Prayers of St. Gertrude the Great
That In All Things God May Be Glorified
(Holy Rule of St. Benedict)
St. Gertrude is one of the greatest and most wonderful saints in the church of God. Holy church has distinguished her from all others of her sex by adding to her name the honorable title, "The Great." St. Gertrude is the diadem, the queen flower of the Benedictine Order, the most beautiful lily among the holy virgins who flourished during the glorious Middle Ages. One thing is particularly remarkable in the life of St. Gertrude, the likes of which cannot be found in the life of any other saint . . . it is the extraordinary promises made to her by our Savior in favor of those who venerate her. God revealed to St. Gertrude that those who should thank Him for the graces bestowed upon her would participate in her merits and would obtain their petition, provided it were for their eternal welfare.
Prayer for souls in purgatory
Dictated by our Lord to release 1000 souls from Purgatory
each time it is said
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most precious blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home, and within my family. Amen.
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
St. Gertrude's Prayer of Petition
O most sweet Lord Jesus Christ, I praise, extol, and bless Thee, in union with that heavenly praise which the Divine persons of the Holy Trinity mutually render to each other, and which thence flows down upon Thy sacred humanity, upon the Blessed Virgin Mary, and upon all the angels and saints. And I give Thee thanks for all the graces Thou didst lavish upon Thy beloved spouse St. Gertrude. I thank Thee especially for that ineffable love where with Thou didst pre-elect from all eternity, didst enrich her so highly, didst draw her so sweetly to thyself by the strongest bonds of love, didst unite her so blissfully to thyself, dwell with such delight in her heart, and crown her life with so blessed an end. I recall to Thee now, O most compassionate Jesus, the promise Thou didst make to thy beloved spouse, that Thou would most assuredly grant the prayers of all who come to Thee through her merits and intercession, in all matters concerning their salvation. I beseech Thee by the most tender love, grant me the grace ________________ which I confidently expect. Amen.
Prayer Before Confession
O God, Father of light, who enlightenest everyone that comes into this world. Give me light, love and sorrow that I may discover, detest and confess all the sins I have committed. O Holy Spirit of love and dispenser of all graces, help me to receive this great sacrament worthily, give me Thy grace that I may make a careful examination of conscience and discover my sins. Touch my heart that I may hate and detest them and assist me to make a firm resolution to avoid sin henceforth. Spirit of love and truth, assist me to make a sincere, entire, and truthful confession to Thy representative, the priest, and thus obtain Thy forgiveness, Thy grace, and Thy love, O Jesus my Redeemer, through Thy most holy merits. Grant me the grace of heartfelt contrition and amendment of life. To Thee I look for the grace to make this confession well that I may glorify Thee. O Most Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of my Savior, and my own most loving Mother, thou who art so compassionate towards those who desire to repent, help me to call to mind all my offenses and to be truly sorry for having offended God. My dear Guardian Angel, who hast been a witness of my sins, help me now to recall them and to be truly sorry for them. All you saints and angels of heaven, pray for me that I may now bring forth fruits worthy of penance. Amen.
Prayer Before the Sacramental Penance
Since I have so grievously insulted Thee, O most tender and loving God, by my many sins and negligences, I am now ready to make perfect satisfaction to Thy divine justice to the utmost of my ability. To this end, I will faithfully and most reverently perform the penance appointed me by my confessor in Thy name. Would that I could perform it with such great devotion and love as to give Thee an honor and delight greater than the insult and outrage of my sins. That this may be so, I unite and blend my penance with all the works of satisfaction which Thy Beloved Son accomplished during the thirty-three years of His life on earth, and in union with His fasting, His watching, and His prayers, I offer this my penance and my prayer. Look therefore O Most Loving Father on me, Thy most bounden debtor, now prostrate before Thy feet, desiring to make Thee adequate satisfaction and reparation for all the insults and injuries I have offered Thee, and grant me the strength and grace to say this prayer according to Thy Most Holy Will. Amen.
(Now, say your sacramental penance)
O Most Loving Father, I offer Thee my confession and my satisfaction in union with all the acts of penance which have ever been offered to the glory of Thy Holy Name, beseeching Thee to accept it, and to render it availing through the merits of the passion of Thy Beloved Son, and through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of all the holy apostles, martyrs, confessors, and virgins. Whatever has been lacking to me in sincere and earnest reparation, in perfect contrition, to the most loving heart of Thine only begotten Son, that treasury of all good and of all grace, from whose overflowing abundance all debts are fully acquitted, that through it all my negligences and defects in the reception of this most holy sacrament may be fully and perfectly supplied, to Thine everlasting praise and glory, and that Thou mayest effectually absolve me in heaven even as Thy minister has, with Thine authority, absolved me here on earth, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayers After Confession
(From Psalm 102)
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and let all that is within me bless His Holy Name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all He hath done for thee. Who forgiveth all thy iniquities, and healeth all thy diseases, who redeemeth thy life from destruction and crowneth thee with mercy and compassion. The Lord is compassionate and merciful, long suffering and plenteous in mercy. He hath not dealt with us according to our iniquities. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our iniquities from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear Him. For He knoweth our frame, He remembereth that we are dust. Bless the Lord all His angels, ye ministers of His that do His will. Bless the Lord. All His works in every place of His dominion. O my soul, Bless thou the Lord.