An Efficacious Act of Praise,
Preces Gertrudianae, compiled by Thomas Alder Pope, 1861Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | Preces Gertrudianae: Prayers of St Gertrude and St. Mechtilde of The Order of St. Benedict. |
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| Imprint | LONDON, BURNS AND LAMBERT, 1861 |
| Pages | p. 46 |
| Scan | leaf 58 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
Albrecht Dürer, Sudarium Displayed by Two Angels, 1513. Cleveland Museum of Art.
Every word of which has a special weight of meaning.
O MOST compassionate Jesus, may all the virtue and efficacy of thy Divinity praise thee for me. May all the tender loving-kindness of thy Humanity satisfy to thee for me. May all the kingly splendour and majesty of the Trinity glorify, magnify, and honour thee in thyself for me, with that sublimest praise wherewith thou sufficest to thyself, and suppliest what is lacking to the praises of all thy creatures.