Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Divine Mercies

O my God, I bid farewell to sin by clinging
to his cross,
hiding in his wounds, and sheltering in his side.

Saturday, May 27, 2006

The Mover

O, Lord, I am astonished at the difference
between my deservings and my reveivings.

The Mover

O, Lord, I am astonished at the difference
between my deservings and my reveivings.

Friday, May 26, 2006

The All Good

Help me to see how good thy will is in all,
and even when it crosses mine
teach me to be pleased with it.

Thursday, May 25, 2006

The Great God

O Fountain of all good,
Break pride to pieces and scatter it
to the winds,
annihilate each clinging shred of
self-righteousness,
Implant in me true lowliness of spirit,
Abase me to self-loathing and self-abhorence,
Open in me a fount of penitential tears,
Break me, then bind me up:
Thus will my heart be a prepared dwelling
for my God

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Love Lustres at Calvary

O that every breath might be ecstatic praise,
my every step buoyant with delight, as I see my
enemies crushed,
Statan baffled, defeated, destroyed.
sin buried in the ocean of reconciling blood,
hell's gates closed, heaven's portal open.
Go forth, O conquering God, and show me the cross,
mighty to subdue, comfrot and save.

Sunday, May 14, 2006

The Spirit's Work

Lead me to the cross and shoe me his wounds,
the hateful nature of evil, the power of Satan;
May I there see my sins as
the nails that transfixed him,
the cords that bound him,
the thorns that tore him,
the sword that pierced him.
Help me find in his death the reality
and immensity of love.
Open for me the wondrous voumes of truth
in his 'It is finished.'

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

The Spirit of Jesus

May his comforts cheer me in my sorrows,
his strength sustain me in my trials,
his blessings revive me in my weariness,
his presence render me a fruitful tree of holiness,
his might establish me in peace and joy,
his incitements make me ceaseless in prayer,
his animation kindle in me undying devotion.

Thursday, May 04, 2006

Spiritus Sanctus

O Holy Spirit,

Come as power,
to expel every rebel lust, to reign supreme
and keep me thine;

Come as teacher,
leading me into all truth, filling me with
all understanding;

Come as love,
that I may adore the Father, and love him
as my all;

Come as joy,
to dwell in me, move in me, animate me;

Come as light,
illuminating the Scripture, moulding me
in its laws;

Come as sanctifier,
body, soul, spirit wholly thine;

Come as helper, with strenagth to bless and keep, directing my
every step.