Prayers
Petitions of St. Augustine
"Lord Jesus, let me know myself; let me know You, and desire nothing else but You. Let me hate myself and love You, and do all things for your sake. Let me humble myself and exalt You, and think of nothing else but You. Let me die to myself and live in You, and take whatever happens as coming from You. Let me forsake myself and walk after You, and ever desire to follow You. Let me flee from myself and turn to You, so that I may merit to be defended by You. Let me fear for myself, let me fear You, and be among those that are chosen by You. Let me distrust myself and trust in You, and ever obey for the love of You. Let me cleave to nothing but You, and be poor because of You. Look upon me that I may love You, call me that I may see You, and forever possess You, for all eternity."
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"Let blind and infatuated worldlings intoxicate themselves with the false, transient, and fading happiness of this life; for my part, nothing besides Thyself can content me, either in heaven or on earth. Come, Thou Beloved of my heart, to nourish, comfort, and enliven my soul. Let me neither seek, nor think on any other object but Thyself alone; for Thou alone art my consolation, my treasure, my joy, my life, my all!" - St. Augustine.
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"At this moment, O Lord, I freely consecrate my will to You without reserve... grant that Your will may always be fulfilled in me, in the way which is most pleasing to You." - St. Teresa of Avila
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Lord, grant that resigning myself in all things to Thy blessed will, I may find peace and happiness in being, doing, and suffering whatever You appoint.
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I wish that I could make Thee, O God, in return for all Thy mercies, an offering of gratitude and love proportionate to their number and greatness. Of myself, indeed, I am nothing, I have nothing and can do nothing worthy of Thee. But since, by a wonderful device of Thy wisdom and love, I may approach Thy Majesty through Christ my Savior, I humbly offer thee, in union with Him and through His Sacred Heart, whatever I possess: my body, my senses, and all the powers of my soul. I firmly purpose, by Thy divine grace, not to think, say, or do anything unworthy of one called to serve Thee and labor for the souls of others.
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"Take Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, all that I have and possess. Thou hast given all to me. To Thee, O Lord, I return it. All is Thine, dispose of it wholly according to Thy will. Give me Thy love and thy grace, for this is sufficient for me." - St. Ignatius Loyola
Prayers for detachment.
O Jesus, Who hast taught us that not all those who say Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but only such as do the will of Thy Father, whose lives correspond with their belief: grant us a truly Christian spirit, a Christian heart, and guide us in the paths of a Christian life. Grant that I may become detached from all things, and in all things seek Thee alone. Grant that I may direct all my knowledge, my whole capacity, all my happiness, and all my exertions to please Thee, to love Thee, and to obtain Thy love for time and eternity. Amen.
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O God, when shall I be so free from all attachments to creatures, and from all self-seeking, as to keep my mind and my heart solely upon Thee? Grant that I may forget everything which I ought not to know or see, and thus live only for Thee, with Thee, and in Thee. Vanities, pleasures, news, amusements, and curiosities, how little and really nothing they are to a soul for whom God is its all. Suffer me not to seek, to know, to love, or to possess anything but Thee, who art more than anything else. Inflame my heart with an ardent desire to please Thee and with humble acceptance of all things that come from Thee. Amen.
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A soul which is separated from all the amusements of the senses, seeks and finds in God that pure satisfaction which it can never meet with in creatures. A respectful and frequent remembrance of the presence of God occupies the mind, and an ardent desire of pleasing Him and of becoming worthy of His love engages the heart. It is absorbed in Him alone, all things else dwindle into nothing. It buries itself in its dear solitude, and dies to itself and all things in God. It breathes only His love, it forgets all to remember only Him; it renounces all desire of finding any satisfaction than that of pleasing Him. Oh God, when will silence, retirement, and prayer become the occupations of my soul? Come Jesus, and impress my mind with a lively conviction of Thy presence that all within me may yield to its influence.
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I want to be detached from all things and uninfluenced by the allurements of self-love, so that I may breathe only Your love and be engaged with You alone, and attentive only to You, and neither seek nor love anything but You alone.
“Oh my Jesus, Supreme Goodness, I ask of You a heart so enraptured with You that nothing can distract it. I wish to become indifferent to everything that goes on in the world, and to want You alone, to love everything that refers to You, but You above everything else.” - St. Thomas Aquinas
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Oh God, when will silence, retirement, and prayer become the occupations of my soul? Come Jesus, and impress my mind with a lively conviction of Thy presence that all within me may yield to its influence.
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