Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Prayers at Benediction
I
O JESUS, Who art about to give Thy benediction to me, and to all who are here present, I humbly beseech Thee that it may impart to each and all of us the special graces we need. Yet more than this I ask. Let Thy blessing go forth far and wide. Let it be felt in the souls of the afflicted who can not come here to receive it at Thy feet. Let the weak and tempted feel its power wherever they may be. Let poor sinners feel its influence, arousing them to come to Thee. Grant to me, O Lord, and to all here present, a strong personal love of Thee, a lively horror of sin, a higher esteem of grace, great zeal for Thy honor and glory, for the interest of Thy Sacred Heart, for our own sanctification and for the salvation of souls. Amen.
II
O DIVINE Redeemer, Who in Thy infinite goodness hast been pleased to leave us Thy precious body and blood in the Blessed Eucharist, we adore Thee with the most profound respect, and return Thee our most humble thanks for all the favors Thou hast bestowed upon us, especially for the institution of this Most Holy Sacrament. As Thou art the source of every blessing, we entreat Thee to pour down Thy benediction this day upon us and our relatives, and upon all those for whom we offer our prayers. And that nothing may interrupt the course of Thy blessing, take from our hearts whatever is displeasing to
Thee. Pardon our sins, O my God. which, for the love of Thee, we sincerely detest; purify our hearts, sanctify our souls, and bestow a blessing on us like that which Thou didst grant to Thy disciples at Thy ascension into heaven: grant us a blessing that may change us, consecrate us. unite us perfectly to Thee, fill us with Thy spirit, and be to us in this life a foretaste of those blessings which Thou has prepared for Thy elect in Thy heavenly kingdom. Amen.
O Salutaris Postia
O SAVING Victim, opening wide
The gate of heav'n to man below !
Our foes press on from every side;
Thine aid supply. Thy strength bestow.
To Thy great name be endless praise,
Immortal Godhead, One in Three;
Oh, grant us endless length of days.
In our true native land with Thee. Amen.
Tantum Ergo Sacramentum
Down in adoration falling,
Lo! the sacred Host we hail!
departing,
Newer rites of grace prevail;
Faith for all defects supplying,
Where the feeble senses fail.
To the everlasting Father,
And the Son Who reigns on high.
With the Holy Ghost proceeding
Forth from each eternally,
Be salvation, honor, blessing,
Might, and endless majesty. Amen.
V. Thou hast given them bread from heaven.
R. Replenished with all sweetness and delight.
Prayer
O God, Who hast left us in this wonderful sacrament a perpetual memorial of Thy passion; grant us the grace, we beseech Thee, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of Thy body and blood that we may ever feel within in us the fruit of Thy redemption. Who livest and reignest world with out end.
R. Amen.
At the Blessingx
O SACRAMENT most holy! O Sacrament divine! All praise and all thanksgiving be every moment thine.
May Thy blessing come down upon me, O Lord! ✠ in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
An Act of Reparation for Profane Language
BLESSED be God.
Blessed be His holy name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
Blessed be His most sacred Heart.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and immaculate conception.
Blessed be the name of Mary, virgin and mother.
Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints.
Indulgence of 2 years for every public recital after Mass or benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. — Leo XIII, Feb. 2, 1897.
Te Deum Laudamus
WE praise Thee, O God; we acknowledge Thee to be our Lord.
All the earth worships Thee, the Father everlasting.
To Thee all the angels cry aloud; the heavens, and all the heavenly powers.
To Thee the cherubim and seraphim continually do cry:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth.
Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of Thy glory.
The glorious choir of the apostles praises Thee.
The admirable company of the prophets praises Thee.
The noble army of the martyrs praises Thee.
The holy Church throughout the world acknowledges Thee.
The Father of infinite majesty;
Thy adorable, true, and only Son;
Also, the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.
Thou, O Christ, art the King of glory.
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
When Thou didst take upon Thee to deliver man. Thou didst not disdain the Virgin's womb.
Having overcome the sting of death, Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.
We believe that Thou shalt come to be our Judge.
We therefore pray Thee to help Thy servants, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood.
Make them to be numbered with Thy saints in glory everlasting.
Save Thy people, O Lord, and bless Thy inheritance.
Govern them and raise them up forever.
Every day we bless Thee.
And we praise Thy name forever; yea, forever and ever.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, this day, to keep us from sin.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in Thee.
In Thee, O Lord, I have hoped; let me never be confounded.
On occasions of solemn thanksgiving the following prayers are added:
BLESSED art Thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers.
R. And worthy to be praised, and glorified forever.
V. Let us bless the Father and the Son, with the Holy Ghost.
R. Let us praise and magnify Him forever.
V. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven.
R. And worthy to be praised, glorified, and exalted forever.
R. Bless the Lord. O my soul.
R. And forget not all His benefits.
V . O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
V . The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray
O God, Whose mercies are without number, and the treasure of Whose goodness is infinite: we render thanks to Thy most gracious Majesty for the gifts Thou hast bestowed upon us. evermore beseeching Thy clemency; that as Thou grantest the petitions of those who ask Thee. Thou wilt never forsake them, but wilt prepare them for the rewards to come.
O God, Who hast taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit: grant us, by the same Spirit, to relish what is right, and evermore to rejoice in His consolation.
O God, Who sufferest none that hope in Thee to be afflicted overmuch, but dost listen graciously to their prayers; we render Thee thanks because Thou hast received our supplications and vows, and we most humbly beseech Thee that we may evermore be protected from all adversities. Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.