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NOVENA HONORING THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
This novena may be said privately as a preparation for the feast
of Corpus Christi.
I thank You, Jesus, my Divine Redeemer, for coming upon the earth
for our sake, and for instituting the adorable Sacrament of the
Holy Eucharist in order to remain with us until the end of the world.
I thank You for hiding beneath the Eucharistic species Your infinite
majesty and beauty, which Your Angels delight to behold, so that
I might have courage to approach the throne of Your Mercy. I thank
You, most loving Jesus, for having made Yourself my food, and for
uniting me to Yourself with so much love in this wonderful Sacrament
that I may live in You.
I thank You, my Jesus, for giving Yourself to me in this Blessed
Sacrament, and so enriching it with the treasures of Your love that
You have no greater gift to give me.
I thank You not only for becoming my food but also for offering
Yourself as a continual sacrifice to Your Eternal Father for my
salvation. I thank You, Divine Priest, for offering Yourself as
a Sacrifice daily upon our altars in adoration and homage to the
Most Blessed Trinity, and for making amends for our poor and miserable
adorations. I thank You for renewing in this daily Sacrifice the
actual Sacrifice of the Cross offered on Calvary, in which You satisfy
Divine justice for us poor sinners.
I thank You, dear Jesus, for having become the priceless Victim
to merit for me the fullness of heavenly favors. Awaken in me such
confidence in You that their fullness may descend ever more fruitfully
upon my soul. I thank You for offering Yourself in thanksgiving
to God for all His benefits, spiritual and temporal, which He has
bestowed upon me. In union with Your offering of Yourself to Your
Father in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, I ask for this special
favor:
(Mention your request).
If it be Your holy Will, grant my request. Through You I also hope
to receive the grace of perseverance in Your love and faithful service,
a holy death, and a happy eternity with You in Heaven. Amen.
O Lord, You have given us this Sacred Banquet, in which Christ is
received, the memory of His Passion is renewed, the mind is filled
with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us. You have
given them bread from Heaven. Having all sweetness within. Let us
pray. God our Father, for Your glory and our salvation You appointed
Jesus Christ eternal High Priest. May the people He gained for You
by His Blood come to share in the power of His Cross and Resurrection
by celebrating His Memorial in this Eucharist, for He lives and
reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever. Amen.
O Jesus, since You have left us a remembrance of Your Passion beneath
the veils of this Sacrament, grant us, we pray, so to venerate the
sacred mysteries of Your Body and Blood that we may always enjoy
the fruits of Your Redemption, for You live and reign forever. Amen.
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