May 13, 2015
“Come, My Heart is an abyss of Mercy, Love and Tenderness!” “My Sacred Heart is your Heaven!”
“Look at My Heart .... look, have I not opened the gate of My Heart for you!”
Eucharistic Prayers
On many occassions and everywhere she appears, Mother Mary urges us to pray, pray and
pray, to repent and to fast. She offers them to the Father and uses our prayers to obtain for
instance that less evil is promulgated. She asks us never to cease praying for the conversion of
the world.
Everywhere she appears, she invites us to come and adore her Son in the Holy Eucharist.
Many Saints have responded to this call and dwelled in this Fountain of Life, This Well of
Mercy and Tenderness. “Come to Me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I
will give you rest”, Mat. 11:28.
“When you pray, pray from your heart. This is most pleasing to the Father. Satan flees
whenever God is invoked with love.”
Prayer at the end of Ecclesia de Eucharistia as suggested by Pope John Paul II:
"Let us make our own the words of Saint Thomas Aquinas,
an eminent theologian and an impassioned poet of Christ in the Eucharist,
and turn in hope to the contemplation of that goal to which our hearts aspire in their thirst for joy and peace:
Bone pastor, panis vere,
Iesu, nostri miserere...
Come then, good Shepherd, bread divine,
Still show to us thy mercy sign;
Oh, feed us, still keep us thine;
So we may see thy glories shine
in fields of immortality.
O thou, the wisest, mightiest, best,
Our present food, our future rest,
Come, make us each thy chosen guest,
Co-heirs of thine, and comrades blest
With saints whose dwelling is with thee.
Amen”
By Fr. Sergius Bulkakov
O Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour
thou didst promise to abide with us always.
Thou dost call all Christians
to draw near and partake
of Thy Body and Blood,
But our sin has divided us
and we have no power to partake
of Thy Holy Eucharist together.
We confess this our sin and we pray Thee,
forgive us and help us to serve the ways
of reconciliation, according to Thy Will.
Kindle our hearts with the fire
of the Holy Spirit,
give us the spirit of Wisdom and faith,
of daring and of patience,
of humility and firmness,
of love and of repentance,
through the prayers of the
most blessed Mother of God
and of all the saints.
Amen
Prayer of Saint Thomas Aquinas:
"Ad Sacrosanctum Sacramentum"
O sacred banquet at which
Christ is consumed,
The memory of His Passion recalled,
our soul filled with grace,
and our pledge of future glory received:
How delightful, Lord, is Your spirit,
which shows Your sweetness to men,
offers the precious bread of heaven,
fills the hungry with good things,
and sends away empty the scornful rich.
V. You have given them bread from heaven.
R. A bread having all sweetness within it.
Let us pray:
God, Who left for us a memorial of Your Passion in this miraculous sacrament,
Grant we implore You, that we may venerate the holy mystery of Your Body and Blood,
so that we may ever experience in ourselves the fruitfulness of Your redemption.
You who life and reign, world without end. Amen.
(Translation from The Aquinas Prayer Book, Sophia Institute Press)
Prayers to Jesus in the Holy Eucharist
from Priests for Life
"My Body"
"This is My Body, given up for you." Lord Jesus, we hear Your words each day at Mass. You have used these words to teach us the meaning
of Your love for us, a love that brought You to the cross to give Your life so we might live. You use these words also to teach us the meaning
of our love for one another, a love which leads us to give ourselves away that others might live.
"This is my body." Lord, we also hear these words used by those who think they can take life, just because that life is growing within their
body. We hear these words distorted by those who support abortion.
Grant that all Your people may learn that human fulfillment is never found by pushing someone else out of the way, but only and always
by pushing ourselves out of the way. May all Your people live their lives according to Your most sacred words, "This is my body, given up
for you!"
Unity
Thank You, Lord Jesus, for the gift of the Holy Eucharist, Your Sacred Body, by which You unite us as one body in You. "For we, many
though we are, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf"(1 Cor. 10:17) As we receive You, O Lord, You also receive us. As You draw
us up to Yourself, You draw us also into one another. "You are the Body of Christ, and individually members of it" (1 Cor. 12:27).
Lord, grant that we may never exclude any of the other members of Your Body from our love. As we receive Your Body in Communion, so
let us receive and welcome all the members of Your Body, no matter how inconvenient they may be. Help us especially to welcome those
who have become the most unwelcome members of our world, namely, those who have just entered it. Bless our brothers and sisters in the
womb. Rid our world of the sin of abortion, which divides parents from their own children, from one another, from their very selves, and
from You, O Lord.
