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Da Mihi Animas

Give Me Souls

ASK what Thou wilt, O dearest Lord,
  Nought, nought will I deny,
But only give me countless souls
  For thee, before I die.

Let others pray about themselves,[1]
  Thy grace leads many ways.
Da mihi animas, 'tis thus.
  Thy Spirit in me prays.

A life-long sorrow, if Thou wilt.
  And sharp enduring pain;
All, all were light, if souls for Thee,
  Might be the precious gain.

Tears will be sweet, for Thou hast wept,
  And blood, if needs must be;
No cost too great to purchase souls,
  O dearest Lord, for Thee,

Whatever be the price, O Lord,
  This grace to me impart:
Souls from the world and sin set free —
  Souls for Thy sacred Heart.

— From The Voice of the Sacred Heart.

St. Teresa, Virgin

Prayer of St. Alphonsus

O SERAPHIC virgin, St. Teresa, beloved spouse of the Crucified, thou who didst burn with such great love of God while on earth, and now burnest with a still purer

  1. In allusion to those words of St. Teresa: "Beware of sharing the sentiment of certain persons to whom it appears very hard not to pray much for themselves." (Way of Perfection, chap, iii.)