O dearest Jesus, Whose Most Amiable Heart excludes not
even the greatest sinners if they turn to Thee, grant, we beseech Thee, to me
and all penitent sinners a heart like unto Thine;
That is -
- A humble heart that even in the midst of temporal honors loves a hidden life, a life little esteemed by men;
- A meek heart that bears with all and seeks to be revenged on no one;
- A patient heart that is resigned in adversity and happy even in the midst of most trying circumstances;
- A peaceful heart that is ever at peace with others and with itself;
- A disinterested heart that is always content with what it has;
- A heart that loves prayer and prays often and cheerfully;
- A heart that only desires that God be known, honored and loved by all His creatures;
- That grieves for nothing except when God is offended,
- Despises nothing but sin,
- Wishes for nothing but the Glory of God and its neighbor's salvation;
- A pure heart that in all things seeks God alone and desires to please Him;
- A grateful heart that does not forget but duly values the benefits of God;
- A strong heart that is daunted by no evil but bears all adversity for the love of God;
- A heart liberal to the poor and compassionate to the suffering souls in Purgatory;
- A well-ordered heart, whose joys and sorrows, desires and aversions, nay, whose every motion is regulated according to the Will of God.
~ Prayer of St Clement Mary Hofbauer, C.S.S.R
No comments:
Post a Comment