Prayer After Administering the Sacrament of Penance
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. |
|---|---|
| Imprint | LONDON, BURNS AND LAMBERT, 1861 |
| Pages | p. 209 |
| Scan | leaf 221 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Saints
- St. Mary Magdalene
- Prayers for
- avoiding sin, salvation
- For
- priests
Martin Schongauer, The Archangel Michael Piercing the Dragon, about 1475. Cleveland Museum of Art.
O LORD Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, receive this my bounden service and ministry with that transcending love wherewith thou didst absolve the Blessed Mary Magdalene, and all sinners who fled for refuge unto thee. And whereinsoever I have failed in the administration of this holy sacrament through my negligence or imperfection, do thou deign to satisfy for me and supply all my defects. I commend to thy sweetest heart all and each of those who have now confessed their sins to me, beseeching thee to keep them evermore, to preserve them from falling back again into sin, and after this miserable life to bring them to thine everlasting joy. Amen.