Prayer Before Holy Communion

Approach the altar with this traditional prayer of faith, humility, and desire.

The Prayer

O Lord Jesus Christ, King of everlasting glory, behold I desire to come to Thee this day, and to receive Thy Body and Blood in this heavenly Sacrament, for Thy honor and glory, and the good of my soul. I desire to receive Thee, because it is Thy desire, and Thou hast so ordained: blessed be Thy Name forever. I desire to come to Thee like Magdalen, that I may be delivered from all my evils, and embrace Thee, my only Good. I desire to come to Thee, that I may be happily united to Thee, that I may henceforth abide in Thee, and Thou in me, and that nothing in life or death may ever separate me from Thee. Amen.

Traditional prayer before Communion; classic manuals, public domain.

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