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The Universal Prayer

Composed in 1721 by Pope Clement XI

Lord, I believe in you: increase my faith.

Help me to conquer anger with gentleness,

Lord, I believe in you: increase my faith.

Help me to conquer anger with gentleness,

I trust in you: strengthen my trust.

Greed by generosity,

I trust in you: strengthen my trust.

Greed by generosity,

I love you: let me love you more and more.

Apathy by fervor.

I love you: let me love you more and more.

Apathy by fervor.

I am sorry for my sins: deepen my sorrow.

Help me to forget myself

I am sorry for my sins: deepen my sorrow.

Help me to forget myself

And reach out toward others.

I worship you as my first beginning,

I long for you as my last end,

Make me prudent in planning,

I long for you as my last end,

Make me prudent in planning,

I praise you as my constant helper,

Courageous in taking risks.

I praise you as my constant helper,

Courageous in taking risks.

And call on you as my loving protector.

Make me patient in suffering,

And call on you as my loving protector.

Make me patient in suffering,

Unassuming in prosperity.

Guide me by your wisdom,

Correct me with your justice,

Keep me, Lord, attentive at prayer,

Correct me with your justice,

Keep me, Lord, attentive at prayer,

Comfort me with your mercy,

Temperate in food and drink,

Comfort me with your mercy,

Temperate in food and drink,

Protect me with your power.

Diligent in my work,

Protect me with your power.

Diligent in my work,

Firm in my good intentions.

I offer you, Lord,

My thoughts: to be fixed on you;

Let my conscience be clear,

My thoughts: to be fixed on you;

Let my conscience be clear,

My words: to have you for their theme;

My conduct without fault,

My words: to have you for their theme;

My conduct without fault,

My actions: to reflect my love for you;

My speech blameless,

My actions: to reflect my love for you;

My speech blameless,

My sufferings: to be endured for your

My life well-ordered.

My sufferings: to be endured for your

My life well-ordered.

greater glory.

Put me on guard against my human

I want to do what you ask of me:

Weaknesses.

I want to do what you ask of me:

Weaknesses.

In the way you ask,

Let me cherish you love for me,

In the way you ask,

Let me cherish you love for me,

For as long as you ask,

Keep your law,

For as long as you ask,

Keep your law,

Because you ask it.

And come at last to your salvation.

Because you ask it.

And come at last to your salvation.

Lord, enlighten my understanding,

Teach me to realize that

Lord, enlighten my understanding,

Teach me to realize that

Strengthen my will,

This world is passing,

Strengthen my will,

This world is passing,

Purify my heart,

That my true future

Purify my heart,

That my true future

And make me holy.

Is the happiness of heaven,

And make me holy.

Is the happiness of heaven,

That life on earth is short,

Help me to repent of my past sins

And the life to come eternal.

Help me to repent of my past sins

And the life to come eternal.

And to resist temptation in the future.

Help me to rise above my human weaknesses

Help me to prepare for death

Help me to rise above my human weaknesses

Help me to prepare for death

And to grow stronger as a Christian.

With proper fear of judgement,

And to grow stronger as a Christian.

With proper fear of judgement,

But a greater trust in your goodness.

Let me love you, my Lord and my God,

Lead me safely through death

Let me love you, my Lord and my God,

Lead me safely through death

And see myself as I really am:

To the endless joy of heaven.

And see myself as I really am:

To the endless joy of heaven.

A pilgrim in this world,

A Christian called to respect and love

Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Christian called to respect and love

Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

All whose lives I touch,

Those under my authority,

My friends and my enemies.

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