Itinerarium.
Prayers for the Journey
A petition for divine guidance and angelic protection during travel.
O Lord, I am not worthy to have you as my guiding star; grant me a prosperous journey, a peaceful time, and a happy return. With your holy angel as my companion and guardian, may I reach my destination, return home, and finally arrive at the port of eternal salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Refuge in Travel
A request for God to act as a support and refuge against the dangers of the road.
Be present, I ask you, Lord, and keep me, your servant; be my support on slippery paths and my refuge in shipwreck. With you as my guide, may I reach my destination safely and finally return home in good health, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Steadfast Guidance
A prayer for protection amidst the changing circumstances of life.
Hear my prayers, Lord, and guide the path of your servant: so that amidst all the changes of this life and its ways, I may always be protected by your help, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Shield Against Adversity
A series of petitions for strength, safety, and deliverance from enemies.
O Lord, keep your servant, who hopes in you, safe. Send me help from the Holy One, and protect me from Zion. Be a tower of strength for me against the face of the enemy. Don't let the enemy succeed against me, and don't let the son of iniquity harm me. O God, grant me a successful journey toward our salvation. Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry reach you through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Read the original Latin
O Domine, stellam ducem non sum meritus, tribue t…men quaeso mihi iter prosperum, tempus tranquillum, reditum felicem. Ut Angelo tuo sancto comite & custode, ad eum quo pergo locum, deinde ad domum propriam, & demum ad aeternae salutis portum, pervenire feliciter valeam, per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Adesto, quaeso Domine, et me famulum tuum custodi; esto mihi in lubrico baculus, in naufragio portus. Ut te duce, quo tendo prospere perveniam, & demum incolumis ad propria redeam, per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Exaudi Domine supplicationes meas, & viam famuli tui dispone: ut inter omnes vitae & viae hujus varietates, tuo semper protegar auxilio, per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
O Domine, salvum me fac servum tuum sperantem in te. Mitte mihi auxilium de Sancto, & de Sion tuere me. Esto mihi turris fortitudinis a facie Inimici. Nihil proficiat Inimicus in me, & filius iniquitatis non opponat nocere mihi. O prosperum iter faciat mihi Deus salutarium nostrorum. Domine exaudi orationem meam, & clamor meus ad te veniat, per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
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Chosen Portion puts a curated historic prayer in front of you each day — so the words are there before the moment arrives.
Chosen Portion is the digital descendant of the carried prayer book: the short daily prayers this collection preserves, delivered one a day to your pocket.
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