Prayer to be said Everyday to Obtain the Graces Necessary for Salvation - by Saint Alphonsus Eternal Father, Thy Son has promised that Thou wilt grant us all the graces which we ask Thee for in His name. In the name, therefore, and by the merits of JesusChrist, I ask the following graces for myself and for all mankind: And first, I pray Thee to give me a lively faithin all that the holy Roman Church teaches me. Enlighten me also, that I may know the vanity of the goods of this world, and the immensity of the Infinite Goodthat Thou art; make me also see the deformity of the sins I have committed, that I may humble myself and detest them as I ought; and, on the other hand, show me how worthy Thou art, by reasonof Thy goodness, that I should love Thee with all my heart. Make me know also the love Thou has borne me, that from this day forward I may try to be grateful for so much goodness. Secondly, give me a firm confidence in Thy mercy of receiving the pardon of my sins, holy perseverance, and, finally, the gloryof paradise, through the merits of Jesus Christ and the intercessionof Mary. Thirdly, give me a great love toward Thee, which shall detach me from the love of this world and of myself, so that I may love noneother but Thee, and that I may neither do nor desire anything else but what is for Thy glory. Fourthly, I beg of Thee a perfect resignation to Thy will, in accepting with tranquility sorrows, infirmities, contempt, persecutions, aridity of spirit, loss of property, of esteem, of relations, and every other cross which shall come to me from Thy hands. I offer myself entirely to Thee, that thou mayest do with me, and all that belongs to me, what thou pleasest; do Thou only give me light and strengthto do Thy will, and, especially at the hour of death, help me to sacrificemy lifeto Thee with all the affection I am capable of, in union with the sacrificewhich Thy Son Jesus Christ made of His lifeon the cross of Calvary. Fifthly, I beg of Thee a great sorrow for my sins, which may make me grieve over them as long as I live, and weep for the insults I have offered Thee, the Sovereign Good, who art worthy of infinite love, and who hast loved me so much. Sixthly, I pray Thee to give me the spiritof true humilityand meekness, that I may accept with peace, and even with joy, all the contempt, ingratitude and ill-treatment that I may receive. At the same timeI also pray Thee to give me perfect charity, which shall make me wish well to those who have done evil to me, and to do what goodI can, at least by praying, for those who have in any way injured me. Seventhly, I beg of Thee to give me a love for the virtueof holy mortification, by which I may chastise my rebellious senses, and cross my self-love; at the same timeI beg Thee to give me holy purity of body, and the graceto resist all bad temptations, by ever having recourse to Thee and Thy most Holy Mother. Give me the gracefaithfully to obey my spiritual father and all my superiors in all things. Give me an upright intention, that in all I desire and do I may seek only Thy glory, and to please Thee alone. Give me a great confidence in the Passion of JesusChrist, and in the intercessionof MaryImmaculate
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