"Stay With Me, Lord"
An After Holy Communion Prayer by Padre Pio
Stay with me, Lord, for it
is necessary to have Thee present so that I do not forget Thee. Thou
knowest how easily I abandon Thee.
Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak, and I need Thy strength that I may not fall so often.
Stay with me, Lord, for Thou art my light, and without Thee I am in darkness.
Stay with me, Lord, to show me Thy will.
Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Thy voice and follow Thee.
Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love Thee very much and to be in Thy company always.
Stay with me, Lord, if Thou wisheth me to be faithful to Thee.
Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is I want it to be a place of consolation for Thee, a nest of love.
Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late
and the day is coming to a close, and life passes; death, judgment,
eternity approaches. It is necessary to renew my strength, so that I
will not stop along the way and for that, I need Thee. It is getting
late and death approaches, I fear the darkness, the temptations, the
dryness, the cross, the sorrows. O how I need Thee, my Jesus, in this
night of exile!
Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all it’s dangers. I need Thee.
Let me recognize Thee as Thy disciples did
at the breaking of the bread, so that the Eucharistic Communion be the
Light which disperses the darkness, the force which sustains me, the
unique joy of my heart.
Stay with me, Lord, because at the hour of
my death, I want to remain united to Thee, if not by communion, at least
by grace and love.
Stay with me, Jesus, I do not ask for
Divine consolation, because I do not merit it, but the gift of Thy
Presence, oh yes, I ask this of Thee!
Stay with me, Lord, for it is Thou alone I
look for, Thy Love, Thy Grace, Thy Will, Thy Heart, Thy Spirit because I
love Thee and ask no other reward but to love Thee more and more.
With a firm love, I will love Thee with all
my heart while on earth and continue to love Thee perfectly during all
eternity. Amen
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