O BEATISSIMA et
dulcissima virgo Maria, mater Dei, omni pietate plenissima, summi regis
filia, domina Angelorum, mater omnium credentium in sinum pietatis tuae
commendo hodie et omnibus diebus vitae meae corpus meum et animam meam,
omnesque actus meos, cogitationes, voluntates, desideria, locutiones,
operationes, omnemque vitam, finemque meum: ut per tua suffragia disponantur
in bonum, secundum voluntatem dilecti filii tui domini nostri Iesu Christi:
ut sis mihi, o domina mea sanctissima, adiutrix et consolatrix contra
insidias et laqueos hostis antiqui, et omnium inimicorum meorum.
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O MOST BLESSED and most
sweet virgin Mary, mother of God, filled with devotion, daughter of the most
high King, mistress of Angels, mother of all believers, today I commend to
thy tender heart all my deeds, my thoughts, my wishes, my desires, my speech,
my activities, my whole life, and my final end. That through thy prayers they
may be disposed towards good, according to the will of thy beloved Son, our
Lord Jesus Christ; that thou may be to me, O my most holy lady, helper and
consoler against the wickedness and snares of the ancient enemy and against
all my enemies.
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A dilecto
filio tuo domino nostro Iesu Christo mihi impetrare digneris gratiam cum qua
potenter resistere valeam tentationibus mundi, carnis et Daemonis, ac semper
habere firmum propositum ulterius non peccandi; sed in tuo et dilecti filii
tui servitio perseverandi. Deprecor te etiam, domina mea sanctissima, ut
impetres mihi veram obedientiam et veram cordis humilitatem, ut veraciter me
agnoscam miserum ac fragilem peccatorem et impotentem non solum ad faciendum
quodcumque opus bonum, sed etiam ad resistendum continuis impugnationibus,
sine gratia et adiutorio creatoris mei, et sanctis precibus tuis. Impetra mihi
etiam, o domina mea dulcissima, perpetuam mentis et corporis castitatem: ut
puro corde et casto corpore, dilecto filio tuo et tibi in tuo ordine valeam
deservire. Obtine mihi ab eo voluntariam paupertatem cum patientia et mentis
tranquillitate, ut labores eiusdem ordinis valeam sustinere, et pro salute
propria et proximorum valeam laborare.
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From thy beloved Son, our
Lord Jesus Christ, graciously obtain for me the grace with which I will be
able to resist the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and to
always have a firm intention to sin no more. And I beg thee, my most holy
Lady, to obtain for me true obedience and true humility of heart, that I may
truly acknowledge that I am a wretched and frail sinner and powerless not
only to do anything good, but also to resist the continual battles without
the grace and help of my Creator and thy holy prayers. Obtain for me also, o
my sweetest Lady, perpetual purity of mind and body so that I may serve thee
and thy beloved Son in thy order1 with a pure heart and a chaste body. Obtain for me from Him a willing
poverty with patience and tranquility of mind, so that I may sustain the
labors of this same order2 and that I may work for the salvation of myself and others.
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Impetra mihi etiam, o dulcissima
domina, caritatem veram, qua sacratissimum filium tuum dominum nostrum Iesum
Christum toto corde diligam: et te post ipsum super omnia; et proximum in Deo
et propter Deum. Sicque de bono eius gaudeam, de malo doleam, nullumque
contemnam, neque temerarie iudicem, neque in corde meo alicui me praeponam.
Fac etiam, o regina caeli, ut dulcissimi filii tui timorem pariter et amorem
semper in corde meo habeam; et de tantis beneficiis mihi, non meis meritis,
sed ipsius benignitate collatis, semper gratias agam: ac de peccatis meis
puram et sinceram confessionem, et veram paenitentiam faciam, ut suam
consequi merear misericordiam et gratiam. Oro etiam, ut in fine vitae meae,
caeli porta et peccatorum advocata, me indignum servum tuum a sancta fide
Catholica deviare non permittas; sed tua magna pietate et misericordia mihi
succurras, et a malis spiritibus me defendas: ac benedicta filii tui gloriosa
passione, etiam in tua propria intercessione spe accepta, veniam de peccatis
meis ab eo mihi impetres, atque me, in tua et eius dilectione morientem, in
viam salvationis et salutis dirigas. Amen.
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Obtain for me also, O
sweetest of Ladies, true charity, with which I may love thy most holy Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ, with all my heart: and after Him, thee, above all
things; and my neighbor in God and on account of God. And so I may rejoice in
my neighbour's good and sorrow in his evil, and hold no one in contempt, nor
judge rashly, nor exalt myself in my heart over anyone. Make me, o Queen of
Heaven, to fear thy Son and to equally love Him always in my heart; and of
such benefits granted to me, not by my merits, but by those granted by His
kindness, may I always give thanks. And of my sins, may I make a pure and
sincere confession with true repentance that I may gain His mercy and grace.
I pray, also, that at the end of my life, O gate of heaven, and advocate of
sinners, that thou permitteth not thy unworthy servant to deviate from the
holy Catholic faith; but by thy great devotion and mercy come to my aid and
defend me from the evil spirits: and by the blessed and glorious passion of
thy Son and through thy own intercession, received in hope, obtain through
Him pardon from my sins. And as I die in His and thy love, guide me in the
way of safety and salvation. Amen.
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1,2 The Dominican Order, of which St Thomas was a member.
Tr MWM. Latin from "Medulla Pietatis Christianae sive Libellus Precum pro Adulescentibus Litterarum Studiosis", Schneider, S. J., Joseph, Coloniae 1903. See also "Devoutly I Adore Thee, The Prayers and Hymns of St. Thomas Aquinas", Ed Anderson, R. and Moser, J., Sophia Institute Press, Manchester NH, 1993.
NOS CUM PROLE PIA
BENEDICAT VIRGO MARIA
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