Lord God Almighty, Behold Me Prostrate Before Thee
The Raccolta, compiled by the Sacred Congregation of Indulgences, 1878, no. 14Source and notes
PRAYER
Source
| Printed in | THE RACCOLTA; OR, Collection of Prayers and Good Works, TO WHICH THE SOVEREIGN PONTIFFS HAVE ATTACHED HOLY INDULGENCES. |
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| Imprint | MARYLAND, WOODSTOCK COLLEGE, 1878 |
| Number | 14 |
| Pages | pp. 21–23 |
| Scan | leaf 60, leaf 61, leaf 62 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF HIS HOLINESS, POPE PIUS IX. TRANSLATION AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED BY THE SACRED CONGREGATION OF HOLY INDULGENCES. APPROVED AND COMMENDED. ✠ JOHN CARD. McCLOSKEY, ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Sept. 5th, 1878. Imprimatur: ✠ JACOBUS, ARCHIEP. BALTIMORENSIS. DIE xxii Sept., 1878. DECLARATIO. Sacra Congregatio, Indulgentiis Sacrisque Reliquiis praeposita, inhaerens declarationi die 29 Decembris, 1864, et perpenso testimonio Professorum Theologiae, in Collegio Woodstockiano Societatis Jesu in Foederatae Septentrionalis Americae Statibus, supra versionem Anglicam inibi exaratam libelli, cui titulus: Raccolta di Orazioni e Pie opere, per le quali sono state concesse dai Sommi Pontefici le SS. Indulgenze, Romae typis S. C. de Propaganda Fide in lucem editi, DECLARAVIT CONSTARE DE FIDELITATE PRAEFATAE VERSIONIS, praecipiens ut nonnulla exemplaria ejusdem ad Secretariam Sacrae ipsius Congregationis in Actis adservanda transmittantur. Datum Romae ex Secretaria ejusdem S. Congregationis, die 17 Junii, 1878. AL. CARD. OREGLIA, a S. STEPHANO, Praef. L. ✠ S. A. PANICI, Secretarius. DECLARATION. The Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Holy Relics, in conformity with the declaration of Dec. 29, 1864, and in view of the testimony of the professors of theology of Woodstock College, in the United States of America, in regard to the English translation, made in the said college, of the book entitled: Raccolta di Orazioni e Pie opere, per le quali sono state concesse dai Sommi Pontefici le SS. Indulgenze, published at Rome from the press of the Sacred Congregation of the Propaganda, GUARANTEES THE FIDELITY OF THE SAID TRANSLATION, ordering, at the same time, that some copies of the book be sent to the office of the Secretary of the said Sacred Congregation, to be preserved in its archives. Given at Rome, from the Office of the Secretary of the said S. Congregation, June 17, 1878. AL. CARD. OREGLIA, a S. STEPHANO, Prefect. L. ✠ S. A. PANICI, Secretary. This Raccolta was approved by his Holiness, Pius IX., by a decree of the S. Congregation of Indulgences and Holy Relics, June 3, 1877. The text of this decree, accompanied by a translation of it, is given farther on. The new Raccolta, compiled by the S. Congregation of Indulgences, and issued from the Propaganda press, Rome, 1877, was declared authentic. |
| Indulgence | His Holiness, Pope Pius IX., by a rescript from the Office of the Secretary of Briefs, April 11, 1860, granted to all the faithful who, with at least contrite heart and devotion, shall say this prayer at the beginning of the day: AN INDULGENCE OF THREE YEARS, once a day. AN INDULGENCE OF THREE YEARS, once a day, to all those who, with at least contrite heart and devotion, shall say, during the mass, the offering, Eternal Father. A PLENARY INDULGENCE, once a month, to all who, after saying every day, for a month, the two prayers given above, shall, on any day, being truly penitent, after confession and communion, visit their parish church, or some other public church, and pray there for peace and union among Christian princes, for the extirpation of heresy, and for the triumph of holy Mother Church. |
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- Prayers for
- the souls in purgatory, the Pope and the Church
TO BE SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY.
Lord, God almighty, behold me prostrate before thee, in order to appease and honor thy divine majesty, in the name of all creatures. But how can I do it,—I a wretched sinner? Yes, I can, and I will do it; because I know that thou dost glory in being called the Father of mercy, and that, for love of us, thou hast given even thy only-begotten Son, who offered himself for us on the cross, and who continually renews for us the same sacrifice on our altars. And therefore, though a sinner, yet truly penitent, wretched, and yet rich in Jesus Christ, I present myself before thee, and with the fervor of all the saints and angels, and with the ardent love of the immaculate heart of Mary, I offer thee, in the name of all creatures, the masses which are now being said, with all those which have been said, and which will be said to the end of the world. I also desire to renew this offering, at every instant of this day, and of my whole life, in order to give thy infinite majesty honor and glory worthy of thee; to appease thy wrath, and to satisfy thy justice for our many sins; to render thee thanks in keeping with thy benefits, and to implore thy mercy for myself and for all sinners, for all the faithful, living and dead, for the whole Church, and chiefly for its visible head, the Roman Pontiff; and lastly, for all poor schismatics, heretics, and infidels, that they also may be converted and saved.
AN OFFERING
TO BE MADE DURING THE TIME OF MASS.
Eternal Father, I offer thee the sacrifice which thy beloved Son, Jesus, made of himself on the cross, and now renews on this altar. I offer it in the name of all creatures, together with the masses which have been said and which will be said throughout the whole world, to adore thee and to give thee the honor which thou deservest; to render to thee the thanks which are due thee for thy numberless benefits, to appease thy anger, and to satisfy for our many sins; to supplicate thee for myself, for the Church, for the whole world, and for the blessed souls in purgatory.
His Holiness, Pope Pius IX., by a rescript from the Office of the Secretary of Briefs, April 11, 1860, granted to all the faithful who, with at least contrite heart and devotion, shall say this prayer at the beginning of the day:
AN INDULGENCE OF THREE YEARS, once a day.
AN INDULGENCE OF THREE YEARS, once a day, to all those who, with at least contrite heart and devotion, shall say, during the mass, the offering, Eternal Father.
A PLENARY INDULGENCE, once a month, to all who, after saying every day, for a month, the two prayers given above, shall, on any day, being truly penitent, after confession and communion, visit their parish church, or some other public church, and pray there for peace and union among Christian princes, for the extirpation of heresy, and for the triumph of holy Mother Church.