To make your Visita Iglesia truly spiritually fruitful, we recommend that you be guided by the following prayers. Remember also to pray for the intentions of the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI)
ADORATION
(For each invocation the response is: *To you be praise and glory forever)
Body of Christ conceived of the Blessed Virgin Mary*
Body of Christ, sacrificed on the cross*
Body of Christ, risen from the tomb*
Blood of Christ, price of our ransom*
Blood of Christ, the seal of new alliance*
Blood of Christ, drink of eternal life*
Heart of Christ, pierced through with the lance*
Heart of Christ, rich in mercy*
Heart of Christ, source of love*
(For each invocation the response is: *Give us your salvation)
Living Bread come down from heaven*
Living Word of the Father*
Giver of the Holy Spirit*
Bridegroom of Holy Church*
Redeemer of the world*
Friend of the young and the poor*
When You come on the last day*
Let us pray:
Lord Jesus Christ,
You gave us the Eucharist as the memorial of your suffering and death.
May our worship of this sacrament of your body and blood
help us to experience the salvation you won for us
and the peace of the kingdom where you live
with the Father and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever.
Amen.
PRAYERS FOR THE HOLY FATHER
Let us pray for our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI,
that the Lord, Who has chosen him, grant him life
and health and preserve him to His holy Church.
Father of Providence, look with love on Benedict XVI,
our Pope, your appointed successor to Saint Peter
on whom you built your Church. May he be the
visible center and foundation of our unity in faith
and love. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son , who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
(Recite the "Apostles' Creed," "Our Father" and "Hail Mary" for the intentions of the Holy Father)
PRAYER BEFORE THE CROSS
Behold, O gentle Jesus,
I cast myself upon my knees in your sight
and with the most fervent desire of my soul
I pray and beseech you to impress upon my heart
lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity;
with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself
and mentally contemplate your five most precious wounds;
having before my eyes that which David spoke in prophecy:
"They have pierced my hands and my feet;
they have numbered all my bones"
(Psalm 22:17-18)
LITANY OF HUMILITY
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me
(For each invocation the response is: *Deliver me Jesus)
From the desire of being esteemed,*
From the desire of being loved,*
From the desire of being extolled,*
From the desire of being honored,*
From the desire of being praised,*
From the desire of being preferred to others*
From the desire of being consulted,*
From the desire of being approved,*
From the fear of being humiliated,*
From the fear of being despised,*
From the fear of suffering rebukes,*
From the fear of being calumniated,*
From the fear of being forgotten,*
From the fear of being ridiculed,*
From the fear of being wronged,*
From the fear of being suspected,*
(For each invocation the response is: **Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it)
That others may be loved more than I,**
That others may be esteemed more than I,**
That in the opinion of the world, others may increase, and I may decrease,**
That others may be chosen and I set aside,**
That others may be praised and I unnoticed,**
That others may be preferred to me in everything,**
That others become holier than I provided that I may become as holy as I should,**
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