Traditional Catholic prayer
Act of Trust of St. Margaret Mary
A short prayer traditionally attributed to St. Margaret Mary, placing human weakness before the mercy of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 824.
O Heart of love, I place all my trust in Thee: for though I fear all things from my weakness, I hope all things from thy mercies.
About this prayer
Prayer source
With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 824.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- This short act of trust places human weakness before the mercy of the Heart of Jesus. The 1911 book attributes it to Margaret Mary, using her then-current title “Blessed.”
- Prayer intention
- Confidence in the Sacred Heart’s mercy.
- When to pray
- When discouraged by weakness or tempted to lose hope.
- Connection with a saint
St. Margaret Mary: Traditional attribution. With God (1911), page 824, names St. Margaret Mary in the heading of this prayer. Read the source.
- Languages
- English
- English prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 824. View the historical source. View the printed prayer page. Novena Regina provides the explanations above. The prayer text follows the source named here.
Traditional Catholic prayer
Act of Trust of St. Margaret Mary
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 824.
O Heart of love, I place all my trust in Thee: for though I fear all things from my weakness, I hope all things from thy mercies.