When You Can't Sleep
On one occasion when St. Gertrude could not sleep, she learned this prayer from Christ Himself.
By Thine Own eternal and unruffled repose in the bosom of God the Father, by Thy most peaceful rest in the womb of the Blessed Virgin, by the most ecstatic rapture with which Thou didst ever take thy delight in the hearts of those who love Thee, I beseech Thee, O most loving Lord, deign to grant me needful sleep, not for my pleasure or advantage, but that the weary members of my body may be refreshed to labour for Thine eternal praise and glory. Amen.
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