Preces Quotidianae
Intercessions for the Afflicted
A litany of those in various forms of suffering and need is presented before the Lord.
For those who are in prison or in chains, for those condemned to death, for orphans, On widows, Pilgrims, Travelers, Those at sea, Pregnant women, Nursing mothers, Those who serve in hard bondage, those condemned to the mines, those chained to the oar, Those who labor in the desert.
A Prayer of Trust and Blessing
Scriptural praises and blessings are recited, affirming God's mercy and seeking his favor and peace.
You will save both people and animals, Lord.✦ How greatly you have multiplied your mercy, O God! Therefore, the children of men will put their hope in the shelter of your wings.✦1 May the Lord bless us and keep us.✦ May the Lord show us his face and have mercy on us.✦ May the Lord lift up his face and give us peace.✦
Commendation of Self to God
The speaker commends their entire being—soul, body, mind, and life—into the Lord's hands.
I commend to you, Lord, My soul, my body, my mind, my thoughts, my prayers,2 and all my vows, my senses, my members, my life, my death;3
Section Heading
The section is titled 'Daily Prayers,' marking the close of this portion.
66. Daily Prayers.4
Read the original Latin
Eorum qui in custodiis sunt aut vinculis, Morti addictorum, Orphanorum,
Viduarum,
Peregrinorum,
Itinerantium,
Navigantium,
Gravidarum,
Lactantium,
Qui duram servitutem serviunt, Damnatorum ad metalla, Affixorum remo,
Agentium in Deserto.
Homines et jumenta salvabis, Domine. Quemadmodum multiplicasti misericordiam tuam, O Deus ! Quocirca fili hominum in tegmine Alarum tuarum sperabunt. Benedicat nobis Dominus, et custodiat nos. Ostendat Dominus faciem suam nobis, et misereatur nostri. Attollat Dominus vultum suum, et det nobis Pacem.
COMMENDO tibi, Domine,
Animam, ( Corpus, Mentem, Cogitationes, Orationes, . et Vota omnia, Sensus, Membra, Vitam meam, | Mortem meam ;
66 EYXAI KAOHMEPINAT.
Scripture echoes
- ↩Ps.36.7;Ps.36.6 — Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are a great deep. You save both man and beast, O LORD. Ps.36.6 — O LORD, your steadfast love reaches to the heavens; your faithfulness stretches to the skies.
- ↩Ps.36.8;Ps.36.7 — How precious is your steadfast love, O God! And the children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. Ps.36.7 — Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are a great deep. You save both man and beast, O LORD.
- ↩Num.6.24 — The LORD bless you and keep you;
- ↩Num.6.25 — The LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you.
- ↩Num.6.26 — The LORD lift up his face upon you and give you peace.
Notes
- 1 ↩Source has fili; taken as filii (children/sons of men). tegmine = covering/shelter; sperabunt = will hope/trust.
- 2 ↩Source shows a stray opening parenthesis after Animam and trailing punctuation; rendered as a clean accusative list continuing COMMENDO tibi, Domine from the previous section.
- 3 ↩Pipe character before Mortem meam treated as a list separator, not as textual content.
- 4 ↩Source is not Latin but garbled Greek capitals: EYXAI KAOHMEPINAT ≈ Εὐχαὶ καθημεριναί (“daily prayers”), matching chapter title Preces Quotidianae. Leading 66 retained as printed numbering.
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