Prayer for the Conversion of infidels (St. Francis Xavier)
by VP
Posted on Monday June 28, 2021 at 06:36PM in Prayers
"And as it is fitting that the Christian should not only be careful for his own salvation, but that of others, I should advise every one to repeat this prayer for the conversion of infidels at the moment the priest consumes the sacred Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in consummating the sacrifice:
O Eternal God, Creator of all things, remember that the souls of infidels have been created by Thee out of nothing, and formed after Thine image and likeness. Behold, Lord, to the dishonor of Thy name, hell is peopled with them. Remember that Jesus Thy Son suffered for their salvation the most cruel death: permit not, I beseech Thee, O Lord, that Thy Son be any longer held in contempt by these infidels; but, appeased by the prayers of Thy chosen Saints of the Church, the most holy Spouse of Thy Son, remember Thy mercy; forget their idolatry and infidelity, and grant that they may at length acknowledge our Lord Jesus our resurrection, by Whom we have been saved and set at liberty, and to Whom be all glory for ever and ever. Amen"
Source: The Life and Letters of St .Francis Xavier, Vol 1, by Rev. Fr. Henry James Coleridge S.J.
