I Beseech You,
most sweet Lord Jesus Christ,
that Your Passion may be to me power
by which I may be strengthened,
protected and defended.
May Your wounds be to me food
and drink by which I may be nourished,
inebriated, and delighted.
May the sprinkling of Your Blood be to me
an absolution for all my sins.
May Your death prove for me unfailing life,
and may Your Cross be to me eternal glory.
In these be my refreshment,
joy, health, and delight of my heart:
You who lives and reigns forever.
Amen.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.