shameful cross for our eternal welfare! Now, illumined with lively faith, with the outpouring of my whole soul and the fervor of my heart, I humbly beseech Thee, through the infinite merits of Thy painful sufferings, give me strength and courage to destroy every evil passion which sways my heart, to bless Thee in my greatest afflictions, to glorify Thee by the exact fulfilment of all my duties, supremely to hate all sin, and thus to become a saint.
His Holiness, Pope Pius IX, by an autograph rescript, Jan. i, 1886, granted an indulgence of one hundred days, once a day, to all the faithful who, with at least contrite heart and devotion, shall say this prayer.
Prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori for a Visit to the Blessed Sacrament.
MY LORD Jesus Christ, Who, through the love which Thou bearest to men, dost remain with them day and night in this sacrament full of mercy and of love, expecting, inviting, and receiving all who come to visit Thee, I believe that Thou art present in the Sacrament of the Altar. From the abyss of my nothingness I adore Thee, and I thank Thee for all the favors which Thou hast bestowed upon me, particularly for having given me Thyself in this sacrament, for having given me for my advocate Thy most holy Mother, Mary, and for having called me to visit Thee in this church.
