This beautiful prayer was written by St Thomas Aquinas.
I give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, who havebeen pleased to nourish me, a sinner and your unworthy servant, with the precious Body and Blood of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ; this through no merits of mine, but due solely to the graciousness of your mercy.
And I pray that this Holy Communion may not be an offence to be punished,but a saving plea for forgiveness. May it be for me be the armour of faith and the shield of good will. May it cancel my faults, destroy concupiscence and carnal passion, increase charity andpatience, humility and obedience and all virtues, may it be a firm defenceagainst the snares of all my enemies, both visible and invisible, the complete calming of my impulses, both of the flesh and of the spirit, a firm adherence to you, the one true God, and the joyful completion of my life’s course.
And I beseech you to lead me a sinnerto that banquet beyond telling where, with Your Son and the Holy Spirit, you are the true light of your Saints, fullness of satisfied desire, eternal gladness, consummate delight and perfect happiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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