The Raccolta (1857)/Other Thanksgiving-Prayers
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OTHER THANKSGIVING-PRAYERS.
By a rescript issued from the Segretaria of the Memorials, dated July 19, 1822 (the original of which is preserved in the Segretaria of the S. Congr. of Indulgences), Pope Pius VII. granted to all the faithful of both sexes who shall recite the following prayers to the Most Holy Trinity, in thanksgiving for the privileges bestowed upon the most holy Virgin Mary on her Assumption into heaven—
i. The Indulgence of 300 days once a day,
ii. The Plenary Indulgence to those who shall have recited them every day for an entire month; provided that, having Confessed and Communicated, they pray to God for our holy mother Church, &c.
He commanded, moreover, that the printed copies of these prayers should be distributed gratis; and forbade their being sold, notwithstanding any permission previously given to that effect.
THE PRAYERS.
Come, let us adore the Eternal Father, saying a Pater, Ave, and Gloria Patri, and then,
I adore Thee, Father everlasting, in union with all the heavenly host, my Lord and my God; rendering Thee never-ending praises on the part of Mary, Virgin most holy, Thy well-beloved daughter, for every grace and favour Thou hast granted her, and above all, for the great power with which Thou didst exalt her in her Assumption into heaven.
Let us adore the Eternal Son, saying a Pater, Ave, and Gloria, and then,
I adore Thee too, Eternal Son, in union with all the heavenly host, my Lord, my God, and my Redeemer, rendering Thee never-ending praises on the part of Mary, Virgin most blessed. Thy well-beloved mother, for every grace and favour Thou hast granted her, and above all, for the gift of deepest wisdom with which Thou didst glorify her on her Assumption into heaven.
Let us adore the Holy Ghost, saying a Pater, Ave, and Gloria, and then,
I adore Thee also, O Holy Ghost the Comforter, and in union with all the heavenly host I render Thee hearty thanks in the name of Mary, Virgin most blessed. Thy most loving spouse, for every grace and favour Thou hast granted her, and above all for that gift of charity, most perfect and divine, with which Thou didst inflame her most holy and most pure heart in the act of her most glorious Assumption into heaven. In the name of that chastest spouse of Thine I humbly beg of Thee to grant me the grace of remission of all the grievous sins which I have committed from the first moment when I was able to sin until this very day, for all of which I grieve exceedingly, firmly purposing rather to die than ever again offend Thy Divine Majesty; and relying on the high merits and most powerful protection of this Thy loving spouse, I beg of Thee to grant me and to N. the precious gift of Thy heavenly grace and holy love, vouchsafing me those lights and special helps, by means of which Thy eternal providence has decreed me my salvation and to bring me to Thyself.
Then say three times,
Sancta Maria, et omnes Sancti et Sanctæ Dei, intercedite pro nobis ad Dominum, ut nos mereamur ab eo adjuvari et salvari. Amen.
Holy Mary, All ye holy men and women, saints of God, intercede for us to our Lord, that we may be made worthy to receive help and salvation at His hands. Amen.
TO THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN.
I acknowledge thee, most holy Virgin, Queen of Heaven, Lady and Mistress of the Universe, Daughter of the Eternal Father, Mother of His well-beloved Son, most loving Spouse of His most Holy Spirit; and in these names I worship thee. Prostrate at the feet of thy great majesty, with all humility I pray thee of thy heavenly charity, that gift with which thou wert so bounteously enriched on thy Assumption into heaven, vouchsafe me thy grace and pity, take me under thy safe and true protection, and receive me into the number of those thy happy, blessed servants whose names thou dost carry graven on thy virgin breast. Deign, Mother and Lady most tender-hearted, to accept this wretched heart of mine, my memory, my will, and all my other powers and senses, internal and external; accept my eyes, my ears, my mouth, my hands, my feet; govern them all in conformity to the good pleasure of thy Son, that every movement of these my members may give thee infinite glory. And by that wisdom with which thy well-beloved Son illumined thee, I pray thee, tender Mother, obtain for me light and vision clearly to know myself and my own nothingness, and so to see my sins, that I may hate and loathe them; moreover, get me understanding to discern the snares of my hellish foe, and courage to combat his attacks, be they by day or by night. Above all, most gentle mother, I beg of thee the grace of N.
Say three times,
Virgo singularis,
Inter omnes mitis,
Nos culpis solutos.
Mites fac et castos.
Virgin of all virgins!
To thy shelter take us;
Gentlest of the gentle!
Chaste and gentle make us.
Then the following,
Oremus.
Famulorum tuorum, qusæsumus Domine, delictis ignosce; ut qui tibi placere de actibus nostris non valemus, Genitricis Filii tui Domini nostri intercessione salvemur. Per eumdem Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum, &c.
Benedicat, et custodiat nos omnipotens et misericors Dominus, Pater, et Filius, et Spiritus Sanctus. Amen.
Let us pray.
Pardon, O Lord, we beseech Thee, the sins of Thy servants; that we who know not how to please Thee of ourselves, may, by the intercession of the Mother of Thy Son, mercifully be preserved. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ.
May the almiglity and merciful Lord, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, bless and preserve us. Amen.