Act of Consecration to St Aloysius
The Raccolta, compiled by the Apostolic Penitentiary, 1910, no. 372Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | The Raccolta |
|---|---|
| Imprint | 28 Orchard Street, London W; New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Burns & Oates (London) and Benziger Bros (New York, Chicago, Cincinnati), 1910 |
| Number | 372 |
| Pages | p. 329 |
| Scan | leaf 349 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | We approve of the Translation by virtue of the above Rescript of His Holiness. N. CARDINAL ARCHBISHOP. Westminster, October 23, 1857. APPENDIX. NIHIL OBSTAT: HENRICUS S. BOWDEN, Censor Deputatus. IMPRIMATUR: EDMUNDUS SURMONT, Vicarius Generalis. Westmonasterii, die 10 Maii, 1909. |
| Indulgence | i. 200 Days, once a day. ii. Plenary, on the Feast or during the Octave, if said every day in June. I, II, III, IV. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Saints
- St. Aloysius Gonzaga
- Prayers for
- purity
The Bedford Master, Pentecost, book of hours, about 1420. Cleveland Museum of Art.
372. Act of Consecration. 1
O GLORIOUS St Aloysius, honoured by the Church with the title of Angelic Youth, for the eminent purity of thy life on earth, to thee I offer myself this day with all the devotion of my mind and heart, and to thee I consecrate myself entirely. O perfect example, O kind and powerful protector of youth, how much I have need of thee! The world and the devil lay snares for me; I feel the fire of my passions, I know the weakness and inconstancy of my age. Who can protect me if not thou, O angelic saint, the glory, ornament, love and mainstay of the young? To thee, then, with all my mind and heart I have recourse; in thee I confide, to thee I consecrate myself. Therefore I firmly purpose and resolve to be specially devout to thee, to glorify thee for thy lofty virtues, and especially for thy angelic purity; to imitate thy example, to promote devotion to thee among my companions, and to invoke and bless to the end of my life thy dear and holy name. To thee I consecrate my soul, my senses, my heart, and all my being. O dear St Aloysius, lo! to-day I am all thine, and thine I wish to remain for ever. Oh! protect, defend, and preserve me as thy possession, that through honouring thee I may be better able to serve and honour JESUS and Mary, and come one day with thee to see and bless my GOD for ever in Paradise. Amen.
i. 200 Days, once a day.
ii. Plenary, on the Feast or during the Octave, if said every day in June. I, II, III, IV.
(See Instructions, p. 1.)
- 372 Leo XIII, June 12, 1894.