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NOVENA
AND HOLY HOUR
FOR FORGIVENESS
METHODOLOGY:
b. Our Father
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name;
Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in
heaven.
c. Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed
art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy
womb, Jesus.
i. Closing Prayer
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury
of compassion - inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and
increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we
might not despair nor become despondent, but with
great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will,
which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen.
WHATEVER TAKES AWAY your peace of soul cannot come from God.
The Way, no. 258
A clear mark of men and women of God is the peace in their souls. They
possess peace and they transmit peace to those with whom they have
dealings.
The Forge, no. 649
INTENTION
Lord, you know how much I desire to have your peace within me. But I
know very well that I cannot obtain it as long as I harbor bitterness and
resentment in my heart, like wounds that never heal over.
I would like to be able to say what Saint Paul said: “forbearing one
another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each
other... And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts” (Col 3:13.15).
Without your help, Lord, by my efforts alone, I will never be able to
attain that peace.
And so I humbly beg you, through Saint Josemaría’s intercession, for the
grace to be able to forgive. Cleanse my heart from the infection of hatred,
anger, dislikes, and other bitter feelings that divide, however much I feel
my reaction is justified by other people’s faults and offenses.
Put yourself always in your neighbour’s shoes. You will then see the
various issues or problems calmly. You will not get annoyed. You will be
understanding. You will make allowances and will correct people when
and as required. And you will fill the world with charity.
The Forge, no. 958
INTENTION
Jesus, you see how difficult I find it to understand others, to see the best
in them and forgive their faults when they upset me and hurt me.
I ask you for the grace to fulfill your command: “Judge not, and you will
not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive,
and you will be forgiven” (Lk 6:37).
You know, Lord, that often the first thing I notice about people is the
negative things, the things that annoy me, that I see as ridiculous or
unbearable. And so I develop the vice of thinking and speaking badly
about others.
Let’s reject all pride, be compassionate, show charity; help each other
with prayer and sincere friendship.
The Forge, no. 454
INTENTION
Lord, it’s true that I pray, and ask you to forgive me, but I still don’t
forgive those who offend me. Forgive me for disdaining the words of
your Son Jesus, which I say so often when I pray the Our Father: “forgive
us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us” (Matt
6:12).
I realize that if I were sincere, beneath all that hardness I would see my
own pride. I recognize that I am touchy, I take offense easily, I take the
things people say or do the wrong way, and the slightest insinuation
upsets me... And you, Jesus: how did you behave when people treated
you badly? What do you do to me when I mistreat you with my sins? I
know perfectly well that every time I go and confess my sins, you say to
me: “I absolve you.”
SAY WHAT YOU HAVE JUST SAID, but in a different tone, without
anger, and your argument will gain in strength and, above all, you won’t
offend God.
The Way, no. 9
Never correct anyone while you are still indignant about a fault
committed. Wait until the next day, or even longer. And then, calmly,
and with a purer intention, make your reprimand. You will gain more by
one friendly word than by a three-hour quarrel. Control your temper.
The Way, no. 10
Always remain silent when you feel the upsurge of indignation within
you. And do so, even when you have good reason to be angry. For, in
spite of your discretion, in such moments you always say more than you
wish.
The Way, no. 656
INTENTION
I think, Jesus, about your words “learn from me; for I am gentle and
lowly in heart” (Matt 11:29). And then I think about myself: my
irritations, my sharpness, the anger that boils up inside me, the
conviction that it’s fine to be hard on other people because “I’m right”.
Saint Paul said: “Let all bitterness and wrath (…) and slander be put
away from you” (Eph 4:31). Saint Josemaría responded to slander with a
constant attitude of “keeping quiet, working, forgiving, and smiling”.
Men do not scandalize God. He can put up with all our infidelities.
Christ is Passing By, no. 64
INTENTION
My God, I know that resentment is a wound that self-love and pride
keep open and stir up in the heart; it is gangrene, carefully cultivated in
the soul by hatred. It scares me, my God, because I have discovered it
inside myself, rooted there like a cancer.
Someone once said that resentment is the devil’s oven. They were right. I
too feel that it is a cursed fire that incinerates the love, understanding
and peace that should always mark the relationships of God’s children.
