I will go unto the
Altar of God: even unto the God of my joy and gladness.
SAINT
RICHARD'S PRAYER
Thanks be to you, my Lord
Jesus Christ,
For all the benefits which
You have given me,
For all the pains and insults
which You have borne for me,
O most merciful Redeemer,
Friend, and Brother.
May I know You more clearly,
Love You more dearly,
And follow You more nearly.
This prayer was composed and used
by Saint Richard, Bishop of Chichester
1245-1253.
Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae,
Vita dulcedo et spes nostra salve.
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae.
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes,
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eja ergo advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.
Et Jesum benedictum fructum ventris tui
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria.
