Prayer to Say on Your Name-Day
(the feastday of your patron saint)
O God, today is a special day for me, the feast of my patron saint, N. . . . It is a remembrance of the most precious gifts that You bestowed upon me on the day of my Baptism. Therefore I thank You from the bottom of my heart for the priceless treasures poured into my soul through holy Baptism. I owe You my life; had it not been Your Will, I would not be here on earth. Even more, I owe You the life of my soul.
I thank You for the gift of holy Faith. I implore You to grant me Your grace, that I may always act as every Christian ought to act. I give You my heart, that You may help me to preserve it without sin and be Your faithful child all the days of my life.
What can I give You, for all You have done for me? I unite my heart to the heart of Jesus and offer You, unworthy as I am, the inexhaustible treasures and merits of His most Sacred Heart. I also offer You the Immaculate Heart of Mary with all its merits, and the merits of all the saints. I especially offer You the merits of my patron saint, N. . . . whom I thank for all his/her prayers, help, and hidden guidance throughout my life.
I praise and thank You for all of the blessings You have bestowed upon me, and I ask forgiveness for all my sins and ingratitude. I humbly implore You to grant me, through the merits of Jesus and Mary, and the prayers of St. . ., all the graces I will need throughout my whole life.
Amen.
Special thanks to Mrs. S. for providing an English version of the original Polish prayer!
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