A
Universal Prayer for All Things Necessary to Salvation
O
my God, I believe in Thee; do Thou strengthen my faith. All
my hopes are in Thee; do Thou secure them. I love Thee with my whole
heart; teach me to love Thee daily more and more. I am sorry that I
have offended Thee; do Thou increase my sorrow.
I
adore Thee as my first beginning. I aspire after Thee as my last
end. I give Thee thanks as my constant benefactor. I call upon Thee
as my sovereign protector. Vouchsafe, O my God, to conduct me by Thy
wisdom, to restrain me by Thy justice, to comfort me by Thy mercy,
and to defend me by Thy power.
To
Thee I desire to consecrate all my thoughts, words, actions, and
sufferings; that henceforward
I may think of Thee, speak of Thee, willingly refer all my actions to
Thy greater glory, and suffer willingly whatever Thou shalt appoint.
Lord,
I desire that in all things Thy will may be done, because it is Thy
will, and in the manner that Thou willest.
I
beg of Thee to enlighten my understanding, to inflame my will, to
purify my body, and to sanctify my soul.
Give
me strength, O my God, to expiate my offenses,
to overcome temptations, to subdue my passions, and to acquire the
virtues proper for my state.
Fill
my heart with tender affection for Thy goodness, hatred for my
faults, love for my neighbor, and contempt of the world.
Let
me always remember to be submissive to my superiors, condescending to
my inferiors, faithful to my friends, and charitable to my enemies.
Assist
me to overcome sensuality by mortification, avarice by alms-deeds,
anger by meekness, and tepidity by devotion.
O
my God, make me prudent in my undertakings, courageous in dangers,
patient in afflictions, and humble in prosperity. Grant that I may
be ever attentive at my prayers, temperate at my meals, diligent in
my employments, and constant in my resolutions.
Let
my conscience be ever upright and pure, my exterior modest, my
conversation edifying, and my comportment regular.
Assist
me, that I may continually labor to overcome nature, to correspond
with Thy grace, to keep Thy commandments, and to work out my
salvation.
Discover
to me, O my God, the nothingness of this world, the greatness of
heaven, the shortness of time, and the length of eternity.
Grant
that I may prepare for death, that I may fear Thy judgments, that I
may escape hell, and, in the end, obtain heaven: through the merits
of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
From The Treasury of the Sacred
Heart, 1877
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