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Order of Saint Benedict
Prayer Book

Saint Benedict
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Anima Christi

(Daily)

Soul of Christ, sanctify me;
Body of Christ, save me;
Blood of Christ, inebriate me;
Water from the side of Christ, wash
me;
Passion of Christ, strengthen me;
O good Jesus, hear me;
Within thy wounds, hide me;
Suffer me not to be departed from
thee;
From the malicious enemy, defend
me;
In the hour of my death call me, and
bid me come

to thee, that with thy Saints I may
praise thee

for ever and ever.
AMEN

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For All Conditions of Men

(Daily)

O GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all
mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all
sorts and conditions of men; that thou
wouldest be pleasedd to make thy ways
known unto them, they saving health unto
all nations.

More especially we pray for thy holy Church
universal; that it may be so guided and
governed by thy good Spirit, that all who
profess and call themselves Christians may
be led into the way of truth, and hold the
faith in unity of the Spirit, in the bond of
peace, and in righteousness of life.

Finally we commend to thy Fatherly
goodness all those who are in any ways
afflicted, or distressed in mind, body, or
estate (especially the concerns you wish to
pray for); that it may please thee to comfort
and relieve them, according to their several
necessities; giving them patience under
their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all
their afflictions.

And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake.

AMEN.

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Very Sick

(as needed)

O FATHER of mercies and God of all
comfort our only help in time of need; we
humbly beseech thee to behold, visit, and
relieve thy sick servant N. for whom our
prayers are desired; look upon him/her
with the eyes of thy mercy; comfort him/
her with a sense of thy goodness;
preserve him/her from the temptations of
the enemy; and give him/her patience
under his/her affliction; In thy good time
restore him/her to health, and enable
him/her to lead the residue of his/her life
in thy fear, and to thy glory; and grant
that finally he/she may dwell with thee in
life everlasting; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Who liveth and reigneth with thee in
the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one
God, world without end.

AMEN

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Family of Nations

(Daily)

ALMIGHTY GOD, our heavenly
Father; guide, we beseech thee,
the nations of the world into the
way of justice and truth; and
establish among them that peace
which is the fruit of righteousness,
that they may become the
Kingdom of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ, Who liveth and
reigneth with thee in the unity of
the Holy Ghost, ever one God,
world without end.

AMEN

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For Our Parish

(Daily)

O GOD, Who knowest the
needs of all thy creastures, ad
dost bestow the favor of they
grace alike upon the humble
and the great; be with us in all
our endeavors devoted to thy
service, and grant us, we
beseech thee, such increase of
numbers and of means as will
secure this house of prayer to
the worship and glory of thy
Son, our Savior Jesus Christ,
who liveth and reigneth with
thee, in the unity of the Holy
Ghost, One God, world without
end. Amen.

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General Thanksgiving

(daily)

ALMIGHTY GOD, Father of all mercies, we
thine unworthy servants do give thee most
hunble and hearty thanks for all thy
goodness and lovingkindness to us and to
all men (particularly for......). We bless thee
for our creation, preservation, and all the
blessings of this life, but above all, for thine
inestimable love in the redemption of the
world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the
means of grace, and for the hope of glory.

And, we beseech thee, give us that due
sense of all thy mercies that our hearts may
be unfeignedly thankful; and that we show
forth thy praise, not only with out lips, but in
our lives, by giving up our selves to they
service, and by walking before thee in
holiness and righteousness all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom,
with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour
and glory, world without end.

AMEN

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ClOSING PRAYER

(Daily)

ALMIGHTY GOD, whose only Son Jesus Christ
came not to be served but to serve, graft into our
hearts a cheerful willingness to love and serve you
through our service to our neighbors. Guide us in
all our waking hours that we may so watch with
Christ that we may recognize the needs and wants
of others. Enable us, of your charity, to feed the
hungry and poor, and to love the lonely and
rejected who come our way. Give us the strength
of the Holy Spirit to heal the sick, the wounded,
and the crippled in body, mind, and in spirit, in the
name of Jesus whose example we gratefully
follow. Help us, in your mercy, to encourage the
destitute, the fearful, and the oppressed, and to be
the instruments of your peace to comfort those
who are sorrowing or bereaved. Grant us grace to
strengthen those weakened by temptation, or
doubt, or despair; and to teach the uninstructed in
the faith.

Finally, in our sleeping, let us rest with the full
knowledge of the peace with passes our
understanding. All this we ask in the name of
Jesus, your beloved Son, whome we serve to your
honour and glory.

AMEN.

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