Anima Christi

 

Anima Christi

Appearing in the 14th century, the Anima Christi is a prayer that is foundational for the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. A person going through the Exercises is invited to contemplate the mysteries of the life of Christ and to dive deeply and prayerfully into the details of the Scriptures to see what calls to the person. This prayer helps the person at prayer to do that by focusing the person of prayer to meditate on an image of Christ crucified, in the moment of His deepest expression of his love for us. With this aim in mind, the Anima Christi is one of the most Christ-centered prayers of the Church.

This prayer is one that many people say in thanksgiving after having received Holy Communion. Doing so can focus one on the power of the Eucharist to strengthen the Christian as he or she perseveres in holiness.

The prayer gets its name from the first two words of the prayer in Latin:

Anima Christi, sanctifica me. 

Corpus Christi, salva me. 

Sanguis Christi, inebria me. 

Aqua lateris Christi, lava me. 

Passio Christi, conforta me. 

O bone Jesu, exaudi me. 

Intra tua vulnera absconde me. 

Ne permittas me separari a te. 

Ab hoste maligno defende me. 

In hora mortis meae voca me.

Et iube me venire ad te,

Ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te. 

In saecula saeculorum. Amen

 Soul of Christ, sanctify me.

Body of Christ, save me.

Blood of Christ, inebriate me. 

Water from the side of Christ, wash me. 

Passion of Christ, strengthen me.

O good Jesus, hear me.

Within Thy wounds, hide me. 

Separated from Thee let me never be. 

From the malicious enemy, defend me. 

At the hour of my death, call me 

and bid me come unto Thee

that I may praise Thee with Thy saints Forever and ever.

Amen.  

그리스도의 영혼은 저를 거룩하게 하소서.

그리스도의 육신은 저를 구하소서.

그리스도의 성혈은 저를 취하게 하소서.

그리스도의 늑방의 물은 저를 씻으소서.

그리스도의 수난은 저를 격려하소서.

오! 착하신 예수님, 저의 기도를 들어 주소서.

당신의 상처 속에 저를 숨겨 주소서.

저를 당신에게서 떠나지 않게 하소서.

저를 악한 원수에게서 보호하소서.

저의 임종 때에 저를 부르시고,

또 저를 당신에게로 오게 명하사,

당신 성인들과 한가지로

영원히 당신을 찬양하게 하소서. 

아멘.

* The background music is a special song sung on the feast day of St. Lawrence.