Grant that the power of Unity which we find in the Eucharist may overcome the fear of the unborn child, and may enable us to welcome
that child as a brother, a sister, a member of Your Body. Amen.
Faith
Lord Jesus, I firmly believe that the Blessed Sacrament is Your very Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity. Senses cannot grasp this marvel.
Faith, however, reaches beyond what the eyes can see and assures us that You are present.
Grant, O Lord, that our faith in the Eucharist may also strengthen our ability to recognize the dignity of every human life. We know that
the senses can fool us there as well. Some may not be attractive, others may seem too small, some may appear as less than human.
But we, who can see You in the Sacred Host, can certainly see you in our brothers and sisters. We can also see You, O Lord, in the children
in the womb. In a day when so many have forgotten these children, and dismiss them as less valuable than those who are born, grant that
we may grow all the more convinced of their dignity and worth.
Then grant, O Lord, that we may act accordingly.
Amen.
May we worship You all around one single Tabernacle
Father,
blessed be Your Name.
Since Your Beloved Son Jesus Christ
came to the world
not to condemn it,
but to save the world,
Have Mercy upon us.
Look at Your Son's Holy Wounds
that are wide open now,
and remember the price He has paid for us
to redeem all of us.
Remember His Sacred Wounds
and the two Hearts
You Yourself united in Love
and who suffered together;
this One of the Immaculate Conception
and Your Beloved Son.
O Father,
remember His Promise now
and send us the Advocate
in full force,
the Holy Spirit of Truth, to remind
the world of the Truth
and of Your Son's docility,
humbleness, obedience and great Love.
Father,
the time has come
when the reign of division cries out
for Peace and Unity.
The time has come
that Your Son's wounded Body
cries out for Righteousness,
that of which the world has not
known yet;
but through the Immaculate Heart of Mary
and the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
give us
Precious Father
this Peace in our hearts
and fulfil the Scriptures
by fulfilling
Your Beloved Son's Prayer to You
that we may all be one,
one in the Divine Holy Trinity
so that we worship and praise You,
all around one single Tabernacle.
Amen.
(TLIG, March 25, 1991)
Stay with me, Lord, prayer of St. Pio of Pietrelcina after Holy Communion
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, for You are my light, and without You, I am in darkness.
Stay with me, Lord, to show me Your will.
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, if You wish me to be faithful to You.
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. It is getting late and death approaches, I
fear the darkness, the temptations, the dryness, the cross, the sorrows. O how I need You, my Jesus, in this night of exile!
Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all it’s 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!
Stay with me, Lord, for it is You alone I look for, Your Love, Your Grace, Your Will, Your Heart, Your Spirit, because I love You and ask no
other reward but to love You more and more. 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
A Prayer for Trust and Confidence in God's Mercy, by St. Pio of Pietrelcina
O Lord, we ask for a boundless confidence, and trust in Your divine mercy,
and the courage to accept the crosses and sufferings which bring immense goodness to our souls and that of Your Church.
Help us to love You with a pure and contrite heart, and to humble ourselves beneath Your cross, as we climb the mountain of holiness,
carrying our cross that leads to heavenly glory.
May we receive You with great faith and love in Holy Communion, and allow You to act in us as You desire for your greater glory.
O Jesus, most adorable Heart and eternal fountain of Divine Love, may our prayer find favor before the Divine Majesty of Your heavenly
Father.
Visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament
Padre Pio recited this prayer daily. It was written by St. Alphonsus Liguori
O my Lord Jesus Christ, who for the love You bear mankind, remain night and day in this Sacrament, all full of tenderness and love,
expecting and receiving all those who come to visit You: I believe that You are present in the Sacrament of the altar; I adore You from the
depths of my own nothingness and thank You for all the favors You have bestowed upon me; and especially for having given me Yourself
in this Sacrament, and Your holy Mother Mary as my Advocate; and for having called me to visit You in this church. I pay homage this day
to Your most loving Heart and this I intend to do for three intentions: first, in thanksgiving for this great gift; secondly, in reparation for all
the insults You have received from Your enemies in this Sacrament; thirdly, by this visit I intend to adore You in all places upon the earth,
where You are least adored and most neglected in Your Sacrament.
