Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer for a Happy Death by Cardinal Newman
Cardinal Newman’s prayer for the sacraments, consolation, and perseverance in the Catholic faith at the hour of death.
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 820.
O my Lord and Saviour, support me in my last hour by the strong arms of Thy sacraments, and the fragrance of Thy consolations. Let Thy absolving words be said over me, and the holy oil sign and seal me; and let Thine own body be my food, and Thy blood my sprinkling; and let Thy Mother Mary come to me, and my angel whisper peace to me, and Thy glorious saints and my own dear patrons smile on me, that in and through them all I may die as I desire to live, in Thy Church, in Thy faith, and in Thy love. Amen.
About this prayer
Prayer source
With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 820.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- With God (1911) explicitly credits Cardinal Newman with this prayer for a happy death. It asks for the sacraments, consolation, and perseverance in the Church’s faith and love.
- Prayer intention
- Sacramental help and perseverance at death.
- When to pray
- In regular preparation for death or personal prayer during serious illness.
- Languages
- English
- English prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 820. 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
Prayer for a Happy Death by Cardinal Newman
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 820.
O my Lord and Saviour, support me in my last hour by the strong arms of Thy sacraments, and the fragrance of Thy consolations. Let Thy absolving words be said over me, and the holy oil sign and seal me; and let Thine own body be my food, and Thy blood my sprinkling; and let Thy Mother Mary come to me, and my angel whisper peace to me, and Thy glorious saints and my own dear patrons smile on me, that in and through them all I may die as I desire to live, in Thy Church, in Thy faith, and in Thy love. Amen.