Novena Honoring
the Body and Blood of Christ
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I thank You, Jesus, my Divine Redeemer, for coming upon the
earth for our sake, and for instituting the adorable Sacrament of the Holy
Eucharist in order to remain with us until the end of the world.
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I thank You for hiding beneath the Eucharistic species Your
infinite majesty and beauty, which Your Angels delight to behold, so that
I might have courage to approach the throne of Your Mercy.
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I thank You, most loving Jesus, for having made Your- self
my food, and for uniting me to Yourself with so much love in this
wonderful Sacrament that I may live in You.
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I thank You, my Jesus, for giving Yourself to me in this
Blessed Sacrament, and so enriching it with the treasures of Your love
that You have no greater gift to give me.
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I thank You not only for becoming my food but also for
offering Yourself as a continual sacrifice to Your Eternal Father for my
salvation.
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I thank You, Divine Priest, for offering Yourself as a
Sacrifice daily upon our altars in adoration and homage to the Most
Blessed Trinity, and for making amends for our poor and miserable
adorations.
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I thank You for renewing in this daily Sacrifice the actual
Sacrifice of the Cross offered on Calvary, in which You satisfy Divine
justice for us poor sinners.
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I thank You, dear Jesus, for having become the priceless
Victim to merit for me the fullness of heavenly favors. Awaken in me such
confidence in You that their fullness may descend ever more fruitfully
upon my soul.
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I thank You for offering Yourself in thanksgiving to God for
all His benefits, spiritual and temporal, which He has bestowed upon me.
In union with Your offering of Yourself to Your
Father in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, I ask for this special favor:
(Mention your request).
If it be Your holy Will, grant my request. Through
You I also hope to receive the grace of perseverance in Your love and
faithful service, a holy death, and a happy eternity with You in Heaven.
Amen.
O Lord, You have given us this Sacred Banquet, in
which Christ is received, the memory of His Passion is renewed, the mind
is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us.
You have given them bread from Heaven.
Having all sweetness within.
Let us pray. God our Father, for Your glory
and our salvation You appointed Jesus Christ eternal High Priest. May the
people He gained for You by His Blood come to share in the power of His
Cross and Resurrection by celebrating His Memorial in this Eucharist, for
He lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever. Amen.
O Jesus, since You have left us a remembrance of
Your Passion beneath the veils of this Sacrament, grant us, we pray, so to
venerate the sacred mysteries of Your Body and Blood that we may always
enjoy the fruits of Your Redemption, for You live and reign forever.