Meditations
Act of Consecration to Our Lady of the Blessed Trinity
With all my heart I praise Thee, Most Holy Virgin above all angels and saints in Paradise, Daughter of the Eternal Father, and I consecrate to Thee my soul with all its faculties. Hail Mary. . . With all my heart I praise Thee, Most Holy Virgin above all angels and saints in paradise, beloved Mother of the Son of God. I consecrate to Thee my body with all its senses. Hail Mary. . . With all my heart I praise Thee, Most Holy Virgin above all angels and saints in Paradise, beloved Spouse of the Holy Ghost, I consecrate to Thee my heart, with all its affections and beseech Thee to obtain for me from the Most Holy Trinity all the graces necessary for salvation. Hail Mary. . .
Prayer of Protection by the Precious Blood
Lord JESUS, by faith in your merits, I now take your Precious Blood and sprinkle it over myself and my family right from the crown of my head to the very soles of my feet. I claim total and complete protection for my life and my family. Lord JESUS, keep me free today from evil, sin, temptation, Satan’s attacks and afflictions, fear of darkness, fear of man, sickness, diseases, doubts, anger, all calamities and from all that is not of thy Kingdom. Fill me Lord JESUS with gift of your Holy Spirit and grant me the gift of wisdom, knowledge, understanding and discernment so that I will live today in your glory by doing that which is right. Praise you Jesus. Thank You Jesus.
Prayer to be Said at the Priest’s Communion
O Lord, may Thou find shelter and rest gently within the heart of Thy priest. Make him, O Lord, a priest according to Thy Heart: meek, humble, zealous, so that all he does will be for Thine honor and glory. Mold him into a man of prayer and labor, insensible to earthly things and sensible only to Thy love and to the graces of the Holy Ghost. Amen
‘O my God! reject me not, as I deserve. . .’
by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori from ‘The Great Means of Salvation and Perfection’ O my God! reject me not, as I deserve, for I will amend. I know well that so negligent a life as mine cannot satisfy Thee. I know that I have myself, by my lukewarmness, shut the door against the graces which Thou didst desire to bestow upon me. O Lord! do not yet abandon me, continue to be merciful towards me; I will rise from this miserable state. I will for the future be more careful to overcome my passions, to follow Thy inspirations, and never will I through slothfulness omit my duties, but I will fulfil them with greater diligence. In short, I will, from this time forward, do all I can to please Thee, and I will neglect nothing which I may know to be pleasing to Thee. Since thou, O my Jesus! hast been so liberal with Thy graces towards me, and hast deigned to give Thy blood and Thy life for me, there is no reason I should act with such reserve towards Thee. Thou art worthy of all honor, all love, and to please Thee one ought gladly to undergo every labor, every pain. But, O my Redeemer! Thou knowest my weakness, help me with Thy powerful grace; in Thee I confide. O Immaculate Virgin Mary! thou who hast helped me to leave the world, help me to overcome myself and to become a Saint.
A Prayer Before the Reading of Any Part of the Holy Scriptures
Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts and minds of thy faithful servants, and inflame them with the fire of thy divine love. Let us pray O God, who by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, didst instruct the hearts of thy faithful servants; grant us in the same Spirit, to discern what is right, and enjoy his comfort for ever, Through our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth one God, with thee and the same Spirit, world without end. Amen.
Lovely Lady Dressed in Blue
Lovely Lady dressed in blue-Teach me how to pray!God was just your little boy,Tell me what to say! Did you lift Him up, sometimes,Gently on your knee?Did you sing to Him the wayMother does to me? Did you hold His hand at night?Did you ever tryTelling stories of the world?O! And did He cry? Do you really think He caresIf I tell Him things-Little things that happen? AndDo the Angels’ wings Make a noise? And can He hearMe if I speak low?Does He understand me now?Tell me- for you know? Lovely Lady dressed in blue-Teach me how to pray!God was just your little boy,And you know the way.
Midnight Praises of the Coptic Monks
I sought after You: from the depths of my heartMy Lord Jesus: help me.Loosen for me: all the bonds of sinMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Be a help to me: so that You may save meMy Lord Jesus: help me.May Your goodness: come speedily to meMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Overshadow me: with the shadow of Your wingsMy Lord Jesus: help me.In six days You have made: all the creationMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Seven times everyday: I will praise Your NameMy Lord Jesus: help me.All the creation: glorifies Your NameMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Yours is the Lordship: and the AuthorityMy Lord Jesus: help me.Make haste, O my God: so that You may save meMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Every knee: bows down before YouMy Lord Jesus: help me.All the diverse tongues: together bless Your NameMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Turn away Your face: from all of my sinsMy Lord Jesus: help me.Blot out, O God: all my iniquitiesMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. You know my thoughts: and You search my depthsMy Lord Jesus: help me.Create in me: a clean heartMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Your Holy Spirit: do not take away from meMy Lord Jesus: help me.Incline Your ears: make haste and hear meMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Set before me a law: in the way of Your justiceMy Lord Jesus: help me.Your Kingdom O my God: is an eternal kingdomMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. You are the Son of God: I believe in YouMy Lord Jesus: help me.You Who carries the sins of the world Have mercy upon meMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Forgive me the multitude: of my iniquitiesMy Lord Jesus: help me.All of the souls: together bless Your NameMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Have patience with me: do not hasten to destroy meMy Lord Jesus: help me.Early in the morning: I will rise and Bless Your NameMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Your yoke is sweet: and Your burden is lightMy Lord Jesus: help me.In the accepted time: hear meMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Oh, how beloved: is Your Holy NameMy Lord Jesus: help me.Disperse away from me: all of the devilsMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Sow within me: the seed of Your righteousnessMy Lord Jesus: help me.Grant us Your true peace: and forgive us our sinsMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me.
