# Holy Thursday Prayer by St. Thomas Aquinas
*2016-03-24*

> On Holy Thursday, Bill Young shares a beautiful prayer from St. Thomas Aquinas’s “Living with Christ,” inviting listeners to receive the Eucharist with humility and hope.

## A Holy Thursday Prayer

Almighty, ever‑living God, I approach the sacrament of Your only‑begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. I come sick to the Doctor of Life, unclean to the Fountain of Mercy, blind to the radiance of eternal light, and poor and needy before the Lord of heaven and earth. Lord, in Your great generosity, heal my sickness, wash away my defilement, enlighten my blindness, enrich my poverty, and clothe my nakedness. May I receive the Bread of Angels, the King of Kings, and the Lord of Lords with humble reverence, purity, and faith, with repentance, love, and a determined purpose that will lead me to salvation. May I receive the sacrament of the Lord’s Body and Blood, and its reality and power.

*May this prayer deepen our gratitude for the gift of the Eucharist on this Holy Thursday.*