GLORIOUS ST BENEDICT,
Sublime model of all virtues,
Pure vessel of God’s grace,
Behold me humbly kneeling at your feet.
I implore your loving heart
To pray for me before the throne of God.
To you I have recourse
In all the dangers which daily surround me.
Shield me against my enemies;
Inspire me to imitate you in all things.
May your blessings be with me always,
So that I may shun whatever God forbids
And avoid the occasions of sin.
Graciously obtain for me from God
The favors and graces of which I stand
So much in need in the trials, miseries
and afflictions of life.
Your heart was always so full
Of love,
Compassion and mercy
Towards those who were afflicted
Or troubled in any way. |
You never dismissed
Without consolation and assistance
Anyone who had recourse to you.
I therefore invoke
Your powerful intercession,
In confident hope
That you will hear my prayers
And obtain for me the special grace
And favor I so earnestly implore,
(Mention your request),
If it be for the greater glory of God
and the welfare of my soul.
Help me, O great St. Benedict,
To live and die as a faithful child of God,
To be ever submissive
to His Holy Will, and so obtain
The eternal happiness of heaven.
Amen. |