Anima Christi (Soul of Christ)
Also known as: Soul of Christ Anima Christi
English Text
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. Suffer me not to be separated from thee. From the malicious enemy defend me. In the hour of my death call me, and bid me come to thee, that with thy saints I may praise thee for ever and ever. Amen.
Translation tradition: Traditional English
Latin Text
Anima Christi, sanctifica me.
Corpus Christi, salva me.
Sanguis Christi, inebria me.
Aqua lateris Christi, lava me.
Passio Christi, conforta me.
O bone Iesu, 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.
Scripture: John 6:54–56; John 19:34
When to pray: After receiving Holy Communion; before or after Eucharistic Adoration.
History & Background
The Anima Christi is a medieval Eucharistic prayer of unknown authorship, dating to the early 14th century. The earliest known manuscripts appear around 1334 and it was widely popular by the time of the Black Death (1347–1351). It was long mistakenly attributed to Pope John XXII, who reigned 1316–1334, but no definitive author has been established. St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556) included it at the beginning of his Spiritual Exercises (1522–1548) as a prayer for after the reception of Holy Communion, and Jesuit spirituality has spread its use worldwide ever since. The prayer is recommended in the Roman Missal's private prayers of the faithful after Communion.
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Source
https://www.vatican.va/archive/compendium_ccc/documents/archive_2005_compendium-ccc_en.html verbatim