Free me from it, Jesus! Help me to get rid of this disease through
frequent Confession. Grant me, through Saint Josemaría’s intercession,
the strength from Heaven to forgive and forget.
Our love has to be a dedicated love, practiced every day and made up of
a thousand little details of understanding, hidden sacrifice and
unnoticed self-giving.
Christ is Passing By, no. 36
Remain silent, and you will never regret it: speak, and you often will.
The Way, no. 639
INTENTION
My God, you know that I find it really hard to forgive people’s
inconsiderateness towards me, their thoughtlessness, disrespect,
impatience and impoliteness; and you know that I find it even harder to
admit that I too fall into those same faults. I ask you, through Saint
Josemaría’s intercession, for help to overcome my exaggerated self-
esteem and to practice what Saint Paul tells us: “with all lowliness and
meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love” (Eph 4:2).
Set me free, Lord, from obstinately thinking that only I know what is
right; from being rude, getting impatient over little faults, and arguing
about unimportant things... I ask you for the charity to be able to keep
silent, smile, put a good face on things, and say I’m sorry when I have
corrected someone sharply. And if need be, I ask you for the heroic
forgiveness with which you received Judas in the garden as he was
betraying you.
OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN pardons any offense when his child returns
to him, when he repents and asks for pardon. The Lord is such a good
Father that he anticipates our desire to be pardoned and comes forward
to us, opening his arms laden with grace.
Christ is Passing By, no. 64
It was the Lord who took the initiative by coming out to meet us. He
gave us this example.
Friends of God, no. 228
It is in the Sacrament of Penance that you and I put on Jesus Christ and
his merits.
The Way, no. 310
INTENTION
O God, Father of Mercy, I open the Gospel and see that Jesus is asking
me always to take the first step to reconciliation, to be the first to say
sorry and offer forgiveness. “Leave your gift there before the altar and
go; first be reconciled to your brother” (Matt 5:24).
It is only fair for you to ask me to do what you did yourself. Indeed,
Saint Paul says that “while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Rm
5:8). My God, how hard I find it to take that first step when I am
convinced that I’m right, that I am the one who was offended! It seems
something superhuman.
I can only do it with your strength, Lord! Saint Josemaría, intercede for
me, so that I make up my mind to seek God’s help by making a sincere
Confession, because it is in the Sacrament of Reconciliation that I can
find the grace I need.
TO OUR FALLING again and again into evil, Jesus responds with his
determination to redeem us, with an abundance of forgiveness.
The Way of the Cross, 7th Station
Get used to replying to those poor “haters”, when they pelt you with
stones, by pelting them with Hail Marys.
The Forge, no. 650
INTENTION
Good Jesus, I recognize that when I feel offended the desire to retaliate
starts to boil up inside me. Exactly what you did not do! How difficult it
is to subdue the fantasy of the little or big acts of revenge constructed by
my imagination! And yet I know that I should be thinking about
forgiving!
Lord, when I feel like that, bring to my mind your words: “Love your
enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matt 5:44); and the
words of Saint Paul: “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil
with good” (Rm 12:21).
I beg you, Lord, that my meditation on Saint Josemaría’s words for today
may awaken in me, through his intercession, the resolution of always
praying for those who cause me any harm, and wanting good for them,
“drowning evil in an abundance of good”.
INTENTION
Mother of Mercy, Comforter of the afflicted, Refuge of sinners, you were
united to the sacrifice of Jesus when he shed his Blood on the Cross to
cleanse us from our sins: take pity on us poor sinners, when we cannot
manage to forgive.
When we feel resentment, anger or the desire for revenge burning inside
us, make us remember you. Never let us forget that we have a Mother
who loves us and who wants to soften our hard hearts with the warmth
of her Immaculate Heart.
Enfold us, Mother, in your embrace like small children; calm our anger
with your smile; obtain for us from your Son the gift of forgiving,
forgetting, and not stirring up grudges; and also of loving and wishing
well those who do not wish us well. Lead us, Mother, as Saint Josemaría
prayed, deep into the Sacred and Merciful Heart of Jesus.
Lord Jesus Christ, you said: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the
Kingdom of heaven.
