Almighty and ever-living God,
I approach the sacrament of Your only-begotten Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ.
I come sick to the Physician of life,
unclean to the fountain of mercy,
blind to the radiance of eternal light,
and poor and needy to the Lord of heaven and earth.
Therefore, I ask You,
in Your boundless mercy,
to heal my sickness,
wash away my defilement,
enlighten my blindness,
enrich my poverty,
and clothe my nakedness.
May I receive the Bread of Angels,
the King of Kings and Lord of Lords,
with such humility and reverence,
contrition and faith,
love and purity,
and purpose and determination,
as may secure my soul’s salvation.
Grant as I may receive not only the visible sign of the Body and Blood of the Lord,
but also all the reality and the power of the sacrament.
Grant, most kind God,
that I may receive the Body of Your only-begotten Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ, which He received from the Virgin Mary,
and may receive it in such a way that I become a living part of His Mystical Body,
and counted among His members.
O most loving Father, grant me Your beloved Son.
Whom now on my earthly pilgrimage I receive under the veil of this sacrament,
may I one day behold face to face,
and for all eternity, live with Him and possess Him,
forever and ever.
Amen.