Paris, France, 1877) composed the tune around 1863 for a fourteenth-century Latin hymn, "Anima Christi sanctifica me." The obscure British collection Mission Hymns (1864) first published ANIMA CHRISTI for use with an anonymous English translation of this Latin text. Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, 1823 d. It is believed that Jesuit priest William J. Paul of the Cross).īelow is this beautiful traditional prayer.ANIMA CHRISTI became popular in the latter half of the nineteenth century in British Roman Catholic churches, where it was used for evening benediction services.
“O cherished cross! Through thee my most bitter trials are replete with graces!” (St. Let all this be rightly weighed in your mind: as he was once fixed to the cross in every part of his body for you, so he may now be fixed in every part of your soul” ( St. His whole body is displayed for your redemption. His arms are extended that he may embrace you. His heart is made bare open, as it were, in love to you. We see the price offered by the Redeemer, touch the scars of his resurrection. “As they were looking on, so we too gaze on his wounds as he hangs. “Mount Calvary is the academy of love” ( St. Let’s see what some of the other saints had to say about this subject: This holy fishing is done without words faith and love teach the way. Fish for the pearls of the virtues of Jesus. In this way you will make the sufferings of the gentle Jesus your own. Allow yourself to be penetrated with love and sorrow. Immerse yourself in it, and, no matter how deeply you go, you will never reach the bottom. Ask the Lord to teach you to fish in this sea. The holy sufferings of Jesus is a sea of sorrows, but it is also a sea of love.
Paul of the Cross said: “Furthermore, I wish that every now and then you would go fishing. Meditating on the Passion and Death of Our Blessed Lord does wonders for our spiritual life. Ignatius loved the prayer and held it in high regard. However, the “Anima Christi” actually dates back to the 14th century, so he isn’t the author. Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises, the Anima Christi is often attributed to St. īecause the prayer is at the beginning of St. “Anima Christi” means “Soul of Christ.” It is a very Christ-centered prayer that people often pray after receiving Holy Communion. This beautiful Catholic prayer is called “Anima Christi” from the first words of the Latin text.
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