Prayer Before Reception of Holy Communion...

"May every heart love Thee, every spirit adore Thee

and every will be subject to Thee!" - St Margaret Mary Alacoque

 

Prayer Before Reception of Holy Communion

O God, charity without limit

and mercy without measure,

it is your love that causes you to come to me 
and it is my hope that brings me to receive you. 
I give you my body as a temple,

my heart as an altar and my soul as a pyx.

O Lord, Innocent Lamb,
Redeemer of mercy, noble Child, Jesus,

cover me with your mantle; give me lodging in your Heart; 

envelop me in your kingdom; cure me with your fragrance and charity;

enliven me by your death; hide me in your wounds; 

cleanse me with your blood; bind me with your love and

make me utterly pleasing, according to your Holy Heart, Lord.

Prayer from a pamphlet regarding the Mass

Ireland, circa 1960s

Hat tip:  Kim Thoraldson

Image: Mass at a Connemara cabin ~ Aloysius O' Kelly 
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Day 7

Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Solemnity:  June 19

Jesus, meek and humble of heart

make my heart like unto Thine. 
Heart of Jesus, burning with love for me, 
inflame my heart with love of Thee.