Yet we are preoccupied with money and worldly goods and put our
trust in what we possess rather than in your care for us.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus Christ, you said: Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit
the earth.
Yet we are so concerned about our own rights and self-interest and so
little concerned about serving others.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus Christ, you said: Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall
be comforted.
Yet we are impatient under our burdens and unconcerned about the
burdens of others.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus Christ, you said: Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for
righteousness, for they shall have their fill.
Yet we do not thirst for you, the fountain of all holiness, and we are
satisfied with half-measures and mediocrity.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus Christ, you said: Blessed are the merciful for they shall
receive mercy.
Yet we are so quick to condemn, so slow to forgive.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus Christ, you said: Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall
see God.
Yet we have often regarded persons created in your image as objects of
our own lusts and cannot raise our eyes to you.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, Jesus Christ, you said: Blessed are those who suffer persecution for
holiness' sake, for the Kingdom of God is theirs.
Yet we suffer no opposition because we have been ashamed of you, our
Crucified Savior, and have lived worldly compromises of your Gospel.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Let us pray. Pour forth Thy grace into our hearts, we beseech Thee, O
Lord, that we who refrain from sin by self-denial, may be afflicted in
time rather than condemned to eternal punishment, through Our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
Let us pray. Lord Jesus, reconciling us to each other and to God, pour out
your Spirit upon us that there may be a real work of reconciliation in our
midst now.
We give thanks for every good relationship and seek your mercy for
relationships which went wrong, whoever was at fault. May your mercy
cover any harm or hurt which these whom we have remembered did to
us or we to them.
We remember those who needed us to help them, who needed our skill,
our care, our prayers. We give thanks for any way in which we were able
to mirror your love to them. We ask for your mercy to cover any harm
we did, or any good we failed to do in their time of need.
We remember those whose suffering cries out for healing, disturbing our
peace; those whose plight cries out for justice and those whose misery
challenges our right to be comfortable. We give thanks for any way we
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can respond to their need. Have mercy on our weakness and on our
slowness to respond to your Spirit.
Now with this work of reconciliation begun, we would pray as one family,
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name; thy kingdom
come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who
trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from
evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and
ever. Amen.
Blessing and sending out at the end of this act of worship and reflection, we
remind ourselves that it is the pain and loss of terrible experiences in our lives
or in the lives of those for whom we care and whom we seek to support that has
brought us together. In these moments we have looked again into the darkness
and acknowledged that terrible things have happened. We have reminded each
other of the possibility of God’s presence in our suffering, of his grace and love,
and of the hope and possibilities of experiencing the joy of life again. Let us go
from here with a sense of renewal, knowing that in spite of the loss and suffering
of the days that have passed, we can begin or continue to live anew, that we can
rise above the sorrows of the past and once again experience joy in living. Let us
intend to bear our losses and our enduring pain through a keen sense of the
closeness of God, by raising our hearts, and by finding in each moment, each
person we meet, each act of kindness or moment of beauty, hope for today and
the strength to go on. And so….may the peace of God, which passes all
understanding, keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God and
of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord; And the blessing of God, the Father, the Son
and the Holy Spirit, Remain with us always. Amen.
After receiving the Holy Communion, recite the following before praying for
personal intentions:
Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do
not forget You. You know how easily I abandon You.
Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak and I need Your strength, that I
may not fall so often.
Stay with me, Lord, for You are my life, and without You, I am without
fervor.
Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Your voice and follow You.
Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love You very much, and always be in
Your company.
Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is, I want it to be a place of
consolation for You, a nest of love.
Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late and the day is coming to a close,
and life passes; death, judgment, eternity approaches. It is necessary to
renew my strength, so that I will not stop along the way and for that, I
need You.
Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all its dangers. I need You.
Let me recognize You as Your disciples did at the breaking of the bread,
so that the Eucharistic Communion be the Light which disperses the
darkness, the force which sustains me, the unique joy of my heart.
Stay with me, Lord, because at the hour of my death, I want to remain
united to You, if not by communion, at least by grace and love.
Stay with me, Jesus, I do not ask for divine consolation, because I do not
merit it, but the gift of Your Presence, oh yes, I ask this of You!
