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Texts from their published editions
Each text below was transcribed from the edition named under it and checked twice, independently, against that edition. Where the two transcriptions disagreed by even one character, the text is not shown here. That is a claim about wording only: these are not selected or endorsed for any particular situation, and nobody credentialed in the tradition has signed them. 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.
The Hail Mary (Baltimore Manual 1889)
The central Marian prayer of Latin Catholicism, built from the Lucan greeting plus a later intercessory petition fixed in the sixteenth century. It is the repeated unit of the rosary and of the Angelus, and it is the prayer most often said at a sickbed or deathbed. Recited by anyone, at any time, with no conditions of office or state.
English · A Manual of Prayers for the Use of the Catholic Laity, 1889
Hail, Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
John Murphy and Company, Baltimore, 1889. Published 1889, before 1929, US public domain. Source
The Memorare (Baltimore Manual 1889)
A short petitionary prayer to Mary beginning "Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary", popularized in the seventeenth century and long associated with Claude Bernard. It is used at moments of acute distress and is a standard entry in indulgenced prayer collections. No restriction on who may say it.
English · A Manual of Prayers for the Use of the Catholic Laity, 1889
REMEMBER, O most loving Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, and sought thine intercession, was left forsaken. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, My Mother. To thee I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word, despise not my words, but graciously hear and grant my prayer. Amen.
John Murphy and Company, Baltimore, 1889. Published 1889, before 1929, US public domain. Source
The Memorare (Raccolta 1910)
A short petitionary prayer to Mary beginning "Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary", popularized in the seventeenth century and long associated with Claude Bernard. It is used at moments of acute distress and is a standard entry in indulgenced prayer collections. No restriction on who may say it.
English · The Raccolta: or, Collection of Indulgenced Prayers, 1910
REMEMBER, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions; but in thy clemency hear and answer me. Amen.
1910. Published 1910, before 1929, US public domain. Source
Psalm 22 / 23 (Douay-Rheims)
Psalm 22 / 23 (Douay-Rheims), as it appears in the edition cited below.
English · The Douay-Rheims Bible, 1899 American Edition, Psalms, 1899
A psalm for David. The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want nothing.
He hath set me in a place of pasture. He hath brought me up, on the water of refreshment:
He hath converted my soul. He hath led me on the paths of justice, for his own name's sake.
For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils, for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff, they have comforted me.
Thou hast prepared a table before me against them that afflict me. Thou hast anointed my head with oil; and my chalice which inebreateth me, how goodly is it!
And thy mercy will follow me all the days of my life. And that I may dwell in the house of the Lord unto length of days.
Challoner revision. John Murphy Company, Baltimore, 1899. Published 1899, 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.
Nothing here has been signed by a reviewer credentialed in this tradition. When that happens, reviewed prayers appear above these, and these stay where they are, as an anthology. How that works.