THE PRAYER OF SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS

THANKSGIVING AFTER MASS

Lord, Father all-powerful and ever-living God, I thank You, for
even though I am a sinner, your unprofitable servant, not
because of my worth but in the kindness of your mercy,
You have fed me with the Precious Body & Blood of Your Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ.
I pray that this Holy Communion may not bring me
condemnation and punishment but forgiveness and salvation.
May it be a helmet of faith and a shield of good will.
May it purify me from evil ways and put an end to my evil passions.
May it bring me charity and patience, humility and obedience,
and growth in the power to do good.
May it be my strong defense against all my enemies, visible and invisible, and the perfect calming of all my evil impulses,
bodily and spiritual.
May it unite me more closely to you, the One true God, and lead me
safely through death to everlasting happiness with You.
And I pray that You will lead me, a sinner, to the banquet where you,
with Your Son and holy Spirit, are true and perfect light, total fulfillment, everlasting joy, gladness without end, and perfect
happiness to your saints. grant this through Christ our Lord,
AMEN.




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Litany of Humility

O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, Jesus.

From the desire of being loved...
From the desire of being extolled ...
From the desire of being honored ...
From the desire of being praised ...
From the desire of being preferred to others...
From the desire of being consulted ...
From the desire of being approved ...
From the fear of being humiliated ...
From the fear of being despised...
From the fear of suffering rebukes ...
From the fear of being calumniated ...
From the fear of being forgotten ...
From the fear of being ridiculed ...
From the fear of being wronged ...
From the fear of being suspected ...

That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I ...
That, in the opinion of the world,
others may increase and I may decrease ...
That others may be chosen and I set aside ...
That others may be praised and I unnoticed ...
That others may be preferred to me in everything...
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should…

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Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val (1865-1930),
Secretary of State for Pope Saint Pius X

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Litany to Saint Philomena

Lord have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy on us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity one God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, Queen of Virgins,

Saint Philomena,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, filled with the most abundant graces from your very birth,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, faithful imitator of Mary,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, model of Virgins,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, temple of the most perfect humility,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, inflamed with zeal for the Glory of God,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, victim of the love of Jesus,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, example of strength and perseverance,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, invincible champion of chastity,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, mirror of the most heroic virtues,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, firm and intrepid in the face of torments,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, scourged like your Divine Spouse,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, pierced by a shower of arrows,
pray fro us.

Saint Philomena, consoled by the Mother of God when in chains,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, cured miraculously in prison,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, comforted by angels in your torments,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, who preferred torments and death to the splendors of a throne,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, who converted the witnesses of your martyrdom,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, who wore out the fury of your executioners,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, protectress of the innocent,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, patron of youth,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, refuge of the unfortunate,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, health of the sick and the weak,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, new light of the church militant,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, who confounds the impiety of the world,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, who stimulates the faith and courage of the faithful,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, whose name is glorified in Heaven and feared in Hell,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, made illustrious by the most striking miracles,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, all powerful with God,
pray for us.

Saint Philomena, who reigns in glory,
pray for us.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, Great Saint Philomena,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of ChriSaint

Let us pray

We implore Thee, O Lord, by the intercession of Saint Philomena, Virgin and Martyr, who was ever most pleasing to Thy eyes by reason of her eminent purity and the practice of all the virtues, pardon us our sins and grant us all the graces we need (and name any special grace you may require). Amen.

Composed by Saint John Vianney



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