| Prayers by St.
Ambrose
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| Prayers by St.
Ambrose
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Lord, teach me to
seek You, and reveal Yourself to me when I seek You.
For I cannot seek You unless You first teach me, nor find You,
unless You
first reveal Yourself to me.
Let me seek You in longing, and long for You in seeking.
Let me find You in love, and love You in finding.
Amen.
Lord Jesus
Christ, I approach your banquet table in fear and trembling, for
I am a sinner, and dare not rely on my own worth but only on your
goodness
and mercy. I am defiled by many sins in body and soul, and
by my unguarded thoughts and words.
Gracious God of majesty and awe, I seek your protection, I look
for your
healing. Poor troubled sinner that I am, I appeal to You,
the fountain of
all mercy. I cannot bear your judgment, but I trust in your
salvation.
Lord, I show my wounds to You and uncover my shame before
You. I know my sins are many and great, and they will fill
me with fear, but I hope in Your
Mercies, for they cannot be numbered.
Lord Jesus Christ, eternal king, God and man, crucified for
mankind, look
upon me with mercy and hear my prayer, for I trust in You.
Have mercy on
me, full of sorrow and sin, for the depth of your compassion
never ends.
Praise to You, saving sacrifice, offered on the wood of the cross
for me and for all mankind. Praise to the noble and
precious blood, flowing from the
wounds of my crucified Lord Jesus Christ and washing away the
sins of the
whole world. Remember, Lord, your creature, whom You have
redeemed with Your Blood. I repent my sins, and I long to
put right what I have done.
Merciful Father, take away all my offenses and sins; purify me in
body and
soul, and make me worthy to taste the holy of holies.
May Your Body and Blood, which I intend to receive, although I am
unworthy, be for me the remission of my sins, the washing away of
my guilt, the end of my evil thoughts, and the rebirth of my
better instincts. May it incite me
to do the works pleasing to You and profitable to my health in
body and
soul, and be a firm defense against the wiles of my enemies.
Amen.
feast day: December 7
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01/09/2006
