This prayer below by St. Thomas Aquinas before Communion
gives us a moving example of love and humility in the presence of our Savior.
St. Thomas, pictured above, the celebrated 13th century “Angelic Doctor” of the
Church, is considered to be one of the greatest theologians and intellects in
our faith.
Almighty and Eternal God, behold I come to the sacrament
of Your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. As one sick I come to the
Physician of life; unclean, to the Fountain of mercy; blind, to the Light of
eternal splendor; poor and needy to the Lord of heaven and earth. Therefore, I
beg of You, through Your infinite mercy and generosity, heal my weakness, wash
my uncleanness, give light to my blindness, enrich my poverty, and clothe my
nakedness. May I thus receive the Bread of Angels, the King of Kings, the Lord
of Lords, with such reverence and humility, contrition and devotion, purity and
faith, purpose and intention, as shall aid my soul’s salvation.
Grant, I beg of You, that I may receive not only the
Sacrament of the Body and Blood of our Lord, but also its full grace and power.
Give me the grace, most merciful God, to receive the Body of your only Son, our
Lord Jesus Christ, born of the Virgin Mary, in such a manner that I may deserve
to be intimately united with His mystical Body and to be numbered among His
members. Most loving Father, grant that I may behold for all eternity face to
face Your beloved Son, whom now, on my pilgrimage, I am about to receive under
the sacramental veil, who lives and reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, God, world without end. Amen. http://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/aquinas-before-communion.html
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