ZEPHYRINUS.: Prayers To Be Said After Holy Communion.

Monday 27 February 2023

Prayers To Be Said After Holy Communion.

EUCHARISTIC OFFERING.

(From “The Imitation Of Christ”).

Oh, Lord, to Whom belongeth all that is in Heaven and Earth,

I desire to Consecrate myself wholly unto Thee
and to be Thine for evermore.

This day, do I offer myself unto Thee, Oh, Lord, in singleness of heart, to serve and obey Thee always, and I offer Thee,

without ceasing, a Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving.

Receive me, Oh, my Saviour, in union with The Holy Oblation of Thy Precious Blood, which I offer unto Thee, this day, in the presence of Angels, that this Sacrifice may avail unto my Salvation and that of the whole World.

These Prayers After Holy Communion are taken from, and can be found in, The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

The following eight paragraphs are from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia.

The Imitation of Christ is a Christian Devotional Book, by Thomas à Kempis, first composed in Latin (as “De Imitatione Christi”), circa 1418–1427. It is a Handbook for Spiritual Life, arising from The “Devotio Moderna” Movement, of which Kempis was a Member.

The Imitation of Christ is, perhaps, the most widely-read Christian Devotional Work, next to The Bible, and is regarded as a Devotional and Religious Classic.

Its popularity was immediate, and it was printed 745 times before 1650. Apart from The Bible, no Book had been translated into more languages than The Imitation of Christ at the time.

The Text is divided into Four Books, which provide detailed Spiritual Instruction:

“Helpful Counsels Of The Spiritual Life”;

“Directives For The Interior Life”;

“On Interior Consolation”;

“On The Blessed Sacrament”.

The approach taken in The Imitation of Christ is characterised by its emphasis on The Interior Life and withdrawal from The World, as opposed to an active Imitation of Christ by other Friars.

The Book places a high level of emphasis on The Devotion to The Eucharist as a key element of Spiritual Life.