The Prayer of St. Catherine on which I am
reflecting today, is a typically Trinitarian one, calling on the Father as
Power the Son as Wisdom and the Holy Spirit as Mercy. Its concerns reflect St. Catherine’s pre-occupation:
Peace and unity for the Church, mercy for the world and the people to
whom she was ministering, and strength for herself in the tension under which
she found herself working.
PRAYER
Power
of the eternal Father, help me!
Wisdom
of the Son, enlighten the eye of my understanding!
Tender
Mercy of the Holy Spirit,
enflame
my heart and unite it to yourself!
I
proclaim, eternal God, `
that
your power is powerful and strong enough
to
free your Church and your people, to snatch us from the devil’s hand,
to
stop the persecution of Holy
Church
and to
give me strength and victory over my own enemies.
I
proclaim that the wisdom of your Son,
who is
one with you, can enlighten the eye of my understanding
and
that of your people,
and
can relieve the darkness of your sweet bride.
And I
proclaim, eternal gentle goodness of God,
that
the mercy of the Holy Spirit, your blazing charity,
wants
to enflame my heart and everyone’s
and
unite them with yourself.
Power
of you, eternal Father,
wisdom
of your only begotten Son in his precious blood;
mercy
of the Holy Spirit,
fire
and deep well of charity
that
beheld this Son of yours fixed and nailed to the cross-
you
know how to
and
you can
and
you want to,
so I
plead with you:
have
mercy on the world and restore the warmth of charity
and
peace and unity to holy Church.
O
me! I wish you would not delay any
longer!
I beg
you, let your infinite goodness force you
not to
close the eye of your mercy!
Gentle
Jesus! Jesus love!
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