Friday, February 3, 2023
This is St. Thomas Aquinas - After Holy Communion prayer.
This is St.
Thomas Aquinas - After Holy Communion prayer.
I thank You, O
holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, who have deigned, not through any
merits of mine, but out of the condescension of Your goodness, to satisfy me, a
sinner, Your unworthy servant, with the precious Body and Blood of Your Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ.
I pray that this
Holy Communion be not a condemnation to punishment for me, but a saving plea
for forgiveness.
May it be to me
the armor of faith and the shield of goodwill.
May it be the
emptying out of my vices and the extinction of all lustful desires; an increase
of charity and patience, humility and obedience, and all virtues, a strong
defense against the snares of all my enemies, visible and invisible; the
perfect quieting of all my evil impulses of flesh and spirit, binding me firmly
to You, the one true God, and a happy ending of my life.
I pray too that
You will deign to bring me, a sinner, to that ineffable banquet where You, with
your Son and the Holy Spirit, are to Your saints true light, fulfillment of
desires, eternal joy, unalloyed gladness, and perfect bliss. Through Christ our Lord. AMEN.
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