A Prayer to Jesus
by St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Oh my Jesus,
give me Your strength
when my weak nature rebels
against the distress and suffering of this life of exile, and enable me to accept everything with serenity and peace.
With my whole strength I cling to Your merits, Your sufferings, Your expiation, and Your tears, so that I may be able to cooperate with You in the work of salvation.
Give me strength to fly from sin, the only cause of Your agony, Your sweat of blood, and Your death.
Destroy in me all that displeases You
and fill my heart with the fire of Your holy love and all Your sufferings.
Clasp me tenderly, firmly, close to You
that I may never leave You alone in Your cruel Passion. I ask only for a place of rest in Your Heart. Amen.
To Jesus
by St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Lord, God of my heart,
You alone know and see all my troubles.
You alone are aware that all my distress
springs from my fear of losing You, of offending You, from my fear of not loving You as much as I should love and desire to love You.
If You, to whom everything is present
and who alone can see the future,
know that it is for Your greater glory
and for my salvation that I should remain
in this state, then let it be so.
I don’t want to escape from it.
Give me the strength to fight and to obtain the prize due to strong souls.
A Prayer
by St. Pio of Pietrelcina
May Jesus comfort you
in all your afflictions.
May He sustain you in dangers,
watch over you always with His grace,
and indicate the safe path that leads to eternal salvation.
And may He render you always dearer to His Divine Heart and always more worthy of Paradise. Amen.
