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Preparation for Personal Prayer

Holy Spirit, breath of God and fire of love, I cannot pray without your aid: Kindle in me the fire of your love, and illumine me with your light; that with a steadfast will and holy thoughts I may approach the Father in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who reigns with you and the Father in eternal union. Amen.

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For Union with Christ

Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me. Within thy wounds hide me. Permit me not to be separated from thee. From the wicked foe defend me. In the hour of my death call me, and bid me come to thee, that with thy saints I may praise thee for ever and ever.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 674

Provenance

Anima Christi, c.1330 / ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A medieval Latin prayer of devotion to the crucified Christ, made famous by St. Ignatius of Loyola, long sung by Anglicans as a hymn and finally given an official place in the 2019 Book of Common Prayer.