Petitions after Communion

ETERNAL Father, living God, and Protector of our souls, cast thy eyes on Jesus Christ, thy most dear Son, and look upon me with the same tenderness as thou lookest upon him, since he is closely united to me. Regard me not as one separated from him; but for his sake show mercy to me. I offer him to thee; and in virtue of the promise he has made to us, that thou wilt grant whatsoever we shall ask in his name, I beg that his divine virtues may be infused into my soul, and that through the merit of his adorable Incarnation, it would please thee to give me a profound humility; through his presentation in the Temple, a perfect obedience unto death; through his holy life, a contempt of self and the world: through his holy conversation, a sweet meekness and compassion for the afflictions of my neighbour, a perseverance in the path of virtue, a perfect love of thee and all thou lovest. I beseech thee, my God, to give me, in virtue of his death and passion, a seraphic charity, an abnegation of self, and a desire to suffer for thy glory; a will prompt in thy service—as ready in prosperity as in adversity, in life as in death. Most holy and eternal Father, I beg thee, in virtue of the glorious resurrection of thy Son, to protect and defend thy Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church; and I beseech thee, by the love thou bearest to my Redeemer, to bless, maintain, and preserve (N.N.), and to banish from them all that displeases thee. Eternal Father, I beseech thee, in virtue of his triumphant ascension into heaven, to convert all infidels, heretics, and sinners, and to give thy grace to all who are related to me, that they may work out their salvation, and finally attain eternal happiness. I ask of thee grace for the afflicted, that they may be consoled; inspire them with confidence in thy mercy, and strength to bear their sufferings patiently; and for those that are in poverty, patience under their trials, that they may conform themselves to the sufferings of thy Son. I recommend to thee all thy creatures; and, through the holy name of Jesus, shed in our souls the virtues he practised in this world, in order that we may serve him and love thee as thou deservest. I recommend to thy mercy the souls of the faithful departed, especially those for whom I am most bound to pray. Apply to them the merits of the passion and death of my Saviour Jesus Christ, and in virtue of this holy sacrament grant that they may enjoy thy glory for ever. O holy Father, I cast all my necessities, and those of thy poor creatures, into the abyss of thy infinite goodness; and for this end I unite my intentions, and the petitions I have offered up, to those of Jesus my Saviour, the Blessed Virgin, St. Joseph, St. Dominic, and all the Angels and Saints, and to thy whole Church militant and triumphant, which ceases not to pray to thee, through Jesus Christ thy Son, in whom and by whom thou wilt not turn a deaf ear to our prayers. Amen.