Prayer of Pope Benedict XIII to obtain the Grace
of Not Dying an Unprovided Death
“O most merciful Lord Jesus, by Thy agony and sweat
of Blood, and by Thy Death, deliver us, we beseech
Thee, from a sudden and unprovided death. O most
kind Lord Jesus, by Thy most cruel and ignominious
scourging and crowning with thorns, by Thy Cross and
most bitter Passion, and by Thy goodness, we humbly
pray that Thou would not suffer us to die suddenly
without the holy Sacraments. O most loving Jesus, by
all Thy labors and sorrows, by Thy Precious Blood and
most Sacred Wounds, by those last words on the Cross: “My God, My God,
why hast Thou forsaken Me?” and by those others: “Father, into Thy
Hands, I commend My Spirit,” we most earnestly beseech Thee to deliver
us from a sudden death. Grant us, we pray Thee, time for repentance, and
let us depart this life in Thy Holy Grace, so that we may praise Thee and
bless Thee forever. Amen.”
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.