With a firm love, I will love You with all my heart while on earth and
continue to love You perfectly during all eternity. Amen
METHODOLOGY:
3. The prayers to be used for this Holy Hour are adapted from the
Holy Hour of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Sacred
Heart Institute Inc., Winona, Minnesota, USA. A rosary should
accompany the Holy Hour prayers especially on the part of
praying the Sorrowful Mysteries.
I. OPENING PRAYERS
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
Amen.
Through the prayers of Mary, virgin and mother, I place in your care
those I come to remember, especially the people I will be praying for this
Special Personal Holy Hour for Forgiveness.
As we now bring fire to this candle-wick, making it glow with light, may we
also bring the fire of love to this time of prayer and worship.
May this holy candle send forth dancing rays like sunrise on the most glorious
morning, and may these rays of light encircle us and those we love.
We give you thanks O God, for this happy moment and we ask that as
we are as one, in this circle of light, we may always be one with you in
the circle of your loving presence.
Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle in them
the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created, and
Thou shall renew the face of the earth.
O God, Who by the light of the Holy Spirit, didst instruct the hearts of
the faithful, grant that in the same Holy Spirit we may be truly
wise, and ever rejoice in His consolation. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Act of Contrition
My Lord Jesus Christ, it is Thy great love for men that keeps Thee day
and night in this Sacrament, full of pity and love, expecting, inviting, and
welcoming all who visit Thee. I believe that Thou art really present in the
Sacrament of the Altar. From the depth of my nothingness, I adore Thee;
and I thank Thee for the many graces Thou hast given me, especially for
the gift of Thyself in this Sacrament, for the gift of Thy most holy Mother
as my intercessor, and for the privilege of visiting Thee in this Church.
I intercede with Thee for the Souls in Purgatory, especially for those who
were most devoted to the Blessed Sacrament, and to Thy most holy
Mother. I recommend to Thee also, all poor sinners. And lastly, my dear
Savior, I unite all my desires with the desires of Thy most loving Heart.
Thus united, I present them to Thine Eternal Father, and beg Him in Thy
Name and for love of Thee, to hear and answer them.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make our Jesus, hearts like unto Thine.
Act of Faith
O MY GOD, I firmly believe that Thou art one God in Three Divine
Persons, Father, Son and Holy Ghost. I believe that Thy Divine Son
became Man, and died for our sins, and that He will come to judge the
living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the Holy
Catholic Church teaches, because Thou hast revealed them, Who can
neither deceive nor be deceived.
Act of Hope
Act of Love
O MY GOD, I love Thee above all things, with my whole heart and soul,
because Thou art all-good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as
myself for the love of Thee. I forgive all who have injured me, and ask
pardon of all whom I have injured.
I love Thee above all things that can be loved, above all pleasures, and in
fine above myself and all that is not Thee, protesting in the presence of
Heaven and earth that I will live and die purely and simply in Thy holy
love, and that if to love Thee thus I must endure persecution and
O Jesus, Supreme Master of all hearts, I love Thee, I adore Thee, I praise
Thee, I thank Thee, because I am now all Thine Own. Rule over me, and
transform my soul into the likeness of Thyself, so that it may bless and
glorify Thee forever in the abode of the Saints. Amen.
I renew my Baptismal Vows, I renounce Satan, with all his works and
pomps, and I promise to live as a good Catholic: Especially, do I pledge
myself, by all the means in my power, to bring about the triumph of the
rights of God and of Thy Church.
Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer Thee all my poor actions to obtain that all
hearts may recognize Thy Sacred Royalty, and that thus the reign of Thy
Peace may be established throughout the entire world. Amen.
Jesus, King and Center of all hearts, through the advent of Thy Kingdom,
grant us peace.
The more hearts resist Thy Divine attractions, the more we shall love
Thee, O infinitely amiable Heart of Jesus!
The more unbelief attacks Thy Divinity, the more humbly and
profoundly we shall adore It, O Divine Heart of Jesus!
The more Thy holy laws are transgressed and ignored, the more we shall
delight to observe them, O most holy Heart of Jesus!
The more Thy Sacraments are despised and abandoned, the more
frequently we shall receive them with love and reverence, O most liberal
Heart of Jesus!
