The Christian Life
I am sure many readers will be familiar with the Subjects for Daily Meditation but for anyone else:
Remember Christian soul that thou has this day and every day of thy life - God to glorify, Jesus to imitate, the angels and saints to invoke, a soul to save, a body to mortify, sins to expiate, virtues to acquire, hell to avoid, heaven to gain, eternity to prepare for, time to profit by, neighbors to edify, the world to despise, devils to combat, passions to subdue, death perhaps to suffer and judgment to undergo.
If you cannot afford to spend time meditating on any of these subjects, you can at least pray the Universal Prayer of Pope Clement XI
CREDO Domine, sed credam firmius; spero, sed sperem securius; amo, sed amem ardentius; doleo, sed doleam vehementius.
Adoro te ut primum principium; desidero ut finem ultimum; laudo ut benefactorem perpetuum; invoco ut defensorem propitium.
Tua me sapientia dirige, iustitia contine, clementia solare, potentia protege.
Offero tibi, Domine cogitanda, ut sint ad te; dicenda, ut sint de te; facienda, ut sint secundum te; ferenda, ut sint propter te.
Volo quidquid vis, volo quia vis, volo quomodo vis, volo quamdiu vis.
Oro, Domine, intellectum illumines, voluntatem inflammes, cor emundes, animam sanctifices.
Defleam praeteritas iniquitates, repellam futuras tentationes, corrigam vitiosas propensiones, excolam idoneas virtutes.
Tribue mihi, bone Deus, amorem tui, odium mei, zelum proximi, contemptum mundi.
Studeam superioribus oboedire, inferioribus subvenire, amicis consulere, inimicis parcere.
Vincam voluptatem austeritate, avaritiam largitate, iracundiam lenitate, tepiditatem fervore.
Redde me prudentem in consiliis, constantem in periculis, patientem in adversis, humilem in prosperis.
Fac, Domine, ut sim in oratione attentus, in epulis sobrius, in munere sedulus, in proposito firmus.
Curem habere innocentiam interiorem, modestiam exteriorem, conversationem exemplarem, vitam regularem.
Assidue invigilem naturae domandae, gratiae fovendae, legi servandae, saluti promerendae.
Discam a te quam tenue quod terrenum, quam grande quod divinum, quam breve quod temporaneum, quam durabile quod aeternum.
Da mortem praeveniam, iudicium pertineam, infernum effugiam, paradisum obtineam.
Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
LORD, I believe in Thee: but let me believe more strongly. I hope in Thee: but let me hope
more securely. I love Thee: but let me love Thee more ardently. I sorrow, but deepen my sorrow for my sins.
I adore Thee as my first beginning, I long for Thee as my last end, I praise Thee as my constant benefactor, I call on Thee as my loving protector.
Guide me by Thy wisdom, hold me with Thy justice, comfort me with Thy mercy, protect me with Thy power.
I offer Thee, Lord, my thoughts, my words, my actions, and my sufferings to be fixed on Thee, to be according to Thee, and to be endured for Thee.
I want to do what Thou willeth, in the way Thou willeth for as long as Thou willeth, because Thou willeth.
I pray, O Lord, enlighten my understanding, inflame my will, purify my heart, and sanctify my soul .
May I weep for my former iniquities, repel future temptations, correct my faults, and cultivate suitable virtues.
Grant me, O God, love of Thee, hatred of me, zeal for my neighbor, contempt the world.
May I be eager to obey my superiors, be courteous to my inferiors, faithful to my friends, and to forgive my enemies.
Help me to conquer sensuality with austerity, greed with generosity, anger with gentleness, apathy with fervor.
Make me prudent in planning, steadfast in danger, patient in adversity, and humble in prosperity.
O Lord, make me attentive in prayer, temperate in drink, diligent in my duties, and firm in purpose.
May I take care to have an innocent interior, a modest exterior , exemplary speech, and a well-ordered life .
May I be ever-watchfull in guarding against my weaknesses, cherishing Thy grace, keeping Thy laws, and coming to salvation.
May I learn from Thee the passing nature of this world, the grandness of heaven, the shortness of this life, and the life to come eternal.
Grant that I may prepare for death, fear judgment, flee from Hell, and obtain paradise.
