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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 Beatitudes (Douay-Rheims)
The Beatitudes (Douay-Rheims), as it appears in the edition cited below.
English · The Douay-Rheims Bible, 1899 American Edition, 1899
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart: they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake:
Be glad and rejoice for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.
Douay-Rheims translators, revised by Richard Challoner. John Murphy Company, Baltimore, 1899. Published 1899, before 1929, US public domain. Source
The Lord's Prayer (Douay-Rheims)
The Lord's Prayer (Douay-Rheims), as it appears in the edition cited below.
English · The Douay-Rheims Bible, 1899 American Edition, 1899
Thus therefore shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our supersubstantial bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen.
Douay-Rheims translators, revised by Richard Challoner. 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.
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