Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer to St. Aloysius Gonzaga
This prayer asks St. Aloysius Gonzaga’s intercession for chastity, resistance to temptation, and divine love. It concludes with directions for the Our Father and Hail Mary.
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 772-773.
O blessed Aloysius, adorned with angelic graces, I, thy most unworthy suppliant, recommend specially to thee the chastity of my soul and body, praying thee by thy angelic purity to plead for me with Jesus Christ, the immaculate Lamb, and His most holy Mother, Virgin of virgins, that they would vouchsafe to keep me from all grievous sin. O never let me be defiled with any stain of impurity; but when thou dost see me in temptation, or in danger of falling, then remove far from my heart all bad thoughts and unclean desires, and awaken in me the memory of eternity to come and of Jesus crucified; impress deeply in my heart a sense of the holy fear of God; and thus, kindling in me the fire of divine love, enable me so to follow thy footsteps here on earth that, in heaven with thee, I may be made worthy to enjoy the vision of our God forever. Amen. Our Father, Hail Mary.
About this prayer
Prayer source
With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 772-773.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- This prayer asks St. Aloysius Gonzaga’s intercession for chastity, resistance to temptation, and divine love. It concludes with directions for the Our Father and Hail Mary.
- Prayer intention
- Purity, protection in temptation, and love of God.
- When to pray
- When asking help to practice chastity or resist temptation.
- Connection with a saint
St. Aloysius Gonzaga: Prayer asking the saint’s intercession. The printed prayer in With God (1911), page 772, asks the intercession of St. Aloysius Gonzaga; it is not presented as a prayer used by the saint. Read the source.
- Languages
- English
- English prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 772-773. 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 St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 772-773.
O blessed Aloysius, adorned with angelic graces, I, thy most unworthy suppliant, recommend specially to thee the chastity of my soul and body, praying thee by thy angelic purity to plead for me with Jesus Christ, the immaculate Lamb, and His most holy Mother, Virgin of virgins, that they would vouchsafe to keep me from all grievous sin. O never let me be defiled with any stain of impurity; but when thou dost see me in temptation, or in danger of falling, then remove far from my heart all bad thoughts and unclean desires, and awaken in me the memory of eternity to come and of Jesus crucified; impress deeply in my heart a sense of the holy fear of God; and thus, kindling in me the fire of divine love, enable me so to follow thy footsteps here on earth that, in heaven with thee, I may be made worthy to enjoy the vision of our God forever. Amen. Our Father, Hail Mary.