (During Easter Time)

O my Jesus! Would that I had power to acknowledge as it deserves the favor of this thy visit. Thou art come to me in order to give me a share in thine own life. I am weak: the mere remembrance of thy Resurrection would not suffice to give me perseverance in the new life it has merited for me: I needed thee, and thou hast graciously come to me, silently and humbly, and yet with all thine omnipotence and glory. When thou didst visit thine Apostles on the day of thy Resurrection, thou saidst to them: 'It is I, fear not!' So, too, thou speakest to my soul: thou biddest me fear not at the sight of thy majesty and mine own misery and unworthiness. The sweet greeting given to them is now given to me: 'Peace be thou, my Jesus, for the provident and tender love wherewith thou hast visited me, broken the chains of my captivity, made me a partaker in thy triumph, fortified me against my enemies; and all this by putting within me thine own immortal life by the Communion I have just received! I will say, then, with the Royal Prophet: 'Bless the Lord, O my soul! And let all that is within me bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul! And never forget all he hath done for thee! He hath redeemed thy life from destruction: he hath renewed thy youth as that of the eagle.' (Liturgical Year)

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Prayer to Jesus (3)

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Prayer to Our Lady After Holy Communion

O Mary, most holy Virgin Mother, lo, I have received thy well-beloved Son, Whom thou didst conceive in thy stainless womb, didst bring forth and suckle, and enfold in thy sweet embraces. See, humbly and lovingly I give back to thee the Son Whom it was all rapture and delight for thee to look upon; I offer Him to be clasped in thy arms, to be loved with all thy heart, and to be offered up to the Holy Trinity in the supreme homage of adoration, for thy honor and glory, and for my needs and those of all mankind. Most loving Mother, I beg thee to obtain for me forgiveness of all my sins, grace in abundance to serve Him more faithfully from now onward, and lastly, final perseverance, so that I may praise Him with thee forever and ever. Amen.

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Prayer to St. Tarcisius

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Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament

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Spiritual Communion Prayer

At Thy feet, O my Jesus, I prostrate myself and I offer Thee the repentance of my contrite heart, which is humbled in its nothingness and in Thy holy presence. I adore Thee in the Sacrament of Thy love, the ineffable Eucharist. I desire to receive Thee into the poor dwelling that my heart offers Thee. While waiting for the happiness of sacramental Communion, I wish to possess Thee in spirit. Come to me, O my Jesus, since I, for my part, am coming to Thee! May Thy love embrace my whole being in life and in death. I believe in Thee, I hope in Thee, I love Thee. (Raccolta)

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Spiritual Communion Prayer (St. Alphonsus Liguori)

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Misc.

Oh Lord our God, we offer Thee our hearts united in the strongest and most sincere love of brotherhood; we pray that Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament may be the daily food of our souls and bodies; that Jesus may be established as the center of our affections, even as He was for Mary and Joseph. Finally, O Lord, may sin never disturb our union on earth; and may we be eternally united in heaven with Thee and Mary and Joseph and with all Thy Saints. (Raccolta)

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