Invitation to Jesus
Invitation to Jesus 1
From Blessed Sacrament Book — Little Offices, compiled by F. X. Lasance Tools
Source
| Printed in | Blessed Sacrament Book — Little Offices |
|---|---|
| Imprint | New York, Cincinnati, Chicago, Benziger Brothers |
| Scan | the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | Nihil Obstat: REMY LAFORT, Censor Librorum (no separate date printed) Imprimatur: + JOHN CARDINAL FARLEY, Archbishop of New York Approvals dated: NEW YORK, APRIL 6, 1918 |
| Transcription | Transcribed from the scan. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Prayers for
- union with Jesus
Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximilian, The Mass of St. Gregory, Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, about 1500. Cleveland Museum of Art.
Love and Desire
O JESUS, surpassingly sweet, Who hast said with Thine own gracious lips that Thy delights are to be with the children of men, my soul longeth for Thee, my heart yearneth now toward Thee. Wherefore I invite Thee to come unto me with all that devotion and that love wherewith any loving soul hath ever invited Thee to itself. Come, then, O most beloved spouse of my soul; come, my only love; come and turn aside awhile into the poor and wretched hovel of my heart. Come, Thou heavenly physician, come and heal my stricken soul. Come, O friend, a thousandfold above all others beloved, come and enrich my utter poverty.
Come, Thou bright and genial sun, and scatter the thick darkness which hangs upon my heart. Come, Thou sweetest manna, and satisfy my soul's exceeding hunger. Come, O Jesus, incomparable in Thy loveliness; come, Thou beloved of my heart's vows; come and sup with me in the chamber of my heart. And although I have made ready nothing that is worthy of Thy dazzling magnificence, yet wilt Thou find therein one dish of savory meat such as Thou lovest, a will which tends to Thee alone, and affections wholly Thine.
O Thou, my only love, I long for Thy coming with most eager desire, I await Thy coming with yearning love. O Thou fairest of the sons of men, O spring of inexhaustible sweetness, O Thou sweeter than all sweetest delights, come, oh, come unto me, and disdain not Thy poor and needy servant. Amen.
- St. Gertrude. ↩
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