Invocation of All Saints, Taught to St. Mechtilde
Preces Gertrudianae, compiled by Thomas Alder Pope, 1861Source and notes
Invocation of all saints, which our Lord taught to St. Mechtilde, and commanded her to recite
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 | pp. 158–159 |
| Scan | leaf 170, leaf 171 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
Angel Holding the Sacred Heart, hand-coloured woodcut, Low Countries, 1490–1510. Rijksmuseum.
O YE holy Patriarchs and Prophets, I salute you in the sweetest Heart of Jesus; beseeching you to deign to offer unto God for me the ardent yearning desire you felt for the Incarnation of Jesus.
O ye holy Apostles, I salute you in the sweetest Heart of Jesus; beseeching you to deign to offer unto God for me that faithfulness and constancy wherewith you continued with Jesus in his temptations, and gathered unto him a faithful people by your preaching.
O ye holy Martyrs, I salute you in the sweetest Heart of Jesus; beseeching you to deign to offer unto God for me that patience with which you shed your blood for his love.
O ye holy Confessors, I salute you in the sweetest Heart of Jesus; beseeching you to deign to offer unto God for me that sanctity which shone forth in your words and your example.
O ye holy Virgins, I salute you in the sweetest Heart of your divine Spouse; beseeching you to deign to offer unto God for me that purity and chastity whereby you have merited to stand now so near to Jesus in heaven.
O all ye Saints of God, I salute and venerate you all in the sweetest Heart of Jesus your Lord, and through it I render thanks to God for all the good which has ever flowed forth from it for your salvation; beseeching you all in general, and each one of you in particular, to deign to offer unto God for me, a miserable sinner, all those virtues and perfections which render you most especially well-pleasing to God. Amen.