Tentationes.
Strength to Endure
A petition for divine faithfulness to provide a way out of overwhelming temptation.
O Lord, as you are faithful, please don't let me be tempted beyond what I can handle, but provide a way out so that I can endure it. Amen.
A Pure Dwelling
A prayer for the heart to be cleansed of evil thoughts to become a temple for the Holy Spirit.
Almighty God, look upon my prayers and free my heart from the temptations of evil thoughts, so that, by your mercy, I may be worthy to be a dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Unwavering Affection
A request for a love for God so deep that it remains unmoved by external trials.
God, who makes everything work for the good of those who love you, grant my heart an unwavering affection for your love, so that it may never be swayed by any temptation, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Steadfast Integrity
A final plea for the grace of steadfastness to maintain integrity in faith and love.
Merciful God, grant me steadfastness in Your faith and strength in love, so that I won't be torn away from their integrity by any temptations, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Read the original Latin
O Lord, as thou art faithful, so suffer me not, I beseech thee, to be tempted above that I am able, but give an issue with the temptation, that I may be able to bear it. Amen.
Omnipotens Deus, respice preces meas, & libera cor meum a malarum cogitationum tentationibus, ut te miserante dignum esse possim Spiritus Sancti habitaculum, per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Deus, qui diligentibus te facis cuncta prodesse, da cordi meo inviolabilem charitatis tuae affectum & nulla unquam tentatione mutabilem, per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum. Amen.
Misericors Deus, da mihi in Fide tua constantiam, & in Charitate firmitatem, ut nullis tentationibus ab earum integritate possim divelli, per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
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