Thanksgiving after Mass

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I always say the St. Michael prayer. There are some other prayers I usually say as well.

I also will sit there and simply thank God for giving Himself to us in the Mass.

Finally, I usually bring something to read (e.g., The Imitation of Christ) and will sometimes read a short passage.
 
RyanML said:
i always feel a bit odd, being the only person left in the church only a few minutes after Mass has ended.
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You definitely should not feel odd. In our parish, several people / families stay after Mass for 10-15 minutes and longer.
 
Maybe people could post the prayers that they are mentioning here? I’d like to know more about the prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas in particular and the Leonine prayers.

Personally, I usually kneel for a few minutes after and say thank you and pray the Anima Christie (which someone has already posted up above as the “Soul of Christ”), and when I don’t forget, the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel.
 
This is the prayer of St. Thomas:

LORD, Father all-powerful, and ever-living God, I thank Thee, for even though I am a sinner, Thy unprofitable servant, not because of my worth, but in the kindness of Thy mercy, Thou hast fed me with the precious Body and Blood of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that this holy communion may not bring me condemnation and punishment but forgiveness and salvation. May it be a helmet of faith and a shield of good will. May it purify me from evil ways and put an end to my evil passions. May it bring me charity and patience, humility and obedience, and growth in power to do good. May it be my strong defense against all my enemies, visible and invisible, and the perfect calming of all my evil impulses, bodily and spiritual. May it unite me more closely to Thee, the one true God and lead me safely through death to everlasting happiness with Thee. And I pray that Thou willest lead me, a sinner to the banquet where Thou with Thy Son and Holy Spirit, art true and perfect light, total fulfillment, everlasting joy, gladness without end, and perfect happiness to Thy saints. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
 
ac_claire said:
Maybe people could post the prayers that they are mentioning here?
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This is what I do:
  • The St. Michael Prayer
  • Miraculous Medal Prayer
  • Hail Holy Queen
  • Memorarae
  • Hail Mary
  • Reading from ‘The Imitation of Christ’ or ‘In Conversation with God’
 
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