MONTH OF
THE
MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT
Meditations by St. Alphonsus Liguori
Let my Beloved
come into His garden, and eat the fruit of His apple-trees. — Cant. v. 1.
Cornelius a Lapide says that this is precisely the
invitation which a soul wishing to receive the holy Communion makes to Jesus in
the blessed Sacrament. "Come, my Beloved," she says, " come into
my poor heart, which at one unhappy period was not Thine, but has now, through
Thy grace, returned to Thee; come and eat the fruit of Thy apple-trees; come
and taste in me the virtues which Thou Thyself dost bring by Thy coming. My
beloved Lord, for the honour at least of Thy own Majesty purify my soul, adorn
it, inflame it with Thy love, and make it fair in Thine Eyes, so that it may
become a fit abode for Thee.
Spiritual
Communion
I adore Thee, my beloved Jesus, truly present in the
most holy Sacrament of the Altar. I adore Thee, and long for Thy sacred
Presence in my heart. I cannot now receive Thee sacramentally, come to me,
therefore, dear Lord, in spirit, come and remove from my heart whatsoever in
the least displeases Thee, I hate and renounce it all, and beseech Thee to give
me instead the virtues I so much need, especially Come and teach me above all
to die to all self-love, that Thy love may be the motive of all I do, or think,
or say. I thank Thee for all Thy blessings, and unite myself to Thy Will in all
things: teach me to love Thee!
PRAYERS TO THE
EVER-BLESSED MOTHER OF GOD
For every Day of the Week
Pope Pius VII, granted 300 days' indulgence to all the faithful who, with at least contrition of heart, should repeat these prayers each day of the week, with three Ave Marias after each, in atonement for the blasphemies uttered against the blessed Virgin. This Indulgence is applicable to the souls in Purgatory.
THURSDAY
Prayer to Our Lady
To obtain Heaven
O Queen of Heaven, who art seated nearest to God, and
above all the choirs of Angels, I, a wretched sinner, salute thee from this
vale of tears, and beseech thee to turn towards me thy compassion ate eyes,
which beam graces whithersoever they are directed. Behold, O Mary, what danger
I am now in, and shall be in while I live, of losing my soul, and Heaven, and
God Himself: in thee, most holy Lady, I rest all my hopes; I love thee, and
long to see thee and praise thee in Paradise. O Mary, when will the happy day
come when I shall see myself saved, and at thy feet, and shall gaze on the
Mother of my Lord, my Mother also, who has done so much for my salvation? When
shall I kiss that hand which has so often rescued me from Hell, and has given me
so many favours, when, by my sins, I had deserved to be hated and abandoned by
all! I have been very ungrateful to thee in this life, but if I attain Heaven I
shall no more be so; there I shall love thee with all my strength, and in every
moment of Eternity, and shall atone for my negligence, by praising and thanking
thee unceasingly. I most earnestly thank God, Who has given me such confidence
in the Blood of Jesus Christ, and in thee, to whom I look to be saved from sin,
to obtain light and strength to fulfil the Divine Will, and finally to be led
to the gates of Heaven. All this thy servants have hoped, and none have ever
been deceived, neither shall I be. O Mary, it is for thee to save me: pray with
me to thy beloved Son, through the infinite Merits of His Passion, that He will
preserve in me, and continually increase this confidence, and thus I shall be
saved. Amen.
AVE MARIA
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu
in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater
Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
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.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of death.
Amen.
AVE MARIA
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu
in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater
Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
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.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of death.
Amen.
AVE MARIA
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu
in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater
Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
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.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of death.
Amen.
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