Thanksgiving After Communion

After receiving the Holy Mysteries, we offer prayers of gratitude for the inestimable gift of Christ’s Body and Blood, asking that they may be for the healing of soul and body.

Words with a dotted underline have a short explanation: hover, tap, or tab to them. For Thee, Thou and other older English, see Words of Prayer.

Glory to thee, O God; Glory to thee, O God; Glory to thee, O God.

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Prayer of Thanksgiving

I thank thee, O Lord my God, that thou hast not rejected me, a sinner, but hast vouchsafed me to become a communicant of thy holy things. I thank thee that thou hast vouchsafed me, the unworthy, to partake of thine immaculate and heavenly gifts. But, O Master who lovest mankind, who didst both die for us and rise again and didst bestow upon us these thy dread and life-giving mysteries for the benefit and sanctification of our souls and bodies, grant that they may be for me also unto healing of soul and body, unto the averting of everything contrary thereto, unto the enlightenment of the eyes of my heart, unto the peace of my spiritual powers, unto faith unashamed, unto love unfeigned, unto increase of wisdom, unto the keeping of thy commandments, unto growth in thy divine grace and the attainment of thy kingdom, that, preserved by them in thy holiness, I may ever remember thy grace and henceforth live not unto myself but unto thee, our Master and Benefactor. And thus, when this life is ended in the hope of eternal life, I may attain unto everlasting rest, where the sound of those who keep festival is unceasing and the delight of those who behold the ineffable beauty of thy countenance is boundless; for thou art the true Desire and unutterable Joy of those who love thee, O Christ our God, and all creation hymneth thee forever. Amen.

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A Short Prayer of Thanksgiving

May thy holy Body, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, be unto me for life eternal, and thy precious Blood unto remission of my sins. May this Eucharist be unto me for joy, health, and gladness; and at thy dread Second Coming make me, a sinner, worthy to stand at the right hand of thy glory: through the intercessions of thine all-immaculate Mother and of all thy Saints. Amen.

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