A fourteenth-century Eucharistic prayer beginning "Soul of Christ, sanctify me", widely attached to thanksgiving after communion and embedded in the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola. It circulates in dozens of English verse and prose renderings, which differ substantially; naming the edition matters more here than for most Catholic prayers.
Every text below was transcribed from the edition named under it and checked twice, independently, against that edition. That is a claim about wording only: nothing here is selected or endorsed for a particular situation, and nobody credentialed in the tradition has signed it. Older spelling is kept as the edition prints it.
Anima Christi (Baltimore Manual 1889)
A fourteenth-century Eucharistic prayer beginning "Soul of Christ, sanctify me", widely attached to thanksgiving after communion and embedded in the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola. It circulates in dozens of English verse and prose renderings, which differ substantially; naming the edition matters more here than for most Catholic prayers.
English · A Manual of Prayers for the Use of the Catholic Laity, 1889
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 separated 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.
John Murphy and Company, Baltimore, 1889. Published 1889, before 1929, US public domain. Source
Wording and scope vary between editions and between communities, so this entry is tied to one named edition and makes no claim about which form is right in a given setting.
Anima Christi (Raccolta 1910)
A fourteenth-century Eucharistic prayer beginning "Soul of Christ, sanctify me", widely attached to thanksgiving after communion and embedded in the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola. It circulates in dozens of English verse and prose renderings, which differ substantially; naming the edition matters more here than for most Catholic prayers.
English · The Raccolta: or, Collection of Indulgenced Prayers, 1910
SOUL of CHRIST, be my sanctification.
Body of CHRIST, be my salvation.
Blood of CHRIST, fill all my veins.
Water of CHRIST's side, wash out my stains.
Passion of CHRIST, my comfort be.
O good JESU, listen to me.
In thy wounds I fain would hide,
Ne'er to be parted from thy side.
Guard me should the foe assail me.
Call me when my life shall fail me.
Bid me come to Thee above,
With thy Saints to sing thy love
World without end. Amen.
1910. Published 1910, before 1929, US public domain. Source
Wording and scope vary between editions and between communities, so this entry is tied to one named edition and makes no claim about which form is right in a given setting.
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