St. Catherine's Monastery, Sinai: Christ Pantocrator

Gratias tibi ago, Domine, sancte Pater, omnipotens æterne Deus, qui me peccatorem, indignum famulum tuum, nullis meis meritis, sed sola dignatione misericordiæ tuæ satiare dignatus es pretioso Corpore et Sanguine Filii tui, Domini nostri Jesu Christi. Et precor, ut hæc sancta communio non sit mihi reatus ad poenam, sed intercessio salutaris ad veniam. Sit mihi armatura fidei et scutum bonæ voluntatis. Sit vitiorum meorum evacuatio, concupiscentiæ et libidinis exterminatio, caritatis et patientiæ, humilitatis et obedientiæ omniumque virtutem augmentatio: contra insidias inimicorum omnium, tam visibilum quam invisibilium firma defensio; motuum meorum, tam carnalium quam spiritualium, perfecta quietatio: in te uno ac vero Deo firma adhæsio; atque finis mei felix consummatio. Et precor te, ut ad illud ineffabile convivium me peccatorem perducere digneris, ubi tu, cum Filio tuo et Spiritu Sancto. Sanctis tuis es lux vera, satietas plena, gaudium sempiternum, iucunditas consummata et felicitas perfecta. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

  

Thanksgiving after Mass
St Thomas Aquinas

O LORD, Father all-powerful and ever-living God, I thank thee, for even though I am a sinner, thy unprofitable servant, not because of my worth but in the kindness of thy mercy, thou has fed me with the Precious Body & Blood of thy Son, our Lord
Jesus Christ.

I pray that this Holy Communion may not bring me condemnation and punishment but forgiveness and salvation.

May it be a helmet of faith and a shield of good will.

May it purify me from evil ways and put an end to my evil passions.

May it bring me charity and patience, humility and obedience, and growth in the power to do good.

May it be my strong defense against all my enemies, visible and visible, and the perfect calming of all me evil impulses, bodily and spiritual.

May it unite me more closely to thee, the One true God, and lead me safely through death to everlasting happiness with thee.

And I pray that thou mayest lead me, a sinner, to the banquet where thou, with thy Son and holy Spirit, are true and perfect light, total fulfillment, everlasting joy, gladness without end, and perfect happiness to thy saints. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

  

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INDEX
Red trianglePrayer of the Church
Red triangleMorning Prayer
Red triangleEvening Prayer
Red triangleCompline

Red triangleKalendar

Red trianglePenitential psalms
Red trianglePreparation for Mass
Red triangleThanksgiving after Mass

Red triangleBenediction
Red triangleDivine Praises
Red triangleMonastic Offices

Red triangleAlma Redemptoris Mater
Red triangleAngelus
Red triangleAve Maria
Red triangleAve Regina Coelorum
Red triangleRegina Coeli
Red triangleSalve Regina
Red triangleStabat Mater

Red trianglePrayer for our country
Red triangle Anglican Cycle of Prayer
Red trianglePrayer for our parish

Red triangleCalendar of the Saints
Red triangleHagiography
Red triangleLectionary

SPECIAL OCCASIONS
Red triangleItinerary

LINKS TO SELECTED QUOTATIONS
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