CORPUS CHRISTI
NOVENA
Ninth day
Meditation
Thou art
here, every day, at once Victim and Priest, and Thy love has enclosed Thee in
this Sacrament, as my security, as my powerful Mediator; and Thou dost execute
the functions of both, Thou payest therewith my debts, and Thou obtainest my
reconciliation! What ought I not to expect from a redemption so powerful, and
from a love so generous, whatever sins I may have committed! Thou art found
every day on all the altars of the Christian world, where Thou offerest Thyself
in a sacrifice for the love of me; Thou multipliest thus Thy miracles in multiplying
Thy Divine presence in a thousand different and distant places, in order to
multiply towards me loving testimonies of Thy goodness always new.
Behold Thee,
0 my God, placed in the midst of sinners, to give them a convenient
asylum, and, if I may venture to say it, a domestic asylum, in which they can
take refuge in safety from the vengeance of divine justice; and all the temples
which are consecrated to Thee, and which Thou honourest with Thy divine
presence, are so many refuges and safe asylums, in which a penitent sinner has
nothing to fear, neither from hell, nor from heaven itself, when, in the
posture of a criminal, he implores Thy mercy with a contrite and humble heart,
and is resolved to satisfy Thy justice by fruits worthy of penance.
I thank Thee,
Jesus, my Divine Redeemer, for coming upon this earth for our salvation, and
for instituting the august Sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist in order to
remain with us until the end of the world.
I thank Thee
for hiding beneath the Eucharistic species Thy infinite majesty and beauty,
which Thy Angels delight to behold, so that I might have courage to approach
the throne of Thy Mercy.
I thank Thee,
most loving Jesus, for having made Thyself my food, and for uniting me to
Thyself with so much love in this wonderful Sacrament that I may live in Thee.
I thank Thee,
my Jesus, for giving Thyself to me in this Most Blessed Sacrament, and so
enriching it with the treasures of Thy love that Thou hast no greater gift to
give me.
I thank Thee
not only for becoming my food but also for offering Thyself as a continual
sacrifice to Thy Eternal Father for my salvation. I thank Thee, Divine
Priest, for offering Thyself as a Sacrifice daily upon our altars in adoration
and homage to the Most Blessed Trinity, and for making amends for our poor and
miserable adorations.
I thank Thee
for renewing in this daily Sacrifice the actual propitiatory Sacrifice of the
Cross offered on Calvary, in which Thou satisfiest Divine justice for us poor
sinners.
I thank Thee,
dear Jesus, for having become the priceless Victim to merit for me the fullness
of Heavenly favors. Awaken in me such confidence in Thee that their fullness
may descend ever more fruitfully upon my soul and let me always be worthy of
Thee.
I thank Thee
for offering Thyself in thanksgiving to God for all His benefits, spiritual and
temporal, which He hath bestowed upon me. In union with Thine offering of
Thyself to Thy Father in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, I ask for this special
favor:
(Mention
your petition here)
If it be Thy
holy Will, grant my request. Through Thee I also hope to receive the grace of
perseverance in Thy love and faithful service, a holy death, and a happy
eternity with Thee in Heaven. Amen.
O Lord, Thou
hast given us this Sacred Banquet, in which Christ is received, the memory of
His Passion is renewed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future
glory is given to us who are worthy of Thee. Thou hast given them bread from
Heaven. Having all sweetness within.
Prayer
God our
Father, for Thy glory and our salvation Thou appointed Jesus Christ eternal
High Priest. May the souls He gained for Thee by His Blood come to share
in the power of His Cross and Resurrection by celebrating His Memorial in this
Most Blessed Sacrament, for He liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy
Ghost, one God, forever. Amen.
O Jesus,
since Thou hast left us a remembrance of Thy Passion beneath the veils of this
Sacrament, grant us, we pray, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and
Blood that we may always enjoy the fruits of Thy Redemption through Christ our
Lord. Amen.
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