Prayer to The Most Holy Trinity for Prisoners
Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Thou didst call John De Matha to be a liberator of those who suffered the pains of captivity. Through his intercession, give patience and love to those who are persecuted for their faith in Christ; bestow Thy liberating grace on all who are enchained by any form of addiction; and instill a sense of purifying purposefulness in all who serve time in correction institutions.
.
Holy and Blessed Trinity, instill in my heart and in the hearts of all who are associated with the Trinitarian Order that love which moved John de Matha to labor for the spiritual and physical freedom of all Thy sons and daughters. Instill in us a deep compassion for the poor and the less fortunate of society, and transform us into apostles of Thy kingdom of justice and peace in our world.
.
We ask this, Trinity Most Holy, because Thou art at once our loving Father, our compassionate Redeemer, and the Spirit from Whom all blessings come. Amen.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be)
(Saint John Matha)
.
.
THE 7 CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY
.
The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy are oriented toward the body. Six of the seven are mentioned in Matthew
25:31-40 and Matthew 25:41-46 exhorts the omission of them as the reason for damnation. The deprivation of burial was the seventh Corporal Work of Mercy (Tobit 1:17-19) was later added by the Catholic Church.
.
The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy and their Holy Scripture references are:
.
1. Feed the Hungry: Proverbs 22:9, Isaiah 58:10, 2 Kings 4:42-44, Matthew 14:15-21; 25:35, Luke 3:11; 9:12-17, John 6:35
.
2. Give Drink to the Thirsty: Isaiah 55:1, Matthew 25:35, John 6:35, John 7:37-39, Revelation 21:6; 22:17
.
3. Clothe the Naked: Matthew 25:36
.
4. Shelter the Homeless: Matthew 25:35
.
5. Visit the Sick: Matthew 25:36
.
6. Visit the Imprisoned: Matthew 25:36
.
7. Bury the Dead: Tobit 1:17-19
.
.
Prayer to St. John of Matha
.
Glorious St. John of Matha, thou who wast inflamed with a great love of God and a tender compassion for thy neighbor, and wast divinely chosen to found the famous Order of the Holy Trinity, and didst spend thy days in glorifying that assurable mystery and in redeeming Christians from the most miserable slavery; obtain for us, we beseech thee, the grace to pass our lives also in glorifying the most blessed Trinity, and in doing good to our neighbor, by works of Christian charity, so that it may be our happy portion to enjoy in Heaven the blessed vision of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen
(Indulgence 100 days)