Our Morning Offering – 2 September – Wednesday of the Twenty-second week in Ordinary Time
Prayer for Five Graces
By St Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
Most Zealous Doctor
Eternal Father, Your Son has promised
that You would grant, all the graces
we ask of You in His name.
Trusting in this promise
and in the name of
and through the merits of Jesus Christ,
I ask of You five special graces:
First, I ask pardon for all the offenses I have committed,
for which I am sorry with all my heart
because I have offended Your infinite goodness.
Second, I ask for Your divine Light,
which will enable me to see
the vanity of all things of this earth
and see also Your infinite greatness and goodness.
Third, I ask for a share in Your love,
so that I can detach myself from all creatures,
especially from myself
and love only Your holy will.
Fourth, grant me the grace
to have confidence in the merits of Jesus Christ
and in the intercession of Mary.
Fifth, I ask for the grace of perseverance,
knowing that, whenever I call on You for assistance,
You will answer my call and come to my aid.
I fear only, that I will neglect to turn to You in time of need
and thus bring myself to ruin.
Grant me the grace to pray always,
O Eternal Father,
in the name of Our Lord Jesus.
Amen
AnaStpaul 