My Jesus, I love You with my whole heart. I repent of having in the past so many times displeased Your infinite goodness. I intend, with the
help of Your grace never more to offend You in the future; and at the present, wretched as I am, I consecrate myself wholly to You. I give
You, and utterly renounce, my entire will, all my affections, all my desires, and all that I possess. From this day forth, do with me and with
all that is mine whatever is pleasing in Your sight. I ask and desire only Your holy love, final perseverance and the perfect fulfillment of
Your will.
I commend to You the souls in purgatory, especially those who were most devoted to this Blessed Sacrament and to the Blessed Virgin
Mary.
I commend to You in like manner all poor sinners. Finally, my dear Savior, I unite all my affections with those of Your most loving Heart,
and thus united I offer them to Your eternal Father, and I pray to Him in Your name graciously to accept and answer them for love of You.
Amen.
My Prayer to Jesus in the Eucharist
(unknown)
Dear Jesus, I believe that everyday, you are inviting me to be like you in the Eucharist. I now understand what it is to be a Eucharist - to be
given, to be shared without discrimination. Jesus, you lovingly give yourself to all in the Eucharist. In the form of bread and wine, you
nourish, with your real presence, all people - holy and sinners, good and bad, rich and poor, young and old. Help me Jesus to be like you,
to live your Eucharistic grace. To be good and generous not just to the good but even to the bad, knowing that it is you who work in the
soul of each of us. Grant me the grace to be merciful not just to the one who shows me mercy but even to those who persecute me because
you Lord blessed even the very persons who crucified you. Jesus, may I see everything as grace and every moment as a grace-filled
opportunity, even my encounters with difficult persons around me, even my moments of pain and frustration, because it is in my day to
day existence that you manifest your love for me. Jesus, may I never lose sight of your love. Amen.
Prayer for the Spread of Perpetual Adoration
Heavenly Father, increase our faith in the Real Presence of Your Son Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. We are obliged to adore Him, to
give Him thanks and to make reparation for sins. We need your peace in our hearts and among nations. We need conversion from our sins
and the mercy of Your forgiveness. May we obtain this through prayer and our union with the Eucharistic Lord.
Please send down the Holy Spirit upon all peoples to give them the love, courage, strength and willingness to respond to the invitation to
Eucharistic Adoration.
We beseech You to spread Perpetual Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament in parishes around the world. We ask this in the name of
Jesus the Lord. Amen
Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Help us to
spread the glory of Your Son through Perpetual Adoration.
Prayer to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
--by St. Alphonsus Liguori
My Lord Jesus Christ, Who, through the love which You bear toward men, does remain with them day and night in this Sacrament, full of
mercy and love, awaiting, inviting and receiving all who come to visit You, I believe that You are present in the Sacrament of the Altar.
From the abyss of my nothingness, I adore You. I thank You for all the graces which You have bestowed upon me, particularly for having
given me Yourself in this Sacrament, for having given my Your most holy Mother Mary for my advocate, and for having called me to visit
You in this church. I pay my homage to Your most loving Heart for these three ends: 1) in thanksgiving for this great Gift; 2) to make
amends to You for all the outrages which You do receive in this Sacrament from all Your enemies; 3) I intend by this visit to adore You in all
the places on earth in which You are present in this Sacrament and in which You are the least honored and the most abandoned.
My Jesus, I love You with my whole heart. I am sorry for having offended Your infinite goodness so many times. I purpose, with the help of
Your grace, never more to offend You; and, at this moment, mniserable as I am, I consecrate my whole being to You. I give You my entire
will, all my affections and desires and all that I have. From this day forward, do what You will with me and with everything that belongs to
me. I ask and desire only Your holy love, the gift of final perseverance and the perfect fulfillment of Your will. I commend to You the souls
in Purgatory, particularly those who were most devoted to the Most Blessed Sacrament and to the Blessed Virgin Mary; and I also
commend to You all poor sinners. Finally, my dear Saviour, I unite all my affections with the affections of Your most loving Heart; and thus
united, I offer them to Your Eternal Father, and I entreat Him, in Your Name and for Your sake, to accept and answer them. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayers from Fatima
In the spring of 1916, a year before Our Lady visited the three children of Fatima,
an Angel of God came to them and taught them this prayer:
My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love Thee!
I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope, and do not love Thee.
(3 times)
In the fall of the same year, the Angel prostrated himself before the Sacred Body and Precious Blood of Jesus Christ and taught the three
children thus to make reparation to our Eucharistic Lord:
Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, I adore Thee profoundly! I offer Thee the most Precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of
Jesus Christ, present in all the Tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifference by which He is offended.
And through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of Thee the conversion of poor sinners.
Litany of the Love of God
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.
