THE JESUS PSALTER
Begin by kneeling devoutly,
or bowing, at the adorable Name of Jesus, saying: THE SECOND PART FIFTH PETITION
Jesus, make me constant in faith, hope, and charity; and give me perseverance in all virtues, and a resolution never to offend Thee. Let the memory of Thy Passion, and of those bitter pains Thou suffered for me, strengthen my patience, and defend me in all tribulation and adversity. Let me always hold fast to the doctrines of Thy Catholic Church, and fulfill all my Christian obligations. Let no false delight of this deceitful world blind me, no temptation of the flesh or fraud of the devil, shake my heart: My heart, which seeks Thee for its eternal rest and resolves to seek Thy eternal reward above all else. Have mercy
also on the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for Thy
bitter Passion, I beseech Thee, and for Thy glorious Name, Jesus.
He was humbler yet,
even to accepting death, death on a Cross.
Hear these petitions, O most merciful Savior, and grant me grace to repeat and consider them frequently so that they may prove easy steps whereby my soul may ascend to the knowledge, love and performance of my duty to Thee, and my neighbor, through the whole course of my life. Amen.
SOURCE USED: THE CATHOLIC PRAYER BOOK, Compiled by Msgr. Michael Buckley, Servant Books.
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