Short visits to the Blessed Sacrament for every day
4 min • Digitized on June 13, 2024
From Meditations and Devotions, page 293
By St. John Henry Newman
A SHORT VISIT TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT BEFORE MEDITATION
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
I place myself in the presence of Him, in whose Incarnate Presence I am before I place myself there.
I adore Thee, O my Saviour, present here as God and man, in soul and body, in true flesh and blood.
I acknowledge and confess that I kneel before that Sacred Humanity, which was conceived in Mary’s womb, and lay in Mary’s bosom; which grew up to man’s estate, and by the Sea of Galilee called the Twelve, wrought miracles, and spoke words of wisdom and peace; which in due season hung on the cross, lay in the tomb, rose from the dead, and now reigns in heaven.
I praise, and bless, and give myself wholly to Him, who is the true Bread of my soul, and my everlasting joy.
Sunday
O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High, reaching from one end to the other mightily, and sweetly ordering all things: Come and teach us the way of prudence.
(O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodiisti, attingens a fine usque ad finem, fortiter suaviterque dis ponens omnia: Veni ad docendum nos viam pru dentiae.)
Monday
O Lord and Ruler the house of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the flame of the burning bush and gave him the law on Sinai: come, and redeem us with outstretched arms.
(O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel, qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti, et ei in Sina legem dedisti; Veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento.)
Tuesday
O Root of Jesse, that stands for an ensign of the people, before whom the kings keep silence and unto whom the Gentiles shall make supplication: come, to deliver us, and tarry not.
(O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super quern continebunt reges os suum, quern Gentes deprecabuntur; Veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare.)
Wednesday
O Key of David and sceptre of the house of Israel; who opens and no one shuts; you close the door, and no one opens: Come and bring the prisoners from jail, those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
(O Clavis David, et Sceptrum domus Israel, qui aperis et nemo claudit, claudis et nemo aperit; Veni, et educ vinctum de domo carceris, sedentem in tenebris et umbra mortis.)
Thursday
O Rising Sun, splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness: Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
(O Oriens, Splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae; Veni et illumina sedentes in tenebris et umbra mortis.)
Friday
O king of nations, and their desire, and cornerstone, who makes them one, come, and save humankind, which you formed from clay.
(O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum; Veni et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti.)
Saturday
O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver, desire of the nations, and our Savior; come and set us free, oh Lord our God.
(O Emmanuel, Rex et Legifer noster, Expectatio gentium, et Salvator earum; Veni ad salvandum nos, Domine Deus noster.)
The Latin Antiphons are taken from the Breviary in Advent.