The more the imitation of Thy virtues is neglected and forgotten, the
more we shall endeavor to practice them, O Heart, model of every virtue!
The more the devil labors to destroy souls, the more we shall be inflamed
with desire to save them, O Heart of Jesus, zealous Lover of souls!
The more sin and impurity destroy the image of God in man, the more
we shall try by purity of life to be a living temple of the Holy Spirit, O
Heart of Jesus!
The more Thy Holy Church is despised, the more we shall endeavor to
be her faithful children, O Sweet Heart of Jesus!
The more Thy Vicar on earth is persecuted, the more will we honor him
as the infallible head of Thy Holy Church, show our fidelity and pray for
him, O kingly Heart of Jesus!
Praise and adoration ever more be given to the most holy Sacrament.
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, in these times of such brazen impiety,
show thy power with the signs of thy former victories, and from thy
throne, a from which thou bestow pardon and graces, mercifully look
upon the Church of thy Son, His Vicar on earth, and every order of
clergy and laity, who are sorely oppressed in this mighty conflict.
For me who am the least of men, kneeling before thee in prayer, obtain
the grace I need to live a holy life upon earth and to reign among the just
in Heaven. Meanwhile, together with all faithful Christians throughout
the world, I greet thee and acclaim thee as Queen of the Most Holy
Rosary.
With Mary Immaculate, let us adore, thank, implore and console, the
Most Beloved and Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
O holy Redeemer! Thou art clothed with a scarlet cloak, a reed is placed
in Thy hands for a scepter, and the sharp points of a thorny crown are
pressed into Thy adorable head.
My soul, thou canst never conceive the sufferings, the insults and
indignities offered to our Blessed Lord during this scene of pain and
mockery.
O Jesus! I devoutly venerate Thy sacred head pierced with thorns, struck
with a reed, overwhelmed with pain and derision.
I adore the Precious Blood flowing from Thy bleeding wounds. To Thee
be all praise, all thanksgiving and all love for evermore.
O meek Lamb, Victim for sin! May Thy thorns penetrate my heart with
fervent love, that I may never cease to adore Thee as my God, my King
and my Savior.
We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee, because by Thy holy Cross
Thou hast redeemed the world.
When my parched lips can no longer kiss Thy most sacred wounds,
remember then those kisses which now I imprint on Thee, and have
mercy on me.
When my cold hands can no longer embrace Thy Cross, forget not the
affection with which I embrace it now, and have mercy on me.
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ to heal
the wounds of our souls.
My God, my chief and most perfect Good, worthy of all my love, seeing
Thou hast ever loaded me with blessings, I cannot now undo my
misdeeds, as I would most willingly, but I can and will loathe them,
grieving greatly for having offended Thee Who art infinite Goodness.
And now, kneeling at Thy feet, I will try at least to compassionate Thee,
to give Thee thanks, to ask of Thee pardon and contrition. Wherefore,
with heart and lips I say:
Sweet Heart of my Jesus, grant that I may ever love Thee more and more.
O Sweetest Jesus, Who came into this world to give to all the life of Thy
grace, and Who, to preserve and sustain it, did will to be the remedy of
our daily infirmities, and our daily food; humbly we pray Thee, by Thy
Heart, all on fire for love of us, to pour out Thy Holy Spirit upon all, so
that those who are unhappily in mortal sin may be converted to Thee,
and recover the life of grace which they have lost; and those who by Thy
gift still live this Divine life, may every day, when they are able,
approach devoutly to Thy holy table, where, in daily Holy Communion,
receiving every day the antidote to their daily venial sins, and
nourishing the life of grace in their hearts, and purifying more and more
their souls, they may come at last to the enjoyment with Thee of eternal
beatitude. Amen.
Heart of Jesus, burning with love for us, inflame our hearts with love of
Thee!
O Most Merciful Jesus, Lover of Souls: I pray Thee, by the agony of Thy
most Sacred Heart, and by the sorrows of Thine Immaculate Mother,
cleanse in Thy Blood the sinners of the whole world who are now in
their last agony, and are to die this day. Amen.