Thou Who art Infinite Love, I love Thee, O my God.
Thou Who didst first love, me, I love Thee, O my God.
Thou Who dost command me to love Thee, I love Thee, O my God.
With all my heart, I love Thee, O my God.
With all my soul, I love Thee, O my God.
With all my mind, I love Thee, O my God.
With all my strength, I love Thee, O my God.
Above all possessions and honor, I love Thee, O my God.
Above all pleasures and enjoyments, I love Thee, O my God.
More than myself and all that belongs to me, I love Thee, O my God.
More than all my relatives and friends, I love Thee, O my God.
More than all men and Angels, I love Thee, O my God.
Above all created things in Heaven or on earth, I love Thee, O my God.
Only for Thyself, I love Thee, O my God.
Because Thou art the sovereign Good, I love Thee, O my God.
Because Thou art infinitely worthy of being loved, I love Thee, O my God.
Because Thou art infinitely perfect, I love Thee, O my God.
Even hadst Thou not promised me Heaven, I love Thee, O my God.
Even hadst Thou no menaced me with Hell, I love Thee, O my God.
Even shouldst Thou try me by want and misfortune, I love Thee, O my God.
In wealth and in poverty, I love Thee, O my God.
In prosperity and in adversity, I love Thee, O my God.
In health and in sickness, I love Thee, O my God.
In life and in death, I love Thee, O my God.
In time and in eternity, I love Thee, O my God.
In union with that love wherewith all the Saints and all the Angels love Thee in heaven, I love Thee, O my God.
In union with that love wherewith the Blessed Virgin Mary loves Thee, I love Thee, O my God.
In union with that infinite love wherewith Thou lovest Thyself eternally, I love Thee, O my God.
Let us pray: My God, Who dost possess in incomprehensible abundance all that is perfect and worthy of love, annihilate in me all guilty,
sensual and undue love for creatures; kindle in my heart the pure flame of Thy love, so that I may love nothing but Thee or in Thee, until
being entirely consumed by holy love of Thee, I may go to love Thee eternally with the elect in Heaven, the country of pure love. Amen.
Come, O Jesus of the Eucharist
Jesus of the Eucharist! Come to us and be our Ruler! All that we have and are is Yours to command, for all that we have is Yours. If our
hearts are poor, enrich them with Your grace. If they have been sinful and soiled, accept them pure and cleansed through the Immaculate
Heart of Mary.
Suffering Heart of Jesus! to You we confide all the trials of our souls.
Sweet Heart of Jesus! to Your care we confide our weaknesses and ask You to accept our sincere repentence.
Compassionate Heart of Jesus! to You we confide our souls tormented by our suffering conscience.
Gentle heart of Jesus! we confide to You the peace and salvation of our families.
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus! the world, worried unto death, finds a refuge in Your Heart, where the lance once opened for us the source of
Life.
Come, O Jesus! Be our brother in the pure joy of Christian love!
Come, O Jesus! Be our friend in the depths of this world's sorrows.
Prayer for the Year of the Eucharist
Almighty God, we pray especially in this time that human weakness may come to pose less of an obstacle to the action of the Most Holy
Sacrament of the Eucharist, and that with all distortion set aside and every reprobated practice removed, through the intercession of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, the "Woman of the Eucharist", the saving Presence of Christ in the Sacrament of His Body and Blood may shine
brightly upon all people. Let all Christ's faithful participate in the Most Holy Eucharist as fully, consciously and actively as they can,
honoring it lovingly by their devotion and the manner of their life. Inspire all Bishops, Priests and Deacons, in the exercise of the sacred
ministry, to examine their consciences as regards the authenticity and fidelity of the actions they have performed in the Name of Christ and
the Church in the celebration of the Sacred Liturgy. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. John Vianney Prayer
"O my God, come to me, so that You may dwell in me and I may dwell in you.”
May the Whole of Your creation Serve You in the Most Holy Trinity
Sovereign from the beginning,
hear My prayer.
My soul, my heart are thirsting for you;
my gaze longs to see you, and
I look to no one else,
for there is no god to compare You with.
Nothing is greater than you,
since you alone are stupendously great;
for this, gather the nations
to give thanks and praise
to Your Holy Name;
around one single Tabernacle,
let them offer Your Sacrifice
together to Our Father in heaven,
in one voice and in the same Spirit.
Guardian of our soul, wonderfully strong, unconquerable,
may the whole of Your creation
serve You in the Most Holy Trinity;
grant us this blessing. Amen.
(TLIG, October 2, 1995)