Let me never by separated from you. Loving Savior, these words express for me the most central theme of the Anima Christi. Within your wounds hide me. I experience something very mystical and intimate, Jesus, when I hide there. Your strength alone is my source of hope. As the psalmist says, “Unless the LORD build the house, they labor in vain who build” (Ps 127:1). Passion of Christ, strengthen me. It is your power, and not my own, that heals me and makes me strong.
And may this saving stream never stop flowing through me! Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Yes, Jesus, let the water flowing from your side cleanse me, as did the life-giving water that flowed over me at Baptism. Your burning love is so overwhelming that I become intoxicated by the intensity of your love for me. At the Eucharist, I receive that blood in the form of wine. I am especially moved by this prayer when I reflect on it after receiving the body and blood of Christ at Holy Communion-or after Mass has ended.īlood of Christ, inebriate me. You have redeemed me, Jesus, by your blood shed upon the cross. Embrace me with your healing and transforming power. Soul of Christ, sanctify me. O Jesus, may your soul-vast as the universe-invade my whole being and draw me closer to you.īody of Christ, save me. I open myself to your love. This sacred prayer is sublime and seems to transcend all time, all centuries.īreaking the Anima Christi down line-by-line, I will reflect briefly on each of them. In many cases, in fact, it served as the opening prayer of the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius.
Also, a long tradition tells us that it was a favorite of his. Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556), but historians say that it predates Ignatius by as much as a century-and-a-half. The Anima Christi (Soul of Christ) has been attributed to St. The words are most sacred and, with the Spirit’s help, they can lead us into an immediate union with Christ. This prayer touches us on a profound level.
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