A
Selection of Morning Prayers
Remember,
O Christian soul, that you have this day, and every day of your life
–
God
to glorify,
Jesus
to imitate,
The
angels and saints to invoke,
A
soul to save,
A
body to mortify,
Sins
to expiate,
Virtues
to acquire,
Hell
to avoid,
Heaven
to gain,
Eternity
to prepare for,
Time
to profit of,
Your
neighbor to edify,
Passions
to subdue,
Devils
to combat,
The
world to despise,
Death,
perhaps, to encounter,
And
judgment to undergo.
Prayer
of St. Mechtilde
“When
you awake
in the morning,” said our Blessed Lord to St. Mechtilde, “let
your first act be to salute My Heart, and to offer Me yours.”
I
adore, praise, and salute Thee, O most sweet Heart of my Jesus, fresh
and gladdening as the breath of spring, from which, as from a
fountain of graces, far sweeter than the honeycomb, floweth for ever
all good and all delight. I give Thee thanks with all the powers of
my heart for having preserved me through this night, and
for having rendered to God the Father praises and thanksgivings on my
behalf. And now, O my sweet Love, I offer Thee my miserable and
worthless heart as a morning sacrifice; I place it in Thy most tender
Heart, and commit it to Thy holy keeping; entreating Thee to deign to
pour into it Thy divine inspirations, and to enkindle it with Thy
holy love. Amen.
Devotions
for the Morning
O
my God, I adore Thee, and give Thee thanks for all Thy benefits, and
especially for having preserved me during the past night. I love
Thee with my whole heart, and I offer to Thee whatever I shall do or
suffer in the course of this day, in union with the sufferings of
Jesus Christ and of Mary,
and with an intention of gaining all the indulgences I am able.
I
will endeavor, by the assistance of Thy holy grace, to
avoid all sin; and I beseech Thee, for the love of Jesus, to pardon
me my past sins, and to grant me perseverance in virtue. I will
endeavor, particularly in such things as shall be contrary to my
inclinations, to unite myself to Thy blessed will, saying: “Lord,
Thy will be done.” O Jesus, extend Thy hands over me this day.
Most holy Mary, protect me. Faithful guardian, my good angel, and
you, my holy advocates, saints in heaven, assist me. Amen.
From
The Treasury of the
Sacred Heart, 1877
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