“I beseech Thee to preserve me from the misery of ever again forfeiting Thy grace”

Act of Contrition before Holy Communion during Paschaltide:

“0 Saviour of the world! 0 Conqueror of death Thou art coming to me, and I am but a sinner. Thou wiliest to treat me, as Thou didst Thy disciples on the day of Thy Resurrection. They had basely abandoned Thee in Thy Passion, and Thou didst return to them: Thou wast all affection to them: Thou badest them not fear: not a word of reproach fell from Thy lips. Thou wouldst have them learn from this Thy loving forgiveness, how guilty they had been in leaving such a Master. 0 Thou best of masters! I, too, must learn the same lesson. But how much more grievous my sins have been, than were theirs! They knew so little of Thee, when they sinned: whereas I sinned with all the fulness of light upon me, knowing my Jesus so well. Thy Apostles were not initiated into all Thy Mysteries, when they lost their courage; they had not, as yet, received the Holy Ghost, who has been so unreservedly given to me. I will, then, imitate them in the sorrow they felt, when they found that He whom they had offended was so deserving of their love. Yes, I detest my sins, whereby I have so cruelly wounded Thy Sacred Heart; I acknowledge that sin is death, and the enemy of that life which Thou renewest within us by Thy Resurrection. I wish to die to sin, and live to grace. By the Mystery of life which Thou art about to apply to my repentant heart, deign, I beseech Thee to preserve me from the misery of ever again forfeiting Thy grace.”

DOM PROSPER GUÉRANGER 

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2 thoughts on ““I beseech Thee to preserve me from the misery of ever again forfeiting Thy grace””

  1. Beautiful prayer. I felt sorry for the novus ordoite’s at last Mass I went to. They had nothing beautiful like this to read. Actually nothing at all to read. The big 3-cycle books seemed to be gathering dust. They’re hard to follow. Appros false church imho.

  2. Beautiful prayer. I felt sorry for the novus ordoite’s at last Mass I went to. They had nothing beautiful like this to read. Actually
    nothing at all to read. The big 3-cycle books seemed to be gathering dust. They’re hard to follow. Appros false church imho.

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