St Ignatius Prayer

St Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) founded the Jesuits and wrote the Spiritual Exercises. His best-known prayer is the Suscipe; his feast is July 31.

The Suscipe of St Ignatius

St Ignatius of Loyola

Take, O Lord, all my liberty. Receive my memory, understanding, and entire will. Thou hast bestowed on me whatever I have or possess: I give all back to Thee, and deliver it to Thee to be entirely subject to thy will. Only grant me thy love and thy grace, and I am rich enough and ask for nothing more.

From the Raccolta (1910)

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Collect of St Ignatius of Loyola

O God, who, to propagate the greater glory of thy Name, didst through blessed Ignatius strengthen the Church militant with a new army, grant that by struggling with his aid and example while on earth, we may deserve to be crowned with him in heaven. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God world without end. Amen.

From the Mass Every Day of the Year: The Roman Missal (1916)

Anima Christi

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. Suffer me not to be separated from thee. From the malignant enemy 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.

Latin

Anima Christi, sanctifica me. Corpus Christi, salva me. Sanguis Christi, inebria me. Aqua lateris Christi, lava me. Passio Christi, conforta me. O bone Iesu, exaudi me. Intra tua vulnera absconde me. Ne permittas me separari a te. Ab hoste maligno defende me. In hora mortis meae voca me, et iube me venire ad te, ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

Latin from Medulla pietatis Christianae (1868)

Line by line with the English: Anima Christi in Latin

From the League Devotions for the Apostleship of Prayer (1895)

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St Ignatius of Loyola.

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