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Anima Christi (Soul of Christ)
The Anima Christi prayer with full text and a line-by-line meaning: the classic Communion prayer beloved by St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Part of the Jesus prayer collection.
In brief
Pray the Anima Christi slowly after Communion or whenever you want to place your body, soul and whole life in Christ's care.
Prayer: Anima Christi
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. Permit me not to be separated from Thee. From the wicked foe defend me. At 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.
Source note: Trad.
Anima Christi: a prayer after Communion and beyond
Anima Christi means Soul of Christ. Pray it slowly after Communion, during Eucharistic adoration or at another quiet time, moving through its requests for sanctification, protection, strength and union with Jesus. The prayer is short enough to repeat and rich enough to return to line by line.
The traditional text is presented with its Eucharistic and devotional context. The page does not claim a required time or guaranteed feeling; it helps the reader pray attentively and understand that the prayer's focus is Christ.
Line by line
It climbs through Christ's whole self offered for us — soul (salvation's root), body (the Eucharist), blood (the covenant), water (baptismal purity), Passion (our strength) — then asks for three shelters: inside the wounds, near Him always, defended to the last hour. It ends like the Eucharist itself ends: "for ever and ever" with the saints. Pray it slowly after Communion; it's also a profound night prayer.
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