THE UNIVERSAL PRAYER

(attributed to Pope Clement

XI)
Lord I belie!e in "ou# in$rea%e m"
&ait'(
I tru%t in "ou# %tren)t'en m" tru%t(
I lo!e "ou# let me lo!e "ou more and
more(
I am %orr" &or m" %in%# deepen m"
%orro*(
I *or%'ip "ou a% m" +r%t be)innin)
I lon) &or "ou a% m" la%t end
I prai%e "ou a% m" $on%tant 'elper
And $all on "ou a% m" lo!in) prote$tor(
,uide me b" "our *i%dom
Corre$t me *it' "our -u%ti$e
Com&ort me *it' "our mer$"
Prote$t me *it' "our po*er(
I o.er "ou Lord m" t'ou)'t%# to be
+/ed on "ou0
1" *ord%# to 'a!e "ou &or t'eir t'eme0
1" a$tion%# to re2e$t m" lo!e &or "ou0
1" %u.erin)%# to be endured &or "our
)reater )lor"(
I *ant to do *'at "ou a%3 o& me#
In t'e *a" "ou a%3
4or a% lon) a% "ou a%3
5e$au%e "ou a%3 it(
Lord enli)'ten m" under%tandin)
Stren)t'en m" *ill
Puri&" m" 'eart
and ma3e me 'ol"(
Help me to repent o& m" pa%t %in%
And to re%i%t temptation in t'e &uture(
Help me to ri%e abo!e m" 'uman
*ea3ne%%e%
And to )ro* %tron)er a% a C'ri%tian(
Let me lo!e "ou m" Lord and m" ,od
And %ee m"%el& a% I reall" am#
A pil)rim in t'i% *orld
A C'ri%tian $alled to re%pe$t and lo!e
All *'o%e li!e% I tou$'
T'o%e under m" aut'orit"
1" &riend% and m" enemie%(
Help me to $on6uer an)er *it'
)entlene%%
,reed b" )enero%it"
Apat'" b" &er!or(
Help me to &or)et m"%el&
And rea$' out to*ard ot'er%
1a3e me prudent in plannin)
Coura)eou% in ta3in) ri%3%(
1a3e me patient in %u.erin)
una%%umin) in pro%perit"(
7eep me Lord attenti!e at pra"er
Temperate in &ood and drin3
8ili)ent in m" *or3
4irm in m" )ood intention%(
Let m" $on%$ien$e be $lear
1" $ondu$t *it'out &ault
1" %pee$' blamele%%
1" li&e *ell9ordered(
Put me on )uard a)ain%t m" 'uman
*ea3ne%%e%(
Let me $'eri%' "our lo!e &or me
7eep "our la*
And $ome at la%t to "our %al!ation(
Tea$' me to reali:e t'at t'i% *orld i%
pa%%in)
T'at m" true &uture i% t'e 'appine%% o&
'ea!en
T'at li&e on eart' i% %'ort
And t'e li&e to $ome eternal(
Help me to prepare &or deat'
;it' a proper &ear o& -ud)ment
5ut a )reater tru%t in "our )oodne%%(
Lead me %a&el" t'rou)' deat'
To t'e endle%% -o" o& 'ea!en(
,rant t'i% t'rou)' C'ri%t our Lord(
Amen(