Grant this though Christ our Lord. Amen.
Remember Christian soul that thou has this day and every day of thy life - God to glorify, Jesus to imitate, the angels and saints to invoke, a soul to save, a body to mortify, sins to expiate, virtues to acquire, hell to avoid, heaven to gain, eternity to prepare for, time to profit by, neighbors to edify, the world to despise, devils to combat, passions to subdue, death perhaps to suffer and judgment to undergo.
If you cannot afford to spend time meditating on any of these subjects, you can at least pray the Universal Prayer of Pope Clement XI
CREDO Domine, sed credam firmius; spero, sed sperem securius; amo, sed amem ardentius; doleo, sed doleam vehementius.
Adoro te ut primum principium; desidero ut finem ultimum; laudo ut benefactorem perpetuum; invoco ut defensorem propitium.
Tua me sapientia dirige, iustitia contine, clementia solare, potentia protege.
Offero tibi, Domine cogitanda, ut sint ad te; dicenda, ut sint de te; facienda, ut sint secundum te; ferenda, ut sint propter te.
Volo quidquid vis, volo quia vis, volo quomodo vis, volo quamdiu vis.
Oro, Domine, intellectum illumines, voluntatem inflammes, cor emundes, animam sanctifices.
Defleam praeteritas iniquitates, repellam futuras tentationes, corrigam vitiosas propensiones, excolam idoneas virtutes.
Tribue mihi, bone Deus, amorem tui, odium mei, zelum proximi, contemptum mundi.
Studeam superioribus oboedire, inferioribus subvenire, amicis consulere, inimicis parcere.
Vincam voluptatem austeritate, avaritiam largitate, iracundiam lenitate, tepiditatem fervore.
Redde me prudentem in consiliis, constantem in periculis, patientem in adversis, humilem in prosperis.
Fac, Domine, ut sim in oratione attentus, in epulis sobrius, in munere sedulus, in proposito firmus.
Curem habere innocentiam interiorem, modestiam exteriorem, conversationem exemplarem, vitam regularem.
Assidue invigilem naturae domandae, gratiae fovendae, legi servandae, saluti promerendae.
Discam a te quam tenue quod terrenum, quam grande quod divinum, quam breve quod temporaneum, quam durabile quod aeternum.
Da mortem praeveniam, iudicium pertineam, infernum effugiam, paradisum obtineam.
Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
LORD, I believe in Thee: but let me believe more strongly. I hope in Thee: but let me hope
more securely. I love Thee: but let me love Thee more ardently. I sorrow, but deepen my sorrow for my sins.
I adore Thee as my first beginning, I long for Thee as my last end, I praise Thee as my constant benefactor, I call on Thee as my loving protector.
Guide me by Thy wisdom, hold me with Thy justice, comfort me with Thy mercy, protect me with Thy power.
I offer Thee, Lord, my thoughts, my words, my actions, and my sufferings to be fixed on Thee, to be according to Thee, and to be endured for Thee.
I want to do what Thou willeth, in the way Thou willeth for as long as Thou willeth, because Thou willeth.
I pray, O Lord, enlighten my understanding, inflame my will, purify my heart, and sanctify my soul .
May I weep for my former iniquities, repel future temptations, correct my faults, and cultivate suitable virtues.
Grant me, O God, love of Thee, hatred of me, zeal for my neighbor, contempt the world.
May I be eager to obey my superiors, be courteous to my inferiors, faithful to my friends, and to forgive my enemies.
Help me to conquer sensuality with austerity, greed with generosity, anger with gentleness, apathy with fervor.
Make me prudent in planning, steadfast in danger, patient in adversity, and humble in prosperity.
O Lord, make me attentive in prayer, temperate in drink, diligent in my duties, and firm in purpose.
May I take care to have an innocent interior, a modest exterior , exemplary speech, and a well-ordered life .
May I be ever-watchfull in guarding against my weaknesses, cherishing Thy grace, keeping Thy laws, and coming to salvation.
May I learn from Thee the passing nature of this world, the grandness of heaven, the shortness of this life, and the life to come eternal.
Grant that I may prepare for death, fear judgment, flee from Hell, and obtain paradise.
Grant this though Christ our Lord. Amen.
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