My Life In Prayer Complete Prayer Book ACT OF CONSECRATION TO ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI

O most zealous Doctor of the Church, St. Alphonsus, I, though unworthy to be thy servant, yet encouraged by the goodness of thy heart, and by the great desire I have to please thee, come today, in presence of the Most Holy Trinity, of my Angel Guardian, and of the Court of Heaven, to choose thee for my Father, and, after Mary, my Patron and my Protector. I firmly promise to serve thee always, and to do all in my power to make others love thee also.

I entreat thee, then, my glorious Protector, by the love which thou nearest to Jesus and Mary, to receive me into the number of thy devoted children, and to protect me at all times. Obtain for me the grace to imitate thy virtues, and to advance in the true way of Christian perfection. Obtain for me especially, O my Father, detachment from creatures, a tender and constant devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and the Blessed Virgin Mary, the spirit of prayer, and an ardent zeal for the salvation of souls. Accept this humble prayer as a sign of my consecration to thy service. Assist me during life, and especially at my death, so that having honored, and served thee on earth, I may deserve to share with thee the joys of Heaven for all eternity. Amen.

EJACULATION. My Protector, St. Alphonsus, in all my wants make me have recourse to Mary.