will call upon the name of the Lord" (Ps. cxv. 13). "My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready" (Ps. cvii. 2). Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Illness, pains and death do I accept from Thy hand, O God, willing as I am to suffer for the love of Thee. "Cut, burn, in this life, O Lord, only spare me in the next (St. Augustine). If Thou wilt, O my God, that I should continue to live longer, let me live only for Thee; if Thou wilt that I die, let me die in Thy peace. O Jesus, to Thee I resign myself; into Thy hands do I commend myself, as Thou didst commend Thyself to Thy heavenly Father. I give myself up to Thee, and all that is mine; dispose of it as Thou pleasest. I am ready to suffer as much and as long as Thy divine wisdom has decreed. My only wish, O Jesus, is that Thy divine will be accomplished; I will live and die according to this will. Amen. Prayer for Speedy Recovery. O MY GOD, Whom every creature obeys, at Whose command every kind of infirmity or illness is removed, hear my prayer; hold out to me the hand of Thy mercy and cure me of every disorder of body and soul. Send me Thy Holy Spirit, that He may at all times protect, enlighten, visit me, and preserve me from evil of body and soul. Place Thy holy angel at my side, that he may heal me as he healed Tobias of old. May God the Father, Who created me, bless and heal me; may God the Son, Who suffered for me, bless and heal me; may God the Holy Ghost, Who sanctified me in Baptism, bless and heal me ! Let the cross of Christ bless me; the cross of Christ heal me; the cross of Christ preserve me, that I may obtain life everlasting. Amen. Litany for the Sick. (For Private Devotion Only.) LORD, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, graciously hear us. Have mercy on us. God the Father of heaven, God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God the Holy Ghost, Holy Trinity, one God, Jesus, Who art near to all those who invoke Thee, Jesus, Who through mercy helpest all who confide in Thee, Jesus, Who didst go to seek and cure the sick, Jesus, Who didst stay up the weak and suffering, Jesus, Who dost refresh those who labor and are heavily burdened, Jesus, Who didst console the stricken Jesus, Who didst raise the dead unto life, Be merciful, spare us, O Jesus. From all evil, From all sin, From all diseases and infirmities, From impatience and despondency, Deliver us, O Jesus. disorder of body and soul. Send me Thy Holy Spirit, that He may at all times protect, enlighten, visit me, and preserve me from evil of body and soul. Place Thy holy angel at my side, that he may heal me as he healed Tobias of old. May God the Father, Who created me, bless and heal me; may God the Son, Who suffered for me, bless and heal me; may God the Holy Ghost, Who sanctified me in Baptism, bless and heal me ! Let the cross of Christ bless me; the cross of Christ heal me; the cross of Christ preserve me, that I may obtain life everlasting. Amen. Litany for the Sick. (For Private Devotion Only.) LORD, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, graciously hear us. Have mercy on us. God the Father of heaven, God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God the Holy Ghost, Holy Trinity, one God, Jesus, Who art near to all those who invoke Thee, Jesus, Who through mercy helpest all who confide in Thee, Jesus, Who didst go to seek and cure the sick, Jesus, Who didst stay up the weak and suffering, Jesus, Who dost refresh those who labor and are heavily burdened, Jesus, Who didst console the stricken Jesus, Who didst raise the dead unto life, From all evil, From all sin, From all diseases and infirmities, From impatience and despondency, Deliver us, O Jesus. |