Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer to Jesus for the Last Hour
A prayer offering the last hour of life in union with the death of Jesus and placing trust in His mercy.
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 820.
O Jesus, while adoring thy last breath, I pray Thee to receive mine. In the uncertainty whether I shall have the command of my senses, when I shall depart out of this world, I offer Thee from this moment my agony and all the pains of my passing away. Thou art my Father and my Saviour, and I give back my soul into Thy hands. I desire that my last moment may be united to the moment of Thy death, and that the last beat of my heart may be an act of pure love of Thee. 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
- Printed under “To Jesus,” this prayer offers one’s last hour in union with the death of Christ. It makes the offering now, while the person can consciously pray.
- Prayer intention
- Trust in Jesus and the offering of one’s last hour.
- When to pray
- In thoughtful preparation for death, before illness or weakness prevents prayer.
- 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 to Jesus for the Last Hour
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 820.
O Jesus, while adoring thy last breath, I pray Thee to receive mine. In the uncertainty whether I shall have the command of my senses, when I shall depart out of this world, I offer Thee from this moment my agony and all the pains of my passing away. Thou art my Father and my Saviour, and I give back my soul into Thy hands. I desire that my last moment may be united to the moment of Thy death, and that the last beat of my heart may be an act of pure love of Thee. Amen.