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Prayers

Eucharistic

Adoro Te Devote, Tantum Ergo, before and after Communion.

1. Anima Christi The most widespread Eucharistic prayer of the Latin tradition — recited after Communion since the 14th century.
2. Adoro Te Devote The most celebrated Eucharistic hymn of St Thomas Aquinas, composed for the feast of Corpus Christi.
3. Tantum Ergo The two final stanzas of St Thomas’s Pange lingua, sung at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
4. O Saving Victim Opening stanzas of the solemn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament — St Thomas Aquinas.
5. Pange Lingua The complete Corpus Christi hymn — St Thomas Aquinas — also sung at the Holy Thursday procession.
6. Act of Spiritual Communion The classic act of spiritual communion by St Alphonsus Liguori, for when sacramental communion is not possible.
7. Prayer before Communion The great preparatory prayer of St Thomas Aquinas for Holy Communion.
8. Prayer after Communion St Thomas Aquinas’s thanksgiving prayer for after Communion.
9. O Sacred Banquet The antiphon at the Magnificat of Second Vespers of Corpus Christi, composed by St Thomas Aquinas.
10. Visit to the Blessed Sacrament St Alphonsus’s Visit to the Blessed Sacrament — the base text for the daily holy hour before the tabernacle.
11. The Divine Praises The Divine Praises recited at the end of Benediction — in reparation for blasphemies against the Holy Name.
12. Ave Verum Corpus Medieval Eucharistic hymn sung at the elevation of the Host — popularised by the settings of Mozart and Byrd.
13. Lord, I am not worthy The centurion’s prayer in the Gospel, repeated by the faithful before Communion — Lk 7:6.