Jesus, Supreme Pontiff of the New and Eternal Testament, Thou art
seated at the right hand of God as a perpetual Advocate for us and are
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pleased to be for all time with Thy beloved spouse the Church and with
Thy vicar who governs her. Divine Prince of the pastors of Thy flock,
Thou have deigned to place on the throne of Peter Thy servant and
Pontiff, Pope Francis. Make him, in the midst of the wickedness of our
times, mild in hostile attacks, strong in the defense of the faith, and a
gentle father and watchful master in the pastoral office.
May Thy Kingdom come, Immortal King of the ages! May the truth,
which Thou hast brought from Heaven, reach even to the ends of the
earth. May the fire which Thou dost will to be cast upon the earth
inflame all hearts. This is the desire that is in the heart of Thy vicar: a
desire to reconcile all men to Thee; a desire for concord and forgiveness
among nations; a desire for justice and peace.
Jesus, enlighten Thy vicar. Strengthen him in his sorrows and in his
universal cares. Speak that powerful word, O Lord, which shall change
minds, turn hate into love, check the fury of human passions, temper the
sufferings, and dry the tears of those who are in sorrow. Increase the
virtue and the resignation of families and pacify nations and peoples so
that the Church built by Thee on Saint Peter to gather all people around
Thine altar of life and salvation, may invoke Thee, adore Thee, and exalt
Thee in peace forever.
Amen.
O God, the Shepherd and Ruler of all Thy faithful people, mercifully
look upon Thy servant Francis, whom Thou hast chosen as the chief
Shepherd to preside over Thy Church. We beg Thee to help him edify,
both by word and example, those over whom he has charge, that he may
reach everlasting life together with the flock entrusted to him. Through
Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Heart of Love, I put all my trust in Thee, for I fear all things from my
own weakness, but I hope for all things from Thy goodness.
--------St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
(Pause for more or less than 10 minutes for silent adoration. It can be
accompanied by a series of soft religious music.)
Eternal Father, I humbly adore and thank Thee for having created me,
and for having redeemed me by means of Jesus Christ. I thank Thee for
having made me a Christian by giving me the true faith, and by adopting
me for Thy child in holy Baptism. I thank Thee for having given me time
for repentance after my many sins, and for having, as I hope, pardoned
all my offenses against Thee.
Realizing that my visit to Thee is of little avail unless I try to live a better
life and set a better example, I am resolved to go forth again to my duties
and my concerns with a renewed spirit of perseverance and good will. In
my daily life I will try to love and serve God well, and love my neighbor
also, for these two things go together. I will try to be a true disciple,
indeed. Help me, O Jesus, in this my resolution.
Bless me, dear Lord, before I go. And bless not me alone, O Lord, but all
as well who are here present, and all who could not come, especially the
sick and the dying. Bless our homes and all the children there. Bless all
our life and the hour of our death.
Grant rest to the Souls of the faithful departed, and bring them into the
light of Thy Divine glory.
So may we who have worshiped Thee and been blessed by Thee here on
earth, come to behold the radiant glory of Thy unveiled countenance in
Heaven for ever and ever. Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
After receiving the Holy Communion, recite the following before praying for
personal intentions:
Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do
not forget You. You know how easily I abandon You.
Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak and I need Your strength, that I
may not fall so often.
Stay with me, Lord, for You are my life, and without You, I am without
fervor.
Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Your voice and follow You.
Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love You very much, and always be in
Your company.
Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is, I want it to be a place of
consolation for You, a nest of love.
Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late and the day is coming to a close,
and life passes; death, judgment, eternity approaches. It is necessary to
renew my strength, so that I will not stop along the way and for that, I
need You.
Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all its dangers. I need You.
Let me recognize You as Your disciples did at the breaking of the bread,
so that the Eucharistic Communion be the Light which disperses the
darkness, the force which sustains me, the unique joy of my heart.
Stay with me, Lord, because at the hour of my death, I want to remain
united to You, if not by communion, at least by grace and love.
Stay with me, Jesus, I do not ask for divine consolation, because I do not
merit it, but the gift of Your Presence, oh yes, I ask this of You!
With a firm love, I will love You with all my heart while on earth and
continue to love You perfectly during all eternity. Amen
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