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PSALM 38*
Prayer of an Afflicted Sinner
- a psalm of David, for remembrance.
- Lord punish me no longer in your anger;
in your wrath do not chastise me!- Your arrows have sunk deep in me;
your hand has come down upon me.- My flesh is afflicted because of your anger;
my frame aches because of my sin.- My inequities overwhelm me,
a burden beyond my strength.
II.
- Foul and festering are my sores,
because of my folly.- I am stooped and deeply bowed;
all day I go about mourning.- My loins burn with fever;
my flesh is afflicted.- I am numb and utterly crushed;
I wail with aguish of heart.- My Lord, my deepest yearning is before you;
my groaning is not hidden from you.- My heart shudders, my strength forsakes me;
the very light of my eyes has failed.- Friends and companions shun my pain;
my neighbors stand far off.- Those who seek my life lay snares for me;
they seek my misfortune, they speak of
ruin;
they plot treachery all the day.
III
- But I am like the deaf, hearing nothing;
like the dumb, saying nothing- Like someone who does not hear,
who has no answer ready.- Lord, I wait for you;
O Lord, my God, answer me!- For I fear they will gloat,
exult over me if I stumble.
IV.
18.I am very near failing;
my pain is with me always.
19. I acknowledge my guilt
and grieve over my sin.
20.But many are my foes without cause,
a multitude of enemies without reason,
21 Repaying me evil for good;
harassing me for persuing good.
22.Forsake me not, O Lord;
my God, be not far from me!
23.Come quickly to help me,
my Lord and salvation!
Novena Prayer to
St. Anthony of Padua
O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints,your love for God, and Charity for his creatures,
made you worthy, when on earth, to possess
miraculous powers. Miracles waited on your
word, which you were ever ready to speak
for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by
this thought, I implore for you to obtain for me,
petition here]
The answer to my prayers may require a miracle.
Ever so, you are the Saint of Miracles. O gentle
and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was ever full
of human sympathy,whisper my petitions into
the ears of thy Sweet Infant Jesus, who loved
to be folded in your arms, and the gratitude
of my heart will ever be yours
Amen.