Mental Prayer Meditation Helps
Presence of God
Grace I Ask: My God, whom I have offended, give me the grace to understand the deep meaning of this prayer.
O my God... my Creator... my Father in heaven... who has given me all that I have... so forgiving... coming after me when I tried to forget you... looking for me... my Good Shepherd... my Savior... helping me to rise from sin... cleansing me.
I am heartily sorry... I have done wrong... acted like a fool... disobeyed you... I am sorry... seriously... quietly... even though I may not shed tears... real sorrow... not mere shame... deep down.
For having offended Thee... I'm so small... so insignificant... who knows me? Who is my Greatest Friend? Who is always with me?... to help?... to encourage? And I have gone against you... the all-powerful... without whom I cannot lift a finger... take a breath... even exist... cannot think... cannot talk without God's help... and I dared to offend you.
I detest all my sins... that I committed today... yesterday... last week... and all the sins of my past life... the big ones... the little ones... I hate them... I wish I had never committed them.
Because of Thy just punishments... for one mortal sin... I deserve hell... eternal fire... suffering without end... and the loss of heaven... never to see thee... for whom I was made. And for one venial sin... so many graces missed... punishment in purgatory... delay in seeing you in heaven.
But most of all because I have offended Thee, Who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin.
Thought for Today: Say the Act of Contrition carefully several times today.
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Adapted from Mental Prayer, Challenge to the Lay Apostle
by The Queen's Work,(© 1958)
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