ANOTHER FORM OF PRAYER BEFORE MEDITATION.
Pater and Ave.
O MY God, I believe that Thou art here truly present; that Thy divine eyes penetrate the secrets of my heart. Thou seest all its miseries.
I adore Thee in union with holy Mary, all the angels and saints, and all holy souls upon earth.
I deeply grieve for all my sins, especially for those which wound Thy Sacred Heart, and render my heart most unlike Thine.
I offer Thee, O Lord, all I possess: my soul with all its faculties, my body with all its senses. Miserable as this offering is, my God, it is all I have; and in return I ask the light of the Holy Spirit, that I may know Thy will — and Thy grace, that I may do it.
I beseech Thee, grant that I may draw fruit from this prayer. Holy Mary, blessed Mother of Jesus, refuge of poor sinners, and my dear Mother, pray for me.
St. Joseph, St. Ignatius, St. Francis Xavier, pray for us.
A SHORT PREPARATORY PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART.
O MY Jesus, I desire to enter into Thy Sacred Heart, and to make my prayer there, that I may pray with Thee and through Thee, and adore the Father in spirit and in truth. I desire to unite myself as closely as possible to this source of all graces and blessings, that my heart may be inflamed, my mind enlightened, and all my deficiencies supplied. Amen.
PRAYER TO THE HOLY GHOST BEFORE MEDITATION.
COME, O Holy Spirit! fill the hearts of Thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Thy love.
V. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created.
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
