St. Louis De
Montfort's Prayer to Jesus
O most loving Jesus, deign to let me
pour forth my gratitude before Thee, for the grace Thou hast bestowed upon me
in giving me to Thy holy Mother through the devotion of Holy Bondage, that she
may be my advocate in the presence of Thy majesty and my support in my extreme
misery. Alas, O Lord! I am so wretched that without this dear Mother I should
be certainly lost. Yes, Mary is necessary for me at Thy side and everywhere
that she may appease Thy just wrath, because I have so often offended Thee;
that she may save me from the eternal punishment of Thy justice, which I
deserve; that she may contemplate Thee, speak to Thee, pray to Thee, approach
Thee and please Thee; that she may help me to save my soul and the souls of
others; in short, Mary is necessary for me that I may always do Thy holy will
and seek Thy greater glory in all things. Ah, would that I could proclaim
throughout the whole world the mercy that Thou hast shown to me ! Would that
everyone might know I should be already damned, were it not for Mary! Would
that I might offer worthy thanksgiving for so great a blessing! Mary is in me.
Oh, what a treasure! Oh, what a consolation! And shall I not be entirely hers?
Oh, what ingratitude! My dear Saviour, send me death rather than such a
calamity, for I would rather die than live without belonging entirely to Mary.
With St. John the Evangelist at the foot of the Cross, I have taken her a
thousand times for my own and as many times have given myself to her; but if I
have not yet done it as Thou, dear Jesus, dost wish, I now renew this offering
as Thou dost desire me to renew it. And if Thou seest in my soul or my body
anything that does not belong to this august princess, I pray Thee to take it
and cast it far from me, for whatever in me does not belong to Mary is unworthy
of Thee.
O Holy Spirit, grant me all these graces. Plant
in my soul the Tree of true Life, which is Mary; cultivate it and tend it so
that it may grow and blossom and bring forth the fruit of life in abundance. O
Holy Spirit, give me great devotion to Mary, Thy faithful spouse; give me great
confidence in her maternal heart and an abiding refuge in her mercy, so that by
her Thou mayest truly form in me Jesus Christ, great and mighty, unto the
fullness of His perfect age. Amen.
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