Oh Lord Jesus, hide me in the Sacred wound of Your Heart. Free me from my evil desire to be loved and esteemed. Save me from the mean pursuit of honour and fame.
Make me humble until I become very insignificant and a small spark in the furnace of the love of Your Divine Heart. Give me the grace to forget the world and everything in it, including myself. My Jesus, who is ineffable sweetness, transform all my worldly consolations into bitterness.
Oh Jesus! Sun of Justice, with the divine rays of Thy Sacred fire of love, illumine my mind, enlighten my intellect, purify my heart, enkindle my love towards Thee, consume me in the fire of Your love, and thus unite me with You. Amen
About this Prayer
A prominent prayer attributed to St. Alphonsa asks for divine protection and self-renunciation. The prayer emphasizes seeking refuge in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, asking to be freed from the desire for worldly recognition and fame, and requesting the grace of humility and detachment from worldly things. It also includes an appeal to Jesus to be consumed and united with Him in the fire of His love.
About St. Alphonsa
St. Alphonsa, originally named Anna Muttathupadathu, holds the distinction of being the first woman of Indian descent to be canonized as a Saint by the Catholic Church and the first canonized saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. She was a religious sister in India in the early 20th century, known for her deep faith and resilience in the face of suffering.
Despite enduring poor health and physical ailments throughout her life, she accepted her difficulties with peace and faith in God, seeing them as a path to a deeper connection with Christ.
Numerous miraculous healings have been attributed to her prayers, particularly regarding the correction of clubbed feet, which may be connected to her own experience of living with deformed feet.
