Prayer of Padre Pio After Communion
Stay with me, Lord, for
it is necessary to have You present so that I do not forget You. You know how
easily I abandon You.
Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak and I
need Your strength, that I may not fall so often.
Stay with me, Lord, for You are my life, and
without You, I am without fervor.
Stay with me, Lord, for You are my light,
and without You, I am in darkness.
Stay with me, Lord, to show me Your will.
Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Your
voice and follow You.
Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love You
very much, and always be in Your company.
Stay with me, Lord, if You wish me to be
faithful to You.
Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul
is, I wish it to be a place of consolation for You, a nest of Love.
Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late
and the day is coming to a close, and life passes, death, judgment, eternity
approaches. It is necessary to renew my strength, so that I will not stop along
the way and for that, I need You. It is getting late and death approaches. I
fear the darkness, the temptations, the dryness, the cross, the sorrows. O how I
need You, my Jesus, in this night of exile!
Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with
all its dangers, I need You.
Let me recognize You as Your disciples did
at the breaking of bread, so that the Eucharistic Communion be the light which
disperses the darkness, the force which sustains me, the unique joy of my heart.
Stay with me, Lord, because at the hour of
my death, I want to remain united to You, if not by Communion, at least by grace
and love.
Stay with me, Jesus, I do not ask for divine
consolation, because I do not merit it, but, the gift of Your Presence, oh yes,
I ask this of You!
Stay with me, Lord, for it is You alone I
look for. Your Love, Your Grace, Your Will, Your Heart, Your Spirit, because I
love You and ask no other reward but to love You more and more.
With a firm love, I will love You with all
my heart while on earth and continue to love You perfectly during all eternity.
Amen