Salvation Prayer
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Of Jesus Christ, I ask the
following graces:
First, I pray
Thee to give me a lively faith in all that the holy Roman Church teaches me. Enlighten me
also that I may know the vanity of the goods of this world and the immensity of the
infinite good that Thou art. Make me also see the deformity of the sins I have committed,
that I may humble myself and detest them as I should, and on the other hand show me how
worthy Thou art because of Thy goodness, that I should love Thee with all my heart. Make
me know also the love Thou hast borne me, that from this day forward I may try to be
grateful for so much goodness.
Secondly, give me a firm
confidence of receiving Thy merciful pardon for my sins, holy perseverance, and finally,
the glory of heaven, through the merits of Jesus Christ and the intercession of Mary.
Thirdly, give me a great love of Thee,
which shall detach from the love of this world and of myself, so that I may love none
other but Thee and may neither do nor desire anything else but what is for Thy glory.
Fourthly, I beg of thee a perfect
resignation to Thy will, in accepting with tranquility sorrows, infirmities, contempt,
persecutions, aridity of spirit, loss of property, of esteem, of relations, and every
other cross which shall come to me from Thy hands. I offer myself entirely to Thee, that
Thou mayest do with me and all that belongs to me what Thou pleasest. Do Thou only give me
light and strength to do Thy will, and especially at the hour of death help me to
sacrifice my life to Thee with all the affection I am capable of, in union with the
sacrifice which Thy Son Jesus Christ made of His life on the cross on Calvary.
Fifthly, I beg of Thee a great sorrow
for my sins, which may make me grieve over them as long as I live and weep for the insults
I have offered Thee, the Sovereign Good Who art worthy of infinite love and Who hast loved
me so much.
Sixthly, I pray Thee to give me the
spirit of true humility and meekness, that I may accept with peace and even with joy all
the contempt, ingratitude and ill-treatment I may receive. At the same time I also pray
Thee to give me perfect charity, which shall make me wish well to those who have done evil
to me, and to do what good I can, at least by praying, for those who have in any way
injured me.
Seventhly, I beg Thee to give me love
for the virtue of holy mortification, by which I may chastise my rebellious senses and
cross my self-love; at the same time I beg Thee to give me holy purity of body and the
grace to resist all bad temptations, by always having recourse to Thee and Thy most holy
mother.
Give me grace faithfully to obey my spiritual father and all my
superiors in all things. Give me an upright intention, that in all I desire and do I may
seek only Thy glory and to please Thee alone. Give me a great confidence in the Passion of
Jesus Christ and in the intercession of Mary Immaculate. Give me a great love for the
sacrament of the altar and a tender devotion and love to Thy Holy Mother. Give me, I pray
Thee, above all, holy perseverance and the grace always to pray for it, especially in time
of temptation and at the hour of death.
Lastly, I recommend to Thee the holy souls of purgatory,
my relations and benefactors, and in a special manner I recommend to Thee all those who
hate me or who have in any way offended me; I beg Thee to render them good for the evil
they have done or may wish to do me. I recommend to Thee all infidels, heretics, and all
poor sinners; give them light and strength to deliver themselves from sin.
O most loving God, make Thyself known and loved by all, but
especially by those who have been more ungrateful to Thee than others, so that by Thy
goodness I may come one day to sing Thy mercies in heaven, for my hope is in the merits of
Thy blood and in the patronage of Mary.
Mary, Mother of God, pray to Jesus for me. So I
hope. So may it be.
Amen
