My Dear Jesus

Prayer for the preservation of chastity (The authenticity of this prayer is doubtful. The Italian of the prayer can be found in “Analecta sacri ordinis fratrum praedicatorum,” vol. 16 (January-February, 1923), 365. The English translation is taken from the St. Thomas Manual, 91.)

My dear Jesus, I well know that every perfect gift, and above all others, the gift of chastity depends upon the powerful influence of your grace, and that without you no creature can do anything.

I ask you, therefore, to protect with your grace the chastity and purity of my soul and body.

And should I experience in myself a sensual impression, that could sully chastity and purity, banish it from me, O you who are the supreme Lord of all the powers of my soul, that with a spotless heart I may walk in your love and service, whilst every day of my life I sacrifice myself pure and chaste upon the most pure altar of your Divinity! Amen.