Pope John Paul II Corpus Christ Mass June 6, 1996. Corpus Christi is a day when the Church pulls out all the stops. We thank you and praise you every day for renewing in the daily sacrifice the actual sacrifice of the cross offered on Calvary, in which you gave divine justice and love for all of us sinners.Most Holy and Almighty God, we thank you and praise you for giving us the most precious body and blood of Your only son, Jesus Christ. You in me, and I in You, O Jesus, my one good: this is the thank-offering I set before Your glory; my one only offering is what I am in You, my life in You.Let all Your wonderful works, and all the gifts of Your bounty unto me, bless You, glorify You, and praise You for me, O God of my life. Amen.O Immaculate Virgin Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Mother of Grace, and Queen of the Kingdom of Thy Son, humbly kneeling before thee, we offer thee this country in which we live. Before it was robbed of the holy Faith, all its children were thy children, and thou wert honoured throughout its length and breadth as its Protectress and its Queen. And so, we request your most Holy intercession:If it is Your holy Will, please grant our requests. Let the strong violence of Your love utterly dislodge from my heart the weight of all earthly desires, and make me run without ceasing in the odour of Your ointments.O my own most compassionate Lord, write on the tablet of my heart the sweet memory of You, which no forgetfulness may ever erase, that I may ever burn with the desire of You, that I may be set on fire with the flame of Your love, and drowned in the flood of Your charity. And so, we request your most Holy intercession:If it is Your holy Will, please grant our requests. Families Draw Their Life From The Eucharist . We praise you for offering Yourself as a continual sacrifice to Your Eternal Father for our salvation. Together, with the Silent Unity prayer ministry, we form a daily prayer group that extends throughout the world. I adore You profoundly, O my Jesus, living Bread come down from Heaven ; and by this act of adoration I intend to make amends for the many irreverences which are daily committed by Your people when assisting at the Holy Mass, in which, through excess of love, You renew the same sacrifice, though bloodless, which You have already accomplished on Calvary for our salvation; and I offer You, in reparation for such great ingratitude, the Most Precious Blood which You shed from the wound of Your Right Hand, within which I unite my voice to those of the Angels, who gather devoutly round You, and say with them — 5. In receiving the body and blood of Jesus, we live in You and through You. Advertising Disclosure: Some pages on this site or in our emails may contain advertisements or affiliate links for which we are compensated. Let it be my strong defence against the snares of all my enemies, visible and invisible; the stilling and the calm of all my impulses, carnal and spiritual; my indissoluble union with You the one and true God, and a blessed consummation at my last end. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd . O You who comes from the land of Angels, You are all majestic in Your beauty; but alas, my soul is plunged in blindness. O Fire that ever burns, and never fails, enkindle me !
Most holy body and blood of Christ, You are the greatest gift from God and we praise you greatly.Dear Lord Jesus, You made the ultimate sacrifice so that You could wash away the sins of the whole world. Prayers: Communion Pra that I could humble myself as You humbled Yourself, to be able to honour and serve You, as You deserve. Be with us always, and by your merits and prayers keep us safe and sound and protect us. Deign, then to be my healing and my light. Who has vouchsafed to open to us, wretched and unworthy sinners, the unspeakable riches of Your Heart, I Moreover I choose in an especial manner the most Blessed Virgin Mary for my Mother, and in like manner deliver up and devote myself and all that is mine to her most pure Heart; promising that, as far as lies in me, I will promote, according to the spirit of the Church, devotion to this fond Mother, and especially to her Immaculate Conception. Amen.May the almighty and merciful Lord graciously hear us.And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.V. Draw me to You, and immerse me in Yourself; so seize and take to Yourself all the affection of my heart, that it may be dead to all beside.O God of all sweetness, I call You into my soul; I cry to You, I long for You with great affection, O surpassing delight of the most intimate union ! We offer thee our homage. This I seek, this I long for, that a vehement love may penetrate me through and through, and fill me, transform me into itself.Grant, O most benign Redeemer, that I may be wholly inflamed with the love of You, that I may disregard myself, and delight only in You, know only You, feel only You. Let all passing things grow worthless in my eyes ; you only please me, You only make me glad with Your incomparable beauty.Break down, O sweet Jesus, the hateful wall of my tepidity, and grant that, with a free and ready heart, I may follow You with inextinguishable fervour.
We thank thee, Prince of Pastors, who in the ages of faith didst bind this country so sweetly and so strongly to thee, and to that holy See of Rome from which her conversion came. O Spouse most lovely, most beloved, grant that I may love You more and more. We thank you for having made Yourself our food and for uniting us with You in this beautiful Sacrament. Children's Liturgy of the Word. We thank you for having made Yourself our food and for uniting us with You in this beautiful Sacrament. Through the institution of the Sacrament of Holy Communion we are able to nourish our bodies and souls. O Key-bearer of the Heavenly Kingdom, open to us the gate of Heaven, that we may enter into the joy of the King of Glory.